Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-04-22 | Page 7 | British Chess Men Start with Victory

BRITISH CK MEN MN St Sf START ART I WITH WIT VICTORY I INEr NEr YORK April 22 The The The British chess players who ho have havo but hut one more leg to capture on our tho the Newnes Newn s trophy rophy before belore It becomes their permanent property be began began began be- be gan the thirteenth annual Anglo Amen can cable chess s match yesterday by gaining gain gain- ing the tho first victory Of thc the ton games begun only two were finished when tho tim boards were left at 7 o'clock last night Now York time and andol of ol these ono one was Wu taken by Ames Burn Burnot of ot from Frank Prank J. J Marshall 1 the tire United States States' champion the other was drawn between h A A. A B. B Hedges of ol Staten Island and II E E. Atkins tho the British Chess CheH 1 Federation champion PIa Play was wag resumed toda with the tire score core standing 11 H to j In In la favor vor of tho tire English players but as the gamo game at the Iho sixth hoard looked last nl night ht as a probable American victory tho score ma may be b evened o up quickly today On the theother other seven even boards tho tiro results are lema Uca tica 1 Th The Marshall Burn 11 Burn mn match th was wag In London and being th tha only exception to the tho cable pla play was finished first tint The American champion was Wit outwitted d by a aman aman t. t man who had harI been placed much below him In the tho international l masters masters' tournament mont ment at San Sebastian Burn playing the white set a trap Into which Marshall tell foil Ho no elected to give o his queen for two O bishops rather rathor than face an ending with a a. pawn down besides a had bad ro position Burn scored score without much ranch difficulty after alter thirty thirty- cl eight ht moves move Hedges drew a carefully conducted game Kame from Crom th the thA British champion after alter two twenty-two moves mo R. R T T. Black Brooklyn champion played line fine chess a against alnEt W. W Richmond of Scotland Scotland Scotland Scot Scot- land at the tho sixth board and at adjournment adjourn adJourn- ment nt was WI confident of ot his ability to win