New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
VICTORIES BY DELMAR AND THE BOY
PLAYER, NAPIER.
sTErNrTZ RECOVERING HIS HEALTH-THE 'EH-
sEy cHAMpIoNsHIP-A BEAUTIFUL PIECE
OF CHESS sTRATEGY-PRob-
LEM AND LETTERS.

LEM AND
Metropolitan chess clubs were celebrating WASH
inrton's Birthday In royal fashion at the mee.'"s
If the New-York State Chess Association on Mon
day. fine array OF talent was compe'ihs III '''o
cha mnIonship tournament, while the Dest-kho"n
nIayers were trying to do their best In the seei"
tournament. Eugene Delr1ars success WIS d Pop
Mar one The veteran enjoys the honor vi pe'"e
champion of the Empire State for the hltn 'iihe
His dashng brilliant style appears at It's pest III
such affairs Hodges, Lipschutz and d. e. Bairo
all champions of the State. divided the remaining
prizes.
with men like Langeben, Feibel, Phillips, Frere
and others in the field It was a glorious ache'e
ment for the boy player. Napier 10 win the sehera
tournament. 1t was. however, expecteu iot 1'"pei
s bound to make a mark In the chess world ana
before long the masters will have 10 reckon with
him. As he Is studious player, great 'i'i''e' "''
expected OF him when he is older 49,
A snecial dispatch to the "New-York Staats-Iei-
tung" from its Berlin correspondent which ar
rived In this city Friday evening says tha'
change for the better has taken place III the coi
diton of Seinitz, and that full recovery Is no" do
sured It Is an old saying that man once IT,
norted dead gets another lease of life, and there
are none who would not like to see TINS pro'eio
become true in Steniz's case. When Major nan
ham asked the meeting of the New-fork STATE
Chess Association to lay the proposed resolution VI
coincidence on the death of Sienitz on the ,aoe' do
his death was only reported TO nave tahen P'"'''
the mover of the resolution said that ne ndd
70 believe that the news mad been confirmed ana So
Major Hanham withdrew his objection 10 passn's
the resolution 1t would be interesting TO hho"
what reasons the mover of the motion had III De-
leving that the news had been confirmed
Like their New-York brethren, the New-Jersey
chossmen enjoyed n fine day of play at Bayonhe.
lanes s. SHOPPER. the new secretary. announces
the results follows:
Championship tournament: Class A,Dr Is: Her
stein elizabeth won the championship anu ~.
Hymes Newark; c.. Jaife Paterson; r. Sia s.pl,nj
second third and fourth pr yes. -. H.. ,uo
Glass B-M Berjer HoDoken, won the mrs. pl I1e
and A. j. Pavier. Jersey City; I. II. Hatneid no
boken: J. II. White, Paterson. and g. r. Ihuih'
Elizabeth, divided the other four prizes. ,,.o-
Class C-L. c. Kempf, Newark and o. Horster'
Carson. East Orange william Schaefer. Newark,
and H. Schleckser. Newark. divided the remaining
five prizes. ,,,,,.. , 9 -r.o,
hon berg Newark divided the first and second prizes,
ana c. H. Kyle Fanwood; j. A. Craig. Paterson,
prizes.
There slxty-four players engaged In the tour
nament which Is the greatest number of players
ever engaged on WasmngtonS birthday IN the o'dle
OF New-Jersey.
The match between. the Cosmopolitan Club players,
Roe hing and I,angleben. divided on Friday
evening. Roething won by to 0, two games being
drawn. r,,,, - ,
Schlechter in Vienna. Will rank among the fnest
games of chess recorded: