Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-13
The " HIST LEAGUE


Still II Session At Chtcago-YestcrLay's
PIay-Gamss for stakes Prohibited.
CHICAGO, July II. Interest in the
ninth annual congress Jof the Ameri-
can Whist League centres in the play
for the Hamilton trophy-a huge sill
Yer loving cup lined with gold. 1t
was nearly O'Clock this morning be-
fore the second Hamilton preliminary
was finished. The winners of the first
Hamilton preliminary were: Minneap-
oils, Buffalo, Toledo, Heyer Indianap-
oils, North Shore Scranton, Oaks of
Austin, Chicago. Tie-Athenaeum and
Cleveland. Walbrook and Chicago
duplicate. The second preliminary re-
suited as follows: Indianapolis 165;
Minneapolis 162. Indianapolis wins by
three tricks.
Oaks of Austin, 154; Athenaeum
CToronto), 149; Oaks wins by five
tricks. Buffalo 149, Scranton Bicycle
1879; Buffalo wins by 10 tricks. Toledo
1853, Chicago Whist IA; Toledo wins
by nine tricks Cleveland 142, North
Shore 1879; Cleveland wins by three
tricks. Philadelphia 1874, Chicago Du-
plicate 1873; 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 num-
Der of teams at the tables.
In the special games of women, the
highest score was made by Mrs. Clar-
ence Brown, of Toledo, and E. c.
Hawkes., of Boston.
The first progressive tours were won
by Boston.
The score:
1-American, Boston ..................... 3I4
2-Des Moines, Iowa. ....................- go
3-Rav enswood Chicago ................. $50
Hyde Park, Chicago. $50
5-St. Paul Chess and Whist. $50
The Detroit delegation won the high
est score in the progressive pair con-
test, for North and South. with 20S
tricks to their credit. The winning
contestants were 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
M. |. Aitken representing it.
This afternoon the third session in
the Hamilton club trophy contest were
played and the preliminary play in the
American Whist League challenge
trophy-the only permanently ownable
prize in the lot-were held. Progress
i've pairs did battle again to-day, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock Tonight the
fourth session of the Hamilton club
trophy contest and the second session
of the challenge trophy contest were
held. Progressive tours were the or
der of things in the banquet hail.
The number Of whist players in at
tendance at the Congress is consider
ably increased by the arrival of many
persons from ST. Louis, Omaha, Kan
sas City and other trans Mississippi
towns.
One Of the important features of the
business meeting-of especial signifi-
canoe in view of the recent agitation on
the subject of playing for stakes in
League clubs-was the introduction of
the following resolution by the father
of the league ex-President Eugene S.
Elliott:
"The American Whist League, be-
lieving that whist play for stakes is
preJudicial TO the interests of the game,
because it perverts its true object and
degrades whist from any intellectual
and scientific amusement to a contest
for money, reaffirms the declaration in
opposition thereto that as unanimously
adopted at the first congress. and here
by resolves:
THAT all games played for money
are and shall be strictly prohibited at
all meetings of the league. 1t is hereby
made the duty of the league to bar
from all league contests of the congress
any person found guilty of violating the
provisions Of this standing resolution. ;"
The reading of the resolution was
greeted with an outburst of applause,
and it was carried without a word of
dissent.
A resolution was introduced by ex-
President Walter H. Barney, and unani-
mously adopted, providing that twenty
members necessary for the league mem
bership of any whist club shall be
resident members, and limiting the
aggregate club membership of the
league to us clubs.