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ON THIS PAGE YOU WILL FIND RARE AND HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHECKERS/DRAUGHTS PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD !!
GO TO PAGE TWO OF PHOTOS FROM THE PAST...CLICK HERE !!
DO YOU WISH TO SUBMIT SOMETHING OF YOUR OWN !! CLICK HERE !!
ENJOY THE PHOTOS !!!
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EXHIBIT 213JH
"RYAN-HALLETT CROSSBOARD PHOTO ; 1950"
EXHIBITED IS A FILE PHOTO SHOWING WILLIAM RYAN IN A CROSSBOARD SETTING WITH RICHARD HALLETT. THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING THE 1950 AMERICAN 3-MOVE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN PAXTON, IL. THIS TOURNAMENT
WAS CONSIDERED IN ITS DAY (AND STILL IS IN THE MINDS OF MANY) AS THE GREATEST OF ALL AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS, IN REGARDS
TO THE STRENGTH OF THE PLAYERS, THE PROMOTION, AND THE PRIZES. THE TOURNAMENT
ITSELF WAS WON BY MAURICE CHAMBLEE, WHO WOULD GO ON TO CHALLENGE WALTER HELLMAN FOR THE 3-MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. THE PHOTO ABOVE OFFERS A RARE IMAGE OF A VERY YOUNG RICHARD HALLETT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS TOURNAMENT, HALLET
WOULD DISAPPEAR FROM THE GAME. IN 1978, AMIDST RUMORS OF HIS PASSING, HALLETT WOULD RE-EMERGE, WINNING THE FLORIDA OPEN TOURNAMENT.
HALLETT WOULD GO ON TO BECOME ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST CROSSBOARD PLAYERS, WINNING THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FREESTYLE
AND 3-MOVE, AND WINNING THE 11-MAN BALLOT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. THE PHOTO WAS PURCHASED
ON EBAY BY JAY HINNERSHITZ. SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 211KL
"OLDBURY-HALLETT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PHOTO 1991"
SHOWN IS A PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE DEREK OLDBURY VS. RICHARD HALLETT 1991 MATCH FOR THE 3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE
WORLD. THE MATCH WAS PLAYED IN OCTOBER IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE. OLDBURY WON THE MATCH BY THE SCORE OF 7-4-27 DRAWS.
THE MATCH WAS PLAYED AS THE RESULT OF FORMER WORLD CHAMPION MARION TINSLEY'S RETIREMENT, THIS AFTER HE WAS CHALLENGED
BY OLDBURY.
THIS PHOTO, WHICH OFFERS A RARE IMAGE OF RICHARD HALLETT, WAS TAKEN BY KEN LOVELL, WHO WAS PRESENT AT THE
MATCH. IT HAS NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 215JH
"HELLMAN-LONG PRESS PHOTO 1949"
SHOWN HERE IS THE ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTO TAKEN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WALTER HELLMAN VS. ASA LONG 3-MOVE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH HELD IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THE SECOND HALF OF THE MATCH WOULD BE HELD IN CEDAR POINT, OHIO.
THIS MATCH WOULD BE THE INITIAL PHASE IN STEPS MADE BY AMERICAN PROMOTERS TO BRING TO A CERTAIN CLOSE THE QUESTION
OF WHO WAS THE WORLD 3-MOVE CHAMPION. THE AMERICAN "BIG 3" WERE ASA LONG, WHO HELD THE TITLE, WALTER HELLMAN, WHO WON
BOTH AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS IN 1946, AND WILLIAM RYAN. AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATING (WITH MUCH DELAY BEING BLAMED ON
WORLD WAR II)THESE THREE AGREED TO A "PLAY-OFF", WITH LONG AND HELLMAN PLAYING FIRST, AND THE WINNER AGREEING TO A
MATCH WITH RYAN.
HELLMAN WOULD WIN THIS MATCH WITH LONG BY THE SCORE OF 2-1-47 DRAWS, AND GO ON TO RETAIN THE TITLE BY DRAWING
HIS MATCH WITH RYAN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
HELLMAN AND LONG WOULD CONTEST ANOTHER 3-MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IN FEBRUARY 1962, WHERE THE FINAL
SCORE WAS 2-2-36 DRAWS, DEMONSTRATING THE INTENSITY OF THE GAMES BETWEEN THESE TWO IN MATCH PLAY, WITH ONLY SEVEN WINS
BEING SCORED IN 90 GAMES PLAYED.
THE PHOTO ITSELF, WHICH MEASURES 10 INCHES BY EIGHT INCHES, IS REPRODUCED HERE UNALTERED. IT IS ONE
OF THE MOST FAMOUS PHOTOS IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME, HAVING BEEN REPRODUCED IN THE GAME'S LITERATURE MANY TIMES, INCLUDING "WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP CHECKERS", THE BOOK CONTAINING THE GAMES OF THE MATCH, WHERE IT IS ERRONEOUSLY PUBLISHED AS BEING "AT CEDAR POINT".
THE ORIGINAL COPY, SHOWN ABOVE, WAS SOLD
ON EBAY BY A DEALER WHO HAS ACQUIRED THE PHOTO ARCHIVES OF MANY NEWSPAPERS ACROSS AMERICA.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
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EXHIBIT 165KL
"5TH GB&I VS. US INTERNATIONAL MATCH PHOTOS 1989"
EXHIBITED IS A GROUP OF PHOTGRAPHS FROM THE 1989 INTERNATIONAL MATCH WHICH TOOK PLACE AT
WESTON-SUPER-MARE IN OCTOBER 2-6, 1989.
MOST OF THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE WORLD
PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT WHICH WAS WON BY THE UNITED STATES TEAM .
THESE AMAZING PHOTGRAPHS,PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED, CAPTURE ONE OF THE GREATEST EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
THE GAME. THEY WERE TAKEN BY OMOCH EDITOR KEN LOVELL , WHO WAS A VISITOR AT THE EVENT.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
CLICK IMAGES BELOW TO ENLARGE
EXHIBIT 160JH
"CHECKERS KING BOWING OUT; NEWELL BANKS PRESS PHOTO"
SHOWN IS THE PRESS PHOTO, WITH ACCOMPANYING ARTICLE, FROM NEWELL BANKS' 1969 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MATCH AT 11 MAN BALLOT WITH KENNETH GROVER IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
THIS WOULD BE REPORTED AS THE LAST MATCH BANKS WOULD EVER PLAY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS RECORD OF AT
LEAST ONE MORE MATCH AT A LATER DATE. BANKS WOULD HAVE A MATCH PLAYING CAREER THAT LASTED ALMOST 70 YEARS, A FEAT
OF LONGEVITY WHICH ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYERS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
BANKS LOST HIS TITLE TO KENNETH GROVER IN THIS MATCH BY THE SCORE OF 3-2-19 DRAWS.
THE PHOTO IS PRODUCED HERE UNALTERED, EXACTLY AS IT WAS PURCHASED ON EBAY BY JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING,
PA.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 158LS
"BRITISH OPEN 1974 PHOTO"
ON EXHIBIT HERE IS A PHOTO FROM THE 1974 BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, FROM THE COLLECTION OF LIAM STEPHENS.
Front row: Graham Davies, Bill Edwards, John McGill(holding the shield), Local
Dignitary (presenting the shield),the lady standing next to him is unknown,
George Starrs, and John O' Connor.
Middle row: Jimmy Grant, John Gilfillan,
Lindus Edwards and W. H. Cooper.
Back row: David Glennie, Michael Murphy
and Charles McAteer.
THE IMAGE SHOWN IS FROM THE ORIGINAL COPY, UNALTERED, AS IT STANDS IN THE COLLECTION OF LIAM STEPHENS,
FROM IRELAND.
SUBMITTED BY L. STEPHENS
FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PHOTO PLEASE CLICK HERE !!
EXHIBIT 060JH
“1974 US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT GROUP PHOTO”
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE 1974 US NATIONAL TOURNEY HELD IN PHILADELPHIA,
PA. USA .
PICTURED ARE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT...
FRONT ROW:DEREK OLDBURY, JIMMY RICCA, BOBBY MARTIN (EASY CHAIR).
BACK ROW: UNKNOWN, HAROLD FREYER, BOB BURROUGHS.
THIS PHOTO WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY RICHARD FORTMAN FOR PUBLICATION IN EARL'S "WOOD'S
LADDER REPORT" MAY, 2002 ISSUE.
IT IS REPRODUCED HERE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL, AND PUBLISHED HERE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN FULL COLOR.
THE TOURNAMENT ITSELF WAS WON BY MARION TINSLEY.
PHOTO IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA. USA
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ.
EXHIBIT 131DK
"ASA LONG 5TH INTERNATIONAL MATCH PHOTO"
EXHIBITED IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LATE ASA LONG, FORMER 3-MOVE RESTRICTION CHECKERS/DRAUGHTS WORLD CHAMPION.
HE IS SEATED ON THE RIGHT ,WITH AN UNKNOWN OFFICIAL ON THE LEFT.
THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE 5TH US/GB INTERNATIONAL MATCH BY DAVID KOTIN, OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, WHILE ATTENDING
THE MATCH.
SUBMITTED BY D. KOTIN
EXHIBIT 122JH
"SCHEIDT-BALDERSON PHOTO"
SHOWN IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO VERY PROMINENT AMERICAN CHECKERISTS IN A CROSSBOARD DUEL.
ON THE LEFT, SEATED IS ED SCHEIDT, ON THE RIGHT IS LES BALDERSON. (OBSERVING IS CLEM CRAWFORD)
ED SCHEIDT WAS A GRANDMASTER PLAYER WHOSE PLAYING CAREER LASTED WELL OVER FIFTY YEARS AT THE VERY
TOP LEVEL. HE WON NUMEROUS STATE AND REGIONAL TITLES, AND WAS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE STRONGEST CROSSBOARD PLAYERS
OF HIS DAY.
HE ALSO HAD A VERY DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, HAVING BEEN NORTH CAROLINA MOTOR VEHICLE
COMMISSIONER. HE WAS ALSO AT ONE TIME THE COMMANDER OF THE FBI'S LARGEST OFFICE IN NEW YORK CITY.
LES BALDERSON WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE GAME AS WELL AS A FINE CROSSBOARD PLAYER. HE WAS LATER
ELECTED AS AMERICAN CHECKER FEDERATION PRESIDENT.
THE PHOTO ITSELF WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN FOR USE IN HIS "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT" BY RICHARD FORTMAN.
IT IS REPRODUCED HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOR, UNALTERED.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 118VK
"TOM WISWELL PHOTO AND LETTER"
SHOWN IS A 1960 PHOTOGRAPH OF THEN CURRENT
FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPION TOM WISWELL IN A CROSSBOARD SITTING WITH
C.H. EDWARDS.
ALONG WITH THE PHOTO IS A PERSONAL NOTE WRITTEN BY
WISWELL.
THESE ITEMS BELONG TO MR. VINCE KELLY, WHO CAME
ABOUT THEM IN A MOST UNUSUAL MANNER.
FROM VINCE....
"I bought the book Secrets of Checkerboard Strategy by
Wiswell about 20 years ago. It was inscribed by Wiswell to CH Edwards and the enclosed photo was sellotaped inside the cover."
SUBMITTED BY V. KELLY
EXHIBIT 112WS
"DEREK OLDBURY AT STUDY PHOTO"
SHOWN IS AN IMAGE OF DEREK OLDBURY STUDYING THE BOARD.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS IN THE PAPERWORK OF MR. DENNIS BEADELL ( A CLOSE FRIEND OF DEREK'S) AT THE TIME OF HIS
PASSING .
IT IS BELIEVED TO BE UNPUBLISHED, AND IS SHOWN HERE UNALTERED, JUST AS IT APPEARS IN ITS CURRENT HOME, A
PRIVATE PHOTO ALBUM IN THE POSSESSION OF WENDY SCOTT, WHO IS A NEICE OF DENNIS BEADELL.
SUBMITTED BY W. SCOTT
EXHIBIT 100DB/WS
"DENNIS BEADELL PHOTO"
SHOWN IS A PHOTO OF MR. DENNIS BEADELL.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM LIAM STEPHENS...
"Dennis came from St. Budeaux, a ward in the north-west of Plymouth in the English
county of Devon.
He was a well known personality in the world of Draughts throughout Devon and Cornwall and in the UK generally.
He won the English Amateur Championship in 1971, defeating Liam Stephens (then residing in London) in the
final.
He was also a noted Draughts book dealer during the 1970s and 1980s.
He was a close friend of Derek Oldbury and accompanied him on a visit to USA during
1974."
MR. BEADELL PASSED AWAY VERY SUDDENLY IN 2007.
SUBMITTED BY DAVE BEADELL (NEPHEW) AND WENDY SCOTTT (NIECE).
EXHIBIT 095JH
"BEEBE-HOWE MATCH PHOTO"
SHOWN IS A PHOTO FROM THE CLAYTON BEEBE-JOHN HOWE JR. MATCH , PLAYED IN DECEMBER, 1957.
BOTH OF THESE GENTLMEN WERE VERY WELL KNOWN AND HIGHLY RESPECTED AMERICAN CHECKERISTS, WHO GAVE TO
THE GAME IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
JOHN HOWE PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 8, 1975
CLAYTON BEEBE PASSED AWAY ON JULY 21,1982.
(SEE ACF OBITS, INCLUDED IN EXHIBIT.)
THE PHOTO, REPRODUCED HERE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL, WAS SENT BY RICHARD FORTMAN TO EARL HANGEN, FOR USE IN
EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT". FORTMAN'S HANDWRITING AROUND THE BORDER GIVES THE DETAILS OF THE PHOTO ITSELF.
ALONG WITH THE PHOTO, THIS EXHIBIT CONTAINS A REPORT ON THE MATCH AS PUBLISHED IN ELAM'S CHECKER BOARD, WITH
THE DETAILS. THIS WAS WRITTEN BY RICHARD FORTMAN, WHO SERVED AS MATCH REFEREE, AND IS ALSO PICTURED IN THE PHOTO.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 093JH
"CARL MARSHALL-GENE LINDSAY 1997 PHOTO"
THE PHOTO SHOWN IS OF CARL MARSHALL (LEFT) A VETERAN AMERICAN CHECKERIST, WHO WAS A NOTABLE MAIL
PLAYER WHEN MAIL PLAY WAS STILL IN EXISTENCE, AND GENE LINDSAY, (RIGHT)A FORMER AMERICAN CHECKER FEDERATION TREASURER,
PROMOTER, AND A MASTER CROSSBOARD PLAYER.
THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE 1997 GREENSBORO, N. CAROLINA FREESTYLE (GAYP) TOURNAMENT.
THIS PHOTO WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY MR. MARSHALL FOR USE IN EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT",
MARCH 1998.
SADLY, EUGENE "GENE" LINDSAY PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007, AT THE YOUNG AGE
OF 52.
IN HIS PASSING, HE LEFT AN ENDOWMENT TO SEVERAL CHECKERS/DRAUGHTS PLAYING ORGANIZATIONS TO BE USED
TO ASSIST AND PROMOTE THE GAME IN THE FUTURE.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 090JH
"TINSLEY-LANGDON LAKESIDE PHOTO"
EXHIBITED IS A PHOTO OF MARION TINSLEY (LEFT, HEAD IN HANDS) IN CROSSBOARD
ACTION AGAINST ELZY LANGDON, MANY TIMES KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPION, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HIM. THE OTHERS IN THE PHOTO ARE UNKOWN.
THE SETTING IS THE 1975 LAKESIDE TOURNAMENT, WHICH TINSLEY EVENTUALLY WON.
THIS PHOTO WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY MR. RICHARD FORTMAN AND PUBLISHED IN HANGEN'S "WOOD'S
LADDER REPORT", MARCH, 2002. IT IS REPRODUCED HERE, DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTO.
FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 086LS
"ENGLISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION PHOTO"
EXHIBITED IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ENGLISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION, PRESUMABLY TAKEN AT A TOURNAMENT
DURING THE 1950'S.
IT IS REPRODUCED HERE AS A PHOTO, TAKEN BY CAMERA OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTO, FROM THE COLLECTION
OF LIAM STEPHENS.
FROM LIAM
"In the picture, back row from left is:
AN Other, J Latham, AN Other, W Hicks , J. O'Connor.
Front Row from left:
C. Jones, J. Bateson, H. Cavill,
F. Kaiser, C. J. Greensword,
AN Other, E. C. Whiting."
"AN OTHER" IS COMMON AS A NAME IN BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHS WHERE THE NAME OF THE PERSON PICTURED IS UNCERTAIN.
SUBMITTED BY L. STEPHENS
EXHIBIT 085JH
"RICHARD, FAYE AND MARION PHOTO"
SHOWN IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. RICHARD FORTMAN, (LEFT)HIS WIFE FAYE,(CENTER) AND MARION TINSLEY(RIGHT).
ON THE REVERSE IS HAND-WRITTEN "CHATEAU IN THE ROUND" , PETAL, MS. DEC.93."PLEASANT SMILES".
RICHARD FORTMAN SENT THIS PHOTO TO EARL HANGEN FOR USE IN HIS "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT", PAGE
2, JAN 2002 ....AS EARL PUBLISHED IT..."IN HAPPIER TIMES".
THE PHOTO IS REPRODUCED HERE WITH VERY SLIGHT DIGITAL ENHANCEMENT, IN FULL COLOR, WITH THE PERMISSION
OF EARL HANGEN AND RICHARD FORTMAN.
THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA.
US.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 080LS
"COHEN-MARSHALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PHOTO"
DISPLAYED IS A PHOTO TAKEN DURING THE 1946 2-MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN SAM COHEN,
SEATED LEFT, AND JAMES MARSHALL, SEATED RIGHT, TWO OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS TO EVER EMERGE FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
STANDING BEHIND MARSHALL ARE F. KAISER AND W. HICKS. THE OTHERS IN THE PHOTO ARE UNKNOWN.
THE MATCH WAS WON BY COHEN, WITH 6 WINS, TO MARSHALL'S 3 WINS, WITH 31 GAMES DRAWN.
THE IMAGE SHOWN IS REPRODUCED, UNALTERED, DIRECTLY FROM AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MATCH,
AND IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LIAM STEPHENS, IRELAND.
SUBMITED BY L. STEPHENS
*PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT 051LS “COHEN VS. MARSHALL LEAFLET” CLICK HERE AND SCROLL DOWN PAGE.
EXHIBIT 074JH
"LONG VS. FORTMAN PHOTO"
EXHIBITED HERE IS A SEPTEMBER, 1980 PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO OF THE ALL TIME GREAT AMERICAN CHECKERISTS,
(AND WORLD CHAMPIONS), ASA LONG, LEFT, AND RICHARD FORTMAN, RIGHT.
THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE HOME OF RICHARD FORTMAN IN SPRINGFILED, IL. DURING A PRACTICE GAME.
IT WAS LATER SENT TO EARL HANGEN , AND HE USED IT IN HIS "WOOD'S LADER REPORT"
JULY, 2000, WITH THE NOTATION THAT THERE WAS A CHECKER MISSING FROM SQUARE FOUR.
IT IS HAND WRITTEN IN PEN ON THE BACK OF THE PHOTO ITSELF BY FORTMAN "WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE PIECE ON 4 !".
THE IMAGE HERE IS REPRODUCED EXACTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTO, AND IS SHOWN WITH THE PERMISSION OF
RICHARD FORTMAN AND EARL HANGEN.
PHOTO IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ
WEST READING, PA.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 068JH
“FRED VORE STUDIO PHOTO”
SHOWN IS A STUDIO PORTRAIT OF MR. FRED VORE, A WELL KNOWN AMERICAN CHECKERIST FROM THE 1950'S-1990'S.
MR. VORE COMPETED ON ALL OF THE MAJOR MAIL PLAY LADDERS, AND BECAME AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN MAIL
PLAYER FOR HIS WORK IN ORGANIZING TEAM MAIL PLAY MATCHES AS CAPTAIN OF THE AMERICAN TEAM.
HE WOULD ALSO ENGAGE IN MANY "OFF THE RECORD" MAIL PLAY MATCHES. IN THESE, HE WOULD FREQUENTLY
ASK HIS OPPONENTS IF THEY WOULD NOT MIND PLAYING THE GAMES WITH CROSSBOARD RULES, MEANING, GIVING ONESELF FIVE MINUTES
TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT POSITION AND THEN MAKE THE NEXT MOVE, WITHOUT LOOKING UP PUBLISHED PLAY. MANY WOULD AGREE TO THESE
TERMS, AND AS A RESULT, MR. VORE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MAIL PLAYERS, AS MANY ENJOYED PLAYING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
THE PHOTO WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN FOR EARL'S OWN PERSONAL "SCRAPBOOK", BUT EARL USED THE PHOTO
IN HIS "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT" MARCH 1998.
IT IS REPRODUCED HERE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, WITH THE PERMISSION OF
EARL HANGEN.
INCLUDED
IN THIS EXHIBIT IS AN INTERESTING MAIL GAME PLAYED WITH EARL HANGEN ALSO PUBLISHED IN WLR, MARCH 1998.
FRED VORE PASSED AWAY IN MAY OF 2000.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 065JH
“MARTIN VS. FORTMAN PHOTO”
EXHIBITED IS AN IMAGE OF BOBBY MARTIN
(SEATED LEFT), IN CROSSBOARD ACTION WITH DICK FORTMAN (SEATED RIGHT) AT THE
ILLINOIS OPEN IN 1975.
(SEATED IN THE BACKGROUND IS FORMER ACF , AND LOCAL OFFICIAL
MR. RUDY MUNZINGER)
MR. MARTIN WAS A VETERAN OF CROSSBOARD TOURNAMENT
AND MATCH PLAY.
MR. FORTMAN , OF COURSE, NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION.
BOTH ARE LEGENDARY AMERICAN CHECKERISTS, AND THIS PHOTO CAPTURES THEM IN THE FINALS
OF THIS TOURNAMENT, HELD IN ALTON, IL.
THIS IMAGE IS REPRODUCED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL
PHOTO, WHICH WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY DICK FORTMAN, FOR USE IN EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT" SEPT. 2000.
IT IS REPRODUCED HERE IN COLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME
WITH THE FULL PERMISSION OF EARL HANGEN AND RICHARD FORTMAN.
PHOTO IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ,
WEST READING, PA. US.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 063JH
“BIG CLIFTY PHOTO”
SHOWN HERE IS A PHOTOGRAPH FROM JULY, 1972.
IT CONTAINS JOHN CALDWELL (SEATED LEFT), WALTER HELLMAN (STANDING), DON LAFFERTY
(SEATED CENTER) AND W.L. REED (SEATED RIGHT) IN A PRACTICE SESSION AT DON'S HOME, IN "BIG CLIFTY" TRAILER PARK, RADCLIFF,
KY.
THE IMAGE SHOWN IS REPRODUCED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH (WITH SLIGHT
DIGITAL RESTORATION), WHICH WAS SENT BY RICHARD FORTMAN TO EARL HANGEN FOR USE IN EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT", MARCH
2000, AND IS DISPLAYED HERE WITH THE FULL PERMISSION OF RICHARD FORTMAN AND EARL HANGEN.
PHOTO IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
EXHIBIT 061JH
”LOUIS VAN DEVEN PHOTO”
SHOWN HERE IS AN IMAGE OF MR. LOUIS VAN DEVEN.
MR. VAN DEVEN WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE GAME IN THE 1970'S -1990'S. HE HELD POSITIONS IN LOCAL
CHECKERS ORGANIZATIONS, AND WAS ONCE AMERICAN CHECKER FEDERATION MAIL PLAY DIRECTOR.
BUT HIS GREATEST GIFT TO THE GAME WAS HIS EXCELLENT SERIES, "MID-WEST CHECKERS", WHICH HE PUBLISHED.
WITH "MWC" , VAN DEVEN HAD THE HELP OF SOME OF THE GREATEST NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME, AND
THE RESULT WAS ONE OF THE FINEST CHECKERS/DRAUGHTS PERIODICALS EVER PRODUCED.
THE IMAGE ITSELF IS REPRODUCED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, WHICH WAS SENT TO EARL
HANGEN BY RICHARD FORTMAN, FOR USE IN EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT" IN JANUARY, 2001.
THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE ALTON, ILL. 101 COUNTY OPEN IN 1976.
INCLUDED IN THIS EXHIBIT IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH FROM A PERSONAL LETTER SENT TO LIAM STEPHENS.
THIS PHOTO IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA. USA, AND IS PUBLISHED HERE
WITH THE FULL PERMISSION OF EARL HANGEN AND RICHARD FORTMAN.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
THE SCOTLAND TEAM. (Above)
From left to right:
Tom Watson, Dave Duncan (non-player),
Bob Melville (non-player), John McGill, Dennis Griffin, George Starrs (non-player), Dave Glennie, Eddie Gibson,
Jimmy Grant, Alex Douglas, John Napier, Adam Smith, George Asplin (non-player), William Ferguson.
THE ENGLAND TEAM
Left to right:
Les Rowland, David Hyde, Fred Bucklow, Arthur Baker (official), Tom Landry, Harold
Elkington (official), Alf Huggins, Henry Taub (reserve), Len Chandler, John
Anderson, Ivor Edwards, Jack Latham.
EXHIBIT 059KL
”ENGLAND VS. SCOTLAND TEAM PHOTOS 1969”
SHOWN HERE ARE THE TEAM PHOTOS FOR THE ENGLAND VS. SCOTLAND TEAM MATCH , PLAYED ON SEPTEMBER
27-29, 1969 AT NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.
THESE PHOTOS WERE PART OF THE JOHN NAPIER COLLECTION, AND ARE NOW PART OF THE COLLECTION
OF KEN LOVELL, GREAT BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 058KL
”FOURTH GB AND IRELAND VS. US INTERNATIONAL MATCH GROUP PHOTO”
SHOWN IN THIS REMARKABLE
PHOTO, TAKEN AT THE 1983 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VS. US INTERNATIONAL MATCH IN PETAL, ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT...
MARION TINSLEY, RICHARD PASK, JOE CHARLES, ASA LONG, KEN LOVELL (VISITOR), DAVID HYDE,
LLOYD COSTELLO (VISITOR) AND ROY DAVIES (VISITOR).
THIS PHOTO IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KEN LOVELL, GREAT BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 057KL
“TINSLEY-PASK CROSSBOARD PHOTO”
SHOWN IS A PHOTO OF MARION TINSLEY,
SEATED LEFT PLAYING AGAINST RICHARD PASK, SEATED RIGHT.
THE SETTING WAS THE FOURTH USA VS. GB AND IRELAND INTERNATIONAL
MATCH , JULY 1983 .
THE MATCH WAS PLAYED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHECKER HALL OF FAME,
PETAL MISSISSIPPI, US.
THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY KEN LOVELL, AND IS PART OF HIS COLLECTION,
LOCATED IN GREAT BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 056KL
“IAN
AND JOAN CAWS PHOTO”
SHOWN HERE IS A PHOTO OF LONG SERVING ENGLISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS IAN
AND JOAN CAWS, POSING DURING THE PREPARATION OF A GIANT DRAUGHTS BOARD.
THESE
TWO VERY WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED DRAUGHTS PLAYERS/ORGANIZERS ARE STILL VERY ACTIVE IN THE GAME.
UNFORTUNATELY,
THE GIANT BOARD THAT IS BEING PREPARED IN THE IMAGE HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT STONEHAVEN, SCOTLAND IN 1993, BY KEN LOVELL AND IS PART OF HIS OWN PRIVATE COLLECTION, LOCATED IN
GREAT BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED
BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 055KL
“RICHARD PASK WITH GIANT BOARD PHOTO”
SHOWN
IS A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW PHOTO OF FORMER ENGLISH MATCH CHAMPION RICHARD PASK PLAYING ON ONE OF THE GIANT BOARDS AT ABERDEEN
,SCOTLAND.
INCLUDED IN THIS EXHIBIT IS A THUMBNAIL OF A "RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT" ARTICLE ON THE ABERDEEN
GIANT BOARDS, PUBLICATION DATE UNKNOWN.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY KEN LOVELL IN JULY 1986, AND IS
PART OF HIS PERSONAL COLLECTION, LOCATED IN GREAT BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 053KL
“KING-McCARTHY 3-MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MATCH PHOTO”
THE
ABOVE PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON AUGUST 29, 1997 BY KEN LOVELL.
IT WAS SET UP BEFORE THE 3-MOVE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN RON KING (LEFT, SEATED) AND PAT McCARTHY (RIGHT, SEATED) HELD IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE, WITH
MANY WELL KNOWN PERSONALITIES IN ATTENDANCE. THE REFEREE WAS C.H. ("BILL") BREWER.
THE FINAL SCORE WAS KING 7 WINS, McCARTHY 5
WINS, WITH 26 DRAWS, RON KING RETAINING THE TITLE IN THIS EXCITING MATCH.
THIS HISTORIC IMAGE HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN PUBLISHED, AND IS FROM THE COLLECTION
OF KEN LOVELL, GREAT BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 052KL
“HOME INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TOURNAMENT WINNERS PHOTO 1988”
DISPLAYED
IS A PHOTO OF THE HOME INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TOURNAMENT WINNERS FROM 1988.
THE TOURNAMENT WAS HELD IN
MORECAMBE, WITH THE WINNING TEAM FROM ENGLAND.
SHOWN ARE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT...
FRONT ROW: JOHN ANDERSON (TEAM CAPTAIN), DAVID HYDE,
JOHN GILLBARD, DAVE HARWOOD.
BACK ROW: JACK LATHAM, TOM LANDRY, KEN LOVELL, BRIAN
BAWDEN, GEORGE PEARSON, BRIAN LUCAS, RICHARD PASK.
THIS PHOTO IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KEN LOVELL, GREAT
BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 050KL
“DEREK OLDBURY PHOTO 1963”
EXHIBITED HERE IS A RARE IMAGE OF FORMER WORLD CHAMPION, THE LATE DEREK OLDBURY.
HE IS SHOWN HERE IN CROSSBOARD ACTION AGAINST WILLIE GIGG, AT THE 1963 ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCARBOROUGH,
WHICH WAS WON BY OLDBURY.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN PERSONALLY BY KEN LOVELL , AND IS PART OF HIS PRIVATE COLLECTION,
LOCATED IN GREAT BRITAIN.
SUBMITTED BY K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 046LS
"PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE 3rd CLACTON-ON-SEA OPEN TOURNAMENT 1980"
PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE:
TOM LANDRY(winner), PETER YOUNG, DANNY SHIELDS, GEORGE FRYER,
CON McCARRICK, FRANK BURGESS(sr), ANGIE JAVAID, ERIC WAKEHAM,
PAT McCARTHY, ROGER THOMPSON, JIM
O'BRIEN, MAY BAKER(a former president of the EDA), PHIL WILLIAMS, BERNARD CULHAM,
LEN CHANDLER, LESLIE BOYD, DAVID COOPER, JOE PIPPIN, BRIAN LUCAS, DAVID HARWOOD AND
LIAM STEPHENS.
THIS IMAGE IS REPRODUCED HERE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH,
AND IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LIAM STEPHENS, IRELAND.
SUBMITTED BY L. STEPHENS
EXHIBIT 042JH
" LOEW-TINSLEY
PRACTICE GAME PHOTO 1962"
THIS PHOTO WAS
SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY RICHARD FORTMAN FOR USE IN EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT". IT IS HERE REPRODUCED FROM THE
ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY, IN FULL COLOR.
AS CAN BE
SEEN FROM THE HAND WRITTEN TEXT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PHOTO, THIS WAS TAKEN IN 1962, DURING THE HELLMAN-LONG WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL., WHERE BOTH LOEW AND TINSLEY VISITED DURING THE MATCH...PROOF THAT TINSLEY, ALTHOUGH
RETIRED AS WORLD CHAMPION, WAS STILL A STUDENT OF THE GAME.
INCLUDED IS
AN EXCERPT FROM AN ELAM'S CHECKER BOARD ARTICLE WITH COVERAGE OF THE EVENT.
PICTURED FROM
LEFT TO RIGHT; CLAYTON BEEBE, MILTON LOEW, HOWARD OWEN, MARION TINSLEY.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH
IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA. US
SUBMITTED
BY J. HINNERSHITZ , WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO R. FORTMAN
EXHIBIT 020JH
"TINSLEY-LONG 3 MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PHOTO"
THE ABOVE PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING THE THREE MOVE WORLD TITLE MATCH BETWEEN
CHAMPION MARION TINSLEY AND CHALLENGER ASA LONG IN 1985, HELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHECKER HALL OF FAME, PETAL ,MISSISSIPPI,
USA
PICTURED ARE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, RICHARD FORTMAN, MARION TINSLEY, ASA LONG, HOWARD
OWEN.
THIS HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY RICHARD FORTMAN FOR
USE IN EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT". ABOVE, THIS PHOTO IS REPRODUCED FOR THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOR, AND
WITH THE PERMISSION OF RICHARD FORTMAN. PHOTO IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA. USA
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ, WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO R. FORTMAN
EXHIBIT 021JH
"FORTMAN-TINSLEY FRIENDLY GAME WITH ANALYSIS"
THE ABOVE PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 1975 AT THE RESIDENCE OF DON LAFFERTY.
(PROBABLY BY DON HIMSELF)
THE PHOTO WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN FOR USE IN HIS "WOOD'S LADDER
REPORT" IN MAY 2000 BY RICHARD FORTMAN.
THE IMAGE IS REPRODUCED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, AND
IS PRESENTED HERE PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOR.
ALSO INCLUDED IS RICHARD FORTMAN'S OWN HAND TYPED ANALYSIS
OF THE POSITION ON THE BOARD.
THE ABOVE IS PRESENTED WITH THE FULL PERMISSION OF EARL HANGEN AND RICHARD
FORTMAN, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA. USA
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ , WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO R. FORTMAN
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EXHIBIT 022JH
"LAFFERTY-LOWDER FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PHOTO"
THE IMAGE ABOVE WAS TAKEN AT THE 1989 WORLD FREE-STYLE "GO AS YOU PLEASE" CHAMPIONSHIP
MATCH BETWEEN DON LAFFERTY (CHAMPION) ON THE RIGHT, AND CHALLENGER ELBERT LOWDER , ON THE LEFT.
THE MATCH WAS REFEREED BY RICHARD FORTMAN, WHO IS PICTURED IN THE CENTER, AND WAS
PLAYED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHECKER HALL OF FAME IN PETAL, MISSISSIPPI. USA.
LAFFERTY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN TURNING BACK LOWDER'S CHALLENGE WITH A 4-3-16 VICTORY.
THIS HISTORIC PHOTO WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY RICHARD FORTMAN FOR USE IN EARL'S
"WOOD'S LADDER REPORT", AND IS REPRODUCED HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY IN FULL COLOR. CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF JAY
HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA. USA.
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ, WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO R. FORTMAN
EXHIBIT 023TC
"2007 US FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT PHOTO"
ABOVE IS A PHOTO TAKEN AT THE ACF FREESTYLE "GAYP" TOURNAMENT IN
LAS VEGAS, NV. USA
PICTURED ARE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THIRD PLACE WINNER SHANE McCOSKER FROM IRELAND,
ACF PRESIDENT ALAN MILLHONE FROM THE U.S., AND TOURNAMENT WINNER LUBABALO KONDLO FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS FROM A SERIES OF PHOTOS TAKEN BY TOMMY CANNING,WHO
ALSO COMPETED IN THE TOURNAMENT.
SUBMITTED BY T. CANNING, WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO L. STEPHENS
EXHIBIT 024JH
"TINSLEY-LEVITT PHOTO 1952"
ABOVE IS AN IMAGE OF A PHOTO TAKEN IN 1952 OF MARION TINSLEY (LEFT) AND
LEO LEVITT.
THIS PHOTO WAS SENT TO EARL HANGEN BY RICHARD FORTMAN, FOR USE IN EARL'S "WOOD'S LADDER
REPORT" , ISSUED NOVEMBER FOURTH, 1999.
RICHARD FORTMAN'S NOTATION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PHOTO STATES....
"TINSLEY VS. LEO LEVITT COLOMBUS, OH. JUNE 1952. TINSLEY PREPARING FOR THE
N. BANKS MATCH".
THIS IMAGE IS REPRODUCED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, WITH THE PERMISSION
OF RICHARD FORTMAN.
THE PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSESSION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING,
PA.USA
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ, WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO R. FORTMAN
CAPTION PROVIDED BY KEN LOVELL
EXHIBIT 025LE
"1949 ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP PHOTO"
THIS IMAGE PRESENTED HERE IS A
DIGITALLY ENHANCED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, WHICH IS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF LINDUS EDWARDS, WALES.
INCLUDED IS AN IMAGE OF THE UNALTERED PHOTOGRAPH, AND A COPY OF
THE IMAGE AS IT APPEARED IN THE EDA NEWSLETTER NO. 23 NOVEMBER 1958.
SUBMITTED BY L. EDWARDS, WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO L. STEPHENS AND K. LOVELL
EXHIBIT 039JH
"TINSLEY-PASK PHOTO 1983"
THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF RICHARD PASK, ON LEFT,
AND MARION TINSLEY, ON RIGHT, TAKEN AT PETAL, MISSISSIPPI IN 1983. THIS IMAGE OF THESE TWO GREATS IS REPRODUCED HERE DIRECTLY
FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, WHICH WAS USED BY EARL HANGEN IN HIS "WOOD'S LADDER REPORT" IN MAY, 1998.
INCLUDED WITH THIS EXHIBIT IS AN OBITUARY FOR
MARION TINSLEY WRITTEN BY RICHARD PASK, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS AN INSERT IN THE EDJ, VOL 33, NO 2 & 3, APRIL 1995.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESION OF JAY HINNERSHITZ, WEST READING, PA. US
SUBMITTED BY J. HINNERSHITZ
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