January 16 1938
Evening star, Washington, District of Columbia, Sunday, January 16, 1938
A Golden Opportunity
YEA, the opportunity of your lifetime. The privilege of sitting across a chessboard in simultaneous play against the great chess grandmaster, Dr. Emanuel Lasker, world champion from 1894-1920, the oldest and probably the shrewdest of the living ex-world chess champions—Capablanca, Euwe and Lasker.
Col. George P. Northrop, chess columnist for the Newark Evening News, describes Dr. Lasker as “one of the greatest thinkers and writers of the day on chess, contract bridge and one of the foremost professors of mathematics.”
Dr. Lasker has arrived from Europe, visited Chicago and now is lecturing and exhibiting his marvelous chess skill in New York City.
The local Metropolitan Chess Association has been advised that Dr. Lasker will be available for an exhibition in Washington probably the latter part of this week, but prompt action must be taken, for the grandmaster may embark for Europe very soon.
To bring Dr. Lasker to the Nation's Capital will entail a maximum expense of only $125.
Would you like to be an exclusive patron of such an event? It was 30 years ago that the then-world champion played here.
In all probability he never will be so near as to consider a proposal to visit again the Nation's Capital.
Under the auspices of the Metropolitan Chess Association, Parkside Hotel, you may reserve today a chess table for the fee of $5. Only 25 tables will be offered.
Write at once and reserve your table, enclosing check, and if by Wednesday the total amount of $125 has been subscribed, Dr. Lasker will be called on long-distance telephone and arrangements made pronto.
After Wednesday we make no commitment, for the deadline will be passed.
If you would like to be a “spectator” at this event write the Metropolitan Chess Association, Parkside Hotel, today and enclose $1 for spectator's patron ticket.
Among the chess fans of Washington are Senators, Ambassadors, ranking Government officials and many well-to-do chess enthusiasts.
In the past one or two local men have subscribed the fund essential to bringing a world champion here.
Here is the opportunity of your lifetime. The privilege of having played the redoubtable Emanuel Lasker, for 26 years the acknowledged and undefeated chess champion of the world, and the greatest author among the living world champions.
Write now. Don't delay.
It is probable that Edward Lasker, chess expert, will also accompany Dr. Lasker and the two exhibit the Chinese game of “go.”
