Possible Clues:

• After game, produced the first card, as the referee did?
• What ref did frequently brought up after game
• The wild southerly winds blew
• Reacted to foul play in game, having initiated trick
• Was responsible for a sound game and came first
• Drew attention to how awful the game is, for instance, in travelling the wilds
• Signalled the end of a match
• Put the lips together and blew, as Bacall instructed in To Have and Have Not