Evening star., 1898-10-22
IN CHESS CIRCLES.

One of the benefits arising from the pro-
| pOsal of the Brooklyn Club to form ma
uonal association-if it bears fruit-will be
a more national system of choosing repre-
sentatives on the American team in the
annual cable match with the British. 1t
| has been the desire of many for some time
past to form such an association, but it
| develops slowly. At the present rate it will
not be a factor in choosing the representa-
tives the coming spring. Mr.. Showalter
when he visited the city the past spring
expressed himself as believing it the only
proper way Of proceeding. A plan enun-
ciated within a short time would lead to
| local contests in the chess centers. Then,
too, matches between champions of contig-
uous territories and to the finals between
the survivors, which ought to be from
! one and a half to twice the number needed
| on the match team.
Such a system would have its own ad-
Yantages outside of indicating in less fall
l1bIe manner the stronger players than the
plan hitherto pursued 1t would give an in
centive to the game throughout the country
and make known the merits of players not
now heard Of, except in their own localities
such congress (aS it was then termed)
| showed the extraordinary merits of Paul
Morphy, leading to his visit to Europe and
vanquishing all its master players Eng
| land Is ahead of US in this respect There
these Journeys are frequent and riyalries
great between the different sections. The
| result is that the relative strength of the
players is well known. A player on this
| years American team was in this city not
/ great while before the match and con-
| tested three games with Mr.. F. b. Walker
| and lost all, but this fact was not known
| to the committee of the BROOKLYN clut
| when 1t chose the gentleman referred to as
| a member of the team who. in the ensuing
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| game to the Brtisher opposed to him. The
| difference in chess skill between him and
| Mr.. Walker would probably have saved he
| game and so the match to the American
| team. This unsatisfactory manner { (
| choosing is no doubt the explanation of the
! fact that the British won the last two
] matches.
| The details of the coming match between
| ShOwalter and Janowski of Paris are be-
| ing arranged by the Manhattan Club and
| it is to start November l.
| Capt. Sam Rosenfeld, I'd Texas Volun-
| teers at the club Wednesday night and
| Although out of practice from his long de-
| tention in camp. he put up a very strong
! game, winning half he played.
Mr.. Lebat, champion of the south, will be
| in the city today, and is expected at the
| club rooms this evening
| Herr Fiebig, the clever player visiting
| from Dantzic, gave an impromptu stimuli
| taneous exhibition Tuesday night against
bell. who drew, after tifty-one moves. Judge
| Davis lost after forty-five moves Davidson
| in forty-four. Tucker, thirty-six; Capt. j.
p. Walker. thirty-four; McCleary. twenty
! seven; Raymond fourteen. This creditable
result was Mr. Fiebig's first attempt at
| simultaneous.
| The third annual tourney of the local
| club will commence this evening at the
| club rooms, GA 18th street. The admission
open to all, is 81, and the entire sum will
| be divided into prizes to the winners. The
| entries to date are Messrs. ]. p. Campbell
| w. b. Murdelle. S. w. Tucker, John A
| Heydler, Charles w. Seaman, w. E
| Thomas, O. Woodward, John Prender, J.
| W. Harris, Alexandria,; ]. l.. Warren, DR.
| Hodges and Capt. OFarrell. Mr.. Fiebg
| the expert German visitor, will probably
take part.
| An amusing incident happened at the clut
| Monday evening. The pressure of gas was
just sufficient to run two jets to light two
| large rooms. In the gloom a departing
member carried with him the wrong hat
| When the wronged man wanted to go
| naturally he couldn't find his own Soor
all attention on this, and not on chess
Hats and men were matched, and the last
poor hat without a friend shown up. Care.
fully examining 1t, inside and out, to SEE
if any clue to the delinquent might be
found, Mr. Campbell discovered this motto
pasted inside, Honesty is the best policy
The appended game is a gem. 1t was
between Capt. Mackenzie of England ant
| Mason an Americana of fine abilities bu