The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-14
WHIST CONGRESS ECHOES.

The seventh annual congress OF the
American Whist league was held at
Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie last week.
Its results will be discussed from
Maine to California and will attract
the attention OF all lovers of the game.
The congress opened on Tuesday with
the largest attendance in the history of
the league. One hundred and fifty-six
clubs were represented and thirty
three associate members were present.
The report of the treasurer showed
that for the first time in it's history
the league was not only free from
debts but had a fine balance in the
treasury. The different contests had
a large number of entries. although a
number Of the leading teams of last
year were not present.
The Brooklyn trophy for Auxiliary
associations was contested for by
teams of twenty from the New Eng
land Whist association, the New York
Whist association, and the Atlantic
Whist association. The New Workers
won 1t by defeating the Yankees by
tricks and the Atlantics by one trick.
The New Englanders won at the con-
gress last year and defended 1t twice
in matches with the New Jersey
Whist association. The New York
Whist association is only about two
months old and has proven to be a very
lusty infant. as we'll as the Atlantics
who organized only last month.
The championship emblem for teams
of four, the Hamilton trophy, was won
by the Philadelphia Whist club, who
defeated the Chicago Duplicate Whist
in the finals by twelve tricks.
The new American Whist leagues
challenge trophy was won by the Tole-
| do Whist club who defeated the we'll
| known Albany team in the finals by
| fourteen tricks. The Minneapolis
| trophy for pairs was also won by the
Toledo Whist club by score of TWEEN
| ty tricks plus, on ninety hands played
| against fourteen competiting pairs. The
| Dayton club was second with eleven
plus, the Toledo Yacht club third with
nine plus and the Baltimore club fourth
with seven plus.
The open events had many contest
| ants, and the we'll known free lance,
| Mr.. r. f. Foster, Of the Sun, is without
| doubt the happiest whist player In
America. He played well enough or
was lucky enough, or, by a combina-
ton of both, was strong enough to
make top score in five different open
| events, and the regular readers of the
New York Sun should make prepara.
tions for what is coming. Two col
umns Of the Sunday Sun for weeks tc
come, will be filled with the now fam.
Gus phrases top of nothing and
common sense game" The writer is
a great admircr OF the Sun. but cannot
afford to take chances on an insane
asylum career and has given orders
to his newsboy accordingly.
The great surprise of the congress Is
the victory of the Toledo Whist clut
in winning both the Challenge and the
Minneapolis trophies. This club is a
new one and Toledo has never beer
| heard from in the whist world until thi:
| present year. While the result may
| have been governed by dame fortune
in the preliminary contests, yet tht
final match against the well-knowr
cracks of the Albany club shows for it
self, and is due notice to all concerned
that new men are coming to the front
1t Is Toledo this year, and next yea
1t may be some cross road settlemen
in Yahoo county, Kansas, that vii
send out some youngsters to surpris,
our well-known experts. Toledo'i
double victory will be popular one
and will do more for the advancement
and populariaing of the game tha:
anything ir the past.
The election of officers was held OF
Friday. Henry y. Mandell, of Detroit
Mich, V as elected president. Mr.. Man
dell is a young man about thirty -fivt
years of age, and very popular
j. w. D.