New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25


Unless Quarantine intcrvcncd, Herr Lasher, WHO
f. expected to arrive In few day, by the lo"'o"o'
will shortly enter upon his engagement WIN Wv
Manhattan Chess Club Of one months duT"u""' i'
prue.amme for the chess entertainments ol u" y
iou,a,, young MASTER which in the main Is to con
est Of short matches series Of games hslil'' "'
strongest members Of The club, wlL probably he so,
lied I'm detail soon after his arrival. othcr pro"P-
ncnt chess societies on the American continent VIII
no doubt also avail Themselves Of the opportunity VI
offering engagements to the German master WHO i
coming over with a brilliant European cuecr' anu
who In one sense least, l. G.. con ldcriAg MS so"'
may be called the best payer Of his age apart
ron, his heinz certainly Of III strongest players
Of time.
1.-The Chicago Times" proposes the organization oi
n match between Amos Barn, who is now "A resident
Of that city, and Herr LaSker II Is happy thouS''
Mr. Burn, the chief winner Of the Nottingham tour.
rnment OF lasG and Of the Amsterdam tournament OF
1850 in which Iaser made his debut rs second prize
holder requires no Introduction \ single handed
match between him and the young visitor VIII De-
OF world wide interest But. rs usual on similar NC
casioIs my name is also made the subject o oo'
lecture In connection with Iashcrs visit 10 cut
short ali specuations In the matter. may state at
once that do not intend Ia meet Larkcr III any SOFT
Of contest over the board. this time at least
The overwhelming majority Of the chess public Will.
feel sure require no for this statement, ana
| am also firmly convinced that Herr laSh'r VIII II
dorse the same view personally. II Is well known
that the cable contest. as well my matches with
t,unsbcrg and Tschgorin have placed me In arrears
for over two year, with nv literary engagements, with
reference Part II. OF my Modern 'hcsS llS'rn'-
Tor" the publication Of which am pushing iorwaru
AS fast n | can. The work will nisorb my fullest
attention for some more months to come, hhc ait'r
that may probably retire altogether rs an activc
player from the chess arena alrcady announced be
fore | entered for my last championship match.
Though | have not absolutely made up my mind on
This point, / an anyhow out Of the field for the
present.
II stands differently with match which. MS stated
in foreign Journals. has been proposed during the
Dresden Congress to be- played for $500 a side be
tween DR. Tarrasch and lIerT Llsker. pursuant TO a
challenge from the latter. The great gladiator OF
Nuremberg Is stated 10 have advanced IN the frs, place
the plea Of want OF time owing to professional engage
ments but Is also reported 20 have said that Lasker
should first win " lncrnatiOna' tournament Ike
any the three which Dr. Tarrasch In succession,
before presming to throw the gauntlet. This seem
ingly implies that DR.. nrmsch considers any one Of
hi, three tournament victories least equal to the two
which Lasker recently In such splendid form In
London. Opinions may fairly differ that subject,
but / would not hesitate TO that Lashcrs elegant
score In his match with Eackbnrnc Qls match with
Bird was played since the Dresden cven would alone
outweigh In merit any OF the three performances OF
Dr. Trrasch. Moreover, Laskcr offers for his defeat
reward OF $500. tantamount to about ten times the
value OF the chief prize which Dr. Tarrasch obtained
on any single occasion The assurance or prospect
Of recovering such damages might have been surely
accepted at least a. collateral security against any
breach OF novel form Of etiquette which DR.. Tarrasch
tries establish Dr. Tarrasch should have confined him
self TO one excuSc-want OF time; the other Is, re-
greet to say unworthy OF his great name, and Lasker
has my sympahles In the controversy.