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batgirl

I came across this college photo of Capablanca with this write up [a partial rendition- without crosstables] of the annual Columbia, Yale, Havard, Yale and Princeton tournament:




Very one-sided play marked the progress of the fifteenth annual "C. H. Y. P." tournament held in the Auditorium of the West Side Republican Club, 2307 Broadway, New York, on December 20, 21 and 22.


Owing to the presence on her team of Jose R. Capablanca, now ranked among the first players of the country, Columbia was thought to possess a distinct advantage. But the New York institution had other capable players in captain L. J. Wolff, H. Blumberg and 0. Brown, not one of whom was beaten, with the result that the remarkable record of 11J points out of a possible 12 was established. Columbia met her ancient rival, Harvard, on the first day, winning by 3} to \, after which the outcome of the tournament was not very doubtful.

The players comprising the four teams were:
Columbia—1. J. R. Capablanca, '10; 2. L. J. Wolff, '07; 3. H. Blumberg, '08; 4. 0. Brown, '07.
Harvard—1. Q. A. Brackett, '06; 2. G. T. McClure, L. S. S., '06; 3. E. H. Gruening, P. G., '07; 4. K. S. Johnson, '07.
Yale—1. E. B. Burgess, '10; 2. C. P. Kimball, '07; 3. F. T. Kelsey, '07; 4. G. J. Rosenn, '08.
Princeton—1. W. M. Ward, '07; 2. L. W. Stephens, '10; 3. C. Williams, '08; 4. M. M. McDermott, '10.
The officials of the tournament were the following:
Alumni Committee of Management—Howard A. Keeler, Columbia, '03; Waddill Catchings, Harvard, '01; J. E. Lockwood Jr., Yale, '95; J. B. Hunt, Princeton, '02; Edward A. Caswell, Yale, '66; secretary (99 John Street, New York); Cleveland H. Dodge, Princeton, '79, treasurer; tournament director, Albert W. Fox; referees, William E. Napier and Hermann Helms.

doublebruce

Super photo

chalaco

Jose Raul Capablanca, el mejor jugador latinoamericano de todos los tiempos.

Bonita foto, gracias.

 

goldendog

If batgirl doesn't mind, now might be a good time to expose the newer members to the Greatest Chess Photos thread.

You're likely to find a few pics of your favorite players in there, and they may even be new to you.

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/greatest-chess-photos

batgirl

This is the C.H.Y.P. Trophy -

pattrik

Is it me or is that trophy lopsided?

mnag

Interesting that Napier and Helms were "referees" at this collegiate tournament. I didn't notice a year mentioned, was it 1910?

batgirl

1906 - it was the 15th annual tournament. The results up to that time were:
1892 - Columbia
1893 - Columbia
1894 - Harvard
1895 - Harvard
1896 - Harvard
1897 - Harvard
1898 - Harvard
1899 - Harvard
1900 - Columbia
1901 - Yale
1902 - Columbia
1903 - Harvard
1904 - Harvard
1905 - Harvard
1906 - Columbia