The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
SAN FRANCISCO
WINS THE TROPHY
End of the Great Whist
Tournament of Two
Days.
The Rideout Contest in the
Trist Club Watched by
Many Players.
Officers of the Pacific Whist Assc-
citation Elected to Serve for
the Ensuing Year.

The third annual convention and tour
nament of the Pacific Coast Whist Asso-
citation concluded late last night, after
two whole days at the tables in the Trist
Duplicate Whist Club and the San Fran
cisco Whist Club.
In the morning Frank ii. Atwater, II.
H. Hotaling and III. G. Hahman, COM
prising the nominating committee, re-
ported their selections for officers and di-
rectors of the association for the ensuing
year. The recommendation was adopted
as follows:
President, P. J. Tormey, Trist Duplicate
Whist Club; president, D. w. Harrier,
Vallejo Whist Club; treasurer, r. B. Galley,
Linda Vista Whist Club; recording secretary,
H. II. Hotaling, San Francisco Whist Club;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. F. H. Atwater,
Petaluma Whist Grub; directors-George M.
Mott, Suffer Whist Club; H. Payot, San Fran
Whist Club: Mrs. George E. Bates, San Fran
cisco Whist Club; Mrs. A. L. Moore, Esch-
scholtzia Whist Club; n. ID. Rideout,S San Fran
cisco Whist Club: J. d. EDy, Oakland Whist
Club; Frank Jaynes, San Francisco Whist
Club E. C. Humphrey, Commuters Whist
Club
The association decided to allow the
club winning the Rideout trophy to hold
it only for thirty days without challenge,
instead of three months as formerly.
Early in the day the tie in the contest
of club teams of four at the San Francisco
Whist Club was played between the Trist
and the San Francisco teams. The latter
team, consisting of Messrs. Blehdon, 40
falling, Abrams and Haley, won in play
of six deals by one trick, and carried off
the four siIver-mounted loving cups offered
by the club as prizes.
In the afternoon at the San Francisco
Whist Club an interesting contest took
place. This was match for club pairs
for four sets OF duplicate whist trays of
twenty-four boards each, offered by the
Trst Club. ANY two players, members of
the same club or not, were entitled to
enter this match, which was played under
the progressive system. The north and
south pairs and the east and west pairs
making the highest scores were declared
the winners. Entries and scores were as
follows:
NJ. A. Goldstone. Fl. Goldstone, 1873; s. Myer,
Miss Curtis, 1876.
Tamalpals-H. C. Campbell, O. C. Miller,
1874
Trist-A B. Woodward, J. G. Sutton, 1873.
San Franc lsco-Mrs. Kendriek, Fl. H. Hota-
ling, 1876; Mrs. Holly, Mrs. Hanify. 119; Mrs.
Mrs Haskell, 1885, E. c. Humphrey. Miss G.
W. jenkins, 1879; Mrs Howe, Mrs. Keith, 132.
Trist-Mrs. Fredericks Mrs. Myers, 14l.
Alameda-FraRk Otis, L. II. Bissell, 134.
Linda Vista-Mrs. Heron, Miss Dudley, 1872.
Oakiand-s NJ Haslett, Mrs. S. NJ. Haslett
1873; Miss Blackwood, Mr.. Fisher. 124.
TFiss"Mrs. wo Voc, ward J. Hall Lewis, 1ss So.
Oakland-Miss White, Miss Dibert, 1913.
Trist-F. f. Freeman, J. K. Johnson, 1873.
San Francisco-Mrs G. Lewis ton, Mrs. Rey-
nolds, 127.
North and south-san Francisco-w. P.
Stradley. NJ. Forster 129; c. H. Howard, j.
Curtis, 1856; DR.. Dean. 1. Anderson, 1872; F. t.
vaIiejo-D: W. Harrill, Mrs. Walter, 12e;,
ston, 124; Mrs. PayoL DR.. Taylor, 126.
OakIaDd-A. Brown, Mrs. A. Brown, 1ZS.
San Francisco-Mr. Gibson, Mr.: Bell, 127;
Mrs. Halves, Mrs Darling, 142; Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Wright, 126.
Oakland-Mrs Eby, Mr. Coffin. 131.
San Francisco-Dr Stallard, G. NJ. Murphy
125; Mrs Shell, Mr.. Barnard, 1926; Mrs. An
drews, Miss Partridge, 13l; Miss Baldwin.
Miss Crowley, 123.
William DEMO, Mrs. DEMO, 131.
San Francisco-Mrs. Burd, Mrs. Washburn,
s:15 Club-Mrs. sobey, Mrs. Edwards 1913.
The fortunate teams were Mrs. Freder-
icks and Mrs. Meyers of the Trist Club,
Mrs. Halves and Mrs. Darling of the San
Francisco Club.
Playing for the Rideout trophy was re-
sumed at the Trist Duplicate Whist Club,
I'll Jones street, at p. M, and during the
contest numerous whist devotees called to
inquire about the ailabsorb lng battle.
The San Francisco ladies drew to play
against the San Francisco gentlemen in
the semi finals, and the result of the
10 tricks for the San Francisco gentle
men. The San Francisco ladies were:
Mrs. George e. Bates. captain; Mrs. f. L.
Cooper, Mrs. Nj. w. Bell, Miss Sadie
jenkins. The San Francisco gentlemen
were: Geor e. Bates captain; j. r.
Hanify. H. E. Richards, D. r. Wilson.
While this match was in progress the
two other teams.in the seni-inals were
playing. The game was twenty-four deals,
and resulted in score of IL to Ia net
gain of six for Santa Rosa. The names of
the visiting players are: San ia Rosa-W.
G. Hill (captainl FL. G. Hahman, P. I.
Hahman, f. w. Brown. Vallejo Club.
J. Walter (captain), G. f. Colvin. Frank
Brew and ]. NJ. Brady.
In.the semi finals the San Francisco gen.
tlemen won with score OF 10, against the
Santa Rosans ID. The two other teams
dropped out, leaving the contest at night
between the crack tours.
The final struggle was bitter one and
occupied an unusually long time, as the
contestants gave every trick deep thought
and played for all that was in them.
IDey playeu on WiIHou1 rost I'LL ll'oo
p NJ, when the results were announced
amid great excitement.
The San Francisco Whist Club won, but
Santa Rosa put the victors into many a
tight corner during the game, especially
in the finals. and surprised the older
teams. The score was IL to 6 in favor of
San Francisco, giving the San Fran cisco
Whist Club the trophy.
The San Francisco Club rooms were
filled to their utmost capacity in the even
ing when straight whist was played for
prizes presented by the Petafuma and
Vallejo clubs. Any two players belong
ing TO the association were entitled to
enter and that team which defeated its
adversaries by the largest margin was de-
clared the winners.
San Francisco Club won by score of $50
and Mrs. Belden and Mr.. Fisher of Oak
land by q score of 1885,