The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-14
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Cable Match between America and Great
britain Begins To-day.

For tho ninth time since the Inauguration
n, the Intsrn Rtlonal cable chess matches be-
t,yeen America and Great Britain. chess eI-
perts OF the two countries, paired together,
though 8, 900 miles apart, viii meet over the
wire to-day and contest for international
supremacy and. incidentally. Tor possession
Of the silver trophy provided by Sir George
Newnesof London To date America has the
advantage. having won five OF the eight
matches drawn one and lost the other TWO.
Since 1898 no Yankee team has suhered de-
feat and all this time the Newnes emblem
has been In this country. But Tor 'he Iact
that tie resulted from the match IN l'Ol' the
cup would now be here permanently as the
decd OF Gift provides that the side winning
thee consecutive matches shall take the
trophy. The Americans won In 1922 1900,
1902 and 1908. win on this occasion VIII ehd
the series in favor OF this country.
Asheretofore there will be ten players on
aide. these being limited TO natives OF the Two
countries This end Of the match VIII be
contested from the Assembly Han OF the
Thomas Jefferson Building. and Court
SQUARE. Brooklyn where the American play
err will be stationed on the main floor imme-
diately in front Of the stage. The platform
will he given over TO the attendants VINO
have charge " the giant chess boHruS pun w
for the convenience OF the pubic VINO IothinES
the games move for move as they are cabled
10 and fro. Play will start promptly az ~
o'clock in the morning. continuing unil 2
O'Clock and after luncheon from , O'Clock
until 80 Both sides will then seat thelr
moves except in such games as are mn
ished and the same hours OF play WI
obtain tomorrow. The British team Will be
stationed in the AberoOTn Rooms. Great
Eastern Railway Hotel, 1876 Bishopgate
street, London. The two points will be con-
stantly In communication by direct wires
Neither side had. up to last night an
notnced the exactpersonnel OF It's team, put
with the exception Of one or two tallenders
the participants are known. Pilhbury, the
American champion, and Showalter, the e1-
champion, will both be absent on TINS coca
! sion, but, despite this fact. America viii nave
a strong team, The mon on the list are :.
! game there over the board J. ?. Barry, A. j..
| Hodges Z, Hymes, H. g. VoiRt, c. $. Howell,
! A " Fox F. Delmar and II, Helms. Tor
| the tenth place NJ Morgan Of philadelphia
! ia counted on, but Is still un certain: WIN
! tho exception Of Fox and Morgan, all these
| men have figured In previous matches. on
! the British side will be j, n. Bhckburne
/ A. Burn 7. =. Lawrence. y, e. Atkins, q
/ +. X. Bellin CHAM, X. p Mitchell. W. W. Ward,
| g. " Richmond. The two vacant places
/ will In all probability be filled by IL. W. Shoo-
smith and W. n. Funston.
The two umpires Of the match VIII pc " altef
p Shipley, president Of the Franklin Chees
club OF Philadelphia. who will act for Great
/ Britain in Brooklyn, and Leopold Homer
the London chess authority, who viii act N
like capacity for America at the other end
| The match il played under the auspices Of
the Brooklyn Chess Club and IN" city OF
London Chess Club.