Evening star., 1902-01-23
AMONG THE WHISPERS,

ward advancing them along the scoring
line.
AMONG THE WHISPERS.
Interesting Compass Games and Team
Play at the Marlborough Club.
One OF the most successful compass whist
games held by the Marlborough Club was
played last evening in the cozy pariors of
the organization. All three rooms were
crowded with players, and unusual interest
was given to the games on account Of the
evenness of the hands running both north
and south and east and west Several
pretty plays were developed, the finessing
of a jack resulting in a gain of four tricks,
while the holding up of an ace brought out
another plus of two. The Misses Schmidt
headed the north and south division with
1873 tricks. while Mrs Stewart and Mrs.
Tune and Miss Fuller and Mr.. Prentice
were tied for, first honors, east and west
with 1S5 tricks.
Saturday afternoon the ladies battIed
among themselves for high score honors,
and Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Hazard, north
and south. and Mrs. Tune and Miss
Schmidt east and west, handled the cards
with the most trick-winning profit.
Monday evening has been turned over to
team whist at the Marlborough, and consid-
cradle interest has developed in the play
ing of the different fours. Last Monday
night Miss Fuller's and Mrs. Nichols teams
were tied, with a plus of ~ tricks. The
top scores for pairs were Mrs Coffin and
Mr.. SaNton, north and south. 146 Mrs.
Hazard and Mr.. Lundy. east and west, 133.
DR.. Walls. the well-known Washington
whistler. is visiting in New York and last
Saturday, at the WOman's Whist Club had
Miss Campbell for partner. AS result
they headed the north and south division
with a plus of 10, the second pair having
only plus of T. Miss Campbell Is one of
the cleverest lady minister's in the metropol-
n hn ~ ,In,
ness has been proven in many national
contests the outcome of this pairs play
was watched with considerable interest
The match on Saturday last at Minneapo-
lis for the challenge trophy of the Amer
lean Whist League was played by the fol-
lowing:
Minneapolis Chess and Whist Club. hold
er-O. II. Briggs, captain: w. 7. Fraser, E.
A. Montgomery, +. E. Barney and J. II.
Hemphii1
Hamilton Whist Club of Chicago, chal-
lenger-George W. Keehn. captain; w. ].
Walker w. c. Atwater and W. J. Taylor
The result was another victory for the
Minneapolis players. They gained eleven
singles, three doubles and one quadruple, a
total of q tricks, and lost thirteen singles
and two doubles a total of II, winning by
four tricks. But for the one large swing of
four tricks in favor of Minneapolis the
match would have been tie at the end of
the forty-eight deals. There will be but
two more matches In the west before the
close OF the season on February /, when
the trophy will come east. Minneapolis has
scored fourteen wins for this trophy. Amer
lean of Boston, st. Paul and Hamilton of
Chicago have three each: Newton of Mas
sachusetts. Chicago Duplicate, Milwaukee
and Hyde Park of Chicago have two each
and Boston Duplicate. Detroit. Chicago and
Hori1ck OF Racine have one victory each.
Another False Base Ball story.
President Ban Johnson returned to Chi
cago yesterday from st. Louis, where he
spent Tuesday shaping up some matters
pertaining to the new club there. Discuss
ing the report from Cincinnati that Brush
wants an American League franchise,
Johnson said
There is no truth whatever In the re
port that John T. Brush applied for a
franchise in the American League. He was
in Chicago a short time ago. but he never
made proposition to buy out the Cleve-
land Club. Dreyfus started that story in
CINCINNATI when he went down there from
here last Saturday, but there Is absolutely
no truth in II"
Sherman Defeated Kirkland.
The billiard room at the Hotel Liberty,
Baltimore. was crowded last night by low
err; of the game of pool. who wanted to see
the worlds champion. Frank Sherman, play
a 200-bail pool contest with Kirkland, the
Baltimore expert. Thomas Wallace was
Also to have played Sherman, but 1t was
decided to let Kirkland first have a good
trial at the champion.
Sherman beat Kirkland by a score of 900
to 143. Sherman ran four full frames and
made but one scratch. Kirkland ran five
ful frames and made two scratches.
Wallace was the referee. The score by
frames was as follows:
Kirkiand-2. Q, 0. 3. 1. Is. Is. Is. 0, I, 8, IA,
ID. 8. 9. o. 8. 10. 0. p. Is. o. O-143.
Sherman-10. Is. Is. IL. IA, o. o. O. 9. IA. IL,
/ o, Z, g. Is. Q. 5, IA. II. IA, O. Is. 500.
Entries for Anerican Derby.
Secretary Howard OF the Washington
Park Club, Chicago, yesterday gave out an
unofficial. but practically complete, entry
list for the American Derby this year. The
list shows six more nominations than made
In 1860. and more than double those of 1S0S
Last year the value of this blue ribbon
event was sl9,275, bnt the winner next sum-
mer is likely to take down fully $50 600
All OF the stars. both east and west, with
few exceptions have been named as start
ers, and at this early date speculation as
to the result Is vague.
OF the eastern entries the most prominent
candidates are W. C. Whitney's Endurance
by Right and Goidseeizer; c. H. Mackay's
Heno. J. +. Madden's Pentecost, ]. G. Fol-
lansbee's Cameron. s. s. Browns Hyphen
r. L. Wilson's Dixieiine, J. Wortf's Dom
Paul. L. N. Meyers Leonora Loring, @. B.
Morris Sombrero. Homestead, Old England
and Cunard. The most likely western rep
rssentatives are: G. C. Bennett Co.'S Abe
Frank and Ed Austin. e. J. Baldwins Cruz
zados, B. Schrieber,a Otis. N. n. Tichenor
& Co.'s Jaubert. 8. C. Hfldreth's McChes-
ney, Z. C.. McDowelfs Alan-a-Dale, Burns
.. Ms.erhcusss' San Nicholas. 2. W.
brakes Wyeth and Runnels and +. u.
Cooks Bessie Spahr.
Jockey cl~b's neuu.st GRANTED.
At meeting OF the stewards OF the