Price (C.) beat Murdoch (Y.), Evans Gambit opening.
Score: Columbia, 7; Harvard, 7; Princeton, 3; Yale, 3.
With the score a tie the final round on New Year's Day was very interesting. Harvard won one game and tied the second, while Princeton won one and lost one. Ross of Columbia won his game from Elmer of Princeton and Columbia was for the time in the lead. Price, however, lost to Seymour of Princeton, while Ryder won and Southard played a draw. This gave the Harvard players a lead of a half point. The result of the final round was:
Ross (C.) beat Elmer (P.)
Ryder (H.) beat Murdoch (Y.), Muzio Gambit opening.
Seymour, (P.) beat Price (C.), Giuoco Piano opening.
Southard (H.) tied Arnstein (Y.), Vienna opening.
The final score was:
Harvard. Columbia. Princeton. Yale. Won.
Harvard, 0 3 2.5 3 8.5
Columbia, 1 0 3 4 8
Princeton 1.5 1 0 1.5 4
Yale, 1 0 2.5 0 3.5
Lost, 3.5 4 8 8.5
The individual score was:
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