Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-12
GREAT RECORD AT WHIST
The Philadelphians Won Twelve Out Of
Thirteen Matches.
Gratifying Showing Of the Washing
ten Contingent Mt Put-in-Bay-
Work of the Various Clubs.


Inc seventh American whist congress is
about over. as far the tournaments are
concerned, there remaining now only the
results of the finals to decide the winners
In the Hamilton and challenge trophy con-
tests.
The record of the Philadelphia team is
without a parallel in the annals of whist
Out of thirteen matches they won twelve
and tied one. to Walbrook losing not n
single game. The Chicago duplicate team
surprised the Chicago players, as they were
not the regular team of the club. and were
hastily made up at the last moment. They
were Mitchell. Walker. Norton and Schwarz.
ex-president of the league. They lost but
three matches. and they and Hamilton
will play off the finals.
Minneapolis stood third with nine wins
North Shore of Chicago and Brooklyn tied
for fourth with eight. and Walbrook was
next with seven and one-half.
The Toledo Whist Club secures the Min
neapolis trophy for pairs. Dayton being
second.
After one of the closest and most in
teresting contests ever held by the league,
the Toledo and Albany clubs land I'm
the finals for the a. w. L. trophy The
hrst day Americans and Albany tied for
first place. on the second day American
had Albany by three tricks and Toledo by
one AT the finish Toledo stood first, AL
bany second and Americans dropped back
sixteen tricks, the pace being too swift for
them.
The Washington Contingent.
The most gratifying incident in connec
ton with the congress is the showing of
the Washington contingent. Miss Schmidt
has been in all the progressive matches and
as a member of the top of nothing tours,
Foster being captain. won 19lz matches
against such clubs as Albany. Minneapolis
tours and six or eight very strong clubs.
The prizes were contested for by the clubs
that We're out of the race for the pennant.
having suffered defeat by their stronger
adversaries Miss Catherine Smith played
as a partner to her sister on the last pair
contest: they Were only three tricks behind
Baker and Foster. who won y. and 5;
Henriques and DIR. Walls making top score
w. and L., winning the engraved trophy
buttons. The character of whist has been
OF the highest, and the analysis of the
numerous hands every night by the experts
show what interest is taking in good play.
The Waibrook of Baltimore went to pieces
tonight after making a beautiful showing
and stand ng well up. losing two matches
by one trick and tieing another. Hatch OF
the Brooklyns was indisposed and Hen
riques took his place. and although playing
beautifully. had to haul dow n their colors.
Good Play of the Women.
The ladies seem to have become inspired
by the strong play of the men. and rarely
you see very bad play. They think the
hands out carefully. Miss Bessie Allen has
been giving morning lessons to the ladies,
and the interest taken shows how earnest
the ladies are in acquiring knowledge of
the game. Mrs. Andrews has been in evil
dence everywhere, substituting for delayed
partners. or eagerly scanning the bulletin
telling of the success of her two sons who
are in the pair contest until tonight when
they went down before better players. Mrs.
A Il. Wafer Smith played for the first
time tonight being busy with her numer-
Gus contributions to the paper for which
she writes. Mrs Wetherell Wallace and
Paine, the genial editor of the A. w l..
Journal, are often seen exchanging courte-
sizes as to their versions as to what is go
ing on at the congress. Tommy Weems,
Elliott Mandell and the members of .he-
committee are working hard, distributing
prizes and getting ready for the meeting
in the morning, which will decide where
the next congress will meet. Boston or
vicinity will! be the place of the next meet
Ing. the clubs of that city Offering every
inducement.
The woman's congress has decided to
meet III Philadelphia next year in early
spring before the summer exodus and the
committee have decided to always have
their meeting separate, the incessant
play that tournament playing requires does
not allow that attention which ladies will
always claim