1920
JAN.
MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at YPSILANTI.
W.T. COOPER
WINS TITLE.
FEB???
ST. PETERSBURG "TOURIST TY" at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.
A.M.
TUTTLE WINS TOURNEY.
FEB??? NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at CENTRAL CITY.
JOE BOYD WINS TITLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TOURNEY SINCE
1916.
FEB???
16TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
J.
A. BUCHANAN WINS TITLE.
2/22-23
BOSTON CHECKER CLUB MEET at BOSTON .
JAMES
J. LANNIN TOURNEY WON BY L.S. HEAD. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER
MONTHLY VOL. I #6-8, 1921.
6/1
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
LOUIS
GINSBERG VS. W.E. DAVIS 2-0-6 DRAWS at CATASAUQUA, PA.
GAMES
PUBLISHED IN "CHECKER CLASSICS", 1922, BY
ERROLL
SMITH.
6/20
PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ALLENTOWN.
H.B.
REYNOLDS WINS TITLE. G.H. KEARNS RUNNER UP. A.P. SCHMUTZ THIRD PLACE. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN "CHECKER CLASSICS", 1922, BY
ERROLL SMITH.
SUMMER
??? SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
C.M.
ROBINSON WINS TITLE.
8/8-15
4th AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at CEDAR POINT, OH. PLAYED ON THE 2-MOVE RESTRICTION.
JOHN
HORR , AFTER COMING WITHIN ONE HALF POINT OF BEING RELEGATED TO THE MINORS, WINS TITLE.
OCT. FIRST ISSUE OF MANSON TEETZEL'S "AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY", THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION.
12/25-CHRISTMAS
WEEK OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
A.F.
SAULSBERRY WINS TITLE.
12/27-29
WEST VIRGINIA STATE TOURNAMENT at HUNTINGTON.
DR.
C. W. WARNOCK WINS TITLE.
12/28-29
11th VERMONT STATE TOURNAMENT at MONTPELIER.
DAVID
STEPHENS WINS TITLE.
DATE???
MONTANA STATE TOURNAMENT at HELENA.
JOSEPH
CANNING RETAINS TITLE.
DATE???
DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at ???
ANGUS
CRAWFORD WINS TITLE.
DATE???
AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE.
HUGH
EGAN WINS TITLE.
1921
1/1
MASSACHUSETTS STATE CHECKER ASSOCIATION FORMED AT BOSTON. A STATE TOURNAMENT WAS HELD. W.E. DAVIS WINS TITLE.
1/1
OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT at SPRINGFIELD, OH.
ASA
LONG (16 YEARS OLD) WINS TITLE. LONG'S WINNING
GAMES
FROM THE FINALS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. I # 5 FEB. 1921.
1/1-2/???
1st CONNECTICUT STATE CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at BRIDGEPORT.
FRANK
McCLELLAN WINS TITLE.
JAN.
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
H.B.
REYNOLDS VS. LOUIS GINSBERG 4-2-13 DRAWS at ERIE, PA. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. I #5 FEB, 1921
1/1-3
MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
FRED
O'MELAY WINS TITLE.
1/3-6
KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.
WALTER
L.SMITH WINS TITLE.
1/18-20
IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT at DES MOINES.
WILLIAM F.
B. CLEVENGER WINS TITLE FOR THE FIFTH TIME.
FEB???
17TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
W.
RODGERS WINS TITLE.
FEB.
MAINE STATE TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY
GOULD WINS TITLE.
FEB.
ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO.
JOHN HOWE
JR. WINS TITLE.
2/8
NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at CENTRAL CITY.
WILLIAM
FLEMING WINS TITLE.
2/19
MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.
JOHN STILES
WINS TITLE.
2/22-23 BOSTON
CHECKER CLUB MEET at BOSTON.
VICTOR
TOWNSEND WINS JOSEPH J. LANNIN TOURNEY.
BOSTON
TEAM DEFEATS ALL NEW ENGLAND TEAM 97-96-69.
2/22-23
NORTH DAKOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at WILLISTON.
JOHN MEYER
WINS TITLE.
FEB.
ST. PETERSBURG "TOURIST TY" at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.
B.P.
LAYNG WINS TOURNEY.
FEB.
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
JESSE
B. HANSON VS. JOHN DOUGHERTY 4-2-13 DRAWS at LOS ANGELES
FEB.
"BANES CUP " TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO, IL.
GEORGE
TANNER WINS TOURNEY AND TROPHY.
FEB.
EXHIBITION MATCHES.
NEWELL BANKS VS. V. TOWNSEND 0-0-10 DRAWS at BOSTON, MASS.
NEWELL
BANKS VS. E.C. WATERHOUSE 2-0-8 DRAWS at BOSTON, MASS.
BELOW, NEWELL BANKS PREPARING FOR HIS UPCOMING MATCH WITH ROBERT STEWART, IN PRACTICE WITH A.J. HEFFNER. IMAGE
CIRCA SPRING 1921.
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2/27
DEATH OF HENRY DARIUS ("H.D.") LYMAN at NEW YORK CITY. (BORN 1852.) AUTHOR OF "LYMAN'S PROBLEM BOOK".
3/1- STAKE
MATCH.
LOUIS
GINSBERG VS. L.M. LEWIS 3-2-25 DRAWS at CHICAGO, IL.
MARCH
H.B. REYNOLDS TOURS MID-WESTERN AMERICA.
AT
CHICAGO;
VS.
G. TANNER 8-0-10 DRAWS.
VS. J.
OLSON 5-0-5 DRAWS.
VS.
W.E. THOMAS 2-0-3 DRAWS.
VS.
G. RANDOLPH 5-3-8 DRAWS.
VS.
H. BROWN 4-2-6 DRAWS.
SUBSCRIPTION
MATCH.
L.
GINSBERG VS. H.B. REYNOLDS 5-3-11 DRAWS.
AT
ST. LOUIS, L.M. LEWIS VS. H.B. REYNOLDS 1-0-9 DRAWS.
AT
CLEVELAND J.T. BRADFORD VS. H.B. REYNOLDS 2-1-11 DRAWS.
SPRING
??? LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
F.
KAISER RETAINS TITLE.
EASTER WEEK WELSH ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.
P.
THOMAS RETAINS TITLE.
4/15-16
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
ASA
LONG VS. F. O'MELAY 2-1-7 DRAWS at TOLEDO, OH. WINNING GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. IV, NO. 12 DEC
1924
SPRING
??? WASHINGTON D.C. CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT.
F.E.
POTTS WINS TITLE. FINALS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY , VOL. I, NO. 12-14.
SPRING
??? FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL CHECKER CLUB, ST. PETERSBURG, FL. SHERMAN ROWLES, PRES.
4/28
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT.
WILLIS
HILL, JR. WINS TITLE.
MAY FOUR
10 GAME EXHIBITION MATCHES.
H.B.
REYNOLDS VS. J.T. BRADFORD
#1
1-1-8 DRAWS, # 2 2-1-7 DRAWS, #3 3-1-6 DRAWS, #4 3-2-5 DRAWS,at CLEVELAND,
OH. REYNOLDS WINNING MATCHES 2 ,3 AND 4.
MAY IN AN EDITORIAL, AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY ANNOUNCES A 600 MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION RATE.
5/30
J.T. BRADFORD VS. ASA LONG 3-0-7 DRAWS at TOLEDO, OH
7/4
NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE.
G.C.
ANDERSON WINS TITLE.
7/18-
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
LOUIS
GINSBERG VS. ALFRED JORDAN 3-1-25 DRAWS at CHIGAGO, IL
GAMES
PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL I #13-14, 1921
AUG.
L.M. LEWIS VS. H.B. REYNOLDS 3-3-24 DRAWS at ST. LOUIS.
AUG.
EXHIBITION MATCH
GUY
GARWOOD VS. ASA LONG 1-0-7 DRAWS at CEDAR POINT, OH. ASA LONG LEAVING BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF A SCHEDULED 20 GAME MATCH.
8/9-10
TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
A.S.
MORLEY WINS TITLE.
8/16-17 SOUTHERN
STATES TOURNAMENT at ASHEVILLE, NC.
G.C.
RAYMOND WINS TITLE .
AUG.
L.M. LEWIS VS. ERLE PAYNE 3-2-25 DRAWS at ST. LOUIS.
AUG.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at COLUMBIA.
L.S.
MELLICHAMPE WINS TITLE.
9/1 1st
WISCONSIN STATE TOURNAMENT at MILWAUKEE.
GEORGE
WAREHAM WINS TITLE.
9/3-4
MONTANA STATE TOURNAMENT at GREAT FALLS.
H.H.
LEPPER AND R.R. FRAZIER TIED. PLAY-OFFS LATER DETERMINED HENRY LEPPER AS CHAMPION, WINNING 4-3-9.
9/22
29th TOWN VS. COUNTRY MATCH at MELBOURNE.
MELBOURNE 188,
COUNTRY 77, 63 DRAWS.
10/15-
TEAM MATCH.
4th
ENGLAND VS. WALES INTERNATIONAL MATCH at NEWPORT. WALES 15 WINS, ENGLAND 4 WINS, 14 DRAWS.
11/3-
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
L.M.
LEWIS VS. W.J. NICHOLS 3-1-15 DRAWS at LOS ANGELOS, CA.
11/10
DEATH OF DR. W. B. BANKS , at DETROIT, MI. FORMER MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPION, MATCH PLAYER, AND FATHER OF NEWELL
BANKS.
11/24
NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE.
H.C.
MACNAIR WINS TITLE. THIS WAS THE SECOND STATE TOURNAMENT OF THIS YEAR, THE FIRST HELD IN JULY.
12/19 DEATH
OF HENRY HUTZLER, at CINCINNATI, OH. HE WAS MANY TIMES OHIO STATE CHAMPION. HE WAS ALSO A KNOWN BOOK DEALER,
AND HAD A LIBRARY OF BOOKS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE WORLD.
DEC. GEORGE
BONAR, FORMER SCOTTISH TOURNEY CHAMPION, BEGINS EDITING A COLUMN IN THE COWDENBEATH AND LOCHGELLY TIMES, EFFECTIVELY
ENDING HIS PLANS FOR AN EXHIBITION TOUR AMERICA.
12/27-29
KANSAS CITY "ZONE TOURNAMENT" at KANSAS CITY, MO.
JOE DUFFY
WINS TOURNAMENT. J.B. WORNALL WINS MINOR TOURNEY.
CHRISTMAS
WEEK OKLOHAMA STATE TOURNAMENT at STILLWATER.
LON
EMO WINS TITLE.
DATE???
DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at ???
ANGUS
CRAWFORD WINS TITLE.
DATE???
CHAMPIONSHIP OF VICTORIA TOURNAMENT.
HUGH
EGAN WINS TITLE.
1922
1/1-
KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.
HUGH
McKEAN WINS TITLE.
1/1-
MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at LANSING.
FLOYD
PENNELL WINS WINS TITLE.
10
GAME MATCH.
ASA
LONG VS. FRED O'MELAY 2-0-8 DRAWS.
1/1- 29TH SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW. GEORGE O'CONNOR WINS TITLE.
JAN.
2nd MASSACHUSETTS STATE TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
E.C.
WATERHOUSE WINS TITLE. TEAM MATCH BOSTON 34 VS. ALL-MASSACHUSETTS 39, DRAWN 23.
1/16 DEATH
OF IRVING "TERROR" BROWN, RICHOMND, IND. FORMER CHAMPION OF INDIANA.
1/17-19
IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT at DES MOINES.
ANDREW
ANDERSON WINS TITLE.
1/28-2/11
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
ROBERT
STEWART VS. NEWELL BANKS 2-1-37 DRAWS at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
STEWART
WINS TITLE , PRODUCING AN UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE RETIREMENT OF RICHARD
JORDAN FROM MATCH PLAY IN 1903.
JAN. NEW JERSEY STATE TOURNAMENT
at NEWARK.
16 YEAR OLD CHARLES JOLLY WINS TITLE.
JAN???
18TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
J.
BURNS WINS TITLE.
JAN???
VANCOUVER B.C. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
W.P.
MCINNES WINS TITLE.
FEB.
MAINE STATE TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY
GOULD RETAINS TITLE.
2/14 .
ST. PETERSBURG "TOURIST TY" at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.
MANSON
D. TEETZEL WINS TOURNEY.
2/14-18 NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.
CHAUNCEY LEMEN WINS TITLE.
2/18-19
MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at ST. PAUL.
C.M.
HOLT WINS TITLE.
2/22 BOSTON
CHECKER CLUB MEET at BOSTON.
JOSEPH J. LANIN
TOURNEY WON BY LOUIS GINSBERG. TEAM MATCH BOSTON 107, ALL NEW ENGLAND 98, DRAWN 69.
2/22-23 NORTH DAKOTA STATE TOURNAMENT
at JAMESTOWN.
A. BJERKNESS
WINS TITLE.
2/22 ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT
at AURORA.
S.S. "SUNSET" BELL WINS TITLE.
2/22 INDIANA
STATE TOURNAMENT at INDIANAPOLIS.
HERBERT BROWN WINS TITLE.
FEB??? LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at LONDON.
FRANCIS TESCHELEIT WINS TITLE.
3/26 1st WISCONSIN
STATE TOURNAMENT at RACINE.
HARRY MOORE WINS TITLE.
EASTER WEEK
DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT FOR ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP at TORENTON.
ANGUS CRAWFORD WINS TITLE.
EASTER
WEEK MONTREAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. J.K. BLYTH WINS TITLE.
SPRING AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT at SYDNEY.
HUGH EGAN WINS TITLE.
4/19
WELLS MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
LOUIS GINSBERG
WINS TOURNEY.
4/27,5/6 NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.
DANTE SMITH WINS TITLE.
5/30
OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT at TOLEDO, OH.
ASA
LONG RETAINS TITLE . RUNNER-UP MIKE LIEBER .
5/30
10 GAME "HANDICAP MATCH".
(THE
HANDICAP BEING THAT KETCHUM WAS ALLOWED TO PICK THE OPENINGS)
PRESTON
KETCHUM VS. L. M. LEWIS 2-0-7 DRAWS at RACINE, WI.
7/4
NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at MAXTON.
C.M.
ROBINSON WINS TITLE.
AUG.
SALT LAKE CITY MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
LUCY
SMITH VS. JUNIUS SMITH 1-0-9 DRAWS at SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
LUCY
SMITH WINS TITLE.
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AUG. WEST VIRGINIA STATE TOURNAMENT at CLARKSBURG. DR. EARL H. BRANNON WINS TITLE.
8/3-4
GEORGIA STATE TOURNAMENT at MACON.
18
YEAR OLD DAVID WEINTRAUB WINS TITLE.
8/7
CEDAR POINT (OHIO) OUTING WEEK .
ASA
LONG WINS TOURNEY, RUNNER-UP MIKE LIEBER
ALSO
STAGED, A TEN GAME EXHIBITION MATCH
ALF JORDAN VS. ASA LONG 1-0-9 DRAWS. GAMES PUBLISHED
IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL II. NO. 8 AUG. 1922.
ONE
WEEK LATER ALF JORDAN VS. ASA LONG 3-0-7 DRAWS
IN
A TEN GAME SIMULTANEOUS PACING MATCH at TOLEDO, OH.
8/8-10
TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
C.M.
PETERS WINS TITLE.
8/12-20
CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP
ANGUS
CRAWFORD VS. W. MCINNIS 6-1-13 DRAWS at VANCOUVER.
CRAWFORD
RETAINS TITLE.
8/15-16
SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at COLUMBIA, N.C.
G.C.
RAYMOND REPEATS AS SOUTHERN TOURNEY CHAMPION.
9/3-5
MONTANA STATE TOURNAMENT at HELENA.
HENRY
LEPPER RETAINS TITLE.
SEPT.
GIANT CHECKER TOURNAMENT at MT. ARLINGTON, NJ.
LOUIS
GINSBERG WINS TOURNEY, PLAYED ON A GIANT SIZED BOARD AT THE HOTEL ALAMAC.
9/4- CHICAGO
ACA "ZONE" TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO.
JOE
DUFFY WINS TOURNEY, AND BECOMES DELEGATE FOR US NATIONAL TOURNEY IN BOSTON.
9/29-30
MICHIGAN ACA "ZONE" TOURNAMENT at LANSING.
FRED O'MELAY WINS TOURNEY, AND BECOMES DELEGATE FOR US NATIONAL TOUENEY IN BOSTON.
10/12-23
5TH AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
ASA
LONG , 18 YEARS OLD, WINS AMERICAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
PRIOR TO THE START OF THE TOURNEY, A MOTION WAS QUICKLY PASSED TO ELIMINATE THE BARRED OPENINGS. AS A RESULT,
DEFENDING AMERICAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPION JOHN
HORR WALKED OUT IN PROTEST.
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10/24 EXHIBITION MATCH
ASA LONG VS.
ALFRED JORDAN 0-0-6 DRAWS at THE FITCHBURG STATION, BOSTON,
MASS.
10/25 EXHIBITION
GAMES PLAYED ON THE KELSO CROSS
ALFRED JORDAN
VS. ASA LONG 1-0-1 DRAW at SPRINGFIELD, MASS
SELECT GAMES
FROM THESE EXHIBITIONS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. II, NO. 11 NOV. 1922
OCT.
STAKE MATCH.
L.M.
LEWIS VS. W. DAVIS 5-1-15 DRAWS at BOSTON, MASS. AFTER THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER
MONTHLY VOL II NO. 11, NOV. 1922
OCT.
EXHIBITION MATCH.
ASA
LONG VS. TOM O'GRADY 2-0-4 DRAWS at ROCHESTER CHECKER CLUB, NY.
NOV.
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
J.B.
HANSON VS. A. P. SCHMUTZ 2-1-8 DRAWS (SCHMUTZ GIVEN 1 GAME LEAD AT START) at PHILADELPHIA, PA. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED
IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL II NO. 12 DEC. 1922
12/25-
OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.
W.A.
CRAIG WINS TITLE.
12/25-
CHRISTMAS WEEK MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at LANSING.
FLOYD
PENNELL RETAINS WINS TITLE.
12/27-28
VERMONT STATE TOURNAMENT at MONTPELIER.
W.C. HOAG
WINS TITLE.
1923
1/1- WELLS MEMORIAL CLUB MASTERS' TOURNAMENT at BOSTON, MASS.
E.C. WATERHOUSE WINS TOURNEY.
1/1-
KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.
GEORGE
CLARK WINS TITLE. FINALS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. II, NO. 12-VOL. III, NO. 1.
JAN.
STAKE MATCH.
SAM
GONOTSKY VS. CHARLES JOLLY 4-3-5 DRAWS at ???
GAMES
PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOL. I NO.1, AUGUST,
1923.
JAN.
SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at EDINBURGH.
A.B.
SCOTT WINS TITLE.
JAN.
THE OPENING ROUND OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY CORRESPONDENCE TOURNAMENT NO. 1, BILLED AS BEING FOR THE CORRESPONDENCE CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA,
BEGINS.
THIS
TOURNEY LASTED TWO YEARS, AND WAS WON BY ANDERS BJERKNESS, OF PARK RIVER, N.D.
HE
HAD FINISHED ALL BUT FIVE OF HIS GAMES, THEN PASSED AWAY. THESE GAMES WERE ADJUDICATED BY ALF JORDAN, AND BJERKNESS WAS
AWARDED THE TITLE POST- HUMOUSLY
1/15
IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT at DES MOINES.
W.F.B. CLEVENGER
RETAINS TITLE.
1/16
FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW YORK CHECKER AND WHIST CLUB, A.B. HODGES PRESIDENT. THE FIRST CHECKERS CLUB IN NEW YORK FOR MANY
YEARS.
JAN-FEB???
19TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
J.
BURNS RETAINS TITLE.
FEB. ST. PETERSBURG (FL) TOURNAMENT.
CLASS
A WON BY ALF JORDAN, CLASS B WON BY C.A. CUMMING.
FEB???
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
FRANCIS
TESCHELEIT WINS TITLE.
FEB.
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
JESSE
B. HANSON VS. L.M. LEWIS 0-0-20 DRAWS at CHICAGO, IL. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL III NO. 3, MAR 1923, AND VOL III NO.
5, MAY 1923 , AND MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOL I NO.1, AUG NO.3 OCT 1923
2/6-20 1st MANITOBA CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at WINNIPEG.
G.H.
COLLIN WINS TITLE AND TROPHY.
2/19-23
25th NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at FAIRMONT.
GEORGE
GROSVENOR WINS TITLE.
2/22
ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO.
JOSEPH
SCOTT WINS TITLE.
2/22
BOSTON CHECKER CLUB TOURNAMENT.
JAMES
J. LANNIN TOURNAMENT WON BY E.C. WATERHOUSE.
2/22
2nd WISCONSIN STATE TOURNAMENT at MILWAUKEE.
HARRY
MOORE RETAINS TITLE.
2/22
9th NORTH DAKOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at JAMESTOWN.
JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.
2/22
1st WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.
ARTHUR
GREEN WINS TITLE.
SPRING
??? BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
HUGH
CAIRNEY WINS TITLE.
4/1-
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SHEFFIELD.
T. GOLDSBORO
WINS TITLE.
4/2-
DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at HAMILTON, ONT.
W.
GIBSON WINS TITLE.
4/19
WELLS CLUB MASTERS TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
HERB
MORRALL WINS TOURNEY.
4/26,
5/19 NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.
JOSEPH
W. HILL WINS TITLE.
5/2
DEATH OF EDWARD B. HANES. HE HAD CONTRIBUTED A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON "THE LITERATURE OF CHECKERS", PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN
CHECKER MONTHLY, AND HAD A LIBRARY OF BOOKS CONSIDERED THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT THE TIME. HIS LIBRARY WAS BEQUEATHED TO THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF PROVIDENCE, RI US, WHERE IT REMAINS TODAY.http://www.provlib.org/resources/books/special/special.html
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5/30
OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT at COLUMBUS .
MIKE LIEBER WINS TITLE. SELECT
GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL III, NO.3-4, MAR-APRIL, 1923 (A SINGLE ISSUE)
7/29
GIANT CHECKER TOURNAMENT at MT. ARLINGTON, NJ.
JOHN
LANGAN WINS TOURNAMENT, PLAYED ON A GIANT SIZED BOARD AT THE HOTEL ALAMAC.
7/29
CHICAGO MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
PRESTON
KETCHUM WINS TOURNEY.
8/1-2
GEORGIA STATE TOURNAMENT at LAGRANGE.
TWO FINALISTS , PROF. B.F. PICKETT AND DAVID WEINTRAUB, AGREED TO PLAY FINALS AT A LATER DATE.
8/12-18
CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK at CEDAR POINT, OH.
CEDAR POINT
TOURNEY WON BY ALEX CAMERON. FINALS GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOL I, NO. 4, NOVE., 1923.
30 GAME EXHIBITION
MATCH
MIKE LIEBER
VS. R.D. BANKS 1-1-6. MATCH TERMINATED WHEN BUSINESS CALLED BANKS BACK TO CHICAGO.
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AUG.
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
AALF
JORDAN VS. L.M. LEWIS 0-0-20 at KANSAS CITY.
GAMES
PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL III, NO. 9, SEPT. AND NO. 10, OCT. 1923
8/5-16
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
MATCHING
THE TWO MOST RECENT AMERICAN TOURNEY WINNERS.
JOHN
HORR VS. ASA LONG 4-1-33 DRAWS at DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
MATCH
PLAYED WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE BARRED OPENINGS BEING BALLOTED ON THE 5TH, 10TH, 15TH ,20TH BALLOTS.
8/15-16
SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at SPARTANBURG, S.C.
F.B.
FISHBURNE WINS TITLE.
SEPT.
STAKE MATCH
CHARLES
JOLLY VS, JOHN LANGAN, 6-0-5 DRAWS at ROSEVILLE, NJ.
9/27
PROVIDENCE , R.I. CHECKER CLUB ORGANIZED .CHARLES TUPPER NAMED CHAIRMAN
FALL
20 GAME MATCH.
JESSE B. HANSON
VS. PETER DORAN 3-0-??? DRAWS at SEATTLE.
FALL
??? DEATH OF JAMES DYKES, FORMER MATCH CHAMPION OF CANADA
11/11 OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY. A.F. SAULSBERRY WINS TITLE.
"It sure is....and I have a ten spot that says I am alot luckier
than you!"
"SUNSET" BELL, WHEN ASKED BY A REPORTER DURING AN EXHIBITION
IF CHECKERS IS A GAME OF LUCK.
1924
THE
FIRST SUCCESSFUL CHECKER ASSOCIATION IN PENNSYLVANIA IS FORMED.
1/1-
SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.
GEORGE
O. O'CONNOR WINS TITLE.
1/14-
DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at TORONTO.
HAROLD
FISHER WINS TITLE.
1/5-6
BROOKLYN MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
SAM
GONOTSKY WINS TOURNEY.
JAN. IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT at DES MOINES.
ANDREW ANDERSON WINS TITLE.
JAN-FEB.??? 20TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
JOHN CAMPBELL WINS TITLE.
JAN.
THE OPENING ROUND OF AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY CORRESPONDENCE TOURNEY NO.2, BILLED AS BEING FOR THE CORRESPONDENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
OF AMERICA, BEGINS. JOHN MEYER OF PINGREE, N.D., WINS THE TITLE.
2/12-
ST. PETERSBURG (FL) "TOURIST TY".
J.
B. WORNALL WINS TOURNEY.
IT WAS
VOTED TO HAVE A SEPARATE TOURNEY FOR MASTER PLAYERS AND ONLY TWO MASTER PLAYERS ATTENDED. THUS, A MATCH WAS
SCHEDULED.
ALF
JORDAN VS. H.O. NEWCOMB 4-0-16 DRAWS. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL IV NO.2, FEB 1924.
2/27- SUBSCRIPTION
MATCH
NEWELL BANKS VS. ALF JORDAN 1-0-9 DRAWS at ST. PETERSBURG, FL. GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST, VOL. II NO. 4, APRIL 1924, AND AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY
VOL. IV, NO. 3 MARCH 1924.
MAR.
AS REPORTED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST, BETWEEN 2500-3000 (!!) PLAYERS ENTERED A CITYWIDE TOURNEY SPONSORED BY THE DETROIT
RECREATION DEPT.
4/6-
THREE WAY EXHIBITION MATCH.
L.T.
DEBEARN (MICHIGAN ST. CHAMP)VS. H. FISHER (CANADIAN CHAMP )VS. M. LIEBER (OHIO ST. CHAMP) at DETROIT.
M.LIEBER
VS. H. FISHER 1-0-3 DRAWS, M.LIEBER VS. L.T. DEBEARN 1-0-3 DRAWS, L.T. DEBEARN V. H. FISHER 3-1-2 DRAWS. SELECT GAMES
PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST, VOL. II, NO. 3, MAY 1924.
APR.
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
TOWNSEND
VS. J. B. HANSON 2-1-11 DRAWS at LOS ANGELES, CA.
4/9- STAKE
MATCH.
S.S. BELL VS. SAUL WESLOW 8-3-25 DRAWS at BOSTON, MASS. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOL. II, NO. 5, MAY 1924.
4/21-29
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE .
HUGH
EGAN RETAINS TITLE.
4/26
DEATH OF WILLIE BRYDEN, AT GOVAN, AGED 76. WINNER OF FIRST SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNEY.
4/29-5/14
6TH AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at NEW YORK CITY, NY.
SAM
"THE GREAT" GONOTSKY WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN CHAMPION.
THE HUFF WAS VOTED OUT OF THE PLAYING RULES FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. AT THE TY MEETING E.H.
GREENE RETIRES AS ACA PRESIDENT, AND M. STEINBERG IS ELECTED NEW ACA PRESIDENT. IN ATTENDANCE WAS EDWIN YATES, BROTHER OF FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT YATES.
5/30 OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT at COLUMBUS,
OH
MIKE
LIEBER RETAINS TITLE
JUNE
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH
ALF
JORDAN VS. L.M. LEWIS 0-0-12 at CAMBRIDGE, OH. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL IV, NO.7, JULY 1924
7/4 NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT
at LOWELL.
THIS TOURNEY WAS COMPLETED LATER ON JULY 22ND AT WINSTON SALEM, WITH
HARRY ANDERSON DEFEATING C.L. MURPHY IN THE FINALS.
JUNE ENGLISH NATIONALTOURNAMENT at
LONDON.
SAM COHEN WINS THE TITLE AT THE AGE OF 18 -
THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO WIN THIS EVENT AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT.
JULY
J.G. FINLEY GIVES A PRELIMINARY LIST TO THE ROSEVILLE N.J. WEEKLY CITIZEN OF THE AMERICAN TEAM FOR THE UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL
MATCH, WHICH INCLUDES HEFFNER, GONOTSKY, BANKS, HORR, JORDAN, GINSBERG, LONG, DOSSET, HANSON, AND L.S. HEAD.
8/4-
CEDAR POINT TOURNAMENT.
GUY
GARWOOD WINS TOURNEY.
SELECT
8TH, 9TH AND FINAL ROUND GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOL II, NO. 9, SEPT. 1924
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8/10
DEATH OF HUGH McKEAN, SALT LAKE CITY, UT.
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8/12-14
SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE, NC.
ED SCHEIDT WINS
TITLE OF SOUTHERN TOURNEY CHAMPION.
NOV.
VOL. 1 , NO. 1 ISSUE OF "THE DRAUGHTS REVIEW", OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ENGLISH AND WELSH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATIONS.
9/17
DEATH OF WILLIAM SCOTT, LONDON. A FORMER LONDON CHAMPION.
11/22
EXHIBITION MATCH.
E.C.
WATERHOUSE VS. J. SHEFFIELD 2-1-5 DRAWS at PROVIDENCE, RI.
11/22 SUBSCRIPTION
MATCH.
ALF JORDAN VS.
MIKE LIEBER 2-1-5 DRAWS at DETROIT. GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST, VOL. III, NO. 1 , JAN 1925.
READ J.G. FINLEY'S ACCOUNT BELOW, CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE
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CHRISTMAS WEEK NORTH OF IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at BELFAST.
D. M'CULLOUGH WINS TITLE..
CHRISTMAS WEEK OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT at COLOMBUS,OH.
MIKE LIEBER RETAINS TITLE.
SELECT GAMES OF THE FINALS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY
VOL IV NO. 12, DEC 1924 , MORRIS SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOLIII, NO.2 FEB 1925.
12/27-1/11
MISSOURI MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
T.
PATTERSON VS. D.D. PASCHELL 6-5-12 DRAWS at ST. LOUIS.
PATTERSON
WINS TITLE.
1925
1/1
NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
E.W.
WATERHOUSE WINS TITLE.
1/1
BROOKLYN MASTERS TOURNAMENT
.
SAM GONOTSKY WINS TOURNEY. FINALS PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS
CHECKERIST, VOL III, NO. 3, MARCH 1925.
1/1-
SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at ABERDEEN.
JOHN
CAMPBELL WINS TITLE.
GAMES
PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW , VOL. I, NO. 11-
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1/1-
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ABERDEEN.
JOHN CAMPBELL
VS HENRY CHRISTIE 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.
1/1-
INDIANA STATE TOURNAMENT at INDIANAPOLIS.
HERBERT
BROWN RETAINS TITLE.
1/1-12 IST
NEW ENGLAND STATE TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
EDWIN C. WATERHOUSE VS WILLARD
E. DAVIS 2-1-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.
WATERHOUSE WINS TITLE.
1/2
DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at TORONTO.
JOHN
BALLANTINE DEFEATS ANGUS CRAWFORD IN FINAL TO WIN TITLE.
SELECT
FINALS GAMES PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. I NO. 5 MARCH 1925.
JAN.
CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
GEORGE
H. IRWIN VS. W.S. EDGAR 5-1-7 DRAWS.
ANGUS CRAWFORD WAS ALREADY THE RECOGNIZED CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPION.
1/6-8
KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at IOLA, KS.
MERLE
M. MEEK WINS TITLE. FINALS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL V, NO. 1 JAN 1925.
JAN.
TAMPA (FLA) CHECKER CLUB ORGANIZED J. FOSTER SEC.
1/20-22
IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DES MOINES.
W.F.B
CLEVENGER WINS TITLE FOR THE 6TH TIME.
FEB.
ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO.
PRESTON
KETCHUM WINS TITLE.
FEB.
LOS ANGELOS TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELOS, CA.
JOHN DOUGHTERY WINS TITLE.
FEB.
TORONTO CITY TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.
JOSEPH
BROWN WINS TITLE.
FEB.
STAKE MATCH
PETER
DORAN VS. W.J. NICHOLS 3-3-14 DRAWS at LOS ANGELOS, CA.
FEB.
MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at LANSING.
FLOYD
PENELL WINS TITLE.
2/7
DEATH OF ROBERT M'CULLOCH, RICCARTON, AGE 88. PUBLISHER OF M'CULLOCH'S GUIDE, AND A NOTABLE PLAYER IN THE LATE 1800'S.
2/10- ST. PETERSBURG (FL) TOURNAMENT.
ALF JORDAN WINS MASTER TOURNEY. OSCAR APPLE WINS TOURIST TOURNEY.
2/16-
NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at OSCEOLA.
JOE STANTON WINS TITLE.
2/19-20 NORTH DAKOTA ANNUAL TOURNAMENT at BISMARCK.
JOHN MEYER RETAINS TITLE.
2/22
WESTERN MASSUCHUSETTS TOURNAMENT at SPRINGFIELD.
HERBERT
SMITH WINS TITLE.
2/22
3RD WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.
O.M. KELT WINS
TITLE.
2/28-
STAKE MATCH
SAMUEL
COHEN VS. DR. H. J. FRICKER 6-0-9 DRAWS at LONDON, FRICKER GIVING COHEN A ONE GAME LEAD IN A 30 GAME MATCH, WHICH FRICKER
RESIGNED AFTER THE FOURTEENTH GAME.
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MARCH
STAKE MATCH.
RAY
GOULD VS. VIC MONTERIO 3-2-15 DRAWS at CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
4/10-13 MICHIGAN
STATE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
EDWARD
EBERT VS. FLOYD PENNELL 5-2-8 DRAWS at GRAND RAPIDS.
EBERT
WINS TITLE.
SELECT
ENDINGS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL V, NO. 4, APRIL 1925.
4/11- 6th INTERNATIONAL MATCH
ENGLAND VS. SCOTLAND 31-20-111 DRAWS at MANCHESTER.
SELECT ENDINGS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. I, NO. 7 MAY 1925.
4/13
10th WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEWPORT.
J.
REES WINS TITLE.
4/19
WELLS CLUB MASTERS' TOURNAMENT at BOSTON, MASS. FINALS PLAYED ON 5/9. E.C. WATERHOUSE
WINS TITLE.
SELECT GAMES
PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOL III, NO.6, JUNE 1925.
4/23-5/9 NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.
ERNEST G. HALL WINS TITLE, DEFEATING SIXTEEN YEAR OLD MAURICE HAMMER IN THE FINALS,
2-1-1 DRAW.
4/28 A COLORADO STATE CHECKER ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED.
APRIL
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEW PLYMOUTH.
D.
CALDERWOOD WINS TITLE.
MAY
FINAL OF YORKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.
T.
BIGGS VS S. WILLIAMS 2-0-1 DRAW.
5/16-17
STAKE MATCH.
WILLIE
RYAN VS. HERMAN RUDOLPH 4-2-6 DRAWS at WILKES-BARRE, PA.
SELECT
GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST, VOL. III, NO.10, OCTOBER, 1925.
SPRING
??? 21ST GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
ALEXANDER
BAIN DEFEATS P. SWEENEY IN FINAL TO WIN THE TITLE.
SPRING
??? AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
HUGH
EGAN WINS TITLE.
SPRING
??? BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
DAVID
JEFFREY WINS TITLE.
JUNE
STAKE MATCH.
GEORGE
RUDOLPH VS. CHARLES HOLLOW 2-1-7 DRAWS at DETROIT. GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST, VOL III, NO. 8, AUGUST 1925.
6/1-
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH, 2-MOVE RESTRICTION.
SAM
GONOTSKY VS. LOUIS GINSBERG 2-0-28 DRAWS at BROOKLYN.
6/1
TEAM MATCH
SOUTH
ENGLAND VS. NORTH ENGLAND 19-16-20
DRAWS at LEICESTER.
SUMMER
??? MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MANITOBA.
G.H.
COLLIN WINS TITLE.
6/21
DEATH OF ERLE H. PAYNE, OF KANSAS, FORMER STATE CHAMPION OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS.
6/2-16
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
SAM
COHEN, AGED 19, DOESN'T ENTER IN ORDER TO GIVE OTHER PLAYERS A CHANCE!
H.
J. FRICKER VS F.J. KAISER IN FINAL 1-0-7 DRAWS.
FRICKER
WINS TITLE.
SELECT
GAMES PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL. I, NO. 8, JUNE 1925.
6/22-26
STAKE MATCH.
H.
B. REYNOLDS VS. E. C. WATERHOUSE 6-1-19 DRAWS at BOSTON, MASS. THIS MATCH WAS ALSO CONSIDERED AS A US INTERNATIONAL TEAM MATCH QUALIFIER.
7/8- STAKE
MATCH.
WILLIE
RYAN VS. SAUL WESLOW 4-3-13 DRAWS at BOSTON. SELECT ENDINGS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL.V , NO.8, AUGUST 1925.
7/14
A CALIFORNIA STATE CHECKER ASSOCIATION IS ORGANIZED.
7/15-18 FIRST CALIFORNIA STATE TOURNAMENT at LONG BEACH, CA.
SOLOMON JERUCHEMSON, 16 YEARS OLD, WINS TITLE OF CALIFORNIA STATE CHECKERS
CHAMPION.
7/20-25
CALIFORNIA TOURIST TOURNAMENT at LONG BEACH,
CA.
H.L. LECLERE WINS TOURNEY.
7/21 NORTH
CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE. EDWARD SCHEIDT WINS TITLE.
7/27-31 CALIFORNIA
STATE 11-MAN BALLOT TOURNAMENT at LONG BEACH, CA.
JULIUS D'ORIO WINS TOURNEY.
JULY
13th TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
CALEB
CHUMBLEY WINS TITLE.
JULY AFTER
EIGHT YEARS, THE FINALS OF THE ENGLISH PROMOTED "BRYANT'S CORRESPONDENCE TOURNEY" END WITH F.F. SMITH AND R. REID SHARING
THE PRIZE MONEY AFTER A DRAWN 4 GAME MATCH.
8/3-10 CEDAR POINT MASTERS TOURNAMENT at CEDAR POINT. MIKE LIEBER WINS MASTER TOURNEY. GEORGE O'BRIEN WINS TOURIST TY. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST
VOL. III, NO. 11-VOL. IV,NO. 2.
8/15- SOUTH
CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at SPARTANBURG.
FRED SMITH RETAINS TITLE.
8/18-20 SOUTHERN
STATES TOURNAMENT at SPARTANBURG.
EDWARD
SCHEIDT RETAINS TITLE.
8/29
FINAL OF GLAMORGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J.E. MADDOCKS VS F.J. EVANS
4-3-5 DRAWS.
8/31-9/7
US INTERNATIONAL TEAM QUALIFYING MATCH.
J.
B. HANSON VS. WILLARD DAVIS 4-1-23 DRAWS at ALEXANDRIA BAY.
SUMMER 1ST TEXAS PANHANDLE CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at ???
J.H. MORRIS WINS TOURNEY.
9/15-18
KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at PARSONS, KS.
HARRY
LIEBERMAN WINS TOURNEY.
9/26-
INTERNATIONAL TEAM MATCH
ENGLAND
VS. WALES 19-12-32 DRAWS
at LONDON.
10/1
IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, GROVER RHOADES IS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH THE CRIME OF PLAYING CHECKERS
ON A SUNDAY IN A CITY PARK IN BEAVER CITY NEBRASKA. RHOADES WAS RELEASED WHEN HE PROMISED TO NOT COMMIT THE "CRIME" AGAIN.
10/13
DEATH OF FRANK STEBBINS, BELVIDERE, IL. NOTED PROBLEMIST AND END-GAME ANALYST.
10/5-15
STAKE MATCH.
SAM
COHEN VS. M. BOYLE 6-2-30 DRAWS at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
10/7
DEATH OF CHRISTY MATHEWSON, AGED 45, at SARANAC LAKE, NY.
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10/17
A BRITISH BOARD OF CONTROL, REPRESENTING SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, WALES AND IRELAND, IS ESTABLISHED, WITH THE INTENT OF HANDLING NATIONAL MATTERS CONNECTED
WITH THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS.
12/12
TEAM MATCH.
WELLS
CHECKER CLUB VS. BOSTON CHECKER CLUB . MATCH DRAWN WITH 9 WINS EACH.
12/13
DEATH OF CAPT. FRANCIS B. "FISH" FISHBURNE , GREAT PATRON, ORGANIZER OF THE GAME, AND MANY TIMES
SOUTHERN TOURNEY CHAMPION, at COLUMBIA S.C.
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12/25-CHRISTMAS
WEEK
SAM
HALLMAN VS. ED SCHEIDT 8-3-9 at SPARTANBURG, S.C., IN A CHALLENGE FOR THE SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP.
HALLMAN
WINS TITLE.
12/25-CHRISTMAS
WEEK OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT at CLEVELAND. GUY GARWOOD WINS TITLE.
12/28-29
15th VERMONT STATE TOURNAMENT at MONTPELIER.
WILLIAM GILL WINS TITLE.
1926
1/1-
SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW ,
SCOTLAND.
JOHN
CAMPBELL RETAINS TITLE.
1/1-
US INTERNATIONAL TEAM QUALIFYING MATCH.
MIKE
LIEBER VS. L. M. LEWIS 2-2-8 DRAWS at DETROIT.
LEWIS
FORFEITED THE THIRTY GAME SCHEDULED MATCH DUE TO CONFLICTS WITH HIS BUSINESS SCHEDULE.
1/1-5
US INTERNATIONAL TEAM QUALIFYING MATCH.
HARRY
LIEBERMAN VS. PRESTON KETCHUM 5-2-21 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY , MO. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL.III,
NO. 5, MAY 1927.
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1/1
WELLS CLUB MASTERS TOURNAMENT at BOSTON, MASS.
SAM
GONOTSKY WINS TOURNAMENT.
TEAM
MATCH
WELLS
CLUB 8 WINS, BOSTON CLUB 3 WINS, 11 DRAWS.
1/1-3
MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
CHARLES
HOLLOW WINS TITLE. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST VOL. IV, NO. 7 JULY 1926.
1/1 SOUTHERN
INDIANA TOURNAMENT at BOONVILLE, IN.
GEORGE MEEKS WINS TOURNEY.
1/1 1ST
PENNSYLVANIA STATE TOURNAMENT at SUNBURY, WITH 29 ENTRIES.
GEORGE
RUDOLPH WINS TITLE.
1/1 CHAMPIONSHIP
OF CENTRAL NEW YORK TOURNAMENT.
B.P.
LAYNG WINS TITLE.
1/14
DEATH OF FRANK POTTS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AGE 62. MANY TIMES CHAMPION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND CONTRIBUTOR TO MANY
PERIODICALS.
1/19-26 DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION
TOURNAMENT FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at TORONTO.
G.H. IRWIN WINS TITLE. A JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNEY WAS ALSO HELD, WON BY HARRY BRETT.
1/20-21
26th IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT at WATERLOO.
W.F.B.
CLEVENGER WINS TITLE FOR THE SEVENTH TIME.
1/21-
1st COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP at DENVER.
CHAS.
H. REID WINS TITLE, DEFEATING GEORGE DICK , WHO IN 1883 CONTESTED FOR THE AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP, IN THE FINALS.
JAN.
KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at STAFFORD.
CHARLES
BURLIN VS JOSEPH GROTHER 4-1-3 DRAWS IN FINAL.
BURLIN,
A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, WINS TITLE OF STATE CHAMPION.
JAN
? SCHEDULED MISSOURI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
GEORGE
W. FARLEY AND JUDGE CHARLES W. BRUNN BOTH QUALIFIED FROM THE EARLIER TOURNEY, BUT THE JUDGE RETIRED AS HE WAS UNABLE
TO SPARE THE TIME FROM BUSINESS.
FARLEY
WINS TITLE BY DEFAULT.
JAN. FRIENDLY MATCH
HERMAN RUDOLPH VS. ARCH HENSHALL 5-2-13 DRAWS at ???
JAN
OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
A.F.
SAULSBERRY RETAINS TITLE.
FEB
ST. PETERSBURG TOURNAMENT/SUBSCRIPTION MATCH
SAM
LEVINE VS. WILLIS HILL 8-5-25 DRAWS. THIS MATCH, SPONSORED BY THE ST. PETERSBURG CLUB,WAS A U.S. INTERNATIONAL TEAM MATCH
QUALIFIER. THIS MATCH ALSO SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ANNUAL MASTERS TOURNEY, WHICH WAS NOT HELD THIS YEAR. TOURIST TOURNEY
WON BY B.P. LAYNG.
FEB.
ALFRED JORDAN'S LAST BATTLE at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.
ALFRED
JORDAN VS. H.O. NEWCOMB 1-0-7. SPONSORED BY A LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENCY. ALTHOUGH JORDAN PLAYED SEVERAL MORE EXHIBITIONS, THIS
WAS HIS LAST PURSE/STAKE MATCH. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL VIII, NO. 4, APRIL 1928.
2/3
ARIZONA STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
W.E.
JOHNSON WINS TITLE.
2/15-17
NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at OMAHA.
WILLIAM
FLEMING WINS TITLE.
2/19-20
ILLINOIS DOWN STATE TOURNAMENT at CHAMPAING. H.H. LEWIS WINS TITLE.
2/20-22
ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT at DEKALB.
PRESTON
KETCHUM RETAINS TITLE.
2/21-27
WISCONSIN STATE TOURNAMENT at MILWAUKEE.
OSCAR
SIMONSON WINS TITLE.
2/22
MELVIN BROWN TOURNAMENT at BOSTON, MASS.
SAM GONOTSKY WINS MASTERS TOURNEY. BOSTON CLUB DEFEATS ALL-NEW ENGLAND TEAM, 63-43-30 DRAWS.
2/23-25
NORTH DAKOTA TOURNAMENT at BISMARCK.
JOHN
MEYER RETAINS TITLE.
2/27
AYRSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
A.
CAMPBELL WINS TITLE.
FEB.
COLORADO STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
CHARLES
REID WINS TITLE.
FEB.
INDIANA STATE TOURNAMENT at MUNCIE.
CHARLES TURNER
WINS TITLE.
3/2 EASTERN
CONNECTICUT TOURNAMENT at ???
CARL
HALLEN WINS TOURNAMENT.
3/6-
22ND GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, SCOTLAND.
WILLIAM
MACKIE WINS TITLE.
3/20
TEAM MATCH 15 MEN PER SIDE.
SEATTLE
CHECKER CLUB 26 WINS VS. VANCOUVER B.C. CLUB 24
WINS, 36 DRAWS.
3/20-25
US INTERNATIONAL TEAM QUALIFYING MATCH.
JOHN
T. BRADFORD VS. JOE DUFFY 3-3-24 DRAWS at CHICAGO, IL. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. VII NO.9 , SEPT.
1927.
MARCH
AS REPORTED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, ALF JORDAN DISCOVERS A PRODIGY DURING AN EXHIBITION IN NASHVILLE, TENN. NAMED EDWIN
F. HUNT. THE TWO PLAYED MORE THAN TWENTY GAMES, ALL DRAWN.
MARCH
MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
G.H.
COLLIN WINS TITLE.
MARCH
DETROIT MASTERS TOURNAMENT HELD AT DETROIT CHESS & CHECKER CLUB, WON BY LLOYD DAILEY.
APRIL
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.
DANTE
SMITH WINS TITLE.
SPRING WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PERTH.
A.F. MARSH WINS TITLE.
APRIL-EASTER
WEEK AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ADELAIDE.
HUGH
EGAN RETAINS TITLE.
SPRING
GLAMORGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
C.
POWELL WINS TITLE AND BECOMES HOLDER OF THE McALLISTER CUP.
SPRING
MONMOUTHSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
C.
PROBERT RETAINS TITLE, AND POSSESSION OF THE PARSONS CUP, DEFEATING A.G. HUGGINS IN THE FINALS.
4/5-
11th WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF. DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL.2. NO.5, MAY 1926 MENTIONS THAT F.J. EVANS WON HIS
SEMI-FINAL ROUND, AND WAS TO PLAY THE WINNER OF THOMAS VS. WILLIAMS OR A. HUGGINS, BUT NO FURTHER RESULTS WERE GIVEN.
????
WINS TITLE.
4/5-11 FIRST BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.
THE ENGLISH
DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TOURNEY, BUT MOST OF THE PROMOTIONAL WORK WAS DONE BY THE SHEFFIELD COMMITTEE. ALTHOUGH
THIS WAS A KNOCKOUT TOURNEY, IN WHICH SEVERAL OF THE PRIZE WINNING FAVORITES WERE MATCHED IN THE FIRST ROUND, IT
WAS, BY MOST ACCOUNTS OF THE DAY, A SUCCESSFUL
EVENT.
R.T.
WARD VS JOHN HYND IN FINAL 1-0-7 DRAWS.
WARD
WINS TITLE.
4/5-15
STAKE MATCH.
GEORGE
O'CONNOR VS. SAM COHEN 4-2-33 DRAWS at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
4/19 WELLS MEMORIAL CHECKER CLUB MEET, BOSTON.
SAUL WESLOW WINS BUTLER TOURNAMENT , AFTER
DEFEATING E.C. WATERHOUSE IN THE SEMI-FINALS, 1-0-41(!).
MAY
STAKE MATCH.
MIKE
LIEBER VS. WILLIAM RYAN 4-1-23 DRAWS at DETROIT.
5/1-
US INTERNATIONAL TEAM QUALIFYING MATCH.
TOM O'GRADY
VS. E.C. WATERHOUSE 3-2-25 DRAWS at BOSTON. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY
VOL. VII, NO. 5, MAY 1928.
5/7
DEATH OF ALFRED JORDAN, ONE TIME CLAIMANT TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER. AGED 56, at WASHINGTON,
D.C.
5/15-21
US INTERNATIONAL TEAM QUALIFYING MATCH.
GEORGE
TANNER VS. HERBERT BROWN 4-3-23 DRAWS at CHICAGO. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. VIII, NO.7, JULY
1928.
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SUMMER
14th TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
C.M.
PETERS WINS TITLE.
SUMMER? CORNWALL COUNTY
CHAMPIONSHIP IS RESUMED.
F. J. PENTER WINS TITLE.
JULY.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE.
HARRY
ANDERSON WINS TITLE.
7/6-13
LONG BEACH (CA.) SUMMER TOURISTS' TOURNEY.
J.L.
WILSON WINS TOURNEY.
JULY? SOLOMON JERUCHEMSON
RETAINS THE CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
7/27-28
VERMONT STATE TOURNAMENT at RUTLAND.
H.C.
CAMPBELL WINS TITLE.
8/2-
CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK at CEDAR POINT, OH.
MASTER TOURNEY WON BY MIKE LIEBER, TOURIST TOURNEY WON BY RAYMOND B. McCOY.
8/10-11
SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE, NC.
G.C.
RAYMONDS WINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN STATES TOURNEY CHAMPION.
AUG
2nd TEXAS PANHANDLE CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNEY at AMARILLO, TX. E.M. LINDSAY WINS TOURNEY.
AUG/SEPT.???
DEATH OF M.F. CLOUSER, AGE 76 AT SUSSEX, NJ. HE EDITED A CHECKER COLUMN IN THE NEW YORK WORLD, AND WAS A KNOWN PUBLISHER/PROMOTER.
9/6-
VIRGINIA STATE TOURNAMENT at RICHMOND.
WILLIE
KING WINS TITLE.
9/13-16
KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.
CHARLES
MUNSON WINS TOURNEY. THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S WINNER, HARRY LIEBERMAN ,WAS PRESENT, BUT WAS ASKED TO NOT COMPETE, AND INSTEAD PLAY
THE WINNER A MATCH FOR THE TOURNAMENT TROPHY.(WHICH WAS TO BE SCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE) HE WAS ALSO GIVEN $50.00
TO HOLD A BLINDFOLD EXHIBITION.
TEAM
MATCH MISSOURI 15 WINS VS. KANSAS 11 WINS ,24 DRAWS .
FALL
QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE.
JOHN
T. GRAY WINS TITLE.
FALL
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
SAM
COHEN WINS TITLE.
FALL
ROBERT STEWART, WORLD CHAMPION, ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT COMPETE IN THE COMING INTERNATIONAL MATCH UNLESS THE MATCH IS HELD IN
GREAT BRITAIN.
FALL
MAINE STATE TOURNAMENT at AUBURN.
RAY
GOULD RETAINS TITLE.
10/1
THE PROPOSED MATCH TO SETTLE THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF MISSOURI , BETWEEN TOM PETTERSON, TOURNEY CHAMPION, AND GEORGE FARLEY, MATCH
CHAMPION, IS CANCELLED, PATTERSON RELINQUISHING ALL CLAIMS TO THE TITLE..
OCT
MISSOURI STATE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
GEORGE
FARLEY VS. HENRY LEPPER 6-0-10 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY.
FARLEY
RETAINS TITLE.
NOV
JOE DUFFY RESIGNS HIS POSITION ON THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TEAM, WITH THE STATEMENT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE
ENOUGH TIME TO PROPERLY PREPARE. THE POSITION ON THE TEAM IS AWARDED TO MIKE LIEBER.
12/7-9 TRI-STATE CHECKER TOURNAMENT at MINNEOLA,KS.
CHARLES MUNSON WINS TOURNEY.
12/11 AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EDA IT WAS DECIDED
TO ACCEPT THE OFFER OF A CUP FROM REYNOLDS' ILLUSTRATED NEWS FOR THE BRITISH COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP.
DEC.
??? CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP
G.H.
IRWIN VS. W.J. NICHOLS 4-2-13 DRAWS at ???
CHRISTMAS
WEEK OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP at AKRON. ALEX CAMERON WINS TITLE
CHRISTMAS WEEK OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.
R.W. CLEVENGER WINS TITLE.
1927
JAN
MORRIS-SYSTEMS CHECKERIST, A
CHECKERS/DRAUGHTS
RELATED PERIODICAL, ANNOUNCES IT WILL IMMEDIATELY CEASE
PUBLICATION.
1/1- SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at PERTH.
JOHN
CAMPBELL RETAINS TITLE, HIS THIRD CONSECTUTIVE VICTORY IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
1/1
MICHAGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
MIKE
LIEBER WINS TITLE.
1/1 BROOKLYN
CHECKER CLUB MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
JOHN
T. BRADFORD WINS TOURNEY, DEFEATING SAM GONOTSKY IN THE FINALS 1-0-5 DRAWS. ONE OF THE RARE OCCASIONS THAT GONOTSKY DID NOT
WIN A TOURNEY HE ENTERED.
1/1
PENNSYLVANIA CHECKER ASSN. TOURNAMENT at SUNBURY. A NON-CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. WON BY ARCH HENSHALL, DEFEATING HIS BROTHER
LAWRENCE IN THE FINALS.
1/11- KANSAS
STATE TOURNAMENT at ANTHONY.
CHARLES
MUNSON WINS TITLE.
1/17-22 DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.
WILLIAM T. ALLEN WINS TITLE.
2/8- ST.
PETERSBURG TOURNAMENT.
WILLIAM
RYAN WINS MASTERS TOURNEY. JAMES MARR WINS TOURIST TOURNEY.
2/11-13
ILLINOIS DOWN-STATE TOURNEY at CHAMPAIGN.
HARLAND
RICHARDS WINS TOURNEY.
2/14-15
INDIANA STATE TOURNAMENT at INDIANAPOLIS.
HERBERT
BROWN WINS TITLE.
2/14-18
NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.
BEN
F. DIXON WINS TITLE.
2/16 LINCOLN
DAY TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND, MAINE.
RALPH MAYO WINS TOURNEY.
2/17-18
IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT at WATERLOO.
HENRY
MITCHELL WINS TITLE.
2/19-
WISCONSIN STATE TOURNAMENT at JANESVILLE.
W.S.
PRIBE WINS TITLE.
2/21-22
CALIFORNIA STATE TOURNAMENT at PASADENA.
SOLOMON
JERUCHEMSON RETAINS TITLE. WINNING IT THREE TIMES IN SUCCESSION, HE BECOMES THE PERMANENT HOLDER OF THE LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM
SILVER TROPHY.
2/21-22
TEXAS STATE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP
C.M.
PETERS VS. CALEB CHUMBLEY 8-2-5 DRAWS at DENISON.
2/22 WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS TOURNAMENT at SPRINGFIELD.
WILLIE
BEAURGARD WINS TOURNEY.
2/22 BOSTON
CHECKER CLUB MEET.
VICTOR
TOWNSEND WINS THE MELVIN BROWN TOURNEY.TEAM MATCH BOSTON 38 WINS VS. ALL NEW ENGLAND 32 WINS, 16 DRAWS.
2/22-23 NORTH
DAKOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at JAMESTOWN.
JOHN MEYER RETAINS TITLE.
2/22-25
MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.
J.B.
STILES WINS TITLE.
FEB.
WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.
DAN
DAVIES WINS TITLE.
2/28-3/10
2ND INTERNATIONAL MATCH US VS. GB 96-20-364 at NEW YORK CITY, NY.
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FEB/MARCH
STAKE MATCH
WILLIE RYAN
VS. LEONARD RABIN 4-2-3 DRAWS at NEW YORK, DURING THE GB/US INTERNATIONAL MATCH. IN A SECOND MATCH RYAN AGAIN WAS VICTORIOUS
WITH A SCORE OF 7-5-10 DRAWS.
3/5-
23RD GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
WILLIAM
RODGERS WINS
TITLE.
3/12
AYRSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS
B.
MILLIGAN WINS TITLE. THIS WAS THE COMPLETION OF A TOURNEY THAT BEGAN SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE .
SPRING
BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
S.J. PICKERING
WINS TITLE.
SPRING
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.
DANA
SMITH WINS TITLE.
SPRING
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
J.
V. EARLE WINS TITLE.
SPRING ???
GREATER BRISBANE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J. EVANS WINS
TITLE.
SPRING
MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
G.H.
COLLIN WINS TITLE.
SPRING
VICTORIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J.
BOYLES WINS TITLE.
SPRING
J.A. BOREHAM VS. G.A. BROWN 10-4-11 at ???
SPRING
LANARKSHIRE CUP ANNUAL TOURNAMENT.
JAS. LEES WINS TOURNEY.
SPRING
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
NEWELL
BANKS VS. WILLARD DAVIS 5-1-21 at NEW YORK.
THIS
MATCH WAS PROMOTED BY THE GOWANDA N.Y. CHECKER CLUB. ALTHOUGH NO PRE-PUBLICITY FOR THE MATCH WAS CREATED, THE AMERICAN CHECKER
MONTHLY, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION, REPORTS "WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP WAS
INVOLVED".
SPRING
COLORADO STATE TOURNAMENT at DENVER.
ERWIN
A. BRUHN WINS TITLE.
SPRING
SEATTLE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J.B. WILEY
WINS TITLE.
EASTER
WEEK WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.
F.J.
EVANS WINS TITLE. FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.6, NO. 3, JUNE 1927.
EASTER WEEK
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LEICESTER.
SAM COHEN
VS R.T. WARD (BRITISH CHAMPION) IN FINAL.
COHEN RETAINS
TITLE.
SELECT GAMES
PUBLISHED IN THE DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. 5, NO. 3. MAY 1927
EASTER
WEEK AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LAUNCESTON.
J.
BOYLES WINS TITLE. THIS WAS HIS SECOND CONSECTUTIVE MAJOR SUCCESS OF THE YEAR, HAVING PREVIOUSLY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP
OF VICTORIA . FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW , VOL.3, NO. 8, AUG. 1927
APRIL
EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
S.
THOMSON WINS TITLE. FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.3, NO.5, MAY 1927
APRIL
ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO.
PRESTON KETCHUM
RETAINS TITLE, WINNING THREE YEARS IN A ROW. THIS TOURNEY WAS ALSO FOR THE CHICAGO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP, KETCHUM WINNING
THAT TITLE AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY.
4/16-21
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND.
J.
GARDINER WINS TITLE.
4/30
IN A LETTER PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, MIKE LIEBER ISSUES A CHALLENGE TO ANYONE IN AMERICA (WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF SAM GONOTSKY) FOR A STAKE OF $250.00 FOR A TWENTY OR THIRTY GAME MATCH.
MAY
TIME MAGAZINE EDITORS PUBLISH A STATEMENT THAT READERS VOTED 102-21 AGAINST HAVING A WEEKLY
CHECKER COLUMN
EDITED BY NEWELL BANKS.
5/15
TEAM MATCH.
WELLS
MEMORIAL (BOSTON)13 WINS VS. PROVIDENCE 6 WINS, 5 DRAWS at BOSTON.
JUNE
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J. THORPE
DEFEATS FRANCIS TESCHELEIT IN THE FINALS 2-0-3 DRAWS.
SUMMER
TEAM MATCH .
GLASGOW
VS. EDINBURGH AT GLASGOW. 17 PLAYERS A SIDE, WON BY GLASGOW , 7 WINS, EDINBURGH, 3 WINS, 7 DRAWS. ONE GAME PLAYED AT EACH
BOARD.
SUMMER TEN
GAME PACING MATCH.
J. BOYLES
VS. HUGH EGAN at AUSTRALIA. THIS WAS THE FIRST SUCH MATCH EVER STAGED IN AUSTRALIA, AND WAS WON BY J. BOYLES 3-0-7 DRAWS.
7/19
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at NEWBURY.
SAM
HALLMAN RETAINS TITLE.
7/4-5
NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at BURLINGTON.
GEORGE
ANDERSON WINS TITLE.
AUGUST
CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK.
MIKE LIEBER
WINS MASTERS TOURNEY. MANSON TEETZEL WINS TOURIST TOURNEY.SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY , VOL. VII NO.
7, JULY 1927.
8/9-10
SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at SPARTANBURG, SC.
G.C.
RAYMOND RETAINS TITLE.
8/24-25
GEORGIA STATE TOURNAMENT at DECATUR.
A.S. MITCHELL
WINS TITLE.
8/28
DEATH OF GEORGE DICK, AGE 76, OF WALSENBURG, CO. BORN IN SCOTLAND, HE LATER BECAME A PROMINENT FIGURE IN AMERCAN CHECKERS
IN THE 1880'S. HE ONCE CHALLENGED MATTY PRIEST FOR THE AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH HE LOST.
AUG.
HAVING RECEIVED NO TAKERS ON HIS CHALLENGE TO ANY PLAYER IN AMERICA (BARRING SAM GONOTSKY) , MIKE LIEBER UPS THE STAKES AND
DIRECTLY CHALLENGES EITHER SAM GONOTSKY OR NEWELL BANKS TO A MATCH FOR $500.00, WHICH GONOTSKY IMMEDIATELY ACCEPTS.
9/5
VIRGINIA STATE TOURNAMENT at STAUNTON.
WILLIE KING
RETAINS TITLE.
9/12
FORMATION OF THE AUTO CITY CHECKER CLUB AT DETROIT, MICH. L.T. DeBEARN PRESIDENT.
9/13-16
KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.
CHARLES
MUNSON WINS TOURNEY. TEAM MATCH KANSAS 30 WINS VS. MISSOURI 24 WINS, 48 DRAWS.
FALL
STAKE MATCH.
WILLIAM RYAN
VS. JESSE B. HANSON 4-1- REMAINDER DRAWN at KANSAS CITY.
FALL
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT .
THIS
WAS A 3-PLAYER TOURNEY, WON BY SIGNOR LAVIZZARI OF MILAN, TO DETERMINE A CHALLENGER FOR THE ITALIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
LAVIZZARI THEN WENT TO VERONA TO CHALLENGE CAVALLARI (THE CHAMPION) WHERE 23 GAMES OF A 40 GAME MATCH WERE PLAYED, WITH
THE SCORE 3 WINS EACH AND 17 DRAWS. THE MATCH WAS THEN ADJOURNED, TO BE FINISHED AT A LATER DATE.
OCT.
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH (10 GAME).
JESSE
HANSON VS. GEORGE FARLEY 3-2-6 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY. (FARLEY GIVEN A 1 GAME LEAD) SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER
MONTHLY VOL. VII, NO. 12, DEC. 1927
10/15
7TH SEATTLE (USA) VS. VANCOUVER (CANADA) TEAM MATCH at SEATTLE. 11 PER SIDE, WON BY SEATTLE 40-13-8 DRAWS.
NOV.
MAINE STATE TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY
GOULD WINS TITLE.
11/24-26
PENNSYLVANIA STATE TOURNAMENT at PITTSBURGH. THIS WAS PROMOTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA CHECKER ASSOCIATION AS FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
LAWRENCE
M. LEWIS WINS TITLE.
12/17
DEATH OF THOMAS HARRIGAN OF PITTSBURGH, PA. HE WAS A NOTED PLAYER AND PATRON OF THE GAME FOR MANY YEARS.
12/26-
GLAMORGAN CHAMPIONSHIP at PORTH, RHONDDA, WALES.
H.
TOWNSEND WINS TITLE. FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. 4, NO. 4, APRIL 1928.
12/27-30 NEBRASKA
STATE TOURNAMENT at YORK.
GEORGE GROSVENOR
WINS TITLE.
CHRISTMAS
WEEK OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.
E.H.
GILL WINS TITLE.
CHRISTMAS
WEEK OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT at CAMBRIDGE.
VICTOR JOHNSON
WINS TITLE, DEFEATING ALEX CAMERON IN THE FINALS 5-4-27 DRAWS.
1928
DEC./JAN. ??? CHAMPIONSHIP
OF VICTORIA TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.
HUGH EGAN WINS TITLE.
1/1- MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT
at DETROIT.
NATHAN RUBIN WINS TITLE,DEFEATING FLOYD PENNELL IN THE FINALS , WHICH WERE DELAYED FOR
A WEEK.
1/1 ILLINOIST STATE TOURNAMENT at WYANET.
OSCAR APPLE WINS TITLE.
1/1 BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
HERBERT MORRALL WINS TITLE.
1/1 PITTSBURGH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
LOUIS FREEMAN WINS TITLE.
JAN. KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at WINFILED.
CHARLES MUNSON WINS TITLE.
1/1- 2nd BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW.
WILLIAM KILGOUR WINS TITLE, DEFEATING SAM COHEN IN THE FINALS 1-0-5
DRAWS. DRAUGHTS REVIEW REPORTS THAT THERE WERE AROUND 1400 SPECTATORS DURING THE COURSE OF THE TOURNEY. SELECT ENDINGS PUBLISHED
IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL.4, NO.2 FEB 1928.
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JAN. STAKE MATCH.
SAM GONOTSKY VS. MIKE LIEBER 0-0-40 DRAWS at LONG ISLAND, N.Y.
THIS 40 GAME STRUGGLE MARKED MIKE LIEBER AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF THE ERA. IT WAS ALSO A COFFIN
NAIL FOR THE TWO MOVE RESTRICTION, AND HASTENED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THREE MOVE RESTRICTION, IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT DRAWN
GAMES BETWEEN MASTER PLAYERS.
JAN. 1ST CORRESPONDENCE TOURNAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.
THIS TOURNEY, PROMOTED AND MANAGED BY W.B. RENDALL, TOOK TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE,
AND WAS WON BY D. CALDERWOOD OF HAMILTON, WHO WAS AWARDED THE TITLE OF NEW ZEALAND CORRESPONDENCE
CHAMPION.
JAN. TASMANIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
GEORGE MOODIE WINS TITLE. THIS WAS REPORTED IN THE JAN ISSUE OF "DRAUGHTS REVIEW", BUT THE TOURNAMENT
PROBABLY TOOK PLACE IN NOV/DEC. 1927.
JAN. NEW JERSEY STATE TOURNAMENT at NEWARK.
THOMAS QUINLAN WINS TITLE, DEFEATING J.G. FINLEY IN THE FINALS, 2-0-1 DRAWN.
SELECT FINALS GAMES PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.4, NO.3, MARCH 1928.
1/16 DEATH
OF JAMES HILLHOUSE, AGE 59, AT WINNIPEG.
HILLHOUSE
WAS A TRANSPLANTED SCOTSMAN, WHO SERVED THE SCOTTISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION IN MANY CAPACITIES, INCLUDING AS PRESIDENT. HE ALSO
WAS PRESIDENT OF THE MANITOBA CHECKER ASSOCIATION.
HIS BOOK COLLECTION IS HELD IN THE MITCHELL REFERENCE
LIBRARY IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
1/16-21 DOMINION CHECKER
ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at LONDON, ONT.
TIE : WILLIAM ALLEN, GUY ANDUS, GEORGE IRWIN , BUT ALLEN RETAINS
TITLE.
1/16-17
1ST ARKANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at LITTLE ROCK.
LINWOOD
ROBERTS WINS TITLE.
1/27- MANITOBA
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINNEPEG.
G.H.
COLLIN RETAINS TITLE. SELECT FINALS GAMES
PUBLISHED
IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.4, NO. 5, MAY 1928.
FEB. ST.
PETERSBURG ANNUAL TOURNAMENTS.
MASTERS
TOURNEY WON BY WILLIAM RYAN. SEMI-MASTERS TOURNEY WON BY DAN MACRAE. TOURIST TOURNEY WON BY MELVIN GRIMES.
FEB. DOWN
STATE ILLINOIS TOURNAMENT at DWIGHT.
HARLAND
RICHARDS WINS TOURNEY, HIS SECOND IN SUCCESSION.
FEB. MINNESOTA
STATE TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.
O.A.
HOLT WINS TITLE.
FEB. L.T.
DEBEARN ORGANIZES THE INDUSTRIAL CHECKER LEAGUE OF DETROIT, WHICH INCLUDES TWELVE (!) TEAMS COMPETING IN LEAGUE MATCHES.
FEB. INDIANA
STATE TOURNAMENT at TERRE HAUTE.
HERBERT BROWN RETAINS TITLE.
FEB. CALIFORNIA
STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
SOLOMON
JERUCHEMSON RETAINS TITLE.
FEB. CHICAGO
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
BASIL
CASE WINS TITLE.
FEB. SOUTH
DAKOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at ABERDEEN.
WILLIAM LEMLER WINS TITLE.
FEB.???
COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
B.F.
McGREEVY WINS TITLE.
2/4
YORKSHIRE TOURNAMENT at LEEDS.
THE
FINAL ROUND BEING WON BY T. BIGGS, DEFATING H.R. HILL BY 1-0-3 DRAWS.
2/7-10
IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT at WATERLOO.
A.L.
CIHAK WINS TITLE.
2/18-19
WISCONSIN STATE TOURNAMENT at WHITEWATER.
W.S.
PRIBE RETAINS TITLE.
2/22 NORTH
DAKOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at FARGO.
JOHN
MEYER RETAINS TITLE.
2/22 BOSTON
CHECKER CLUB MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
E.C.
WATERHOUSE WINS TOURNEY.
3/6-10
SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ROSETOWN.
FLEMING
BROWN WINS TITLE.
3/24
FINAL OF THE FIRST REYNOLDS CUP COMPETITION FOR THE BRITISH COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP at LONDON.
YORKSHIRE VS MIDDLESEX
6-5-13 DRAWS.
MIDDLESEX WIN CUP.
MARCH
STAKE MATCH.
WILLIAM RYAN VS. JESSE B. HANSON 6-3-19 DRAWS at NEW YORK. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN
CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL .VIII, NO. 3, MARCH 1928
SPRING
STAKE MATCH.
WILLIAM
RYAN VS. JESSE HANSON 4-2-23 DRAWS at CLEVELAND.
APRIL
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
FRED
A. BARKER WINS TITLE.
4/6
FORMATION OF THE ALBERTA CHECKER ASSOCIATION. W.P. HAMMOND PRES.
4/6-11
NEW ZEALAND DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHRISTCHURCH.
G.A.
BROWN WINS TITLE.
EASTER
WEEK WELSH DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP at CARDIFF.
T.F.
SMITH WINS TITLE
EASTER
WEEK ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MANCHESTER.
JOHN
HYND WINS TITLE.
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4/9
LANARKSHIRE CUP TOURNAMENT FINALS at SHOTTS.
J. MCLAUGHLIN
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.
4/9-
CORNWALL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
W.F.
GLASSON WINS TITLE.
4/14 GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS.
P.
SWEENEY, 1 WIN VS. W.G. MILLAR , 0 WINS, 3 DRAWS.
SWEENEY
WINS TITLE.
SELECT
FINALS ENDINGS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.4, NO.5, MAY 1928.
TOURNEY
ATTRACTED 54 COMPETITORS.
4/21 TEAM MATCH.
VANCOUVER (CANADA) VS. SEATTLE (USA) at VANCOUVER. 9 PLAYERS PER SIDE.
VANCOUVER WINS MATCH 12-7-15 DRAWS.
MAY
THE HEITZINGER SCHACHCLUB, VIENNA, AUSTRIA'S LARGEST CHESS CLUB, CHANGES TO AN OFFICIAL CHESS AND DRAUGHTS CLUB, WITH PROMISES
OF FUTURE TOURNAMENTS, AND DEDICATED PAGES IN ITS OWN MONTHLY CHESS MAGAZINE.
MAY
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
SAM
COHEN WINS TITLE, DEFEATING D.G. MCKELVIE IN THE FINALS 3-1-1 DRAW. GAMES PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. 4, NO. 8-12,
AUG-DEC. 1928.
5/3
DEATH OF WILLIAM SUITT OF CAMBRIDGE, OH. FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CEDAR POINT CHECKER ASSOCIATION. HE WAS A GREAT PATRON OF
THE GAME. HE ALSO
DONATED
ALL OF THE CUSTOM MADE INLAID BOARDS
USED AT THE 1927 INTERNATIONAL GB/US MATCH
5/5 GLASGOW DEFEATS LONDON IN A TELEGRAPH MATCH. 16 PLAYERS A SIDE.
AFTER THREE HOURS, NO GAMES WERE FINISHED, AND THE GAMES WERE ADJUDICATED BY R.J. ALLEN. GLASGOW 4 WINS, LONDON 1 WIN, ALL
THE REST DRAWN.
5/5
EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS.
EDDIE
GIBSON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.
5/15
DEATH OF JOSEPH LANNIN, AGE 62, FROM A FALL AT THE GRANADA HOTEL, BROOKLYN. LANNIN WAS ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST PATRONS OF
THE GAME. HE ALSO HAD AN IMMENSE LIBRARY, WHICH INCLUDED THE MANUSCRIPTS OF RICHARD JORDAN, CHARLES BARKER AND HUGH HENDERSON
(AMONG OTHERS). ALTHOUGH IT WAS RUMORED AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH THAT HIS WILL DETERMINED THESE BE SEALED FOREVER
IN HIS FAMILY VAULT AND NEVER RELEASED TO THE CHECKERS/DRAUGHTS PLAYING PUBLIC, IT WAS REVEALED IN THE NOTES TO THE GONOTSKY-LIEBER
MATCH THAT HERB MORRALL (GAMES EDITOR OF THE MATCH BOOK) HAD OBTAINED THESE MANUSCRIPTS. THE CURRENT WHEREABOUTS ARE
UNKOWN TO THE OMOCH EDITORS.
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5/23 DEATH
OF ALICK ALEXANDER, OF SOUTHPORT, AGED 79. HE WAS FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE LANCASHIRE DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION AND THE ENGLISH
DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION. HE DONATED A MAGNIFICENT SOLID SILVER SHIELD FOR THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND.
SPRING/SUMMER STAKE MATCH.
JESSE B. HANSON VS. WILLIAM RYAN 8-2 REMAINDER DRAWN at CHICAGO. THIS
WAS THEIR FOURTH STAKE MATCH IN LESS THAN 9 MONTHS.
JULY OWING TO DISAGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE CHESS AND DRAUGHTS SECTIONS AT THE HIETZINGER CLUB IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA, THE DRAUGHTS PLAYERS PROPOSE TO LEAVE
AND FORM THEIR OWN CLUB, WITH ITS OWN HEADQUARTERS.
7/4 NORTH
CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at DURHAM.
ED SCHEIDT
WINS TITLE.
7/9-10 FOUNDING OF
THE OZARK CHECKER ASSOCIATION at BRANSON, MO. 1st TOURNAMENT WON BY T.L. BROUSE.
JULY-AUG 2-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH.
SOLOMON "SOLLY" JERUCHEMSON VS NAT. C. HUNNICUTT
5-3-20 DRAWS.
8/11 DEATH OF
JOHN HYND, 54. HE WAS A FORMER, AND AT THE TIME CURRENT, ENGLISH CHAMPION , AND PLAYER OF THE MASTER CLASS
FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS.
8/13
DEATH OF WILL TYSON, AGE 56 AT BIG RUN, PA. US. TYSON WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE GAME, AS WELL AS AN OUSTANDING PLAYER, WHO
WAS CONSIDERED FOR A POSITION ON THE 1927 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TEAM.
SUMMER ???
DEATH OF PETER THIRKELL, NOTED ENGLISH ANALYST AND CRITIC. HE HAD CONTRIBUTED HEAVILY TO THE DRAUGHTS WORLD MAGAZINE.
8/14
PANHANDLE CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at CLARENDON, TEXAS.
J.H.
MORRIS WINS TOURNEY.
AUG. CANADIAN
TEAM MATCH at THE VANCOUVER FAIR.
CANADA WEST (54 WINS) VS. CANADA EAST (28 WINS), 98 DRAWS. AFTER THE MATCH , THE CANADIAN
CHECKER ASOCIATION WAS FORMED TO REPLACE THE DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION.
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AUG
. CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK at CEDAR POINT,
OH.
MASTERS
TOURNAMENT WON BY SAM GONOTSKY. THE MASTERS WAS PLAYED WITH THE 11 MAN BALLOT SYSTEM, AND WAS THE FIRST MAJOR US
MASTERS TOURNEY TO DO SO. TOURIST TOURNEY WON BY EUGENE ZUBER, WHO WOULD CONTINUE PARTICIPATING
IN THE GAME FOR OVER SEVENTY YEARS.
8/15-16 SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE, NC.
EDWIN HUNT WINS TOURNEY.
SUMMER??? QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA.
R.R. CLIFORD WINS TITLE.
SUMMER EXHIBITION/PURSE MATCH -11 MAN BALLOT.
JESSE B. HANSON VS. JOHN DOUGHERTY 5-2-13 at LOS ANGELES , PASADENA, AND LONG BEACH.
9/3 LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
TOURNEY WON BY WILLIAM FLEMING.
9/3 VIRGINIA STATE TOURNAMENT
at CHARLOTTESVILLE.
DR. R.H. BROCKWELL WINS TITLE.
SEPT. KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.
CHARLES MUNSON WINS TOURNEY, HIS THIRD IN SUCCESSION.
SEPT. WILLIE RYAN CANCELS HIS EXHIBITION TOUR OF AUSTRALIA WHEN HE IS OFFERED EMPLOYMENT AT
FISHER BODY COMPANY IN FLINT, MICHIGAN. HE JOINS MANY OTHER AMERICAN MASTER PLAYERS EMPLOYED THERE.
9/27 36th ANNUAL TOWN VS. COUNTRY MATCH at MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. TOWN TEAM 152 WINS, COUNTRY
TEAM 114 WINS, 82 DRAWS.
OCT. EDWARD CHAPMAN BEQUEATHS $1000.00 TO THE PORTLAND, MAINE, YMCA TO BE INVESTED FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE GAME OF CHECKERS AND CHECKERS PLAYERS.
OCT. STAKE MATCH-PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP
JESSE B. HANSON VS. SOLOMON JERUCHEMSON 7-2-17 DRAWS at LOS ANGELES. THE COMPLETE GAMES OF
THIS MATCH ARE INCLUDED IN THE HANSON-HALL 1955 PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BOOK.
FALL EXHIBITION MATCH.
BASIL CASE VS. PADDY WHALEN 3-2-15 DRAWS at CHICAGO.
11/12-12/1 JOE LANNIN TOURNAMENT at BOSTON CHECKER CLUB. FRANK McCLELLAN. WINS TOURNEY.
11/19- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - 11 MAN BALLOT.
NEWELL BANKS VS. ASA LONG 7-5-28 DRAWS at DETROIT.
BANKS RETAINS TITLE.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY TO BE THE MUCH ANTICIPATED BANKS/GONOTSKY SHOWDOWN. WHEN THE FUNDS RAISED FAILED
TO MEET THE GUARANTEED PURSE ($1000.00),
GONOTSKY REFUSED TO PLAY. ASA LONG AGREED TO PLAY BANKS FOR THE $700.00 PURSE, SPLIT 60-40 TO WINNER-LOSER.
GAMES
PUBLISHED IN THE DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL.3, NO.5 MARCH 1929, AND VOL.5, NO.7, JULY 1929.
11/20 16th MAINE STATE TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
WALLACE GOULD WINS TITLE.
CHRISTMAS WEEK MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
NATHAN RUBIN RETAINS TITLE.
CHRISTMAS WEEK NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.
MERRILL FLOOD WINS TITLE.
CHRISTMAS WEEK OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.
JEFF CLAYTON WINS TITLE.
CHRISTMAS WEEK OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LIMA.
MIKE LIEBER WINS THIS TOURNEY, HIS LAST MAJOR VICTORY IN A SHORT CAREER THAT STAMPED HIM AS ONE
OF THE GREATEST CROSSBOARD PLAYERS OF HIS ERA.
12/31-1/1 ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CALGARY.
JOHN
VANDERBURG WINS TITLE.
1929
1/1-5
35TH SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at EDINBURGH.
ALEXANDER
INGLIS WINS TITLE.
JAN.
KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.
JAMES
B. MARSHALL WINS TITLE.
JAN.
NEW JERSEY STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
JOHN
FINLEY WINS TITLE.
JAN.
NEWELL BANKS VS. LOUIS GINSBERG, 1-0-7 DRAWS at BOSTON, MASS. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN THE DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL 5, NO. 4,
APRIL 1929.
1/28
DEATH OF RALPH POMEROY, SON OF FREE-STYLE (GAYP) CHAMPION MELVIN POMEROY AT CARBONDALE, PA. ALTHOUGH NOT IN THE RANKS OF HIS
FATHER AS A PLAYER, HE WAS A NOTED CLUB PLAYER WITHIN HIS DISTRICT.
2/1-2
2ND ARKANSAS CHECKER ASSN. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LITTLE ROCK.
BOBBIE
GREENE WINS TITLE.
2/7 SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI CHECKER ASSN FORMED. FIRST TOURNEY WON BY NOBLE TRIBBLE AND CHARLIE HAMILTON (TIED). IN A PLAYOFF PLAYED AT A LATER
DATE, TRIBBLE WINS THE TITLE WITH A 5-2-2 DRAWN SCORE.
2/21-23
15TH ANNUAL NORTH DAKOTA CHECKER ASSN. TOURNAMENT at FARGO.
JOHN
MEYER RETAINS TITLE.
2/22
ILLINOIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHAMPAIGN.
BASIL
CASE WINS TITLE.
2/22
BROOKLYN CHECKER CLUB MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
WON
BY RAY GOULD.
2/22
BOSTON CHECKER CLUB'S ANNUAL "MELVIN BROWN" TOURNEMANT.
WON
BY SAUL WESLOW.
2/23-24
WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEMANT at GREEN LAKE.
F.C.
STOKES WINS TITLE.
2/25-26
2ND SOUTH DAKOTA CHECKER ASSN. TOURNAMENT at ABERDEEN.
WM.
LEMEIR RETAINS TITLE.
FEB.
MINNEAPOLIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
JOHN
STILES WINS TITLE.
FEB.
DALLAS (TEXAS) CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
A.J.
TEMPLE WINS TITLE.
FEB.
IOWA CHECKER ASSN. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at IOWA FALLS.
L.W.
BITTLE AND WILL COOK ARE CO-CHAMPIONS.
FEB.
HANDICAP MATCH
VIC
MONTERIO VS. JAMES SHEFFIELD, WITH HALF THE MATCH BEING PLAYED IN BOSTON, THE OTHER HALF AT PROVIDENCE (RI). SHEFFIELD, WITH
A 2 GAME ADVANTAGE GIVEN BY MONTERIO AT START, WINS 6-5-13 DRAWS.
FEB.
5TH CALIFORNIA CHECKER ASSN. TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELES.
EVERETT
FULLER, IN ONE OF HIS INITIAL SUCCESSES AS A TOURNEY PLAYER, DEFEATS JOHN DOUGHERTY IN THE FINALS, 3-1-2 DRAWS. NEARLY FORTY
YEARS LATER, FULLER WOULD WIN THE TITLE OF AMERICAN 3-MOVE CROSSBOARD CHAMPION.
FEB. ROBERT
STEWART ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE OF NEWELL BANKS FOR A (RETURN) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, TO BE PLAYED IN DETROIT.
FEB.
ST. PETERSBURG ANNUAL TOURNAMENT.
MASTER
TOURNEY WON BY WILLIE RYAN, SEMI-MASTER TOURNEY WON BY E.H WILLIAMS, TOURIST TOURNEY WON BY H.D. WILSON.
FEB.
SASKATCHEWAN CHECKER ASSN. ANNUAL TOURNAMENT at SASKATOON.
WON
BY GEORG MITCHELL.
FEB.
INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
REX
B. WOOD WINS TITLE.
FEB.???
COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
HARRY
PETERS WINS TITLE.
FEB.
"IT'S YOUR MOVE" , BY WILLIE RYAN, PUBLISHED BY DAVID MCKAY CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
3/5
DEATH OF ALLAN HYND, AGE 59, AT MANCHESTER.. HE WAS A MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE AND ENGLISH CHAMPION, WHO ALSO COMPETED
WITH THE ENGLISH TEAM IN THE 1905 GB/US INTERNATIONAL MATCH.
3/11-19
7TH AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, THE "SEELBACH RUMP” at CHICAGO, IL.
SAM GONOTSKY WON THIS TOURNAMENT, WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS THE "OFFICIAL" TOURNAMENT FOR THE
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS TOURNEY, HOWEVER, WAS NOT SANCTIONED BY THE GOVERNING AMERICAN BODY OF THE DAY (THE ACA),
AND HAS NEVER BEEN COUNTED AMONG "OFFICIAL" AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS.
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3/23
DEATH OF MICHAEL LIEBER, AGED 24, at FLINT, MICHIGAN. WINNER OF MANY REGIONAL TOURNEYS OF THE DAY, AND ALSO A MEMBER
OF THE AMERICAN TEAM IN ITS INTERNATIONAL MATCH WITH GREAT BRITAIN , LIEBER WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST AMERICAN CROSSBOARD PLAYERS AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING.
HIS EARLY DEMISE WAS CAUSED BY
AN ATTACK OF PLEURISY THAT LATER DEVELOPED INTO PNEUMONIA.
MARCH
STAKE MATCH FOR $50.00.
GEORGE
FARLEY VS. PAUL THOMPSON 3-2-5 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL IX, NO.3, MARCH
1929.
4/1-
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HUDDERSFIELD.
SAM
COHEN BEAT T. GOLDSBOROUGH IN FINAL.
COHEN
WINS TITLE.
GAMES
PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL.7, NO. 5, JULY 1929 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES.
4/1-2
WALES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.
P. THOMAS
WINS TITLE.
EASTER
WEEK AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at
BRISBANE .
W.
PENMAN WINS TITLE
EASTER
WEEK NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP at DANNEVIRKE, NORTH ISLAND.
D.
CALDERWOOD WINS TITLE.
SPRING ???
CHAMPIONSHIP OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA TOURNAMENT.
HUGH
EGAN WINS TITLE.
4/5 DEATH OF SAMUEL GONOTSKY, AGED 26, AT FLINT, MICHIGAN, US.
AT THE TIME THE CURRENT AMERICAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPION, SAM "THE
GREAT" GONOTSKY WAS THE GREATEST PLAYER OF HIS ERA, AND IS CONSIDERED BY ANALYSTS FROM THEN UNTIL NOW AS ONE OF THE GREATEST CROSSBOARD PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. GONOTSKY CONTRACTED
THE FLU, AND LATER TUBERCULOSIS, AND DIED AS A RESULT OF THESE COMPLICATIONS.
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APRIL
GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
A.
B. SCOTT WINS TITLE FOR A RECORD 4TH TIME. HE WAS THE FIRST WINNER IN 1905.
4/16
LANCASHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
HARRY
MOULDING WINS TITLE. FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL 5, NO.5 MAY 1929.
4/20-
BEGINNING OF THE LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT THE FAMED DIVIANI'S RESTAURANT.
SAM COHEN
WINS TITLE, BY PLAYING TO TWELVE STRAIGHT DRAWS WITH LEONARD CLAXTON, WHO RESIGNED INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE BARRED OPENINGS
TO BE PLAYED.
4/27,
5/4 EDINBURGH INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS.
JOHN
ALLEN DEFEATS GEORGE McKAY 2-1-3 DRAWS.
APRIL SAM GROVER, A MEMBER OF THE 1ST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TEAM AND ONE
OF THE STRONGEST PLAYERS OF THAT ERA, EMERGES FROM HIS RETIREMENT AT AN EVENT IN BOSTON, WHERE HE DEFEATS HERBERT DURGIN
2-0-2 DRAWS.
5/11
MIDDLESEX (5 WINS) DEFEATS YORKSHIRE (2 WINS) WITH 17 DRAWS TO WIN THE REYNOLDS CUP at LONDON.
5/22
DEATH OF JAMES PATERSON,OF MELBOURNE. HE WAS A FORMER AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER.
"ARE YOU OR ANYONE HERE OR ANYWHERE ELSE STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE OR EVER HAD A MAN THAT COULD
BEAT THE BRITISH TEAM BY THIRTEEN GAMES AS GONOTSKY DID ?"
D.G. MCKELVIE, IN 1929, WHEN ASKED TO RATE THE STRENGTH OF SAM GONOTSKY AS A
PLAYER
7/4-5 N. CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TY at ALBERMARLE
EDWARD
SCHEIDT RETAINS TITLE.
7/4
INTERSTATE TEAM MATCH
VIRGINIA VS. WEST VIRGINIA 61-49-66 DRAWS at CLIFTON FORGE. 7
PLAYERS PER SIDE.
7/23 DEATH OF GEORGE ANDERSON, OF SALISBURY,
NC. HE WAS A FORMER N. CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN STATES TOURNEY CHAMPION.
JULY 17TH TEXAS CHECKER ASSN. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TY at DALLAS.
A.J. TEMPLE WINS TITLE.
JULY
2ND OZARK CHECKER ASSN. TY at BRANSON, MO.
PROF.
T.L. BOUSE WINS TOURNEY.
SUMMER
VERMONT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TY at MONTPELIER.
ERNEST
STACY WINS TITLE.
SUMMER 17 YEAR OLD LEONARD CLAXTON PUBLICLY CHALLENGES AMERICAN WILLIE RYAN TO A STAKE MATCH, AND
ALSO CHALLENGES ANY SCOTSMAN (EXCEPT GEORGE O'CONNER) TO A 100£. STAKE MATCH.
8/5-16
7TH AMERICAN TOURNAMENT (ACA) at CEDAR POINT, OH .
ASA
LONG RECAPTURES THE TITLE OF AMERICAN CHAMPION.
THIS
TOURNEY WAS TO INITIALLY BE TOUTED AS THE "EIGHTH" AMERICAN TOURNAMENT. HOWEVER, IT WAS LATER VOTED THAT THE PREVIOUS
TOURNEY BILLED AS A U.S. "NATIONAL", THE SEELBACH RUMP IN CHICAGO, SHOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY RECOGNITION AS A U.S. NATIONAL TOURNEY,
THUS THE TITLE OF 7TH AMERICAN USED FOR THIS TOURNEY. THE GAMES OF BOTH TOURNAMENTS WERE PUBLISHED, WITH THE TERM "7TH
AMERICAN" UTILIZED IN THE TITLE OF EACH BOOK. MINORS TOURNEY GAMES PUBLISHED IN INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN VOL.2,
NO.1, JAN-FEB, 1932.
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8/13-14 GEORGIA CHECKER ASSN. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GREENSBORO.
HAROLD ALMAN WINS TITLE.
8/31 TEAM MATCH
VANCOUVER VS. SEATTLE 23-18-33 DRAWS at STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER.
AUG. STAKE MATCH.
WILLIAM RYAN VS. BASIL CASE 5-4-11 DRAWS at CHICAGO.
AUG. SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at SPARTANBURG.
EDWARD SCHEIDT WINS TOURNEY.
AUG. STAKE MATCH
GOERGE MOODIE VS. D. O'TOOLE 8-0-12 DRAWS at LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED
IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW VOL.11, NO.5, NOV. 1929.
9/9 DEATH OF HENRY CHRISTIE AT
SUNDERLAND. HE WON THE ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1891, AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL TEAM IN 1927.
9/30 DEATH OF HERBERT L. "WONDER" BROWN, AGED 41 AT FLINT MICH. MANY TIMES
INDIANA STATE CHAMPION, BROWN ALSO WAS A STRONG CONSIDERATION FOR THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MATCH TEAM.
HERBERT BROWN, STANDING LEFT, GIVING AN EXHIBIT AT LAKESIDE PARK, FLINT MICHIGAN, CIRCA
1928.
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FALL ARKANSAS CHECKER ASSN. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TY at LITTLE ROCK. BOBBIE GREENE RETAINS
TITLE.
10/9 DEATH OF IVAN POWERS, AGED 79 OF CUBA, NEW YORK. HE WAS A NOTED AUTHORITY
ON THE GAME'S HISTORY AND ITS LITERATURE.
12/17 DEATH OF JAMES FERRIE, GLASGOW, AGED 72. FORMER WORLD
CHAMPION , AND MANY TIMES CHAMPION OF SCOTLAND. HE WAS ALSO A CONTESTANT IN THE 1905 AND 1927 GB VS. USA INTERNATIONAL MATCHES.
ONE OF THE "GREATEST OF THE GREAT", HE REMAINS UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED AS ONE OF THE GRANDEST GENTLEMEN OF THE GAME'S
HISTORY.
JAMES FERRIE, AGE 60 IN THE NURSERY GARDENS AT ALEXANDER PARK, GLASGOW , SCOTLAND.
PHOTO TAKEN IN 1917.
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CHRISTMAS WEEK. MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at FLINT.
NATHAN RUBIN VS L.M. LEWIS IN FINAL 2-0-4 DRAWS.
RUBIN RETAINS TITLE.
12/26 GLAMORGAN CHAMPIONSHIP at PONTYPRIDD, WALES.
H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SUCCESSION AND THE CUP BECOMES
HIS PROPERTY.
WINTER??? QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J.A. MULLIN WINS TITLE.
WINTER ??? NEW SOUTH WALES TOURNAMENT.
JOHN LEE WINS TITLE.
WINTER ??? VICTORIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J. BOYLES WINS TITLE.
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