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...second day's play Columbia took first place by defeating Yale, and Harvard second place by defeating Princeton. Harvard's only chance at the opening of the third round was that Princeton should win two games from Columbia and that Harvard should defeat Yale. But Harvard lost to Yale and Princeton to Columbia, thus giving Columbia a lead of 2 1-2 points. The game between Sawin (Y) and Perry (H) in the final round is considered the most brilliant in the history of intercollegiate chess. Perry was forced to resign after no less than twenty four moves...
...following six men are now left in the final round of the checker tournament. C. M. Guggenheimer 2L; E. W. Mills '02; W. G. Clerk '01; E. W. Merritt '04; E. Field '04; C. W. Knox '04. Each of these men will play two games against every other man and prizes will be given to the three men who get the best scores...
...Executive Committee of the Chess Club has decided that the men in the final round of the tournament, now being played, shall be retained as a permanent squad from which to develop the team to represent Harvard in the international match. There are seven men competing in the final round and of these four will be chosen Dec. 10 to represent Harvard in the intercollegiate match at New York on December...
Harvard will choose her team from the final round of the tournament now being played. Each man in the round will play six games, with a time limit of fifteen moves an hour. The four men making the best score will constitute the team. Owing to their excellent showing against Yale, the executive committee has decided to enter W. Catchings '01 and P. S. Estes '04 in the final round...
...other men entered in the final round and: W. G. Clerk '01, A. J. Fotch '01 E. W. Baker '04, E. R. Perry '03, C. T. Rice '01. As soon as the team is chosen active coaching will at once begin under the direction of G. H. Walcott and E. E. Southard...