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two blows OF any consequence were struck.
Pat managed to get in the way Of both, and
one of his eyes showed the effects.
The third round was somewhat like the
preceding session. except that Pat had
gained strength since his rough handling
in the first round. and made heavy plays at
his opponents head
In the fourth round Sam landed nine
light left jabs 10 the head and got away
without equal returns. IL was these blows
that seemed TO madden the Hibernian, and
when they toed the scratch for the fifth
round an angry gleam could be detected in
the Irishmans damaged optic. He met
every rush with a savage counter and about
the middle of the round got across with a
punch that came all the way from his toes
Down went Sam. apparently out The
count Of nine found him on his knee. how
ever, and he was up before the finish. He
fiddled a second. and as Pat rushed in to
get the money he threw his arms around
him and sobbed 'desist" into his bleeding
ear.
The sound OF his voice seemed to madden
Pat, and. fighting himself free from Sans
clutch, he rushed and landed the heaviest
sort of a punch to the jaw.
AS the referee counted ten and placed his
hand on the Nctor's shoulder Pat said
"Desst-desist, is IL? BegoTrah, In not
desst. That's the durn word I've been
tryin 10 think OF for the last ten minutes"
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The 'BIack Doctor" Controversy.

While the experts of the checker world
are wrestling with the question as to
whether or not there is a sound draw for
White in the BLACK Doctor" opening, 1t
may not be altogether inapropos TO give
our amateur class some idea of what the
masters are trying TO do.
The opening is formed at the end of that
exchange, which, If correctly followed, has
its conclusion in the regular Laird and
Lady gambit. 1t is arrived at by Whites
leap, 1910 at the eighth move. Should
White take 21-14 the opening would be the
easily demonstrable Laird and Lady" In
the "Black Doctor" the White force is
crippled by the loss of two men for one.
without the counter-gift of position. The
structure IS so peculiar. however. that the
weakness of White is not so apparent as
would be supposed by the learner
1t is generally understood that the name
OF the opening was given by English play
in compliment to a Fifeshire physician
who was partial to the gambit, and who
was exceptionally well versed in the many
intricate combinations arising from il. The
works of Payne and of Sturges contain
some twenty variations upon the theme
and indications point out the fact that the
experts of the eighteenth century were
familiar with most of the main lines of the
game.
The gambit introduces numerous pitfalls
into which Black may easily drop, and
probably for that reason Wyllie used to be
very fond of playing IL. Many times analysts
have come before the public claiming that
they could demonstrate that there was no
draw for the White side If Black should
play properly but so far all have failed
to prove the win. Ii was supposed after
the controversy between Janvier and DR..
Stayman that the former had conclusvely
established the draw. But now Mr. Bert
Titus, of Minneapolis. Mimi, comes for
ward with the authoritative statement that
he cares not what others have shown in
the past, he can demonstrate the forced
Black win against any defense that White
can offer. Naturally all the leading check
erists are against Mr. Titus. So far the
analyst has not brought his heavy guns
to bear, as he Is waiting for a match. In
the meantime critics are contenting them
selves with carping over small corrections
they have been able to make in certain Of
Mr.. Tituss previously published games.
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the desire that the other should receive the
honor of the new form of game. He was a
sound thinker and a very explicit writer on
the principles of the game. He was the
author of American Leads and Their His
tory"
It's interest is mainly historical Mr.. Trist
touches on all the developments of the
game preliminary TO the adoption Of the
system of American Leads" 1t is most
valuable contribution TO the literature OF
the game and is of historical value.
In the latter part of the book he deals
with later innovations, but did not seem 10
be in favor of many of these plays and
treated many of them as not worthy OF
much consideration.
He had strong convictions and expressed
his views very forcibly.
The Woman's Whist Club entertained the
whist clubs of the city Wednesday even
ing, Feb 8, in the Palm Garden at the
Claypool Hotel.
II was the largest gathering of enthu-
siastic minister's" as well as the most
successful ever held in the city. All the
clubs in the city were well represented.
There were twenty-one tables in play.
The committee on arrangements was
Mrs. Herman Munk, Mrs. Ralph Smith.
Mrs. j. II. Pirkey, Mrs. o. q. Pfaff and
Mrs. Charles ID. Johnson.
Prizes were awarded TO the pairs having
the top score north and south and east and
west. League buttons were given to the
gentlemen and silver lead pencils 10 the Ia
dies. Souvenir lead pencils were also given
to each player participating in the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. De PREF, OF Sbelbyville,
made the highest score east and west. Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Pirkey made the highest
score north and south.
Mrs. De PREF and Mrs. Pirkey being men,
bers CT the Woman's Club. the prizes were
given 10 Mrs. s. ID. Bond and Mrs. A. G.
Ayres, they having the next highest score.
The score was as follows:
North and South
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(a) Forms the opening which received its
title from Mr.. ]. D. Janvier. IL is generally
conceded to be the safest reply to 11-l6.
and in our opinion ii is also the strongest.
CD 9-14. PTS. So, 26-22, Sill. 22-17,
1870 25-22, 9-1S, 1873, Is, 30-25, 5-14,
s0 PIT, IA, G-22 runs into the
ID As, ls~i4. 1O-l7. Ala 9-iS, 2s-14,
1913, 27-1s. 12-16. 2s-24, SIP, 25-H, 60.
s1-27, Is. 2e-25. 1e--2O, 24-1s. 11-16. 2e-2S
6-1O, 1876 10-17. 21-l4. PC, 26-22, Clio,
22-17, 9-1S. 25-22. Ill. drawn.
15-24, 2S-19, As. 22-1S, S--I1, 1S-s, 6-lS,
1O-15, 1910, els. 24-20, 15-19, 2S-16, 12-19,
26-23, 1875, 3O-2S. 10. 2s-24, drawn.
% 25-22. 10, S0-5, 81. %-A, $50.
22-17, 11-15. ISL. Tic. 25-22. 9-13. 32-2s.
14-1s. 22-15, 1872 26-17, As, 29-25, So,
5-22, 9-14. drawn
(g) 10. Ply. Job is a safe draw.
(h) 30-26 LIE. 2S-24, As, 22-17, Go,
26-22, Sill, 17-l3, 1i-17 draws.
% lib 81 31-26. 12-16 1915, 1912.
As. 12-3. 14-17. 21-i4, 10-l7, 80, 6-S1.
1876. Sl-2i 2S-19. lilo. 2S-lS, 10-l4, 1S-9,
5-14, S2-27, 2-6. 25-2l, drawn.
qo As; 1s1l5 IA 20 2 10 So 81
2S-24, Go. 26-23, 9-14. 1S-9. 5-1+ 22-l7
1918. l7-1S. 1872. 1S-9. 22-25, 9-5. $50
81. 30-25, Is. $50. drawn.
% 2S-24 As, 32-2S, 9-l3 is a safe draw.
(m) Only practical move.
(n) 2S-24 81 is weak for White.
(o) 2-6, 1S-15 SIS, 29-25, S-u draws.
Or 1S-l5 would lose by 10
(q) 2-6 is not so good
(r) 2S-24, Sill. 1s-14, 1O-17. Ala 6-1O,
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Is, 80; kings, 16, %.
WHITE.
White to play and win.
News of the Game.


Saylor's Single Corner innovation is be-
ing neglected because of the stampede OF
interest that is turning toward the BLACK
Doctor"
T.. +. Wolferstan ran up q score of five
10 naught at Brownstown a couple of DAYS
ago. His opponent was the local cham
pion, Mr.. Phillips, and the latter was unable
even to secure a draw from the genial Mr..
Wolferstan. A spectator writes that by
way of closing the exhibition Mr.. Wolfer-
stan ran up three games 'blindfolded and
simultaneous.
David Millar, of Bows. Ia, refuses to
play at the Western tournament unless il
is brought to BOWS. Mr.. Millar cuts plenty
of ice in Iowa checker circles, but that
seems hardly a good reason why title
affecting the entire West should be played
for by ten or fifteen men in little town
of eight hundred. The Journal Editor has
very good reason to know that some of the
best players In the far West are against
this tournament being played on the 22d
OF February and in place that is not at
all central and easy of access. Mr.. Millar
is too great player 10 permit his influence
20 wreck q tournament.
1t is not generally known that Henry
HutZler, of Cincinnati, o., has one OF the
finest draughts libraries in the world and
that the securing of the volumes has been
the famous old school players lfe-Work
but such Is the case. For thirty long years
Mr.. Hutzler was champion of Ohio. and
there was no ore in the whole State who
was in his class. During this time the
old expert set about collecting all the
unique and ancient works known to the
game. As a result, Mr.. Hutzler has a
library of four hundred volumes all de-
voted to checkers. There are books in
English, in French, in Spanish in German
in old Dutch, in Swedish and in Latin. In
this rare library that thousands of dollars
could not buy. He has one of the two ex.
istent volumes Of Joseph Carlos Garcez'
work. published in 1647-the other one is
in glass case in the British Museum Mr.
Hutzler is an old man, and can well re-
member playing with James Wyllie and the
old Scotch masters
Bert Titus writes that he is ready tc
meet any Journal reader for a stake match
10 determine the BLACK Doctor contro.
versy. VIII some one kindly assist?
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Hints for Beginners.

1t is not surprising that beginners in
whist so often become discouraged and dis
continue the study of the game when they
meet with so much seemingly conflicting
advice i'm practice.
One partner will tell them always to
make a certain play mot explaining that
the term always" means under the pres
ent conditions); some other partner at an
other time will tell them 20 do just the
reverse lother conditions prevailing), ana
each partner may be giving correct advice
under existing conditions, but TO the stu
dent mind may not be as clear as 10 the
experienced player and the adviser does
not think TO be explicit and go more into
the details of that particular play. As IL
Illustrating this point player has led Two
rounds of trumps; later in the game one or
the adVerSaries having the command or
trumps leads il and by so doing takes the
next in command from partner. This SO
exasperates partner that he remarks, You
must never lead trumps after adversaries
have been leading them; you are then play
ing their game.
A short time after this the same players
are again partners, and as before adversary
leads trumps, and the player criticised be-
fore for leading trumps after adversary had
led them, holding six, fails 10 lead them
when she should have done so, because she
had previously been told by partner never
TO lead trumps when adversary had led
them first
The student must soon realize the fact
that the rules must be learned so thor
oughly that when playing the game II will
be no effort whatever to know what tho
play would be at all times, according TO the
rules and also to understand when the
rules must be broken or will not apply and
Judgment and common sense only VIII bring
success to the player
This is gained by practice well as study
and persistent effort on the part OF tho
student in these directions will in time
certainly bring their reward. The student
must not be too easily discouraged, as
whist is an art that cannot be learned in
day, a week. a month or a year, and pa
tience is one of the many requirements in
the study Of the game
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Whist Guides.

1-Do not change suits without a good
reason.
2-Play your own game and not your adj
versaries'.
s-Third hand; when 10 is led usually play
low.
Abiding q sequence always play lower
card unless wishing TO echo.
5-Generally open from strongest suit.
6-Trump a doubtful trick If holding more
than five trumps-
when holding a singleton. with weak
trumps, and partner has called. II Is
winning policy 10 lead the singleton.
S-You should treat four card suit as
three card suit late in the play.
"a lead from ace, king and one low
card is a poor lead-hoId them for re-entry
cards.
lO-Don't unguard a king or queen and
don't blank an ace.
m-when your long suit is trumps it
should generally be led.
12-DO not call tricks points.
13-Count your cards as soon as taken in
hand.
14-Never discard a singleton early in the
Unfolding six trumps lead them.
16-Assume responsibility for your own
mistakes.
cover.
lS-Force the adverse leading hand.
19-Thirteenth card; lead 10 place the lead
20-Leave trump slip face up until the
trump card is taken up.
21-Learn TO think and play quickly.
22-Watch for signals.
23-EchO when holding three trumps.
24-Holding command Of partners suit
| generally return il before leading your
/ own suit.
25-Holdng a weak hand play partners
/ game
The Rochester Post-Express some time
ago published the following whist ques-
/ tons:
If you had the king OF trumps turned
and one small and your partner led the ace
would you play the king? What could
your partner hold TO justify the lead OF the
ace when the king was turned in your
/ hand?
2-Suppose you play the three trump
/ echo: you hold queen. jack, 10 OF trumps:
/ your partner leads the 6. what do you play2
! And ii you win the trick what card do you
! lead2
| 3-DO you always return partners original
| lead OF trumps2 IL you do not. under what
J circumstances DO you decline TO do so. as
| suming, OF course, that there are trumpS
| still in your hand2
! 4-If partner opens with low card and
you win with the To- holding nothing
/ higher. do you return the suit2 And how
/ are the high cards in the suit distributed?
! Answers addressed 10 Whist Department.
/ Indianapolis Journal. will appear in whist
column OF next Sunday edition. T. l.. J.
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WILL CHANGE RULES.

The rules committee OF the National
Trotting Association will meet in New York
tomorrow. which meeting will precede the
twenty-second congress of that association.
number of the proposed changes in the
rules are OF vital Importance, affecting
every trainer and owner. And yet the men
that are In power are. with possibly one or
two exceptions, men that are not actively
interested in the management OF any track
or the breeding OF the trotter. Their ac-
lions on matters connected with the light
harness racing game have Of recent years
been such as to call forth bitter criticism
from the turf press. The changes to be
considered in the rules are many. and 1t is
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The Woman's Club members that had
plus scores Tuesday afternoon Feb. , were
Mesdames Messick, 10; Branham. 10; Laza-
rus 5; Johnson, 5; Benham, 4; Sutcliffe. 4;
Pfaff, 2; Helms, =; Hutchinson, i; Thomp-
son, /.
The club will hold a contest for the club
trophy Friday afternoon, Feb. r. at the
apartments of Mrs. Charles ID. johnson, 3
the Delaware.
There will be at least six teams taking
part in the game and as they score in the
contest they will be so numbered in the
tournament.
The following members of the American
Club had plus scores Saturday night. Jan.
30 Messrs. Wikel 16: Weborn 16: Nc
Farland. .: Foxworthy. 5: r. L. Sluss. 6:
Roemler, 4; Bixby, 3; w. a Wood, 8; A. -.
Johnson, 2; Mcclure 2; j. w. Sluss, !;
Bond, l.
Tuesday night, Feb. ?. the plus score
members We're Messrs. Hood. 10; ]. w.
Sluss. Is; Bixby. IL; Moore. 3; Woods. z;
Miller, 6; Jaqaith. 6; HitZ, 5; lockwood. 5:
Clelland. 4; Mcclure, 2
Members of the Indianapolis Whist Club
who had plus scores at the meeting Satur-
day night. Jan. 80. were Messrs. Anderson.
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Mnher VIII Sail on Feb. 20.

NEW YORK. Feb 6.-Jockey Danny
Maher has engaged passage on the White
Star liner Cedric. which viii sail from here
on Feb. p. The racing season in England
opens on March =, and Maher Is under in
structions 10 be there in advance OF that
date. He viii ride again this year for
Sir James Miller who has first call on bis
services. and for Lord Derby. who has
of about twenty racers. and Maher expects
even a harder campaign than he had last
year, when he took mounts in $40 races. OF
these he was successful an something like
10. The Jockey has been spending most OF
his winter vacation with his father in Hart
ford. Conn. making occasional trips 10 New
Yor..
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Now that the East and West have so ex-
ceedingly much in common, it does seem
as if the scale of weights of the Jockey
Club should be made universal the country
over. 1t would be a great convenience to
owners and trainers If this were so, and it
would do away with many of the unneces-
sary worries that come to burden the secre-
taries of the several associations. An
owner who has been racing in the West
say at Chicago, goes East. His inducement
apart from stakes In which he is entered,
is the overnight programme. Some races
there appeal to him. He figures out his
weights, and, quite naturally. he bases his
calculations on the Western scale Of
weights. only 20 find when he gets East
that ii is not similar TO the Eastern scale.
1t is true the difference is only trifie. but
it is enough to be confusing, and there can
be no reason advanced for it's continuance.
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players, especially
those who attended
the congresses. In
the American Whist
League his opinions
have always had due
consideration a II d
Importance and he
exerted a permanent
influence in whist
affairs. He was well
thought Of by Cav
endish." They both
worked at the same
time on the princi-
pies governing the
American L. a d S "
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1T used 10 be thought that when man
was over thirty he had.no business in the
prize ring. but now there seems to be a
general revival OF the dead ones, or those
who might be thought 10 be dead, or. at
least, out of age. George Dixon is wallop-
Ing everything before him in England.
Tommy Ryan comes out of his dotage and
makes Z monkey out of the heavy and mid
dleweight champions Of England, and other
old-timers have made youngsters look like
30 cents. The next thing that will happen
will not be weight limit I'm the making OF
matches. but they will wrangle over ages,
and II will not be a strange thing to hear:
81 won't fight him because he has gray
hair and Is q grandfather"
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James j. Jeffries is in hard luck During
their reigns as champions Sullivan and Cor
bett received many challenges. but at times
they were averse 10 accepting them Even
Fitz deliberated long while before taking
on Jeff. Now here's JEFF willing 20 go on.
but there is no one to go on with--that is,
no one who would be sure to pull big
house with him
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w. X. Vanderbilt. jr.. is surely crank
on automobile racing. After winning about
every race I'm which he started at the Day
tona-Ormond course he wired his New
York architects and engineers TO construct
an automobile track on the grounds OF his
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Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has announced
that before taking on Tommy Ryan in an
other bout he would go into the country
near Philadelphia for a long rest. After
meeting Ryan again O'Brien would need
another long rest. for Ryan will surely
give the Philadelphia very warm time
in a twenty-round bout
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So James ]. Corbett has announced that
he would break his theatrical contract If a
large purse should be offered for fight
between him and Fitzsimmons. Corbett is
laboring under the idea that Fitz would be
easy picking for him, but 1t Is strange how
many people differ with James Jaw Cor
bett I'm this matter
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Sharkey and Munroe seem 10 be good
business men and their tactics entitle them
10 a place in the "hold-up" division. They
agreed to fight before n Philadelphia club
for Go per cent. OF the gross. The terms
were accepted Then there was bunch to
20 per cent. and the manager consented to
raise the limit. Then the price was raised
to 20 per cent. and the Philadelphia pro-
moter has backed up.
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NEWS OF THE WHIST PLA YERS
OF INDIANAPOLIS AND STA TIE
Death Of Nicholas Br07ge Trzt ReuOIed One Of tie BeSf
Thinkers and Writer'S from the Game-LOcaI Tourney

q; Wright, 6: Metcalf. 5: Coffin. 3; Clifford,
2; Pirkey, ?; McCotter, 1; Conduit, J.
The Meridian Club met Monday morning
with Mrs. Walter Eastman on North Me-
ridian street.
The whist players of the State must not
forget that the next tournament of the
Indiana Whist Association is TO occur the
evenings of Feb. g and 20 at the Clay
nnnl Hotel
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Fitzsimmons Is becoming red-headed
again and wants 10 fight either Jack
O'Brien or Tommy Ryan. II Fftz could
make the middle-weight limit he would
make either man hustle TO beat him.
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Nat Goodwin cut the waits between the
acts in "a Gilded Fool the other night in
order to see a fight between Joe Cans and
Mike Ward. Goodwin cleaned UP a nice
sum by betting on Cans. The famous come
dian is fond of everything in the sporting
line from crap game to prize fight.
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Joe Gans's decisive victory over Mike
Ward should prove that the lightweight
champion Is not altogether "all in" Cans s
next important battle will be with Joe VOL
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also be considered. The association should
command the respect Of the sport-loving
public.
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Mr.. Nicholas Browse Trist, whose death
was announced in the Journal last Sunday,
was well known 10 the majority of whist
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PROBLEMS OF INTEREST
TO ALL CHECKER PLAYERS
The Journals Column DeJOfed Ne70s of the Game Of Druugh
and Personal Notes of the Experts
OBJECTS.
10 popular,ze the rame OF draught,


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THE SPORTING SECTION OF THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

The SPORTING SECTION or The SUNDAY JOURNAL
Can be found al the following places:
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Hotel Dearborn station News stand
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Grand Hotel.
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OF Third and jefferson streets, and Blucfeld
Bros. sl2 West Market street.
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and Lawrence streets. and a. Smith. 1851
Champa street
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street.
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street
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SPORTING EDITORIAL PAGE

Telephone Calls Tor the Sporting Department;
No. SO-Both Old and New.
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IA, 80, 25-22, Ills, 23-ls, 1913, ISL,
23-26, 22-1S, 800, 24-l9. 30-25 drawn.
Isl 25-2l, 1I-22, 23-lS, 16-2s, 14-l0 ETC..
draws.
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(a) This corrects "A. G. p" where 30--25
is given showing a Black win.-Johnston.