The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27

The Ionic and East Side clubs are from Troy.
tAp Unconditional Republican and the Catholic
Union are from Albany. Baker and Cole OF the
KpirSerbockers made the top score on the first
round. Mosher and Bailey Of Troy on the sec
ond, Henriaues and Taylor OF New York tied
Hamilton and Lodge of Albany on the third.
Rlthbopc and Muhlfelder OF Albany were high
on the fourth.
jcct to challenge during the coming winter and
clubs wishing to challenge should notify Albert
ThSr4 were four open events for pairs. two Of
which were played on the Howell system and
two on the Mitchell system. The results were
First Match. Howell system-won by Hickor
AMI Norris Of Syracuse, srs..n-wor nv
Batchrlder and Waldman Of Albany. N and s:
Man md Bell Of Troy, z and w. ,.u,,u,
bhtrl M anS d Howell II sy SyraeusS. o' mick
Fourth Match. Mitchell SystemccW9n by
.%s WSi5m and B b ki{Ss G6 T1 E sn d 9 ~ S; Rogers
ensuing Year: President. Albert Rsthbone Of
SSt.set""in' is,nndi:: SECOND Vice resident. William
Hudson of Buffalo; Recording secretary. Al N:
bfGS<SH!ibry: T r AZ, Bake +. j. fG Pratt ttot 5s GeP psass;
t,re.t; Utica; Directors for three 4 re year 81 I Ee b;
YORK e@ES'WV y; +, s%ilh q ithaca. iPlEectSrs ior
T TW@ to the American Whist League
ntetin Rs will be C. F. Snow of Albany.
came Up for consideration at the meeting was
trproposed change in the method of playing
KRcserb6cfer. Baker and Foster We're APP
pointed as a committee to elaborate the details
Ola scheme which The sun will have more to
thai there is sometimes a little too much inem-
DRY in the present system. lust as there was too
much luck in the first.
THE A. ". L. TROPHY.
Whom IInnriruna ues at Putin Raw Traray
Barnes asked him if he was not one OF the New
YORK team that won the A. W. / trophy at the
then Tracey asked him how long he kept II.
oh, about five minutes" was the immediate
Fsgy. n Tracey " ire recalls Mnie this B Sodve r. tn@na ID fne
with the New York victory over Boston. and
seems TO think something Of the kind might
On Monday last the New Yorks were called
E }.ogs It IT, ,S aei ( nd the arid trGP sr ES Sgsi9 GiSb the et e Ssw
York. The match began at 4 In the evening
agd was moi finished until in the morning. the
T,b@l" Ir"rty-eiGht deals being played at one sit;
lhysical enluragce rather than skill; and the
hn,cSorr6orScrs had the best Of l.: The final
sufficient evidence that neither team played
1,rsi,"lsss whist, because when doTty,nine
mus BE- a. a E E594t deal Il charity IN both Sides
While Il" winning team. G. r; Watson, R. N.
Sramer i Eliot, Jr.. and @. L.. rirreil. are un-
ooubt"dly a strong combination. they have
never before PLAYED together as a team and are
bl noyiges mtr9phy matches. and can hardly
flvSit, TayyIIor., n %ew v'rHSrS and an F Faber. when both
teams az" al their best, Unfortunately. most
S 4 g" ! IN ST the f @oln iSgr f nFd se Seea U" days ani pre- .
ylolsy At Tie Albany meeting, aud were thor
9 SS tired out, apd as a result they played z
out with ~ lead, and Kept it until the forty-sec-
G iSg a a%3 It was then 3 ;3o o'clock IN the morn,
@,op!eces on the last Six hands. The Knicker-
SS,neTs PLAYED a very pllucky game; and did not
m s,h and Gramer played like a fend. .espe-
ft3S mmSy Il t%%ard the end, when he knew it was
II must BE- contcssedt that the Knickerbocker's
e s%rSsf INV was 4 rather popular one, chiefly be-
t.sis, and and 'i has !, w6 yGsH"F lara la GSh9 e. ensoarars cots IT'S
,memhers 70 d"v"lop the talent they have among
ibaSem nyGlyinG every one a chance to show what
.Gred tndividuals and freezing out every, one
+ Nv To whiirh Is the custom In too many clubs.
]spgtatton d. New York to beat Knickerc
the kRicE S @Thn IT meant a great deal to not only
saiy torthe KSickcrbocE 70 to put In team
AZ unknown quantity and beat New 'York's
S sH y four. especially when they had beaten
seSk 1STE for the pair championship onlya
op Sst9 al such contests there were many lost
sSsns In dS'oj 10. Is TaSlorr had Just such a
bar n@ meas as came TO the Knickerbockers In the
Ssssd;G IL The hsna t mSyYc RSr %ss nd il 4 snai G ia s 4as
IISS iiast week. He had eight diamonds to the
on W. three trumps to the X Q: one heal RI and
ND vHh His partner had the opening lead.
INN tu WIN three weak plain suits and four
fsVybpSs to tho A J he began with the, trumps.
dfsWp S 1buh IN. All that WAS necessary was to
nSpd' ne other trump and give Taylor a dia-
ksndtt, GSaa they made twelve, tricks on the
aflsa i've more than. were taken at the other
ksG ,b nI4S,ead q this tho leader quit the trump
Z card ~ W opened the diamonds with an interior
fhe' mSncn was rutfed on the very first round.
ticks inntrSaries then proceeded TO make four
Tactic"'c lict, OF, losing plays given In, " Whist
the Rrs,, ms shifting policy is classed among
IT. syst"esI TICK losers In whist. On pAge1ll
the hama iNot carrying out the original plan Of
Whist" Is one Of the most fatal errors in
suit nA having determined to play for a certain
out ths, y 10 the end. Having started to, get
Iarthar ,ErlmPs get them ont" II Taylors
tUmbss thought 1t a good plan to exhaust the
have ,Ens9 he opened the hand he should
Ing ocS%rrrlrl out that plan. nothing hay
done so T,ttri 10 brighten him of. Had he
hAnteI" ,he trophy would still he on the
hinIyS az ne New York Club. 1t is GER
Supposed 'nihlshlng that so many OF our
trNtstbs. champions should lose so many
III most ON ,ugh ignorance of or inattention To the
al Fame 'i'dLS COMMON sense principles OF the
Nv Convent 'Il"y would only drop their absurd
EHdy "",tf',s and devote a little time To the
better I'M aunlanlcntal principles. how much
'"I QlOst nnoS, would play. As it is, they play an
IA '|'eet game ono day and the next they