Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-10
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LASk Err WINS.
Secures First Prize in the Big Chess
Tournament.

The last but one round in the interna-
tional chess tournament at Nuremberg,
Germany, was played Saturday, when
Lasker, by beating Tarrasch, secured the
first prize to the value of $50 and a silver
cup and salver, as donated by his royal
highness. the Prince Regent Of Bavaria.
The nineteenth and final round will be
played today. Saturdays results were as
follows:
Winawer and Teichmann drew a king
gambit declined, after forty-one moves;
blackburn defeated Schallopp in a Falk
boer gambit, after tWenty-one moves Ma
ROCKY beat Charousek in a kings gambt
declined, after fifty-six moves; Marco and
Tsc higorin drew Ruy Lopez after thirty
six moves; Steinitz beat Schlechter in a
Ruy Lopez, after twenty-nine moves; ia
nowski beat Schiffers in a Ruy Lopez, after
thirty-five moves: Walbrodt beat Pillsbury
in a Ruy Lopez, after sixty-one moves;
Albin and PorSes drew Giuoco Piano, af-
ter twenty-five moves.
Showalter had bye.
Porges-Showalter game in the seven
teenth round was drawn, and not won by
Porges as previously reported
Following are the scores of all the con-
testants up to date in the chess tourna-
ment revised last night:
Albin, won, 10 lost; Blackburn, SLa, slk
Lasker, 1917. 3la: Marco. ~. 9la: Maroczy.
lll2. OH; Pillsbury, II. q; Porges, 512. 1112;
Schallopp, Az. 12H2; Schiffers. 8. s; Schlech-
ter. ~. I; Saowalter, 3i2 liz; Steinitz, II,
o; Tarrasch. II, q; Teichmann, 3l3. 1872
Tschigorin. 8, 8; Walbrodt, 1O12, 71a; Wilma
wer, 512 liz.
The final nine games will be played today
in the following order:
Janowski agt. Porges, Tarrasch agt AL
bin. Stenitz agt. Pillsbury, Tschigorin agt.
Schlffers. Charousek agt. Lasker, Black
burn agt Schlechter, Teichmann agt. Mar
co. Showalter agt. Maroczy, Winawer agt.
Schallopp, Walbrodt bye.
willing to Meet Greggains.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1O.-Joe
Choynski says he is willing to meet Alexan-
der Greggains, the heavy weight champion
of the Pacific coast, on September 2 next,
or at any time thereafter inside Of two
months. If permit can be obtained.
Choynsh says he signed to meet McAuliffe
because that seemed to be the surest prop
osition in sight. The most distant date for
which permit can be granted Is Septem-
Der. and the supervisors are now enjoying
a vacation Of six weeks, during which time
no permits can be issued. Choynski is ex-
ceedingly confident that he can knock out
Greggains in eight rounds, and says he will
bet $500 he can do 1t.
Park Defeats Dunn.
Willie Park. jr., the ex-champion golfer
Of Great Britain, and Willie Dunn, the ex-
champion Of America, who Is the t1rdsley
Clubs professional. played great game of
golf Saturday. Park won. They met three
times last year. and Park won two games
to Dunn's one. The longest put of the day
was to the credit of Dunn. Park made the
longest drive Of 2D yards on the last hole
of the match. which Is the record for this
country.
Larned Defeats Wrenn.
W. A. Larned Saturday defeated A. D..
Wrenn in the open tennis tournament of
the Norwood Field Club, Long Branch. by
a score of G-3 3-8. CO, 10 The silver cup
offered by the club becomes Larneds prop
erty, having won 1t away from Wrenn last
year. The second prize, silver pitcher.
goes to Wrenn. When Larned won, Wrenn
shook hands and congratula ted him Both
men played their best, and the victory was
well earned. A large crowd Of society peo-
pie Witnessed the game.
Postponed Depa rtmental Games.
President Sousa of the Departmental
League has made arrangements with Mr..
Wagner Of the Washington Base Ball Club
whereby a number of open dates at the
park will be used to play of postponed
games Of the local league. The Fort Myer
and Treasury teams have a number of
games to play of, and the first one will be
contested today at 4:3O o'clock Clifford
will occupy the box for the Treasury and
Gentry will off1ciate for the troopers.