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...first round of the annual whist tournament will end Feb. 24. Each couple will play every couple in its set one game consisting of sixteen deals, play and re-play. Hearts shall be trumps. All scores, signed by the players, should be handed in at a Berkins Hall. The laws of duplicate whist shall govern the game. In case of any controversy, the decision will be left to the Tournament Committee. The penalty for a revoke shall be two tricks. The drawings by sets are as follows...
...whist tournament, which was to have commenced today, has been postponed until Wednesday, owing to the short time since the announcement was made. The entries will close on Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock, and the only book in which they may be made is at Leavitt & Peirce...
...Whist Club's regular winter duplicate whist tournament, open to all members of the University, will begin on February 12. The entries will be divided into sets of four or five pairs each and each pair will play every other pair in the same set. The two pairs which make the best showing in each set will play in the next round. The members of the whist team to play Yale will not be chosen wholly on the basis of their showing in the tournament, but men who play well in the tournament will be favorably considered. Entries...
...match with Yale will be played in Cambridge about March 31. The team for the match will consist of eight men picked by the captain. Before meeting Yale, the Harvard whist team will play two matches with the American Whist Club, and one each with the Colonial Club of Cambridge, the Revere Club of Chelsea, the Mercantile Library Association of Boston and the Cavendish Club. N. S. Kelly 2L., M. Hyman 2L., and A. J. Halle 2L., who played on the whist team last year are still in the University...
...annual duplicate whist tournament will begin on Monday evening, February 12, and will be open to all members of the University. The entry fee, fifty cents, may be left at Leavitt's at any time before the date of the tournament. In case any men should not be able to enter in pairs, endeavors will be made to secure partners for them after the entries are all in. Silver cups will be given to the winning pair. The announcement of drawings and the regulations governing the tournament will be published at a later date...