Evening star., 1895-03-09

Columbia Athletic Club to serve for the
ensuing year has been appointed, and con-
sists Of the following gentlemen: Alex. P.
Shaw, chairman; DIR. w. r. King, c. F.
McEnaney. H. c. Stiles, Hubbard T. Smith.
Chas. Howard. 8. r. Ireland, Thos. Wilkin-
mittee will hold its first meeting at the
club house his evening, and among other
matters will consider the details OF the
clubs big exhibition, which Is to be neld
at the Academy next month.
Interesting Notes About Games of
General Public Interest.
Play for the chess championship of the
District, which Is to be decided by the
great semi-annual Libbey tournament, will
begin next Monday evening at o'clock in
the rooms Of the Washington Chess Club,
on 18th street between F and G. The en-
tries for this tournament are now being re-
ceived, and the lists will be closed at mid
night tonight. Last night the following
named players, members Of the club,
signed an agreement to enter the tourney:
Patrick O'Farrell, w. A. Gwyer, jr., u. B.
Walker, e. P. Hanna, L. Tharp and F. M.
Wright, the last named being the present
holder of the championship and the tro-
ply. Should he succeed in winning this
time the cup will be his personal property,
for 1t will be his third successive victory.
Competition for the championship and the
cEp, however, is not confined to the men,
bership of the Chess Club but Is open to
all amateur chess players of the District.
The rules to govern the tourney are now
posted in the rooms of the club. There
are to be two rounds played, each player
entered contesting in each round one game
with every other player. The first move in
the first round is to be decided by lot, the
player making the attack in the first round
playing the defense in the second. Play
VIII proceed on Monday. Wednesday and
pVQninUG of ~ al o,Iy
and continuing for four hours. Twenty
moves must be made in each hour.
These are days of unusual interest and
activity among the local experts Of the
chess board. for. in addition to the prac-
tice that is going on for the Libhey
tourney, the Washington Club is still play
ing the minor tourney of the winter sea-
son. and. as an interlude, has just con-
Quoted to a successful conclusion two
pyramid tournaments, which were he-
gun on Washingtons birthday. A large
number of players are concerned in the
pyramid tournament during the first
round, but as every man who loses game
Immediately drops out. the number of con-
testants grows rapidly smaller with each
successive round. until the victor alone re-
mains in the field. In the local masters !"
DIVISION OF the tournament just concluded
there were originally twenty-four entries,
put last Saturday night there were only
i've players left, Messrs. Wright Hanna
Tibbetts, Tharp and Hawkins. During that
evening there was decided surprise
sprung on the members of the club by the
defeat of Mr.. Wright by Mr.. Hawkins in
a game which the onlookers found decid ed
~ interesting. An unusually clever mate
brought matters to an early conclusion
Mr.. Hawkins, whose home Is in Knoxville
Tenn. has not bee1- long in Washington
but has already demonstrated his abilities
IN number of off-hand encounters with
the leading local players. After the games
OF Saturday night were concluded the only
contestants remaining in the lists were
Messrs. Hanna and Hawkins, and the final
round OF the tournament was played be-
tween them last Wednesday evening, and
resulted in victory for MIR. Hanna.
Mr. %. P: Hanna, president of the club,
was thus the winner of the Washington )
Is always watched with great interest by
his fellow-members. as it Indicates a great
amount of study and care Herewith 4;
given sample Of Mr.. Hanna's game. be-
ing reproduction Of a match between
MN and Mr.. Tibbetts in the pyramid
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