New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
HESS.
PIII.SRCRY TO RETIRE AND STUDY
LAW HE WILL PROBABLY MEET
LASKER FIRST

Il IS said on good authority that the professional
career OF Harry y. IIsbury as "A chess PLAYER Will
come 10 an end IN about two years. after which he
proposes 20 devote himself 20 the study Of law
profession he has always had prcIIcctlon FOR
Before thar happens. however. some important
matches VIII probably take place. not the least OF
which Wul he "a match FOR the championship OF the
world with I"sker contest that the chess world
has long been looking forward TO- When Iaskar
wss iu New York three months ago he and pills
bury talked about a match between them but both
declined 10 speak FOR publication Nothna, definite
Therefore. can De known concerning this match
until the American champion goes TO Europe
which he intends To DO early In 1892 20 De gone a
year or more.
Pillsbury's fourth tour OF this country viii be
brief one. beginning about September and last
ing until he and Mrs Piisbury sail for England
While he Is abroad he will enter all the large tour
nam"nts In Europe, including those at Hanover
Monte Carlo and Berlin. and he will also give ex-
hbition games 1t is not likely that he will want
10 return 20 this country 10 give up chess as n
means ~ livelihood without meeting Iasller in the
supreme test OF his career.
When he gives up professional chess there viii
be one 10 take his place I'm the realm Of blind
fold chess. for there he has done what no one else
ever attempted His record OF twenty games stimuli
taueously, without sight OF boards or men stands
alone. Besides doing this he Is able 70 combine
checkers and whist with his bludroid chess play
Ing. Pillsbury has such mastery over the game
that he is confident Of his ability to handle no iess
than thirty games Of chess I'm this manner This
Is feat he Is expected 10 accomplish before he re
tires.
Pillsbury Is expected 10 be at RuTalo for the
midsummer meeting OF the New York state Chess
Association. which opens there "a week from to-
morrow. The masters tournament in which he
Will compete. will be for Individual supremacy be
tween representative players different localities
Pilishury objected 10 the tlfty move rule of the
American Chess Code, maintaining that II was
possible for It's application work an Injustice In
certain cases where more than nftv moves might
be required 20 achieve Legitimate win ConsiI-
Grafton viii be given To the objection and This bar
rier 10 his participation will probably be removed
The committee expects TO increase the first Driza
in this contest from $40 to $l00
Among those named IA competitors are r
Hodges, OF Staten Island W. Z. shirley ~ q:
Nogt and s. w. hampton. all Of Philadeiphia. r
J. Marshall G. s Howell and III. Zirn. OF T{rooklvn
ana W. +. Napier OF Pittsburg. : Iipschuetz I
Finn. +. De'mar and j, VI. Hanham 0f the Man
haitian Chess club. possible competitors Other
cities yet to be heard from.
The proposed match ny correspondence between
this State and PENNSYLVANIA will probably be post-
poued until autumn. The Penusylvanans were. de
the line but now everything is in readiness for
both sides TO push ahead with the preiminaries
Circulars will be sent out this month. and the work
of getting together the two teams Of one hundred
or two hundred players each will then be fairly
under way.
In the three individual matches pending In Ion
don the latest scores reported to be follows
At the British Chess Club-Jones. 8; Mortimer. 4:
drawn l. Al the Kings Tea RoOms-Teichmann.
2: Lee. o: drawn. l. At the Knight Light Club
Herbert Jacobs 4; w. Ward. o.