New-York tribune., 1909-03-14

carried on between the students Of Princeton Uni
versity and experts at the Brooklyn navy yard
Naval men are keen players Of the game for lIle
leisure that IS found sea is encouraging 10 the
development Of chess students The game was car
ried on entirely by wireless, and was followed Win
lively interest by spectators at both ends OF the
s'vireless wire When other universities have set
I'D wireless outfits chess by this means VIII De
come a regular feature Of the competitive pro-
v-sronaes Of the universities There is no difficulty
.r the way During the game referred TO a student
who was wireless expert sat with the receiver at
his ear and called of the moves as fast as they
were made. This method was more rapid than that
OF using the cable
THE future programme" said a student Who mas
been largely instrumental in rigging up the wire
less rlant at Princeton. is TO have a receiving
station at the athletic field. that the results OK
games can he made known instantly and reported
during the progress OF the game by the stNoef's
themselves This wireless station will be per
-7ape7- thing. At all big games have the tele-
Erapf installed that the spectators can be kept
Informed of the progress Of events at other GROUNDS
hut there are minor days when the telegraphic
machinery is not there give US this information
and with our own plant we can keep posted on
everything that goes on, without having TO depend
on outside sources.
IF there are important contests at Franklin
Field for instance and IL is not possible for many
of the men 10 attend them. those Interested in the
results can gather at the hall in which our wire
less is placed and keep in touch with the situation
every minute without any expense TO themselves
or the university. What boon this will be only
collage men know We have a code Of our own,
and sllTpose every university will have one for
in some matters secrecy will be advisable There
VIII be general code however, for interuniVersity
conversation The use Of wireless in communication
between universities is obvious. our gee cluo'
say Is expected % appear at a sister university
Al the last moment some untoward thing happens
and the programme is delayed. or some eleventh
hour ARRANGEMENT has be made At this time II
has been customary 10 telegraph How many times
have We had the experience OF arriving ABOUT nan
an hour ahead Of the telegram? With wireless
outfit al our command such annoying occur
renoe would be obviated- We could explain fully
and know that the message was understood and
the programme altered accordingly
TO rI,e faculty OF The university wireless should
prove useful although I rot in a position TO
say how I suppose there are times when the fac
,ltv Of one university would like TO compare notes
with another on some matter Of educational i'm
portance or there might De in the library OF one
university a reference book on a certain subJect
not 20 ic found in another In that event a wire
less R-ouG enable professor TO obtain desired IN
formation without a long delay and possibly a
railroad Journey. To athletic committees wireless
viii prove wonderful help. The questions that
arise over athletic contests are innumeraoe and
they must be settled right away If trouble is TO be
avoided 4 wireless talk viii smooth over many
a tancle that in { se past would have caused Ions
controversy and sometimes scandal The long
distance telephone might be better. but athletic
committees are not given to spending money on
long distance messages. The air is free, and we
can talk to each other all DAY without any eA-
pense.
we are longing for the time when other uni
versities viii have their wireless outfits WORKING
At present We practise on the ships in New York
Iiarbor on our friends at the navy yard and
with any operator that catch idle There are
plenty Of ships in New York Harbor whose opera
tors are glad TO get in conversation with any one
10 while away the tedious hours and we exchange
conversation with these Chaps. and occasionally
pick up one who plays chess But there is a grow
ing feeling Of resentment among the regular opera
tors against idle wireless men who throw conver-
sational messages in the air. For this and other
reasons we are looking forward the time when
the interuniversity conversation by wireless will
be an accomplished fact. Then shall drop the
Jack BIZ rses of he harbor and converse only with
our own people'