New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
READY FOR BIG TOURNEY
Chess Masters to Begin Play
Here This Afternoon.
MARSHALL DUE TO-DAY
American Champion, on Mature
tania, Will Ask for Post
ponement.

Although neither +. J. Marshall. the
United States champion, nor u. JanoWskl'
the French champion. arrived in port
Yesterday, the first round Of the American
national chess masters tournament VIII
be started i'm accordance with the sched-
ule. at the rooms Of the Manhattan Chess
club at | o'clock this afternoon. Mar
shall is a passenger on board the steam
ship Mauretania. due TO arrive this morn
ing, i'm consequence OF which he is eN-
pected to ask for postponement Of his
game until tomorrow. This concession
will be made to enable him 10 get over
the possible effects OF a rough voyage.
Janowski on the other hand, was looked
for on the steamship Kaisern Auguste
Victoria. which was fogbOund all the
morning and finally got to her dock in
Hoboken i'm the early afternoon. Friends
of the Partisan who went over TO meet
him were disappointed at his non-arrival
and came to the conclusion that he had
missed connections at Hamburg. There
IS a chance Of his coming in on a French
liner. If he is not on the Mauritania with
Marshall. Should he fail 10 appear to-
day. Janowski will receive bye in the
first round and he afforded a chance to
join I'm at the second round to be played
at the Caf6 Boulevard on Tuesday.
The main playing room of the Manhat-
tan Chess Club will be occupied by the
players and spectators, the latter being
roped off from the tables. Those analyti-
cally inclined will be accommodated In
the library OF the club. adjoining, where
extra tables and exhibition boards will be
placed for their benefit. New York. Chi
cago. Philadelphia Washington, Balti-
more. IIobohen. Toronto ana Paris are
represented among the players entered
for the tournament. Professor Grommer.
Of Paris, has withdrawn his entry, and
his place was given to S. Rubinstein. the
first reserve.
The list OF thirteen players follows:
Jose r. Capablanca. OF Havana; y.
JanOwski. of Paris, F. j. Marshall. OF
New York. Oscar Chajes. Of Chicago;
poleon. of Washington; II. Iiebenstein.
of Baltimore: Norman T. Whitaker. OF
Philadelphia: J. S. Morrison, of Toronto
j. H. Stapfer. OF Hoboken: I. Tanen-
wurzel. A. Kupchik and 5. Rubnstein, OF
New York
The hours Of play will be from p. m
to r. m. and IL necessary. from Z p. m
to Q D. m. William NJ. De Wiser and
Louis Helm will act as referee and um'
pire. respectively. with II. Cassel ard n
Helms as managing directors. The thir-
teen rounds will be played on the follow
ing dates: January 70. q, %. "a, 25 g. @
% and 81 and February I. 2. and ).
There will be play at the Progressiv.
Chess Club on January p. at the Rice
Chess Club on January 70, and again al
the Manhattan Chess club on January q
The remaining rounds will be played NJ
the cafe Boulevard. the scene OF the
national tournament OF 1911. which was
won by Marshall
Twelve players have qualified for the
final round Of the Manhattan Chess club
handicap tournament. and are now en-
gagged in playing of for the prizes. which
include the Mendoza and Maryine2
trophies The players are Masnns Smith
champion. who made a score OF IA points