The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-21
CHARMED WITH CHESS.
CAPT. GEO. H. MACKENZIE FACES
TWENTY AMATEUR EXPERTS.
Seventeen Out OF the Total Challsed Up
to the Credit OF the Visiting Champion
Another interesting Tournament
Promised for Tonight.

Thegreat chess contest opened last night.
Nineteen gentlemen sat at nineteen
tables upon which were nineteen chess
sets.
The tables were in parallel lines across
the large hall OF the Amateur Athletic
Association. Seated by each OF the nine
teen players were from one to three coun-
sellers and around all stood an interested
audience, among which were several la
dies. To the unnitiated the proceedings
seemed strange indeed. No one spoke.
Each player was isolated from each other
and from the world beside by an impene-
trablc wall OF thought Each was absorbed
in meditation and oblivious to all else.
Each stared intently ut the movabes.
Each had his arms folded in front Of him
on the table upon which he leaned for sup
port. 1t was a Quaker meeting Some
times player would reach out for king
or a queen, lay his hand on 1t, rock ii
from side to side the while gazing at its
bottom rim with piercing scrutiny. Some
times he would raise IL stealthily then
drop II rs though II were red hot iron.
At last one would be selected and moved
and the player would wait for the cham
pion.
Meanwhile the champion, Capt. Mac
kenzie, passed from one to the other table
in rotation. He would stoop down, rest
his hand upon the table, contract his brow
and study like woman adding grocery
bill, when-zip! he would move a pawn
and pass TO the next. Sometimes he would
find difficult task. lie would raise his
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tended fingers. Then he would reach care
fully for his chair, sit down and ponder.
| There was no noise. Everybody looked on
with perspiring awe. Round and round
went the champion like nurse in a hos
pital, administering to each his required
pobulum.
The game started Off splenddly and the
champion will have task II he beats the
gentlemen selected to contest with him.
The following gentlemen contested with
the champion.
I. Dr. d. u. Saunders, Evans gamblt, IS moves
. & W. Harris, Huntsville. Ala, Evans gam
b Robert y. Horton. Cunningham gamblt a.
iP. r. Van Nlect Scotch gafnbit, nj
3. Joseph WHsman, Chattanooga queens pawn
V' 6. Dr j. & Crcnshaw. kings bishop opening, IS
!. George C. Porter, Ripley, Tenn, Evans gam
s King Poston. Evans gamblt 80.
o. Peyton smith, Covlngton, Tenn, Evans gam
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10. T. u. min, kings bishop opening. 20
~. W. Y. Tucker, evans gamDlL *
~ John q. Nix. Ovens knight opening. "a
| N Emilo lcchlcr Evans gambi, 81
| ~ g. Pillow brown. Little Kock Evans gamblt, %
D.. llardwlg Perez, kings pawn opening, ~.
L. H. Harris. Cunningham gambit ~
Il. Luke = Wright, Eyans gninbh ~
Is DR. J. u. Ialbctt kings pawn opening, o.
10 Or Grswald. kings Knight opening, %
~. /. n. Mcfarland liampc opening u.
The tables were arranged IN two paral
lel lines, leaving an alleyway between
I which was reserved for the champion, wh'
; passed quickly from table TO table in or
der, making one move at each table as b,
Z passed.
The games began promptly at s O'Clock
/. and the last move was made ut ll:3'
= o'clock. The winners from the cham
pion, DR.. ID. d. Saunders. Mr.. JOSEPH
Wassman OF Chattanooga and DIR. j.
Crenshaw. were applauded at the close o
their games. and the chess players dis
4 pcrsed highly pleased with the evening
amusement
q Tonight the local players who did nc
take part yesterday will have an opportu
= nifty TO face Capt. Mackenzie over ia
u checkercd square. Both players an
i spectators are requested 10 be on hand Ia
n night ut 7:Ij O'Clock in order that ther
may be no delay In commencing.