AApril 18 1896
The Standard Union, Brooklyn, New York, Saturday, April 18, 1896
MR. BARRY'S EXHIBITION.
John F. Barry, the Boston chess expert whose skillful playing in the cable chess match with England gave the victory to America, is one of the coterie of young Americans, headed by Harry N. Pillsbury, who have risen to prominence in chess in the past few years. Mr. Barry has not had the opportunity to show to what extent his powers is over the board play, compared with Mr. Pillsbury in the past year or two, but before Pillsbury left Boston there was not a great difference between them. Mr. Pillsbury has steadily maintained that his fellow-townsman would compare favorably in chess strength with any of the New York experts, and the playing of Mr. Barry in the cable match, as well as in the correspondence match between Boston and Brooklyn, indicates that the estimate is none too high.
Mr. Barry has been invited by the Brooklyn C. C. to visit this city to give an exhibition of simultaneous playing, and to-night will contest fourteen games, some of which will be managed by two or more consulting players. Games will commence at 8 P. M. The clubrooms will be open to the public without cards of admission.
