New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
CHESS NOTES.

Stanley II. Chadwick. the secretary of the Brook
lyn Chess Club, yesterday announced that the
clubs Cable Match Committee had picked the ten
players to constitute the American team from the
list of fourteen leading experts selected at the spe-
cial meeting last Monday evening The team will
comprise the following players: s. W. hampton of
Philadelphia ]. F. Barry of Boston, f. Delmar of
New-York; A. 3. Hodges of Staten Island; e
Hymes. of New-York; F. J. Marshall, of Brooklyn;
c. j. Newman. of Philadelphia H N Pnlsbury Of
Philadelphia; ]. w Showalter of Georgetown Ky
and H c. Voigt, of Philadelphia. Substitutes E
e. Southland and c. H. Walcott. both of Boston
1t will be that two changes have been made
in the composition of the team from that of last
year, namely, Delmar and hampton replace Baird
Of New-York, and Johnston, of Chicago
When the selection made known at the prtn-
cipal metropolitan chess resorts the consensus of
opinion seemed to be that the team as selected
was. if anything. stronger than last years team
was fully capable keeping the trophy In this
country for another year.
The chess players of Columbia Harvard Yale and
Princeton are now earnestly engaged In preparing
themselves for the annual cable match with Oxford
and Cambridge which is set down for April 20 and
q. Last year both Columbia and Harvard were rem
resented on the team by two players each, whereas
Yale and Princeton had only one apiece Owing 10
the dearth of really strong players at Princeton
this term, 1t is just possible that Old Nassau NAV
be unrepresented on this occasion and that the ex-
ira place thus made vacant may be given either m
third Columbia or Harvard player It Is thought
by many that this step would be advisable in order
that the Americans chances might not he les
sened for the sake of having al four colleges fig
ure in the match.
Nevertheless, the Princeton students are busying
themselves with a preliminary tournament which
has been arranged for the purpose of obtain
ing hard practice for the International contest as
well as for the coming team match ten boarir
with Columbia University, a contest to take place
IN II, this city on March TO- The players engaged in
this tourney are j. b. Hunt. ]. C. Henley the
tournament; and A. s. Weston e J. Wilson g. NV W.
Scott, Fl. J. Brandt, j. E. Crane, D. T. Dana r
Ely. j. H. Hankinson. D. V, Hutchings, G. Fl
Nevns. A j. Pilgram, c. s. Richardson and X. T.
van Krug. " "
At present Weston, who played for Princeton in
lSsS Is easily in the lead. with OF 5ia vic
tories out OF 4 IT is understood Princeton thai
the winner OF this tournament will be entitled to
place on the cable team. subject to a challenge
from a third Columbia or Harvard candidate
challenge has been Issued by the Cornell Chess
Club TO the University of Pennsylvania for a team
match OF six players on side. to take place here
during the Easter vacation Should the Pennsvlo
yanians accept Cornell will be represented on
the tirst three boards by l.. Karpinski OF Oswego.
70, II Riedel and G. Heuser. of Brooklyn while
the rest OF the team viii be determined by the
results of tournament which has been started
win storey, Lieder. Hebb Wood. Scripture Sou
katchof and Badenhausen as the players or
these the first three named are also from Brook
Ign. -'NO