New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
Track Athletics y Baseball Pool Automobmg 4 Chess Il Other Sports
FIGHT At CHESS BEGINS
Cornell and Pennsylvania Get the
Better of Brown.
TIE IN THE FIRST ROUND
Chinese Student Plays a Draw
with Champion of Team
from Ithaca.

Teams representing Cornell Brown and
the University of Pennsylvania began the
first round Of the thirteenth annual tourna-
ment OF the Triangular College Chess
League at the rooms Of the Brooklyn Chess
Club yesterday morning, and when play
ceased late in the afternoon Cornell and
Pennsylvania had each scored ~ points
while Brown, with two defeats, brought
up the rear
Before play started at 10 o'clock spe-
cial meeting was called to consider the
application Of the College OF the City OF
New York. which had sent over three
players to take part In the fray. Whlle
Pennsylvania favored the admission OF the
New Workers, Cornell objected TO team
matches on only two boards, which, with
another college in the contest, would be
necessary Browns representatives looked
at II the same way, although agreeable 10
matches on four boards
AS no preparations had been made Tor
this contingency. the motion to admit CITY
College this year was voted down. IL was
the sense OF the meeting that the teams
be increased 10 four next year. and that
city College he then admitted to the meet
ing Word also was received from Hamll-
ton College that no team would be sent
down this year.
Accordingly, the programme OF former
years was not interfered with, and indl-
vidual contests between the six players
entered will determine the championship
and possession Of the Rice trophy Play
will continue to-day, tomorrow and Frl-
day. play beginning each day at $50 o'clock
at the Brooklyn Chess Club.
@. j. Schwitzer. of the American cable
team. was chosen referee, and L. Walter
stephens, d former Princeton captain, con-
sented to act as umpire and director OF
play The three colleges were represented
by the following players:
Cornell-F. X Perkins. - Mount Ver-
non. and 4. {. Ehrich, "a BROOKLYN. ,
BROWNE. &. Durfee. b. Providence ana
W. j. Emmons, 'I2 Providence.
Pennsylvania-R. SEE, IA, On. f., Shang-
hal, China. and NJ J. Teitelbaum, "A,
Wharton Philadelphia.
Teitebaum. of Pennsylvania. was the first
to finish his game soon after the luncheon
adjournment. defeating Durfee, of Brown,
I'm fifty moves. The game was interesting,
Teitelbaum emerging from the opening
with the superior prospects. He opened
the king bishop file. which strengthened
his attack. The play netted him pawn
and later he won another. Handicapped as
he was Durfee was obliged To lower ms
COlOrs
Rudolph SEE, the senior player for Penn
sylvana, and successor of y. I. Whitaker
is Chinese student from Shanghai. who
played against City College last year. lie
also took part in the last championship
of the Franklin Chess club
being tied for sixth place. Sze, who, was
the centre of interest for the onlookers,
had a difficult opponent in Perkins. cham-
pion of Cornell The latter had the black
side of a four knights opening ana al
though left with a backward king pawn
never gave his adversary an opportunity
to establish an advantage The game end |
ed in "A draw after forty-two moves
At the second table Ehrlich, of Cornell !
to win in rOOk and pawn end |
ing, apparently a certain Draw, after eighty |
moves. In the opening the Ithaca player |
captured his opponents king pawn, which |
had been weakened by advance TO the iifth |
square, but he could not maintain his ad- |
vantage Emmons erred in exchanging |
rocks. however. and paid the penalty;
In the second round to-day the pairing |
will be as follows: Emmons VS. Perkins, |
Teitelbaum VS.. Ehrch and SEE VS.. Durfee. |
The play in detail yesterday follows;