Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

THE ninth annual congress- Of the
American Whist league will meet
az the Auditorium hotel chicago,
during the week 0f July 10 TO 10. and 10
promises 10 be- one of the most inter-
estnr sessions ever held hy the organ
.z1tion. The league was formed No MILE
waukoo lu 1891. and was the result ot
the unur.nT efforts of Judge Eugcno
g. Elliott 90 get together all the clubs
Interested ln whist. go that they might
agree upon uniform code VI laws
better suited 90 the American game
thnn the clumsy rct OF English betting
laws thCn in uHe. and also o. establish
championship contests. for which Valu-
uhla trophies might De onorod. In
recognition of his services Do this mat
Ter Judge Elliott has always been GALE
cd the father uf the American whist
league.
This organization now numbers 100
clubs. with nn ugrregntc membership
NJ 2sfGi players. In addition 90 these
cluh8 there nrc quite number of aux
Hilary associations which embrace most
OF the smaller clubs scattered through
out the country and beyond these
again there ARE vast number or per-
sons who pl1y whist more or less and
who go TO the league tournaments uH
visitors Just 90 keep posted ug 10 the
latest developments IN the game and
any changes iu the rules.
Among those vlg'tors nt tho annual
tournaments Of the league the women
have hoon constantly Increasing
factor. and nt tho last congress In Bos-
ton they actually outnumbCrcd the men
In tho opOn events. Not only ala they
play In the various tournaments, but
thoy won prizes. making top scores In
competition with the best men players
In the country. SO expert did they boz
come that they soon found it would
De necessary 90 have a league Of their
own. with its trophies for champion
ship events. Just the Same MS the mems.
This led 10 tho formation OF the Wo-
mems whist league. and also led 90
the mems league barring from ita cone
tests any women who were not mCm-
bors Of mems clubs auxiliary 10 the
league. The meeting 40 Chicago will
be- the nrHt nt which this rule win be
enforced and women not members u
league clubs will not Do allowed 60
play
Tho usual trophies will be played FOR
this year. but IN addition 90 these COM
petitions the delegates 90 Chicago viii
have several very important matters
To- discuss and decide. and the officers
elected for the coming year will proha-
bly, have n stormy time Of 70. y. Leroy
Smith of Albany Is now president. and
be- will probably be retired In favor Of
49, H. Richards N Rock Rapids. To-.
who ~ now vice president This viii
probably nut &. A. iltnriqucg OF New
York. now recording secretary, In line
FOR tho vice presidency and next year
Tor the presidency. HenrIqucs 81 one
of the most popular men In the league
and has done more 10 put it on a sound
/ financial basis than any one else. lie
ia also a very strong player and never
, goes 20 n congress without bringing
home onc or two prizes. l.. q. Parker
of Toledo Il now corresponding secre-
/ tary and John n. Mitchell OF Chicago
I Is treasurer. II costs a club $40 n
year 10 belong IN the league and that
/ gives II the privilege Of playing In any
OF the annual tournaments and Of com.
potlng FOR the challenge trophy during
the season. The only condition Is that
the club must have nj least 20 members
/ who play whist.
The principal prize Of tho league n
| the Hamilton trophy which ~ for
| teams on four players from the Same
| club. This represents the champion.
ship and II i7 played for only once n
] year. The Minneapolis. or Pair trophy,