The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02

A number of local whist players are
beginning to mark time" I'm antiCipa-
tion of the battles to be fought at the
annual congress. 1t Is to be held at
the Hotel Victoria, Putin Bay, a sum-
mer resort on Lake Erie and about
twenty miles north of Sandusky, Ohio.
The principal match of course Is the
Hamilton trophy, for team of four and
championship of the American Whist
league. 1t begins Tuesday, July 6, and
continues until Saturday. Next in inn
portanCe is the Minneapolis trophy"
for the championship for pairs, to be
played on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. The challenge trophy" for
teams of four begins on Tuesday and
closes Friday. In addition to these i'm
portant matches are the big general
games each day for pairs and teams of
four. Souvenir prizes are given the
winners in these games.
The leading teams of four and the
best pairs. are engaged in the trophy
matches. but dozens of well known
players are to be found in the general
games. At the last congress the fol-
lowing were all playing in these
matches Cavendish and Whitfield. of
England; Hamilton, Fisher, Ames,
Trist, Snow, Wooten, Toomey, Man
dell and SChwarZ.
From present indications five or six
members of the Scranton Whist club
will attend. 1t was hoped that u team
of four could he formed to enter in one
of the leading contests, but there is
hardly time sufficient for the thorough
drilling in team work required in such
matches. Those who attend can rely
on having lots of sport and enjoyment
in the open games, and need not be
afraid of being outclassed.
The present whist season has been
the most active ever known. New
clubs have been formed all over the
| country. Matches between clubs have
| been numerous, there being in some
| cases sixty to eighty players on each
| side. Twenty matches for the chal-
| lenge trophy have been played since
| October Is and the leading newspapers
in all the large cities have made a
| speciality of articles on whist.
The challenge trophy match on March
%, between Hamilton and Baltimore
resulted in a tie. % each. 1t is to be
played or on March 80, Hamilton has
now won it fifteen times and only re-
| quires five more victories to acquire
| permanent possession of the cup. The
| next congress will doubtless make ar
| rangements to have new trophy
ready, as this contest is the most pOpu-
lar among whist clubs.
| The New Jersey Whist association
| held it's annual meeting last week al
the club rooms of the Jersey City club
| Ten teams entered in the preliminary
match for the Park club trophy. The
Jersey City team of four had top score
of Is plus. This team has been lately
coached by II. +. Otis, in prepara
| ton for these matches. In the semi
finals this team was beaten by the ia
nous Park team by one trick, The
| Parks won the trophy by defeating
Princeton by two tricks. The annual
| meeting was a great success in all re-
spects. II. +. Otis was reelected pres
ident.
The Otis Whist club Uadies) has
proven a success. Two compass games
are played weekly, and many of the
1
| to the game. Mr.. Otis remarked dur
ing his last visit here that he believed
the ladies of Scranton had greater tai
ent than any he knew of. The opinion
was given in good faith and there art
good reasons to believe he was right
1t is a fact that our "so-called" cracl
players are not anxious for a trial o
skill with the Otis Whist club.
The new compass game is provinl
popular at the Scranton Whist club. /
is generally regarded as a great i'm
provement over the regular compass.
|
The teams of four" matches on Fri
day evenings give the best and mos
valuable experience, and will doubtles
produce the greatest improvement
among the players. At the Tuesda.
evening compass match this week
Messrs. Wallace and Hintermister mad