Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-08
INCREASE IN WHISPERS
LOCAL CLUBS HAVE AS MANY AS
THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE.
Systems Used by Winners mt Detroit
Looking Forward to niagara
Falls Congress.

The whist season practically closed the
country over with the last games for the
American Whist League and the interc1ty
trophy. Lovers Of the game from all parts
OF the country have turned their eyes to-
ward Niagara Falls, and many of them
will soon be journeying that way to attend
the annual meeting of the American Whist
League. How many minister's from this
city will attend this meeting 1t has been
hard 10 learn. but there will doubtless be
many representatives. from the local clubs.
Baltimore minister's will go 10 the congress
in u special car and from their reputd-
tons as players should bring back many
trophies. From local standpoint the Sea-
son just closed has been remarkable one
in;:smuch as the advance in membership OF
the different whist clubs was almost phe-
nomenaI The Washington, Marlborough.
Crawford and Capital have as many mem
bers as they can accommodate, and there
are wcll-founicd reports of the starring OF
another club. the new organization TO be
on the lines of the Washington. admitting
both sexes to membership. Other clubs
like the Columbia Athletic and Capital 81.
have also increased their membership.
ma jority of the newcomers being minister's.
the prominence of the intellectual game
acting Il magnet to draw In the
strangers
That district known as Capitol Hill pos
SeSSeS an UNUSUAL number III uTSt-CidSS
players. and It has always been q mystery
why the Old whist club was allowed to go
to pieces and that new organization has
not been started. A membership of at
least fifty could easily be obtained. Men,
beers of the old club like DIR. Harvey. Capt.
Miller Capt. Pressy and Diedrick Borches
could push the new idea into q substantial
body, and clever handling afterward would
assuredly make 1t a success. Last season
when any of the Capitol Hill minister's
wanted good whist they had to go uptown
for 1t.
Local Players COmIiimented.
r. F. Foster, the wcll-known whist
writer, paid pleasant tribute to local play
ers in last Sundays New York Sun in his
review of the twelve players selected by
the prominent minister's of the country as
the leaders at the game. Foster says that
such a list cannot be valuable, as 1t Is too
short and certainly not reliable, when such
men as Jules Wooten and C. NJ. Barrick
o! Washington are left out He then coupled
these TWO local players with W. T.. Hawk
ms and c. r. Kelly. and declared that with
a few weeks practice this quartet would
make the best four in the country play for
their lives.
Systems Used by Winners.
Mrs. f. d. Andrews. ex-president of the
Womans Whist League. took the pains to
find out what systems of play were prac-
ticed by the pairs and teams of four WIN
ming the trophies and those who were sue
cessful in the open event at the Detroit
congress. The results of this investigation
are interesting Fifty-seven clubs We're rep
resented by the replies received in which the
long-suit game has decided preponderance.
Washington-Long suit, common house
game: discard weakness: low card Is a call
through honor Winners of Individual top
scores.
Cavendish of Boston--Long suit system:
echo for three: discard strength on adverse
trump lead: limited rotary. Winners OF
Washington trophy.
Cavendish of Phladelphia-Long suit:
green echo: S. 0, 2 calling cards through
honor: creditable individual and pair scores
in all events: one pair only. ITO 4 nm prize
in open pairs.
Colonial Of Baltimore-BaItimors system;