The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Metropolitan Chess League Is
Making Every Effort to
Help the Game.
DELEGATES WORK HARD

The fact that over thirty organiza- !
tons were represented in The record
breaking performance of the CIban |
champion. J. r. Capablancs. on Friday
speaks volumes for the popularity Of the
game in tho metropolitan district, and
not a little OF this fortunate state OF
affairs IN due to the Metropolitan Chess
League. The eleven clubs forming this
league are bent upon doing their ut
most to further the interest Of chess in
all directions. II sceptical minds coul
have witnessed the last meeting of the
delegates OF the league they would have
been convinced easily by the. serious
! ness with which the delegates went
I about the transaction OF an amount OF
business to which other organizations
| probably would have devoted no end of
meetings.
To begin with they settled two dis
putes which had arisen between the
| Columbia University team and the
/ Washington Heights Club on the one
hand and the Brooklyn Chess Club and
the Lyceum Chess club on the other,
/ Ii will he remembered that in the first
/ named dispute Columbia claimed a win
( on a board because the Washington
Heights man failed to appear at the
I prescribed time and because there was
no chess timing clock to time the game.
] ne game therefore was AWARDED 10
/ Columbia and the match was recorded
! as drawn. each side having scored four
points.
The Brookly n-Lyceum dispute arose
| because Brooklyn failed to appear at
the scene OF play. the Lyceum men
having refused to furnish clocks. think
ing that these clocks were not essential
for a match After a lengthy discussion
the delegates decided to have this match
played at the rooms OF the Brooklyn
Chess Club ONE time next month.
The delegates also decided to arrange
II possible TO have the annual state
championship tournament played under
the auspices of the Metropolitan Chess
League on Washington's Birthday. Feb
ruary %, the following committee htV-
ing been appointed to carry out this
resolution Il. Wahrburg. chairman 4.
b. Barker. r. Mandcll, b. Altman, W.
NJ. ell and W. T Ryan. II is to
he hoped tina; this thoroughly represen-
tative committee will he able to raise
the necessary funds to have this annual
contest take place IN this city and be-
come a. successful as in former years.
Finally the delegates arranged the
details for the first annual individual
: championship tournament. the number
OF entries being limited to fifteen. The
four clubs which lead in the present
the RICH; OF entering two representatives.
IN the Individual championship tourna-
ment. while the remaining seven clubs
will be entitled to enter enc representa-
tive each. \ proviso was made that In
; case any club docs not feel justified IN
I sending a club member for represents
| ton it may select a member of any
other club affiliated with the league
r provided that the substitute did take
4 championship team matches
t The tournament will begin a the Man
= haitian Chess club on March II, anC
I will continue al the rate OF tw, rounds
c week, Wednesdays and Saturday
e being regular play days. while the Mon
!. days Of each week are set aside 10
s finishing adjourned games. II any. Til
I time limit viii be forty moves for tw,
: hours. Each player will have to pa!
I an entrance zee OF 81 and deposit s.
I forfeit money, this latter morey to b.
- returned t. q player when he has fin
Y shed twelve games Of the schedule.
7 The committee asked TIE Sr$ T.
= draw particular attention to the fac
that the entries for this tournsmen
positively will close on Marcn 10 Men
ton must also be made that each clu
e will play one round at its headQuaar
tiers. provided il has facilities for con
= / hutltNB Su'u tN AHdl. Snoulu N
a committee find that the rooms offere
j. for such a contest would OF be suit
l. able the club viii then have the RICH
d Of having that particular round playe
n under its auspices at some other Clu
o or suitable locality. The four fina
X rounds will be assigned to that clu
IS Offering the greatest Zee for them. O
e course ii Is understood that all tn
It moneys will be used for prize and
gold medal will BE- given in addition {
a money prize to the winner. who wi
a also get the title Of champion OF tn
al Metropolitan Chess League.
, Appended are the scores made In tn
N eight rounds Of tie championship tour
= nament Of the Metropolitan Ches
"a League;
A. Lyceum {. c ....,.s Washington Hgts o
-, Brooklyn {. c.. Queens q. A......
~ Newark C. Co... slq Manhattan c c.. /
et North Jersey ....... an Ocean Hill G. G 90. r
l. Staten Island e. 4. Columbia {. zee, 3
one game adjourned
Progressive {. &. had bye
ha n