The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-19
THE CABLE Chess MATCH
American Players Begin Their An
nual Contest With EngIishmen.
Usual Greetings Exchanged This
Morning and the Names of the Ri
val Teams Announced-sir George
Nevvnes' Trophy the Prize

Morning and the Names of the Ri
val Teams Announced-sir George
| NeVvnes' Trophy the Prize
NEW YORK. April 19.-The, sixth an
nual struggle between America and
/ Great Britain for supremacy at chess
and presentation Of the trophy donated
/ by Sir George Newnes began This morn
ing At $50 o'clock the customary
greetings We're exchanged between the
! officers il charge of both ends Of the
/ match
/ DR.. Chadwick sent word to London
that the American team would play
in the following order:
| PiIIsbury, ShowaIter. Barry, Hodges,
Hymes- Voigt, Marshall, Brouhton,
! Newman, and Howell
In reply Mr.. Cope forwarded the
names Of the British team, who were
placed in the following order:
Blackburne, Mason. Lee, Atkins, Bel
lingham. Ward, Jackson, Jacobs, and
Mitchell.
The American players, with the ex-
ception Of Howell, who replaces Del
mar, are the same as last year, when
the trophy was won by the Americans
for the second time by the score Of six
games to four,
America won the toss and selected to
play the white pieces on the odd num-
bered boards. the British players TAX
ing the whites or the even numbered
boards
Of The British team, James Mason,
the new player. is a veteran expert, and
more a representative of American
than Of British chess Mason was born
in Ireland. His parents came to Amer
ica " fen he was a lad, and he spent his
early days as a New York newsboy.
He learned his chess on the Bowery
when the old New York Chess Club
used 10 meet IL one Of the cafes near
Chatham Square. Mason commenced
his international chess career in the
tournament held IN Philadelphia dur
ing the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
from which ne emerged as winner of
first prize. He went to England after
that tournament, but returned in 1889
to take part in the sixth American
chess tournament He has played in
probably dozen international tourna-
ments in his career, and has won many
prizes. As an author Mason has made
himself known wherever chess is play
ed, his principal books being the Art
CT Chess Principles Of Chess, and
work on the openings.
H. z. Atkins was the amateur cham
pion of England. winning his title dur
mo Tho IIoct5-o,- f1..-.,,,--l-,+ &c fCn-
D. Y. Mills represents Scotland as the
champion Of the Scottish Chess Asso-
ciatioH- lie is an accountant by pro
fession- Jackson and Jacobs are both
lawyers. Lawrence IS a strong British
amateur, who gained considerable rep
utation by his playing against Lasker
in enc of the club matches Ward and
MitcheU are known only as strong am
ateurs. his being MitcheITs debut as
cable aver. BelHngham is an ANA
teur who made reputation few
years ago by winning the Welsh tour
nament against some Of the best play
ers of the country. Lee IS a profession
al. He was IN this country a few years
ago, but was not considered a strong
player.
The assembly rooms Of the Academy
Of Music, Brooklyn, where the Anleri-
can team is playing its games, pre-
sented an animated appearance last
night when the final touches were. be
ing put on the stage and exhibition
boards upon which the games viii be
reproduced for the benefit Of the spec
tators- The ten large boards have been
placed. as in past years. back of the
stage and in fun view from ali parts of
the hall The squares are Of softer
color than in former years. and it is
thought they viii net be so much of a
strain upon the eyes as those used last
year. The pieces are Of the kind that
are used ia newspaper diagrams. clear
and easily seen and hung in the centre
of the squares
The hours Of play are from 10 a m.
to m. and 3:30 TO $50 D m. New
V time 1t the adjournment the
players whose turn it Is to move will
be required to write their moves upon
slips Of paper and place them in seal
ed envelopes. which are HANDED to the
umpire. At the commencement of play
they are opened II the umpire and the
moves % TF4T a. written