New-York tribune., 1908-12-30

Pennsyfvsnia's chess players added two more
points 70 t',eir in the tenth annual tourna-
-nent OF tl.c triangular College Chess League yes
terday. ny winning their games in the second
round contested at the rooms of the Rice Chess
club. Having won both their games in the open
ing round. Monday. the members Of the
Quaker team finished the day with total OF four
points or q clear lead OF three Cornell placed q
single point-+he hrst-to her credit. and is now
tied with Brown. The Pennsylvania men must
piey four moro games, two to-day and two to-
ruorrcx and il possible that the possession
of the Rice trophy may be determined to-day.
This IS the more likely the best two players
OF Cornell and Brown paired in the third
round
In the matches yesterday W. Il. Hughes. Penn
sylvsnis. defeated O. r. Mccoy, Brown; l. Toll
lins. Cornell defeated ". B. Freeman, Brown
y. T Whitaker. Pennsylvania. defeated F. X
Perkins, Cornell
Hughes selected lively variation Of the Guco
Piano against Mccoy. sacrificing a pawn for the
attack he followed what is now known as the
Aoener variation. The Providence player found
himself harassed 10 such extent that on the
fourteenth move he faced the alternative OF sac
riacIns q piece counting immediate disaster.
snd OF course, he parted with the knight at stake
FOR q time Mccoy enjoyed little respite and
pieces were quickly exchanged His game was hope
less. however. and on thettwenty-eighth move he
lost e second piece and resigned.
Freeman. Of Brown held his own well IN the
opening against Tolins. Cornell. who had adopted
the Pe5roR defence Honors were even for twenty
two moves. at which stage Freeman placed his
rook on the same diagonal with his queen. Tolins,
With & handy bishop the exchange and from
then OF had fairly easy task. The Cornell man
established passed queens rock pawn. and the
Providence man at his mercy when the latter
lost : piece OF the thirty-hfth move IT was Cor
neiTs first point
whitaker OF Pennsylvania played the shortest
and prettiest game OF the day, winding up with
sn announced mate in four moves, which appealed
greatly 10 the gallery He had to contend against
the siciisn defence set up by Perkins and followed
the attack suggested by Maroczy, the Hungarian
champion.
Perkins lost valuable time in the opening making
eve useless moves with his queen, which in the
end was forced back her home square On the
eighteenth move Whitaker brought about secrt-
Zee OF a rock for q pawn. which completely dis
organized the black position and left Perkins's
king helpless 10 ward OF the threatened check
During luncheon the players held their annual
meeting and elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Professor Isaac l. Rice, president;
william & Freeman Brown. vice-president; Her
mann Helms. New York, secretary; Hartwig Cas-
se New York tournament manager. A vote of
the appreciation OF the contestants for his hospi
tanty during their stay IN New York and for his
generosity IN supplying the trophy. which is likely
10 outright to-day, and bis ofTer of 3 new
emblem replace it
Among the visitors K +. Wasilewsh, son
q e Russian count. who is the president Of the
University Of Pennsylvania Chess Club. While
he holds the varsity chess championship, he did
not qualify for q place the team IN the pre-
liTninary tournament with Hughes and Whitaker.
The games in detail Of the second round follow: