Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-27
Interesting Play in the Albany; Wal
brook Match.
TIMELY Use OF FALSE CARDS GAINED
How Four Tricks Were Made Off
Albany.
CO RRENT LOCAL NOTES

The A W. L. match between Walbrook
and Baltimore at Baltimore last week was
the longest on record and, judging by the
number of experts who were there playing
over the hands. for the purpose of finding
where the play of either side could be i'm
proved, 1t was the most exciting. On the
first board Walbrook started off with
gam OF three tricks, and then Baltimore
settied down to whist strategy and false
carding, Whelan and Duvan being veterans
at this style of play, each one knowing the
proper time to put it in so as not to do any
damage to partner. Harvey McCay's whist
was championship till the last card was
garncred, only two tricks getting away
from him during the entire match, while
Ihomas played in striking contrast to his
recent New Jersey match, his game being
better than Whelan's. and Duvalls as far
as tricks were conc erned. Both McC,ay and
ihomas Were instructed to play conserva-
tive whist, while WhelaH and DuyaII were
depended upon for strategy and timely
fase cardlng, and, of course, as they took
more chances, they lost more tricks but
their losses were offset by their gains
There is no ole better than the Wajbrook
captain either at strategy or any of the de-
wees TO gain tricks, and as to weakness in
play IN the latter part of the match the
facts show that from the thirtieth to the
forty-elghth board there was not the va
rance of a single trick, SO even was the
play.
The game demonstrates that a finely use
of false cards and whist strategy are trick
winners, and no enc is more compel. mt
than the willy McCay, the subtle DuvaIl and
ana the oid reliable veteran Whelan, and
IL is well 10 remember it can only be done
by experts of the highest order
Ihere was no brain flag in Walbrook's
team, ana were another match to be PLAYED
during the week the result would inst as
likely be in their fa he
Another set of forty-eight boards might
demonstrate better Interpretation of the
positions and land them winners They
made a stubborn fight. and the defeat will
spur them on to conquer the intricacies of
this fascinating game.
New Jersey will again line up against
baltimore Saturday, and there will likely
be different result in the match as Bal
umore is fifteen to twenty tricks stronger
than the game it put up against New Jer-
sey In its last contest, and is as much at
nome against the invitation game played
by Ne" Jersey in the last match as any
club in the country, and will give them diff
ferent whist than it did before
To Play baltimore.
On the Goth the. WASHINGTON Club Will
play a match of four pairs a side mixed
with the BaItimores, and Washington will
PICK the strongest pairs to send to Balti-
more on that occasion. The mixed pairs
or baltimore have defeated Philadelphia
IN several exciting contests, and the
game Will be eagerly watched at this end
of the line as it will be a true test of the
strength of tho. Washington game us en-
urely distinct from the trump-showine
long suit game OF the Baltimo-es. More
reliance is placed on the individual skill
of each player reserving the information
from the partner that two adversaries
would receive at the same time and
equally assured that their ability to under
stand their partners play from the fall of