The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Janowski's Ship Delayed, So
Date for Rice Tourney Is
Not Yet Fixed.
MARSHALL WON'T PLAY

The gers in charge Of the forth
coming Rice Memorial Tournament an
nounce that they are unable to TX a
date for the beginning Of the contest.
as there Is an uncertainty about the
sailing Of the Franco-Polish master. n.
Janowski. from Bordeaux. He ought to
ave left the French port yesterday and
should arrive in this city on January 3.
However. the local agents Of the French
steamship Hire will not know before to-
morrow whether or not the steamship
Lafayette will cav Bordeaux on sched-
ule time. Under the circumstances u
Ia more than likely that the beginning
Of the contest will be postponed to Jam
uary 10. when II II intended TO play the
opening round In the rocm OF the Brook
Ign Chess Club.
1t has not been decided whether to
limit the number Of competitors 10 eight
or to allow twelve men to enter the
field. Within a day or two the manage
ment will be in n position TO settle that
question. Meanwhile the readers will
learn with regret that the American
champion. Frank J.. Marshall. will not
he a competitor. some time ago he
wrote to the stating that un-
less he received a retainer OF $3.50 he
would have to absent himself from the
contest. Marshall also wrote a letter OF
I Nv w III bSuus " tht'Ss ~ Vhs'E'
he said that he Is at present completely
out of form, and inasmuch as the man
ayers of the tournament could not allow
him a retainer Of $3.50. IT will be i'm
possible for him to get into form. as he
needs that sum for preparing himself
for the tournament. He adds that as
1t IL a Rice memorial tournament he
feels It necessary to be at his hest.
When II became known at the Man
| haitian (haaa Cltth that Marshall would
not play a coterie OF members were dis
GUESSING the AFFAIR in the library OF the
club, and they were nearly all Of tho
opinion that Marshall was perfectly JUS
titled in refusing to play. as he would
be the loser. financially. even II he
should win a high prize, as he would
have to absent himself from his Divan.
where ne Is said to make much more
money. than a high prize would net him
In the tournament Only one member.
however. seemed to be Of an entirely
different opinion.
At the time Of writing Columbia seems
almost certain to win the championship
in the twenty-fourth annual intercolle-
giate tournament against Harvard. Yale
and Princeton. Comments on this con-
test as we'll as on the battles between
Cornell n the University of Pennsyl-
vania, which are scheduled TO take place
at the Progressive Chess Gu tomorrow
and Tuesday, are held over for next week.
At a special meeting of the Empire
City Chess Club the other day. when
thirty members were present. the fol-
owing nominations for Office were mad"
with no dissenting voice: s. T. Kemp.
president II. Hirsch, Vice-president Il.
]. Chilling. treasurer; $. T.. Kemp. sec
rotary: F. l.. Hunt. +. W. Lyons. G.
Freisinger, NJ. DENNY and A. Frieden-
heit, directors.
Just before the adjournment Of the
meeting Mr.. wintner took the chair and
in q speech reviewed the history Of the
club, it's modest beginning and its re-
markable growth. all under the lead
ership and administration of President
Kemp. and a vote of thanks was given
to him.. A committee was also appointed
to purchase n suitable souvenir. to be
presented to Mr.. Kemp at the annual
meeting on January s. The local ex-
perts, Julius Fin and g. Koehler. were
elected honorary members of the club.
Meeting their Waterloo in the seventh
round OF the high school chess league
the players of the Brooklyn Boys High
School sustained their first defeat at the
hands OF DE Witt Clinton by the score OF
3 games to ! at the rooms of the Man
haitian Chess Club. Max Wolfson. the
Brooklyn captain. scored a notable vic
tory over NJ. Zetkin. one OF the finest
PLAYERS In the league, but on the other
three boards Wagner. Bartha and Tobias
won for De Witt Clinton. The result left
Boys High still leading in the matter OF
total points scored. but De Witt Clinton
has the advantage in total matches won
and lost. The Eastern District tied witt
Commercial at . to ., and the same score
was made between Stuyvesant and Cur
tbs. The summaries:
De witt Clinton ,3,. BOYS High DD-M
wolfson. J., Zetkin, o; Jack Schneider, O.
Wagner, l: Joe Schneider. 0, Barths. l
Phil. Wolfson. o, Tobias, l.
Eastern District co vs.. Commercial 90
-Erman. l, RoseN. 0: Nusshauin, .
Chernev. /. McCudden, o
Stuyvesant t2l VS., Curtis L?l-Reincr
l.. Bergis. o; Goidenberg. 0. Kirby. y
Kransdorf. /, Steinberg. o. $ kransdorf
O, I.ubon. !.
The leading scores:
Boys High, 81; Curtis, is: De Wit
clinton, l7ia-6I; Eastern District. 2o-s
Commercial, III; Stuyvesant, l.--lS
Erasmus, l0--li: Bryant, I'LL; Manua
Training. 6ta-l1l.
Cpon his return from Chicago Jose X
~Capablanca stopped OFF at Princeton an'