The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
STATESMEN 70 PLAY CHESS
earle MATCH BETWEEN AMEn
CAN CONGRESSMAN AND ENG
LIsH PARLIAMENTARIANs.
Texas WILL FURNISH ONE PLAYER
ConEressmnn De Grahenreid
BE Selected as One of the rive
PIavers-The Match Will Come
of on May 81.

Washington, May 24-The arrange
ments of the match game OF chess De-
tween five selected individual players OF
the house of representatives ana IKE
number from the British house OF COM
mons, are practically completed. Inc
games will be begun at p. M, Washihg-
ton time, and 7 O'Clock London time, May
81, and be continued four hours, hfteeh
moves to the hour. If not completed III
the agreed time the games will be finished
on June l. A single consultation game
in which all the members of both teams
may consult as to the moves, will be
played on a date to be fixed by the EEg-
lshmen Two wires between Washington
and New York will be given up to the
games, and it is expected not more than
three minutes will be consumed in trans
hitting the several moves between Lon
don and Washington. The American
players will draw lots for the British com
petitors and their place at the tables: Inc
Washington end of the games will be
played in the foreign affairs committee
room. Seven players have been chosen,
from which the five to compete will be
selected in a day or two.
The members of the house have been
coached by Pillsbury of Brooklyn. the
winner of the international chess tourney
at Hastings, Eng, who has played
against all Corners for the past week at
the Metropolitan club in this city, and
who has won every game except draw
with the Australian minister.
There will be five players on each side.
Although the players on behalf of the
house of representatives have not yet been
announced officially, it is understood four
of them have been selected. as follows:
Messrs. Pearson of North Carolina, De
Graffenreid of Texas. BOdine of Missouri
and Handy of Delaware.
So far as this side has been advised
officially, Messrs. Plunkett, Peaton and
Strauss will be three Of the five English
players.
The wire connection will be direct, so
as to minimize the time used in trans
mission of the moves. The messages will
he sent over the wires by the Western
Union Telegraph company and the Anglo
American Gable company, both of which
companies have donated the use of their
lines for the occasion. Superintendent
Marean of the Western Union in this
city has had two wires run into the room
of the foreign affairs committee, which
will connect directly with the American
terminus of the cable in 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 commons.
The play will last five hours each day,
from O'Clock to midnight, London time,
and from to Z, our time. Fifteen moves
an hour will be allowed.
Superintendent Marean estimates that
minute would be required for the trans
mission of messages, so this will carry
the actual playing time to an average of
a move every three minutes.
Great interest in the contest is being
manifested here. Sir Julian Pauncefote
at the request of the British players, will
act as referee here, and it is probable
that Hon. John Hay, the United States
ambassador at London, will perform
like duty on the other side of the Atlantic.