Evening star., 1899-03-11

Capt. OFarrell, MeSSrS- j. w. harris,
Oscar Woodward, W. B. Mundelle and DR..
Hodges win the prizes in the order named.
The last two tied for fourth place, and in
playing off Dr. Hodges won two and Mr..
Mundelle four and gained the place. The
greatest fall back was Mr.. Thomas, who
went to eighth place. while in last years
tourney he beat Harris out for fourth. Mr.
Warren was close up in the race up to the
last week, but then having eight games to
play he rushed through them to catch up
with the schedule lost six and forfeited
two.
OF the three gentlemen at the foot OF
the list, their scores are to be taken with
a grain of allowance. Mr.. Kaye when ne
had played only seven games of the twenty
six scheduled was obliged by night work
to withdraw and forfeit the remainder. Mr..
Seaman was placed in somewhat the same
position, and could play his last half of the
second round only by neglectinS outside
duties, and so he allowed eight games to
go by default. Mr.. Tucker played his
schedule out very promptly. but had been
playing the game but few months when
the tourney commenced, and went into 1t
for the practice, and is entitled to credit
foar doing as we'll as he did against eX-
perienced players.
Mr. W. E. Napier the brilliant young
player. is lost to American chess for some
time, for he has gone to Berlin to complete
a musical education.
Spring Tourney.
short time at the Chess Club. Many have
signified their intention to enter the COM
petition The executive committee has
placed Mr.. F. B. Walker in charge to make
rules and to act referee in all matters
coming up for adjudication. The tourney
will be in one round The two rounds of
the competition just closed proved tiresorne
before the finish and operated against the
less experienced players. Outside players
are invited to enter on same terms as club
await te-& and nH atrafS
are used in purchase of prizes to the win
ners. Address F. B. Walker, secretary, GA
18th street northwest.
Sir John Newnes will do the handsome
thing by the English boys in the match set
for April u between the American and
English universities by providing the hall
for play and will pay the cable and other
expenses. On this side the American Chess
Magazine will do the same generous part
for the Americans. The British have pro-
posed an addition to the rules governing
the match that may eomplicate things. 1t
is to bar from the contest any member of
a university of than four years
standing. This would cut off Southard of
Harvard, who is the crack of the Ameri-
can colleges, and would seem to be born
of an unfair spirit. The Americans have
replied that their original proposition to
their English friends was based on the de-
sire to measure the strength of their repre-
Sentatives shown in the intercollegiate
match during the Christmas holidays-in
which Southard made a clean score
against the representatives of the English
universities, fact that the British must
have known from the beginning If they
should still insist on their proposition the
Americans will likely accept it.
Another Match Between Statesmen.
A second match between the representa-
tives of the English house of commons
and the House Of Representatives is pro-
posed by Mr.. j. Henniker Heaton Mr..
Arthur Walter, proprietor of the Londen
Times, proposes to offer as a trophy to the
winner magnificent set of chessmen of
Persian design and workmanship, beau
tiful specimen of the carver's art. The
figures are of the purest ivory, superbIy
chased and mounted in gold, the whole
being inelosed In exhibition case of
tasteful design.
A visitor from New Jersey dropped into
the club rooms this week and put I'D a
number of games against the locals. One
of them, a very lively scrap against Mr..
Lyman, was afterward set up by that gen.