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DEAR SIR,
At a Meeting
of Representatives of North of England Chess-players, held on Saturday, August
20th, 1892, at the Grand Restaurant, Boar Lane, Leeds, I was requested by
representatives of 27 clubs to express the desire of the players of the
North of England to contest a match with the players of the South of
England, many of whom are known by reputation though not in person to North
countrymen, and to issue to you (and others) as the representative of a
prominent South of England organization a challenge to contest such a
match.
We are of
opinion that the teams should consist of not less than 50 players a-side,
nor more than 100; that Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, or Leamington
would be a suitable place for the match (the choice of the aforesaid places
to rest with your side); and that in the event of the acceptance of our
challenge it would be convenient that your side should fix upon three dates
and allow us time to decide upon the most suitable; and that professional
players should not be eligible as members of either team; and for the
purposes of this match we suggest that the players of the following
counties shall be considered as eligible to contest on behalf of the
North:- Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire,
Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Rutland,
Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Westmoreland, Worcestershire, and
Yorkshire. I am also requested to forward a copy of this challenge to
the chess press of the South of England.
Hoping you
will exert your influence with your Southern colleagues to make
arrangements for a match which would undoubtedly be the cynosure of the
eyes of the whole chess world, and which we anticipate as a most pleasant
meeting.
Yours
truly,
I. M. BROWN, Hon. Sec.
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