ANew York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, November 07, 1957
Chess Entries Listed
Bisguier, Reshevsky Among 14 in U.S. Title Event
Maurice J. Kasper, chairman of the joint committee arranging for the United States championship, which has been coupled this year with the Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy competition, Dec. 17-Jan. 8, last night released the list of competitors.
The list of fourteen players includes Arthur B. Bisguier, defending champion; Samuel Reshevsky, five-time holder of the title, and Bobby Fischer, 14-year-old national open champion. The Frank J. Marshall trophy will also go to the winner.
Financed by the American Chess Foundation, the thirteen rounds will be contested at the Manhattan Chess Club.
The other players are Hans Berliner, Washington, and Robert Byrne, Arnold S. Denker, Larry Evans, Arthur Feuerstein, George Kramer, William Lombardy, Edmar Mednis, Herbert Seidman, James T. Sherwin and Abe Turner, all of New York.
