AThe Miami Herald Miami, Florida Saturday, January 08, 1972 - Page 114
A Cheque-Mate For Bobby
It is written that “cricket is a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented to give themselves some conception of eternity.”
These words come to mind at the flap in Moscow over the alleged mercenary tendencies of U.S. chess master Bobby Fischer. The Russians say that Bobby won't meet their champ for the world's checkmate crown unless some city pays them enough to perform.
One bid is in — Belgrade's — and we're at a loss to understand why. Chess probably was invented in India, where the people have some time on their hands. There and everywhere it's a game of great skill, but it's awfully slow going.
What the TV rights worth at $20,000 and upwards a minute? Not much, we'd say, unless that is the price for mass treatment of insomnia.
