The herald., 1897-05-24
An Anglo-American Match
at Chess
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AND THE WORLD WILL BE THE
AUDIENCE
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| WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The ar
rangements for the match games of
chess between five selected individual
players Of the house Of representatives
and a like number from the British
house of commons are practically COM
pleted. The game will be begun at .
o'clock o. m. Washington time and Z
o'clock London time, May 31st, and con-
tinue four hours, fifteen moves to the
hour. If not completed in the aggregate
time the games will be finished on June
1st. A single consultation Alme, In
which all the members Of both teams
played on a date to be fixed by the Eng
lishmen. Two wires between Washing
ton and New York will be given UP to
the games and it Is expected that not
more than three minutes will be con-
sumed in transmitting the several moves
between London and washington. The
American players will draw lots for their
British competitors and their places al
the tables. The Washington end Of the
game will be played in the house foreign
affairs committee room. Several players
have been chosen from which the five to
compete will be selected within day or
two.
The members OF the house have been
coached by W. Pillsbury of Brooklyn,
the winner of the International chess
tournament at Hastings, England. who
has played against all corners for the
past week at the Metropolitan club in
this city, and who has won every game
except a draw with the Austrian min
lister.
There will be five players on each
table. Although the players on behalf of
the house of representatives have not
been officially announced, 1t is under
stood that four of them have been Sc
lected, Messrs. Pearson Of North Caro-
lima, De Draffenreid of Texas, Bodine
of Missouri and Handy of Delaware. So
far as this side has been advised Off
cially, Messrs. Plunkett, Heaton and
Strass will be three of the five in the
English team.
The house players will move their men
in the house committee of foreign
affairs, the English players in one of the
lobbies of the parliament house. The
messages will be sent over the wires by
the Western Union Telegraph company
and the Ango-American company, both
Of which companies have donated the
use of their lines for the occasion. Sup
erintendent Marean Of the Western
Union in this city has had two wires run
into the room Of the committe on for
eign affairs which will connect directly
with the American terminus of the
Anglo American cable on Cape Breton.
One of these wires will be used to send
and the other for receiving purposes.
Similar arrangements have been made
with wires leading directly from the
other terminus of the cable on the Irish
coast to the lobby Of the house of COM
mons. The play will last five hours
each day, from I to midnight, London
time, and from to 7, our time. Fifteen
moves an hour will be allowed. Superin-
tendent Marean says minute will be
required for the transmission of the
messages, so this will reduce the actual
playing time to an average of a move
every three minutes.
Great interest in the contest Is be-
ing manifested here. Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, at the request of the British play
ers, will act as referee here, and it is
probably that Hon. John Hay, the
United States ambassador al London,
will perform a like duty on the other
side of the Atlantic.