The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-12
AFT AIRS IN EuRoP 6
The Chess Contest In Encla
our LONDON CoERKspoenNsc "'

WIN LorDoN CORRESPONDING a
Lnspos, AU u,t 20 1858
P"s, "e A@e''oan CAsss Play ", in Ea,i md
scndA'nc About Chess IA General s~S v,rrny :, par
tacHidr-7Ae Iatesea h, !, Crea,r = r.s..s 81,
wonderful Sap1 ,ors,y Orc- IA. ai,f Mao.ases ofAe
20 "@'a- az Latest NsWs yaesp.csine HIS Match
"'0' H''r LOoenaau-7he Sc re Bsvsrn ne roang
~sIscn ana he Leading III s1ish Player-Lts ef the
Es>d a~d Woa.osd-1Ae No tck tcitA Stann. M de- de-
me appearance Of your gifted country man, Paal
Murphy Eufaps, has been the ssna for excite uen. in
the chess wors unparalleled snos memorable con.
BIC, o LsS,uraouras and yen .n., Far centuries cas-,
England has Sso5 rsss- a. ,hs adopted hcme OF the
e Almost every educated person here u more
- e' W tinted with her yseries, and amateurs from
s Of IN. e BE have gained their proud est aarels
=, midst In London, Phiisdor rendered his name as
enduring ss the game ITSELF LAsourdcnnAis sho~ed MIN
sef lnviucioIe, ADdersons became European and
roxepsl Hrrwiz aor siiz Lowe and scores OF others
became ''household words" IN chsrs Nov, moro than
ssusert frequent shores FOR the purpose Of dis
playing her eose of the game, Aston beug looked
upon ar trysng place chess knights errAnt aud
the approaching meotiog al Birmingham o. toe ofAisn
Chess Association pssmises TO DO very Asnpy 90 II
Zoache Of zstrikioo scsl tournsys
We used 10 SAX in Europe, owbo rea as N Aneri
can book % No puts hss question now, unless with
the certainty OF vrtog himself down ass" Washing
too numerous TO mention are seldom squaed never sur
p.s,sd in the vareas branches OF literature aud their
works are even more popular in England than 10 the
United States Our daily asd weekly newspapers are in
oebted Tor column upon column TO the American press and
your opDols cited authority upon questions a.
fecsns the European continent alone We have in fact
become beaten out o. our Old World egotBm, and
forced admit that the intelligence OF cur transatlantic
brethren not merely expended in the mechanical pur
suits Of civilization but tina. every study which
elevaes the man and adcrhs the nation is vigorously
pursued in America Your poughs turn up our fields,
your reappg machines gather in hasvests, English
iourrss SEND to tue United States for printing presses
which cannot be squaed here, your shipbuders have
broken up our veeses and remodelled the Dsviss OF
Europe But American intelligence ds2layei in more
assse,icsI pursuits thar these; and comparing
ssgrs.t thrgs with Small p may sum up your discove
res In sceaoe your achievements IN ART an literature,
aud hken them to oongs Of the horoe tanner, Rarey.
who has stood before kass and exploded the fsacies
OF thousand years.
Sbs GENE Of chess hss been The intellectual p.ssne OF
the great and learned from reuo.s ages II is mixed up
with the history q cations a. h1me aud n evers chne
from Iceland 20 japan Il not mere srsdiios, but posi-
tive histGrirs bas the geatos warriors pnioso
pliers r creTert Countries devoted mary hours 10 ia
study d.y Brshmios in Insa Boozes 10 Csns, bishops
and csfdnsls throughout Europe. all worshpPeo al the
shrine ~ Casa The trcubadoars ,arg its prssaa and
coueseed knights TO make ihe Kpg Of Games their
paraed oGe o. hs ,ors srpacarl hg honor .cness
s tunceacs the iote!e utus fscuss snd hspi,s
benlfcisl that hfaaen have Ascrbed TO divine
c-iFir tIi learned mea haze even reConneutsd ii in
pace q mathematics, Es better schoonsser for the
ruird "
The hrt cenfress q American chsse players, held last
yess New York gave imreius 20 tae game through
cut your Hrease territory In fact you seem DESTROYS
az cr nP all creator - rsl IN chess other IA ngs
s1d cube spri1Frg up throughout the oerent
atlantic oites vhose oers viii shortly tnose
az aso Europe Tor astoDi.hinE progress principally
Que Il gen'rs o. Paul gJrppy. who started
into universal pooe Ike Minerva from the heR CT Joye
ard sitter rim, the fests Of Louis Pausen bndfoe
rIsy But Paul Morpbys splepoid successes 10 Amsrc.
were regarded tu-cps evidences - first class
skn II was broadly ASSERTED tnsi "pos,ly " M,rphy
might r. eli stetb. acurlpg fellow country repre
scented, but be nso never played game which SoGld
bear Ss ,ssi o assyss aasy' .lh yps soDsss was
came krovu, some two mouths stree. Ana.e II after
sms,sUr measured sword. viii hn, aud dspreci,ion
gave way silence FOR be has not ye! met bis equal
although tie greatest player IN EogAed have opposed
him.
lie si;.pgs, the New Orleans club offered 70 back Mr.
Mcrphy sgslrs, Mr.. Howard saantoa for $500.
Of America should ohallspgs Europe 10 proaucs
his equsl This would have been The prope. bat
Corsrers sDd their jealousy Of Morphy VINO had b.sea
their cut of their boots prevented the chsspg. being
given The prcxiess visois must nov regret Their opeo
Since the lsmenieo death ofnsIsSourdoDp,s player
has perhaps ratsed so heb as the Eosn ssou,on, aud
vciory him Il regs-rea the GROWING glory OF
cheer knights am bilcp. sa "handboots" on the game
translated languages OF The civilized woric,
every wherc "tbe law sad TIE testimony and BIS
OF arslyss considered unrvsled. Tor macy years
past the eoor Of the obe~s department. OF the illustrated
London NtNS. Its reputation has grown With the gro sth
Of ta.i j1uirs His opportunities for tudirg up coos.
sal reputation have been such 90 player ever possesEd,
ard bat few years oans, the Stsuuion
vered that q Merton sciercs Bat short
sighted suleftico rpade him O'ereep b'nssh" At
ttne eourtsd ard n.,-,eo ~ all and usty ST. too-for
cneess deeply Indebted n h'm-ho Las lost much OF
his popu ary lhrougs bin vanity vhsn successful aud biz
utser psnt u uSgntpuiJ n defeat Wotn victorious,
h. chi rfa~. So
stosna xnG anal tea &c leaving tis Tosfer 10 draw
the Necessary inference ts wonderful superiority,
Whit loci gsnef cal foria soch remarks
level Q; pAfor neaiocry" posssr'iy nsy psrdou such
evidences o. wounded vany, but bis conte upossres vii
not more especially srsn rs defes CERTAIN 70 entail
upon his teycrsary v-etdag amount OF oo'oquy and
ospreca,on But you NAY cotsiser me ,respss ag rpon
.famiy na'nr, N tnus 4 xns you party 70 our .Dg-
hsh QUARREL
Ia apswcr 70 the formal challenge Of the New Orleans
Chess M @suntoo rcp,d thai the sai Edropean
players had other and serious paiions than
c0ess sad for hDte be prevented by literary
duties ron ureer;ssirg . iosS yoyse a. ths, 70 The
U-ssce1t Cay DE nov exiting . oes clifton a sbsss.
pcre Of when c'itcs spesk fsvorsby Paul M,rphy, 10
the ctvar, spirit Of krsnt trrauvy hercupcn crossed
the As1tc and ttrer hs gauntlet propra psr0I1
Nj saurtcn could net of course, otchre the cnalepre
more particularly nd stated the columns Of bis
payer, IhN Mr. Mofpby desired 10 play him, mus.
come 10 Frglaut In sccspttg toe DEF. be requested
that the match might be pc~pc1ed mouth two, 10
CpehrEs ard endtgs Of tames he ssiag
sone~ks oui q prscpce 70 this preparation H1rehy %
course acce5t5, and . coriest wi shortly msEcs
Which gil excite more keuvor than sny game dufiag tue
psst twenty YesfE ne American people wl naturally
look 10 tne NV YoRK HsSsin for % toe battles
fought 10 Intellectual csnpsgu sud your corre.pon.
dens gf uske pois his dutT sra IA pleasure keep
you an oolr1- ~ every episode therein.
Since liz arrival IN LopdoE NJ sorpuy n,s esssyeo his
skN vin neafiy al oar mos, ptouiaeat pisYss-sth
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