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Sunday, October 6, 2013

Great Britain vs United State Chess Cable Match 1900 - Deseret Evening News

Deseret Evening News (from Salt Lake City - Utah)
17 March 1900

Games:
none

Reports:
Very detailed story about cable match between Great Britain vs US. The US lead by Pillsbury, while Great Britain by Blackburne. It was reported that Pillsbury lost a match to Blackbune.

There is also a report on young Frank Marshall.

Photos:
Nice portrait of United State Chess Team - J.W. Showalter , H.G. Voight, E. Hymes, F.J. Marshall, A.B. Hodges, Eugene Delmar, H.N. Pillsbury, C.H. Newman

Deseret Evening News 17 March 1900 - USA vs Great Britain chess cable match report