The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-10
uOwELLvS C0lgln0ENT :.
| ON THE WHIST CON6RESS.
Dostop Will Entertain the League This Year:
Events to Be Decided and New Sys-
4 tens to Be Tried.

AmorfcA. but should IKE 70 - ne league
arise In Its majesty and then ct down hard
and for good and ali On the manufacturers
OF arbitrary and In many instances unfair
conventionaliies. II r. In this direction
that the best whist thought of the day n
;endirg-naneIy. for the elimination o.
artifciastries IN the game and the substku-
ton therefor OF sound principle and simple
practice. II the league viii define thoee
conveutionalities which are az once based
on principle and Indispensable to the In
teiilgent practice OF the game and will dis
courage any further complications. II VIII
he doing q service to whist which win be
appreciated by thousands Of players and
VIII be obnoxious to only a mere handful
OF rank couventionaaists.
At the coming congress, N usual there
are three main events TO be decided. The
first In the championship for teams Of FOUR
The trophy representing the championship
Is officially known as the Championship
trophy. but 10 more familiarity called the
Hamilton cup. II u held for one year by
the club winning II at q congress. and its
possession Is deemed the highest honor In
the whist world. The present holders are
the Philadelphia Whist Club. The play
for the championship begins GA Tuesday.
July IL. al the Algonquin Club. Tuesday
afternoon and evening there are two pre-
iirinary rounds under the progressive sys-
TEN Of play. and the eight highest teams at
the end OF these rounds are to play
matches OF twenty-four deals each among
themselves. each against every ether. on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The
winner OF the greatest number OF matches
sn this three days contest will be the
champion OF the American Whist League
for 1859
The next most important contest r. that
for the American Whist League challenge
trophy. This Is also for teams Of four. II
viii be Played at the Victoria on the even
ings Of Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
by the progressive method throughout The
challenge trophy IS now he'd by the Mil
waukee Whist Club. The winners Of the
cup at the congress Will hold IL until fall,
and during the regular wins. playing sea-
son weekly matches are contested for its
possession. The other championship con-
test at the congress Is that for the Mime
apols trophy for pairs. This Will be
played at the Victoria In the afternoons
from Tuesday TIL Saturday. the prelImin-
aries on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day and the finals on Friday and Saturday.
Another contest Of considerable impor-
lance Ia that for the Brooklyn trophy for
teams Of eight or more players represent
ing whist associations auxiliary to tho
league. This contest Is scheduled Tor Mon
day afternoon and evening.
many entries there wiz be In these severa.
events, but 1t looks as though all the lead
ing whist clubs Of the country viii be fully
represented In the three contests for the
championship. challenge and Minneapolis
trophies.
Besides the main events there IL TO be .
generous number OF games or an snforma,
character. which are farnifiarly known as
merry go rounds" both for tours and for
pairs Prizes are offered in all these con-
tests For teams of four there are games
on Tuesday evening "Wednesday aftermoan
and Friday afternoon, and for pairs on
Monday evening, Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday evening, Thursday afternoon
and evening. Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon. with the customary grand wind
up, providing a good time without hard
work for anybody-the progressive straight
whist match on Saturday night.
All these matches are open to all active
Whist League. In the latter class there Is
a considerable number Of ladies and IL Is
expected that this year "a hitherto, the
fair sex viii be literally represented in the
open or merry go round events. They
are not eligible for competition In the main
or champion events.
A trial of the So-cailed match system OF
scoring ts 20 he made in Boston l hope Il
VIII be dead failure. II was at the recent
wclnen's Whist congress in Philadelphia,
and don't see how Il can be satisfactory
To anybody but a wooden man. Tinkering
with our good old game along lines that
tend TO change It's very nature and reduce