Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Committee ATanges for
Woman's Whist Congress.
HUNDREDS TO PLAY
PALM BEACH TOURNEY DOWN TO
sEMI-FINALs AND FINALS.
Good Bowling Battles Last Might
New Orleans Races-Courtney
Returns to Cornell.

At the home of Miss Ellen Lloyd Colds
borough, in Baltimore, last evening. the
committee met which is to manage the
seventh congress of the Woman's Whist
League.
"- committee is Miss Ellen Lloyd Colds
b., ough, president of the league; Mrs. Geo.
Dobbin Penniman, Miss May Hough, Miss
Alice Tiffany, Mrs. George p. Thomas. Jr,
Miss Marie McCay, Mrs Joseph Trippe
Miss Emily Dougherty. Miss H. Hinkley.
Miss Clara kirkland, Mrs. c. Penrose and
Mrs. John Chandlee.
All the arrangements were discussed ana
details for the congress were perfected
The congress is to begin at the Hotel Bel
vedere Baltimore, and to continue for four
days. On Monday. April %. there will be
informal play, when the 400 contestants
will gather.
This will be the regular order Of pay.
First-The contest for the championship
of the years 19O4-19O5 for club teams OF
four will be played on the mornings of
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, under
the Mitchell Howell system.
Match scores will control this contest
Second, Cavendish trophy-The contest
for the junior championship of the years
1904-190o for club teams of four Will be
played at the same time and under the
same rules as the contest for the Washing
ton trophy
Third Philadelphia cup-The contest for
the championship of the years 19Of-19oo for
club pairs will be played on the mornings
of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I'M
der the Howell system The highest aggre-
gate score of the three days will win the
contest
Any pair desiring to drop out and enter
the open game may do SO, provided they
can induce another pair to leave with them:
Fourth, Toledo trophy-The contest for
the championship of the years 1904-1905
ings of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day under the Mitchell Howell system
without change of partners.
Fifth, Brooklyn trophy-Pairs of women
winning in the open-pair contests of the
mornings of Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday will be qualified to enter the con-
test for the Brooklyn trophy Friday. This
contest will be under the Howell system.
Sixth, New Amsterdam trophy-Pairs of
women winning in open-pair contests of the
evenings of Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday will be qualified to enter the con-
tests for this trophy Friday morning. Con-
tests to be under the Howell system.
Seventh. open-pair contests-A fee of 80
cents will be charged for each player TAX
ing part in the following contests:
The open contests for pairs of women anG
mixed pairs of men and women will be
played mornings and evenings of Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Pairs of women
winning in morning games will be qualified
to enter contest for Brooklyn trophy. Pairs
OF women winning In evening games will
be qualified to enter contest for New Am
sterdam trophy. The mixed pairs winning
mornings and evenings of Tuesday and
Wednesday and Thursday morning will be
qualified to enter contest for special prizes
Thursday evening.
Each contest will be complete in itself.
The highest score each morning and even
ing north and south and the highest score
each morning and evening east and west
will be counted winners.
1t is expected that many local minister's
will attend, the Marlborough club alone
sending over something like twenty of Its
best players.