San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-27
Collegiate Chess Tourney.

New YORK, Dec 27.-The annual Inter-
collegiate Chess Tournament for the
challenge cup begins at Columbia Uni
yerSity today. 1t is the first Of "a series of
annual tournaments and has attracted
widespread attention September LIST,
1892 the graduates OF the greet colleges
of the country presented this trophy TO
the colleges of the country. Unit! 1895 the
contest for the cup is limited To Harvard.
Pr, ncetOn, Yale and Columbia. After
that other colleges may compete by the
unanimous consent of the colleges The
cup must be competed for in annual tour
namentS, which must be publicly held in
tn. city during winter vacation. In all
cases at least one representative must be
an undergraduates; no player can com
pete in more than five tournaments. The
deed states that ii the cup should remain
wit any one club for ten successive years.
with or without challenge, 1t shall
become the property Of the college
colleges will compete. namely, CO.
mmbia. Princeton, Harvard and Yale.
Each college will be represented by two
PLAYERS, each of whom has TO play one
game with each other representative,
which makes six games to be played by
each player. or twelve by each college.
The rules governing the contest are those
laid down in StauntOn'S Chess PraXiS and
ia tn code of the Fifth American chess
congress Some special rules are added
by the donors. The time limited Is fifteen
moves an hour; draw games count hal a
point for each player. The hours for play
are from D. m to midnight. Game not
finished by twelve O'Clock will be adjudi-
Gated by the umpire Samuel LLOYD will
probably serve In the latter capacity.
The tournament is to begin today and is
to last until Monday, January 2. At 3
O'Clock this afternoon the teams will as
sent BILE President Seth Low, or, in his
absence. George l.. Rives, will preside
Chauncy NJ. Depew will deliver the pre-
sentatiOn speech. which will be res pOnded
TO by Ole OF the colleges. Then play be-
gins according to the following schedule:
Tuesday. Dec 7th-COlumbia (HyRes)
VS. Harvard (Goldmark); Yale (Bun-
stead VS. Princeton (Dckie); Columbia
(StubbS) VS.. Princeton Ewing; Yale
(Skinner) VS.. Harvard (MacKayel
Wednesday, Dec 2S.-COumbia( HymeS)
VS.. Yale (BunStead): Princeton (Dickie)
VS.. Harvard CGOldmark): Columbia
(StubbS) vs.. Harvard CMacKaye); Yale
(Skinner) VS.. Princeton tEwing).
Thursday, Dec 20 Columbia (HymeSl
VS. Princeton Dckie); Yale tBunstead)
VS.. Harvard (GOldmark): Columbia
(Stubbs) VS.. Yale Skinner: Princeton
Friday. Dec 3O-Harvard tMacKaye)
VS.. Columbia Giymes): Harvard Gold
mark VS.. Columbia (Stubbsl; Princeton
Ewing VS.. Yale (BunSteadD; Princeton
Dickie) VS.. Yale (SkinnCr).
Saturday. Dec. 3l.-Yale (Skinnnrl VS..
Columbia CHymeS: Harvard GOIdmark)
VS.. Princeton Ewing: Yale (BunSteadl
VS.. Columbia (StubbS): Harvard Mac
Kave) VS.. Princeton (Dickie4.
Monday. Jan. 2-PrincetOn Ewing VS..
Columbia CHymes): Harvard (GOIdmarkl
VS.. Yale Skinner: Harvard (MacKaye)
VS.. Yale (BunStead): Princeton (Dickie)
VS. COlum bia (StubbS).
The irst-named colleges have in
variablv the first move. Each member
of the winning team will receive a silver
medal in commemOratiOn of the tourna-
ment, the date and his name being in
scri bed thereon. In England inter-uni-
versity matches are a standing feature
of college life, and rank in Importance
only second to boat races aud football
games.
The cup and medals will be presented
in one of the rooms of Columbia College
on the last day of the tournament. Gate
receipts are provided for to cover expen-
SeS.