The New York Clipper (December 1904)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

DECEMBER 24. THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. 1025 £MS$» To Correspondent!. Hbo BtLun^-Yttj wot, but the best, la '"n^Vs^-M'*"* reported; will mA»i*itt too know the result. pr wiupH Vtons. Newport,Ky. r A«jpt our h J2i thinks for valued Interleaved c*U- ippllcant who e ncloses a sts mp. St. Lonls Problem Tourney. We hare now some definite around to stsnd on and that from no lea* an artist than the ™teran Otto Wursbiirar, As Jadge of the "mo"Vctlon In the.above tourney Mr. - $2,000 a aide at any time the champion may appoint.— Chicago tribune. Game So. 2,4TB. lit Brilliancy Prlae of 140, In Cambridge Springs International, won by Carl Bchlech- ter et. Dr. E. Laaker. Contributed to Taa Curra by Bro. Helms. QUEEN'S GAMBIT EVADED. White, Behlecbter. l..PtoQ4 2..P-SB4 a..g2t-B8 4..B-Ktt S..F-K8 8..Kt-BS 7..B-Q8 «..8rxr 0 .Kt-KS 10..qB-Blq U„Oaaf— Black, Leaker. PtoQ4 MS K Kt-BS B-K3 Oastles p-oKta Bit 2 ££ xP P-B 4 Kt-BS tleeta) KtVKt PXKt Kt-Ksq B-B4 P-B4 B2(l) r-KKt* Kt» P-KBS(T) MT'^Corioir, Not. 80, p. 161: *i greatly M..BXP+(B)K-Baq Kcretthe marked Inferiority of thecompef- n..o.£t« Kt-B? [^problems. This action la devoid of any i8..KPxKt KRxP thru Currents. The leading eheea erent this week la the arrival of the Not. lame of Tko Aamfem Onc$* Bulletin, freighted to the limit with everything a chess reader can want to know —a hundred thlnga more than we can even mention. The first things to be noted are aome finish- Ing-up tonchea of the Tth Am. Ch. Congress, which In Interest can fairly be tald to have rlTalled, and eTen exceeded some of Its pre- decessors. We can not feel that Bro. Hotter la Justified In hla summary—"As expected, Marshall won the flrat prlae. An Inglorious Tlctory, aa he had nobody to beat" The much-discussed gold medal, which came so near creating a bad break In American chess harmony, (b) Some yeara ago this waa played against De Freest: 6 10 14 7 2 11 sa aa 8 ia So 28 10 20 80 28 11 18 Drawn. Uatidtvlik Ma min strel. did The publishers of The New Toiik Oui>rsR deoided several months bro that the; would not publish a Christinas number. Daring the Holidays the newa-standa are loaded with Holiday numbers of numberless pub- lications, many of which are buried, and 88..P.E4 R 2 8>..P-Bi-r 8J..P-KB B-QI + BXB + Hi Resigns. (o) A rerr interesting complication eonld be brought about here. If— ll..KBtoR8 M..Kt x Kt 18..KtXBf .KtoQS .HI WW i8..frKtsq+Qx«F I9..KRxQ-t-K-R»q 10..FX P. and aui stands •M of real merit, and In not, one problem w.^q-bT Ki- lo I nnd that sparkle of originality, strength This One game la given la June flcAook- of Idea, and beanty of finish that should be sefttinp, with notea by C. 8.. found "n at least a few position* In an Inter- « ——*■ national Tourney of note. I am extreme y norrr that our composers haTe so signally failed to uphold the traditions of our Amerl- 5S ideals. In the amall entry made, I do not find a single poaltlon worthy of honors In u..Kt X Q P . a first-clssa tourney. I consider It a re- u..QBxEt QxEtP nroach to onr American composers to have so better. Peculiarly a native contest bo faintly com- (I.) If Black 16..Q tks Kt; 17.. Q to Kt Sited In for honors." Ll 4, P to Kt 8; 1B..Q to B 4, and White As to Mr. H. W. Barry's let prlae problem stands well II. If, after White 11. .B to (which we have given). Mr. Wunburg says: B 8, Q to B sql; 12..K R tka B.Qtti B: "A heavy poaltlon, and an Idea that Is far 18. .Kt tka Kt. Q tks Kt; 14..OP tka P from being burdened with originality. The (why?), P to Q 0. and Black stands better. main strength of the problem Ilea In the fact ft Black, to text 11..Castle* B P tka that it contains a specific Idea beyond all P; 12. .Kt tks Kt, B tks Ktj IS. .Kto K 2 !, other competing efforts." The 2d prise, as previously noted, proved unsound; so we assume that the 8d, by a new candidate for problematic honors, will be gazetted to 2d prize. DC S. It. yjiEBOMiW, ^fI &4 8 5 t 8 KKt3,KR2 QR2, K8,QKt6.QR8,Kt4 KT.KKM KKte,end8,QB4, and 8, *«1 141 t I I t 0 4 uRBq.QKt,QB8,KBsq,QKt",Q2.8Kfl,KB3. andQsq, ends. White to play and mate In three moves. "Lacking totally In nnlty of play, and minus any partleolar point of merit Curiously enough, the position appears sound." The 4th prize bearer, now the 8d, Is so strikingly and pleasantly unlike the preceding that we give It here. Ill BBV. OILUBRT DOBBB. The A. 0. B. also gives what we like—« brief glimpse at the personality of the lead- ing players. "It waa especially gratifying to those long Identified with chess in this conn- try that Max Judd, who figured In all the American chess congresses, except the first, and each time with distinction, ahonld have secured the place of honor next to Marshall —clear proof that he has lost little, if any. of hla old time skill. His personal contest with Mr. Marshall was the briefest lr Major section and probably no other ga found so little " hla'can be real skill. :le representing bis Marshall. 1..PWQ4 2..P-QB4 8..K Kt-BS 4..K>KB 6..0 Kt-BS 8..PK4 QUEEN'S GAMBIT. Judd. PtoQ4 gtjtt followed by Kt tka P, and White has the bet- ter game. (1) Parries the threatened piece loss. (?) A serious miscalculation. Correct had been 16. .Kt to his 2; 18. .P to B 4, P to Kt 5, etc (6) Threatens the crushing Q to B 8. Ensinnd'a Amateur Champion. One of the victories by which W. B. Napier won this title. Specially contributed by Bro. Helms. Opening as above. KtS(a) B-B4 F-KB8m Q B-E 8(0) 7..Q-R8+ V-Ktt J..KtvKtP B-Bt Marshall. 10..QxEtP H..QXR 12..PQ4 lS.KtXQP I4..KBXF ll..BKt6 + 1B..OBB4 lT..KBaq I 4f II i 8, QR8.QKt8.QR2, KB7 w> QBS, t Q8. White to play and mate In'three moves lss Iron Napier. Shoosmito. l..PtoQ4 PtoQ4 2..P-QB4 a..QKt-B8 4..PES 6..KH« 8 8..B-Q8 T..0sstlea » .poKta S..B-Kt2 le.R-Bnq 11..BPXP 12..BMB6 18..QPXP 14..B-Ktsq 16..QB 2 PK8 POB4 KKt-BS Kt-8 8 B-Q8 Oastles P-QKtS B-Kt! Napier. 18..QtoR4 l»..Kt-K5 30..KR-QSO 5 X" her 4 •KB 4 B S 4 B4 18..QB 6 17..Q-B4 (I) Tl Sbooinlth. BtoK2 P-ER8 Kt-hls B KtXKt KBQ8 B-QB4 b4s Q-Kt4 BOB4 BOB »..QEt8+l P-B8 Mr. M.'a Notes, condensed.—(a) Not to be recommended; and for Ms 4.., n to R 4 was at least better— (?) Bad: K Kt to B 8, or P to K 8 should have been played—(b) If 8..P tks Kt: 7..P tks B, P tks P; 8.. and 8 t- winning a ptao^-(e)'If~14'..Q~tka' P ch: 15..Bto K 8, 6 tks K B; 10..Q tea Kt ch, K to Q 2; 17. .Q tka P ch, K to his 8: 18.. Kt to B 8, etc...... Uedemsnn, holder of the f 8..P tks Kt: 7..P tks B, P tka P; 8.. to R 5 ch, K to Q 2: 8. .B tks B P, wins: nd If 8. .B tks K P; 7. .Kt tks B, P tks Kt: . .Q to R 6 ch., P to Kt 8; 0..Q tks K P ub.. Breslaw, Qcr., with tho Llvermore, Bar- Ouppxb will issue an raaford and Broadhead tours, England, to follow. He returns to America In August, after an absence of three years, for a Tour months' tour of the beat vaudeville theatres, returning to England In December for the Moss tour. Tub Queim Cm ThbatbicaIi Aqixci. has , been established In Cincinnati. ime of for them by Elmer Tenely. This is their year. This nomber will he Issured on ' fifteenth week with the Devere Bhow. February 23,1905 (Washington's Birthday), Hron and Hiatii write: "We •'•.▼•J! at a time when it will have the field prac- aiiccesaful and are being featured over the .. . .... ,. .„ h handaotnalv 8 L. circuit through Colorado and TJtahwlth «*» •*■«*• » T 1 " SLSSSS^StA onr novelty alnglng act, enUtled "A Load of printed on fine paper, embellished with Hay." Nov. 24 Walt. M. Hyde celebrated beautiful halt tone platei, etohed on oopper, hla hlrtbdsv and TbanksgtTlng by a banquet ^ ro ar tiaUo oover design, rivaUIng in to ten professional frlende. We are headed w '"*."" „"" .," _ " .'-i.i t "L " for the Pacific coast and will not aee Niw beanty ell P WT . J< >™ •P 8 * 1 *'' Mn "'. . ... _ York for about forty weeks." All persona desiring to insert pictures or Artiidx B. Folxebt writes: "I have Just advertisementa In tbis number ahonld apply 2^rv!'S™i.?SrA m.t b srttt"frSt d aSe^ •' onoe - M the 'P 1 " 38 *" " mlt * d M,d *" western circuits and met wltn great success u . J a:_ , - -- ». _• j q In mv new act, Introducing a novel method time for preparation ij short. AS we qo of whistling that la positively different from not make a praotiee of oanTassing people all the rest. I have now signed contracts in t he profession, do not wait in 6Xpeota- Si? 5 W t e o ,t o°p.n f In rUS J!ZEt£EI**" JJtm of •» M «»i. K «!»■ ^ but send Aonbb CRAUPNir writes: "Last Sunday In your order without delay, evening a party of friends and I were enter- &§F s" Emffi^/^liiftM PRICK FOR PORTRAITS ay%& Tfi r B o e i.y r Vood o, ?.mb: ""«"•»» "™°*> B W. L..l„ waa "^Ofymnlc CbU $|z| jt . ,t . Judd. RFXEt QBI BPXP QK4 Ml E^sq(e) Resigns. Western championship, again proTed himself csgo, recently, with the Hsymarket, Co- a foeman worthy of a mattera ateel; while lumbla, 8t. Louis snd Chicago Opera House Kemeny finished no higher than was expected to follow. . _ of him, probably due to lack of recent prac- Eddib Tkot, late of Halpln and Troy, tlce. Blaenberg, a player of experience abroad, the one legged song and dance team, will Bchrader. give a stag party at Aurora Hall on bis Slzi4i4 15.00 25.00 2 R-Bsq KPXP R-home KBXP R-Ksq Q Kt-hls S QB-home KB-Q8 The game, which has been an amusing X8..P-KR4(I) Q-Ka 29..RxKt KBXB EtXP R-BSI RXRP Q-R8 O-herS Mb Bealgns. What baa brought this stinging rebuke upon American problem art from one so competent to administer It, Ib not far to seek. Cslssa'a nursing bottles, rendered sickening by "echo exhibition of "follow my leader, and bit him motes," snd "pore mates," and "mirror again," la now crisply and dashingly carried mates," et id omne genut. evidently do not to the championship Issue, produce msster problematists. Kiiljtmn no. 2,472. Ht Priit fit TUtkrift for Schack. OI ■. O. BCHCXTX. & H? A A ft 8 8 5 8 QR2,QKt8,QR8,Qiq,QA,QB2,8,KB2,Kt2.R4. K4. KB, KSO.KR2. Qtq. QR3.K B8, Ktl. R8. White to play and mate In four moves. Game No. 2,480. The 2d game, Marshall vs. B. Bchrader, above noticed.— A. 0. B. QB GAMBIT EVADED Problesn Extra. Ko. Its, B. 0. U't nth Problem Tourney. OX "BIllFUCIDB SIMPMBBIU08." * * A * A I 04. KT. KRcq. KB8, QB8, KB). White to play and mate In three moves. Problem No. 2,470. ltt Prite in 1th Am. Ch. Congrett Tourney. BT iiknut w. uAimr. BLACK White. Marshall. 1..PIOQ4 t .P-QB4 8..QKt-B8 4..P-K4 S..KtXP 8..B-Q1 I..JBXB 8..B-E2 O..H-hU3(b) 10..KI-B3 U.. Oastles 12..R-Ksq 18..B-Q8 14..R-K4 16..PQKt4 10..Kt-R4 17..Kt-B8 1»..R-K8(c) 1U..O-K2 2)..KRXB Blaok, Bohrader. PMQ4 PQB8 P-K8 PXKP II Ktl I yx p . QXKt4- QKt-R8(a) Kt-K2 UABtles P-B8 P-K4 Q-KtB -K8 If KKI4 H B 4 Q R-tJ sq QBX? BP Sl..KtvKP(l) O-KS 22..KRXK KBXB 23..0Kt4 24..KCXQ 28..KIX P + m KtXKt R-QS KtXP R-Qt RXB III) HI P-£t4 P-B4 P-B6 White, Blsck, Marshall. Bchrader. S4..KtoBsq Pt04jR4 Kills 2 P-Kt4 K-Q2 P-B 84(f) KO 8 R-R 8 K. It 4 K-B 1 P-B 4 K-B 8 P-Kt4 Rill P-B 7 P-Kts + RXBP R-B 7(e) R-hls 7 K-K«2 R-Ktl E-R8 R07 K-Kta P-RS + Ml RK Kt 8 R-R 4 RXRP K-K18 K-B 2 K-Bsq P-R8 PXP KB 2 R-home R-QRsq K-hls 8 Resigns. found himself In mod company. Bchrader. of the Bt. Louis C. C, proved a very hard proposition for most of the leaders; snd Mar- shall, after drawing the first game with him, won the second by the most meagre of margins." Here la a point on which we disagree our brethren of The A. 0. B. We thing It a highly desirable. Instead of a "deplorable," rule In a comparatively small and one-round tournev like this that the first drawn game be re-played, whatever may be aald of a two- round contest with a full list of entrants. The Ilrllllanriy Prlaea. We are Indebted to Bro. Helms for sn ad- vance copy of the brilliancy awards In the Cambridge Springs International. These Rrizes were the gift of Albert, Frelherr v. lothschlld, of Vienna. 1st Prise, $40, to Csrl Bchlechter, editor DeuUoh Schachtritung, for his game vs. Dr. Laaker. Given below. 2d Prize, $25, to Wm. E. Napier, for hla game, White vi. J. F. Barry, who played a Petroff'a Defence. 8d and 4th, tied and divided, 135, between David JanowskI, for hla defence to a Qluoco riano vs. M. I. Tschlgorln; snd E. Delmar for hla defence to a Ray Lopes played by A. B. Hodges. This report closes the record of the greatest American tournament gbcclurs, Jfcrwa of the Osme, A new checker column has been started In The London Opinion The Guide Pott, nnder new management, 0. A Sre a stsg _ Irty-flftb birthday. Dec. 28. Nona FB0M TM FBBNCH FOtAT Co.— . - . This company, under the management of f§f |Q B SlIEll Clilll . Phillips aiPerry, began its third annual '" '"" • ■ l4 . tour at Naahua. N. if., Sept. 10, and alnce fjy|r ar P|f| with then has toured New England. We are on *"■»■' •■»■ our way to Pennsylvania and the Weat, and u.|| Dsara the show Is one of the best equipped bur- r3 ■&• lesqne shows playing the one night stands. We have two sets of special acenery, cos- tumes for each big number, and an elaborate electrical display. Our burlesques sre full of laughter and are new and original. The olio Includes: AI. Fox, the merry tramp PRICES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . 2.80 45.20 • 90.40 Wheli Pigi 169,50 the Marnuands, slack and tight wire walk- ers; J. W. Gorman, moDologlst and singer: Pbllllre and Kerlardeau, sketch teem, and I M QUEEN Pi (LIMITED), Publisher* of THE NEW YORK CUPPER. ALBERT J. BOR1B, "«w York «»»>._ Bdltorlal and Business Egr., ■ • ■ • ~" Nobham, "The Krog Msn," plsys ths Grand Thealre. Wllwsukes, Wis., week of Dec. 10, with Jollet, Bprlngfleld, Blooming- ton end the Kolil-Cnstla tour to follow. iiiaks and Ulakw have signed with the Gbobob L. Obboort writes: "My partner, Q rB , stock Co., to nlny leading Juveniles Jutes Martlnette, has been laid up sick for ana - IP pesr In specialties for the rest of this the paat few weeks with a severe stuck of , C asou pleurisy, compelling us to cancel a ict of good date work which we bad booked In New England and New York territory. He la now convaleacent, and the Oregory Troupe will shortly be enabled to resume dstes again, We have two new pantomimes, 'Fun On the Farm' and 'The Myatlc Demon,' for which we have fine costumes and properties, and I sm pleased to ssy thst they are tbe ers Phi..., Lawrence and Thompson, comedy trick bicy- clists. Our buslnesa staff is: American Amusement Ass'n, proprietors: Phillips A Perry, managers; wm. Reardon, advance agent, and Edgar De Iloulf, musical director. Jon Ellis, German comedian, has just finished on the three L's circuit through California, snd opened on the Lyric circuit commencing In Denver at the Lyric, Dec. 5, with time to follow through Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Anita Mbulo, of Harris and Merlo, mourns the death of her mother, who died Dec. 0, aged slaty-sli years. Mrs. Merlo leaves two daughters, Anlto N, Uerlp snd Mary Merlo. Mrs. Merlo was a native of London, Kng. . A . „ Biir.wARD ano Wabo appeared at the How- ard, Iloston, Dec. 12-17, with Portland, Me., and Bnlem, Maas., to follow. & d1. n p a o C . r .„g n orth. B wEo"f. e o 1 „ e t n fl t t to>n A k SgflMwi ' Mb Wt with ever, .«• ""J. w DJv.djon left for KortW.^.^ Raskins. -Bert Titus comtr.enclna? to demon- dlence. _ _ we. IB, to take the ppsmon or amuminoHt Hasklns. Bert Titos commencing to demon- strate bts analytical abilities In tbe Black Doctor bast B. A, Durgln Is sick at tbe Deaconeaa' Hospital, Los Angeles, Cal,, but pleased to note bis Improvement G. A. Pierce's new checker book—tbe twelfth to sixteenth line of tbe single corner Is the best of its kind on the game In reply to a suggestion to shorten the time limit be- low twenty moves per hour sn English ex- pert saya that "to shorten tbe time limit would nave a most deteriorating Influence upon the game of draughts." dlence." LOU BlBKCR, OT 8CS.KER, WlLXIS ANO CO., Dec. director with the National Amusement organised the United Order of Raspberrlee In Bureau for the rest of tho season WHITE White to play and mate In three morea. Problem No. 2,480. From Deuteehe Bchaohteitung. BT W. PADLT. BLACK. Nones BT Ma. Marshall. (0) Bchlechter, ««. me, played 8..Q! tte Kt P; when followed »..P to K B 8, Q to Kt 8; 10. .Kt to K 2 and I eventually won. (b) II to It 3 Is the move here. \o) 18. .Kt tks K P la the strongest move. If Black P tka Kt; 1B..B tks P, B tka B: 20..Q tks B, etc. , . , , (1) His only hope, and It pans out fairly well In view of hla Indifferent poaltlon. If Black answers P tks Kt, White wins by 22.. Q tks P Id) Not good policy to exchange; the B Is the more useful in this position. 28. .P to KM was the proper move. (?) Not good; he should have played B to R 6, or K to B 2 at once. (E.) ENIGMA No. 2,480. QKt8.QB4QR2,KKt8.R2 KB8, 8, QR4KR2. It has been shown that Black can now draw the game. ___^_ 'World's Championship. The proposed match for the Championship of the World, Lasker «». Marshall. Is Incu- bating. Dr. L. Bays that In.tne man be pro- poses the same terms as were published for alike match with Dr. Tarrasch, of Leipzig: but he will demand thst Mr. Mn rah all make a preliminary deposit of $500 "ye a guarantee of good faith." Well, now, that strikes n; as a remarkable Innovation on recognized sporting rules, Does he doubt Mr. Marabsll s honor, or sincerity? Nothing Is more common than that match makers mutually agree to make an early de- Poaltlon No. 20, Tot. 89. ■X CBAtl. ROJltiBTS, TLUaniNO, W. T. Black 12 28 K 14 the London Vaudeville Theatre, London, Can., while there recently, and tbe following mem- bers were Initiated: W. C. Fleming, big rasp- berry : C. W. Bennett, master of ceremonies; Dr. Stevenson, president; W. O. Btsvens, In. ner door; W. cooper, A. B. Cunningham, E, F. Bprague, electricians; W, J. Newmon, 'J'nos. Brlcrlev. Cbas. Bfflnger, AI. Holden, Arthur Psdfield, 3. Nsvln. L. Jeffries, B. K. O'Connor. Vred Allen, J. Mlorana, W. Charl- ton, L. Freeland, P. M. Charlton, J. Camp- bell, F. Oardlner, H. E. Hlckeon, F. Moore, A. M. Fisher, J. 8. Davnr, G. Cowls. Geo. Leslie, F. Mardo, Jack Brown and Lillian Wright, Tommle Logan, Dolly and William Stanford, J. Dickson, Bobbins and Trensman Jennings and Renfrew, Beeker. Wilkes and Co., Ed. Bernsrd. After the Inltlstlon a ban- quet was given and over eighty-five Invited guests from Toronto and Buffalo, also many of tbe preaa representatives, attended. The CAFITU, ClTT TbIO, vocalists, danc- ers and comedians, opened the week of Dec. 12 through Massachusetts, with Boston week Of Dec. 10 to follow, In their very unique set. Annii LMMn Williams, who recently „. .«,.. ., —- ••- finished thirty-two successful weeks over tbe Grand, in Pittsburg Lang Northwestern circuit, with a return at Butte, and six weeks for Manager But- ton through Montana, has a thirty weeks' engagement, beginning Dec. 19, over the Moae Goldsmith and Archie Levy circuit. Bhe writes: "My act, 'The Little Dutch Girl,' has been a big success through tbe West." Jassio Y. .. Roan, who recent); solid through tbe .. port fine success so far with their set, which opens with a Japanese turn, for which they are receiving good criticisms. Thla Is their eighth week on the Lubelskl circuit. IIatwabd AND Hatwabd write: "We Cannes It. Lswik la now In her sixth weok with Vublllones' Circus, nt the I'nyrotte Theatre, Havana, Cuba, and rejiorts that her net Ih aa big a success aa vlion she opened there. She Is responding to several bows lewis Oolotix, of Golden and Collins, was madn a membor of the V. 0. Kaglei at Johns- town, Pa., Dec. 1. . . Frank Matnabd, acrobatic comedian, loie of the Great Walfaco Bhowa, Joined ltoyer Broa.' "Next Door" Co. Dec. 10. Mr. May- nerd Introduces bis trained goose In bis l *8SSsBf and Tiibol sailed Dec. 17 for Europe, to open at the Casino. I'srls, Jan. 1, for one month. They are booked ahead in Europe for nearly three years. ,.__,„,_ Ada Lanvi and Anna Valr are dplag nicely with the "Queen of lbs White Blares" Co. Miss Lane Informs us tbst she was granted a divorce from Jack Gardner, Nov, 15. at (Sufi (4 nor and toniaR WAtar iplayed for the McDonnel dinner. In flailImore, night of Dec. 8, and week of 010 wore at lha •and, in Pltteburg. it.-.-a n««. Nbttibj FisLtis p syed the Howard, BOB. ton, Dec" 12, and will appear In Louisville, K5 CABL C 'HuBSnT. msglelan, reports incccsf with his new act of magics! pantomime, nnd played at Lawrence, Maas., laat week, with other good work to follow. Tub Mimical McBBArrBars write: "We posit of some Hied fraction of tbe proposed tw0 ama teurs: stake as a guaranty of going on with the jj 15 g 12 match, and to be forfeited to the antagonist 22 is 82 28 White 20 29 K 7 White to ploy snd draw. Game No. 20, Vol. 62. SINGLE COBNKR Plsyed at N. Y. C. C. recently LtTlHOSTOif and BMBia Mont- have just closed an engagement ftt^mtr cently Joined bands, are booked four consecutive weeks over tbe LaB S^Bjat the Wert^for sTyear. They re- son and Empire circuits, on the _»*«>22 toost, nnd were engaged for twelve weeks of return dates, from which we were released by Bd. B, Lang, to permit us to Join the "Grimes' Cellsr* Door" Co., as the feature vsudevllte act for the rest of this sesson/' closed" a~Tiry successful too weeks' engage- Ths Emfibh Coumijrc^iWE mJSBZ ment as the vaudeville feature with (he nlngham, Jenny and "?'»"«> "« SiSSF Iirandon Evans Slock Co. at Portsmouth, their engagement on the Orpbeum Circuit, 0.7 Nov. 2 and after a three weeks' rest While pfsylng at the O'pbjum, laOMta. «, -U- h«m. winhita Knr, ., nrwn.rt an they were tendered a banquet by tne stani bands of tbe Orpbeum. A .collation, wj" between WHITE. White to play and mate In five moves. „ Corollary. —Transfer tbe Black P st K « 3 to K B 3, and again give mate In five moves 1 4 8 28 22 7 11(6) 18 15 11 18 22 10 2 7 80 28 14 18 28 14 0 IB 21 17 5 0 ,_ Tub Bbbt fall, sometimes. Otto Wort* b "rfr. Judge of tbe 8-move section In Bt. Lonla problem lonrney, la aald to have erred In awarding 2d prise to Arthur Chsrllck, whose problem has been found faulty to the extent of a 2d solution. New Yoax, Not. 10.—Dr. E. Lasker. chess champion of tbe world, has been challenged for a championship match by F. J. Marshall. Marshall states that he la ready to play for by whichever, If either, falls to carry out the 16 22 agreement to a conclusion. But where does 26 18 sny one find a precedent, or who ever beard 12 je of the practice that one party demands Of 24 i e tbe other to deposit a good percentage of the ls 2 o atakes, while he himself keeps bis money In n 25 his pocket till It pleases him to put It In the 10 14 stakeholder's hands? Did Dr. Lasker demand B |j that proceeding of Dr. Tarrasch? ———— (0)- Intsrnatiokal Dnivmsiti CHBSB.-The who played finely: 18th match .between the African nnlversl. 7 M ties. Coinmhla. Harvard, Tale and Princeton f* aw «. C»mbrWC and Oxford. Is, being sctlvely H « arnnnd This time the Americans will 10 15 S^INBJ of the West Bids]^bllcsn 1| 2» rlull The dates of play are set for Dec. £t * prSi.*, 2™and 4! Chss-'curt, of Brooklyn, 20 24 director of play. 17 13 0 14 15 10 8 10 19 10 Drawn. This Tarles from Baxter and Wyllle, 12 18 a) 20 21 8 12 28 28 18 22 13 0 7 11 9 8 14 18 28 14 22 20 81 22 8 7 10 8 1 20 3 8 11 15 8 11 15 18 11 IB at our home, Wichita, Knu„ we opened aa Indefinite engagement with tbe Murry Com- edy Co., 22. at Merrletta. O. Ross and Lbmon, who performed the 'cycling globe set with BostocWa Hippodrome, Paris, for six weeks, have returned to this country. Eoythi Stanlbt, of the team of Zeb and Stanley, and Claire H. Stanley, mourn the 18 SO 28 21 80 25 81 28 25 SO 28 22 22 18 25 22 21 17 22 28 0 8 20 28 Drawn. 18 14 28 18 6 2 18 11 10 7 8 10 14 7 served and a good time enjoyed by everybody. Habbt Z. Aubtin closed with the Matties Stock Co., and In tbe future will work with Mae King. In a society act, written by LstI Potter. The team will be known as Austin Frank' iiabrioan writes that he Is with KSToY'the"? mother.^ non-profesTonai: who Bam T. Jack's Own *JWfaJ&gte died Nov7 28, st their home^ln Mollne, III., pertain the burl esqu e auddoTng hla spec laity, of cancer which Is one of tbe bits of tbS'Oiio, MaSb and Evans, equilibrists and comedy Cabbis Wbst monrns the desth of her aerobe"., report succesi with their set. They no^"V£2 WJ^ Ii W .V«'%^Il. D JJo»d N are booked Yor six weeks In the East, and at the home other sisters, In Bnglewood, N. nlavlna the Crvatal circuit, Informs us of her Just closed a fifteen weeks' engagement wltn 12 18 after her engagemente expire In the Went. VlJ&V.lw.^'ta'&tali! 5tJ?t« nrodoce 7 8 Nr-LLir, A. Hili, who has been a sufferer JscVsl£ktstia. in Cnleago, ■•■ 0 ll * ,, u P™,? c • 8 12 from rheumatism for two years past, left their new •£«»'»*"* iSPJ&SSL Hiub, m 17 14 New Fork Isst week for Mt. Clemens, Mich., CoifIAWD (^HM an P «!.%«."" ' n 18 20 where aha la tsklna- the baths. end around Philadelphia, until irenruery. 8 7 I lVi magfclan; Played a successful Then they plsy return deles at lbs Howard. 20 24 mmmmP atTBsf a' Theatfe. NewTork, Boston, anf tie York Theatre, St Johns, N. last week. Introducing rasny novel tricks. B.