New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
CHESS NOTES AND COMMENTS
PLANS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL UNI
vERsITIEs MATCH-oTHER CONTESTS.

Up to the middle of last week 1t was taken Tor
granted, even by Edward w. Libaire. the honorary
manager OF this end OF the cable chess match be-
tween the American students against oxford ana
Cambridge. that Harvard would send Perry ana
Rice her players the last intercollegiate tourna-
ment, to the cable match. and It was then thought
that Harvard would even play a third man. IL
Hunt of Princeton. deemed too weak for the
American team. On Wednesday, however, word
received from Princeton that Perry. the senior
Harvard player, had left that university that Rice
sick and that In consequence Princeton would
be willing to play both Hunt and Weston. Libaire
had been trying hard to get any official notice
from Harvard. but in vain. Finally Harvard sent
word that Rice and Hopkins definitely Sc
lected to play In the match and the team therefore
will be composed Of Falk and Sewell of Columbia;
Rice and Hopkins. of Harvard Cook, of Yale ano
Hunt OF Princeton
Last Monday. when commenting on the probable
result Of the match. The Tribune thought that VIC
tory would rest with the Americans 1t was then
thought that Perry Rice and probably third
strong Harvard would play on the team to-
gether with the two Columbia men and Cook OF
Yale. Under the present conditions our boys VIII
find matters not easy; in fact, victory wouo
be a great surprise Indeed. all that may now
reasonably be expected is that the Americans may
make good fight and If possible draw the contest,
a result which, Of course, would not bring back
the coveted trophy, but which would be considered
a fine achievement. Soddy, the captain OF the Ok
ford University Chess Club who sailed on the Teu-
tonic from Liverpool last Wednesday, is expected
here on Wednesday. and he will thus have ample
time prepare himself for the fray Friday.
AS stated before. this player will meet his ad-
versary, probably the second board at the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club where this end Of
the match will be played. To say the least this Is
a rather interesting novelty in a cable match
spective games over three thousand miles away he
will be comfortably seated among the enemy
trying to take point from them AS may ss- be ex-
city. While he has not yet arranged the de-
tails, 1t has been decided that Major Hanham of
party, which, may be expected will mostly con-
sist of students and alumni from Columbia Uni
versity.
Speaking about alumni. it is interesting to know
that Libare intends organizing association of
alumni of all the American universities for the
purpose of assisting in the popularzng of the royal
game among the American students. and supply
ing them with the necessary means Of carrying out
National and International contests. According TO
dent of the Manhattan Chess Club. Will open the
contest next Friday morning with address
to those present. and after the exchange of the
names of the teams and the usual congratulatory
messages play will be begun in the usual way. As
Professor l. l.. Rice the donor of the interna-
tional intercollegiate trophy has declined to act as
reasons this year. the Britishers lucky enough
to the services of Stanley H. Chadwick, the
it is therefore anticipated that the contest viii be
as pleasantly conducted as the last years encoun-
The bout between Roething and Halpern is virtu-
ally over. the former. by winning the fourth
game of the contest reached total of three wins,
the remaining one having been drawn. AS only one
scheduled for to-day, Roething cannot lose the
match.
Appended is the score of the fourth game, played
last Wednesday, which is rather interesting
specimen of Petroff's Defence: