Letter to Walter Penn Shipley from Walter Russell

[Joseph] Walter Russell (1849-1931) signed

Verlag: Self written, London, 1908

Beschreibung

2 page letter signed (ALS) concerning the Anglo-American match and fixing its 1908 date and naming James Mortimer as the Umpire for America in London. In Russel's bold hand on the stationery of the famous City of London Chess Club to Walter Penn Shipley. Joseph Walter Russell was the secretary of the City of London Chess Club from 1895 to 1930. He was prejudiced against foreigners, and did not allow any foreigners to join the London chess club. There were many naturalized Germans that had been British citizens since boyhood, but to Russell, everything German was tainted and he purged the club of all naturalized Germans. Among them was the club s president, Herman Eschwege. He was in his 80s and had been a member for over 50 years. When he was expelled, he changed his will, in which he would have left the club with a large sum of money. Walter Penn Shipley was crucial to the development of chess in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His contributions were very great. He organized correspondence chess in the United States in the 1890s, became a talented player and dangerous opponent, and a friend and support of world champions and contenders. He served as the treasurer of the Franklin chess club in Philadelphia and later as the club's president at the height of it power and prestige. Condition: In very good condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers C4073

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Letter to Walter Penn Shipley from Walter ...

Verlag: Self written, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1908

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Very Good