Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
IN CHESS CIRCLES

Fuller news has been furnished recently by
the New Orleans Times Democrat of the pro-
posed match America VS.. Europe. The sug-
gestion, It seems. comes from Lasker. and
Is based on his Intention to locate in this
country and play on this side. It Is pro-
posed to raise 5000 as prize money and
81. 500 to pay the travelling expenses Of the
visiting Europeans. The names mentioned
are Pillsbury, Lasker, Showalter. Lips
cheutz, Barry, Marshall and Napier for
America and for all Europe Teichmann,
Maroczy, Schlecter, Janowski, Tarrasch,
Tschigorin, Blackburn.
AS the promoters of the proposed ST.
Louis international tourney at the same
time as the great fair for some time past
have been engaged in building up that
proposition it would seem desirable to
merge the two projects.
A proposition has been tentatively ad-
vanced as to the desirability Of dividing
the st. Louis tourney. playing part Of the
games, say at New York, Philadelphia and
St. Louis. respectively.
The American and English universities
will contest their annual cable match Fri
day and Saturday, March q and %
One week later, April and f. is the date
set for the annual cable match between
the experts of the two countries. hampton,
Newman and Voigt of the Franklin club
are invited to play.
The explanation Of the absence Of Tschi-
gorin from the Monte Carlo tourney has
reached this side and, If possible, Is in
worse taste than the exclusion of Janow
ski. Prince Dadian of Mingreia. who is
president of the congress and has offered
brilliancy prize, has a grudge of an UNI
known nature against the player, objected
to his being allowed to enter and threaten
ed to resign from all connection Herewith
If he were not excluded. AS sort Of bribe
or easy let down to player and manager,
he offered to pay his expenses to and fro,
and so it went.
On last weeks lap Pennsylvania put it to
New York to l. and is now assured WIN
ner, 235 to 227, with % games to finish.
Now that it seems certainty that Lasker
Will remain in this country as professor of
mathematics at Missouri State University
as stated last week, a team match of seven
Americans VS.. seven Europeans-Lasker,
PiLsbury, Barry, ETC., on this side; Tar
rasch, Janowski, Maroczy, ETC., on that
Is proposed, with sufficient prizes and tray-
cling expenses to make it desirable
What queer specimen Marshall is! Win
ming in the first half from a string that
ought to have put him at the head of the
list, viz, Pilsbury Maroczy, Schlecter. and
drawing with Teichmann, only to throw
away his games with Albin, Marco, Mason,
Mieses and Wolf. The only first-class
player game he lost was to Tarrasch 1t
was the same thing at Paris. There ha
BOWED over LaSker and Pillsbury in beau
tlful style, and again let the little one beat
| him.
Gunsberg. In the London Daily News,
says M. de Rivieres black list now con-
tains three names: Janowski, on account
OF his quarrel with NJ. de Riyiere: Guns
berg, who suggested that Janowskf should
apologize and that de Riviere should accent
the apology, and Tschigorin on account of
some ofense to Prince Dadian The com
mittee. however had no trouble in finding
otners to take their place, and their names
are Moreau. Albin and Reggie
oonh NAPIER, IN the Brooklyn Eagle, sug-
gests that the Chess Masters Association
should agree not to play If any master
player Is excluded for personal reasons
should be adopted.
From Monte Carlo