Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-17

North and South 81 East and West 10
Trick 1-E. starts out with his long suit of
spades. with the possibility of making it if
his partner has trump strength.
Trick 2-EaSt makes the fineSse Obliga-
tory and succeeds in establishing his suit
Trick 4If w. leads his high trumps first
and let's his partner get in on the third
round. E. could have given him four dis
would have opened with spade, fourth
best. Even then. unless the trump is lea
to enable E. to be In the lead the third
round, the suit cannot be brought in E.
started in hopes for his spades, and If he
cannot accomplish his purpose he has led
supporting card. and has not led TO dis
advantage East makes the same play
Having five diamonds. 10. X. X, X-led
j.. his partner having A. O., had the K
in a pocket.
Trick EAST shows his partner he has
still hopes for his spades.
Trick east tells his partner IL he will
let North take one force. that he will be
able to read the trumps, as South mas
shown Mt trick he has not any. West
not only does not know the of spades
is the best, but at trick refuses to catch
the king from North and put East in with
the two of trumps. but leads a suit that
his partner has declared weakness in. In
the common sen5e" game if a PLAYER
starts to make a long suit the chances are
that he will succeed; II not. he recognizes
the position early. and does not hammer
away at the suit every time he gets in the
lead as was the case with Wilmington
pair at the Atlantic match-A X O. of
his diamond suit was against him. He used
up two re-entries 10 get three leads and
then discarded his winning diamonds on
his adversary's winning cards throwing
them In the lead each time instead of ac-
complishing what he started out to 10
bringing his long suit. They were winners
put useless without re-entry at the proper
time. OF the twenty pairs at Philadelphia
who played E. and W.. the writer failed to
find pair who brought in the spades and
allowed his partner-i.e., W.-to discard the
three hearts.
The pair contest for the press prize. do
mated to the Atlantic Association was won
by Fullenwider and Kurtz of Wilmington.
"A more popular pair could not have been
though playing good whist for years. has
been unable to land any of the prizes and
beside the magnificent prize accompanying
1t. are two jeweled buttons, one for each
player, that will ALWAYS be emblematic of
their whist prowess
The championship match for four was
closely contested. and it was only after a
recount that 1t was discovered that Scran-
ton mad tied the Hamilton in matches won.
and We're one trick ahead in their trick
totals. thus winning by one trick TAYLOR
Hamilton, Dusenbury and LIE Bar were the
members Of the winning team.
Next Saturday will find the stalwarts of
the Atlantic Association battling with the
strongest players of New England, PhiIa-
delphia being the battlefield. The match
will be for the auxiliary trophy won from
New Jersey AS the match is sixteen
payers on each side. the strongest players
VIII be needed to meet them. The c. Ri.
e. and {. A. c. will each be expected to
send one pair ~
The great question between the merits of
the Americans lead. used by PHILADELPHIA
In the last match with Walbrook and the
trump showing leads eight and nine and
the antepenultimate used by the Walbrook
Is sun unsettled Work remarked to the
captain of the Walbrook after the match
that they had been tried and found want
Ing. though Mogridge claimed they were
worth twelve tricks to Walbrook in the
match. Hawley was interchangeable in his
EFFORTS to have everything go off smoothly
and showed great efficiency in having the
scores well in hand. The dinner at the
Continental was feature Of the meeting.
and the first annual gathering of the mem.
bers of the Atlantic Auxiliary was voted a
great success.
The views Of Foster in regard to the use
OF so many devices in the whist of TODAY
have long been the views of many of the
strongest players In WASHINGTON and in a
modified sense, Of thousands of PLAYERS
outside the league. His views are too ex-
treme to be adopted. an. cannot be accept
ed IN Justice to the members of the league
who think differently.
Those lovers Of the game have expend-
ed much thought to bring whist up to
its present standard. The time required TO
familiarize oneself with the exact mean
Ing OF each system seems wasted, still
they have been accepted by advanced play
ers, whose voices have ever been heard
In the arena of debate, at the different
whist congresses. and whose mental caliber
give them the right to be foremost in all
suggestions for the advancement of the
game. The writer has always been a free
lance. refusing to conform to all the
| usages adopted by many clubs, and him
self thinks there are many times where
these same conventions are honored in
the breach rather than the observance,
and yet remembers there are others who
think differently and have every right
to their opinions, without being held up