The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Manhattans and Progressives
,grce to Share Title Of
City League.
EACH RECEIVES y PRIZE
New Plans Suggested to Keep
summer From Being a
Dull One.

a. a. meeting Of the delegates Of the
y 'r1upNtan Chess League held ut the
,o.,.. of the Manhattan Chess Club the
,al.D.f VI the championship of the
hague was brought up for discussion. As
,ar te between tine Manhattan and Pro-
rrp.svr Chess clubs was not broken in
IT, %. match u was thought that the
season had advanced too far to make an
other attempt to break the tie. and after
lengthy discussion II was decided To be
satisfied with 4 twin mplonship. each
cha, 90 rcceU-s . table and chessmen. one
Of 'u,,, sets having been presented by
pot Isaac l.. Rice and a trophy OF half
tho ytIue originally appropriated by the
directors ~ the League for that purpose.
Al Hrst 10 was suggested to make the In
terested clubs play another tie match in
,he IAN. but 10 was pointed out that by
that time the teams OF both the Man
haitian and Progressive Chess clubs may
not We representative Of the strength OF
tho Clubs 100 the season Just concluded and
some hardship might be felt by either
club IN case they had to meet again next
fall
While things will be rather quiet In
e.. metropolis during the next few
months Il does not follow that every
thing will remain at n standstili TO the
contrary, when coterie of prominent
members OF the Manhattan Chess Club
met tho other day in the library of that
club things were discussed In Il general
way
one suggestion was that the tournament
managers Of the club should cooperate
with from four to six other clubs IN the
metropolis Boston. philadelphia Balti.
aVH N4shinptnu "a d,
fund biz enough to pay the expenses and
fees % two prominent European experts
20 he invited to open tho season In this
country. these men to stay at all these
clubs FOR at least a fortnight at each place
and 10 make things lively by engaging in
little contests with the strongest mem
hcrs OF oaCn club and ny giving stimuli
taneous and other exhibitions
Next the above named coterie Of mem
he's would desire the Manhattan Chess
club 10 adopt new policy next season
JOS issuing visitors cards for III" season
l'li-l5 at nominal fee. the annual dues
Ga remain a S25 While these visitors will
have all the privileges Of the club. Of
course, they could not be permitted n
have a vote Mt the meetings OF the club
and neither could they enter the annual
Championship or handicap tournaments
hut they will he allowed to participate in
all other competitions. such as stimuli
famous play. rapid transit tournaments
&c II Is thought that fully one hundred
chess players In the metropolis and close
vicinity gladly would pay n small fee
for the offered privileges The clubs
treasury then would he in a position TO
make things pretty lively during the
season and members and visitors would
profit from such an Arrangement
Though some were rather doubtful
about successfully carrying out the
r,.f, 1,,,.
al agreed upon making the try anyhow.
srd steps will be taken to lay the matter
before the board OF directors at It's meet
ing IN the first week OF next month.
Or v. g. Barnett OF Havana, promi-
rem; member OF the Havana Chess club,
Vas staying in the city last week. When
that OF course the Cuban chess players
were very much disappointed at the fall
Ing through OF the International tourna-
men. In the Cuban metropolis. but he
thought that II might be arranged 10 have
II played early next year. He also
volunteered the Information that the
Cuban champion, J. X. Capablanca, was
transferred az counsellor TO the Cuban
Consulate al st. Petersburg TO a similar
position n Berlin. which will give the
Cuban master n still better opportunity
- become active in European chess life.
u IL said that he Will be a competitor at
both the Mannheim and Budapest tourna-
rents TO be played next month and late
~ August respectively. Inasmuch as the
championship match between Lasker and
Rubns,ein also will be played In the fall.
there will be no end of first class chess
entertainments for European lovers OF the
game
On his way from Havre TO st. Peters
burg tho American champion, Frank J.
Marshall, stayed a few days at Paris,
with l.. Nardus' and h. Hallegua against
consulting party consisting OF NJ. ID,
Atintope de GARNER and A. Teleguine.
The game with notes by Marshall Is here
with appended:
SICILIAN Defence.
narL tVbite