Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
EVERYTHING READY
FOR CHESS OPENING
Contests Begin Tomorrow
Night Jose R. CapabIanca,
Young Cuban Player,
Is Here.

The departmental chess enthusiasts are
scheduled to foregather tomorrow evening
for the initial team matches of the sea-
son. The encounters take place. as for
| merly, at the rooms of the Chess Club.
GA 18th street northwest. League nights
are Mondays and Wednesday of each
week, and all chess players in the gov
eminent departments are cordially in
Vited to witness the games and to be-
come affiliated with the league. Play be-
gins at o'clock sharp.
Both the Agriculture teams appear on
the opening night. Roberts team going
against Navy, and Parks team against
Treasury. There should be interesting
encounters although the strength of the
various teams cannot yet be accurately
forecasted on account Of the presence of
new material in them Navy has three
strong and well tried players in Webster
Smell and Molkow. and If Team Capt
webster can secure the services of f. P.
Hanna. ex-champion of the District, and
one OF the strongest local players, he will
have very formidable quartet Roberts
expects to have on his team his right
bower of last season, Huntington, together
with Secretary Napoleon and Stephenson.
The two latter are comparatively new
players to Washington. but they have
already shown a high quality of chess,
and this team will no doubt. take some
beating.
Fine Array Of Talent.
Team Capt. Halstead of Treasury has
fine array OF talent to choose from. if
Ynar
Telling. Cannon, Upper. Ray and Satterly
helped the team to finish, the first series
last year ahead of all competitors Parks
Agriculture team will have such consist
emily reliable players as Hitchcock and
Murray a s mainstays.
The first round will be completed We'd
nesday, when the contestants are Gov
eminent Printing Office against Walkers
Interior team (present champions of the
league). and Commerce and Labor against
Independent Bureaus. Whitten's Interior
team drew the bye. The first of these
two matches should be productive of a
not, no. hgn.. II Is not known how many of
last years. players Capt Walker can
avail himself of. the most successful of
which were Byler. Cohen and Pratt. There
are, In addition. however. such well known
performers as J. A. Tharp and G. 8.
Rafter eligible to represent the denart-
ment. The Printers best PLAYERS of Ia ct
season were Mccormick Graham Arends.
ktstler. Benton and Schneider. and Cant.
Graham will. no doubt. be able to select
strong quartet from among them 1t is
an interesting coincidence that these two
teams opposed each other on the opening
night last season, Also on which occasion
the Printers created a sensation by win
ming handily.
Some Doubt.
The DerSOnnel of the Jndapepdant D.,
reau team cannot yet be stated with any
degree of deflniteness, as it is an entirely
new team. But 1T is known that Can't.
Borland Of the interstate commerce COM
mission has some good material on his
list. and should provide an interesting
set-to with Commerce and Labor. Can't
Richardson of the latter team expects to
play GWyer. who was his mainstay Ia st
winter. and Ruff. who also did excellent
work, and hopes to find some new players
as well.
The team championship schedule for the
coming season is as follows:
FIRST SERIES.
Monday. Nov: 1e-Treasury '. Agric. B. Agrie.
Wednesday. Nov 1s-G. p. o. V. Interior A:
Monday. Nov; 2s.1nterior B. '. Navy; Treasury
Wednesday. Nov. .25-Agric. A, '. Ind. Bur-;
G. r: Q: '. Com. and Lab.
Monday, November 30-Agric b. v. Interior A.;
Interior B. " Ind. Bur.
Wednesday, December 2Treasury v. CON- and
Lab: Agric. a. v. G. P. o.
MONDAY Cone nec and may " lnd' Bur-; Agric. b.
Wednesday. Dec. 9-interIor B. v G. p. o.;
Monday, ea Dec 1fa ater a. v Com. and Lab
Wednesday: Dec. is-Asris: B. v. Asric. A.;
Monday. Dec. 2s-Ind. Bur. v. G. P. o.: In
wean .sTiST Dec as[,s A Treasury, Aere
,oooy Interior b.
Ind. Bur. '. Treasury.
Wednesday, Jan. G-Interior A. V. Interior b /;
,,o,os Navy Wv, v; A 1fHa; b Treasury. Conn.,
and Lab. v. Interior B.
Wednesday. Jan ls-Ind. Bur. '. Agric. B.;
Monday. Jan. 1s-Agric. A. '. Interior B.; G. p.
o. Y. Agrie. B;
Wednesday. Jan. 20-COm and Lab. v. Navy;
Ind Bur. v. Interior A.
SECOND SERIES.
Monday. Jan 2o-Agric. B. " Treasury; Navy v.
Wednesday. Jan. 27-Interior \. '. G. 2. O.:
Monday. Feb. Navy " Interior B.; Interior A.
Wednesday. Feb 3-Ind Bur. v. AgrIc. A.:
Com. and Lab. v. G. p. o.
Monday. Feb. sIntcrior A. Y. Agric. B.; Ind.
v
Wednesday,. Feb 10 and Lab. v. Treasury:
&. /. O. Y. Agric. \.
Monday Feb. 15-Ind. Bur. v Navy; Com and
Labor v. Agric. b.
Wednesday Feb 17--G. r. O. " Interior B. /;
Agric. 4. Y. Treasury.
Monday. Feb 22-Cnm. and Lab. '. Interior A..
"Wednesday, FEB. 24-Agric A. v. Asric. B.;
Treasury Y. Interior b.
Monday, Mar. &c. =. o. '. Ind. Bur-; Agric.
Wednesday. Mar a-Treasury Navy; Interior
Agric. Ii,
Monday, Mar. s-Agric A. '. CON- and Lab. /:
Treasury v. Ind. Bur.
Wednesday Mar. l0-InteriOf B. '. Interior A. F.;
Agric. B. v: Navy.
Monday, Mar. 1b-Treasury " G. P. o.; Interior
Wednesday. Mar. 17-.Asrlc. B. '. Ind. Bur- A.;
Navy '. Interior A.
Monday Mar. 22-Interior B. v. Agric. A;
Agric B. Y. g. p. o.
Wednesday, Mar. 24-Navy V. Com. and Lab ;
Interior 4. v. Ind. Bur
First named teams play white pieces ON
boards and j.
Capablanca Here.
Secretary Lavender has received a COM
munication announcing the tour of Jose
r. Capablanca, the young Cuban wizard
of the chess board. He will visit the
principal cities throughout the country.
and is expected in Washington in the
near future. His exhibition will proba-
bly, rank as the most unique feature of
the local season.
When only sixteen years old Capablanca
won the chess championship of Cuba,
al honor In II self Since then a ha q