The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Chajes and Jaffe Receive Big
Surprise in Cablegram
From Mannheim.
INVITED. THEN SPURNED
Intercity High School Event
Suggested by Teacher at
De Witt Clinton.
INVITED. THEN SPURNED

Something went wrong at Mannheim
Some three months ago Oscar Chajes.
the secretary. of the Progressive Chess
Club, received an invitation from the
committee of the Mannheim international
chess masters tournament to participate
In the contest to be begun Mt the end Of
next month He accepted the invitation
and forwarded his entrance money. As
soon as the invitation had reached him.
his fellow club member. Charles Jaffe
asked for admission and he was told by
return mail that place would be re-
served for him. Last week Chajes re-
ceived a postal card in which the remit
tance OF his entrance money was ac-
knowledged. but the committee stated that
IL could not say for certain whether or
not his entry would be accepted.
Last week cable despatch from
Mannheim reached Chajes in which the
committee informed him that neither his
entry nor that of Jaffe could be accepted.
To say the least, there is something very
queer about the affair. II is surnised
here that when the committeeman were
issuing the invitation to ChaJes they
did not expect to got the entries OF
Capablanca, Alechine, Marshall and other
first rate players, but when they saw that
the field. limited to from eighteen to
twenty players. could be filled easily. they
changed their minds, much to the disap-
pointment OF both Chajes and Jaffe.
However. In the cable despatch the COM
mittee promised to forward a letter ex-
planning the circumstances which COM
PEELED them to net as they did.
At n meeting OF the directors OF the
Manhattan Chess Club Arthur Haas. n
teacher OF the De Witt Clinton High
School and member OF the club sug-
gested the idea OF establishing an inter-
city trophy. to be competed for annually
nv tho cha nnnn nf
New York and Philadelphia high schools.
The directors at once voted TO donate half
the prize for such a trophy and II Is
thought that the other half would he
given by the Franklin Chess Club OF
Philadelphia.
Pref Isaac l.. Rice gave a chess table
ana cnessmen as trophy for competition
among tho high school teams OF Greater
New York. and although he made the
condition that the trophy should be con-
tested for NJ least twenty-five years
twenty-five silver shields for recording
the winner OF each year having been fixed
on the table, it was pointed out TO the
donor that the expense in shipping the
table annually from borough to borough
not only would make a great hlndrance
but also would greatly dct-rlorate the
value OF the table !tself. Mr.. Rice there
| fore declared himself satisfied with hav-
| ing another contest next year awarding
| the table for good 10 the winner and
| giving a new trophy for subsequent years.
| the trophy to go Into permanent possess
sion OF the school winning II either three
times straight or five times in all.
d. Francis Searle, president OF the New
| York state Chess Association, announces
that the annual midsummer meeting of
| that organization will take place this year
at Schenectady from August 10 to Au-
gust II. In all likelihood four clubs will
| be represented in the competition for the
Genessee trophy. In addition there will
be the general tournaments. open to play
ers of all classes.
| In the exhibition OF simultaneous chess
given by julius Finn before the members
OF the Flushing Chess Club at Flushing,
| l.. l.. the former state champion played
! twenty-one games. one OF which he con-
Quoted without seeing board or pieces
| This game he won. together with sixteen
OF the simultaneous games. He lost one
| game TO the Rev. Charles l.. Newbold
rector OF Christ Church. Manhasset, and
drew against Capt. u. +. oConnor. J. a.
| Harris and Il. 7. Murray. His opponent
| In the blindfold game was the Rev. ID. F.
Eccles. rector OF the Protestant Episcopal
church at Murphy's Hin, Flushing.
| In addition TO n demonstration OF end
game studies by Charles S. Anderson al
the meeting OF the Lyceum Chess Club
of Brooklyn. held In celebration OF win
ming n prize In the Metropolitan League,
rapid transit tournament was played
\ p. CAIRNS. Jr.. and c. Kuller were the
hnalists. but played two successive draws
without reaching n decision.
Herbert NJ. Barrett won the first prize
| In the acquaintance" tournament of the
| Crescent Athletic Club OF Brooklyn by
defeating Frederick Ross In the final
| round. Ross received the second prize
| while q. =. Sandborn and Paul @. Craven
horst captured the third and fourth re-
| spectively.
| Appended IL the score OF the last game
played between Alechine and Lasl<er Al
the st. Petersburg international tourney
Tho notes are by Amos Burn in the Field
The game
| RUY LOPEZ.