New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
WITH ROCKS AND QUEENS
NEARING THE END OF THE METRO
POIITAN CHESS LEAGUE SERIES.

THE CABLE MATCH NEXT sATURDAY-LoRD RAN
DoLpu CHURCHILL AS \ CHESS PLAYER
PROBLEMS AND CORRESPONDENCE
While two more matches OF the Metropolitan
Ieague series we're played during last week, those
hotween the Manhattan and Newark clubs on Tues
dav rrbt and the city and Staten Island clubs,
two contests which easily won by the New
York teams The Metropotans were scheduled to
visit Brooklyn night. and with the latter play
thc fourth rcurd Of these nerclnb affairs should
p,oolIvn as If Is generally expected. dispose OF
the NETS" then the teams will get ready Tor the
final bouts which will have to be decided this
north
Tho scores of the respective clubs viii then be;
Rrooklvn 2: city ,; Manhattan, 2; metropolitan l.
Newark !: Staten Island o.
As Rrooklvn will meet the city men III the hia'
round this contest is really the only important one
If the series as the remaining clubs are out Oh 'n
race as far as championship honors are cohIei'eu
ue,nwhiIo both the Brooklyn and CITY ciups are
doing their best TO get into proper lighting r'' al" "
secure the best possible talent for the great gu
Both teams are confident of winning. ,,,
During the business meeting OF the w" ., ,
State chess Association. held on February ~ -,
Teller a member OF the Manhattan Nheo'
suggested that efforts should be maze by 'ho
York association toward the establishment Oh an
Eastern League the object to be the arrahseihe"'
of national and international Matches ie"ei a"9
gests that the new league should be estao"'"e"
on the basis of the German Schachpund, tha' ci'n
club affiliated would have to pay small a'"u"
fee for each member, and it is calculated that py
this means sufficient money could be raised 10
have some big contest take place at least once III
two years Professor Rogers OF Albany. the presi-
dent OF the New-York State Association, VIII APP
nolnt a committee for the consideration Of the
the committee a detailed plan to work on
When Lord Randolph Churchill died, notning wa
said N the obituaries or any lOHIOn paper ABOUT
his chess-pay!ng abilities. only short time ago
The London Times" made reference TO this fact
Hereford man in all probability Edwyn Anthony,
wrote the following interesting story in that paper
lacked the strength dervab.e from book knowledge
and frequent bouts with great masters was Original
the writer who has played with him good deal
Lord Randolph had all the qualities WITH posi-
bic exception in regard to PATIENCE heediui 10 Pc
come "A very fine payer. and. had ne cared TO taKe
the trouble. he might haye achieved niSn piafe
what might have been anticipated from the impet-
ieous and mountaineering winner but also iran m
GG and a TG Churchill seems to have
gone Gt,tio II AZ all into chess circles. though his
interest In the game continued to ne eng %, ms ~.
and ne played occasionally with MI SteihltZ tns,
writer believes for some time after he had reached
emnence in the House OF Commons. His name APP
pears as vice president in the programme OF me last
Congress held a. Manchester in 1890. TWO incidents
may be- re.ated Lord r. Churchill did not as a
occasion he happened to drop in when a resolution
had just been proposed by the writer. as president
! ment ana spoke with such energy. eoquence ana
warmth that he all but carried mis- point: despite
/ the previous unanmity Of opinion the other way.
AT "A certain stage OF the consultation game, tran
scrfh.i below Lord r. Churchill suggested move
! which was disapproVed Of by Mr. Ranken. The lat
| ter gentleman was many years senior TO Lord r.
/ churchill and the writer, and well known al
] ne dine as one OF the strongest amateur players
OF The day. The discussion on the point vas long
| and It's ANNA ton seemed to surprise the great
| champion ~ length. by that pertnaclty ana pug
| raritv which he afterwird 80 often and 80 brilliant
lv d,payei on a larger battlefield Lord II. Church
M won the Jay. As the allies managed to draw the
Jam. against, their relOubtable adversary, they
! have no reason To- regret The move made (2l. PIX
! a 2 according % the writer's recollection.
/ Tho two following games are so far as the writ
| er's knowcd extends the only ones on record In
| watch Lord Il churchill took part