In 1898, the talk of the nation’s chess scene was Harry Nelson Pillsbury. That year, Milwaukee players formed the Pillsbury Chess Club. On January 8^th of the following year The Man Himself came to town, giving a 25-board simul at the Deutcher Club which was featured in the Feb 1899 issue of American Chess Magazine (page 340).

In the story of the event, the players are given as: Hans Bruening, Dr E Kovats, D C Rogers, Dr A J Schweichler, T Foelkel, C Kramer, Dr A J Puls, Albert Walber, Gustav Reuss, Julius Frank, W Smith, G Hebjen, H Steunke, O S Gumpert, P Toepfer, Alex Weidring, S Singer, H Conrad, A M Patitz, Gerhard Patitz, Arthur Selle, L Frank, F P Adler, and Auguest Warnicke.

Of the 25 boards, Pillbury lost to Hans Bruening and drew with D C Rogers, winning all the rest.

Later that evening, he gave a 4-board blindfold simul. The players were Bruening, Rogers, Frank and Gumpert. Bruening and Rogers succeeded in drawing their games with the Great Man.

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