Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
CHESS TOURNEY Off
Failure of NJ. Y.-Havana Con-
tests UnSavory Scandal.
WHITAKER WOULD PLAY
Would Take on Lowell. But Would
Prefer Zapoleon or
Walker.
WHITAKER WOULD PLAY

Just exactly what has caused the col-
lapse of the New York-Havana tourna-
mcnt i stu yelled in mystery. but every
new development is piece OF circum-
stantlai evidence pointing 10 monument
tai scandal and an unparalleled disgrace.
Here ARE the known facts: Capabianca
has severed all connections with y. -
Rosehault and tabled Ia Leopold lloffer
that he thinks the tournament impossible:
Felix Kahn, treasurer of the fiasco is in
Canada a hunting trip and cannot be
communicated with; r.. ID. Rosebault. d.
rector and promoter OF the affair, offers
no explanation for his failure to provide
transportation for the European masters
that a three year-oid child would sNai-
low. Moreover. what has become of the
Forum. official organ o. the tournament.
which was TO have made its bow to the
chess world in October! Thousands oil
dollars have been taken III i'm subscl1p-
tons 10 TINS ina 2inary publication.
= gan, Who has the dona ions collected, a
Go ar here and TWO dollars there. IRON
Maine 10 California? Nill these dona-
IiOns ever De returned?
AS serious as me consequences OF this
scandal must be IN this country. they are
insignificant in COMPARISON To the evil ell
fects laat VII follow from this disgrace
from altCai. American chess methods
ana sport -nanship wlll be the target iof
European sncors ana abuse for the next
deCare-and rightly so. CheSsmastei
ike by pas inG chess, ana tnOse VINO h&u
made a4range.nC1aS - attend the New
\ oTk-iiaVana tOGrnautcnt VIII nnd TX
hard al this late date - alter their plans
ana secure enSa gem, nts which VIII insure
them even a livelihood during tie coming
" inter.
The NEST peTplexing feature of the
whole miserable mess is the indefinite aud
ine oteient nature Cl lie c~pla atoms o.
fered by the New York press. Surely
there must be a number of persons IN
New York who know the whole truth
about this nzzlc. Is there no one with
backbone and Indignation enough 10
make frank statement of his know!-
edge to the chess players II this country,
that The man or men 10 blame may pear
the consequences OF their conduct. NJ
present suspicion attaches TO all con
nected in any way with the management,
or rather mal-management. of this g.
ganIic failure.
Members Of the Washington Chess and
Whist club are much pleased over tie
intimation made in ,ast Sunday s star
that Mr.. Lowell Of the Capitol City Chess
Club can md ample backing for match
with Mr.. Whitaker, and VIII stand be-
hind their champion for any reasonao.e
amount. Mr.. Whitaker was approached
upon the subject, and stated that he
would accept a challenge from Mr.. Lowell
if the stakes and conditions for a matcn
were satisfactory, though he would much
prefer to play Mr.. Zapoleon, in view n
that gentienan's claim 10 be the chess
champion OF the District Mr.. Whitaker
further stated that. as Nj. Zapoleon con-
tinued in his assrnl ton of this title, lie
felt compelled to again protest against
It's use and TO once mere call attention
to his own claim to the championship.
Mr.. Whitaker also suggested that Mr..
Walkers calm TO the District champion
ship, upon which Mr.. Zapoleon's right 10
the title rests he referred To the editors
of tie american Chess Bulletin for adj
judicatiCn.
The following games are from the re-
cent Whitaker-Lie5enstein encounter: