New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-14
R1ruD1NG WHERE THE BROOKLYN GA MES WERE PLAYED

almost as fast as If they facing each other at
q table In a chess club And there was another rea
son why they had come. They wanted to maniiest
their patriotic interest in the contest Ihey "ah'e1
10 be present to the victory OF the stars an"
Stripes and rejoice therea or, In case OF DEFEAT ~
share the disappointment with the players Nh'le
this NAV be said about the majority OF those pres
ont there were club members who. independent
OF the result were really interested In the games.
They had all their hearts desired 10 oesih "i'h
they were enabled to copy the scores OF the saies
which were affxel big score sheets In 'front.' Oh
the nlave-s tables This done. they could play over
the games on pocket chessboards Or IL 'hey uia
not care to do that. they could quietly sit GOWN Ill
front of the eight giant boards ana ioIow 'hefeon
the shifting fortunes of each game, ana FORM al
opinion about the issue Of the match al each 'h'-
ment
"Click click click click" These familiar sounds
caused by the operators the telegraphic instru-
ments were heard at exactly S45 a M shortly aiter
the operators had appeared In the hai' leu oy
Manager Clapperton, CT the Commercial CaDie Cofi-
pany They wanted to make final trial OF the
wires and see how quickly they could rush words
under the Atlantic. Manager Capperton told the
reporters present that everything was in splendid
working order.
I'VE shall certainly average not more than three
seconds for the transmission OF the moves from
here to London and vice versa, and If there are no
mistakes made by the scorers In copying the dis
matches and IL the players adhere strictly TO the
time-limit. will do our work promptly enough.
Meanwhile most of the players had arrived and
were assigned to the boards At exactly $3.50 O'CLOCK
they were sitting in the following order: Plsbury
Showalter Burille Barry. Hymes Hodges DelInar
Baird at the tables numbered to eight. After
Professor Rice the British umpire, had drawn lots
at the hall here 1t found that the Brtishers
would play the whites at the boards 2, 4. and s.
and the Americans would take the whites on the
remaining boards. Then the names Of the American
tborv INV oh ,hou
placed at the tables, cabled to London.
Scarcely had the message been written out when
a London dispatch reached the hail 1t stated that
Blackburne. Burn. Bird. Tinsey Locock. Miles.
Atkins and Jackson would play for Great Britain in
the order named. the pairing Of all the contestants,
therefore. resulting follows:
No Brtshers. Americans. No. Bri,lshers Americans
Blaekburne vs. plllsbury 8 Lpcock vs. Hymes
Tnsy VS. B h1H' 3 haRs vs. Bs si%.'
There was then interval of half an hour, for
play was not begin before 10 O'Clock. J. d. FL
we'll who had made all the arrangements.
nounced the Of the officials follows
Captain Of the American team j. d. Elwe; scor
ers ". f. Napier r. r. Williams, c. Hymes II. n.
Thompson; official scorers. J. c. Tatum. s. II.
Cragg; official Of the giant boards. William
NJ de Wiser, A. L. Swafiield, j. Skinner: assistants.
j. f. Marshall, X. K. Bonn.
The games will be from the appended ia
bles were all left unfinished. Two Of them looked
lost for the Americans and Is certainly lost for
the Britishers the others being less in
positions.
THE PLAY.
Pisbury at first had splendid chances 10 win the
game which was a Queens Gambit. accepted by
Blackburne When almost seeing the winning shore
he missed his chance. had 10 give up a piece and
thereby nearly all chances to secure draw.
Showalter on the other hand defended his game
against Burn a Queens Gamblt Declined. in beaut!-
full style and barring accidents he ought to win
right off to-day.
Bird defended a P-Q4 opening against Burle
somewhat irregular,y The contest was interesting
throughout and pretty even when adjourned
The same may be said about the game between
Tinsey and Barry, who stole another P-Q OPEN
ing which was also adjourned in an even position.
At first Hymes had slightly the worst or II IN MS
game with Locock Ruy Lopez later on, however
managed to equalIze matters. Such was the STATE
Of affairs at the end of play last night
Nils and Hodges fought Ruy Lopez on even
terms throughout When the game was ADJOURNED
"honors easy" appeared 10 be the outcome OF this
contest $780, =
Demar seemed TO get much the best of his P-Q
opening against Atkins. The Britisner, however;
defended well, and there was scarcely any sIouho
lost during yesterdays play on either SIDE
Baird will probably have 10 submit 10 deIcat al
the hands OF Jackson. who conducted Hiuoco
Piano beautifully throughout.
Here follow the games: