Daily inter mountain., 1899-07-12
The Whist Players.

Chicago, July 12.-Interest in the inter-
national congress of whist league centers
in the Hamilton trophy-an immense low
ing cup, lined with gold. 1t was nearly
8 o'clock this morning when the second
Hamilton preliminary was finished. The
winners Of the first Hamilton preliminary
were: Minneapolis, Buffalo, Toledo,
Heyer, Indianapolis, North Shore, Scran-
ton, Oaks of Austin and Chicago. Tie,
Athaenium and Cleveland; Walbrook and
Chicago duplicate. The second prelimi
nary resulted as follows: Indianapolis,
1866; Minneapolis, 1862; Indianapolis wins
by three tricks. Oaks of Austin, 154;
Athaenum, Toronto, 149; Oaks wins by
five tricks. Buffalo, 149; Scranton Bcy-
Gle, 139; Buffalo wins by ten tricks. To-
ledo, 1853; Chicago Whist, 144; Toledo wins
by nine tricks. Cleveland, 142; North
Shore, 139; Cleveland wins by three tricks
Philadelphia, 1874; Chicago Duplicate, 1888;
Philadelphia wins by one trick. Heyer,
Racine, 161; Walbrook, 157; Heyer wins
by four tricks. Philadelphia having been
defeated in the first round by only three
| tricks, qualified under the rules for the
second round in order to make an even
number of teams at the tables.
In the special games of women the
highest score was made by Mrs. Clarence
Brown of Toledo and z. c. Hawkes. of
Boston. The first progressive fours were
won by Boston. The scores were: Amer
ican, Boston, 374; Des Moines, Iowa, 365;
RavensWOod Chicago, Hyde Park, Chi
cago and St. Paul Chess and Whist, each
$50.
The Detroit delegation won the highest
score in the progressive pair contest for
north and SOUTH with2OS tricks to their
credit. The winning contestants We're A..
]. Messer and F. A. Mitchell. For the
east and west, the Tormey Whist club
won the honors with a score of 213; p. d.
Smith and NJ. l. Aitkin representing it.
This afternoon the third session in the
Hamilton trophy contest will be played
and the preliminary play in the American
Whist league challenge trophy, the only
permanently ownable prize in the league
will be played. The progressive pairs
will do battle again today. beginning at
2 O'Clock Tonight the Hamilton trophy
contest and the challenge trophy contest
will be held. Progressive fours will be
the order of things in the banquet hall.
The number of whist players in attend
ance at the congress is considerably in
creased by the arrival of many persons
from ST. Louis. Omaha, Kansas City and
other trans Mississippi towns. One of
the important features Of the business
meeting, of especial significance in view
of the recent agitation on the subject OF
playing for stakes in league clubs, was
the introduction of the following resolu-
ton by the father of the league, EXPIRES
ident Eugene S. Elliott:
'The American Whist league, believing
that whist play for stakes is prejudcial
to the interests of the game, because it
perverts its true object and degrades
whist from an intellectual and scientific
amusement to a contest for money re-
aftirms the declaration in opposition
thereto that was unanimously adopted at
the first congress. and hereby resolves:
That all games played for money are and
shall be strictly prohibited at all meet
ings of the league. 1t IS hereby made
the duty of the league to bar from all
league contests of the congress any per-
son found guilty Of violating the provi-
sions Of this standing resolution
The resolution was greeted with an.
outburst of applause, and it was carried
without word of dissent.
A resolution was introduced by ex-
President Barney and una nimously dopt-
ed, providing that the twenty members
necessary for the league membership Of
any whist club shall be "res ident" mem
bers, and limiting the aggregate club
membership of the league to 175 clubs.