The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-27
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HOW NJ OHR0y D0GsIes
letter from Paris TO the 7iala gives tba
following interesting account Of the miracld(
of memory and skill recently exhibited b.
Paul Morphy, the American Chess player:
"The astounding performances OF young
Paul Morphy have brought The excitement In
the chess-playing world Of this city up to
white heat. On Monday last he played
against and beat, blindfoldea, eight OF the
best players oil Paris at one time! The Cafe
dc Ia Regcnce, Mt which this extraordinary
feat occurred, has two large r6oms on the
ground floor. In the frst room, which is full
Of marble tables, were seated the eight adver-
SERIES Of MIR. Morphy' In the second room,
in which are two billiard tables, was seated
tho single player. A large portion OF this
room, including the billiard tables, Was shut
of from the crowd by cord, and behind the
tables, in a large arm chair, Sat Mr.. Morphy,
with his back nearly directly to the crowd
Two gentlemen, reporting for the press, kept
the game, and two other gentlemen, Messrs.
ToIlnoud, and Arnoud de Riviere, cried out
the moves or rather carried them from one
room to the other. The adversaries Of MIR.
Morphy were Messrs. Baucher, Bierwth, Bar
nemann, Lequesne, (the distinguished sculp-
tor,) Potter, Preti, and Seguin. They were
all either old or middle-aged men, and supe-
rior players, while Mr.. Morphy is but TWEEN
ty-one years Of age. The boards OF the eight
players were numbered /, 2, 8, etc., in the
order in which have given the names Of the
gentlemen. At la O'Clock the game COM
menced, MIR. Morrby playing 6rst, and CALI
ing out the same move for ell the eight boards,
X P2. (The games were conducted in French,
Mr.. Morphy speaking French PERFECTLY AT
7 O'Clock, No. Was beaten with M unlocked
for check mate. Soon after O'Clock, No. 6
abandoned the game as hopeless, and half an
hour later NJ. Lequesne, No. 5, played for and
gained draw game. No. l, 2, and 3, were
soon after beaten. At 10 O'Clock, No. 4 made
the blind player accept draw game, but it
was l02 o'clock before 81. Seguin, No. 8, a
very old gentleman, who contended with
great desperation, was beaten. Thus be beat
six, while two, who acted on the defensive
and only sought draw game, effected their
purpose, but draw game, under such cir
ought to be considered equiva-
lent to beat.
"During the entire game, which lasted just
ten hours, Mr.. Morphy sat with his knees and
eyes against the bare wall, never once rising
or looking toward the audience, nor even ia
king particle of drink or other refreshment.
His only movements were those of crossing
his legs from side to side, and occasionally
thumping tune with his fingers on the arms
OF the .faufsuil. lie cried out his moves
without turning his head. Against /, 2, 3,
and and I, who were not up to the standard
Of the other three players, he Frequently made
his moves instantaneously after receiving
theirs. lie was calm throughout, and never
made mistake, nor did he call move twice.
II must be recolected, moreover, that Nor
phey played "against the feld''--in other
words, that around each Of the eight boards
there was large collection Of excellent chess
players, who gave their advice freely, and
who had eight times longer to study their
play in than the single player. lie played
certainly against fifty men, and they never
ceased Tor moment making supposed moves
and studying their game most thoroughly
during the intervals that fell to each board.
And yet Morphy, who was out Of sight Of
these eight boards, saw the game palmer on
each than those who surrounded them ! |
could scarcely have believed the thing posi-
BILE II had not seen it. AT the end Of the
game there was shout from the three hun
dred throats present, which made one be-
lieve no was back again in oll Tammany
Iinil. AS JHCk AM lueTE Was u CUnSiutfHDIe
number Of English and Americans present,
(among the latter VAS Prof. Morse, who took
deep interest in the extraordinary game,
but much the larger number were French -
Morphy did not seem at all fatlgued, and APP
peared SO modest that the frenzy and aid
miration of the French knew no bounds
Hc was shaken by the hand and compliment
ed till he hung dewn his head in confusion.
Inn fvra -hns. I,l4 -.
chess-player, strokcd his hair with his hands
as he would child Of his own, and shower
ed him with terms of cndearment. Morphy
has no beard vet, and looks more like q
schoolboy than worlds champion. He es-
capped from the excited crowd as soon as pos
sithfe, aud left witt some friends, TO get
something TO eat
Ii 10 unnecessary TO point out to chess
players the immensity of The intellectual
c~rr t,-1 wifi -stft THAT II borders OF,
the miraculous, and, as was remarked by one
OF his antagonists, Nj. .LuQuesne, such a
mind never did exist, and, perhaps, never
will again.
Yesterday the match between Harwitz and
Morphy was resumed at O'Clock in the AT.
ternoon but in this instance the PLAYERS
were seated alone up stairs, and three boards
"a
OF the game was marked out for the benefit
OF the large crowd in attendance. Att p. IN.
game was MISUNDERSTANDING that Har-
witz has picked up little since his four sue
cessive defeats Of lashweek., The game be-
tween them now stands, Harwitz 2, Morphv
4, drawn /. The winner Of the first seven
games is the victorious party. A large sum
Of money Is siaked on this game, for the
friends Of Harwitz are not wanting in back
bone,' while Morphy has friends with him
from New Orleans who are capable and will.
ing to back him ia million. il the occasion
offers.
How Quick the Chinese are civil.
ICED.
To see the effect If ones surroundings
says the Philadelphia Gazette, look at the
representative 81 tho central howery land.
who sells cigars on the side walk near the
custom house. The name Of this exotic is
Mr.. Hang Wheg. Mr.. Hang Whanc has
been in the cigar business and the model re-
public, about four weeks. He made his de-
but with his unmcntionables nearest his skin
and his shirt oatsiae--the latest stsle cur
rent in Hong Kong. A week afterwards he
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