Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-14


Captain James Hill, prominent member
or the Washington Chess Club has gone
into the field for the pension office and
Will be absent from the city for some time
This makes the third member of that club
to leave the city inside of two weeks
First there was Mr.. S. c. Durham, who
went to the gold fields of Alaska. He is a
strong player. and has a national reputa-
uon as problem composer He has given
httie time to serious chess. but prefers to
play on-hand games. smoking pipe mean
while. He delighted in beautiful situations.
and would forget all about his pipe when
studying a combination. 1t used to be a
question whether his tobacco or the match
es used in lighting and religating his pipe
cost the more
Next. Mr.. F. NJ. Wright. who held the
title of chess champion of the District ever
since the close of the Libbey cup Journeys.
over two years ago, though he has not since
won match played for that title or come
out ahead in tournament, two of which
he entered, one two years ago and the
gone to San Francisco. Mr.. Wright was at
all times "heady" player. His games
were carefully studied, and though he often
made poor move in the opening, which
full arc at times brilliant play, he generally
managed to turn the tide in his favor
captain Hill was rated among the best
players Of the club. He has not taken
cause of his eyes. His delight was to watch
off-hand games played at the club and ex-
change pisasantries with the players.
MessIs. Durham and Hill were both on
correspondence with the Metropolitan Chess
Club of New York city, and consequently
the committee of the local club is very
much weakened. The New York club has
Its best players conducting the game, and
do not propose to be defeated, as was the
Brooklyn Chess Club. 1t will, therefore, be
necessary for the local club to draft the
services of its best players.
Capt. ]. P. Walker is spending the sum-
mer at Atlantic City
Mr.. E. p. Hanna returned from his trip
abroad much improved in health. and is
spending the present month with his fam
lily out near Falls Church, Va. other mat
ters may keep him from paying much at
tent1on to che the coming winter.
Tie In New York.
The midsummer meeting of the New
York Chess Association closed last Satur-
day. with a tie between Messrs. Lipschutz
and Steinitz for the possession the coming
year Of the Stats Zeitrng cup The play
ers were also tie at the end of the first
round. In the second round Lipschutz won
from young Napier; then the boy won from
the veteran Steinitz, who in turn won from
Llpsch utz. The tie will be played off the
coming month. In the match between
teams OF seven. representing the New York
the New Workers won by the score of o5ls to
231a. Piilsbury of the New Yorks had the
best Individual score. 61a out of a possible
:. Hodges OF the same team won 6 out of
Z. and De Wiser Of the New Yorks and
kemeny of the Pennsylvania team were
tied for third place, with AZ Won and 21s
lost. -"
Recent Score.
Below Is the score of the last game play
ed in the match between Messrs F. NJ.
WRIGHT z
eenth turn to play. Mr.. Walkers attention
was called by his opponent to the fact that
he had but half a minute in which to make
three moves, and the eighteenth move was
made at orce. 1t proved very troublesome
thereafter. CASTING on the queens side
was better. Black threw away chances for
d victory by exchanging rocks on the forty
n1th move. Had he sought an opportunity
70 double the rocks on the rocks file. VIC
tory would have been assured.