New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
ACTIVE SEASON
AHEAD OF NEW
CHESS LEAGUE
All the Strongest Clubs of the
Metropolitan District Are
Represented.
MORE RECRUITS ARE SOUGHT
Regular Reports of Match Play
for Title and Trophy viii
Be Novelty.


The chess players in the metropolis ana
surrounding district ought to be very
grateful to President William T. Ryan OF
the Staten Island Chess Club for having
called n meeting of delegates of clubs OF
this city and vicinity. AS the readers
were duly informed on Wednesday ne"
league was formed, or, rather resur-
rection OF the old Metropolitan Chess
League was accomplished. at the Man
haitian Chess Club on Monday evening.
The fact that there is again an organiza-
, ton established which will make IL its
business to enliven the season IN the
realm of chess is important enough py
itself and augurs well for the future wei
fare Of the game in this city Stlll more
importance, however, must be attached
10 the way the new league was organ
lied.
To begin with all the strongest CLUBS OF
the metropolis were represented. and IN
addition to those many minor clubs had
sent their delegates. When IT came 10
q
the league should be divided into two
classes-one set OF clubs TO play for the
championship and the other for minor
trophy-it was at the special request or
the delegates from the minor clubs that
resolution was finally passed that there
should be only one tournament. and that
every club belonging TO the new league
should play match on eight boards
against every other club in the organiza-
ton. and that the club winning the great
est number OF matches should receive the
championship title and a trophy, the
money for which prize should be COL
lected in equal shares from all the CLUBS
Of the league.
Ii was really a pleasure 10 listen to the
speeches made by the delegates from the
minor clubs They all agreed upon one
point. namely. that they could only i'm
prove their play by getting a chance OF
meeting in actual combat the strongest
clubs in the metropolis, although the re-
suit would be a foregone conclusion.
II will now become the business OF the
newly elected secretary 10 induce addl-
tional clubs 10 affiliate with the new or
ganization. Special efforts will also De
made to induce the student body to form
a sort OF club in order TO be enabled
10 furnish a team Of eight players with
the object OF taking part i'm the league
tournament. II is thought tnat the stu
dents OF Columbia, New York University
the CITY College Of New York and Stevens
Institute should form that CLUB. enter
the league and select their best eight
PLAYERS from the combined college forces
TO compete In the coming contests Shoulo
the secretary succeed in bringing aoout
that interesting arrangement, the league
will be much the gamer.
II will be somewhat surprising for the
cbcss PLAYERS In this city TO see a regu-
lar schedule OF team matches published
IN the papers. thing 10 which bondoners
have been accustomed these last thirty
wears Surprising there were ten CLUBS
connecting for the championship. sched-
ule for A round might look like this
Manhattan c. c. VS.. Rice c. c.. Brook
Iyn &. c VS. Progressive {. C.; Newark
g. c. VS.. Staten island c. c.; Brooklyn I.
NJ G. A. G. I. vs.. Eastern District Cluo'
Queens Gambit Association VS.. lntercol-
legiate Association.
still more Interesting would be the
schedule OF games. exhibited on the black
hoard OF all the clubs. which in the case
of the Manhattan Chess Club might read
as follows:
Manhattan Chess Club vs.. Rice c. c.
AT home.
Manhattan Chess Club vs.. Newark c. {.
away.
Manhattan Chess Club VS. Staten Island
G. G. at home.
Manhattan Chess club VS.. queen
Gambit Association away.
Manhattan Chess Club W.. Brooklyn 1.
{. at home.
Manhattan Chess club VS.. Progressive
&. c. away.
Manhattan Chess Club VS.. Brooklyn Y.
NJ. G. A. G. c. at home.
Manhattan Chess Club vs.. Eastern Dis
trict g c. away.
Manhattan Chess Club VS.. Intercol-
legiate {. &. at home.
Inasmuch as the first meeting was 50
harmonious Il is thought that other points
will esslly be settled. especially the ques-
ton how players who are members OF
more than one club will be equally as
signed to places on the various teams.
All these details, the schedule OF games
and so forth are TO be settled at the next
meeting. to be held In the library OF the
Manhattan Chess Club next Thursday
evening.
The youthful Russian master. A. Ale
chin. recently visited London. and when
there engaged in IA game with Edward
Lasker which had a very interesting run,