ACourier-Post, Camden, New Jersey, Thursday, December 05, 1957
Bobby Fischer is going to play in the U.S. Championship after all, and not going to England to participate in the annual Hastings tournament.
The youthful American open champion had promised to go to Hastings some months before the year-end dates were set for the U.S. Championship, which conflict with the English event. Having promised, he felt obliged to honor his commitment. However, that familiar bugaboo of American chess—lack of funds—reared its head. With money to travel to England unavailable, Bobby instead has agreed to play in our own tournament.
