The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

New York. April 22.-The first inter-
national chess match between Ameri-
can and British students, which was
begun yesterday morning, ended this
evening in a victory for the oxford and
Cambridge combination by 91k to ~
games. as will be seen from the APP
pended table:
GREAT BRITAIN.
Tattershall Cambridge ............. Il
George Oxford ...........,..........0
Mclean Cambridge ................1
Hubert Oxford .....!.0
Ellis COxfordD Observation-Disclosures.
Softlaw Cambridge ................1
Totals ....-.................,
UNITED STATES.
Falk (Columbial ................... Il
meyer (Columbla) ....................1
Arensberg (Harvard) ............0
1ooh l1dleJ .....; .'..-'.-I ..-.........
Young (Princeten) ...............0
Catchings (Harvard) ...............O
Totals ....,......................2%
Although most men competent to
Judge, expected a defeat for American
players, the play of the Americans, on
the whole, was great surprise to all
the experts present during the match
With little more care, they could have
even won. AS it was. they gave the
British students a good fight. At the
conclusion Of the match. the following
messages were exchanged:
Umpire Rice cabled; Congratulate
the British universities on their VIC
tory; photograph Of trophy will be for
Warded next week; trophy sent as soon
as completed"
FROM the American umpire, Lord
Crawford, the following was received:
Three cheers just given for American
e I'm E YER Have thanked cheerers
Tor United States.''
=. Umpire Rice replied: "The Anglo
saxon victory has come, as predicted,
ana ~ we are all happy over it."
81 PRESIDENT Arensberg of Harvard
Sydss Clup cabled; THE American uni
nTeisitles extend congratulations to the
British universities for their victory.
year. r'iS an ii--A'
PRESIDENT George Fotheringham OF
9 1ne Cambridge Chess Club replied:
pIitIsn payers send kindest regards
70 american cousins. Have had most
~, yaple ana keenly fought match
anu look forward to equally close en-
counters in future. American univer-
SUES message just received. Thank
tnem most heartily. We will try to
Keep the trophy"
Inc American students cabled: 1.-THE
american universities unite in sending
neartlest thanks to Mr.. J.. Henniker
1eaton, Tor doing them the honor of
acting as umpire
me British players cabled to Umpire
Rice; We thank you most beartilv
Tor your services. as umpire in this
Inaten ana are very grateful for your
generous gift of trophy"
On the first table Falk held moro
tnan his own against the Courtridre
payer, and when, after So moves. the
latter cabled that he could demonstrate
draw the Columbia man accepted this
oher, and the game was drawn The
game between George and Meyer was
already concluded yesterday and need
not be referred to again. Never won
after twenty-four moves. aArensberg
mad very bad game against Mclean
TINS morning. By subsequent tine play
the latter forced the resignation of the
Harvard.man after forty moves.
Cook of Yale, played remarkably
1ne chess against the Oxonian. HUI
pert rms afternoon he won a piece
and after four moves the game.
The Princeton representative Yopne.
VINO really ought to have won Ma
game against Ellis, Oxford. went All
to pieces m the mornings plav and
while wishing to save the loss Of the
e-chasge, he lost whole pieca ana
the game in thirty-seven rnovee
Catchings Of Harvard had a hopeless
case before him when he resumed
play against. the Cambridge mar
Sottlaw, this morning. Catchine
made great uphill fight but he All
~ suceumbed after ffty-one moves.