New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
CHESS TITLE STAYS HERE
Columbia Retains Championship
at Game of Kings.
BEATS HARVARD BY 3 TO !
Victors Lead Crimson in Total
Points by 1912 to Sh-
Tigers Third, Yale Last.

In defeating Harvard by the score OF
games 70 in the third and final round
OF tho twentieth annual intercollegiate
chess tournament at the West side Re-
publican Club yesterday Columbia Cni-
versity successfully defended the title.
which was captured by so close q margin
over Yale in 1910. Columbia's quartet
wound I'D with a total OF l0ts points out
OF a possible 12 or just one point snort
OF the intercollegiate record made by ths
Blue and White in 1906 when Capablanca
was member Of Columbias team.
Harvard. victorious over both Yale ana
Pr,nceton in the early rounds Of the tour
narnept was placed a good second, yes
terday. with total Of S1z Princeton DE-
feated Yale by 21a to IL and finished IN
third place. with total OF points faIe
this year. landed in last place with the
neagre score Of 2 points. whereas year
ago her representatives had second pace
a half game below the champions. In re-
cent years Columbia has gradually gained
on Harvard in total wins scored IN the
series. until Harvard now leads only by
wins to FOR Columbia.
J. +. Beadle, ~ s, OF Washington ana
s. II. Childs, 70 g., II. 4. Wise "A c. and
T. l.. Gluck y G.. OF New York, were rhe
members Of the winning team. OF these
BeaGle, Childs and Gluck were members or
the champion team OF last year. IN tne
tournament just ended Beade broke even
with his opponent at the top board While
his team mates oil made clean scores OF
three straight victories
r. r. Schoonmaker. Of Harvard, Rad the
distinction Of lowering the Columbia cay
tain's colors in a hardly contested game
Beadle made the mistake OF goins INTO q
variation OF the Max Lange attack atte'
he had wasted a move In the opening Ihs
Harvard crack took advantage Of his OF
nortunities in fine style. Childs, Wise and
Giuck. OF Columbia, won from HadleS'
sejniger and Harris, respectively. schooh'
maker made a clean sweep
The struggle for third place between fa!s
and Princeton resulted In favor OF Prince"
ton by q. tc IL. Van Vliet won orilIlant
game from Hooker at the top board, and
stockton. the last 10 finish scored the VIM
ming point at the expense Of Forbes. shatsr
lost to Beach, and Kenyon are" against
Stearrs.
In the morning the sixteen players aI'
members Of the graduate comm!ttee III
charge OF the tournament were the guess
at the Yale Club OF Edward =. CasweH'
Yale. SO. one OF the original donors OF the
intercollegiate chess trophy, VINO has oeen
identified with the work, either as manager
or secretary, ever since. He read state
mont signed by the four donors, 70 the
/ effect that no one could be a member OF
the graduate committee unless he had Ieen
graduate at least three years. The ohiy
execution will be made in the case OF
man with a degree who, after an absence
from college Of three years, is taking ao-
ditional courses. L. Walter stephens OF
! BROOKLYN. was elected a member FOR Prince
ton of the international cable match com
mittee. Chairman Jameson reported that
he had written to oxford and Cambridge
hut had so far received ne reply.
/ L. r. Perry, member for Harvard now
librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library
sent in his resignation as member ot both
the alumni ard cable match committees
1t was the sense of the meeting that tna
new playing hours, starting in the morn
ing. were most satisfactory.
At the conclusion of the tournament yes
terdav evening the players and committee
members presented Mr.. Caswell with low
iug cup. in recognition Of his twenty years
Of service. It was acknowledged IN brlei
| speech by Mr.. Casweil, who in turn award
ed medals 10 the members Of Columbia :
winning team.
The pairines, openings and results IN tne
final round were as follows;
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