Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-19

Miss Schmidt and Miss King, the standard
teachers of the city. With novices coming
to the front in large numbers and being
taught the correct principles of the game,
the veterans VIII have to look to Their lau-
refs, and as a consequence additional inter-
est is added to the numerous compass
games played weekly in this city.
All the Big Four teams of the different
clubs will continue the coming winter with
the same players that has brought fame to
the organization they represent. The capt.
tai trophy games will be continued this win
ter and the interest Will doubtless be inten-
sif1ed, as several very clever people have
been added to the weaker teams. Our .ast
tab on the trophy contest placed the
prize in the hands of the Baltimore four,
captained by NJ SIS Goldsborough, and when
our local ladies desire a contest for the
same trip to the monumental city will be
necessary. This trophy will be in play un-
ii. a team has secured twenty victories
when it becomes the property of the
ganization having thai many games marked
up to it's credit. The No. Marlborough
team, captaned by Mrs. Woodward. has
the lead in the trophy race. but the adj
vantage is so small that a slight squirt by
either of the teams entered would pace it
in the lead
Enthusiastic minister's living on Capitol
Hill still await leader and until the proper
Moses appears the playing in that sec
ton will be confined to small groups. That
section of The city is a fertile field and
when once club is started over there. en-
large membership is assured. AS to ability,
several of the Cracks from the uptown
clubs will vouch for the fact that they are
ahundantly able to take care of themselves.
The tournaments congresses at De-
troit and Niagara Falls have given grea
boom to whist all over the country, a
though the prominence gained by severa
hitherto unknown players has placed a
mild damper upon those minister's who had
almost decided that only ladies and gentle
men of reputation in the higher whist cir
cles were capable of winning trophies. At
the present time the western country has
the call in the matter of whist enthusiasm.
The check they placed on their eastern
entitie them to their well-earned Forifica-
ton. Boston minister's are exempt from this
category, as they appear to be the best ex-
ponents in this country as to how the game
should be played scientifically and correct
ly.
The American team of Boston captured
the American Whist League trophy at the
Niagara Falls congress and in conse-
ouence were calld upon to deferd 1t last
Saturday a week. October g. the "Knicks"
booker four of New York being the chal-
lengers. Forty-eight boards were PLAYED
without result, the score being tie Under
the rules governing the trophy. e'eht adj
ditiona. boards were PLAYED. the "En.cks''
gaining one port while the Americans
picked up double and uuadrupte. max
ing themselves victors hy the score OF six to
one. The play was exceptionally corserva-
tive on both sides. many Of the openings
being alike by both tears and the advan-
tages that came to each being divided
through clever end pay. This fact should
impress itself upon the local teachers. ard
through them to the students. that the
last four or five cards are the winners and
a correct handling Of end play will, gain
tricks three times out of four.
l. The American team embraced Ward, cap- !
tain; Bouve. Messer and Whitney. The