New-York tribune., 1897-01-31
AMERICAS TEAM READY.
]. l.. MCUTCHEoN. OF PITTsBURo. THE
TENTH PLAYER
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CABLE CHESS MATCH
COMPrETED-IT WILL BEGIN ON LIN
COINS BIRTHDAY IN THE

| COMPLETED-IT WILL BEGIN ON LIN
COINS BIRTHDAY IN THE
| ACADEMY OF MUSIC
| The Brooklyn Chess Club yesterday flung to the
breeze In front OF Its clubhouse. In Montague-st..
banner % by SS feet announcing the Internat
Cable Chess Match the American end Of which Is
| to be played in the Academy of Music on February
u and 49, In the centre Of the banner is a picture Of
Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday the match will
begin. On either side Of the head are the American
and British flags. and two chess figures are on either
end of the date line
This contest is for the 1000 Gun offered by Sir
George Newnes The Brooklyn Chess Club team
won this cup last spring from the British Chess
Club team the score being AZ to 3is. II the Brook
lyn club can win the trophy three years In success
sion II will own the cup.
John ID. Elwell manager Of the match and captain
OF the American team. yesterday afternoon an
nounced for the first time the complete American
team. the teams this year being ten instead OF
eight. The American team will be Pillsbury, Sho-
walter. Burrile. Barry. Hodges. Hymes, Helms.
Teed Delmar and J. l.. McCutcheon. These are all
members OF the Brooklyn club except McCutcheon.
who belongs to the Pttsburg Chess Club The team
filed by the selection Of McCutcheon yesterday
McCutcheon has a reputation as correspondence
player. The man dropped from last years team Is
d. G.. Baird, of New-York The men who will play
this year. but did not play last year. are f. Helms
and r. Nj. Teed, DOtn or brooklyn, ana MctutcneOn.
For several years Teed has been devong himself
problems but he formerly one Of the strong
est of native American players. He formerly de-
feated Steinitz at the Manhattan Hotel Helms
holds the championship of the Brooklyn Chess Club
1t IS believed the British team will be Black
burne Atkins. L4cock, Jackson and Mills, who
played year. and Dillingham;. Jacob. Trenchard
and Blake.
The British team will play In the Cannon Street
Hotel, London. Captain Elwell expressed great
hope that the American team will win, or at least
hold the trophy by tie.
The boxes and parquet OF the Academy will be
reserved for the invited guests Of the club. but
the public will be admitted to the rest Of the house
at admission price of 25 cents As $500 people
climbed the stairs Of the Dime Savings Bank Build
ing TO see the match last spring. a large attend
ance is expected for this contest
The boards of the American players will be in a
row just back of the footghts the players sitting
behind them and facing the onlookers. Behind each
player will be a perpendicular board, upon which
made by American and British players. The cable
operators will sit at tables behind these boards
The hours of play will be 10 a. m. 10 D. m and
p. m. TO y. m, American time
Governor Black. who is a chess player, has stated
that he Will either attend send a representa-
tive. Governor Grggs, Of New-Jersey, Is MEM
Der Of the Paterson Chess Club. and attended the
last match. lie Is expected &c attend this one also
Baron Albert de Rothschild. of Vienna will serve
as referee Emanuel Lasker will adudicate un-
finished games. Leopold Hoffer. Chess Editor OF
London. while Professor Isaac l.. Rice will be |
umpire for the Britons in America.
Perfect harmony now reigns In the Brooklyn club |
j. T. Marean was reelected president in Oct ober |
reconsidered his determination. made after his |
resignation, never 10 return to the presidency