Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-09
WHISPERS AT PUT-IN-BAY
Nearly -Four Hundred Players BY the Lake
side.
Comment on Their characteristics
Matches That VIII be Watch
ed With Interest.


PCT-IN-BAY, Ohio. July 6. 1897.
The array of celebrities at the annual
whist congress is greater than has ever
been assembled, and the matches will be
watched with great interest until the last
card is played Saturday night. The first
event which will interest Washington whist
players most is the auxiliary leagues, COM
mencing Monday night with twenty players
a side. There only being eighteen present
of the Atlantic Auxiliary Miss Schmidt of
Washington and Mrs. Andrews of Philadel-
phia president of the Woman's Associa-
ticn. will play together. and as both are
strong players the Atlantic will have good
show to win out. Hamilton and DIR. Walls
play as partners in this contest. Torney's
system of scoring will be used for all con-
tests except the Hamilton trophy and the
Minneapolis pair trophy. A chief scorer,
who will be aided by a number of deputies,
each frame will have a slip number cor
responding with the deal or board which
are gathered by the deputies and taken to
the head scorer, who records them.
Only short Suffers.
The Boston Duplicate is the only out-and-
out short suit team. They will be repre-
scented by E. c. Howell, Hatch, Douglas
and Hart. and are a strong combination.
Toledo sends Lennon. Taylor, Eldrise and
Winans, all expert players with plenty of
team work. Chicago sends three teams of
four-Gilson, Wilson, Wicker and Metcalf.
North. Shore. Willard, Simons, Willis and
Warner. Minneapolis sends very strong
conr5in a tion-Briggs. Bronson. Montgomery
and Hemphill. Albany has an equally
strong one. Hamilton taking Darlington
Lodges place, who with Snow, Smith and
Muehlfelder will make a strong combina-
ton. Walbrook has not been playing long
enough to hope to win, but will give some
of the clubs a hard fight. Philadelphia has
a team that will be in the finish, Shinn,
Smith. Tete and Clayton representing the
Hamilton. in the Hamilton contest
Nearly Four Hundred Players.
There are nearly 400 players here. among
them some brilliant women minister's. Mrs.
Andrews Of Philadelphia. Mrs. d. w. Cup
till of San Francisco. of whose play Ham
ilton speaks very highly; Mrs. Harrison of
Toledo. of whose order of whist no one
speaks but in the highest praise. The two
Misses Schmidt Of Washington, sisters OF
Mrs. Pilling, are whist players OF great IN
telligence, adapting themselves to any
game, and showing up well In tournament
play. Mrs. Margaret "etheran wallace:
the whist editor of the Evening Post OF
New York. is fine player. entering the
finals at the woman's congress. She Is a
writer Of facile pen and poet OF no mean
order. Having been close student Tor
years she is an adept at the game. Miss
Campbell of New York is here. She Is a
player Of rare ability. and having suffered
defeat at the hands of the Cranfords de-
termined to learn their game. Mrs. john
son of London. Eng. is her partner, and
their play will be watched by Washing
tonian5. with whom she plays during the
winter. She is an aggressive player OF
great card sense and keen insight INTO
the game.
Miss Florence Coffin. a cousin of the
celebrated writer (who is here. though
quite a young player, gives evidence CT
CO reful training, and has the whist ability
OF the family. Miss waterhouse of Boston
plays game that characIerizes the New
Highlander a deep thinker. close reader
of the cards. Mrs. a. f. Wager Smith.
who is the ideal whist player, cosmopoli-
tan. having played in Paris. Canada,
Florida Texas, Illinois. Boston and Phila-
delphia. her residence. She is known to
all lovers of whist through her writings
and her lovely personality. She is presi-
dent of the Kate Wheelock Whist Club Of
Philadelphia which she founded. Foster.
the great writer, with Howell. Baker,
Becker and host of the short-suit game
your choice Of the different games-invi-
tation, long, short, humble puppy, common
sense nonsense and all other styles.
The committee of the Auxiliary Associa-
ton concluded to have Hamilton and Mrs.
Andrews and DIR. Walls and Miss Schmidt
to play as partners, thinking the combna-
ton would be stronger. as Miss Schmidt
| and her partner played together at the
| creditable score. The Minnesota pair con-
| test will. commence Tuesday. Baltimore.
the present holder. bidding fair to defend II
| against all corners.
The First Match.
| The first match consisting Of auxil-
iaries, resulted. in New York winning by
| matches although the Atlantic had plus
| of twelve tricks and the New York only
| ten tricks. The play was Of the hiRhes,
| order, Miss Schmidt playing beautifully
| and Mrs. Andrews and Mr.. Hamilton max
| ing top score N and 8. One trick w0ulC
! have placed the Atlantic winner agains
the New York. New England was heater
| by both clubs.
The ex-presdents. Elliott. Walton
! Schwartz and now Barney, since Vice Pres
| ident Mandell has been chosen president
! are compelled to wear jokers, the presiden
| alone wearing the king Of hearts. TIL,
directors wear ten spots, the committee!
| wear nine spots and the delegates wea
| seven spots. Sections are designated b.
| suits. east wearing clubs, Ohio and Indiana
| diamonds. south of the Ohio and east o
| the Mississippi hearts and west of tn,
| Mississippi spades.