ACalgary Herald Calgary, Alberta, Alberta, Canada Friday, April 28, 1972 - Page 3
Australia Offers To Be Host For Chess Match
Melbourne (Reuter) — Australia has made a $133,000 offer to stage the world chess championship between title-holder Boris Spassky of Russia and American challenger Bobby Fischer, it was announced tonight.
The president of the Victorian Chess Association, J. Englander, said that James Mason of Eltham, a Melbourne suburb, had agreed to put up the money to sponsor the match.
“A cable has already been sent to the president of the International Chess Federation, Max Euwe, in Amsterdam informing him that we have the sponsorship and that we wish to stage the title,” Englander said.
“We expected a reply in the next week or so.”
In New York, the executive director of the United States Chess Federation expressed interest in the Australian offer, but said the ultimate choice would rest with the players.
