AApril 11 1915
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, April 11, 1915
TO OPEN CHESS TOURNEY
Frank I. Cohen Chosen Master of Ceremonies.
Arrangements for the forthcoming chess masters tournament, beginning on April 19, are so far complete that the management has secured the speaker who will officiate prior to the opening round to be played at the rooms of the Manhattan Chess Club.
This will be Frank I. Cohen, R.B.S., ex-Mayor of Glasgow, who came to this city nearly two years ago, met, and married an American “lassie,” forthwith interrupted his world's tour, sent his resignation to Scotland and settled down here.
Ex-Mayor Cohen is an accomplished and witty afternoon speaker and is already quite a familiar figure at New York social functions. He attended the recent annual dinner of the Manhattan Chess Club and was on the list of speakers. For fourteen years Mr. Cohen served the City of Glasgow in the capacity of Councilor, Convener, Magistrate and, finally, “master of all works,” which in Scotland is the equivalent of Mayor. During his term of office the City of Glasgow encouraged tournaments at chess as well as checkers.
Mr. Cohen beamed when The Eagle reporter mentioned to him the subject of association football. This of all games was the closest to his heart. He himself, in fact, has played as center forward for prominent teams in his younger days. His great delight even now is to watch a game between first-class elevens. It is his intention to attend the cup tie final of the United States Football Association. As an expert in municipal affairs, Mr. Cohen finds plenty to occupy him here, and his services are much in demand.
April 22 1915
CHESS MASTERS OFF ON THREE WEEKS' GRIND
With Capablanca and Marshall showing the way, the eight experts in the chess masters tournament are playing their third round at the Hotel Grenoble, in Manhattan, today. In the photograph herewith, showing the opening of the congress, the following well known players and enthusiasts appear: Seated in front (left to right) J. R. Capablanca, Eduard Lasker, J. Bernstein, F. J. Marshall. Seated in rear (left to right) A. Kupchik, O. Chajes, A. B. Hodges, E. Michelsen. Standing (left to right) G. Koehler, R. J. Brown, L. Rosen, F. P. Beynon, John L. Clark, Hermann Helms, Frank I. Cohen, Julius Finn, Hartwig Cassel, W. M. de Visser, A. Martinez, Frank Rice Marshall, Mrs. F. J. Marshall. (Courtesy of Pathe News.)
