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Show " (DEB PLAYERS ARE EETTilB TOGETHER Dr. Lasker and Frank Marshall Likely. to Compete for the Championship. i Tribune Special Sporting Service. PHILADELPHIA, -Pa., Sept. 29. With past differences wholly lost sight of, Dr. E. Lasker aud Frank J. Marshall Mar-shall aro now earnestly striving to agree on a basis which will make a meeting between them to decide the chess championship of tho world possible, pos-sible, and that, too. without unnecessary unneces-sary loss of time. The withdrawal oC Geza Maroesy from his compact with the champion; owiug to tho exigencies of politics, 'gavo the can to Marshall, who. arrived' from abroad at the psychological psy-chological moment. The Brooklynito, having placed a "Rdcd'nd" international tournament to "his credit, is, of course, as eager an-'6YcZ an-'6YcZ to bid for tho -honor bis-nnibi-. tipu prompts him Jo attaint" . Moreover, he is a3 confident as any ma'sicr facing such a proposition can bo. Is Greatly Pleased. Dr. Lasker. to whom his inability to bring an adversary to the mark has become irksome, to say the least, is rather pleased than othorwise at tho prompt action of his young rival in stepping into tho breach. As an car-nest car-nest of this, the champion has mado tho most courteous overtures. Ho went so far ag to state that he did not anticipate any serious hitch., but that, in case of divergence of views, j he would bo entirely willing to appeal to tho tribunal suggested by Marshall. Those named iu this counection aro .7. Herbert Watson of Brooklyn. Prof. Isaac L. Rice of Manhattan and Wal-. ter Ponn Shipley of Philadelphia. From tho attitude of the two principals prin-cipals the chess world may rest assured as-sured that they aro determined to bring about the long-wished for eveut, aud "that beforq four months have elapsed they will have played their first game for tho championship. The 'special mail service -arranged, for tho Lasker-Maroczy match will bo carried out in a manner exactly tho same as though there had been, no change in the personnel of tho principals. princi-pals. According to the present' outlook, out-look, tho match will probably start about tho 1st of January,, shortly aftor the annual intercollegiate events. |