New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
CONSTITUTION DRAWN UP FOR A UNITED
STATES CHESS ASSOCIATION.
FOCAL cr1.rs ASKED TO JoIN-sHOwALTERs
GOOD WEEK-IAsl;ER WILL. PLAY IN
LONDON ~ MAJ.

LOCAL. CLUES ASKED 10 JoIN-sIioWALrEIsS
GOOD wEEK-IAsEER WILL PLAY IN
LONDON ~ MAJ.
Some friends OF the royal game sat quietly to-
gethcr at the Manhattan Chess Club on 1nes'ay
ana Wednesday discussing a scheme which - likely
10 do more good toward the popularity o. the pas
time than anything else hitherto attempted IN inc
United States As previously reported in The Trb-
unc a meeting held at the Brooklyn Chess
Club some tine ago order to take united action
regarding the annual cable match with Great Brit
ain The representatives OF American clubs. when
meeting them. could not their way to doing
anything in the cable match business. They
thought that the Brooklyn club, having sent the
challenge to the British Chess Club. London would
have to carry cut all the arrangements but they
did the next best thing. namely. they had talk
about the establishment Of United States Chess
Association, and they finally elected president.
who I'm turn had to nominate a committee and the
president and the committee were to meet at some
future date in order If possible proceed with the
working Ct the scheme of establishing the assoc
citation in question.
President Lesser. OF Boston: Walter Penn Ship
ley. OF Philadelphia Colonel Morse OF the Manhat-
tan Chess Club: Captain O'Farrell. OF Washington
and Stanley II. Chadwic lex. OF the Brooklyn Chess
Club, met at the Manhattan Chess Club on Tues
day and Wednesday and in several sittings they
worked out constitution for the new organization
and after covering every possible detail they de-
States the proposed constitution asking the clubs to
call special meetings in order to join the assoca-
ton and there is every reason 10 believe that the
United States Chess Association VIII soon be
compshcd fact. OF course the now organization
Will have on it's programme lot OF useful things
National and international tournaments. the ar
ransement OF matches for the cham ponship Of tho
United states. the Arrangement of matches between
the United states champion ana any foreign mas
ter. the arrangements Tor international cable chess
matches, etc II il thought that if the clubs of the
country would really unite chess in this country
would be second to no other game. and that there
would ho plenty OF money forthcoming to support
all branches Of chess ard 20 carry out the pro-
grammc Of the founders of the new association
last week: To his first victory. on Friday week
last, he added another on Sunday. while IN third
encounter he drew IN mis- match with Janowski.
II Is needless 20 say that his many friends de-
lighted with his performance. and II IL 20 be hoped
that the Kentuckian will continue to put up
good fight against the Partisan. The latter clearly
showed signs Of fatigue. and In consequence ne
was obliged to take his first day OF on thursday.
Laskcr. who IS now touring IN England Scotland
with his blind!od. simultaneous and other exhibi-
lions. he Lectures on the principal openings.
planning his ideas about common Sense in chess.
which subject he wrote book about year,
ago. The champion said to "a London reporter the
other day that he viii surely enter the proposed
London international tournament. to he played in
May, in spite OF the fact that il Will be a two
round contest. The only prOvsO he H. said 10 have
made is that only first class masters should be
limited to sixteen. Appended Is one OF the games
rlaycl lV q skier n exhibition "A Bristol.