The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Jaffe Must DO without 800
Analytica!
Work..
JUSTICE SCANLON DECIDES

esttng point for chess players was de-
cided Tuesday by Justice Michael J.
ScAnlon. before whom n hearing was
held In Part . OF the Bronx Municipal
Court q week ago. The principals In tre
case were Charles JafSe. plaintiff. IN
Hartwig Cssssi. defendant. the former
having brought suit to recover $500 as
. fee for ALLEGED 10 have been
done In analysing certain variations Of
Inc Rice RarnOlt, an opening in chess
originated by the late Prof. Isaac -.
Rice. JANE alleged that the defendant
had asked him TO undertake that wor'i.
which was 10 be used az part Of a book
IL be published under the title ~
Twenty Years of the Rice 0ambit."
James only witness WAS Marshall. the
United States champion. by whom he IN
employed a. q chess instructor. Mar
shalrs testimony was to the effect that
the plaintiff has n sta ndinE 10 a chess
expert and the work In question. " corr
rect. q . reasonable value OF the
amount sue for. h plaintiff occu-
pied the witness chair for upward Of
an hour. Harry J. Sondheim Of the Arm
OF Alexander. Cohn 4 Sondheim con-
Quoting the examination or behalf Of
she de!enda ut. while l.. Fabrica n, acted
in behalf Of the plaintiff.
The witnesses called in behalf Of Hart
wig Cassel were julius Finn. A y.
Hodges and !. i%soscnthal. all prominent
In the world OF chess. Finn testified
that ne had been asked by the late Prof.
';lce shortly before his death to act Toy
him a. referee and to decide whether ~
not II analysis submitted by a co;erie
%! leading Non York players aud To he
printed In the volume referred to were
acceptable. The JafYe analy sis came in
Que course 20 ris attention aud he de-
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fore not Al 10 be prin, ed. Hodges and
Hossnthai testified chiefly that the late
Prof. Rice uas the only one who ever
paid for analyses NJ this SCOT.
Justice Scanlon reserved decision. and
after a weeks consideration broush, II,
a verde; for the defendant allowing
S4J costs.
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Far West At seattle he plaveJ l., \
s,mul;aneou exhibition tfieep y.mes o.
ANN 4 aiming fourteen and L,slng one
and OF tho day ing II. en,ouu.
.-fed IA enty-se, en- p,a,.-s WANING all
the eam,s A. ,h. ,onci,.,n, ~ ,hs sos.
ord perforn,nes In, fo,ioulr. u.s
I'M nied 10 him
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appreciate n. chs. ui., \ mr. OF NJ. T.
tspaolanca lust hronEnt to - >-:y sue
'eS.u' rose w '"is 'Iun.
nj. .yh!iJ,ion OF n g.n "rr., ""S,nc ,n ~
d,i"en,a, prln.ipics a.d dc!i,atc .n,r.,u-
&c. o. TINS hins OF ~ ssnL., chess a..
q. t,n lind ,b., So, ',e'.r' n"s
messed also hay. .r.s,ly enjoyed N. o.co.
s.a . s.a:sy so..pc;a and ton,Inasl s'S.
On "S %nri iD,s blanc, me, -,,,-,,.,tn.
chess MIA n, ,he ,.on,,r.rci.i ,r,h
~ pnr %
seven games and iosi Two. Next he
mayed went, .nve games in an ADJ.
;.onal e%xhlbs.on. waning Them All. A.to.
xether he confessed at Portland 6t
sames. OF which lie Won s.. losing ..
$40 .N". ""h que j" H"" fr''n'
eS'o on Ap"l >
'he i~st ahniaI meeting or me
Manhattan che.. Tub n Committee was
b, In us ~ nv. cl,h Ht,.,. cnrsnI,tn.
large plumber Of m.mher. and 49,.
eres, deIibera,ion = new cons,Itu.ton
ard bv.,avs haze been WORKED oui. T,es.
were read "a IN. me,nb.,s In ths n,,r.
,erly. meeting on Anvil : and a, ,hs ~,
will have 10 decide whether or not to
accept the proposed revised constitution
and by.laws. In View Of III. i'm
portance OF such rules and believing that
Il viii facilitate intelligent consideration.
the committee briefly outlines the main
proposed
:. To consolidate tho orHc.. o. record
Ing and corresponding secretaries. :
10 sne IN" treasurer sol. cus'oiy
club ,n".esd a. havir "t1." ,nnn"
divided among two odacIsl. o. tn. ciui'
\. Application. Tor r.insta'.meHi o. mem
Dsrs ~ ,ons'.erea upon w. sans basis
No setion whicn fnnd. ment.iiy pn,c,.
Inc in.erest OF ev--y member shall bs
hers OF 'hr CLUB shall not b. .Ierted mn .ss
~ least nine members Of tn. hoard ~
Tuse,o's nre pLrsen' al a meeuns, u
the proy:sisns des,iSr Win asmn -"
members. Z. Nominations .or o6nc.rs and
directors Tor the ensuing wear 20 be placed
,o ,hs n,sst,,r ~ on na;s prtN,ons
I'D. 4. To change tho dat. 81 NJ m"
nual mset'nG from January TO April.
"ppo1".e" p,ep"re
kahn ! Abraham I.,sinsk. Herbert r;
Harr,sou a Wal $3.50
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