Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
AT THE WHIST CONGRESS
Delightful Surroundings and Pleasant
Weather.
Excellent Arrangements for Conduct
ing and Scoring the Matches
Gossip About the Players.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, July g. 1897.
Although the journey to Put-in-Bay was
made during the hottest weather expert
enced in years. and all the delegates had
to endure the greatest discomforts of
travel. there are none who now regret the
trip. The surroundings here are delight
full. and since the whist congress convened
the weather has been more pleasant.
Without doubt the arrangements for con-
Quoting and scoring the matches are al
most perfection. and give general satisfac-
ton, in marked contrast to the score slips
used last year at Manhattan Beach. Too
much credit cannot be given to the untir-
ing energy of the tournament committee
Messrs. Parker Mundell and Barnes. as
sisted by Mr.. =. j.. Tormey of San Fran
cisco.
I The accommodate ons for playing the
various matches are most ample, and he
atmosphere fairly blzzes with whis.
thoughts. In one large room, where the
special events are played, Ihere are fifteen
to thirty tables In the. Minneapolis pair
contest there are fifteen tables; also the
tournament for American Whist League
trophy, and fourteen tables in the Hamilton
trophy contest, making altogether fully 30
whist cranks entirely absorbed in the
game.
There are quite a number of prominent
very fine players among them.
The Short Suffers.
The short suffers are very much in evil
dence here, not in numbers, but in the rec
ords they are making. The largest game
yet held, thirty-one tables was the first
progressive match for fours
The Greater New York team composed
of Mrs. F. H. Johnson and Miss NJ H.
Campbell, president and treasurer of the
Ladies Whist Club of New York, E. T.
Baker of Brooklyn and DR.. Walls of Wash
ington, made up team which played short
suits from the shoulder and tied the short
suit team of r. F. Foster, New York, Miss
Schmidt of Washington and Mrs. Water
house and Mr.. Fletcher of Boston and the
Albany Club for second place with 1919
matches. Buffalo four secured first prize
by making 2fl2 out of a possible 30.
The interest in the different contests is
unabated, and the strain is great in the
Hamilton contest. Philadelphia and Chi
cago duplicate are neck and neck. with
chances slightly in favor of Philadelphia,
for the Minneapolis trophy. The Daytons
are slightly in the lead, with d dangerous
pair from Dartmouth a close second. Frank
Wilson and DR.. Clark have teamed to-
gether for years and have made splen-
did showing in all their contests. Balti-
more has two heady players, but are in
very fast company. and must play great
whist to win.
Great Day for Washington.
Today has been Washington's great day.
Miss Schmidt and Foster, with DR.. Walls
and Morse, won out in the progressive
pairs contest, against some fine talent, the
latter pair playing for the c. A. c. The
prizes are beautiful. and possession of one
is the acme of bliss to the whist player.
To see them present-sone more than a
thousand miles from home-shows what
fascination the game has for them.
Foster
suit success is great and the facile pen Of
Mrs. Wallace is dipped in satire and verse.
Mrs Wager Smith. the gifted writer
from Philadelphia. has been quite indis-
posed, but is recording all the events. Mrs
Andrews, the presidea. of the Woman's
Whist League, with her two sons, are
here. and playing brilliant whist, and are
much sought after for partners
Baker of New York Is an expert of the
highest order. rarely losing a trick, and is
here as free lance. Elwell of the Brook
Ign Club is a genius, with a reputation
won by hard struggle at home. Al Taylor
also of Brooklyn, is one of the shrewdest
players in the league, bold and dashing, a
nice trick winner. Hatch, also of the
Brooklyn. ranks very high, as hundreds of
tin board and verify what they already
know has taken place in the match.
Mrs. Baker. who made such a reputa ton
at the Philadelphia congress, was unable
| TO attend. Mrs. Waterhouse of Boston is
one of the strong players that has never
! joined a club. President Barney says her
game is of the highest order, and has ar
| ed on the Stafford system for her benefit.
playing with her as partner. Mrs. 1-un-
/ kin of Columbus. another strong player
| will be in the match.