A Jerome Discovery (Part 5)

It seems that after the following exchange, either the chess columnist for The Literary Digest or Alonzo Wheeler Jerome himself lost interest in further discussion of the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) as no further mention of the Consultation Game appears in subsequent issues.

From the July 28, 1900 issue of The Literary Digest [descriptive notation changed to algebraic notation]

The Jerome Gambit

Consultation Game

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.0-0 Ng4 8.h3 Bd6 9.f4 h5

Mr. Jerome suggests White's 9th move instead of e5, and writes: "This looks like a sure move for White." Black has, in reply, two moves: ...Nh6, saving the piece, or ...h5. We prefer the latter, as it is evident that Black [sic: it should read White] can not play hxg4.