Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
WHITAKER T0PLAy
FOR CHESS H0N0RS
Local Man Will Meet Frank
Marshall for United States
Championship.
MATCH IS TO TAKE PLACE
EARLY THIS COMING FALL

At last United States Champion FRANK
j. Marshall will play match for his
crown Mr.. Marshalls signed agree
ment to this effect was placed in the
hands of the local master, Norman -
Whitaker, yesterday morning MI
Whitaker Immediately attached his
signature to the document. copy OF
which, with the exception of the ar
ticles relating to the stakes. follows
This will be the most important chess
event of the year in this country. and
by far the most momentous happening
in the history of local chess:
10 The referee of the games in
washington, D. c., shall be A. w. Fox
and the referee in New York city shall
be H. Helms.
10. The rules adopted by the Ameri-
can Chess Code shall govern the play
and if any disputes arise they shall
be left to the referee.
This agreement is signed in duph-
cate this 10th day of April. 1916.
tSigned) FRANK J. MARSHALL,
NORMAN T. WHITAKER.
The celebrated case of Jaffe VS.. Cas-
was decided in favor of Cassel, the
court very wisely, failing to find Cas-
sci responsible for the Rice gambit.
Metropolitan chess players We're
agreeably surprised last week by the
return Of the great American master,
S. c. Howell. from South America,
where he has been engaged in business
for the past two years. Howell cele-
brated his home coming with a stimuli
taneous exhibition before the Brooklyn
Chess Club. winning sixteen out of
nineteen games from particularly
strong field One of the contests lost
by the master will be found below.
The match between the Georgetown
Chess club and the Washington Chess
and Whist Club, scheduled for last Fri
day evening. has been postponed until
later date.
Capablanca now is on the Pacific
coast giving exhibitions in his usual
brilliant style. April 4. at Seattle,
against fifteen opponents he won four
teen and drew one game. April ,, he
took twenty-seven straight. April s,
at Portland. Ore, he won thlrty-seven
and lost two.
There is an agreement between Frank
Marshall of New York. y. V, and
Norman r Whitaker of Washington,
D. G., to play a chess match under the
following conditions:
l. The match is to be played for the
chess championship of the United
States
PLAYER who first wins six games, draws
not to count.
thirty moves the first two hours and
fifteen moves per hour thereafter.
4. Games are to be played Septem
Der IS. IS. II. 49, 70 X IS; -. 20, -.
%, 30. October l. ?, 4, and thereafter
until the match is finished.
Games shall be played the
scheduled days in two sessions of four
hours each. pm. to pm. and pm.
to midnight.
6 Each PLAYER has the privilege of
asking for two postponements of day
each provided he notifies his opponent
before time to begin play.
Z The games to be played in Wash |
inrton d. c. and New York. n. Y, and
only one session shall be held in each
city.
S. Marshall has the privilege of nam
ing the city where the games will be-
gin but must notify Whitaker of his
choice by August 10.
g. The number of games to be played ,
in each city and all arrangements as
to the games shall be lett TO whitaker.
O. L. Veerhoff, chairman of the chess
committee of the Capital CITY Chess
Club, has arranged series of weekly
entertainments to take place at that
club every Saturday evening until further
notice The first of the series was
notable lecture on the queens pawn open
ing, given a week ago by H. Stonier. one
of the clubs prominent members A large
attendance was on hand and showed
great interest in the proceedings This
celebrated chess debut was thoroughly
analysed and illustrated by means of
large wall board, which permitted the
audience to follow and grasp every point
made by the lecturer
These Saturday evening talks on chess
subjects are open to the public. which is
cordially invited to the club quarters on
the fourth floor of the Washington Loan
and Trust building. Others already ar
ranged for are on Pawn Play" by w. B.
Nlundelle: 1.-TWO Knights Defense" by ].
w Byler. and THE Evans Gambit," by
E. B. Adams
In the class Journeys now in progress
at the Capital City Club l. W. Pew has
won his play-off match against Thrasher.
with whom he had tied for first place in
the class e tourney. Pew. therefore. be-
comes the winner of the class cup and is
promoted to class D. Boyle has win
ming lead in class D and Smith is well
oil.