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Wed July 19, 1 972, j.3f.Cxumtiirr-Page 35 Opinions expressed by Kxaminer columnist do not necessarily reflect the views of 'I he Kxaminer. (JKLN AM) UKAK IT Dick Nolan Power and the Moola Sydney j. Harris The 2 Chess Games When Jioss Fitsimmoris of the called on President Nixon at. San Cie-meiite he might well have loll he was I 1 1 1 1 Wff S7 pablanca a lion vnaul, Alekluue a morosp alcoholic, Eiiwc a prim schoolteacher, a mechanical man. And Fischer gives the impression that he would be just as satisfied (or as disgruntled) to he the world's bowling champion.

At its Inchest level, chess, like all good names, whether tennis or bridge or poker, is psychological combat. All the top tennis players have roughly I he same nil's of stroke production; all the leading card players are equally proficient in technique; all the tournament chess players know every opening, gambit, trap, ami all their variations. It is the boldness, the imagination, the playing on nerves, that eventually decides the contest. The essential human factors ol character and temperament make the ultimate diflereuce. Pay and allowances for Ihe circle members ranged from a mere SIlTill for nue tin dee on tin- fringe, to i Aside from Ihe fringe the rales ran in no'case less than and were generally in the rill III III) thousand groupings.

'Ihe command group had its own pnvam airplane under a wilh yet to be paid on it. Fitsimmons acceded to a residence provided and stalled out of union funds, and also to a Lincoln limousine. iFour of the top vice presidents get Cadillac limousines billed to Teamsters GHQ; the remainder ol this thread ol gold would have bo traced through Teamsters locals everywhere which is neither my purpose today nor iu ii'iiiiig ambition, lor mat mailer 1 I' olteu wonder how the average voter pictures such a meeting the hardworking laboring man. his brow bespangled with beads of honest sweat, shyly wiping Ins hand on his pants pocket before shaking the hand of The Great Man in The While House'' "We truck drivers and helpers are all for jou, Mister President, sir!" Fitsimmons is actually better oil Hum the President in most important and holds somewhat more control over the vitals of the nation. Whatever contact he may have wilh the business seat, ot a trail er rig is remote indeed.

For FilzsimmuiM the truck driver 'and other miscellaneous units) exists as the subject of what the union imposes, in those words, as "the per capita tax." The gold and power that are provided by union dues are heaped al. his feet. 1 "I don't know what brand they u'iC, but smoke-filled rooms sure smell peculiar since all this youth participation in polities'" There are two names culled chess, really one is the name lhal persists the popular imagination, and the other is the name that, is played by experts over the hoard. The tirsl name is tedious, ahslru.se and mathematical, presided oer hy Olympian nreyheards with prodinious memories, inli-nite patience, and the uncanny ability to project a dozen moves ahead. The second name the real one Is well -paced, plasmatic as a military campaign, and far more a mailer of temperament than of.

theory. Its devotees are as diverse as any other random group ol people, including Idiots and geniuses, inallie-maticHl marvels and men who could scarcely total up a n'ocer's bill the same way twice. Some chess musters can remember every combination made in the I last 1 England) Tournament of while others cannot recall which opening they played yesterday. Some experts can play opponents blindfolded; others not even one. Some champions can anticipate a dozen complex variations; others see only two or three moves ahead.

A MOREOVER, CHESS IS primarily a game of youth more than of age. Hobby Fischer is only the latest in a long line ol boy prodigies, including the other great American, Morphy, who when he was (j beat his father in his first game, and the immortal Capablanca, who was champion of Cuba at the age of 12. Past middle age, most players lack the stamina for tournament competition; every reigning champion in the last 100 years has been ignomi-iously dethroned by a much younger man. Most of all, chess is not an "intellectual" game, as it is generally considered to be in the United States. Some of the finest players have been cultured men, but more have been boors or freaks who.

away from the chessboard, could scarcely lie their own shoelaces or cross the street without assistance. Chess ability, indeed, is muchon the order of having perfect pitch related to nothing else in the total personality. The dozen greatest players of the last century have had practically nothing in common except their exquisite mastery of the hoard: Sleinitz was a pedant. I.asker an artist, a- Bob Considimi Tilt S. Tilt: GAME that is viewed by the observer is not the name that the contestants are playing.

They are operating al a level above technique, aiming to exploit a personal weakness more than a technical delect: to move the opponent into an area where his sell confidence weakens and his particular flaw is exposed, to relentless attack. This flaw may be vanity, or timidity, or rashness, or anger, or arrogance but it is always, at this level, a psychological one. This is what Smvslow, the world's champion in UMill, alluded to when asked who was his most dangerous opponent. "In chess, as in life, a man is his own most danneroiis opponent." Donne and Dostoievsky would have applauded that answer. Actually and legally, there was no "official" world's chess champion until 1943 hen, two years after the death of Alek-hine, who was generally acknowledged to be the greatest living player, the formal chess championship of the world was inaugurated.

Until then, "champions" had been crowned by acclamation; some of them reigning, like Sleinitz or I.asker, for a quarter-century; most of them reluctant to give an up-and-coming contender the opportunity to meet them fairly face-to-face. Fischer's complaint, though expressed in less gentlemanly tones than most, is by no means singular in (he devious world of chess, where Talleyrand and Metternich would have felt coml'ortablv at home. BFSIDLS TIIK OBVIOI political spec ulation inherent in Holla's release (nun prison, there is at least one other interesting aspect to the enthusiasm of the union duels ior Nixon. 'I our loreign pol icy in the Middle Fast. The Israeli ambassador to the Ciuled Slates made il perhaps a little too clear, from a diplomatic standpoint, that he preferred almost anybody over the Democratic nominee.

Sen. McGovern. There was the suspicion that when McGovern said "peace'' he meant "peace," which alarmed the ambassador more than somewhat. Following the unseemly meddling in our national politics. American Zionists took it up pretty big for Hubert Humphrey and.

along wilh Humphrey supporters found that not even the most desperate measures could deny McGovern Hi" nomination. The Zionist aspect in the Teamsters I n-ion is reflected in their balance sheet. Among the union assets is in State ol Israel bonds. A sound investment. 011 past experience, yet rarely are Israeli bonds ONLY an investment; Israeli bonds are vigorously sold, and (hey are sold in big blocs to and by important power sources.

Locally, as a loot note, the inveslmenis ol Teamsters Local tiali last year inchidi yi another $20. in State of Israel bonds on a balance showing the union borrowing twice that much from Hibernia. Rudy Tham, an Alioto-Ren Swig ally, is Local R. boss. il's Land Thai Supports Gianls "Don't worry about us in 1973." Horace Stonernan told a surviving San Francisco Giants fan.

"We'll still be in there punchin', despite these bad attendances, getting rid of Willie Mays, and other things." "How?" the old FA asked, "By selling some real estate." Horace pledged. FRANK ITTZSIMMONS succeeded James R. Holla as General President 01 The Teamsters on June 2. Will when Ho'-fa voluntarily gave up the post in a complicated internal rearrangement following Holla's release from jail. Democrat Robert Kennedy put Holla in jail; the Nixon administration let him out.

Nevertheless, on his parole it was published that Holla will receive a ear lor life, as president-emeritus of the union. Fitsimmons was on the payroll in for $111,741 in salary. $27157 in allowances. in expenses, for something over $118,000 in thhe coin of the realm, As a side note on the family nature of Ihe union business in those laroiien strata. Mrs.

Josephine Holla was on the payroll also for some $29,000. while Richard Fitz-simmons was on the tab as a special organizer" at some The top inner circle, represented in fewer than 15 vice presidents and three trustees, accounted for close to $1 million in pay. allowances and expenses among them, including the llolfa-Fitsimmons lion's share. AI.I. I FA VOI! of contributing to a fund to buy U.S.

Chess Master Hobby Fischer a 1-way ticket to the moon, sav "ave!" Sidney Mar "alius SL II A FUND, I'd guess, would be filled lung before Sen. George McGovern raises that $25. 000. MO he asked for during his acceptance address at Miami lieach. Fischer has made the mythical Fgly American look like Frank Merriwell in the eyes of millions al home and abroad.

His money-grubbing, spoiled-bral deportment probably has persuaded countless peoples of foreign lands that he is typical of this land. Brezhnev should pin a medal on Boris Spassky. the champ, for having done more to endear Russia to the world than anything since the invention of borschf. The New Umler-2l Laws Examiner Booh Forum Vvasn I fiean Lady Who IF "MOVIK CZAR" Jack Valcnti continues to profess that he has control over the industry, his approval of Warner Brothers' "Fortnoy's Complaint" is more than suflicient cause for his impeachment. NEW YORK The lower majority-age laws enacted in about one-fourth of the states so far and under consideration in many others, will affect you and your children in some unexpected and significant ways.

Most people think of these new laws mainly as reducing the voting age. Actually they also lower the age to in most cases, from the present 21 1 in which youngsters can enter into contracts, including contracts to buy cars and other expensive ilems. In some states, although not all. the new laws also reduce to 18 the age that young people can marry without parental consent. This change affects mostly boys but in some states, girls too.

13 in some states. Several states that recently reduced the majority age for voting and for entering into contracts still withheld the light to buy beer and liquor under 21. Like the lower drinking ages, some of the other new "rights" may seem less than beneficial to many parents. In several stales and New Jersey, for example 18 year olds now can bet at racetracks. In Michigan, youngsters now can get pistol permits at IS.

But perhaps the most far-reaching and potentially troublesome of the new "rights" for 18 yeai' olds is the right to enter into contracts. In discussing the new law in that state, the Michigan Attorney General. Frank .1. Kelley said, "The youth of Michigan have come into their own." As far as I'm concerned, so have some hard-sell used-car dealers. Even under the previous ago-21 laws, young people often have been the main victims of high-pressure dealers.

Guy Wright is on vacation. LINDSAY says that he'll help the ticket but New York City comes first. At that rate, he won't, be ready to help the l'J7fi ticket. Till; MS'S SHIKLFY MacLAlNK and Bella Ahzug nearly came to blows during one off-camera altercation al the Democratic convention. Cooler heads prevailed, alas.

Students of boxing will rate this near-miss with another natural match that never took place: Jack Dempsey vs. Harry Wills. TRUSTS ESTABLISHED for children also are affected. And the present alcohol-purchase age hich had been 21 in most states not New Yorki is reduced to "PKI'SIDKNT NIXON says he stayed up late to watch Sen. George McGovern accept the Democratic presidential nomination." Associated l'ress.

Must have been pretty tame fare for him. after watching the John Wavne mov ie. Seagram's YO. Canadian. THE I ST I A I OF RALPH NADFR.

by Thomas Whiteside (Arbor House, lleoiewed bj Hub Warden In the days when Ralph Nader was puking around General Motors, one Daniel Boone (not the Daniel Boone all children know and love 1 was the head of general litigation al GM and Isileen Murphy was law librarian. Now reporter Thomas Whiteside tells us that, according to Eileen Murphy, Daniel Boone said two little words "recall them" hich could be very important in the annals of corporate accountability. For "recall them" referred to the much-litigated Chevrolet Corvair. 11 lawyer Boone said that, it means that while he was parading engineers before various courts to testify that the Corvairs were safe, he apparently had such serious doubts that he thought GM ought to pull them all hack. We cannot ask Boone about it, because he died of cerebral thrombosis on Jan.

11. 15. two weeks alter he rolled over in a Corvair at the GM proving grounds. Meanwhile, Nader was writing, going on TV and holding sensational conferences, charging that the Corvair was unsafe, the GM executives knew it was unsale. And this gets us to Eileen Murphy again Whiteside says she asked Richard G.

Dan-ner. a Washington lawyer, about Nader's sex hie: "if it's girls, who are they'1 II no! girls, may l.te hoys, Danner in turn, we learn, told Vincent Gillen. a private investigator: "theyiGMi want to get something, somewhere, on this guy to get him out of their hair, and to shut him up Gdlen taped all his conversations with Danner. and the tapes came in handy when things got a little hut. GM President James M.

Roche, for instance, prepared a statement for a Senate subcommittee that was looking into the aftair. "It is a very, very clever statement." a subcommittee luwyir told Gillen the night before Roche was to testily. "They've dumped the whole thing on you. Vince." Here, then, are accusations that a car kills people because it lacks stability on curves, rolls over easily and leaks poisonous exhaust fumes into Ihe passenger compartment. And here is the world's largest industrial corporation hiring private sleuths who try to find out if Ralph Nader is guy.

"Let's not locus on Miss Murphy, hoever she is," said Sen. Robert Kennedy a member of the subcommittee investigating the GM investigation of Ralph Nader. In fact, never during the Senate inquirv was Eileen Murphy called, yet she hired the investigators to find out about Nader's sex life. At one point. Sen.

Kennedy even relerred to her as "poor old Miss Murphy' So the job of questioning Miss Murphy fell by delaiilt to author Whiteside, who lound her retired as a result of illness "I really, in a way, enjoyed what he 1 Nader 1 was doing." Whiteside quotes her as saying. "I'd say, "keep il up. baby or "keep it up, Ralphie baby!" but at another pom'. she said, "I used to go around saying. I wish that bastard's lather had never met his mother!" Miss Murphy, however, declined to.di-ciiss many things she might have Jecn grilled on at a Senate hearing, and White side asked her why she hadn't been called to testily.

"That's an interesting question." In quotes her as saying. "I was never told I wouldn't testily. But I was never jue pared Whiteside say Ibis is significant 111 light ol "the rather elaborate legal preparation that counsel for a corporation ciistomiirilv gives witnesses due to appear holoie con gressioiuil committees or courts." In other words, was the Senate a Whitewash" GM know Miss Mm pic. wouldn't be Is that why she wfcsii'i est For people who want the that life has to offer, i I KFF.P THINKING that the spooks of the Democratic Party's old guard must have been hanging around Miami Beach wondering hat in thunder bad happened to the party of Jelferson, Jackson, Wilson. Roosevelt and Kennedy.

The ghosts must have been puzzled by an announcement from Flamingo that the Gay Liberation Front would hold a "Kiss-in Al TIIK HAIM'Y ARRIOR ol the convention surely was Ted Kennedy. During the scheduled love feast ol 'the final night, his was the only genuine smile on the platform Those of Humphrey. Muskie and "Scoop" Jackson were made of plastic. Teddy's was real, and lor good reason. To his relief, he had found it easy irathertlum seditious! to turn down McGov ern's offer lor the No.

2 spot. He had been granted a reprieve until In which time a new generation of Democrats will think Chappaquiddick was Sitting Bull's mu le. Very Canadian. Veryriht. Scajjnuu's Coffin's Needle winstf c.

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