The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24
EAGLE VS.. LION.
International Chess, M. G. Against
M. p, VIII Begin May 81.


M. p, VIII Begin May 81.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The ar
rangements for the match games Of
cness between five selected individual
players Of the house Of representatives
ana a like number from the British
mousse OF commons are practically COM
pieted. The games will be begun at
O'CLOCK p. M, Washington time, and
o'clock, London time, May g. and con-
Iinue Tor TOUR hours, fifteen moves to
the hour. Ii not completed In the
agreed time the games will be finished
on June 1. 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
Englishmen. The wires between
Washington and New York will be
given up to the games, and it is ex-
pected that not more than three min
utes will be consumed in transmitting
the several moves between London and
Washington. The American players
will draw lots for their British COM
petitors and their places at the tables.
The Washington end Of the game will
be played in the house foreign affairs
committee.
! The members Of the house have been
|: coached by w. Pillsbury, Of Brooklyn,
Z the winner of the international chess
tourney 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 ex-
cept a draw with the Austrian minis
ter.
There will be five players on each
side. Although the players on behalf Of
the house Of representatives have not
yet been officially announced, 1t is un-
derstood that four Of them have been
selected, Messrs. Pearson On. c., De-
graffenried (Tex.), Bodine (Mo) and
Handy Oel). So far as this side has
been advised officially, Messrs Plum
kett, Heaton and Strauss will be three
Of the five in the English team.
The house players will move their
men In the house committee on foreign
affairs. and the English players in the
Hobbies Of parliament house. The wire
connections will be direct, SO as to-
minimize the time consumed in the
transmission Of moves. The messages
will be sent over the wires by theWest-
ern Union Telegraph company and the
Anglo-American Cable company, both
Of which companies have donated the
use Of their lines for the occasion. Supr.
Marean, Of the Western Union in this
city, has had two wires run into the
room OF the committee On foreign af-
fairs, which will connect directly with
the American terminus Of the Anglo.
American cable and Cape Breton. One
Of these wires will be used to send and
the other for receiving purposes. SIM
liar 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 I
to IL midnight London time and from
2 to our time. Fifteen moves an hour
will be allowed. Supt. Marean esti-
mates that minute will be required
for the transmission Of messages, so
that this will reduce the actual play
ing time to an average Of a move ev-
cry three minutes. Great interest in
the contest Is being manifested here.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, at the request
Of the British players, will act as ref
cree here, and it Is probable that Hon.
John Hay, the United States ambas-
sador at London, will perform like
duty on the other side Of the Atlantic