New-York tribune., 1909-12-28
QUAkERSPLAY W ELL
NEW CHESS FIGHT ON.
Cornell Wins and Loses in Tri-
ANGULAR Tourney.

Pennsylvania's chess team captured both
games in the opening round of the eleventh
annual tournament of the Triangular Coi-
lege Chess League. which began at the
rooms Of the Rice Chess Club in the Cafe
Boulevard. yesterday morning. Cornell, al
though beaten by Pennsylvania at the top
board, managed TO win the other game
against Brown. while the two players rep
resentng the Providence institution suf-
fered defeat
Cornell and Pennsylvania have each won
a trophy offered by Professor L L. Rice,
president of the league and the tourna-
ment now under way is the first one of the
series for possession of a new trophy.
Cornell is represented by Louis Tolins.
Z. of Brooklyn, and c. E. Simonson. - of
Port Richmond Staten Island Two Phila-
delphians are playing for the University of
Pennsylvania: Norman r Whitaker, L.
who was on the champion team of last
year. and n. L. Bauder. Brown has sent
W. j. Emmons, u, of Arlington r. l. and
F. H. Guild, 49, of Providence. Tolins. of
Cornell, and Whitaker OF Pennsylvania
are the only players who took part in the
contest Of a year ago.
When the players assembled in the morn
ing 1t was necessary to decide the tie be-
tween Simonson. OF Cornell. and F. X.
Perkins, of Mount Vernon, who played last
year, as TO who should represent Cornell
the second board Simonson won the
toss and will play throughout the tourna-
ment. Bauder came over on an early
morning train but was delayed, and his
game with Emmons did not begin until
the others had been under way for forty
five minutes.
Julius Finn, former state champion, acted
in the capacity of referee. The pairings
and openings for the first round follow:
Board No. Whitaker, Pennsylvania VS.
Tolins, Cornell Ruy Lopez
Board No. 2-Bauder, Pennsylvania, VS..
Emmons, Brown; French Defence.
Board No. 3-Guild. Brown. VS. Simonson,
Cornell; Ruy Lopez.
Tolins mismanaged the defence to the
Ruy Lopez in such a way as to enable
Whitaker to win a pawn on the eighth
move. The Pennsylvania made the most
of this advantage and directed his energies
against the hostile king. First he opened
the kings knights file for the operation of
his rocks, placed the knight at KB5, and
with the aid of the queen, forced the black
king from his intrenchments TUlins. fac
ing the loss of his queen. resigned after
thirty-one moves.
Emmons resOrted TO the French Defence
at the second table, and. playing his queen
out, made the mistake of capturing the
white queens knights pawn. This resulted
in the hemming in of his queen on the
part Of Bauder, who made this important /
capture in return for a rook and a minor
piece. Later, Bauder saw an opportunity
OF getting two rocks for his queen and he
effected this exchange. Several of EN-
mOnss pawns succumbed to the PennsvI-
vanian's onslaught and he resigned after
fifty moves.
Simonson also got into trouble with the
black side of a RUy Lopez, after emerging
from the opening in fairly good position.
On the fifteenth move Guild won niece
which he returned a few moves later and
emerged with two pawns ahead Simon
son recovered splendidly and outplayed his
opponent in roOk and pawn ending.
Guild seeing no way in which to prevent
the black kings rocks pawn getting
through, endeavored as a last resort TO
bring about stalemate position bv sacri-
hcing his rook. Simonson, however was
wide awake, steered clear of the pitfsU and
won after fifty-sx moves
The second round of the contest will be
played this morning and afternoon in the
following order: Emmons Brown vs
Whitaker. Pennsylvania; ToIins Cornell
VS.. Guild, Brown; Simonson, Cornell vs..
Bauder, Pennsylvania.
The games in detail