Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-04
NOTED CHESS PLAYER
TRAINS ON. DIAMOND.
j. R. Capab|anca, Captain Of
Collegiate Team, Finds
Diversion in Base Ball. >

NEW YORK. July 4.-That the national
game of base ball has been made to
serve the purpose Of a training device in
the preparation Of an International chess
master may not be generally known to
the followers of either pas.ime, but such
is the fact in the case Of Jose r. Capa-
blanca of New York, famed both as
Cuban champion and Pan-American
This youth, who will step into the in
ternational chess arena without having
had to incur the customary and laborious
preparations which go to make up the
recognized master. fnds the active out
door life provided by the pursuit OF, base
ball indispensable to his physical and
mental well being. The complete changs
of surroundings and atmosphere enables
him to direct his thoughts, focused for
long periods at a time upon the COM
binations on the chessboard- in the smoke
laden air Of the .clubrooms. into totally
different and more refreshing channels.
Thus 1t is that this youth. to whose APP
pearance in Hamburg this month the en-
tire chess world Is looking forward with
eager expectancy, hardly knows what il
is to have a moment indisposition, ex-
cepting in the winter, when an occasional
cold will obtain the upper hand.
Capablanca has played base ball since
he arrived from Cuba to study at Column
bia. and this year Is the captain OF q
little band of tossers reorganized as the
Collegiate base ball team. which plays
most of its home games at Park Ridge,
n. J. That 1t is q good team IL shown
by the fact that only one game has been
parture for Hamburg Capzblanca VIII
figure In game scheduled to be played
in Pearl River, N. j., today. Tomorrow
morning he will board the steamship
whence he will repair to the scene Of the
International contest which opens al
Hamburg July 49,
Capablanca in his initial effort will be
called upon to face the pick OF European
chess talent. According to the onictal
list OF accepted entries. limited to eighteen
and in which Capablanca Is classed as
from Cuba, there are ten countries repre-
sented and no less than seventeen diner
ent cities. Vienna Is the only city which
will have two masters in the competitions.
The official list. received here yesterday.
is as follows:
]. r. Capablanca. Havana; o. 8. Duras,
Prague: L. Forgacs. Budapest; D. Janow-
ski, Paris: w. John: Dresden: W; Koehn-
hardt. Leipzig: F. ]. Marshall. New York
p Niemzowitsch. Riga: A. Rubinstein,
Warsaw: G. 8. Salwe. Lode; c. schlech-
ter, Vienna A.. Speijer, Amsterdam; r.
Spielmann. Munich: DR.: 8. Tarrasch. NJ
remburg: s. Tartakower. Vienna: r.
Teichmann, Berlin. and F. D. Yates, Man
chester.
One Of the few newcomers and the only
one to represent England. Is F. D. Yates.
who. like Capablanca. has not won q
mastership. but was accepted because OF
his recent fine showing in national tour
naments and the cable match. Amos
Burn Of Liverpool. who was wont to play
for England. withdrew his entry in con-
sequence Of a misunderstanding with the
committee. Mr.. Burn. took umbrage. at
a formal communication informing him
that an answer to his application would
be sent him in three weeks from the time
of fling. Notwithstanding a letter of ex-
PLANTATION from the secretary Burn re-
fused to reconsider his withdrawal.