New York, NY, United States (28 December 1896-2 January 1897)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score Place
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1 Southard (H) • • 1 1 1 … 1 1 1 6 1st Harvard 10
2 Ryder (H) • • 1 0 0 … 1 1 1 4 2nd Princeton 5½
3 Seymour (P) 0 0 • • ½ … 1 ½ 1 3 3rd Columbia 4½
4 Young (P) 0 1 • • 0 1 … 0 ½ 2½ 4th Yale 4
5 Price (C) 0 1 ½ 1 • • • 0 1 3½ —————————————————
6 G Parker (C) … … … 0 • • • 1 … 1
7 A Parker (C) 0 0 0 … • • • … 0 0
8 Murdoch (Y) 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 … • • 2½
9 Lehlbach (Y) 0 0 0 ½ 0 … 1 • • 1½
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Unplayed games: (+) win, (=) draw, (-) loss, and (…) unscored.
Format: Team Round Robin, draws scored ½.
Time Control: 15 moves per hour.
Introduction
The fifth annual Harvard-Yale-Columbia-Princeton chess tournament will begin tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the rooms of the Columbia Grammar School, 34 East Fifty-first Street, where the players will be welcomed by Dr. B. H. Campbell, Principal of the school, and their clocks set in motion for the first round of their six days' struggle over the chessboard.
The representative of the four universities are as follows:
Columbia—A. W. Parker, '99; G. O. Seward, '98; substitutes—G. Parker, 1900; A. M. Price, '97.
Princeton—E. B. Seymour, '98; William W. Young, '99; substitutes—J. A. Ely, '99; F. W. Jarvis, 1900.
Yale—F. A. Lehlbach, '98; William M. Murdoch, '98; substitutes—L. A. Cook, 1900; H. C. Robbins, '99.
Harvard—A. W. Ryder, '97; E. E. Southard, '97; substitutes—W. C. Arnsberg, 1900; James Hewins, '98.
The play hours are from 2:30 to 10:30 P.M., with an intermission or recess of two hours each day from 6 to 8.(1)
Notes
Round 1: The fifth annual intercollegiate tournament between two students from Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton universities began at the Columbia Grammar School, 34 and 36 East Fifty-first street, yesterday afternoon. With the exception of George O. Seward of Columbia all the originally selected players were present. In the place of Seward A. M. Price, who represented Columbia last year, was substituted.(2)
Round 5: Considering the mental and physical strain of the students during the first four days of the tourney all looked well, with the exception of Parker of Columbia, who, it was reported, was unable to play owing to sickness. His brother took his place.(3)
Round 6: The players faced each other in the final round as follows: W. W. Young, Princeton vs. G. Parker, Columbia, substitute for A. W. Parker. (4)
Preceded by 4th Intercollegiate Cup, New York (1895/96).
Followed by 6th Intercollegiate Cup, New York (1897/98).
Sources
(1) New York Times, 1896.12.27, p16
(2) New York Sun, 1896.12.29, p6
(3) New York Sun, 1897.01.02, p6
(4) New York Sun, 1897.01.03, p8
Kibitzing
