Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
LOCAL WHIST PLAYERS.
Steps Being Taken Preparatory to the
WOmnn's Congress-.

WOman's Congress-.
After the adjournment of the woman's
&C ngress in Philadelphia many Of the
prominent women teachers and players of
the country visited Washington. After be-
ing entertained by the Washington Whist
Club, DIR. and Mrs. Walls and others. they
left the city with different impression of
the game as played in Washington. and
which is constantly misrepresented by
many minister's throughout the country.
Mrs. jerks, the justly celebrated writer,
had an interesting column in last Sundays
Chicago Inter-Ocean,c lin which many
prominent persons were mentioned as
playing good whist, among them Senator
Thurston, Mr.. Gage, Secretary of the
Treasury. Chief Austin Of the bureau Of
statistics, and others, and yet Mrs. jerks
ington game as played and taught by ex-
ample and analysis, by such players as
Wooten, Barrick, Low and Bingham.
Their furnishes SO many chances for bril-
liant underplay that 1t Is only players of
high caliber who know the defense Of their
game intimately and can place the last
four cards as accurately as the regulation
long suit player, when their game is play
ed. Mrs. jerks met Senator Gallinger,
Gen. Grant, Gen. SaXton and many rep
resentative players and Is loud in her
praise OF the play of the Washington
minister's. This is evidenced in the lesson
hands played at one Of the meetings in
augurated by Mrs. Hawley for the purpose
of bringing together the strongest women
whist players of Washington, preparatory
to the meet of the next congress, to be
held next April. Miss Clapp, Mrs. Waldo
Adams and other visitors have compli-
mented the move made by Mrs. Hawley,
and with such able assistants as Mrs,
Leech. Mrs. McCrea and a score of others,
including the Baltimore players Of both
sexes, Washington will be able to offer the
best services ever rendered a whist con-
yention, and the committee which will
meet at Boston July 8 will be favorably
In pressed with the initial steps to make
the third Woman's congress great sue
cess.
The eighth congress of the American
Whist League meets at Boston July IL,
and will close the following Saturday
NO doubt the largest attendance that ever
greeted a whist convention viii be pres
emit Washington will be weakened by the
loss Of Capt. Carr and lieut.. Wooten of
the signal corps, but the C. Bi. C. will
have strong team ando will show the
fa yramias OF tr Boston swh1 are o strong
game Baltimore and Philadelphia viii
have strong delegations and many of the
players will take advantage of the Cana
to the following week, an Invitation to all
American players to compete with them
TOT their prizes having been kindly extend
ed.
SI,
free from conventionalitieS, and does not
hamper player with original ideas of the
game. At the Army and, Navy and the
other clubs Of the city there is played ex-
ceptionally good whist, not up to cham
pionshfp form, as then same thought and
time are not expended ins5their play, az
the game Is played for recreation and d.
version by majority Of the players.
Tennis mt Kendall Green.
The handicap tennis tournament which
has been In progress during the past week
at Kendall Green Is nearly completed and
the finals will probably be played during
the first Of the coming week. The contest
ants have been divided into four classes,
each class receiving handicap of half
fifteen from the class above. The losers In
the first round are playing for first and sec
ond prizes, while the winners Of the first
round viii be matched against each other
until the first four places are decided.
A number OF valuable prizes have been
donated by firms In the city.
NJ. A. G. Defeated Gallnudet.
BY defeating the Gallaudet College nine
yesterday the Maryland Agricultural Col
Iegs Base BAH Club secured the inter-col-
leEfat9 champions hin The acore was r Ia A