The following article was printed near the end of the Lasker-
Steinitz match in 1894. For those of you who are not familiar
with this world championship match, it was split into three
parts in three different cities - New York, Philadelphia, and
Montreal. In Montreal, the moves were transmitted by telegraph
from the playing site (the Cosmopoltain Club) to the newspaper office.
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By the way, Lasker won the match 12-7.
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From the _Montreal Star_, Wed. May 23, 1894:
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<center>     "At the _Star_ Window"
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"A larger number of chess enthusiasts than usual thronged the
sidewalk and roadway in front of the STAR window yesterday
afternoon to watch the progress of the match, as bulletined on the
STAR's large chess board, and it required the united efforts of
several policemen to keep a passage clear for pedestrians.
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In the evening the crowd was still larger, and despite the efforts
of the festive shad fly and the gay policemen, they remained on the
sidewalk to the detriment of the passing pedestrians, who were
obliged to walk in the road.
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Here and there among the crowd, might be seen an enthusiast holding
forth on the merits of his favorite's moves, and showing how, in a
few more, he could force his opponent to resign, but the players
generally disappointed these gentlemen by making some other move.
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When the news arrived that Steinitz wished to have the game called
draw, the Laskerians were positive that their favorite was going to
win. But a few minutes later the players adjourned and the crowd
dwindled away.
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One of the peculiar features of the exhibition is the anger exhibited
by the crowd when a false move is made. They do not seem to realize
that even the officials who are admitted to the little room where the
masters play are fallible, and that the telegraph records their
errors as faithfully as the other information they impart."
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Other news itmes on the same page included National Baseball League
scores (Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 6; St. Louis 6, Louisville 4; Boston 3
New York 2), details about an upcoming baseball game between Farnham
(Quebec) and St. Alban's (Vermont), the Invicta and Ottawa cricket
match, the Aylmer Boating Club, junior lacrosse. Non-sports items
included building lots for sale, and legal notices.