The evening times., 1897-05-22
Edwin A. Newman, OIL 9TH St. NV
MOVING MEN BY CABLE
Final Arrangements of the Anglo
American Chess Game.
The Local Players VIII Meet Today.
Some Phenomenal Work by Mr..
Nelson Pillsbury.

Tho members of the House who will play
the International chess game with nteu-
bers of Parliament met this morn
ing to discuss the final arrangements for
the contest Hon. Richard Pearson re
ceived yesterday cablegram from Henni-
ken Ecatan, at London, in which the Far
liameEtary players say that they would
prefer the games to be played on Monday
and Tuesday y on account OF the adjournment
of the House Of Commons on Wednesday.
This, Mr Pearson said last night, meant
Monday, the 3Ist of May, and Tuesday,
June l. The dates, he thought, would be
agreeable to the other players.
other suggestions from the other side
are that the games start att p. m, Lon
den time, about p. m, our time, with
fifteen moves to the hour All the arrange
ments suggested by Mr.. Pearson have been
adopted by the English players.
tits proposed by the Englishmen to have
a consultation game after the match, the
consultation game to be stnctly confined
to members OF the American and British
Houses.
The meeting today viii probably make re
ply To the request for the additional game
It is likely also that the live members
on the part of the House viii be selected
and declared officially. 1t is I'm derstoOd
that four Of them will be Messrs Pearson,
De Graffenried. Bodine and Handy. They
have been putting in some good work at
the rooms OF the Washington Club. al
though Mr. Pearson has been obliged to
be absent foI some days in North Caro-
lima The game will be played in the
room o. the Committee on Foreign Re-
.atious of the House The Washington
chess rooms would have been used, but
it is not desired by the players TO have q
crowd in attendance
SO far this side has been advised Off
cially that Messrs. Plunkett, Heaton &
Strauss will be three of the five TO represent
the English match.
Mr. Pearson and other members of the
House were present yesterday morning
and afternoon at tile Metropolitan Club,
where Mr.. Pillsbury played against all
comers hlindfolded and not bhndfolded.
On the previous evening he had played
bliudfolded against Mr.. TruXton Eeale,
Ward Thorun, DR.. Whiting, Ernest Wilkin-
son, Horace Wiley, Philip Alger and the
the games except draw with the amhas-
sador. AS to the games played yesterday,
seeing the board, Mr.. Pearson said that
Mr. Pillsbury won everything in sight
and in the adjoining territories. The eXli-
hilton with the gentlemen named above
was for $3.50 for the benefit of the first
womans international tourn ament, to
take place in June at London.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Pilshnry was
at the Washington Chess Club rooms, where
he played with Secretary Walker, Capt.
Walker and some Others
Recently he played nine games of checkers
with Mr. Mundeil, of the Washington Club,
eight Of which were draws, one being " on
by Mr.. Pillsbury. A contest of some inter-
est, yesterday afternoon, at checkers was
that between Col Cash, of Kentucky. and
Mr. Pillsbury, Mr. PillSbury winning. Col.
Cash had not been beaten in series of
games before. 1t is likely that an exhi
bition will be arranged for Mr.. Plllsbury
at the Washington Club-rooms