New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
4 CHESS CHAMPION on An EX-CHAMPION.
Mr.. sTEINITZ's EXPERIENCE WITH NORPHY-
CHANGES IN THE GAME-GREAr PLAYERS.

MR.. sTENITz's EXPERIENCE WITH NoRPHY-
CHANGES IN THE GAME-GREAT PLAYERS
GMr. Steintz" said a TRIBUNE reporter to
the chess champion recently II has been stated that
you sought interview with Morphy under prcence Of
being lawyer interested in his legal troubles. Is that
sol"
Certainly not" was the answer; that would have
defeated the very object had In seeing him. Morphy is
pretty shrewd and would detected the i'm
position The truth Is have been interesting myself lately
In international law with The intention In the flu
Of writing short treatise t. When In New Orleans
a few weeks ago, knowing that Morphy was lawyer,
wrote TO him. On getting no answer, the first time
met him In the street stopped him and presented him
with my card. He took 1t and read It, giving me Wild,
questioning look for the moment Immediately re-
covering himself he shook hands with me- saying
that my name we'll known TO him, and then he en-
tered into conversation with Twice after that met
him, and each occasion he was exceedingly pleasant
and agreeable. As a crowd collected round us each
OCCASION he excused himself the OF pressing
legal engagements. L am very angry with that crowd
still for nterrupting u.s. Morphy Isl most interesting
man 10 talk TO. He Is shrewd and practical and appar
entity in excellent health am convinced that his de-
rangement purely local and quite durable II he would
place himself under medical treatment II bis derangc
ment were general his bodily health would suffer and he
would knew that he was Ill. At present he does not
know It, His misfortune TO be born too rich When
he lost his money he could not stand It, and he has
him prnniless took the opportunity Of demonstrating
with him. told him he had number Of legal friends
II he would allow them they would thoroughly invost
gate his business matters, and II he had chsnce to
cover his property, would tell him Though, added
even Morphy may be mistaken, and you may not have
taken a correct legal view. That Is it, he answered.
people think am nothing but chess player and that
/ know nothing about law"
"wil Morphy ever play chess again, Mr.. Steinitzi"
Probably, II his friends go 10 work In the right way
At present he will look at board and never VISITS
his club, under the apprehension that they VIII make
him play myself know what his feeling Is In 1867
suffered from sunstroke For weeks could not con-
centrate my energies ON anything least OF oil on q
science like chess At last determined to do
It, believing effort would the afction. IL was
torture at first but succeeded The concentration re-
qnired took the mind of itself Now Morphy, when he
sits down board, finds he cannot concentrate him
self Then for the first time he feels that there Is some
thing wrong with HIM rather than confess IT, he gets up
abruptly, alleges an engagement ana PUSHES away:
What said 10 the men nj New Orleans was: do not
ask MOrphy 10 plays let him sit and watch you play,
perhaps one OF his old games. Presently he 100
will take TO the board again. and the effort required
will take his mind of his trouble" -
why does the loss OF his affect him 40 much u
"That another curious thing. Morpty wants 70 get
married. He IL perpetually having love affars All
the people In New Orleans know II and humor MIN