Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1897, Page 7

4 WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Prices that havenever been met. This Is not the first time we have named these prices on High Grade Furniture. The others have had ample time to meet them fore-heard-of low prices. Seercrane tio figures again: Solid Oak 3-piece Chamber Suite....... $13.50 Solid Oak High-back Cane $1 Seat Dining Chair. Fe 6-it. Solid Oak Exten- sion Table....... $3.50 Elegant 3-piece Damask Parlor Suites..... ©7 Our Carpet prices are still the lowest ever quoted in this vicinity. We simply ask comparison with others’ figures. Wash. B. Williams,7th&D. —e Our tailoring is more than ever gaining the goodwill of this town’s best dressers. At $25—we crowd more real style and fine work- wanship into the price than you'll perhaps believe. J. H. HARBAN,™™=. 1419 N.Y. av. no2)-12d You'll Carve 48c Regular 75c. and $1.00. © Ladies’, Misses and Child's p34! Crocheted Worsted Bed Hoom pee, Slippers, all sizes, all colors. Regular $1.50 grades. Misses’ and Ladies’ Kid Boots, Laced and Button; 6 popular styles. $1 -37 Regular $2.00 quality. Ladies’ Pretty Evening Sandals, With a 2 or 3- piece Set of Car- Patent leather, white kid lined; vers, secured Soft black kid, black beaded. from us from $1 : The Tu rkey up. All styles, $I °85 Regular $2.50 values. and every one Our famous Hand-sewed Finish good for any amount of Turkey and other carving. Elegant Kid and Box Calf Boots, 15 different styles. $2-35 Regular $3 values. Ladies’ Hand-sewed Viel Kid Dress Shoes, with or without cork ‘soles. $2-75 Regularly $3.50 and $4 Scotch Cloth-top Cycle Boots. Style No. 246, Kid Button; Style No. 315, Kid Laced. Better Walford’s Cutlery Houses, 477 and 909 Penn. Ave. 022-200 RELIABLE SHU We feel thankful to the Shoe-buying, public, without their confidence and liberal patronage our suc- cess would have been impossible. As a slight token of our gratitude we shall give you a chance to buy some of our most desirable Shoes at a discount from our AL- WAYS LOWEST PRICES. These Reduced Prices To Prevail Till Thursday Noon. WI. HAHN & CO.’S 222+ HOUSES, THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1897-14 PAGES. U7 FREE SOUVENIRS WITH CHILDREN’S SHOES A Thanks-giving Shoe Feast. This has been the most successful Fall season in + volume of business we've ever ex] that our success has been due principally to our fortu- nate and timely purchases and the high qualities of Shoes we have thereby been enabled to sell at never-be- ienced. We know for 37c Regular 50 & 75c. grades. ~ ” Cloth ‘le Leggins; Men’s and Ladies’ Sittstintsh Black Broadcloth Overgaiters. $1 19 Splendid $1.50 values. Men's snd Boys’ Casco Calf, Solid double-sole laced, with soft Dongola tops. $1 -37 Regular $2.00 grades. Boys’ Winter Tan Laced, with double soles and extension edges. $1 -95 Regular $2.50 Shoes. Boys’ Hand-sewed Welt Black Vici Kid Shoes; handsome and very durable. $2-35 Regular $3 quality. Men's Hand-sewed Calf Laced and Gaiters, ‘Opera and English toes. $2-85 Regular $4 values. Men's Finest Box Calf, “Bulldog” toe and French Calf “Opera” Laced. - 1914 and 1916 Pa, ave., htt rs pan ce ug 3 MOWBRAY— My name is Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, Who hither came engaged by my oath; And when I bave cash and am not broke, Six are nothing loth and folks say T am ythed man in this our an-ient realm. and do not care thing so I be at Fashion's helm. Who copie Our Overcoats, Twenty. Our Trousers, Five. Our Business Suits, Fifteer Fifty. Our Fu'l Dress Suits, Thirty. Order of us and you will be in style. in this assed. city. pete eo GLASS WARE and a complete Money back if dissatisfied. Gar- ments kept in repair one year free of charge. Write for samples and self- measurement guide. Open evenings till 9 o'clock. Six Little Tailors, 090909099 998005000800 Oak Chamber Suites from.. $12.50 S-plece Parlor Saites trom.. $14.00 Oak Sideboards trom....... $7.00 Oak Dining Chairs from... 75c. Oak Extension Tables, 6 ft., = lension Tables, $3.50 z Perhaps you need a carpet. and lay all carpets free of charge It’s no use to say much about Heating Stoves, for you know we carry the best line at the lowest prices in town. 0 8608900 e909ECO08CC90 0600 Are You All Ready for Thanksgiving? Is Your House in Order? REMETIBER, We are the best prepared to serve you of any Furniture House Our line of Dining Room Furniture is unsur- Not only do we carry SSDEBOARDS, CHINA CLOS- ETS, SERVING TABLES, DINING TABLES and DINING CHAIRS, but also DINNER SETS, TEA SETS, CUTLERY, assortment of table belongings. Don’t forget that we make, line BOSOS98OSO 50008080 112-plece Dinner Sets, dec- crated, from. $9.75 Roll-top Desk, 4 ft. wide, vabks of drawers, frem...7. 915.00 Chiffonter Beds from....... $12.00 941 Pa. Ave. N.W. no22-m, wt lid Oak Parlor Desk, th GENUINE French legs, quartered oak ld—tnterior nicely finished, and the desk made up first- Is a $10 ™ $4.87 confound thix with a cheap, sawed "oT ISCENTS"’—$75, §50, $40. CRESCENTS. ’97 Nos. 1 and 4- 21n. wheel still $75. ‘97 Nos. 9 & 10— 2in. wheel—still $50 "06 Nos. 1 & 4—25.1n. whet - - -$35- 7°83,000 “CRESCENTS™ were sold to No- 13,000 MORE than the out-- he Atlas Range. ‘The beautiful 6-Inch Range, made up in the most artistic manner; has a large oven, put of ‘96 ~ "9S" samples expected about pedal attachment for opening the door; is the 23th irstaot. A CHAINLESS ~“CRES- handsomely trimmed, and CENT” at $75 among them. Western Wheel Works ira oviea ase ” $8.75 ’ Wesb. Branch, s.e. cor 9th and H sts. n.w. Brass& Enamel Iron Beds Heavy brass rail on head and footboard, with brass spindles and cast brass balls. This is certainly the best value ever offered in this line. Be sure and see them $5 20 High-Grade Rockers. A special lot of Quartered Oak and Ma- hogany-finished Cobbler Seat Rockers, with genuine leather seats (not paper seats). Beught for the holiday trade, but have ar- rived ahead of time. Rather $1.89 than store them, we will offer about 100 of them for. A rare bargain. ne20-2ha H. S. JONES, Jr., Myr. DR. FRANCK’S RAINS OF HEALTH ‘nae CONSTIPATION wii CORCESTION eras SRADAGRE, ee Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IX HUMAN HAIR. Hair Switches at Great Bargains. 00 Switches reduced '> $1.50. 00 Switebes reduced to $2.50. .00 Switches reduced to $5.00. Gray and White Hair reduced ia sime proportion. Time. Siccardi, 711 11th st., next to Palais Royal. Seventh and I BO HOODOO 8900 90099008 000800 Why Don’t You Visit Our Store Today And look over the handsomest line of COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHINGS to be found in this city? We know the prices will please you, as well as the goods. - CASH OR CREDIT. 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Burchell, 1325 F St. This One, 1231 Pennsylvania Avenue EXPIRES IN THE STREET. Man Supposed to Be George Rankins Dies of Hemorrhage. A man supposed to be George Rankins died on the street of hemorrhage Saturday night near the Academy of Music. He had attended the play at the Academy and did not leave until just before the conclusion of the last act. When he reached the cor- ridor one of the ushers noticed that he was spitting blood, but as the man did not ask for assistance nothing was said to him. Leaving the building, Rankins staggered across to the west side of 9th street, where Policemen Miller and Gover took charge of him. Shilling was also nearby when the man fell. The Emergency Hospital ambulance ar- rived in a few minutes, but Rankins died pam mec aid reached him. en. ly reached the morgue a search for evidence of identification was made. The only thing found was a receipt for a registered letter sent to J. 8. Gibbs, Chicago, -..., the sender's name appearing as George Rankins. Inspector Mattingly has sent a telegram to Mr. Gibbs notifying him of the man’s death. The deceased was apparently about forty years old and weighed about 160 pounds. He had dark and mustache, was well and wore a sealskin cap. —_—_. Mrs. Newl: y : But you will not tell me the of any of the rou belong to.” Mr. New! “Carrie, it is best I hn "a ‘Boston Trane ‘When otber to and colin De Bull Gongh Herup ‘wil cea’ ‘ares Obviously Socstes tt ie"the: Bex if SPORTS-IN- GENERAL Preparing for the Thanksgiving Day Foot Ball Match. HIGH ‘SCHOOL TEAMS 7) CONTEST Other Matters of Interest to Lovers of Athletics. GREAT GAMES SATURDAY ‘The foot ball game Saturday between the Columbia Athletic Club and the Artillery eleven proved to be the very best kind of practice that the Columbia boys could have indulged in, and Captain Wells expresses confidence that comes of an inborn knowl- edge of the game in the outcome of the game between the C. A. C. and the Colum- bian ‘varsity eleven Thanksgiving day. Captain Wells has his men out every even- ing at Columbia field and puts them through a course of sprouts in falling on the bail, practice in the signals, punting and trick formations. The men are in splendid shape—probably better than at any time during the season—and will make the fight of the season for the victory. Very little has been heard of the progress of the Columbian team, but Captain Lewis’ skill and judgment in handling his men may be relied upon. The showing made against the University of Virginia showed the material of which the team is made, and the hard practice of the boys since then has not tended to make the team any weaker. There is no way to obtain a.defi- nite line on the strength of the teams, but @ pretty and exciting game, with a small, close score, may be looked for. HOT CONTEST PROMISED. Tomorrow’s Foot Ball Match Between High School Teams. The game of foot ball to be played tomor- row by the teams of the Central and East- ern High Schools is attracting almost as much attention as the Thanksgiving day game between Columbian University and the Columbia Athletic Club. The splendid game put up by these teams last Tuesday, when the score stood 0-0, showed that they are about as well balanced as two teams could possibly be, and gives promise of an exceedingly interesting game tomor- row. The teams will in all probability line up in about the same shape as they did last Tuesday. Captain Oyster of the Central had his men out every day last week in the school yard preparing some new tricks that are expected to turn the tide in favor of the boys from the main school, and it would be a hard job to find a more promis- ing set of athletes anywhere. The boys gained a great deal of confidence by their showing against the Eastern team Tues- day and will go into the fight tomorrow with the determination to give their rooters: something to shout for. At the Eastern school the subject of the coming game has bee! almost the sole topic of conversation,,bothtamong the boys and among the girls, the-young ladies of each school taking the utmost interest in the contest and lending all the moral aid at their command to the support of their re- spective teams. Capt@in Maupin expresses confidence in the gutcome and his men may be depended upon to put up a fight worthy of the school that phies. . The teams wilJ in all probability line up as follows: S$ won So many tro- ight end. ight tackle. Mueden. Right guard. Pascal... ‘pter 0. Blackiston. Barnard -Left half back Right half back. .-Full back... . Arrangements have been made for one of the largest crowds of the season. The at- tendance at the game last Tuesday was probably in the neighborhood of 2,000 and the fine game put up at that time will doubtless attract many more than that number tomorrow. LOCAL FOOT BALL GAMES. Fourth Artillery Eleven Defeated by the Columbias. The Columbia Athletic Club defeated the 4th Artillery eleven at Columbia Field Sat- urday by 22 to 0. The soldiers outweighed the C. A. C. players, but were outplayed. Dyer acted as captain of the Athletic Club team in the absence of Wills, while Dickinson’s place was taken by Claudy, Underwood playing center. In fact, Capt. Dyer gave sixteen a chance in order to try out the substithte corps of the team. This gave the men the best possible kind of practice for the Thanksgiving day fray. The C. A. C. team put up a good game, holding like a rock when the strong and heavy soldiers seemed likely to take the ball over the Hine. All of the men played good foot ball, the game being full of in- teresting and brilliant work. For the artillery team, Trenary, Nealy, Meinehardt and Fleming played well, the tackling of the first named being one of the features of the contest. The lack of a knowledge of proper defensive play and the art of tackling seemed the main rea- sons for the defeat of the soldiers, and should these difficulties be overcome next year the 4th Artillery will be heard from in foot ball matters. Gallaudet is rapidly coming to the front in the foot ball world. In the game at Kendall Green Saturday in the Intercol- legiate Association series with the team from Western Maryland College, Gallaudet won by 6 to 4. Gallaudet and the St. John’s College teams will meet at Annapolis De- cember 4 to play the deciding game in the series. Gallaudet has defeated every other team in the association, its score being three won and none lost, except St. John’s, and has thus made a record for itself out- side of Washington. Gallaudet will in all probability win the championship of the as- sociation. The game Saturday was extremely inter- esting. Gallaudet made a touchdown and goal after some hard play in the first half, but inthe second the visitors took a brace and several time# had the ball dangerously near the Gallatget “'goal. The superior weight of the hgmd?)) vented all but one.tguchdown, the try for goal failing and leaving the score 6 to 4 in Gallaudet’s favai Play was exciting in this half, and he did some excel- lent defensive ahd offensive work. The Western High, #chool foot ball team met the troopers atiort Myer Saturday and lost by 4 te 0.i»The superior weight *in the end, although {put up a plucky fight ‘The Le Droit Athletic Club of this city was defeated Saturday at Warrenton, Va., by the Bethel Academy by 14 to 0. The Military ly eleven outweighed 01 AY the Washington the game that thay. ‘The second of'/a sefies of handicap golf matches was played Saturday on the Chevy Chase Club links, Twelve entries tried for honors, the best scores being made by L. B. Earle, 98; 8. B. Redfern, 100; Dr. Compton, 101; R. C. Haydn, 102. who did not were capable of, put up ry al eo pey er steam, however, pre- | a and 3 to play; Mr. Leech beat Mr. Wiley, 4 up and 2 to play. YALE AND PENNSYLVANIA. ‘Two Winning Members of the Big Four Saturday. The outcome of the Yale-Princeton gime at New Haven Saturday was a big surprise, not ofly to the Tigers and their admirers, but to every one. Pennsylvania’s victory ‘was not unexpected. This leaves Pennsyi- vania at the top of the heap in the “big four” combination. Yale's victery over Princeton was a fair one, the Tigers being outplayed at every point except in the kicking department, where Baird gained over McBride on every exchange. The Yale goal was never in danger in the first half after Baird made three tries for goal and failed. The ball during this half went up and down the field, but not danger- ously near either goal. Baird did some wonderful kicking in this half, two being for over sixty yards each. -In the second half Capt. Cochran did not appear, and soon after Reiter and Baird were injured and forced to leave the field. ‘These wonderful rushes of Yale really won the game, as Retter and Baird were put out on account of injuries received while Yale was keeping up this terrible hammering on the line. From the 36-yard line the bali was steadily and surely advanced until Dudley, the ycung player from this city, was pushed over for a touch-down and Cad- walader kicked goal. Then the Tigers took a brace and played for a time with magnificent, dogged de- termination, but with the ball on Yale's 25-yard line, placed there by terrific rushes through the line, and in which Bannard was badly hurt and forced to leave the game, a miserable fumbie was made that lost to Princeton all hope of scoring. Twice after that Yale placed the ball on Prince- ton’s five-yard line, but was unable to get it over. f All through the Yale men showed that piuck that has gained the victory so often for the blue in the face of adverse circum- stances. Too much credit, however, can- rot be given for the gameness and pluck manifested in Princeton's play in the sec- ond half. The tackles and ends of the Yale team seemed superior to those of the Tigers, while De Saulles outplayed Burke, though outplayed himself by Baird; while Dudley behind the line was Yale's shining star, Benjamin appearing to be about on a par with Bannard. Reiter and Kelley, of course, Played gocd games. McBride outpunted Wheeler after Baird left. Pennsyivania’s victory was gained through superior work. Harvard played well, but Pennsy played better. After some fierce rough-and-tumble play in the first half, Capt. Minds made a iry for a field goa! and missed. A minute later Morice secured the ball, dropped to the ground and Minds made a place kick that sent the bail squarely between the posts. A kicking ex- hibition fellowed, in which Minds and Haughton showed themselves about evenly matched. Shortly after Minds was pushed over for a touch-down, from which he kick- ed goal. With the ball on Harvard's 45- yard line, sfier an interchange of kicks, Parker of Harvard was given the ball, the result being a splendid run of 35 yards, dodging Weeks, Morice and Minds, for a tcuch-down, from which goal was kicked. In the second half Hare went over for a touch-down after some minutes of line- bucking. On the punt-out the ball went to Harvard: Then the ball went back and forth, a great amount of kicking being in- dulged in until Pennsy tried some terrific line-i ucking that brought the ball on Har- vard’s 3-yard line. Then, just as Minds was about to go through, the ball was fumbled, going to Harvard. The end of the half came a few minutes later, just as Morice made an unsuccessful try for a field goal. For Pennsy, Hare, Minds, Hedges and McCracken did splendid work, while for Harvard, Dibblee, Parker and Haughton were the stars. Both the Naval Academy and the West Points were victorious Saturday. West Point rolled up the surprisingly large score of 42 to 0 against Brown, by superb work in every department. Five of West Point's touch-downs were made without losing the ball from the kick-off. West Point gained 1,018 yards through Brown’s line, while Brown was able to make but 46 through West Point. The middies won from Lehigh by 28 to 6 in a well-played and interesting game, at which Mr. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, vas a spectater. Lehigh started off by making a touch-down, but the naval cadets took a brace and played a winning game after that. Other foot ball games Saturday were as follows: At Cambridge, Mass.—Harvard freshmen, 34; Yale freshmen, 8. At Williamstown, Mass.—Dartmouth, Wilifams, 0. At Easton, Pa.—Lafavette, 41;Wesleyan,6. At Chicago—Carlisle Indians, 23; Univer- sity of Illinois, 6. At Carlisle, Pa—Dickinson Coilege, 42; Franklin and Marshall, 0. At Maryland Oval—York, Pa., Y. M. C. A., 12; Maryland Athletic Club, 0. At Electric Park—Baltimore Medical Col- lege, 10; Maryland Agricultural College, 0. At Annapolis, Md.—Druid Athletic Club, 4; St. John’s College, 0. At Lexington, Va.—Virginia Military In- stitute, 42; Hampden-Sidney College, 0. MOST SUCCESSFUL MEETING. Recent Gratifying Experience of the Washington Jockey Club. ‘The second tall meeting of the Washing- ton Jockey Club, which closed at the Ben- ning track Saturday afternoon, was by far the most successful, both in a financial and racing point of view, in the history of the club, the paid attendance being 70 per cent greater than at any previous meeting, and the racing being uniformly excellent. ‘The attendance of ladies Saturday was the largest seen at the track for years, proba- bly the largest ever seen at the Benning track, and this fact was particularly pleas- ant to the club management, who have la- bored patiently and assiduously to place racing here on the plane it occupied before the gambling element secured complete con- trol of it. President Howland and his as- sociates have, therefore, much cause for feeling, as they do, delighted with the suc- cess of the meeting and the future of rac- ing here. The third spring meeting of the club will commence about the middle of April, during which the first Washington nursery stakes for two-year-olds will be tun, the added money being $4,000, and there is: every indication that that meeting will be as successful, if not more so, as the one just concluded. The results of four of the five races run Saturday were given in The Star, and the fifth, a full course steeplechase, was won by Mars Chan, at 2 to 1, , at 1 to 3, being beaten by three lengths, he some fifteen or twenty feet in front of Moore, at 20 to 1. —_—— SERIOUS ACCUSATION. Mrs. Mary Offutt and Samuel Thomp- son Accused of Larceny. Hearing of a charge of grand larceny against Mary R. Offutt and Samuel R. Thompson, set for today in the Police Court, was continued until tomorrow. The woman is the proprietress of a millinery establishment at 1212 G street, arid Thomp- son is her cousin. They were arrested Saturday by Detective Baur-on complaint of Mary L. Smith of 1809 18th street, who charges them with the larceny of a pair of diamond earrings valued at $200.. ~ According to Mrs. Smith, the earrings were in a chamois bag attached to an arti- cle of wearing apparel. While trying on @ new garment at the store several days ago she left a portion of her clothing in Mrs. Offctt’s room. Some time later it was that the earrings were pa wned by Mrs, Of- oes yin the. ball and gave ie to way on | Phil AMONG THE WHIST PLAYERS The important events the past week in whist circles are of a character to arouse the greatest interest in whist players. The meeting at Albany will no doubt be of the greatest benefit to the game, as nearly every club in the state was represented, and the desire to advance the best means to bring the players closer together caused everything to come off with perfect una- nimity. Minneapolis, too, is arousing all the northwestern clubs by the offer of a hand- some trophy. Massachusetts has trophies to be competed for every day in the week, and with such incentives no wonder the character of whist is of the highest order. Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore and Washington, as whist centers, should get closer together. After the organization of the Atlantic it was thought that there would be continual practice matches between the clubs of these cities. The women whisters are more interested than the men, and already arrangements are being perfected to playa match game, eight a side, four ladies and four gentle- men, Washington and Baltimore. The local interest in whist is everything that could be desired, as private matches are being played all over the city every night, but it is not organized play, and is not as con- ducive to good play as would be if the stimulus of a trophy was at stake. It is the competitive play that brings out the care and attention to the game that is needed. The playing together constantly, that enables players to familiarize them- selves with one another's play, is all es- sential to strong play. Baltimore has ready commenced to pick out the team: that must play together constantly. This is what made the Hamilton team so for- midable, their ten years’ practice. The C. Bi. C. is having some interesting play, the handicap prize has caused many entries, and the secret of the handicap makes one play his best at all times, as he does not know his nearest competitor. The situation in the New Jersey and At- lantic match at present is that the Atlan- tic has found a hand in which their strong- est pair only scored three tricks, and were the cards placed on the table exposed it would be impossible to take less than six tricks, without a revoke. The score is wrong, showing that the certified score of two players at the same table must be final, or confusion would follow every match. The magnanimity with which the Atlantics met the New Jerseys ought to con- vince them that there was all the elegance of refined sportsmanship in readily con- senting to a draw before investigating any other boards to see if there were any er- rors in the Atlantics’ favor. Atlantic is perfectly willing to stand on the justness of the position taken by the officers of the association. The Andrews trophy will be the object of contest between the Camden team nd Mrs. Newbold’s team, who were successful at Philadelphia recently. The completed call for trumps has al- ways been considered manéatory upon the partner to lead them, but there is such a wide latitude assumed by some players, who signal on every occasion, when the trump strength does not warrant the call, that players are more timid in responding. There are only two cases where it is jus- tifiable to disregard the command. The first is when you have greater trump Strength than your partner, and have not advertised because of your weakness m the other suits. The second is when you are void of the suit your partner wishes to bring in. For example, hearts being trumps, upon diamonds being led, he dis- cards a spade, you, holding no clubs, know your partner is playing for the club suit, and you can best aid him by trumping that suit, and can make a better game by re- fraining from the trump lead. A play out of the ordinary depends altogether upon the character of player you are against, and whom you have for a partner, and the exi- gency arising in which you are justified in departing from the regular play, Waller of Chicago, knowing he must put his partner In the lead, to exhaust the last trump, leads away from an established suit of hearts, headed by the ace, king and queen. The play gained four tricks, his partner having jack and one small heart. By the supporting card cpening you often put your partner in a difficult position to read your holding in that suit, but this is not nearly as reprehensible as opening false in the initial lead of trumps, as was done by both players sitting north in the match for the Hamilton trophy at the seventh congress on deal thirty-five. This was in the finals, when Chicago faced Philadel- phia. Did the hand justify the play? No. If you wanted to invite a trump lead open the ten of diamonds. You reserve the two black aces to capture large cards of your opponents’ suits. It was very poor whist with the ace, four, two of spades, ace, nine, eight, seven, four of clubs, ten, nine, six of diamonds, and the nine, four of hearts, seven of hearts being turned, to open with the four of hearts. It outshort- suits short-suitism, without half the intel- ligence. This is the trump suit you are tampering with, the last suit you should deceive your partner as to your holding. Chicago Times-Herald puts the trump card in south’s hand by mistake. : These hands are selected as specimens of good play by the strongest players in the league, and should be able to stand the test of criticism. They are not supposed to be played by men with brain fag, and should not be heralded over the coun- try as monumental errors, for we are judged by the standard of good whist. ‘There are thousands of good whist players who have never attended a whist congress and are unattached to any clubs belonging to the league, and many of them play whist equal to many of our championship players. What would “The Whist Queen” or “The Duchess” or many of our whist teachers think if they were encouraged to teach such openings as were indulged in by both Philadelphia and Chicago players on board 35? Here is a specimen of long suit conserva- tism, played by one of the Baltimore team that’ went to Toledo and helped bring the A. W. L. trophy back: Holding five clubs to the seven, six, five, three, two, he ope the hand with the three of clubs; W. dea’ three of spades trumps, N. to lead. At trick seven N. can read his partner with all trumps and clubs. There being seven trumps played, can make three tricks, regardless of the position of trumps, he puts a force on S. by the lead of a los- ing heart. This same player on deal fifty- five in the New Jersey and Baltimore match, holding the thirteenth heart, and all the players refusing diamonds, leads the nine of diamonds, which Eagles cap- tures with the jack of diamonds, a pal- pable revoke, which is still undiscovered by any of the Baltimore players, thereby losing the match by a revoke that escaped it a penalty. chorea ae Table No. 2. North leads. West deals. a2 ‘Thomas. Sel Tramp. 3 spades. fiman. “Waits. Dr. Smith North. East. Senth. West. 3c ac x 4D 3D ADx KD 98 ASx 28 58 5c oc 0c TSx 108x ID Sa 7D 3H 8H 78x 4H 6H KSx Qs TH 10H oH 80 Kix 2c ic 38x 10D re ec 6x Ke ep 88x ac 8D s 7c xWinaing card. Won by Philadelphia. The. spirit shown by Cleveland in going east to tackle the strong Philadelphia Club was in striking contrast with Minneapolis, “Merts’s Drug News.” —Superior buying facilities, mod- ern ideas and methods and close selling have placed us in the posi- tion we occupy as the leading pharmacists in Washington. —No one else will sell you these well-known preparations at these prices: Williams’ Pink Pills.34c. Imperial Hair Regener- ator 99c. & $1.99 A little attention —to the hair a lot of trouble hereafter. Matter to use a little HAIR SUCCESS now and again. = prevents, the hair bottle. It's a cure for dandruft hair falling out and ke in" perfect “condition. "Bie MERTZ’S Pharmacy, 11th & F Sts. No. 1105 Penna. Ave. N. W. Walls, and the contests each team. The C. Bi. C.’s have had lively whist the past week, and some interesting positions came up. A query has been made as to what South would discard at tricks three and four. West dealt. Trump a small dia- mond turned. North opened with small diamond, which was taken by South with the K. South at trick two returned the jack of diamonds, upon which West played the queen; North took with the ace. Trick three North led diamond 9, which held the trick. South held originally: Diamonds, K., J.; spades, A., J.; clubs, @Q., J., 4; hearts, K., J. 4 South reads immense trump strength with North, and he knows he is asking informa- tion as to his suit. He can get two dis- cards, and if he signals strength by reverse discards in hearts it may cost two tricks in that suit. South fs perfectly justified blanking the ace of spadeseby discarding the jack et trick three. Trick four—North leads the diamond 10, asking additioral information between the club and heart suit, upon which South must discard a club. ‘This is an interesting discard, and will likely be sent on to Whist for an opinion, there was much contro- versy as to the proper discard, many think- ing a high and then a low heart. Low, who is one of the closest analysts in the country and a brilliant player, dis- carded the hearts. There were many other difficult positions attracting interest dur- ing the match. Saturday night's score is as follows: will be against North and South. East and Wes Spaulding&Stephens. 126/Pechin & Taylor... 158 Clark & Ulke. 124 Kerr & Quackenbush 152 Cole & Cornell. 124/ Willard & Wirt..... 152 Young & Pelouze.... 121) Mayse & Moore. Hills & Duncan. 2121/5. Wirt & Henry... . 150 Prince & Joh 115 | & Bunnemyer 149 & Robinson. . 1 m1. 148 | Towers =| Average........... 152 A nucleus for a mixed pair club by invi- tation will be organized tonight at Mr. Wimer’s. Many army and navy players will be represented. The Misses Fountain, who are playing strong whist, with a little practice will make good players, Miss Mona Fountain having all the requisites of a brilliant player. Mrs. Harcin of Kentucky, who is spending the winter in Washington, is a close reader of the cards, playing both short and long sults equally well. Mr. C. F. Lindsay, whe won prize prob- lem No. 3 of the Philadelphia Press,and is a close student of the game and well posted in the literature of whist, will play Miss Fountain’s partner tonighi. . The Next Whist Congress. The eighth congress of the American Whist League will be held in Boston early in July. The exact date will be fixed at the mid-winter meeting in January. There will be sixteen general contests—Hamilton trophy, for teams of four; Minneapolis trophy,for pairs; Brooklyn trophy, for aux- iliary associations; trophy, for fours; matches, pro- gressive matches, for pairs; a final heat for winning pairs, and a straight whist, free for all. ° for two rounds. The Minneapolis trophy will be played under the Mitchell system. Two or three of the contests will tems. Safford has perfected it for as many as twenty pairs, and it is being introduced in many of the clubs all over the states. the auxiliary has been awarded the”