Evening star., 1938-03-27

accepted ranking stars Of the country
when the United States chess cham
pionship tournament formally begins
in New York City on April 2.
From Portland. Ore, Arthur Dake
will come rs the Pacific Coast ace;
Samuel Factor Of Chicago will be the
big Western threat, while the Empire
State will present surely the entry Of
Samuel Reshevsky, defending cham
pion; Israel Horowitz, former cham
pion Of the American Chess Fedora
ton; David POLAND, current titlist Of
both the A. c. F. and New York State;
Reuben Fine, former Western Chess
Association champion; Isaac Kashdan,
ex-New York champion, and George
N. Treysman.
Certainly this list is but a few of the
seeded kleiner meisters and before
the gong rings the second annual
open fray for the American crown
probably will number 20-odd masters.
Amasons Seek Titles.
Concurrently with the grand open
national tournament on April 2 will
be q women's championship battle
for the National Chess Federation
woman's title and the Hazel Allen
Trophy.
So far those qualified include Mes
danes David M. Willard. w. e. Jack
son, Edna Harrison. Helen Kashdan
and Mathilda Harmath.
Locally the feminine chessists met
this week at the Chess Lounge to
initiate the second annual tourney
for the honor Of woman chess cham
pion of Maryland, Virginia and the
District.
Successive rounds will be played
every Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
and on these occasions the facilities
Of the lounge are available without
charge for both players and visitors.
Miss Maud Sewall is chairman Of the
affair.
Postal Chess on Parade.
Do you want to improve your chess
ability? OF late there are a few SAN
guine souls who are unanimous in
saying that correspondence chess will
better your average by so per cent.
1t Is good argument for such mail
Correspondence Chess League Of
America, with central headquarters
at 2l9 East Main street, Cherokee,
Iowa, from which address emanates
the artistic mimeographed Bulletin,
authored by Walter F. James, secre-
tary-director Of the c. c. L. A.
In 1888 the Board Of Directors Of the
postal PLAYERS is scattered all over these
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Calf; A. G: Pearsall. second vice presi-
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Iowa. and directors. Dr.. E. Kupks. Olive
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II Walt James has decided to make
chess his profession. then suppose
the postal organization will be branded
as commercial. Be that as it may,
the G. c. L. A. is operated on a sound
business basis and its financial report
as of December 81. 1887, showed a cash
balance in the treasury Of $9l914, and
methinks no other chess association in
America can show a similar fund and
take oath that 1t resulted from the
policy Of chess paying for itself.
Like grand opera. chess requires pa
irons, and where there are no patrons
for these arts, then both perish.
Round No. of the Spring semester
interhigh tourney Is scheduled for
Friday afternoon at the Chess
Lounge. Morphy c. C. con-
tinues its general fray Thursday, 8
| pm, 1903 Fourteenth street, NV.
. Current edition of the World
Almanac is replete with chess sta