New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
THE COMING ELECTION IN THE BROOK.
.LYN CHESS CLUB.
MORE CONSOLIDATION TALK-woMEN IN CHEss-
MOTIFS FROM VARIOUS FIELps-coRRE-

NOTES FROM NAkiotS riEhcs-~S'N
spoNpENcE.
"a general annual meeting OF the club will be
held in the clubroom Saturday evening" OCTOBER o.
when the election OF officers for the ensuing year
win occur and such other business transacted as
NAV come before the meeting All members IN
terested in the welfare OF the club are urgently
requested to attend.
This is the notice given by Acting secretary
uermapn Helms,Sof the Brooklyn Chess CLUB TO the
-ar,hers Of the club In, former years this notice
would not have called forth any comment Inc
club had been prosperous. had achieved many
gallant victories. and the election OF ne" oN'.s
was almost a matter of form, as there was NOT a
more harmonious lot Of chess players thah '"oSe
aniliated with the Brooklyn club.
Th,nrs however have changed. The resignation
Of most Of the officers including President Marean
has greatly altered the prospects OF the cruz gu"
II will therefore. depend on next SATURDAY e
t,on of officers whether or not the cuo VIII ',ae
like a phoenix out of Its ashes 1t is gehe'a"s
,,ev.a thu, the club will come out with flying coors
On saturday Those well informed about the views
of the majority of members believe ina, na''"o,'
can be restored, that body OF men VIII oe i''
IN serve as officers that the challenge .o'
tnrn cable match will be accepted, that the heess
.-v funds for carrying out the match can DE
ro,sad etc in fact they think that there VIII pe
. hot epht AT the meeting. that matters VIII De
Thoroughly gone into and that peace anu i"'"''
prosperity will be the outcome of 1t all
ments on the subject the other week -,
.The trophy won by the Americans IN 'ne eaoe
match had not been long in the possess'oh Vi ~
rrooklyn Chess Club when definite chahense i'
a return match was dispatched from the br'''sh
chess Club The British propose to play ten games
,rs,aad of eight next time and to have the ma'ch
decided before March next Unfortunately 'ne
challenge reaches Brooklyn at time VINE" INC
club Is divided by internal dssensions. ihese arse
strangely enough, through the desire OF some mem
- aohl 10
France, Russia Germany anu o'"e'' " "
in turn by America.
A general meeting Of the members OF the man
haitian Chess Club will be held on Octooei o.
This meeting will also be an important one anu or
TWO reasons First the members will be caheo
upon to elect Nominating Committee whose o"'s
A. will be TO propose at the next meeting TO DE
held In January. a new Board OF Directors NeN.
the members will have another, rather "n'0u.
1ob namely to indorse the action OF the preseh'
Board of Directors in suspending MEMBER oi 'no
club The directors refused TO talk about the mat
,or ard ALL that can be made out is that a men,
her who according TO Section Of the constitution,
must either have violated the rules ana ps-ia"s Vi
the club or conducted himself In manner prey
udcial TO its interests or good name had been sus-
pended by the directors and the suspension nad
,berefore to remain In force until action can be
taken by the club on October 5. The directory on
that date will have to report the fact ana the iea-
son for its action. and the members may ei'iei
The procedure adopted against this MEMBER Is
one which has not occurred at the club for many
wears II at all and, as stated the members Will
have difficult and unpleasant task TO perform
Rumor will have 1t that there Is project on 1901
10 amalgamate the City and Metropolitan Chess
clubs Dr. O. p Honegger, the president OF the
Metropolitan Chess Club, told a reporter OF Inc
Tribune that he had not been officially approached
and he also said that nothing official hao peen
laid before his board. The same may be sao as
far as the directors of the City Chess CLUB are
concerned. There is however, one enthusiast
member OF both clubs who has made the amalga-
mating business his study and ne thinks that such
q move would greatly further the interests Oh
metropolitan chess. At present neither ciuo can
be said 10 be extremely prosperous True, In both
quarters there is activity, harmony and good WILL
but the membership roll in either club is small
and as the saying goes. they just make expenses
and no more" The Citizens have twoscore OF
workers for the cause of chess. and they have an
excellent library. while the Nets nave some
generous and liberal supporters. to say nothing OF
their enthusiasm. which has been the cause s,O Oh
S s dcay IN eayns 6Ss e
chess enthusiast. rs as 10 which c, club should IIa
Of the new organization as neither club would like
way out Of the difculty by calling it the City and
cS It GoSd S Be-
presidents were to have informal talk and later
Clubs t's the ls! after viii have to matter in
the end, anyhow. However, there may be DINERS
who can suggest a better plan yet The Tribune
viii be pleased to receive letters for publication on
this very subject from members OF both clubs,
and this might also bring the clubs step nearer 10
the carrying out of the scheme.
By-the-way. the Citizens opened their season on
Wednesday evening, when twenty members playe !
in handicap--rapid-transt team-tournament'
After couple of hours of play the tournament re-
suited follows
FIRST ROUND
Team A. VS.. Team p. Team c. VS. Team d.
Limbeck. Weichert o Areoud. -. White .... Y
Martin. Roelhing 4 Alb. Widner Badenhausen
Heincke.. Lesser 80. ". s Hunt'n 1 Goldberg
Schneider. 1 A Widmer. o Terker. / Lawrence
6chweitzer. Tobani i Often +. Huntgn U
Tota..2 3 Total.
SECOND ROUND.
A. vs. C. b. VS.. d.
limbeck. Argoud Weichert . White 80. !