The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-26
EIGHTY HANDS OF SKAT
OPENING OF THE NATIONAL CON-
GREss AT GERMAN HOUSE.
About Two Hundred Out-Of-Tovn Del
egHtes-Biggest Delegation Is
from st. Louis.

The National Skat Congress began its an
nual meeting at the German House at 8
o'clock last night. The night, or a good
part Of ii, was spent in the tournament.
This morning and this afternoon a business
meeting will be held and officers will be
elected. Tonight comes the kommers. To-
morrow the visitors will see Indianapolis.
The out-of-town delegates number about
two hundred, and by far the largest dele
cation is from ST. Louis. The visitors were
welcomed by the indianapolis skat players,
and all gathered early last night at the
German House. One hundred tables were
set in the main auditorium. with three
chairs to the table. Two hundred and sixty
eight players sat down to the tables, and a
minute later the spat Of cards on the tables,
the hum Of voices, the clatter Of glasses
and the sound Of the skurrying walters
feet filled the air. Eighty hands were
played and each man kept his score. The
scores will be figured up to-day and the
sixty-two prizes will be awarded. The prizes
are valued at about 81, 200. The congress
itself furnishes $1,000 worth and the others
are furnished by the delegations. The St.
Louis players brought with them a fine gold
watch and the Chicago delegation contrib
utes a silver punch bowl The names of the
visiting delegates and the cities from which
they come are as follows:
st. Charles, Mo-
w. r. Klienan, Charles Rechtern, Max
Langstadt, A. r. Huming, E. p. Hehner,
Frederick Kessell, Henry F. Hafer, Otto J.
Martin, DR.. Omar Wagner Henry KTiech-
T1nke, Julius Frank, b. f.. Pecker.
st. Louis, Nc
Julius G~rossenheider, Otto Schmidt. F.
HOLE, Richard Fuller, c. H. Druslage, +.
Fiemann, f.. A. Froslicht, O.. W. Heinze,
julius Niese, George Klein, Emf Muench,
Carl Frohlich, N. w. Kaubmann, William
Reischlaeger, Gustav Koch, NJ. e. Schuster,
dolph Hartmann, George Kramer, Otto
Reinhart, ]. II. Telken. ". FRANKIE, j. e.
Kramer, J. H; Workmann, B. l. Niedner.
Robert Bethman, Otto Anoschuetz, Louis
Veltmann, E.. White. 3. Thalmann, Caspar
Koehler, William Klinge, Frederick Nolte,
David. Ernst Hartmann, George Schroll,
Edward Meyer, f. r, Mayer, L. PTiester'
w. .Lothmann, August sommers, ]. Buck.
Christian Schroth, William Nelson, Charles
Lothmann, Henry Fischer, Christian Zahn,
DR.. H. Wischmann, Charles Thieling, Adj
ter, DR.. ]. 2. Hoefer, Alban Schmalz, Vic
tor Schmalz, Leo Schmalz, Henry Ruckert,
Ed Wagner, H. Belinsky, Adolf Braun. H.
Overstolz, A. j. Nelson, Emil Kunze, d. c.
Koenig.
John Mueller and A. Kramolowsky.
Augusta, Mo-
Carl Weuckee. .i
-Sandusky, o.
j. c. Houser and E.. r. Moos.
Milwaukee, Wis.,
Fred Wilmer, William Graft, jr., William
Graft, ST., b. Keiser, DIR. Schlager, ]. Miller,
Fred Doerr, Otto Osthof, H: E. Willer, Ed
I1JnoaF Il T. H1cfjHO William priaCfna
Jacob Best, II. C. Keilner, FL. Q. Frank, Il.
H. Skinbart, +. Harrow.
Cincinnati, o.
Simon Wolfstein, A. ]. Henkel, A. B. Ash
Manu., Richard E. Werner, 1. E. Sohn.
Chicago, Ill
J. A. Kreutzberg, August Pfaff, William
Pfeiffer, Albert Kaufman, a. D.. Grauff,
J. II. Schiller, A. Hoehreiter, William Sey-
fried.
F. w. Marschner, Charles Ritter, Fred
erick Guenther, o. H. Rusch, George p.
Palmer Max BBro9ck, Charles H. Reese, A.
Drehes, Gustav Eichhorn, Charles Eichhorn.
Hyde Park, Mo-
E. o. Hares, A. Scholz, H. Hares.
-~Efingham, III
A. ~Grayenhorst. William Schnabelein, G.
Napporra. Charles Reutlinger.
Hamilton, o.
w. c.. Frechtling, Josef Knorr.
-Jeffersonville, Mo-
+. X. Kern.
La Sale, III
William Kutsch, Frederick Koenig, VIII
liam Birkenhend.
Peru, H.
Robert Unzicher, G.. Lassig.
-Terre Haute, Ind
H. Kettmann.
Michigan City, Ind
H. Schaal.
South Bend, Ind
Charles Goetz.
Belleville, Ill.,
0. Heinrich.
Lincoln, III
p. F. Mueller.
Ne York City,