The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
AROUND THE WHIST TABLE.
INTEREST IN TEE PLAN TO ANALTzE
10000 WHIST HANDS.

Ehe Defeat Of tho Brooklyn Team by the MASH.
willie Players n surprise Mt the whist
ConEress-soms Interesting Hands tinyed
By BrookiSn Experts-Notes About whist.
In response to tho request for volunteers to
deal and record 10000 hands al whist, THE SuN
has already received n very large number Of re-
plea. Tho frst blanks wcro sont out last week,
shd several persons have already made their ro-
turns. When the list Is complete tho names OF
all those who have helped along the good work
viii be published, together with the number of
hands recorded by each.
Judging from tho general tone of tho letters
received, there is n great deal OF interest in tho
result, and every one is looking orwardt to some.
thing In the way OF a sensation In whist do.
~velopmonts. In reply to several requests for the
date when tho analyses of these hands will bo-
rim, of which correspondents wish to secure
duplicate copies, THE Sun can only say that duo
notice will be given, but that 1t will take ZONE
time to arrange, classify, and index 80
enormous n number Of deals. There 10 still
room for further volunteers. and 1t is hoped that
all who can find time to deal and record as
many as fifty hands will send in their names
and addresses at their earliest convenience.
Blanks viii be forwarded to them Immediately.
One particularly gratifying feature is the large
number Of replies received from those who have
III tuciE posocpoiOh lnb FcCoTuo VI tiipOILunb
matches, especially those for tho A. w. L. trophy.
Hands which have boon actually played are al.
ways more interesting than those which are
simply dealt and recorded. but both will answer
the present purpose equally we'll.
soME cours AT THE WHIST oNaREss.
One of the surprises of tho seventh congress
was the result of the Hamilton trophy match
between Brooklyn and Minneapolis. Brooklyn
,,ndarhknJlv haA hnrJ 1,,ct oil tbropuh thu
opening games. After the team had struck
their gait and looked like winners they were
unfortunately booked to play against Nashville,
. team that had lost every match played, but
had to win some time. When Nashville's turn
came TO win Brooklyn happened to be the vic.
Tins. losing by the narrow margin OF two tricks
on a lot OF piano" hands.
Only four clubs beat Brooklyn: Nashville.
Chicago Whist. Chicago Duplicate and Phila-
delphia. Minneapolis defeated Nashville by 4;
Chicago Whist By 4; lost to Philadelphia by ?,
and tied Chicago Duplicate, yet Brooklyn beat
Minneapolis by o tricks. 1t is Just such results
- this that prejudice players against the knock
out system in trophy matches, the theory Of
which 10 that IL B can beat A and c can beat b,
there is no use in wasting time in letting A try
TO beat G. Yet the results at Put-in.Bay clearly
show that A can beat G very often. Take tho
case of North Shores defeating Park by ! tricks.
and then Wayne's beating North Shore by 6.
On tho knock out theory. what is the use Of
letting Park try to boat Wayne. which is IS
tricks stronger on the face OF the returns Yet,
Wayne by 2 tricks.
Ono or two Of the hands in the match between
Brooklyn and Minneapolis were extremely in,
teresting and well played. THE Sun Is indebted
to J. B. Elwell for the three which appear in to-
days article.
In the first one. ]. H. Hemphill md O. IL.
Briggs were A-B, while J. B. Elwell and A.
=. Taylor were W. z dealt and turned tho
heart queen. The underlined card wins the
trick, and the card under it is the next one led: