The sun., 1908-03-22
AMERICANS LEADING IN CHESS
TWO GAMES TO ONE IN CABLE
MATCH WITH BRITONS,

hree Boards diminished and VIII Have 70
Await Referees AdJudlcatlOn--WOl
Of Columbia, Williams Of Princeton
and RouEhtOn Of oxford Successful.
PH1LApILPHfA. March 9i.-The British
chess players representing Oxford and Cam
hridRe In London tackled the American
collsRs se1tet to-day in the eighth Of the
series OF intercollegiate contests by cable
for the Rice trophy When play ceased this
evening the Americans had the advantage. with
A score OF two points TO one, three games
remaining unfinished. Thereupon draws
we're offered to the Britons on all three boards,
but the latter declined. preferring that they
he adJudlcated by Walter p. Shlpley OF this
city. the referee. The latter would not give
his decision on the spot and said Il might be
week before his decision was given The
opinion s expressed by experts In attend
ance here tonight that tho Americans would
retain their lead after the adjudication and
win the match and the trophy
Louis j Woln, captain Of the Columbia
team, pulled his game Out OF complicated
situation and scored for America, a. did
c. Williams Of Princeton, who found flaw
ia the combination Of his opponent. W,
HrVhea Of Pennsylvania was beaten Al the
top board by n. j. Roughton OF oxford.
The match was played from the hall Of the
Houston Club and the Inns OF Court Hotel
in London. the two places being connected
by direct cables. Not hitch occurred the
entire day. Il was the first time that play
on this side had taken place on the campus
Of a university.
Play began shortly after s o'clock this
morning, with the contestants paired In the
following order
BOARD Wv. u. Hughes, Pennsylyanla, VS.. n J,
touEhtou New College, oxford.
Board IL J. Woln, Columbia, vs. L. llhng
worth Trinity College, Cambridge. .,
Hoard SIX. s Johnson. Harvard vs. n II.
" Slower, queens College, Cambridge
Board IN. Bumberg, Columbia, vs. II, Lob,
Board 81. Ash, Pennsylvania. VS. c. &. Wood.
house. Pembroke College, Cambridge
Board &C Williams, Princeton, vs. n. Pettl,
Bsllol College, oxford.
Walter shlpley. umpire for the Bitishers,
won the toss for move and elected that oxford
and Cambridge. play the white pieces on the
odd numbered boards Inc hmeIlcenI9.
?, 4 and q. The Ruy Lopez, or Spanish at
tack. was chosen by the players at the five tor
boards, but the variations followed we're not
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Owing 70 the absence OF h. T. Black OF Cor
nell |. Ash Of the University OF Pennsylyania
was called on to all the vacancy. Woln was
defeated In the match year ago. and the first
seven moves were identical with those Of their
game OF year ago. Then Il was llingWoHh
on the Americans who defended the Ruy
Lopez, Hughes and Ash both chose the BeI-
lin defence The former lost some time with
his queen bishop and retarded his develop
ment somewhat, but Ash obtained a salts
factory position from a book line OF play;
Johnson defended with 8 P-QR3 and
his opponent continued with the steady
attack Initiated by the advance Of the queens
n' dsSCs .NS %0 nnsDss TS met 1Ss 4y 5Ss
rock die, but otherwise his adversary estab;;
lished q good position. Blumberg faced
The interesting counter attack ot P-bA
from which LOB built up an excellent game,
In the Petroh defence at the sixth board
Williams neglected an. opportunity OF ad-
vanoing his king 3 roQk pawn on the tenth
move with effect, and as a result black
knight was ntrenched strongly in the Prince
Hughss's position went from bad o worse
until on the twenty-iifth move Boughton
sacrificed knight in brilliant fashion. The
Inglishman,s rocks and queen obtained &C;
cess 10 the black king, and Hughes was forced
10 resign after twenty mine moves; Noln
succeeded in winning his opponents. weak
queen sknight's pawn but in the end had 70
give his kings pawn IN return. While Woln
was left with passed pawn on the queens
wing lllingworth had formidable centre,
Slower had a passed pawn at nc against
Johnson OF Harvard and the latter did not
get very promising game. Blumberg
castled on the queens side, exchanging
queens on the seventeenth move. He had
slightly the better position, Lively play was
Witnessed between Woodhouse and Ash, but
equality vGS maintained, although Ashs
queens bishop was out OF play.
The misfortune which befel Hughes was
offset al the sixth board. where Williams OF
Princeton won a piece on the seventeenth
move In consequence Of an unsound COM
binauon made by Petrie.
The scora of tha match