Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-14
Minneapolis Defeats Chicago by
Three Tricks.
PRACTICE In TIE LOCAL CLUBS
Preparing for the Match With Bal.
timore Players.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

| the midwinter meeting, when the trophy
| went west, took place Saturday night at
| the Victoria Hotel, Chicago, between the
Minneapolis and Chicago. Minneapolis
| won by three tricks. the score stand
ing lis. Minneapolis has always been con-
| sidered a dangerous foe at all congresses
| no club feeling sure of a win until Mime
apolis was out of the race. although such
| a good showing was not made at Putin
| Bay. Though playing the same team as at
| Put-in-Bay Saturday, the Minneapolis play
ers played the most brilliant game of their
lives In the first twenty-four boards hold
ing the Chicago team down to two tricks
| the score then standing 90, in favor of
Minneapolis feat never accomplished be-
| fore in any whist match. In the last twen-
| ty-four boards Chicago made a great rally
| and got within three tricks of the winners.
These two teams are undoubtedly the
| strongest in the west.
The Minnesota team comprised o. H.
Briggs. W. G. Bronson, f. A. Montgomery.
| and ]. F. Hemphill. The Chicago was the
| same team that defeated Toledo-Parry,
! w. F. Trainor, ]. T. Mitchell and John H.
Wood. There is little likelihood of any
eastern teams going as far Minneapolis
| to battle for the trophy, and it is to be
| hoped, now that the trophy is in the west.
| that no western team will default, but that
| the same interest will be maintained as was
shown by the eastern teams when the
| trophy was with us.
The organization of the Northwestern
Auxiliary has brought together q large
| body of strong players. whose constant
contact with one anothers game has de-
cidedly strengthened their play and taken
| them out of the rut of constantly coming
| in contact with their own club members.
The meeting of these state auXiliaries at
Boston next summer will be feature of
the congress, as six or eight sets of forty
or sixty players each, representing the diff
| ferent associations, will be pitted against
each other.
Whist in the Local Clubs.
Although the c. Ri. c. was the next in
| order to play for the A w. l.. trophy after
| the midwinter meeting, the committee de-
! cided not to send team west, and the club
| has dropped to the bottom of the list of
| challengers. Wednesday night teams of
| four met and had some practice to prepare
/ to meet Baltimore March ;. The play was
close, only one trick difference in the score
of three teams
| Saturday night there was a wide diverg-
| ence in the n. and S. players looking as
| if some of the stars were .'kiting" the
| crack players being arranged to play
against each other with rather startling re-
| suits. Score:
| North and South. East and West
Hem Henry Iessen copper Sf %yePs iss
Williams Matt lss barnard Barnard. III ~
| Quack'sh McConib 80 Barnes & Benner.. lib
| Spaulding x Clark. 1873 Brock a Clark 80. .II0
Average 155. Average, III
Whist has taken renewed interest
| at the Gao. The members are endeavoring
to have their regular Wednesday night con-
| tests in compass whist again. The draft
| on the club to meet the talent OF New Jer-
| sey in the Atlantic auxiliary contest.
| which takes place the 18th of this month
in Philadelphia, has made the players
| buckle down to good whist, and the stand
| ard of the game is much higher than for
merly. Wooten is in great form, and his
l bril- f.r,f yNttx-c
| c. A c. game He will play with the
| c. Bi. c. against Baltimore.
| 1t is strictly a match between Balti-
| more and the c. Bi. c., not against all
Washington.
For the Atlantic Auxiliary.
New Jersey will tackle the Atlantic aux
| iliary again at Philadelphia the Goth, and
Capt Otis of New Jersey promises to bring
forty players, and it is to be hoped that
Washington will take advantage Of the
| opportunity to send it's quota of eight or
ten men. which can very easily be done.
master of the art dord H. Bentinck)
who had survived generation, was asked
who were the best whist PLAYERS he ever
knew? He instantly named three-the late
Earl Granville, the Hon. George Arson
| and Henry Lord de Ros. On being ask
ed Tor the fourth he paused but there
was no need of his hesitation. No one
would have accused him of undue as
sumption If he had followed the example
of Lamartine, who on being asked who
was the first living French poet drew
himself up with air of offended dig
nifty and replied Moi The palm was
popularity considered to lie between Lord
Henry Bentinck and Mr.. Clay, whose
styles were so essentially different that
an instructive parallel might be drawn
between them after the manner Of Plu-
tarch Great whist players resemble rival
beauties in one respect. Rarely will one
admit the distinguished merit, not to say
superiority, Of another
Shrevd Strategy.
An example of shrewd strategy which
came off successfully was played recently
by Col. Kincent, who is known to all New
England minister's, at one Of the pair con-
tests at the American Club in Boston.
west dealt and turned the four of clubs
North to lead.
S..-A., 8, s.
II 10 8. 4, 8.
OK, Z, g. 2.
D...A., o.