Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
AMONG THE WHISPERS.
CapitaI Whist Tourney to lie Started
Next Month.

Next Month.
The second annual meeting of the Capt.
tai Whist Tournament will be held at the
Washington Club, ITO l street northwest,
November g. and TO- This tourney is for
ladies exclusively and the contests will be
for teams of four to be played under the
Howell modification of the Mitchell system
Match scores will control all the contests,
the match score each day being added to
the match score of the day previous. The
team having the higest aggregate score of
matches won shall be entitled to count
three wins. The holder of the trophy will
have to defend 1t fortnightly in matches of
twenty-four boards. The challenging teams
will be expected to play in the order of
their standing at this tourney. Any team
winning the trophy twenty times shall have
1t for its permanent possession. This con-
test is open for any team of four women.
1t is not necessary that these players be-
long to any club The entrance fee for the
year will be 81 team.
No team will be qualified to play unless
they have paid their entrance fee to the
treasurer Mrs. Ruff 1907 U street north
west, by November g. The treasurer's re-
ceipt will be a ticket of entrance to the
tournament. Following are the rules Of
entry:
Any team not ready to play within ten
minutes after the time fixed for beginning
play may be defaulted by the umpire.
No player will be allowed to keep a pri-
Fdle or second score or memorandum or any
portion of the match or play; or Of the state
or condition thereof; or to communicate or
knowingly receive any information in re-
gard to scores or hands until the end of
match. A violation of this rule will dis
qualify such offending player or players.
The umpire, appointed by the tournament
committee, will decide all disputed cues
lions arising in any match An appeal may
be taken to the tournament committee from
any such decision OF the umpire, and the
decision Of the tournament committee will
be final.
Apparent errors will be corrected If pos
sible at any time before a match Is formal
ly awarded by the tournament committee
After awarding match, errors will not be
corrected. The decision Of the tournament
committee In awarding match shall be
final.
In case of tie in match scores, preced-
ence in rank will be given to the one of the
teams so tying which has the higher trick
score.
The executive committee having the tour-
nament in charge comprises the following
ladies': Chairman, Mrs. Hawley: secretary,
Mrs. Woodward; treasurer. Mrs. Ruff; Mrs
Van Reypen, Mrs. Burleigh, Miss Munroe.
Mrs. Walls and Mrs. Dyer
rms tournament always exctes the great
est interest among the minister's of this
city, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and it is
expected that large number of teams
will be entered. At the present time the
Marlborough team No. 1, captained by Mrs
Stewart. is credited with three wins, hav-
IiS Noil lHe tIoDHy at lHe ldSI tOurna-
ment. Marlborough team No. 2, captained
by Mrs. Woodward won three consecutive
matches. and then surrendered the trophy
to the Baltimore team, captained by Miss
Goldsborough, the latter four holding it I'M
til play ceased last spring and will sur
render 1t to the coming tournament.
1t Is expected that fully twenty teams
Of four players will enter the tournament
as the interest in the game has been on
the increase and great advance has been
made in the ability of several players Of
the different clubs. The tournament will
| be held in the afternoon. play commencing
each day promptly at o'clock.
An interesting round of compass whist
was played at the Marlborough Club last
| Wednesday night, the regular guest night
| OF the organization, the Misses Schmidt
| sitting east and west making top score of
| 1G6 for that section, while Miss King and
Mrs. Stevens secured the honors of the
| north and south section, their figures be-
| ing 152.
| Last night another compass game was
| played, the participants being members of
| Miss Schmidt's class, the rooms of the Var
| borough Club being crowded. Uncle Nick
| Young and Mr.. Brown made the top score,
north and south. Isl. and Mrs. Taylor and
| Mrs Narrower and Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
| ward were tied for first honors, east and
| west, with the figures 49,
| Mrs. Walls class has reached such large
| proportions that she has been compelled to
| secure an entire house on Massachusetts
| avenue to be used exclusively for the stu
dents. Other whist teachers report SINH
| lar increase in their classes.
| Last Saturdays great contest at Boston
| for the American Whist League trophy be-
| tween the American four of that city and
| the Baltimore team was won by the former
| by seven tricks, instead of three, as pre-
| vioNsly stated. The score was: American,
| &c: Baltimore, 10.
| Mr.. Bouve, a member Of the Americans,
has the following to say of the contest:
| with the American Whist Club of Bos-
! ton holder, and the Baltimore Whist Club,
challenger, tied for second place in the COM
petition for the cup, each having placed
| thirteen victories to its credit since the tro-
ply first put into the field, match
out of the ordinary naturally was to be ex-
| pected That Baltimore should jump into
| a commanding lead on the first round and
| virtually be fought to a standstill on the
| next sixteen deals was surprise to all
concerned. That the members of the Amer.
lean team are possessed Of good staying