The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-25
ANNUAL WHIST TOURNEY
THE INDIANA ASSOCIATION HAS BE-
GUN IT'S PLAYING.
American Club Defeats the Champion
Indianapolis Team i'm the Pre-
Iiminnry flames.

The third annual convention of the Indi-
ana Whist Association began yesterday at
the Denison. and will conclude to-day The
principal business before the convention is
to determine which of the clubs composing
the association contains the best whist
players, and very little time is wasted upon
the perfunctory duties pertaining TO conven-
TORS. The clubs represented yesterday i'm
Guided the Indianapolis the American the
Scottish Rite, the North-end, the Womans,
the Marion and the Woodruff Clubs, all In
dianapolis clubs, and the Sheridan, Mobiles
VILE, Lebanon, Charlottesville and Peru
Whist Clubs.
The officers elected yesterday morning
were: President, Charles E. Coffin, Indian
apohs; vice president, o. X. Palmer, Sheri-
dan; secretary and treasurer. w. b. Wright,
Indianapolis; directors. F. NJ. Heron, Sam
b. Sweet, Thos. L. Sullivan, Otto Roemler,
all of Indianapolis; Fred Alexander, Mobiles
vile, and G.. H. Palmer Sheridan
During the afternoon the various clubs
lined up their best players, and the prelim-
mary contest for the Coffin trophy was had.
This trophy is a silver cup. which was pre-
sented by 9. E. Coffin and won by the In
uianapons Club three years ago. This club
defended the trophy successfully during the
first year. and won it again at the second
meeting of the association. During the last
year, it has continued to hold the cup, but
in the preliminary contest yesterday it
came out second best, being beaten by three
tricks by the American Club. These two
clubs having made the highest score. will
be the contestants in the final contest for
the trophy this afternoon. Each club in
yesterdays play was represented by team
of four players, and there were thirty-tve
deals. The number of tricks won by each
club was as follows: American, 1853; Indian
apolis 466; Noblesville, 459; Scottish Rite,
1913: Woman's, AS; Sheridan, AT. and the
Marion, 44S
In the evening the preliminary play in
the Heron trophy contest was held, in
which there was many pairs fro each
club as desired to enter. The play by
progressive duplicate by pairs, and ne
pair from each club having the Est
score will play in the final contest t. the
trophy this afternoon The Heron trophy
was offered by r. Nj. Heron and won by
the Marion Club two years ago The Ma
year, but lost it TO the Scottish Rite at the
last annual meeting, The Scottish Rite in
turn, lost it during the year to the Marion
CLUB In challenge contest.
THE SCORES.
The score of the north and south players
at the preliminary contest was as follows:
North and South
Waterman and Hamilton, American. 235
Heron and Yandes, Indianapolis. 233
Lewis and Clifford, Indianapolis. 2S3
Lowry and Ayres, Woodruff. ............. 231
lDaller and Wright, indianapolis. ........ 226
Miss Sloan and Mrs. Hammond,
Mrs cafterson and Mrs. Coffin, @-
Woman's -. ....,.................... 21S
Porter and Holman, Indianapolis. 2i2
Total Observation-Disclosures. S0S
Average ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 226
That of the east and west players was
as follows:
East and Vest
Groninger and Rothschild, Marion. $50. 1873
Palmer and Clifford, Sheridan ......... 1914
Alexander and Kaylor Noblesvile. 49,. 1913
Conduit and Austin, Scottish Rite...... 1870
Elchman and Marks, Lebanon .......... 100
Statesman and Kraus, Peru. ... 1877
Palmer and Eudaly, Sheridan. .. 1856
Price and Anderson, Scottish Rite..... 1S3
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40
Average OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1870
This evening there will be a general con-
test in progressive duplicate for any num-
Der of pairs from all the clubs in the State
who may desire to enter