The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14

Mrs. E B. Christman.
The "top-score pin" of the Woman's
Whist Club is held at present by Mrs.
Messick, she having the highest score for
the quarter, which is twenty-eight
The little club pin is the means of Great
ing an unusual interest in the club, as TO
who has the highest score for the quarter.
and who will be the next holder of it.
The member of the club wearing the pin.
or who is entitled by her score. to wear it
the greatest number of times during the
year, will at the expiration of that time
become the owner of it.
The members of the club wearing the pin
during the last quarter were Mrs. Con-
duitt, Mrs. Benham, Mrs Lowry, Mrs.
Branham, Mrs. Lynn and Mrs. Pirkey.
The Woman's Whist Club challenged the
American Whist Club for the /. W. C. tro-
ply, and the game was played Thursday
evening, Feb. II.
The WQman's Club team was composed Of
Mrs. Lynn. Mrs. Lowry, Mrs. Pirkey and
Mrs. Johnson.
The American Club team was Mr.. Bond,
Mr.. Clelland, Mr.. Roemler and Judge Sui
The result was 10 to IL in favor of the
American Club. The score was as follows:
First Half
Americans ............. 4 p - q "a ds-9
Womans ................1S - IL 70 Is I'll
Last Half
Mo%dng g IS IS 3 IS IS e is is
Americans. IL net; Womans. 10 net.
The game was an intensely interesting
one to the women, though the result was
not favorable TO them.
They deserve some commentator in that
they were able to keep the gentlemen from
making high score.
The members of the executive board of
the Woman's Club decided at the meeting
Tuesday afternoon that former members
who have been absent some time and now
| desire to return need only pay dues for
| the year beginning Oct. /, 1903. In the fu-
| ture. members, who from illness other
| causes, cannot attend for time. and do
| not wish TO resign may at the beginning
| of any year withdraw with the privilege
| of re-entering at any time by the payment
| of the dues for that year.
The club also decided TO discontinue the
Howell system of play, at least for a time.
| =
The following plus scores were made by
members of the Woman's Club on Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. Q: Mesdames Benham, 10;
Pirkey, 10; Messick, s; d; Swain, 5;
arus, g. Drew, 8; De Way. g.; Lynn, /;
lockwood /; Benton, /; Porter, L. Bran
ham, 1; Morrison, 1.
| Members of the American Whist Club
who had plus scores at the meeting Tues
day night, Feb. 9, were Messrs. Sullivan, IS;
A. d. Johnson. IL; lockwood, s; Z. E.
| Sluss, s.; BiXby. Z; Wikel, 5; Yanders, 4;
Machan. 4 Hornaday. 8; Bond. 2; Com
ingor, 2; Hitz, 1.
The Howell-Mtchell system, to be used by
/ the American Club in their team practice
| in preparation for the tournament, is GER
tainly an excellent method for estimating
the strength of each team, and also the
| strength of each pair in the team, but when
trying to ascertain the strength of each
| pair, is IL not as we'll to endeavor to do
| that by having each team keep a record in
| record the greatest number of times, thus
/ proving TO be the strongest pair?
| AS the preliminary play in the tournament
| is only pair play, ii Is not so necessary that
| all four players should be we'll matched
| as it is that in the arrangement of the
teams the two that can make the best rec
ord together should so play in the tour
| nament.
The following plus scores were made by
| members of the Indianapolis Whist Club
Saturday night, Feb. 6: Messrs. Rabb, A.;
Pirkey, 4; Clifford. 8: Smith. 2; Daller. Q;
| Conduit, 1.
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