Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1895, Page 7

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We are well stocked with School Trunks. $5.75 won't buy a better Trunk than ours at that price. Lower priced enes—and good travelers, too. Possibly the old trunk may ‘hold over’ another Beason if M's “txed. Suppase we call and see it and give you an estirate, Kneessi, 425 7th St. 1 aw ! T last we have gotten the prices down with- out having lowered our high standard of quality, style and work man- ship one whit. Bought heavily from first hands and so systematized our big force of tailors as to give you the usual $25 Suits to order for $18 and the usual $33 Suits to order for $25. A hundred different patterns. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Expert Tailor, 12th and F Sts. 283m A Sure Cure For Footache. There are aches and RUOEYYOORANMRAS AEA RR Senor vomnny umn Jes ‘ramen | aches—but there Is no ache so excruciating as the “FOOTACHE"—which invariably results from wearing Ill-ftting shocs made of Improperly tanned leather, Wilson's $3.50 Shoes are a sure cure for footache. * Wilson’s, 929 F St. N.W. . eu20-36d — Hurt by a Falling Derrick. A derrick at the new Corcoran Gallery fell on John Farrel and Wesley Blackstone yesterday, and they were considerably bruised. They were taken to the Emer- gency Hospital, and, after their wounds Were dressed, to their nomes. |AN EVENTFUL WEEK What is Going on at Base Ball Head- quarters, CONSTANT SHIFTING OF UMPIRES Gossip of Interest to the Local Patrons. ee, NOTES OF THE PLAYERS ———— This has been an eventful week at league headquarters. The magnates, after resist- ing the pressure in behalf of Tim Hurst's reappointment as a member of the leasue staff of umpires all season, finally yield2d to popular clamor, and Timothy is again in the field. He put on the mask and ma- nipulated the indicator for the first time since his reinstatement Wednesday last in this city. There was just as much kicking over his decisions as there was over men less popular who have occupied similat® jo- sitions, thus demonstrating that It seems almost impossible under the present condi- tion of things to find a man or a set of men who can fill the thankless position to the entire satisfaction of the average ball player. It is therefore probable that an entirely new system will have to be devised next season to settle the umpire problem. The frequent changes in the staff, and the constant shifting of umpires from one city to another at the demand of dissatls- fied managers and magnates, has cost the league a pretiy penny, and when the rec- ords of the year are scrutinized at the fall meeting there may be some tall kicking ut the expense that has been Incurred in the Dae attempt to please everybody inter- The trouble all began with the protest the New York management made against Lynch in the beginning of the season. One of the mest remarkable features cf the week was the fact that the Washing- tous played four tie games—two with Chi- crgo and two with St. Louis. To this ex- tent, at 1 the Senators have established a record, Next in order was the unusual list of casualties In the senatorial team. It is almost a miracle that Selbach and Schei- beck escaped fatal injury in their distress- ing collision in Wednesday's game. It ap- pears that prior to the accident Joyce and Seheibeck had been taunting Selbach, in a good-natured way, for being slow in the field. Now, everybody who has ever seen the “German Senator” at work in left gar- den, knows that he is one of the fastest fielders in the league. However, when the ball went out to short left field, Selbach went for it with all the speed at his com- mand, and so eager was he to get It that he did not notice that Scheibeck was also after the same ball. Neither Capt. Car wright nor Assistant Capt. Joyce called cut who should take the ball; consequently two very valuable and earnest players we: badly injured. Joe Corbett and Tom Brown promise to strengthen the local team, for both of the newcomers are full of ginger and are anx- fous to secure a place on the salary list for next season. Corbett, in the estimation of the veteran Anson ‘and: Joe Quest, has many good qualities, which need further development, before he is accepted to full membership in the small army of winning ball players. He handles himself in good style, apparently has ample confidence, and, with proper coaching, may become second Tommy Dowd. Tom Brown plays now as though his whole heart was in his work. It is well known that he was not pleased with his assignment to Louisville or St. Louis, and ile he is too honest a ball player to oldfer” at any stage of the game, yet it js but natural that he should encounter some difficulty in doing full justice to him- elf and his club when kis heart was not in his work. He is a fast man; and the wonderful improvement in Charlie Abbey's work,* together with Selbach’s recognized ability, gives Earl Wagner one of the swiftest cutfields in the league. With these thres men in gocd condition and playing up to their limit, there is but a very small opening for ‘Outfielder Lush just now. It s well, however, to have a good extra fielder on tap, for Mercer and Maul are not up to concert pitch in the outfield. Tommy Dowd’s improvement in batting and fielding is a source of gratification to his many friends in this city. Those who have watched his record during the past two months are surprised at his remark- able stick werk. He is one of the most reliable hitters on the St. Louis team. In speaking of Dowd, “Honest Joe” Quinn re-~ marked a few days ago: “I cannot under- stand why the Washington management ever let Tommy Dowd get away from this town. He is one cf the coming ball play- ers of the league. He Is getting better every day, and in two years from now he will be right up among the best in the bus~ iness. He has worked hard and earnestly to improve his batting, aud now he goes up day after day and hits as regularly as any of the star sluggers. He is no longer classed among the chance hitters, but he is one of the reliables, and he will be even better in another year or two. In addition to his hitting, he is one of the cleverest utility men in the league, and he is popu- lar wherever he goes.” In the same conversation Quinn said that there is no longer a reluctance among ball players to being assigned to Washington. He says there was a tims, not many years azo, when ball players “shied” at a propo- sition to play with the Washington club. Now it is the general comment umong ball players that the Washington newspa- pers de more to encourage and sustain the members of the team than the papers in any other league city. In the interest of fair play, the board of directors of the league should not per- mit that forfeited game of Wednesday Fetween Raltimore and Pittsburg to stand. Fyery fair-minded sportsman likes to see the championship won on its merits, and they do not believe that the Pittsburg team delayed tts arrival in Baltimore last Wednesday purposely, to avoid playing ‘The weather is likely to be fair. Will Square Feet Not the very best for fencing, sheathing poses. thickness and one KOK) ever saw. lar-per-hundred-feet” see them. “Everything That Enters Into are too busy to call couple down for you to look at. buying—that is the reason we want you to Just another evidence of ouren- ~- terprise and under-selling abilities. Frank Libbey & Co., oe ONE DOLLAR Buy of Board! boards, but suitable and all ordinary pur- They are gang-sawed, of even length. Red-heart boards, 'tis true, but the finest red-heart you We want you to see these ‘‘dol- boards, and if you we will send a Seeing is the Construction of a House,” Lumber & Millwork, 6th & N. Y. Ave. two games with the champions. Every man who travels on the railroad knows that his train is apt to be Iate an hour or so on @ long run. The railroad people cannot prevent it, and Connie Mack surely put up a very strong appeal against Um- pire O’Day’s decision, which gave the game to Baltimore. There should not be a moment's hesitation over the claim that the game should be played over. There is a rumor afloat that Chris Von der Ahe might be willing to dispose of Breitenstein, Ely, Quinn and Peltz for a reasonable consideration before next sca- son opens. All of these men are said to be willing to bld St. Louls the “merry good-bye.” “Little Eva" Lange, the elongated cen- ter fielder of the Chicago team, comes very rear being the best flelder in the league. He may not figure as such in the official records, but when it comes to batting, fielding and base running, who can beat him? If the other members of the White Sccks played with as much energy and dash as he injects into the game, “Uncle Arson” might be contesting with Baltimore and Cleveland for first honors. Individ- vally, the Chicagos have a very strong team, possibly with one or two exceptions, but ‘collectively they are not winners. Trey play Ike a lot of ‘‘time hands’ in- stead of “piece workers.” Dahlen, Ryan, Everett, Truby and even “Uncle Anson” go about their work in a listless way, 80 different from the magnificent team hus- tling of the Baltimores, Clevelands, Phil- adelphias, Bostons and Pittsburg. “Uncle” Anson has his eye on Mercer. He does not intimate that he is after his services, but the veteran was very favor- ably impressed with some of the good qualities of the youngster. Anse says that lad if properly handled ought to make one of the best sacrifice hitters in the league. His wonderful speed in getting down to first base might be turned to a very valu- able account if Mercer could be taught to use a little more judgment fn bunting. The old man always has his lamps trimmed for promising youngsters. Captain Anson has a sprightly lad in Catcher Kittridge. The little fellow resem- bles Marshall Cushing. Kittridge fell in love with the right-field bleachers, and sent two lovely home runs over there during the recent visit of the Chicagos. Al Maul has developed into an entertainer on the coaching line. To RS SP) E Iv. International Contest of the Half Raters. ‘The class of craft, so small as\ hardly to be calied yachts, which has sprung up this year to mect the challenge of Spruce 1V, owned by Arthur Brand of England, rext week for the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yecht Club's international challenge cup promises some close and exciting racing, and at the same time some valuable re- sults. Under the conditions agreed to by a] A Half-Rater. both parties the yachts are to measure not over fifteen feet racing length by the Seawanhaka rule, the races are to be with- cut time allowance, and the starts are to be from a single gun. The designers of the boats which entered the recent trial ces this week have been left free in the selection of type, dimensions and propor~ tions of length and sail area, giving a wide while at the me time the equa’ measurement must insure a very fair t es include several fin-keels—one, Trilby, exceptionally wide, while the t Herreshoff fins, Osprey and Trust Me, are rather narrow. One of the most promising range for experiment, of ef the light-draught certer-board type is Olita, 4 G. igned and built by Her- or Vice Commodore H, C. Rouse awanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club, @ beautiful piece of construction in double- skin mahogany. The racing is likely to determine an in- teresting question as to the superiority of the wide model permissible in a center~ beard boat over the narrow model, general ly considered to be necessary in a fin-keel, .in craft so small that the weight of the crew must be the principal ballast. The fadications are that, with the limited sail allowed, two men to windward can hold the boat up without the added displacement and drag of the tin and lead bulb. As The Star has announced, the Ethel- wynn has been selected to meet the Spruce. DEFENDER FORMALLY CHOSEN. vee Decision Regarding the Valkyrie’s Competitor. The America’s cup committee formally decided at a meeting held on the commit- tee’s boat yesterday afternoon that they had selected Defender to meet Valkyrie for the America’s cup in the races begin- ning September 7. There was a conference last night at the New York Yacht Club's house between the members of the cio committee and Lord Dunraven. No information concerning it was made public. Earlier in the evening Lord Dunraven was the guest of honor at a dinner given by Mr. Kersey at the Unton Club. Those present included Willlam K. Vanderbilt, C. Oliver Iselin and E. D. Mor- gan. NOT WORRY) MUCH. Jim Corbeit Talks About the Coming Fight. Champion Jim Corbett was at the ball grounds yesterday afternoon, occupying a seat on the local bench. In speaking of his coming fight, he said: “It does not give me a moment's thought, for I have confi- dence afid know what to do at all times in a battle. The outcome will be a question of but a short time, however, I assure you. . “] shall make no comments upon any- thing Mr, Fitzsimmons may say. The Phil- adelphia matter has already been given more prominence than it deserves. I shall retain my equanimity until the day of the fight, and when it is over the public will be able to decide which ts the better man.” When asked how many rounds he thought the battle would last and the tactics he would assume, he said: “That is a hard matter to state before- hand. A man does rot know what tactles he will assume until he meets his opporent in the rigg and sizes up his manner cf fighting. “T have been training along easily for some time. Tomorrew night will be my jast appearance in public previous to the battle at Dallas. On Monday, which is, by the way, my twenty-ninth birthday, I shall go back’ to Asbury Park, where i ‘will re- sume my work. By the time I reach the neighborhood of the fighting ground I will be in perfect condition. That will be about the middle of October. From then on I will do only ordinary work. “My weigh: now is about 190 pounds. I shall be about two pounds lighter at the ringside.” Suggestion by the London “Field.” LONDON, August 31—The Field this morning publishes a third article on ath- letes, which is devoted to a consideration ef the different methods of practicing ath- Jetics in both England and America. The Field suggests as a means of avoiding fric- tior. or misunderstanding, that when Amer- ican athletes contemplate a material change in the conduct of any athletic sports they should first confer with the English ath- letic authorities. Sportsman Contradicts Pall Mall Gazette. LONDON, August 31.—The Sportsman says: “The London Athletic Club-team Is as genuine as could be desired, and there is not a single member of it who would not in the ordinary sequence sooner or later have been enrolled with the club. SENATORS LOST TWO A Patched-Up Team Plays the Browns. BALFIMORE ‘TIGHTENING ITS HOLD Louisville Opens Here Today for Six Games. EXCITING CONTESTS -LIKELY ‘Two games were played yesterday be- tween the Washington and St. Louis clubs, and each game was won by the visitors by a single run. The local team was badly erippled by the injuring of Crooks and the inability of Scheibeck to resume his place on the nine. Hence, the home management called upon local amateur players, and in the first game Buckingham of the Nation- als and Gilroy of the Light Infantry club pitched, the latter the last five innings, and Wisner of the military team covered short for awhile, but Corbett subsequently took his place. Both the amateur twirl- ers did well, particularly Gilroy, but luck was with the visitors, and they won the first game in the ninth with but one man out. Score: First Game. WASHINGTON { LOUIS. RH.OLAR. R.H.O.A.B 1 1 3 0 0 Br'tens'ncf.0 20 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 Cooley,l 1300 © 0 2 2 0 Quinn, 1411 2 3 1 o Milier,ab. 0132 1114 0 1 Ely, 2840 1 1 3 0 0 Connor, tb. 1500 0 0 0 0 1 Sheehan,ri 0100 0 0 0 0 0 Peltz. 9099 © 2 Kissinger,p. 0 0 0 Buek'gh'm.p 0 0 0 1 0 ca Corhettss.. 0 1 0 1 0) Gllroy,p....1 0021 5 7 5 Totals.... 6 chan hit by batted ball. 100000 7004100 Washington, 3; St. Louts, Brown, Stolen hases—Ce Double plays. rtwrlght and issinger, 1; off Gilroy Joyce, | Struck out—By ‘Bue jby Ki acrifice hits—Wisner, Left on th hington, 6; St. Louis, SS Un Hurst. After a short rest the second game was resumed, with Mercer at short and Corbe:t in the box. The Washington people started off well, scoring three runs in the first inning, and in the fifth they got another. The visitcrs made one in the second and third, and in the fourth they scored three times. At the close of the sixth Hurst called the game because of darkness. The following score tells the tale: Second Game. WASHINGTON. _{ ST. LOUIS. R-H.O.A.B, R.H.0.A.B. 1°1°2°0 O Br'tens'nef. 0°0°2°0 6 2.121 0 Cooley,it!.. 21210 1 i264 00110 0132 10019 0031 90340 0020 22700 Oo112 -02100 9020 00200 oo12 091000 4518 5 618 70 Washington. 0010-4 St. Louis. O119305 Earned runs—'Vashington, 2 Touts, “1. ‘Two- base hit—Boy Home runs—Connor, Abbey. Stolen beses—Conuor, Sheehan. — Dout and Connor. First base on MecDo 1, 1. Struck out—By Corbett, 1; Dougal, 3. “Passed ball Peltz. Left_ow bases Washington, 2; St. Louis, 6. Time—1.47. Umpire —Hurst. Other Leagte Games. At Baltimore— Pitchers, R.ILE. Baltimore. sil 1 Pittsburg . 144 cond game— Itimore. 13: 1 Pittsburg os 4 At Priladelphia— Philadelphia. 8121 Chicago. 692 is 8 At_ Boston. Cleveland -Cunningham. 696 Brooklyn Gumbert. 58 4 The League Record. Clubs. W.L. Pc. Clubs, W. L. P.c. 80.656 Chicazo. 4) 636 New York Philadelphia, 45, G7 Cineinnath. .. Brooklya 48 ington. Boston... So Lou Pittsburg. 49° .546 Louisville. Standing August 31, 1804: pies W.L. P.C.1 Clubs. altimore. -654) Pittsburg. Ro: ie : ‘ 2439 eIphi <ALL Cleveland. 1349 Brooklyn: +802 Today's Schedule, Louisville at Washington. St. Louis at Baltimore. Chicago at New York. Cincinnati at Boston. Pittsburg at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Brooklyn. BURNHAM RESIGNS TODAY. The Genial Umpire Predicts Balti- more’s Victory. Umpire George W. Burnham will resign verbally today to President Young. Such was his intention last night, as he stated it to a reporter of the Baltimore American. “I will go over to Weshington tomorrow,” said he, “'see President Young, have a set- tlament of accounts, and resign. Then I will come back to Baltimore and see your game with St. Louis here, viewing it from the grand stand, where I can shout and laugh and root for Baltimore, and have all the fun I want, and then in the evening I will leave for Chicago.” Mr. Burnham declared that he left the staff in perfect good humor, without any ili-feeling whatever, and that his transfer to Baltimore from Brooklyn, after Manager McCloskey'’s protest, had ‘nothing to do with his resignation.’ He sald he had gona on the staff at the solicitation of Mr. John T. Brush, because he saw a few months’ gcod salary In it, and could leave his bust- ness in charge of hls wife, but that it now demanded his attention. CLOTHIERS TO PLAY BALL. Promise of a Close and Interesting Game. What promises to be a close and interest- ing game of base ball will be played Mon- day on the Georgetown College campus between the teams representing Parker, Bridget & Co. and Saks & Co. for the clothters’ championship of the District. The game will be called at 3 o'clock, and complimentary tickets can be had at the two clothing establishments. Chairs will be provided for the ladies. Considerable rivalry exists between the two teams, and it will be a battle royal from the first inning. The team representing Parker, Bridget & Co. comprises the following players, all employes of the firm: C. Moran, pitcher; Wm. McCarthy, catcher; Wm. Moran, first base; C. F. McFarland, second base; W. E. Sheckels, third base; W. P. Bowie, short- stop and field captain; A. T. Barbee, right field; W. 3. Lambert, center field; B. B. Bowie, left field. W. K. Larrimore !s man- ager, Saks & Co.’s: Carroll, catcher; Kronheim- er, pitcher; Cook, first base; Hammond, second base; McGregor, shortstop; M: Whorter, third base; Marsh, left field; Higgins, center field; Hayes, right field. G. X. Lewis is manager. Base Kall Notes. Jack Gilroy of the W. L. I. team has been signed as a pitcher by the Washingtons. Pitcher Boswell has trifled with the local management so much that he will be dropped from further consideration. Purner, a young Iccal pitcher, may be tried against the Louisvilles. Outfielder Lush is expected Monday. Sel- bach will play shert. Cincinnati will follow Louisville and will close the serfes with the west. Two games with Louisville today. Monte Cross has returned to the Pitts- burg short field. Esper held Pittsburg down to four hits yesterday. ‘The same old Esper. Again McMahon shut out a team without a run. He has won every game he has pitched, and no team has hit him for double figures. Anson's latest find, Parker, from the Western League, pitched for Chicago yes- terday and was hit hard. Ewing's pitchers are in poor shape. Even the New Yorks can hit them as they please. The Louisvilles won in the last inning yesterday from Brooklyn on the latter's errors in the ninth. “If the pennant is to be brought west,” says the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, “Pitts- burg, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Louisville will have to help Cleveland win games." ‘Does the Plain-Dealer man mean that the clubs named must play weak ball when they run up against the Cleve- lands next month?” asks the Boston Her- ald. The four last clubs in the league stand lower now than they did last year at this time. They all need better managemant. Selbach, if kept at short, should do well. He has never been fairly tried there. He played the position 50 per cent better than Scheibeck. Of course, he made errors, but 80 does Scheibeck, and so has every short stop we've had this year. Bill Hassamer’s drive brought in the win- ning run for Louisville yesterday. A game will be played Monday at Capitol Park between the Washington Athletic Club and Y. M. A. teanis. TENNIS EX PERTS RETIRE. A Wide Gap Will Be Made 1 Ranks. Casper W. Whitney in Harper's Weekly. The championship tournament which be- gan last Tuesday at Newport was heralded far and wide as a record-breaker, because eighty-two names were entered. When the entry list is closely examined, however, it is discovered that more than one-half of these names are those of men who have no right whatever to play in a championship tournament, and who freely confess that thelr only reason for entering is in order to avail themselves of the privileges granted to competitors. Each year there is consid- erable talk about thinning out this dead wood, and limiting the entry to those play- ers who have shown a certain amount of rroficiency, but nothing is ever done. It would certainly not be desirable to bar from our national tournament any player who has shown proficiency, or even _prom- ise, in any section of the country. On the contrary, these are the ones who should he encouraged to enter, that thereby the finer points of the game may be learned and dis- seminated throughout the land. It is the duffer, the novice, the man who handles a racquet perhaps halt a dozen times a year, who has no ambition whatsoever, upon whom legislation should fall, and thereby insure a shorter, more interesting and more satisfactory tournament. Slow Development of Talent. New talent has been very slow of devel- ment in receng years. Since 1892, when Wrenn, Chace and Larned came to the front with a bound, the same six or seven men have remained in the front rank year after year without a single infusion of young blood, and with a wide margin of superiority over the next class, until this year, when John Howland comes to the front with a rush. These leaders have been so constantly be- the . H. Hovey. fore the public, and have co dominated ten- nis affairs, that the necessity of develop- ing new players to worthily fill the shoes of these, when they shall have run their brief race and retired on their honors, has hardiy been considered. But the time is not far distant when a new eration of leading players must be evolv “Hovey and Hobart have played but little this season, and there is smail prospect of our seeing either on _the courts after this year. Chace and Wrenn will both be graduated nex} June, and each has an- nounced his intention of going into busi- ness at once, so that their tournament lives are practically over. Larned is considering a trip abroad next year, and in that case would be away far at least a greater part of the season, while Howland, the latest recruit to the cham- pionship class, is studying medicine and ex- pects by next year to be so deeply engaged in the occupation of prolonging life that tennis will occupy no share of his attention. A Gap in Tennis Ranks. ‘The retirement of these experts will, of necessity, leave a wide gap in the tennis ranks, which cannot be filled immediately, and this conditien of affairs indicates a remarkable degree of short-sightedness on the part of the officers of the National Lawn Tennis Association, who might natur- ally be supposed to take a warm interest in furthering the development of the game. I have preathed state tournaments and handicap events in these columns on more than one occasion, and several of our crack players have written in support of the same conditions. State championships have been inaugurated, but there-is room for a great many yet, and the only handicap event of any importance held this season was the annual one at Tuxedo Park, in connection with the invitation tournament. We shall never have a large class of players capable of showing championship or near to cham- pionship form until handicap events have become a feature of every large tourna- ment, as is the case in England. GOOD TENNIS PLAYING. A Successfal Day at the Niagara ‘Tournament. Perfect weather combined with brilliant playing at the Canadian international ten- nis tournament at Niagara yesterday made the day one of the most successful of the week. Carr B. Neel, the western champion, won his way into the final round of the singles by defeating F. Anderson, the well-known Toronto crack. In the doubles, the Pope brothers succumbed to Talmadge and Fischer, who will now meet Wrenn and Neel for the possession of the handsome silver trophy offered by the Canadian As- sociation. The Wilkes cup, presented by Langdon Wilkes of New York, was cap- tured by A. R. Hawes of Boston, who de- feated A. C. McMaster, a prominent To- ronto player. ‘The scores follow: Men's sirzles, first round—E. P. Fischer, New York, beat R. W. P. Matthews, To- ronto, by default. Semi-final round—E. P. Fischer, New York, beat J. F. Talmadge, jr., Brooklyn, 6-3, 6-2. Carr B. Neel, Chicago, beat F. Anderson, Toronto, 6-3, 6-3. Men’s doubles, semi-finals—Talmadge and Fischer beat Al M. and C. M. Pope, 6-3, 63. Men’s novice, singles, final round—A. P. Hawes, Boston, beat A. C. McMaster, To- ronto, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Ladies’ singles, first round—Miss Maud Osborne, Sutton, beat Miss Edith Wood, Hamilton, 6-3, 6-1. Mra. Sidney Smith, Ottawa, beat Miss St. John, St. Cather- ine’s, 6—2, 6-1. Handicap singles—D. Chisholm, Bramp- ton, beat A. W. Marquis, St. Catherine's, 3-6, 6-4, 8-G. Al Fecheimer, St. Louis, beat A. Smallwood, St. Catherine’s, 6—2, 61. First round—F. Anderson, Toronto, beat T. H. Mason, Toronto, 6—3, 62. A. M. Pope, New York, beat E. S. Glassco, Ham- {iton, by default. F. Peterson, St. Cather- ine’s, beat A. P. Hawes, Boston, 6—2, 6-3. A. Fecheimer beat D. Chisholm, 6-3, 6-0. A. C. McMaster, jr, beat George Blakie, Teronto, 6-2, 6-2. G. B. Peitz, Cincinnati, beat J. ¥. Osborne, Hamilton, $—-1, 6—2. A. C. McMaster, Toronto, beat W. F. Scott, Brampton, 86, 6—4. F.C. Goodwin, Roch- ester, beat C. BM. Pope, New York, 6-1, 6a. Second ronnd—F. Anderson beat A. M. Pope, 46, 6-2, 6-4. 5 IT SURPASSES ALL No Chess Tournament Equal to That at Hastings. ALL THE GREAT MASTERS ON HAND Wonderful Rise of Pillsbury, the Young American. a NOW AMONG THE LEADERS ea An international chess tournament, de- pending for importance ag it does upon the quality of its contestants, must enlist the acknowledged leading masters of the world in order to be famous, writes John D. Elwell in Harper's Weekly. Judged by this standard, the battle now in progress at Hastings, England, is undoubtedly the greatest chess event the world has seen. Before Hastings the London tournament of 1883 was high-water mark, and since then, and second only to London, the sixth H, N. Pillsbury. American chess congress of 1899 must be placed. Some comparison with these great contests is therefore necessary to a proper appreciation of the magnitude of the tour- nament of 1895. At London, in 1583, Austro-Hungary, tngland, France, United States and Rus- sia were represented by these fourteen contestants: < Austro-Hungary — Englisch and Noa. Engiand—Bird, Blackburne, Maso! Mor- timer, Sispworth, Steinitz and Zuxertort. France—Kosenthal. United States —Mack- enzie and Sellmann. Russia—Winawer and Tschigorin. At New York, in 1589, Austria, Canada, England, France, United States and Rus- sia were represented by the following twenty: Austria—Weiss. Canada—MacLeod. Eng- land—Bird, Blackburne, Burn, Gossip, Gunsberg,Mason, Pollock. France—Taubel haus. United States—D. G. Baird, J. W- Baird, Burille, Delmar, Hanham, Judd, Martinez, Lipschutz, Showalter. Russia— Tschigorin. At Hastings, in 1895, Austria, Canada, Engiand, France, Germany, Italy, United States and Russla are represented by these twenty-two player Austria—Marco, Schlechter. Canada—Pol- lock. England—Bird, Blackburne, Burn, Guns er, Mason, Teichmann, anowski. Germany—Bar- es, Tarrasch, Walbrodt. Vergani, United States—Albin, Pills- Steinitz, Russia—Schiffers, Tschi- gorin, e Only a glance at these three lists will be required to discover how much more im- portant the Hastings tournament js than were the other two. Gratest Quartet of Experts. With the exception of Winawer, Schollop, and Makovitz in Europe, and pos- sibly as many more here, Hastings has gathered together to its battles all the ac- i really great chess masters of the a. No tournament ever before pre- sented so famous a Quartet as Steinitz, rin, Tarrasch and Lasker; nor, Jorphy’s tlme, so great a native American player as Pillsbury. Exerpt, per- haps, the Itallan, Vergani, all ihe other players are masters of ‘well-recognized ability, and selected as such from a list of thirty-elght offered entries, all of whom were competent to play under the rules, the exchision of sixteen of that number, so as to keep the tournament within limit, belmg a most unenviabie duty of the com- mittee. Of the famous qu: ‘tet before mentioned, of the great tournarhent, Tschigorin is the most imaginative player, Tarrasch the most classical, Steinitz the most profound and Lasker the most business like. Rise of Pillsbury. The surprise and the delight to Ameri- cans of the tournament fs the playing of their talented young countryman, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, who was born at Somer- ville, Mass., in 1872, and fitted for Harvard at the Somerville High School. In 1588 he learned the moves at chess, and being com- pelled to postpone his plan of entering iiarvard, quickly developed his talent for the game. Since 18983 Mr. Pillsbury has been chiefly identified with the Brooklyn Chess Club, and represents it at Hastings. In person he is of medium height, with an intellectual head and clear-cut, classic features. Probably no one in the United States,with the exception of Steinitz, knows the chess openings as well as he does, and the prin- ciples on which they are based. His style is painstaking and solid, and he may al- ways be depended on not to lose his game for the sake of a false brilliance that endg in defeat. His position judgment is unsur- passed, and his analysis Steinitz places above his own. The Tournament, Hastings is admirably adapted for a sum- mer tournament. The hall contains eleven chess tables, across which the twenty-two masters do battie. Each day’s struggles are full of interest and excitement, even to the casual looker-on, if he understands any- thing of chess. Play at Hastings commenced on the Sth of August, each player having to contest one game with every other. The twenty- one rounds of eleven games each are play- ed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the concluding round being played on September 2, when in all 231 games will have been contested. Each play day commences at 1 p.m. and continues till 5 o'clock, when an intermis- sion is taken. At 7 p.m. play recommences, and at 10 o'clock is concluded. This gives seven hours for each game, and if any of them are unfinished at the expiration of the play day, adjournment is had to what is called the “bye day” for the completion of all such games. Thursdays are set apart as bye days, and they, with Sundays, afford practically two days of rest in each week to the player. During the progress of the games each contestant is allowed two hours in which to make kis first thirty moves. After this one hour additional is allowed for every fifteen moves. A pair of balanced clocks record the time at each board; and already three games have been forfeited by players for overstretching their time limit. The pairing fo~ the whole twenty-one rounds was made on what is known as the Berger system. Twenty-one separate slips, each containing a complete pairing of the twen- ty-two players for one day’s play, were pre- pared and shuffled together, and just be- fore 1 o’cleck of each play day one of these slips is drawn by chance, and the pairing for that day announced therefrom. Methods of Play. About twenty well-known chess openings and defenses have already been made use of by the players, of which the queen's gambit declined, the Ruy Lopez and the French defense have furnished the lines upon which more than half the games played have been fought. Other openings favored are the Giuoco piano, the four knights’ game, the Vienna game, the Scotch gambit, the Evans gambit, the queen’s gambit, irregular and Ponzianna. The de- fenses, other than the French defense, re- Hed on are the two knights’, Petroff’s, Sicilian and Philidor’s. For the most part the games are con- ducted in accordance with the more mod- ern fdeas of offensive operations, namely, more like a regular siege than Mke an old- fashioned assault. During the first and sec- id week of the tournament the games everaged forty-two moves each, the limit each way being twenty moves and ninety moves. During the same period the advantage of having the first move, as declared by = result, =an less a 8 per cent, out of gemes played white winnl: 37, and drawing 33. = re The Score. Following is the full score of the cons testants: Won. Tost iarere. Re = vary 4 *Bchitfers. lO genieenter..: so BY 10% Stetmitz,..,2) 12 I 10 | Tarraseh..., 12 T 10H Tolchmesa.: 10 8 Daley. see 1135 Tochigarias.. 18° : 9% Vergant 34 Walbrodt.... 10 e doclded, 208. The final rounds be prvateniey, will be played today and THE WN ‘H ROUND. Renults of Recent Games in the Hast- ings Tournoment. Fellowing are the results in the Hastings chess tournament after The Star's report closed yesterday: Albin beat Walbrodt in a French defense after 47 moves. Tschigorin begt Pollock in an Evans gam. bit after 40 moves. Mason beat Blackburne in an Evans gam- bit after 37 moves. Janowski teat Schlechter In a queen's gambit declined after 36 moves, Steinitz beat Marco ina Ruy Lopez after 38 mov Schiffers beat Bird in a two-knigh' oe iced 61 moves, ele isbury beat Tinsley in a queen's - et = after T3 moves. z ie ‘arrasch beat -Lasker in after 49 moves. wher oe ce! Steinitz played the 3...P—Q R 3 defense against the Ruy Lopez attack of Marco, After gaining the offensive he continued an attack of his own. He won in thirty-eight moves by ingenfous play that involved the sacrifice of two of his pawns. Pollock offered an Evans gambit to Tschi- gorin to defend, and played the attack quite out of the usual lines. 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