New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
AMERICA CHESS VICTOR
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
DEFEATED.
Intercollegiate Team Wins Three
Games Outright an Gable Match
at Princeton.
at Princeton.

princeton v J. March % Cspecal) Without
she loss Of a single game and having matters in
.o.,~ own hands throughout the day. the American
,rsrcoIlegiate chess players to-day succeeded in
,esriug the combined talent of Oxford and Cam
t-,sre for the second time in succession in the
,,th annual match by cable for possession of the
pi,e international chess trophy. Five of the six
r.ross were brought 10 end by so o'clock this
,.nng At which time the score stood points 10 l
:, f,vor of America. This score comprised three
..-,rA- victories at boards l. 3 and 5 where the
AMERICAN boys had the white pieces and two drawn
..-es AZ the fourth and sixth boards Not so
,ob as cr1lmb was left TO the forlorn Britishers
-.sns what they may he able to extract from the
unfinished position at the second board which goes
- +bs referee for adjudication Even here the
American player has the call
r4rs1 n score for the American team was II.
s1urnberE Of Brooklyn. representing Columbia Uni
,srsi-v on the international team. Blumberg had
-, r.bite side of Petroff defence and sacrificed
, nsz-n at the very start 10 get a quick develop
-14nt This he accomplished with such good effect
that he had his opponent at his mercy after twenty
-,oves when he wound UP the game with
-or.oeu1ent OF mate in four moves. This happened
,ho--Ir after luncheon, and set the crowd of
ssnts TO yelling until the remaining players fairly
had 70 beg for quiet
Pandeuaoniurn again broke loose within hour.
1.ben y T Whitaker, OF the University Of Pennsyl-
,znia placed his game at the third board to his
credit His adversary most liberal with his
material. sacrificing first q pawn and later on a
niece The Eng!shman obtained q good attack.
"a he sure snd Whitaker took in everything that
csme his way and held fast. By careful play he
rsduced the game simple ending leaving him
with the piece ahead
II -ossibe still noise greeted the victory Of
rouis ! Wolff Of Columbia. another Brooklyn boy.
Who headed the team. Wolff had as opponent \.
7 Pougbton Of Oxford. whose record Of two
.,-sirbt wins in these matches. including defeat
Of Hushes last year, made him most dangerous
Rough5on PLAYED aggressive game from the
very start, resorting 10 a counter attack in the
huv Iopez Wolf seen at his best in dlt1l-
cult defence. but kept level head and was re
r-sr5Ad by winning when the oxford man was
honius as last resort, 10 draw by perpetual
nbsck The victory OF Wolff assured America
sEainst defeat; moreover. England had not scored
even z draw.
7-5e remaining three games were fought out until
-he last. when Captain L. Walter stephens. Of the
champion Princeton team though pawn ahead
offered his opponent draw 70 clinch the victory
This was readily accepted and Old Nassau's sol-
lav-ers sTied % Guido their previous efforts in
hsuirK their fellow student and celebrating the
American success
Az the last moment ". W Parshley. Of Harvard,
-,bo had r1aved 2 sturdy game at the last board.
sEreed TO draw leaving only The game between
Hughes Of Pennsylvania. and R. Lob, Of
Oxford at the second board. Hughes had a slight
advantage in position and thought he should be
she n win The position. therefore. was held
rysr rhe adjudication. and the mai score though
not the result Of the match, will depend upon the
decision Of the referee Walter ShiPley OF Phiia-
dephia.
The Englishnen then cabled their congratnla-
tons and the Americans sent back word as fol-
lcws.
American team and Professor Rice. who Is pres
eni, thank you 5or pleasant match
If was simply q case of experience in cable
match PLAY that told in favor Of the victers Woln
scored his third straight win in these matches
%-ra
matches Hughes too. vas very much a. home
Whitaker though newcomer, showed plenty OF
nerve and Won handsomely
Everything was in readiness for the match al
o'clock sharp. the cable operators having got INTO
touch with each other and exchanged their O h
signals The first message received here vas from
James Mortimer American umpire, NIrginlan ~
birth. though Z resident Of Europe. He sent GOOD
wishes. stating that oxford and Cambridge we're
ready for the FRAY. M Mortimer was then asked
- loss for the move -yhich he won. giving the
American students the choice Of opening on the
odd numbered boards. Lists were then exchanged
as follows.
American team; Louis ) Wolf, Columbia; VII VII
= EiIsIg p s-i1 roTlihfa " " ParshIev Harvard
.ofa s'Fa r f?6' 6o'55z ozfor5 H Il auP6Ts
bridge. ). II Bee, Cambridge.
Tolf. Whitaker and Bumberg played the white
pieces on the American side while Lob Brown and
Bee had the choice of openings for the English
nan
Only three Of these twelve played In the match
of year ago-y-tz-. Wolf and Hughes, whose posi-
tons or the American side reversed this year.
and Roughton. Of Oxford. who defeated Hughes
last March and was the only player 70 win for
his side on that occasion
No time was lost in pairing the players, and the
following lineup was effected:
During the first hour Of play Wolf maintained
ths initiative that goes ordinarily with the white
soe Of the Ruy Lopez, paying particular attention
70 the careful development Of his pieces. Hughes
vas content 70 play conservstively on the second
board His partner, Whitaker. accepted the offer
OF pawn made by his opponent and shortly after
ward captured piece which intended as 4
Grecian gift Whitaker, however, seemed glad TO
get it Stephens played his side Of the PhiIidor
defence in capital style, but ventured on what
appeared TO be q hazardous advance of the queen
side pawns Blumberg established a strong chain
of pawns AT the fifth board but sacrificed one to
obtain attack Honors were even at the sixth
board. where Parshley held his own well.
The summary Of the match:
AMERICA ENGLAND
! L !. Wolf -.-.--... y. J. Roughton...... o
z y. = Whitaker ". H Humphreys 0