The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
LIVELY FINISH
In CHESS MEET
CLOSE CONTEST FOR PLACES DE-
TERMINED YESTERDAY.
Schrader Finally Wins by Half Game,
With Blake Second and Three Tied
for Third-Minnesota Players Show
Up Well in Final Games Of Tourna-
ment.

The final scores of the western chess
tournament on the completion of the
last and seventeenth round are: Schra-
der, 1872 to 21a; Blake, ID to 4; Uede-
mann, Elliott and Lee, 1912 to Az;
Ms taggn Is Smith nj and FtzS Gohf1 to to g
Bigelow, 81 to 80; Judge Smith. to
9; Widmeyer, to 10; Spencer, Abbott
and Clark, 6 to II; with Updegraff,
Rosen and Friedlander, whose games
were not completed, following.
Prizes were distributed as follows:
Schrader, 800 and the title of western
champion; Blake, second, and entitled
to so per cent of the remaining tourney
proceeds, which yielded him about $40
tied for third, fourth and fifth places
dividing the remaining $40.
The tournament, which began at Ex'
celsior, Monday morning week ago.
was not finally closed until yesterday,
At midnight Saturday night, after this
end Of the final or seventeenth ROUND,
there were still six or eight unfinished
games. These were completed or adj
justed yesterday on board the steam
boat Excelsior, during the lake excur-
| sion given the players and their faml.
| lies and friends, by Mayor Sampson and
| Frank Haywood.
| Shape Up at Finish.
The final rounds and settlement Of
the unfinished games resulted in num-
! Der of surprise parties, which material-
| ly affected the ranks of the leading
| players, and the Minnesota players took
prominent hand in the final Skin
mishes. On Saturday morning Schra-
der stood first, with score of 101 wins
to ~ lost, with Blake a close second
| by score of 1112 to 212, and Uede-
mann, for several years western cham
pion, tied for third with Elliott by a
score of 1912 to 312. Then came the
closing fireworks.
An hour before the opening of the
regular morning round, Schrader en-
gagged with Stacy in their unfinished
game, and the Minnesota man won in
close problem situation after the
longest and one of the hardest fought
games of the tournament in ninety
moves. This brought Schrader s score
down to tie with Blake, who had
sprung in the afternoon by DR.. Bige-
! low, the St. Paul champion, who won
| in a finely played game with Uede-
mann. The loss of game by Elliott
! to Schrader in the same round, how
ever, still left Uedemann and Elliott
tied for third and fourth places.
Blake Also Has Troubles.
Blake at noon stood tied with Schra-
der for first place with even chances
for the championship button and the
800 prize. In the morning round he
had beaten his Winnipeg confrere,
Magnus Smith, champion of Canada,
and was radiant with hope in the fin
ais; then came his troubles. Against
President Spencer of st. Paul he came
within an ace of losing in the after
noon, and was eglad to get a draw,
which added a half-game to his losses.
The executive committee decided in
the evening business session that his
notwithstanding the withdrawal Of
Rosen for time from the tournament.
This cost Blake another half-game.
Finally, in the last round Of the tour
nament. which closed at midnight,
Stacy, the Minnesota champion, forced
Blake to draw after a hardfought
end game battle of ffty-six moves.
These three draws inflicted upon Blake
by Minnesota players reduced Blake s
score to IS to 4. Schrader Sunday
, morning accepted offers of draw on
his unfinished games with Cohen and
Bigelow, which made his score 1917 to
and the latter a game ahead of Uede-
mann, Elliott and Lee.
Next years tournament of the as
ISOLATION was voted to be held in Chi
cago. At the same time, the Chicago
players and many others express the
sentiment that Lake Minnetonka of all
places in the west is the ideal spot for
summer tournament, and at parting
, at Union depot last evening expressed
desire to have the vote in favor
changed during the year in favor Of