Evening star., 1901-08-01
PLAYING FeR TROPHIES.
Interesting Contents at Annual ses.
sion of Anne rican Whist League.

interesting Contents ut Annual Ses-
sion of American Whist League.
With the third day OF the American
Whist League congress at Milwaukee
came the preliminary rounds in the contest
for the American Whist League challenge
trophy yesterday. Ten clubs, with teams
Of four. are entered for this interesting con-
test as follows:
Baltimore, Chicago Duplicate Hamilton
Of Chicago: Commercial Of Minneapolis;
Hillsdale. Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Mar
quette Of Milwaukee: Office Mems of st.
Louis; Grand Rapids. The first session re-
suited as follows:
Chicago Duplicate beat Milwaukee by six
tricks. Hamilton OF Chicago beat Mar
Quette of Milwaukee by seven tricks. Min
neapolis beat Office Mems Of ST. Louis
by four tricks. HIllsdale Of Michigan beat
Grand Rapids by one trick. Commercial
of Minneapolis beat Baltimore by four
tricks.
The first-named te ans are eligible to play
in the finals.
The second round Of finals In Hamilton
Club trophy resulted:
Cleveland beat Ravenswood by three
tricks. Knickerbocker beat Philadelphia
by one trick. Chicago beat Milwaukee by
The first round Of the associate MEM
bers' trophy made last evening resulted as
follows:
Mrs Henry T. Fry and w. J. Walker.
Mrs J. w. Moore and Henry T. Fry.
plus " trick.
Mrs Gertrude O'Brien and Robert q.
Steel. minus tricks
Mrs Clarence Brown and Frank Hart,
minus / trick.
Mrs Bond Lloyd and F. w. Matthias.
plus ~ tricks.
Mrs w. w. Ainsworth and DR.. A. L.
Robinson. plus 1 trick.
ND nnJ
minus AZ tricks
Miss Bessie Allen and C. E. Wilson, plus
tricks.
Tuesday nights play for the Hamilton
championship trophy was not completed.
Yesterday. morning the results were:
First round of final in Hamilton trophy:
Milwaukee beat Cleveland by three tricks.
Philadelphia beat Ravenswood by three
tricks Chicago Whist beat Grand Rapids
by one trick Knickerbocker drew a bye.
Walthour-Moran Race Off.
The twenty-mile match race between
Bobby" Wahhour, the southern cham
pion. and Jimmy Moran Of Boston, which
was scheduled to take place tomorrow
night at the Coliseum. has been declared
on. Moran, 1t is said. refused to ride
either In this city or Baltimore.
Tom Linton of Wales was scheduled to
rae against Walthour. but he left for
wales last month. and Moran. being the
slder rider nearest this city. was telegraphed
Tor An enort was made to secure Archie
son, but all of these riders being booked
It was impossible to get hem to ride here.
new rider, by the name Of Monroe. was
onered. and Manager Wt1l Bryan of the
Coliseum would only book him on one con-
dition. that Walthour would concede him
one mile In twenty. .Monroe's manager
declined the propositipn and insisted on
ing OF guarantee. with expenses. 1t
was finally decided not, to give the race
under these conditions
II 1t is possible to secure two good riders
LOT match race of the Same distance for
tomorrow night annolncement will be
made made later; otherwise the meet will be de-
tGm Is.
Tennis I'm New HAmpshire.
The tennis playing at ethe Wentworth
courts. Newcastle, M H., yesterday after
noon progressed 30 well that the first round
In singles. save one match. was finished
and good start made in doubles. The
days summary:
Singles first rounds. P. Ware beat A.
L. Robinson. So. 6-2; c. Hobart beat H. H.
Whitman, 81, 60.
Doubles (first round)-Wright brothers
beat w. Duren and L. w. McGinley, 81,
60; II. n. Whitman and C. 8. Penhallow
r. D. Little and w. b. Alexander beat
J. S. Seabury and C. A. Nettleton. 6-1, 6-3.
Nelson Wins From stlnson.
( Nelson defeated Stinson In twenty-five
mile motor-paced race at the Coliseum.
Providence. r. l.. last night. Early In the
race the rear tire OF Sfinson's motor burst