CHESS TEAM VICTORIOUS

During the Christmas recess the University won the thirteenth annual intercollegiate chess tournament, in New York, with Princeton second, Columbia third, and Yale last. Of the thirteen tournaments played since the present series of intercollegiate tournaments began, Harvard has now won 8, Columbia 4, and Yale 1. G. T. McClure '06 and Q. A. Brackett '06, of Harvard, were tied for the highest individual score, each having won all his games. The second highest score was made by J. Tolins '05, of Columbia, who won two games and tied the third. The teams played as scheduled, except that O. Lazinsk '06 took the place of J. D. Van Buren '05 of the Columbia team.

The tournament was held at the West Side Republican Club, New York, on December 22, 23, 24. In the first day of play, Yale took the lead, defeating Columbia by a score of 2 1-2 to 1 1-2; and Harvard defeated Princeton by a score of 2 to 1, with the fourth game to be adjudicated. At the close of play the score stood Yale 2 1-2, Harvard 2, Columbia 1 1-2, Princeton 1.

In the second round Harvard gained the lead by winning all four games from Yale. Princeton and Columbia tied, each winning two games. At the end of the second day, the adjourned game between Howland of Harvard and Mowry of Princeton having been adjudicated a draw, Harvard stood first with 6 1-2 games, Princeton and Columbia second with 3 1-2 games each, and Yale last with 2 1-2 games.

In the final round Harvard tied with Columbia, each winning two games, and thus won the tournament. Princeton by winning 2 1-2 points from Yale obtained second place. The final score stood, Harvard 8 1-2, Princeton 6, Columbia 5 1-2, Yale 4.

During the tournament Mr. E. A. Caswell, Yale '66, gave a luncheon to the members of the teams at the Yale Club. The resumption of the international cable matches with Oxford and Cambridge was considered, and a committee of the captains of the four teams, composed of G. W. Tucker, Jr., Columbia, chairman; P. W. Bridgman, Harvard; W. N. Woodbury, Yale, and T. C. Mowry, Princeton, was appointed to make arrangements for such a match and to issue a challenge for the Rice trophy, which is now held in England. The challenge has already been sent to England and further arrangements depend upon the reply.

The complete score of the tournament was as follows: HARVARD.   Won.  Lost. Brackett,  3  0 McClure,  3  0 Howland,  1 1/2  1 1/2 Bridgman,  1  2 Totals,  8 1/2  3 1/2 PRINCETON. Mowry,  2  1 Ward,  2  1 Nelson,  1  2 Williams,  1  2 Totals,  6  6 COLUMBIA. Tolins,  2 1/2  1/2 Tucker,  2  1 Lazinsk,  1/2  2 1/2 Wolff,  1/2  2 1/2 Totals,  5 1/2  6 1/2 YALE. Woodbury,  2  1 Owen,  1 1/2  1 1/2 Jameson,  1/2  2 1/2 Kimball,  0  3 Totals,  4  8