The sun., 1901-04-25
CHAMPION LASKER HERE.
THE WORLDS GREATEsT CHESS MASTER
TO GIVE EXHIBITIONS
During Ills siy Weeks visit PLAY No Games
Biindfo olded-Favors the Old style Of scor'
ing Draws-How lie VIII Meet Pil,sbury
In q Match-Spcsks kindly Of steinits.

Among the distinguished passengers on
board the steamship Tcutonic. which arrived
AT her dock at ~ o'clock last night. was Eman-
uel Iaskcr, the conqueror Of Steinit2 and
the holder Of the chess championship Of the
world. whose coming promises to create
big stir among the followers of the royal
game In this country for the next six weeks
This, according 10 the champion, must he
the limit Of his stay In the country, as I'M
por'ant business will call him back to Eng
land lie will give exhibitions at stimuli
taneous and match play but will not under
take to play blndfold games, because no
considers this style TO be too great Il strain
upon his health He will also give number
Of hs special lectures, which proved 40 popu-
lar with English chess audiences The
champions first engagement will bc with
the Manhattan Chess Club Of this city. where
he will start in carly next week, the pro-
gramme to be arranged after the clubs off,
,ials have consulted with him This will
last fortnight Aftcrward he will 90 to
Philadelphia and give exhibitions at the
Franklin Chess Club for about week. Later
he will visit other important chess centres
Lasker. who has not been in this ooun-
try since 1904. the year In which he won the
championship from Stenltz.. has changed
a great deal In appearance, this being large
ly due to full beard that he kas recently
grown Although physically not strong he
seems TO be in good health When inter:
viewed by reporter he expressed himself
as feeling in nrst-rate spirits He was pleased
at the opportunity OF again paying Visit
To the United States, renewing old acquMnt-
anCeshps and making new friends When
questioned "a TO his reasons for not playing
IN the international tournament at Monte
carlo he merely stated that IL did not hap
~
land and moreover he did not feel quite well.
enough TO assure his doing himself Justice
Business, however. was the chief reason.
Incidentally. no expressed an opinion re-
car,ling the new method u scoring drawn
games, introduced last year al Paris Whie
he did not approve Of the innovation, he
thought that the rule adopted at Monte Carlo
was u decided improvement. but that. after
ull the old style OF counting one half 70 each
player of q drawn game was the most salts
factory He was asked concerning the abil-
ity Of Marshall, who made such failure y
Monte CnrlO, and he expressed his belief
| that the American, though not Of the nrSt
\ rank had good chess IN him and should devel-
| op In due time into high-class player,
| Another important subject touched upon
wa, tho possibility or his contesting cham
| piouship match with PillsbuTy. the Amer lean
! champion, who. II l. thought would make II
| interesting for him In set match. liere
| 'he champions conversation became bit
| guarded, and he dld not appear desirous 70
| commit himself He acknowledged, how
| over, that IN case ril-hury were to issue .
! formal challenge ne would, in the nature Of
| thiug- either have tu accept or resign ms
| titl" As to time and place. which would, OF
course, be important items IN the CONDITIONS
| Of such u contest, he was not prepared y"
| spoik A. any rate, his brief stay over here
ami tho approach oi summer would pre-
| cludc the possibility ut the event being ar
| ranged IN the near future While he nd
! mutel that pillsnury's recognized position
| IN the world oi Ch"Ss loVitiWUtev entitled
] the latter 10 issue such u challenge, vet ne
| would huN" to insist urou one point that h"
! considered Important. aud TINT was 10 limit
! the contest to on" OF eight games up instead
| of ton
LnSy"r paid high tribute 20 .StcinI'z,
| who died last summer ihl7 noted PLAYER,
| the champion said. was on" II the graudcSt
| n CURES IN the history Of the game IL" gave
| 30 a. nis opinion that the former champion
lost his grip on the high place he held so long,
| not 80 much on account ~ his advanced
! ugn. hut h0CnUs' Of tn" loss of cont denCo
| ho sustained when he was passed in tn" race
! for houurs by mon II a younger generation,
| who defeated him S'onlU'- idIoSynCra.
,io- and ms uIe'imnv N pursuing unsouni
lines ut play. said Lasker, contributed 70 ms
downfall
The champion was mot at the pier by q
delegation Of local ohaSs experts and escorted
20 the New Amsterdam Hotel