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NEW HAVEN, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1900.
Copyright, 1899,
by Yale Alumni Weekly.
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HARVARD WINS CHESS AGAIN.
Eighth Annual Tournament Close—
Record to Date-—Better Work.
The annual Chess Tournament between
Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton,
which was played this year again at
Columbia Grammar School in New York
City, was won by Harvard. This makes
six victories for Harvard, out of eight
tournaments.
All the contestants first named played
right through and the pairing, as sched-
uled before the games began, was strictly
adhered to. The contestants and the
drawings were as follows:
CONTESTANTS.
Columbia—Kaufman G. Falk, 1got S.;
Frank H. Sewall, 1902 C. Substitutes:
H. A. Boehm, io00 S.; R. T. C. Schroe-
der; Sp. |
Harvard— Claude T. Rice, Ig01;
Everett R. Perry, 1903. Substitutes: W.
Catchings, 1901; F. E. Thayer, 1900.
Yale—Louis A. Cook, 1900; Joseph M.
Morgan, 1902S. Substitutes: E. B.
Adams, 1901; A. Austell, L.
Princeton—John C. Henley, Jr., 1902;
James B. Hunt, 1902. Substitutes: G.
a i i 1oo2 ic fe. 5S. Weston, Pest
rad.
SCHEDULE OF GAMES.
Monday, December 25th.
TABLE.
1,4 Falk, +Ca vs. Perry,. H.-
2. Cook, Y. vs: Henley, P.
Sewall, GC. vs. Hunt; P.
Morgan, Y.-S, Rice Fie
Tuesday, December 26th.
Falk, G,-wse Gook; 2.
Henley, P. vs. Perry, H.
Sewall’ C.vsy Rice. 41.
Morgan; ¥o ¥s.-riimnt, 2&.
Wednesday, December 27th.
Falk, C. vs. Henley, P.
Cook, -Y, vs. Perry, H.
Sewall, C. vs. Morgan, Y.
Hunt. Po.vs. Rice, Ti:
Thursday, December 28th.
Riee, H. ys, Falk, C.
Perry, HH. vs. cewail,. C.
Hunt, -P; vs. Gook, Y;
Henley, P. vs. Morgan, Y.
Friday, December 2ogth.
Morgan, Y. vs.Falk, C.
Perty, ft vs. Tunt, P:
€aok?-Y. -¥s. (pewall: -C.
Rice, H. vs. Henley, P.
Saturday, December 3oth.
Hunt,’ P. ve. Balk,..C.
Perry, H. vs. Morgan, Y.
Rice; Hi; vs. “Cook, Y.
Henley, P. vs. Sewall, C.
SCORES.
The results were:
Falk 4 Petry 5 Cook 4 Henley 1
Sewall 4% Rice 4 Morgans Hunt o%
Columbia 8% Harvardg Yale
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5 Princeton 1%
THE RECORD.
The full record up to date, which prob-
ably closes the present style of tourna-
ment, is as follows:
CoLuMBIA. HARVARD. YALE PRINCETON.
1892.
MAWES 525 5? 6 Ballou; .227 2%: 5 Bumstead_._...-.. 3 RICKEY as Oo
Bere 3 —Q_ | Wilson _-.----.--- 2i%4— 714|Skinner -.-..---- 2 —s5 |Ewing ..-...... 24— 2%
1893.
Panes 231s 5% Hewins. 2 223 5 ROSS ss 2 Sage WANE So, ends I
havaire . 252i cis 3 — 8% peatding ee ee gine 7 «| SRINNEF oo: 3 — 5 | Roberts __--.--- 244— 3%
“4
1894 |
Bintor. 222s 1% Pound oe iy Bumstead.-..._-- 2 Belden 2.2. = 24
7 ae ge eae 1%4— 3 | Van Kleeck-..-- 4 g | ROSS os 528i 4 — 6 |Seymour._._....34— 6
1895.
Price 23 5 Ree: 3 CD ge netee 4% Arnstein __...__. 1% PARGY 2 st fr)
l Ressn ct 5 —8 |Southard .......4 — 8%| Murdoch ....--- 2 — 3%|Seymour.-.-.__.. 4 —4
1896.
Bitket I eyes oe Lehlbach :....-- 1% Seymour... 4. 3
EVIC@s ¢. seta, 34%4— 4%|Southard _._.--.- 6 —10 | Murdoch ......- 24%—4 | Young.........- 24— 5%
1897. fu
Meyer i220c2.28 \% Hewins: 23.2-..: 4 Cools. ic saez Dana 2225. caik )
SeWard. 2230. 2 —~ 6%/|Southard.......- 6 —10 |Murdoch.. -.--. 1% —4%| Young....-.----- 3 —3
1898.
Wate oe 4% Arensberg ....-- 4 Comes £28 Bay sci eee I
MOVs 4 — 8%|Southard__...__. 6 —10 |Webb.......-.-. 1% W 69.00 e520). 2—3
1899. |
Balk oe Perey nies 238 5 Cooma 4 Henley 2-22... I
Sewall.> sce: 4%4— 8% | Rice _.2.......- 4 — 9 |Morgan....._... ei ig SEG! 512 25255 y— 1%
Lovato 5614 71 35% 29
The tournament has never before been
so very even, with the result really in
question up to the last hour, nor have
there ever before been so many drawn
games, and so few strict blunders or
oversights. As a whole it is evident
that the contestants from year to year
play steadier chess, on more conservative
lines, and in accordance with the best
traditions of the game. There is greater
evidence of good analysis and a better
knowledge of the broad principles under-
lying the science of the game. All this
has supplanted the individual vagaries
of the earlier years and shows clearly
that the noble game is making true pro-
gress among the students. The strong
influence of that superb player, Southard
(who has won 22 games out of Har-
vard’s total of 71), on his college mates
is very palpable, and if such a leader
could arise at Yale the effect would
be felt for a term of years,
The individual play this year was
divided up very much as it was last
year. Perry was a trifle the best player,
with Falk, Sewall, Cook and Rice, about
even and close up, while Morgan, Hunt
and Henley “also ran” and made up
“a field” by themselves at a respectful
distance behind; where Perry was
strong, even, and steady, Rice was a
trifle erratic and very nervous. Sewall
displayed unexpected strength and has
the making in him of a vigorous and
careful player. He will grow, while
Falk appears to be standing on the
same plane as before, always cool, strong
in defence, but without great versatility
or brilliancy of attack.
Cook is given the highest praise for
his pluck in going down to battle for
Yale in the face of illness which would
have kept a man of less nerve at home.
He played the best chess by far, that
he has thus far shown. His analysis,
attack and defence were all excellent,
and he came perilously close to beating
Rice, which would have thrown the
cup over to Columbia. This is probably
his last year and he goes out with the
proud record of never having. been
beaten by any Harvard man except
Southard.
At the annual meeting changes of plan
were discussed and it seems eminently
probable that future tournaments will be
fought out in three days with teams
of four from each college, with the most
games making a win and the pairing
arranged on the grades of strength.
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HENRY CROSBY EMERY,
The Appointment to the Vacant Po-
litical Economy Professorship.
It is possible to make in this issue
the announcement that Henry Crosby
Emery has been appointed by the Yale
Corporation to fill the Professorship in
Political Economy made vacant by the
advancement of President A. T. Had-
ley to the head of the institution.
Prof. Emery is the son of the Hon.
L. A. Emery, Associate Judge of the
Maine Supreme Court. He was born
in 1872, and graduated from Bowdoin
College in 1892. He pursued graduate
studies at Harvard University during the
following year, and at Columbia Univer-
sity during 1893-94; at the latter he re-
ceived his degree of Ph.D. After hold-
ing an instructorship in political economy
at Bowdoin College during two years, he
completed his studies at Berlin, and was
advanced to a professorship. at Bowdoin
in 1897. His appointment to a similar
professorship in political economy at
Yale takes effect at the beginning of the
next Academic year. :
Professor Emery’s studies have been
specially directed at modern methods
of speculative business, his doctor’s
thesis covering in detail the subject of
speculation on the stock and produce ex-
changes of the United States. He has
contributed articles to the various
economic journals upon this and kindred
topics. At the convention of the Amer-
PROFESSOR HENRY CROSBY EMERY.
ican Economic Association at Ithaca in
December, 1899, the subject of his ad-
dress was “The Place of the Speculator
in Distribution.” Professor Emery will
share with Professor Schwab the work
of teaching the Junior classes elemen-
tary economics, and the Senior classes
advanced economics. In addition, he
will give advanced courses to Seniors
and graduates along the lines to which
he has specially devoted himself.
Professor Emery will begin his duties
at Yale August I, I900.
TEN SCIENTIFIC BODIES.
A Mass of Fresh Literature From
Notable Investigators,
Without a doubt more scientific facts
and theories were presented and dis-
cussed at Yale during the three days
of last week, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, than during any other three days
of the University’s existence. Indeed,
it would be a difficult task for any uni-
versity or convention of any kind, in
this country, to rival the assembly of
eminent, learned and active scientists
who constituted the ten national societies
which met in New Haven, Dec. 27-29.
They were the American Physiological
Association, the American Psychological
Association, the Association of Ameri-
can Anatomists, the American Mor-
phological Society, the Society for
Plant Morphology and Physiology, the
American Folk-Lore Society and the
Society of American: Bacteriologists.
These seven societies have grown out
as departments of, or have successively
affiliated themselves with, the American
Society of Naturalists, an organization
founded eighteen years ago. Meeting at
the same time were the American Chem1-
cal Society, the Archeological Institute
of America, and the Anthropological
Section of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. For all
these, Yale University acted as host,
tendering the use of its buildings for the
holding of the meetings, and giving a
reception on the first evening in Alumni
Hall.
Four hundred scientists, professors in
every one of the large universities of
the country, investigators in the govern-
ment employ, the consulting experts of
large manufacturers, and antiquarians
unearthing the ruins of the past, came
together to announce the results of their
researches and to discuss the latest ad-
vances of science. Just a reading of the
full programs of each society would
reveal to any one the large number of
patient workers, known and unknown,
who are plodding away to learn the
hidden secrets of nature, to devise new
methods of utilizing her powers and to
read the records of the past. Most of
the papers were technical and practically
unintelligible to the lay reader. Never-
theless in almost every association some
facts of general interest were brought
out.
PHYSIOLOGICAL DISCUSSIONS—-ALCOHOL AS
FOOD.
Before the American Physiological
Association, which met in the Sheffield
Biological Laboratory and the Medical
School, Prof. W. O. Atwater of Wes-
leyan University, who has already pub-
lished some preliminary results in The
Outlook, gave further results of his ex-
periments, “On the Nutritive Action of
Alcohol.” He had kept a man in a tight
box, given him certain amounts of
alcohol, along with his food, watched
carefully his temperature, excretions and
pulse, weighed very minutely everything
introduced and removed and finally cal-
culated the exact result of the alcohol on
the man. He concludes that in small
quantities alcohol has a definite nutri-
tive value; that it can do the same work
as solid food in replacing worn-out tissue,
and that a short use of it seems to leave
no harmful results. It is not. however,
a profitable food even on purely phy-
siological grounds, since it 1s mot as
easily convertible into energy as other
foods are, and since in the long run it
tends to disturb the nervous system.
