The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-31

The Seattle Whist and Chess Club holds
the championship cup Of the North Pa
csic Whist Association. having won II
from the Olympias last spring. Since mat
time there has been one challenge match
for the trophy in which the Seattle team
successfully defended the trophy against
the Deschapelles Club, OF Tacoma. This
club was called the second peschap-
eiles" and should not be COMPOUNDED with
the regular team, which embraces the fol-
lowing players: Remington. Richter.
Ryder and Kershaw. The regulars have
challenged the Seattle Whist and Chess
Club team for championship match. The
challenge has been accepted and the
match viii be played In Seattle on the
afternoon and evening OF November s.
The makeup OF the local team viii be as
follows. Harold Preston. George A Hurd,
Richard Cox and NJ Gottstein or PendIe-
ton Miller The umpire will be NJ H.
Young, who Is one OF the most active
whist enthusiasts in the city. and also
president OF the Seattle Whist and Chess
Club.
The match viii be the most interesting
or the season. as the players are acknowi-
edged to be among the best In the Pacific
Northwest.
The last great battle for the American
Whist League trophy was played at Bal
timere Recently between the Baltimore and
New Jersey tesns. The contest was a
most stubborn sle. lasting over twelve
hours. At the I'd OF forty-eight deals the
score was flguI ID up, with the result that
each team had total gain OF nineteen
points. The rules provide that in case OF
such a tie. eight hands must be played I'm
mediately. The WORKOUT players settled
down TO their work. and on the first four
hands Baltimore scored two against New
Jersey one. New Jersey made one on the
So -
the second. Neither side made a gain in
the third. fourth or fifth deals. New Jsr-
sey gained one in each OF The last three
games. Baltimore being banked. This
made the total score in the eight hands
as follows: Baltimore. :: New Jersey. 4
The result was bitter blow TO the BaItl-
more players. as they had only recently
travelled i.a9 miles 70 reclaim the trophy
from the West for the East. The Phila-
delphia Press. commenting on the match,
says:
THE New Jersey quartette played
variation Of the Howell game. They gen.
orally opened their long suit, but never
10 indicated that while the suit led was
| probably the longest and strongest the
leader had. that the hand as a whole was
weak one. The lead Of Z, J. I. or
slowed a strong backing for the long suit
led and a consequent encourage cement %
the partner 30 lead truInps 4 his hand con-
SlENfE n.
las a matter OF fact. however. system
| had little 20 do with the result Of the
match. The Baltimore team did not play
up 20 It's best form ard he number OF
tricks that the Nonusnentals lost by bad
play Was unusually large. TIE whist
l shown by the victors was not fa1itiess,
/ but they were not guilty % as many
transparent mistakes a. their opponents.
Taking the game on the whole. While
many deals we're brilliantly played, II
must be admitted thai fhe Standard OF
whist exhibited due possibly 70 the ner-
vous strain 20 which both tsams we're sub
iect was not as high a. might be ex-
pscged from these two clubs
The records CT differences IN openings
shows how little similarity there was IN
same card opened az both tables. y
Sane suit. but different card ..-...-...-z e
Difference suit ...----.--.........-+z Z
Total .----.-.-..... .ss+..'-....--V9
The officers OF the Seattle Waist and
Chess Club for 1897 and Isas were elec'ed
az the annual meeting few days ago
The complete Est IS IS follows;
NJ Il Young president; & p. Bagisy.
vice president: ". :. Blaia. secretary and
treasurer.
Trustees and executive commit'se-A.
II. Young. c. II. Bagley. " > Balm. W.
a Dickey. Peudlefon Miller. David Ter
wekh. r 8 Cox. fr - y. Baxter. G. III.
Clarke DIR. c. r. McCHliocb.
Amusement com uittee-A- /. HlAl. W.
S. Elain. w. A Diekey.