The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-04

players of Tulsa last Tuesday nipht
at the Young Mems Christian assoc
citation.
How does no do IT, How do YOU
account for his extraordinary mental
ability? are some Of the questions
asked. to which wo reply, eve
don't" For none has vet arisen TO
show how the little fellow, who
started to play chess, admittedly the
greatest thinking game ever in
vented at four years ~ age has now
attained a proficiency which battles
tho greatest chess players of tho
world
sammy Himself Nystifici.
Born Of obscure jewish parentaEc,
in Poland, Sammy had no inherited
ability for his father plays a poor
game Of chess and his mother takcs
no interest In the game whatever,
never having played n single game.
Nor did any OF his ancestors be-
queath him this talent for as far
back as his lineage can be traced
there were none especially noted for
brillianCy at chess.
Sammy himself cannot explain his
skill. "Whcn | was four years old
| wanted to play chess and began
at the game at that time. I found
| could soon beat the average play
err" said Sammy, "and thcn | began
to play all tho time. How do | do
IT? | don't know. can see a lot
Of moves ahead and just 20 ahead
and beat them" And Sammy is
right on all counte.
Sammy's fame az n chess expert
soon spread all over Europe and after
triumphal tour OF that country he
came to America nine months ago.
His first exhibition was Mt the
United states Military academy, at
West Point. Sammy beating 20 Of
that institutions most expert players
in simultaneous play.
Fcautured I'm newspaper ana
screen news az the result of his abil-
ity Sammy's services were immedi-
atoly In demand and, after several
chess clubs I'm large eastern cities
had matched him with their best
players only 10 see Sammy emerge
victOrius on nearly every occasion,
y transcontinontal tour was started,
Sammys appearance In Tulsa being
the last but one in which he will cN-
hibit before returning TO Los Angeles
whore he viii appear In motion pic
lures.
Zig Surprise In Tiny Package.
In spite Of tho fact that much
publicity was given TO Sammy APP
poaring here. special strcas being
laid on his age and smailucss Of
stature, Tulsa was not prepared TO
soc the little mite Of humanity VINO
appeared on his managers shoulder
at the beginning Of the exhibition.
TO sec tho little chap, moving from
board TO board. hurriedly making his
moves, only stopping now and then
20 give thought to the play IN tiont
Of him was a revelation to the chess
players themselves for his quic%ncss
~ thought, com binod with his
deadly accuracy was the greatest OK
hihition OF chess that any OF them
had ever witnessed
Sammy IL the greatest simultano-
ous chess player this country has
ever seon while If y. Plllshury
was able to play moro blndtpldcd
simultaneous games than Sammy
his skill was not equal 10 SammVS
for Slmmy's number or wins per OK
hihitiOn Is greater than was Pi.ls-
hury's. Tho latter was marvel
however, frequently playing 20
games Of chosg and five games ot
/ checkers simultaneously while
hllud'oldcd and. a. the same tW".
playing n game NJ bridge. when
] pillshurv was asked 10 what he at
/ tributcd his wonderful power, said:
/ Il have dual mind. when ] con-
/ centrato on chess or other mental cf-
forts. I retire into my other mind
/ and shut out all the ordinary things
/ uf NE" and anyone who ever ~ "
/ pilahury in one Of hiA marvellous
/ memory tests, insensihlo 20 an going
. on about him, sitting Ike statue
carved ont of stone, iWW0yablc 'eh 70
lures and apparently ufcl'gs found
/ It hard not to believe thor" was
/ something In what Plllsbury
+ claimed
\ Brain Like Chain Lightning.
Sammy h. different iu his play
from PulIShurv When pillshury
was concentrating no gav" his whole
/ attention 10 'ho board and there was
worry little talking between him and
his opponent sammy, ON N" nthcr
hard apparently gave no thought
90 his next uovo Of his opponents
and would laugh and Jolly m" play
org or, for tho most part storm AZ
them for not r,stgning when ho
J thought ho had "a won game.
II was this apparent Indifference
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