The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
weLcoME roA GREAT WHIST PLAYER.

WELCOME TO 4. GREAT WHIST PLAYER. Every whist player in San Francisco hailed
 with delight the announcement of his coming. and he is here, and we extend both arms to receive and give both hands of Milton c. Work warm grasp in welcoming him to the metropolis of the Pacific Coast.
 Our distinguished guest is prominent attor-
 ney at law of Philadelphia, we'll off In sthis
 worlds goods and loves whist. love it, for it's own sake. He looks upon the game as the greatest of all intellectual pastimes. He stands in the front rank of whist players there are none better. and very few his equal. He is one of the Hamilton Club team who for the first time in the history of the game won
 the American Whist League challenge trophy twenty times, and by so doing makes it the clubs permanent property.
 For several years MT. Work has been of the most prominent whist writers in Amer column in one of the Philadelphia papers,
 Herculean task, and strange to say never wrote a line of whist for publication during
 There is no player living that is better known in whist circles than this great champion one of the greatest departures that was ever made in whist was when MT. Work presented to the
 whist world his Whist of To-day" that has gained for him a worldwide reputation. This work revelation to whist writers and players. An old saying of 'Cavendish" Tt
 won't do to put it into the books. Work thought differently, and the whist players of
 this country were glad to one man at least
 with the courage of his convictions
 MT. Work was the guest of honor at tn. the and the Linda Vista Club of Oakland Friday evening at the home of ex-President R. B. Galley Tomorrow evening he will be the guest of President G. M. Murphy at the San Francisco Whist Club and Tuesday he VII! be lunched at the Bohemian Club by President James. A. Thompson of the Mill Valley Whist Club
 MT Work is accompanied In his travels by his charming little wife and father. Mrs:
 Work is a great lover of the game ana one or
 the leading members of the Trfst cup or PhtIadelphia. MT. Work ST. is one Of the pillars
 of the old Hamilton Club, and loves whist next
 to his devotions. He came to California SIX weeks ago broken down in health, and he says almost miracle has been performed in
 his case In very pleasant interview he told us no human being could realize what won derful effect the climate of Southern California had upon him. .
 If the stay of MT. Work and his family Is not one round of pleasure 1t won't be the fault of their new-found friends, and we sincerely hope that their next visit to the Golden State will not be caused by sickness.
 INTRIGUE PLAY AT THE TRIST.
 The third round of the interclub play was held in the rooms of the Trist Duplicate Whist Club Thursday evening last.
 Mrs Fredericks of the whist committee de- serves great credit for the manner in which
 the match was arranged and conducted, for everything was done under her immediate supervision.
 Milton C. Work, the great expert from Phila- delphia was the guest of honor and played in a team for the Trist with George E. Bates. H. C. Richards and Jonathan Curtis as CO.,
 partners The evening was most enjoyable.
 The result of the contest as follows; limo Ma phaS TriC