The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, August 24, 1958
Bobby Fischer Not Competing in 1958 U.S. Open at Rochester, Minn.
Bobby Fischer was unable to defend his U.S. Open title this year at Rochester, Minn., because of a previous engagement in the 1958 FIDE Interzonal tournament at Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Fischer and James Sherwin are representing the United States of America in this penultimate link in the challenger's chain. Sherwin replaced Reshevsky who originally qualified and later withdrew.
Despite the absence of Fischer, Sherwin and Reshevsky (among others) the Rochester Open drew a strong and distinguished field. Although such renowned masters as Larry Evans, Arthur Bisguier, Donald Byrne, Robert Steinmeyer and Robert Byrne competed the 1958 Open was won by outsider Eldis Cobo-Arteaga.