Pacific Daily News from Agana Heights, Guam • 19

PACIFIC DAILV NEWS WEDNESDAY1 JULY' 5 1972-PAGE 19' Moire L0 A Not A Pawn In The Game Pacific JUurs ntertainment I (AP IN AN earlier contest Boris Spassky (L) and Bobby Fischer met in Germany Wirephoto) Combined From i Daily News Wires i NEW YORK -Chess ace Bobby Fischer lured out of seclusion by a British bankers offer to double the World Championship prize money finally flew to Iceland just hours before the start of his match with the Soviet Boris Spassky Avoiding newsmen at Kennedy International Airport Fischer accompanied by three associates was 'driven directly onto the runway and boarded Icelandic Airways Flight 202 through a rear door Fischer unsmiling and wearing red slacks and a blue blazer got on the plane shortly after 9 pm New York time Monday (noon yesterday in Guam) more than an hour and a half after the flight was scheduled to take off The Icelandic DC8 arrived at in Reykavik just hours before match i The sponsors of the World Chess Championship had rejected Bobby demand for more money to meet Russian titleholder Boris Spassky Fischer had until noon Tuesday to show up or forfeit the match With the match in danger of collapse a British banker Jim Slater anxious to see it go on offered to pour the equivalent in pounds sterling of $130000 into the pot in hopes of enticing the 29-year-old American grandmaster to Iceland 1 The Russians from Spassky here in Iceland to the Soviet Chess Federation in Moscow protested the fact that the World ChesS Federation-FIDE-granted a postponement of appearance until Tuesday The match had been scheduled to start Sunday The day saw these developments: -The six-man board of the Icelandic Chess Federation sponsors of the 24-game match' rejected demands for 30 per cent of the gate receipts This would amount to considerable sums for both Fischer and Spassky beeause the match could last as long as two months Under present terms for the match the winner is to receive $78125 and the loser $46875 In addition each would receive 30 per cent of the income from sales of television and photographic rights i -In London investment banker James Slater announced that he would pour 50000 pounds into the kitty At the official rate of exchange this amounts to $130000 He proposed that the winner receive $156000 and the loser the remainder Another alternative Slater said would add the entire $130000 to the cut making it a total of $208125 like chess and have played it for said Slater want to see this match if Fischer does not go to -Iceland many will be disappointed -The Soviet Chess Federation issuing a protest in Moscow declared that on the basis of what Fischer has already clone-failed to appear for the scheduled start of the match on Sunday-he merits am 95 per cent sure he will come before Gudmundur Thorarinsson President of the Icelandic Chess Federation said then added a note of caution: of course with Fischer you never know You know he was at the airport in New York once but never got on the Fischer had been stalling and forced the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to postpone the start of the 24-game match from Sunday until a move which was sharply criticized by Soviet chess authorities Slater said he was prepared to double the prize sum to get Fischer to Reykjavik to play the match Dr Max Guwe President of FIDE said he had not heard of reported acceptance of the new offer Dr Euwe also expressed some fears over what Spassky might do if Fischer turns up two days late Spassky earlier yesterday issued a statement in which he said he had never given FIDE any permission to postpone the game Guam's talented guitarists invite you tonight to the Galaidi Room for a relaxing evening of fun music and song THEgliam continental ppoudly pResents Firaeisiis and OEao Sombrero Sunset Hour All Drinks Half Price 5:30 6:30 Hill! tkiujli rtlllT DIRECTLY FROM MEXICO OPEHIHG PERFORMANCE guam hilton.