Evening star., 1909-03-03
TO HOLD CHESS TOURNAMENT.
Georgetown Students Are Enthusias.
tic Over Coming Series.

tic Over Coming Series
John Crosby. promoter of the George
town University Chess Club. has COM
pleted arrangements for holding big
tournament during the present month.
He hopes thus TO finally perfect the or
ganzation Of the club which was first
doomed shortly after the midyear hOli-
days. Since that time the great board
game has come into prominence among
the collegians. and now. while the en-
thusiasm is at it's height. the long prom
ised tournament for the championship of
the university will be run off.
In order to increase the interest in the
affair a prize will be awarded to the one
coming out on top. This prize wiU be
purchased by funds secured from a noml-
nal fee from each entrant. and will be
designed especially for the affair. Al
though the details have not all been out
lined as yet. it is thought that the prize
will be silver trophy cup bearing on
it suitable inscription, giving data
about the tournament and the names OF
the contestants. 1t will become the prop
erty of the winner without further COM
petition Immediately upon the completion
of the series.
The number of competitors will be linn
tied to twelve in order that the prelimi-
nary games may be played off so as to
leave three men for the finals. The origi-
nal dozen will be paired off into six
classes. one of each class then being elim-
mated by competition. The six remaining
will. by the same process. be cut to three,
who will then play in league style for
first. second and third honors. each one
of the last trio playing three games win
ch of the other two.
In order to make it perfectly even In
all cases. handicaps will be given same
to be determined by past performances.
In this way those lacking skill in han
ding the wooden men will be able to
have good chance against the more
perfect manipulators of the castles and
queens.
Although no entries have as yet been
received the following are the most prob
able men to take part: Crosby. DAILY. Nc
Nulty. OConor Carlin. O'Mara. Foley.
Vlymen and Burke. Who the other three
will be has not as yet been ascertained.
but.it is thought they will come from the
law and medical schools.
If the tournament proves successful and
the players show sufficient class it is
likely that the best of the lot will be
chosen as team to represent George
town against an outside club. Such q
match would without doubt prove in
teresting and might be the means of get
ting Georgetown into the intercollegiate e
association. which holds a series every
winter in New York.
In discussing the prospects for the sue
top school Mr.. Crosby speaks most con-
fdently of success: 1T is a little late for
anything like a permanent organization
being effected this term but we hope to
bring around a temporary one. which
another year will be replaced by a regu-
larly governed society," In case his ex-
pectations are fulfilled the new club will
be Installed in rooms at the college espe-
cially fitted up for the purposes Of the
players. Plenty of boards and chessmen
VIII be on hand and as means of extra
enjoyment. there will be reading table
| in the quarters, on which all the period,-
Gals and books on the great game will
pe Kept on file. Such place could not
/ help but lure many to take up the sport
of the masters. which is fast gaining in
popularity among the colleges.
After Pool Sellers.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. March 3.-Repre.
sentative Thomas Tippit of Olney. who
drives his own horses in races, yesterda v
introduced in the state legislature a bill
making it penitentiary offense for any
person to register bets or keep a pool ON
horse races. The present law provides
punishment by fines
Il am convinced that the pool sellers are
often In cOllusiOn with the officials in
charge of the races. and that the best
horse does not always win." said Repre-
sentative Tippit The honest horsemen
OF the country want this bill