The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Marshall Will Go to Congress
Of Masters Held in st.
Petersburg.
RICE CLUB CHANGES NAME
Will Vote on Proposition Of
Calling Itself by Name
Of Harlem.
RICE CLUB CHANGES NAME

Though IL looked doubtful indeed last
week M to whether the American cham
pion, Frank J. Marshall. would be enabled
to participate In the forthcoming Inter-
national chess congress ~ ~. Peters,
burg. to be opened on April 20. everything
has been settled satisfactorily and by tho
first of the month Marshall will be on his
way 10 the Russian metropolis. During
the week the American champion received
. very encouraging letter from the tourna-
ment manager OF the st. Petersburg
Chess Club. Not only would they allow
him An extra fee for expenses but ac-
cordlng to this letter, they obtained four
professional engagements for Marshall
previous to or after the conclusion of the
st. Petersburg tournament Moreover.
the president of the Franklin Chess club
OF Philadelphia. Walter Penn Shipley In
writing to a friend In this city said that
II was almost imperative to have Mar
shall represent this country In Russia. and
that he would be pleased to pay his share
toward the EXPENSES
meeting OF chess lovers w7s called for
| Thursday evening at the Manhattan Chess
Club: a committee was elected with . W
Field AZ treasurer. and $50 was sub
scrlbed. among the donors being 4. Mar
tinez Walter rrderhiil. Walter Penn
shlpley. C. b. Schley. Willard II. Ellison.
j. l.. Clark, julius Finn, l.. Edwards.
X. q. Wshrburg, a. Lazinsk. Dr. l.. II.
Blsn, J. Liebling. J. II. TAFT, Jr.. c. W.
Cummings, l.. =. Dixon. II 4. Couadat,
+. Garcia, \. A. Berman. J. @. Berman
and J. T.. Klock
As In former years. when Marshall was
playing IN international tournaments
abroad. he has again consented to act az
| THE SUNS representative. and will cable
daily reports of the tournament, a service
which he will supplement with "A daily
Late. 10 ~.
readers may look forward to full and
accurate reports OF the St Petersburg
congress
A special general meeting Of the mem
bers OF tho Rice Chess club will be held
at the club rooms next Wednesday 've-
ming in order TO pass on two important
matters-the reduction OF the annual dues
from 90 to IS and the changing OF the
name OF the club into the Harlem Chess
Club. II IL thought that by reducing the
dues double the number OF members
could he gathered together and that In
that event things would be more lively
all around The change of 1.-The name u
being proposed by the president. Prof
Isaac l.. Rice. who Is Of the opinion that
the members would be more Interested IN
the welfare OF the club II his name would
not figure so prominently IN the orgnriza-
| tion. The real trouble with the club Is
perhaps the circumstance that. being To-
/ Gated uptown. no active manager could b.
found 20 run tho club, and IL IL thought
/ that when the dues are reduced there may
! be found among the new members active
and energetic men TO manage the club.
| on Tuesday evening Hermann Helms
! will play simultaneously against the mem
/ bers OF the Queens County Chess Club
AT Richmond Hin, l.. u,
: Roy r Black and." J. ROssnthpl. who
tied for first place in the recent tourut-
ment for the New York State champion
ship. will play the frs; gam" OF their
match NJ the rooms OF the Manhattan
Chess Club this afternoon, play beginning
at o'clock
! Gustav H. Koehler. former State cham
pion, faced q very strong field OF twenty
two opponents In his exhibition OF mul-
taneous chess at the Manhattan Chess
I Club and made scor" Of II wins %
! losses and six drawn games. The WIN
ners were II. Il Limburg, q. W. Cum
| mings. r. y. stacy, l.. l. stern. y
WILDER. while drawn games we've scored
ny Mlard II Ellison, Louis Gorris. l..
/ W. Jennings. l. y. Roth. :. Uuman and
Alan q. Lynn
I Tho seventh round OF the Metropolitan
/ Chess League tournament was scheduled
for yesterday evening, but az q rather
/ later start was made In all Of the five
/ encounters. "A report must be held over for
tomorrow In view OF the fact that the
B Manhattan and Brooklyn Chess clubs
/ were TO have met al the Brooklyn Oh 81
Club, much interest was centred IN This
particular round. While II was expected
that the Msnhattans would get the YER
! dict II was not believed 10 he a very easy
job. irasmuch as extraordinary efforts
/ were made by the manager OF the Brook
Ign Chess Club TO put n very strong team
In the tield. The Columbia students were