The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
STUDENTS PLAY CHESS.
INTERESTING CONTEXT ron THE
INTERCOLLh0fkTE HONORa

Chosen Representatives OF Harvard, Yale,
Princeton and Columbia Meet In Their
Eighth Annual Tournsment-Csmbrid
Men Take the Load With Two Wins.
The eighth annual Intercollegiate Chess
Tournament. In which two students from Co
mrbit. Harvard, Yale and Princeton were de-
landing the honors OF these four universities,
was begun punctually at 2 O'Clock yesterday
AFTERNOON. Quite q number OF spectators
watched the games with great interest at the
classroom OF tho Columbia Grammar School.
Cn,y two OF the former contestants In the
tournament are among tho competitors this
y,yr namely, Cook OF Yale and Falk
OF Coumbla The latter Is noted for his sound
defence against which many OF his college
optonents have struggled In vain to score.
Last April. In his game with Tattersall In the
cattle match. his steadinesa caused general ad-
uira,lon. His partner. Sewall, Is tho junior OF
tho lot. being but IL years Of age. He 10 bright
anl ingenious and inclined TO DO brilliant
rather than conservative.
IN point OF years Perry OF Harvard is the
Oldest competitor. although this is his flrst APP
psarunce in the intercollegiate arena. He
pays Il STRAIGHTFORWARD. business-like game.
u - general knowledge II not surpassed by
my OF the other competitors.
Rice. a Westerner. 10 tall and lanky, OF
DISPOSITION. He makes hard work out OF his
game and never permits his attention TO relax.
II experience counts for anything. Cook
should have great advantage over all his rivals.
inasm uch as this Ia his third year. His oppor-
tunities for practice, however. are not OF tho
best and he Is much handicapped By nervous
ness. Morgan. on the other hand. 10 extremely
.et.possessed and rives no thought 10 worry.
He Is OF athletic build and handsome In ap-
poarance.
Hunt OF Princeton is . six-footsr and has
rather a studlous look. His oomrade In
arms. Henley. who Is Q southensr. 10 .
blonde aud carries himself we'll. These two
should give a good account OF themselves.
Perry. ON tho FIRST table. selected the Centre
Counter Gambit against Falk. The latter
made wrong combination In the openirg
which ost him piece. Although he worked
Paved cautiously and correctly and won the
Cox relied upon the Ruy Lopez in his gam.
on the second table ssSinst Henley. The
The spanish attack and later on he continued
With variation. generally played 6y
GS SSsSt feSy 1ea have he
continue the game energetically and finally
change. which helped Henley to a perpetual
check and so the game was drawn after thirty
three moves.
Sewa had to contend against the French de-
fence on the third table. whore Hunt was
conducting the black pieces At nrst the lat
ter. owing to premature attack Of his
opponent. secured the superior position. Later
on, however, he In turn began attacking reck-
lessly. bringing his queen out Of play on the
queens side OF the board and thus ena bin z
sewall to get his man cornered and mated after
Ia riy moves.
The game on the last hoard. contested be-
tween Morgan and Rlce. POO opening. was
very GRAPHICALLY conducted by both men In
III. end Morgan overlooked q pretty continua-
tion at the disposal OF Rice. The latter won q
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