Word: tournament
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...following rules have been adopted to govern the conduct of the whist tournament in regard to points likely to be misunderstood...
Owing to the fact that so little time is left to play off the tournament, it will be impossible to extend the time limit on any of the rounds; hence, special attention is called to rule VI. If any match shall not have been played when the time limit has passed, or if couples shall have been unable before then to arrange a date for a match, the committee will then decide the matter and will enforce the rule against any who have not been prompt in arranging their matches...
...championship last year are not now in college, it has been decided to allow Hall and Jones, and Denison and Booth, the two couples who were tied for second place last year, to draw a bye to the end of the final round. Hence the winners of the tournament will have to play off with them for the championship. This step was taken because it will shorten the tournament by one round and will simplify matters in picking the pairs for the team...
...very likely that a few of the older players may be induced to compete for the team which is to play Yale, it will not necessarily follow that those who rank as first, second and third in the tournament will constitute the team...
...WHIST TOURNAMENT.- Entries for the whist tournament will close at 6 p. m., Friday. The blue-book is at Bartlett...