New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-30
PLAN BIG TOURNEY
FOR CHESS CLUBS
Meeting Tomorrow Likely
to Have Definite Results
in Working Out Project.
MAY HAVE THREE
CLASSES IN TILT
Some Question as to Status of
Men Who Belong to More
than One Organization.

Tomorrow will be an important day for
METROPOLITAN chess clubs and chess ac-
tiyity i'm general in the metropolis during
the ensuing season. The delegates IN
vited by William T. Ryan. president Oh
the Staten Island Chess Club. VIII nave
TO decide whether a Metropolitan Chess
League for the purpose of playing Hltei
club team matches for the championship
of the league is TO be established.
on Wednesday The Tribune printed
list of clubs receiving invitations TO send
tbeir delegates TO the meeting. which IS
70 he held in the library Of the Manhattan
Chess Club in Carnegie Hall. 1t shouid
be understood that any CLUB III the
METROPOLITAN district may send delegates
even without an invitation, to be present
To Judge from the statements mace by
several secretaries of leading clubs there
is no doubt about the formation OF the
league, although there may be some dh-
fculty in deciding to which particular
team a player belongs This will be the
case with the teams representing the
Manhattan and Rice Chess clubs.
A man we'll experienced in such matters
Is of opinion that this question can De
euuitably adjusted by the captains OF the
two teams. and in the same manner any
question regarding the eligibility OF play
ers belonging TO the Rice and Progressive
Chess clubs may be settled.
The next important question before the
meeting of delegates will be the adj
Visibility of arranging two sets OF tourna-
ments. one for the major clubs and one
for the minor. OF course, If all the local
clubs should decide to join the league II
will be almost imperative 10 have TWO
sets Of contests arranged so as not 10
Impose upon each member of team TOO
much work.
Another point to be settled will be the
lumber Of players to make up team
While some favor eight or ten. others are
II opinion that a team should consist
II from eight to twenty players, in when
Ease the club having a smaller number
IF members should be met by Ike num-
Der. This was the rule when the team
matches under the auspices Of the first
Metropolitan Chess League, now defunct'
were played In order TO avoid unneces-
sary expense a rule will be provided that
the home club shall not entertain the
visiting team.
Finally, a club should be permitted TO
enter more than one team as members
of the league, in case II should be de-
cided to have two sets of contests. For
argument sake the Manhattan. Brooklyn.
Rice and Progressive clubs may enter
second team for the minor league
matches, in spite Of the fact that they
will have a fighting team in the major
league, or even a third team in case the
schedule of games could be extended to
major minor and third class Journeys.
1t was announced on Friday that the
Manhattan Chess Club will be repre-
scented at the meeting by William NJ. de
Wiser and Leonard p. Meier. the Rice
Chess Club by Julius Finn and another,
the Progressive Chess Club by DR.. ].
Pullman and Oscar Chajes, and the
Staten Island Chess Club by William 7.
Ryan and Charles Broughton. while
President Walter Underhill of the Brook
Ign Chess Club will also appoint two
delegates from his club. 1t Is expected
that all the clubs in the metropolis and
\ district will be represented at the meeting.
Dr. Emanuel Lasker announces that in
his match with the Russian champion,
Ruhnsteln, scheduled for next summer
a first series of games will probably be
played under the auspices of the Berlin
Chess Society. Games are also scheduled
for Moscow, Russia, and F'rankfort-on-th the
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