New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-02
THE CONTEST ENDED.
HARVARD WINS THE INTERCOLLEGIATE
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
TROPHY AND MEDALS PRESENTED TO MEssRS.
BALLOU AND VAN KLEECK-BATTLE FOR
SECOND AND THIRD PLACES.

TROPHY AND MEDALS PRESENTED TO MEssRs.
BALLoU AND VAN KLEEcK-BATTLE FOR
SECOND AND THIRD PLACES.
The end of the third annual intercollegiate chess
championship tournament. which has been going
on during the last week at the Harvard School, IN
this city, yesterday afternoon. AS the pos
session OF the cup had been decided the gay oe
fore by Harvard scoring 7l9 points a totai none
OF the others could reach. the play OF 'he s'A'h
and final round was chiefly interesting in that IL
would decide who was entitled to second ana thiru
places last place having already been conceded 10
Columbia. The adjourned game from 'he "i'h
round was adjudcated a draw by the referee l-o!u'
thus giving both Harvard and princeton Il haiI-
point extra Harvard's complete score was nine
games at the wind-up Of the tourney WINE rri'ce
ton and Yale tied for second and third
Yesterday the contestants were opposed TO each
other as follows Seymour Princetom VS. SIMON
(Columbia). Ballou (fiarvard) VS.. skinner Nale)
Van Kleeck (Harvard) VS.. Bumstead Nale). Belden
(Princeton) VS.. Price columbia.
Seymour Princeton) and Bnion Columoia)' as
GUESSING French Defence at board NO !, were first
TO come TO decision. the verdict being IN FAVOR Oh
the former. Bnion early compromised MS posi-
tion and Seymour. by means or weldirec'eu
attack on his opponents King, won AFTER lor's-'"o
moves.
AZ hoard No 2 Ross. of Yale achieved the dis
,inction of being the only 10 defeat the iiar-
ward expert Ballou his college by this means De
ing able TO tie Princeton for second place Tue
game was French, and Baou had II won by
very pretty play. actually getting a second queen
inside OF sixteen moves. Poor judgment on his
part gave Ross the lead. and the latter playing
splenddly in turn forced mate on the Harvard
man after forty moves.
Van Kleeck Harvard. won his game against
Bumstead Yale, after thirty-two moves, ne peihg
a pawn ahead at that time. 1t was french ue-
fence evenly contested until Bumstead iost Il
pawn shortly before adjudication took place
A F'ren, h defence was the subject of discussion
between Seymour. Princeton and Binon, COLUMBIA
al the first table and again was the New-Nork
representative compelled to lower his colors. lie
did not seem TO in his opponents class. FOR faii-
ing to withstand a vigorous attack on the part
of SEYMOUR he had to resign after forty-two moves
| Belden, Princeton. consented TO a draw win
| Price Columbia, when he had win In hand. winch
however, he failed TO see in time, ana so LOST the
chance Of bringing his college into second place.
| 1t was a Ruy Lopez. lasting ffty-hve moves.
reception for the students in the evening brought
| the tournament to a close. Judge Henry c. How
| land Yale presided. while William II. Rand pre-
scented the trophy and medals TO the winning team,
| Ballou and Van Kleeck of Harvard Resolutions
of thanks to Governor William Freelani OF Har-
ward School. and to T.. 4. CaSwen Yale. the honor-
ary manager of the tournament. were reau ana
| unanimously adopted Frank h. Bowman. Column
bia acted as master OF ceremonies, and under his
sIIpervsion the rest OF the evening was pleasantly
passed in speech making toastin6 and general
| merry making.
| Following is the complete OF the play In
the tournament: