New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
TONG PUTS SAVE TRAVIS ENGLISH WIN At CHESS'
Defeat Americans in Interna.
tlOnal Cable Match.
CAPTURE NEWNES TROPHY
City of London Chess Club Earns
Permanent Possession of
the Cup.

The English chess team won the mir.
teenth international cable chess match yes-
;erday. The score was six games TO four
BY the victory the City Of London Chess
CUB becomes the permanent possessor Of
The Nevnes trophy, in spite Of the fact
that the Americans won lust as many
matches and games as their opponents
Onder the rules OF the deed OF Gift. fixed
oy the late Sir George Newnes. the side
Winning the cup three times I'm succession
Was 10 get permanent possession of t.
This the British have finally done
After the bad start on FRIDAY, when
Marshall lost his game TO Burn in London.
the Americans picked up well Yesterday.
winning three games and drawing two. The
British. on the other hand. scored AZ the
remaining five boards. but only after a
session OF play fun of vicissitudes that kept
the large crowd in attendance constantly
interested
OF the total OF thirteen matches con-
tested for the Newnes trophy each side won
six. and one, in 1901 which broke the
American sequence OF victories. ended in a
tie. A total Of l2S games were played, each
side being credited with sixty-four.
The individual honors Of the match on the
American sioe We're taken by Albert W
Tox, OF Washington: Roy T. Black. cham
pion OF the Brooklyn Chess Club, and
Leonard B. Meyer, Of the Manhattan Chess
Club, who scored at the third. sixth and
tenth boards. respectively. Fox won from
T =. Lawrence. OF the City Of London
Chess Club by means OF deep combina-
ton. after hrst sacrificing two pawns for
the stack and then giving up rook.
The game earned for the Washington
representative the gold medal offered as a
special prize 70 the American winning the
most brilliant game. The committee. con-
ssting of Walter Penn Shipley. William NJ
de Wiser and Hermann Helms. announced
the award al the close OF the match. and
at the same time a fund was started for
the purpose OF having the full score OF the
game engrossed and hung on the walls Of
the clubrooms. Such a distinction has not
teen accorded a winner OF a cable match
game before The same was done with the
position Of a celebrated game played be-
tween Paul Morphy and Louis Paulsen at
the Cafe lie la Recence. in Paris.
Black. former Cornell player, also
played sterling chess against Richmond,
having the game well in hand when ad-
journment was taken on Friday night
Yesterday morning he forced the issue In
few moves. Meyer had an uphill game
on mis- hands and lost a pawn in the course
OF the mornings play. He picked up IN
the afternoon, however. and outpiayed his
Irish adversary in capital style At o
clock Cole resigned after STUBBORN
r. G Voigt Of Philadelphia. who had
sure draw in hand, but played on TO force
victory. thereby Jeopsrdizng his own
chances. was the last to finish, and lost.
At the conclusion Of the match, J Herbert
Watson, president Of the BROOKLYN Chess
Club. cabied To the city OF London Chess
Club 81 follows
America Congra tulates you on we'll
earned victory and permanent possession
OF cup May all future contests between
our countries be as bloodless and friendly
The reply 10 this was: Sincere scknowl-
cGEements Of courteous CONGRATULATIONS
We reciprOcste good wishes and consider
ourselves fortunate in succeeding after
hard fight. Eschw~ge. president.
A few minutes after "A o clock Fox won
his game at the third table, tying the score.
and ne was followed seven minutes later
bv Black. who forced Richmond 10 the
wall placing America I'm tho lead for the
time being This advantage was not re-
tained for long, as Barry, OF Boston; IoW-
cred his colOrs by noon. Walcott, of Bos-
ton, followed suit IN due course and Mines
oT Philadelphia yielded 20 his British op-
poDent shortly after luncheon This gave
The British lead Of two points
on the remaining three boards there
vas only one victory in prospect, Meyer
having improved poor position until he
gradually obtained the upper hand. At
this stage OF the contest the American
committee conceded defeat and offered 70
Craw the two games at the ffth and ninth
boards il the British would resign the
tenth Cole. Of Ireland, demurred at this
= ia Z. q
game with Meyer and so tho match went
on 4 draw was agreed upon between
Schwietzer and Michel after a few more
moves Never soon demonstrated that his
claim Of a victory had not been unfounded.
end Coles resignation was greeted by
storm Of applause.
The summary Of the match follows.
ANErICA GREAT BRITAIN.