Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Play Chess Via Radio.

of students at Haverford College re-
Gently sat before several tables NOV
ing chess men in accordance with the
instructions shouted at them by a
radio operator in the next room. At
the same time, another group of
students of oxford University, Eng
land, 5000 miles distant, were max
ing the identical moves and discuss
ing the same point.
The instructions from both teams
on either side of the Atlantic were
being sent back and forth in dots
and dashes; the first international
chess match by amateur radio was
being played. The game, which started
at 7:15 pm, eastern standard time,
was carried on without a halt until
1915 the next morning, at which time
the match was adjourned because Of
lengthy consultations by the Oxford
team.
During the entire period excel
lent contact was maintained between
two stations of the Haverford College
Radio Club and the English amateur
station operated by Gerald Marcuse,
honorary secretary Of the Transmit
ters section, Radio Society OF Great
Britain. All communication was on
wavelength OF So meters. Few in
terruptionS we're necessary despite
heavy static and interference. The
moves averaged four an hour, or one
every fifteen minutes. which is normal
time for two chess teams playing I'M
der ordinary circumstances.
Shining BOARD Radio Chief Leaves.
L.. L Lee, chief Of the radio section
, of the Shipping Board, has resigned
to accept a position as Eastern direc-
tor of the Federal Telegraph Co. of
California. He will open up what is
practically new territory, handling
| business on the Atlantic Great Lakes
and Gulf coasts.
Mr., Lee came to the Shipping
Board in 1919 from the Navy. having
served as a lieutenant and radio officer
during the war on American battle
ships with the grand fleet. With e. P.
| Guthrie, a former naval radio officer,
he organized the Shipping Board radio
| section, and became it's chief when
Mr.. Guthrie accepted the position of
| director of the District of Columbia
for the Radio Corporation in 1923.
| H c. Moore, assistant to Mr.. Lee
since 1918, who also served as a naval
radio officer, has been appointed chief
Of the Shipping Board radio section.
During his service in the Shipping
Board Mr.. Moore was supervisor of
the Philadelphia radio district for a
year.
Davis May Defend A. r. and r.
The firm OF Stetson, Jennings, Rus
! sell & Davis of New York, it is
| understood, will defend the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co. in the
! forthcoming argument as to whether
or not a radio monopoly exists. The
last named member of this firm is
John w. Davis, the Democratic
yet been set for hearing denials OF
the alleged radio monopoly-in fact
the Federal Trade Commission points
out that, although a radio monopoly
has been charged against the Radio
Corporation, General Electric Co..
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co., Western Electric Co., Westing-
house Electric Manufacturing Co.
International Radio Telegraph Co.
United Fruit Co. and Wireless Spe-
cialty Apparatus Co., these complaints
are pending and consequently the
commission has reached no determine
ton as to whether the law has beer
violated.
Radio Savants to Meet.
The American section Of the In.
transitional Union Of Scientific Radio
Telegraphy will meet in open session
at the National Academy of Sciences
Building In Washington Tuesday. The
sessions will serve as q clearing
house for the discussion Of current
progress In technical radio develop
| ment.