New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
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NEW CHESS BATTLE ON
Pennsylvania Takes Lead Over
Cornell and Brown.
ALL GAMES HARD FOUGHT
Whitaker Defeats Perkins After
Being Hard Pressed in
Early Stages.

| CORNELL Brown and the University o
| Pennsvlvania. represented by two player
| each. began the twelfth annual tournamen
| of the Triangular College Chess League
| the rooms of the Rice Chess CLUB. in tn
Cafa Boulevard, at II o'clock yesterda,
| morning. al which time the two Pnliadei
phians who had been delayed put in al
| appearance The honoTs of the opening
round were with Pennsylvania, the Quake'
| team scoring f12 points. Cornell was cred
| tied with one point and Brown with one
| half of point
| Cornell this wear presented q new team
in Frank X Perkins ~, of Mount Vernon
| n. Y. and Arthur Enrich, IA. of Brook
| ,yn Perkins however. took part in the
tournament of 1908. He distinguished him
| self in the match with Staten Island on
| Monday by drawing against A. Is. Hodges
! former United States champion. EhrHcn
| of Brooklyn. was the champion at the
| Manual Training High School in Brooklyn
| a year ago. Brown is represented by F. Fl
| Guild, '13 and +. G. Durfee, '13, both resi-
dents of Providence. Guild was the junior
member Of the Brown team OF 1909. With
Norman T. Whitaker, IL. at the top board.
Pennsylvania is the favorite for chief
honors His team mate IS Morris Teitel-
baum, IL Both are residents of Philadel-
phia
In the first round yesterday the results
and openings We're as follows:
First Observation-Disclosures, Pennsylvania, de-
feated Perkins. Cornell: Petroff Defence.
Second board-Teitelbaum, Pennsylvania,
drew with Guild, Brown; French Defence.
Third board-Ehrlich, Cornell, defeated
Durfee Brown; Petroff Defence
Perkins worked up a good attack from
his opening, but Whitaker held his own
splendidly until all danger was past. In the
ending, however, with a rOok and pawnS
OH the board, the Pennsylvania crack out
mdnRuvred his opponent and won a pawn
With the loss of another pawn threatened
Perkins resigned the game. after fortythree
moves.
Teitelbaum was met by a French Defence
on the part of Guild, whose king was forced
to move at an early stage. Nevertheless,
the Providence player turned the tide
slightly in his favor and won a pawn. Tel
telbaum, put upon his mettIe, played
good uphill game and brought about a draw
after tflirty-nne moves
Durfee and Ehrlich gave fine exhibition
at the third table. and both emerged with
pieces losing first a pawn and later a
knight. He managed to queen a pawn, but
Ehrlich followed suit and scored after fifty
two moves
Pennsylvania, winner last year OF the
first leg of the third trophy placed in COM
petition by Professor Isaac l.. Rice, presi-
dent Of the league. has won six of the
lS05 1897, 1905 and 1909. besides tieing with
Brown in 1906. Cornell won in 1900 1901,
1902 and 1893. in total number of points
scored in the eleven contests PENNSYLVANIA
leads. with 81. Cornell being a close second.
with 49ls, and Brown third, with 251a.
The second round of the tournament will
be contested to-day, with the players paired
in the following order: Guild Whitaker,
Perkins VS. Durfee. Ehrlich VS. Teitelbaum.
The games in detail follow: