The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
NEWS OF THE WHIST PLA YERS
OF INDIANAPOLIS AND STAT
There WW Be SIX Trophies at the State Tournament WOman
club Adopts Satisfactorily Ne70 System

The next meeting of the State association,
which will be held the week of Feb. p, will
be the annual meeting and the first even
ing all are requested to be there at o'clock
as the election of officers for the ensuing
year will be held on that evening.
The officers of the past year have been
faithful and earnest workers and it is due
to their efforts and efficiency that the as
ISOLATION has had such well-attended and
enthusiastic tournaments as were held dur
ing the year.
The new officers, when elected, will have
to look we'll to their laures If they surpass
the achievements of the old.
The decision made by the officers of the
association when they decided that the final
games must be played within seven days
from the tournament was a good one. So
often the final game is not played on ac-
count of negligence or carelessness until
it is too late for any challenge games to be
played before the next tournament.
The rule should be enforced that if the
games are not played within the time speci-
fled the trophies are forfeited at once, in
order that challenges may be sent in for
such trophies.
The query has arisen, What club is the
rightful holder of the A. w. C. trophy? 1t
ought to be settled at once and then other
challenges could be sent in.
There will be six trophies in play at the
tournament. The team trophies are: The
!. W. c. trophy, presented to the associa-
ton by the indianapolis Whist Club; the
A w. C. trophy, presented by the American
Whist Club, and the Bradshaw trophy,
presented by Mrs. j. w. Bradshaw through
the Womans Club The pair trophies are:
The Herran trophy and two bronze tro-
plies.
The |. w. G. trophy is at present held by
the American Club. The A. w. G. trophy
is held by which club, the indianapolis
club or the American club? The Bradshaw
trophy is held by the American club. The
Heron trophy is held by the indianapolis
club. The north and south bronze is held
by the Muncie club. The east and west
bronze is not held bv any club. The final
game was played by Mr.. Wood and Mr..
Ellis, of the American club, and Mrs. Grail
and Mrs. Patterson. of Muncie, which re-
suited in tie and the game has never been
played since TO decide the matter
1t looks though the American club will
enter the next tournament in possession of
a majority OF the trophies. Ii is to be con-
graduated upon it's victories.
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The members of the Woman's Whist Club
that had plus scores Tuesday afternoon
JAN 10. were Mesdames T. Swain 8, Lowry
., Munk 2. Conduit 2. Pirkey 2, Porter l.
Branham 1, Helms /. Talbot l, Eastman J.
Hutchinson /. Six tables were in play.
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The Woman's Club used a very salts
factory system of play for six-table
game Tuesday afternoon. This system was
1hpr of tohl CO
that every east and west pair play an
equal number OF deals against every north
and south pair. For progressive game
this is much better system than the old
method, where with an even number OF
tables, one table always had to be passed
and east and west pairs play one north
and south pair twice.
Still this system is not as fair or just
to all players as the Howell system, which
is used every alternate Tuesday at the
club, giving every pair an opportunity t.
meet every other pair.
Six teams have been formed in the club
so far in preparation for the tournament
and are ready for practice. They are as
follows, the first name of each team be-
ing the captain:
Mrs Lowry Mrs Benham, Mrs Messick
and Mrs. Rittenhouse.
Mrs. smith, MIS-. ran, Mrs. Lynn and
Mrs. Johnson.
Mrs. Branham, Mrs. Pirkey, Mrs. Porte,
and Mrs. Benton.
Mrs. T. Swain. Mrs. De PREF, Mrs Tea
and Mrs. Conduit.
Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Lazarus, Mrs
Helms and Mrs. Jaquith
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. lockwood. Mrs. Nor.
rison and Mrs. Marion.
More teams will be formed and the clul
viii also have several pairs TO enter fol
play well.
All business at the Womans Club will b'
transacted hereafter between 2 and 2:1l
o'clock as not to postpone the time o
| play. and all essays and papers on whis
will be read at the same hour.
The members should all be there. if pos
sble. at O'Clock. There is much infOrma
| ton to le obtained from the papers read
| and the reading of them will be resumed
and an early attendance is desired.