The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

II Is with a feeling OF deepest regret
that the announcement has to be made
thai among the victims on the L~usitania
was the well nov Macenas +. @.
Naumann OF London. On the day be-
fore he sailed for Liverpool he called
at the Hotel 0renoble and handel over
to Capablanca the sun OF $50 as his
contribution to the tournament. MI.
Naumann also was a patron OF the Cam
bridge Springs international tourna rnent
In 1904, when he forwarded the sum OF
800. The deceased always had been
active In international chess circles and
was. one OF the strongest supporters OF
tho royal game In Europe.
Following II the complete list OF
patrons and subscribers 10 the recent
masters tournament
Pnyyon.-Herman Bshr. 7. BeinneeLe'
Julius plan. Hon. John W. briggs, Felix
T.. Kahn, Albert II. Loeb. Chicago; Arts
,,des Ma,,'nes. Cha,ies A. Mi;is,. E,io.;
schiey. colorado springs. Walter Under.
hill,, Felix NJ. wareurs' Or. r W. "un'
sus:sris;r'MNpss .. y; E 2 A. AsG "s.n,,S g; I
cSiis. A h%1uy' Haas, ts"'wH y Hammer:
schlag, NJ. G. Hausman, Julius Haiburn.
Jlm.nl, II L, Lads; i; r IapeuSE B
NJ. Phillips. jose l: Rsauena, ?. Rose. Dr..
II, schiesinger, n. J. Schultz, w. n.
ship!ey, $. solomon Mr.. Turner. l..
Boris Kostitsch. formerly OF Budapest,
a competitor In the Carlsbad Internal
,lonal tournament, recently resided at
Buenos Ayres. In the Argentine Repub-
n r. ..-A - ,ln u,Ar he LAT
! his position At Buenos Ayres. and he
from South America owing to the fact
that almos. all vessels from the South
. TO the United States are sailing under
the British flag. AZ last no managed
10 get away on a Norwegian liner
and landed April 81 At Boston.
There he was received with open arms
by the Bostonians. lie gave a blind
fold exhibition at the local club. play
Ing six games simultaneously. winning
four, drawing 1 and losing I. He also
played two games with J. r. Barry,
both games being drawn. On May 4
he arrived In this city. Intending to
stay here about a month. He will then
make his way 20 San Francisco and will
visit the principal cities in the United
States. giving blindfold performances en-
jul ~ lhC ttNoH ''ft 49,
made 10 orange a few set matches be-
tween Koetltsch and leading metropol'-
tan players,
Next Tuesday evening he Will make
ris debut at the Brooklyn Chess Club.
when he will conduct six games blind
folded and simultaneously. According
TO information to hand the Hungarian
master also will get a twelve days en-
Ragement at the Manhattan Chess Club.
He will he asked to give one blindfold'
enc simultaneous. exhibition and the
club will arrange a series OF ten games.
to be played with the leading players OF
the club, Efforts also are being made
to get engagements for Kostitsch at other
metropolitan chess clubs.
The championship tournament of the
Metropolitan Chess League had reached
a highly interesting stage on THURSDAY.
After all the adjourned and postponed
games were disposed OF Black and
Chates stood tied with ll1s--c-a points
each. while Lasker took the third place
with la, Next came A. Schroeder
with I0--< and Bernstein and Hodges
with aS-%h and 5ts each,
Negotiations now are pending between
Marshall and Black for a match for
the championship OF the United States
10 De VlhA Gu uHutT NHe auhpltcN OF the
Brooklyn Chess Club next week. Ac-
cording to present arrangements the
match will be one OF ten games. drawn
game TO count one-hslf point to each
player.
The directors OF the Manhattan Chess
Club inform THE SUN that In conse,
! qucnce OF the masters tournament there
has been a regular rush Of applications
for membership. They a decided &c
make special offers to induce promincn'
patrons OF the game who are living on
OF town TO John the club at half tbs
regular dues. They maintain tina
inasmuch as nearly all big tournament
and matches Of late rave been playec
owing 10 the enterprise ana generosit,
Of tho members Of the Manhattan Chess
Club. nonresident patrons are aimos