Evening star., 1912-11-03
jANOWSK| COMING
Best of Paris Chess Players
in Tourney.
DEBATE THE CHESS TITLE
Local Men at War Over Champion
ship Of the District.
Other Gossip.
DEBATE THE CHESS TITLE

Over in Paris. where they have a prince
of poets, a prince of artists, a prince of
musicians, prince of actors, lawyers,
walters, hodcarriers and even prince of
beggars, there is. of course, prince of
chess players. He is our old friend
Janowsh and he is going to tear him.
self away from his desolated subjects to
enter the New York-Havana tournament.
He is the highest product of coffee
house" chess, true to the traditions OF
his kind a most confirmed "in-and-outer'
but when he is lin" there Is not a bet
ter chess player alive today. The games
published below are among his best ef-
forts
In the present troubled local chess
situation we should much prefer delay
ing an answer to Mr.. Whitaker's letter,
printed in this column October 20, in the
hope that a match may be arranged with
Mr. Zapoleon. This would be a far more
satisfactory way of deciding the District
championship than by default.
Mr. Whitaker has expressed himself to
us as being perfectly willing to wait
further reasonable time for replies to his
long-standing challenge, and as being
ready at any time to engage any player
or players aspiring to the District cham
pionship honors.
On the strength of what they have
shown SO far in their matches agalnSt
Capablanca neither Jaffe nor ChaJes Will
win a place in the New York-Havana
tournament. They simply have not the
class: both should have scored WINS
against the Cuban in games which tney
eventually lost. Capablanca himself is
,f nd
and Jaffe every chance for victory, put
neither could rise to the occasion. mat
the games have been keen dlsappolni-
ment to the followers of Capabianca goes
without saying.
Mr. Iiebenstein champion of Maryland.
was in town last Thursday and played
three games with Mr. Iavendar at the
washington Chess and Whist club room,
bur nobody was hurt, as the final score
was 1k to 112.
The following letter is published at the
reouest of Mr.. w. B. Wimsatt:
Sporting Editor Star
dear Sir: Before replying to Mr.. n. b.
webster's letter, published in this column
last Sunday. 1 feel that some explanation.
some apology. is due to you and to the
chess plavers of Washington for this
nublic washing of dirty linen. but accusa-
tions and insinuationS OF SO grave cnar-
a cter as those made by Mr.. Weos,er over
shadow the ordinary considerations OF eti-
quette ana, IN ali Jus'ioe' usN 90 -
Swer. ;.
q mud-slinging contest, and brief inside
history of local chess happenings during
the mast year coupled with short anal
vols of Mr.. Walkers remarkable claim.
made last March. to the District chess
cha T,pionship will suffice to show where
are the "self-aggrandizement the spite,
work. the "disgruntled chess player
and the pink sheet champion.
Fo,lowinp the organization of the Capt.
ta1 City Chess and Checker Club last fall
q. meeting of the officers OF the Wasnins-
ton Chess and Whist Club was heio, AT
which it was unanimously voted to try
10 establish friendly relations with the
new club. This policy was adopted at
NV suggestion and was urged by me be-
cause of representations made oy MI.
Webster himself to me that the new club
was not formed in antagonism to the olu,
or institution, but. on the contrary, would
welcome friendly rivalry In club
matches and like events which would stir
I'D q chess enthusiasm bound 10 De or
great, benefit to both clubs and to chess
In general in this city.
- a. the meeting referred to above il was
further voted to Immediately challenge
the Capital City Club to team match, in
view of Mr.. Webster's suggestion, as the
best means of starting the friendly inter-
which We ndQ pidHHcu- -1ceoio
[nely went to the new clubs rooms and
was cordially welcomed by Mr.. Webster
Mr.. Zapoleon, Mr.. Lowell. Mr.. Wooten
and two or three others who were pres
ent I delivered my challenge and was
told by Mr. Webster then secretary OF
the club, that he would put the matter
before the executive committee and send
me an answer on the next day. NOT even
the courtesy of fiat 'yes" or no was
ever given TO this challenge, but indiyid- |
ual members of the Capital City club
rouchsafed the explanation that my chal-
enge was considered an impertinence un- |
worthy of a reply. made only with the
object of discrediting the new club by
defeat at the hands of its older rival
However, when organizing the South |
ern Chess Association and the big open
tournament held last February, / over |
looked this treatment as being the petty |
work of one or two men. and sent invf- |
tations, not only to the Capitol City Club |
as a body, but also to as many individ- |
uaI members as I thought might care |
10 enter this event. Not one single re-
ply to these invitations was received.
This second slight wounded me deeply. |
rs I had ever been on the most friendly /
terms with the members of the Capitol /