Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-07
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Chicago Defeats Toledo by Seven
Tricks for the A. W. L. Trophy.
EXHIBITION OE SCIENTIFIC PLAYING
An Interesting Lssso" and Com
merits, Thereon.
COMING LOCAL EVENT
An Interesting L{sson and Com
COMM LOCAL EVENT

The first championship match for the
A. W. L. trophy since the midwinter
meeting took place al Jackson, Mich, Sat-
urday night, between the Toledo and Chi
cago clubs. Chicago won by seven tricks,
and it YVES the best exhibition of scientific
whist the west has had since Put-in-Bay.
The score was % to 16. Chicago was rep
resented by Trainer. who, Beverly Smith
says, hangs around players neck like a
boa constructor. compelling him to lead up
to his ten-ace; Wood, Mitchell and Parry.
Toledo's team comprised L. ]. and F. W.
Matthias, Clarence Brown and Dr. Hart
Toledo selected the highest pairs in a
series of pair contests, and Chicago in the
make up of it's team, has had the team in
constant practice since Putin Bay, where
its playing was not up to it's usual stand
ard.
test Cat Put-in-Bay) Captain Jack Bald
win said to his men: Boys, we are sixteen
tricks behind the Americans of Boston
the leaders at that time). Now, if any
of you can read what l am doing you are
good ones. l am going to play whist
At the close of the third night Jacks
team (the Chicago) was second. only two
tricks behind the leaders At the sixth
by brilliant play downed Henriques of
New York four tricks on one hand and
three on another, winning the match.
The boys claimed that Jack was yachting
with the girls all the morning, at Putin
Bay, instead of holding post mortems over
the hands. and the result was that the
hero at Philadelphia in "a, when Chicago
won out, was not on the Chicago team.
The Toledo boys have gotten over the sur
prise that the Baltimores gave them early
in the season, and have materially
strengthened their team. F. w. and L. J.
Matthias are both brilliant players. are
accustomed to each others play, having
won the Minneapolis pair contest last
summer, while Clarence Brown and DIR.
Hart are close readers of the cards.
The game was played at Jackson, Mich,
both teams consenting to meet there. in
honor of Col. Edgar Burlington, formerly
of New York, who has located there, and
as a stimulus to whist in that section.
The clubs were royalty entertained, and
many prominent citizens of Jackson con-
graduated Col. Burlington upon having
brought off such prominent event in
whist circles, as to focus the eyes of the
whist world upon Jackson and heartily
entered into all the plans to increase the
interest in the game. that will hereafter
have as firm a hold on that city as On any
of the eastern Cities
An Interesting Lesson.
This interesting wrist lesson of Mrs.
jerks is so repete with common sense sug-
gestions that it s. gfSen for the benefit of
The Stars readers. with notes in full:
ut is false IDEA Of the game that the
science of whist requires rigid adherence
to the fundamental rules, to the sacrifice
of it's trick-making qualities. To be mar
rowed to this mistaken view is to throw
away chances for trick taking for the
doubtful pleasure of following sequentially
a set of rules. Bear in mind that the chief
aim in whist is to win tricks. and that it is
rot an exact science as mathematics, nor
can it ever be frfadF an exact science so
long as the cards are shuffied and dealt
promiscuously.t, 1t Is well for the highest
enjoyment Of fhe game thatsthis Is a fact.
The lesson eXemplifes the necessity for
playing to the drop of the cards. independ-
ent of the rule for second hand play of low
card on low card led with ace and one
small.
The inference that leads to this independ-
ent treatment is that the spade led by
west Is south's strongest suit AS north $
hand is weak he must play to his partners
needs The inference that spade is south S
suit Is acquired by comparison. Much of
trick advantage is gained in the indirect
way, rather than through the rigid applica-
ton of rules. There are few exact meas
urements at whist. Every deal requires
some shading of the rules, as these are as
varied as the degrees of tints from the noon
day glare to the shadows of night. These
subtle changes that are taking place as one
situation after another is developed de-
mand the. closest attention and the DEEPEST
penetration to be able to calculate whether
II Is better to take trick or to pass 1t by
to hnesse. or what to do. 1t is no difficult
task to memoriZe the rules, and to play
what Is commonly called scientific whist
but to command Q deal of ffty-two cards
Tor yourself and partner requires some
thing more than ordinary intelligence"
In the following hand North deals and
turns the diamond two. e leads.