TIME LINE 1930'S

1930

1/1 WELLS MASTER TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

SAUL WESLOW WINS TOURNEY.

1/1- OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at AKRON.

GUY H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE.

1/2- SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at HAMILTON.

MICHAEL BOYLE WINS TITLE . GAMES PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. 6, NO. 3, MARCH 1930 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES.

JAN. ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ASHLAND.

BASIL CASE RETAINS TITLE.

1/9 DEATH OF WILLARD DAVIS OF BOSTON. HE WAS A WELL RESPECTED PLAYER, AND WAS A FORMER MASSACHUSETTS STATE CHAMPION. HE HAD SPENT SO MUCH TIME STUDYING THE GAME THAT IT ACTUALLY DETERIORATED HIS PHYSICAL WELL BEING, AND HE DIED IN A NEW ENGLAND SANITARIUM.

1/14-15 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at STAFFORD.

CHARLES MUNSON WINS TITLE.

JAN. WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FOND DU LAC.

F.C. STOKES RETAINS TITLE.

JAN./FEB??? GUY GARWOOD VS. ALEX CAMERON 5-3-2 DRAWS at CLEVELAND, OH. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL.X, NO.1 TO 2, JAN,1930.

JAN/FEB??? ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.

ANGUS CRAWFORD WINS TITLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TOURNEY SANCTIONED BY THE RECENTLY CREATED ONTARIO CHECKER ASSOCIATION

JAN/FEB??? MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

J. MERRICK WINS TITLE.

FEB. OWING TO HIS INABILITY TO FIND A PUBLISHER, BASIL CASE SHELVES PLANS FOR HIS "BOOK OF CORRECTIONS".

2/10-12 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CONVERSE.

LEE MUNGER WINS TITLE. A RECORD ENTRY OF 40.

2/4-7 32nd NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OSCEOLA.

JOHN HABERMAN WINS TITLE.

FEB. ST. PETERSBURG (FLORIDA) TOURNAMENT.

JOHN B. WORNALL WINS "SEMI-MASTER" FINALS.

C.A. CUMMINGS WINS "CLASS A TOURIST" FINALS.

2/18-22 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERLOO.

JOHN SAMUELSON WINS TITLE.

2/21-22 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LITTLE ROCK.

DR. W. L. NEWTON WINS TITLE.

2/22 ANNUAL BOSTON VS. ALL NEW ENGLAND MATCH IS WON UNUSUALLY BY THE VISITORS, AND BY A WIDE MARGIN.

MELVIN BROWN MASTERS TOURNEY WON BY J. GRANFIELD.

2/22 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at AUBURN.

FLOYD PAYNE RETAINS TITLE.

2/22 NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS AWARDED TO WILLIAM FITZHENRY. HE WAS TO PLAY THE FINALS OF THE NJ STATE TOURNEY WITH CHARLES JOLLY, WHO WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE DATE, FITZHENRY WINNING THE TITLE BY DEFAULT.

FEB. NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

C. J. MURTON WINS TITLE.

SPRING??? DEATH OF GEORGE DEARBORN, 75, OF LOWELL, MASS. HE WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PLAYERS IN NEW ENGLAND, AND WAS ON THE AMERICAN TEAM IN THE 1905 GB VS. USA INTERNATIONAL MATCH. AFTER PLAYING BELOW EXPECTATIONS, HE LEFT HIS GAMES UNFINISHED AND RETIRED FROM THE GAME

FOREVER.

SPRING LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

SAM COHEN WINS TITLE.

SPRING GREATER BRISBANE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

J.G. HORSEFALL WINS TITLE.

3/17- CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINNIPEG.

FLEMING BROWN WINS TITLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TOURNEY SANCTIONED BY THE NEW CANADIAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION, AND WAS BILLED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT TOURNEY EVER STAGED IN CANADA. THE ENDING OF THIS TOURNEY WAS MARRED WITH A CONTROVERSY INVOLVING ANGUS CRAWFORD, AND HIS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE FINALS AGAINST BROWN. SELECT FINALS GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. X, NOS.3 TO 4, MARCH, 1930.

3/15-APRIL GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. 54 ENTRIES.

A. B. SCOTT RETAINS TITLE, AFTER PLAYING 6 ROUNDS WITHOUT LOSING A GAME.

3/23 NORTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FARGO.

L.H. NICHOLS WINS TITLE, ENDING JOHN MEYER'S RECORD SEVEN STRAIGHT STATE TOURNEY VICTORIES.

APRIL WILLIAM RYAN, IN THE PAGES OF HIS "CHECKERGRAM" MAGAZINE, LAUNCHES "THE AMALGATED CHECKER PLAYERS OF AMERICA".

4/12-13 BRITISH COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (REYNOLDS CUP) at LONDON.

MIDDLESEX VS. YORKSHIRE 7-6-17 DRAWS.

MIDDLESEX WINS CUP.

SPRING EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

EDWARD GIBSON VS. GEORGE MACKAY IN FINAL 3-2-3 DRAWS.

GIBSON WINS TITLE.

4/15 ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BIRMINGHAM.

E.K. TYLER WINS TITLE.

4/18- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP at INVERCARGILL.

D. CALDERWOOD RETAINS TITLE.

4/21-26 3rd BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.

SAM COHEN VS. M. BOYLE (SCOTTISH CHAMPION) 2-1-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

COHEN WINS TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AT THIS TIME COHEN HOLDS THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF LONDON, ENGLAND AND BRITAIN.

FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.6, NO.6, JUNE 1930.

4/21- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.

FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.6, NO.6, JUNE 1930.

4/21- CORNISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

W. F. GLASSON WINS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW AND THE SILVER CUP BECOMES HIS PROPERTY.

5/2-3 STAKE MATCH.

JESSE B. HANSON VS. EUGENE WITT 7-2-??? DRAWS at DALLAS.

5/30 INTERSTATE MATCH.

NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK VS. PENNSYLVANIA 22-18-32 DRAWS at DORNEY PARK, IN ALLENTOWN, PA. EIGHTEEN PLAYERS PER SIDE, THESE TEAMS CONSISTED OF SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THEIR STATES, INCLUDING MILLARD HOPPER, H.B. REYNOLDS, TOM O'GRADY FOR NJ/NY, AND H.L. RUDOLPH, MATTY PRIEST AND H.O. NEWCOMB FOR PA. SELECT GAMES FROM THIS MATCH ARE PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. X, NOS. 7 TO 8, JULY 1930.

JUNE 1ST KENTUCKY CHECKER ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINCHESTER.

THOMAS GABBARD JR. WINS TITLE.

6/14 TEAM MATCH.

AUTO CITY CHECKER CLUB (DETROIT, MICHIGAN) VS. INDUSTRIAL MUTUAL ASSOCIATION CLUB(FLINT, MICHIGAN)

7-2-9 DRAWS at FLINT. DETROIT TEAM INCLUDES NATHAN RUBIN, L.T. DEBEARN, ED EBERT (AMONG OTHERS). FLINT TEAM INCLUDES RAY GOULD, E.J. REES, FLOYD PENNELL (AMONG OTHERS).

6/21-22 INTERSTATE MATCH.

NORTH DAKOTA VS. SOUTH DAKOTA 45-17-38 DRAWS at VALLEY CITY, ND.

6/21 STAKE MATCH- FIVE DOLLARS PER WON GAME.

JESSE HANSON VS. TOM O'GRADY 1-0-5 DRAWS at BUFFALO.

SUMMER VANCOUVER CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

DAVID JEFFREY WINS TITLE.

SUMMER STAKE MATCH FOR ONE DOLLAR PER WON GAME.

BASIL CASE VS. RALPH BANKS 18-2-20 DRAWS at CHICAGO.

SUMMER STAKE MATCH.

L.T. DEBEARN VS. C. ARNOLD 6-1-13 DRAWS at DETROIT.

SUMMER BASIL CASE CLAIMS THE TITLE OF JUVENILE CHAMPION OF AMERICA, AFTER A MATCH BETWEEN HIMSELF AND NATHAN RUBIN FAILS TO MATERIALIZE.

SUMMER RHODE ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF SATURDAY NIGHT PLAYING SESSIONS, WILLIAM BROGAN WINS TITLE.

JULY NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LAWINBURG.

50 ENTRANTS.

EDWARD SCHEIDT WINS FOR THE THIRD SUCCESSIVE TIME AND BECOMES POSSESSOR OF THE GOLD MEDAL.

JULY TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

CHARLES A. BRADLEY WINS TITLE.

8/4-9 CEDAR POINT TOURNAMENT.

WON BY GEORGE O’BRIEN.

8/13-15 SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL TOURNEY at SPARTANBURG, S.C. 39 ENTRANTS.

EDWIN F. HUNT VS EDWARD SCHEIDT 1-0-7 DRAWS IN FINAL.

HUNT WINS TITLE.

8/21- U.S. NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

NATHAN RUBIN VS BASIL CASE 3-0-19 DRAWS at CHICAGO.

RUBIN WINS TITLE. CASE HAD CLAIMED THE TITLE EARLIER IN THE YEAR WHEN THEIR MATCH WAS CANCELLED. HERE IT WAS FINALLY PLAYED, WITH RUBIN WINNING THE VACANT TITLE.

1931

RICHARD FORTMAN'S FIRST TOURNAMENT

FROM RICHARD FORTMAN

"After finally defeating my father, I decided to enter my first
ty; the 1931 Il Downstate at Decatur. I was shown no mercy
and finished well down in the minors. I was discouraged and probably would have quit the game had it not been for the encouragement of my coach, Harland Richards, 1933 Il state champion, who loaned me books and also many practice games at our local chess & checker club. Two year later I finished 3rd in Class A, after winning over the 1928 Il state champ, Oscae Apple, of Rock Island, and was "hooked for life":this in my 77th (!!!) year in the game . " ( RLF ) 2/22/2008

1/1 WELLS MEMORIAL CHECKER CLUB MASTERS TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

ROBERT SMALL WINS TOURNEY.

1/1- SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW.

ROBERT SCOBBIE WINS TITLE.

1/8 PUBLICATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION OF THE LIST OF 3-MOVE OPENINGS TO BE ADOPTED FOR FUTURE COMPETITIONS. THESE WERE BASED ON SUGGESTIONS BY A. J. HEFFNER.

1/13-16 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WICHITA.

J.M.STULL WINS TITLE.

1/16-17 8 GAME EXHIBITION MATCH.

NEWELL BANKS VS. EDWIN HUNT at NASHVILLE, TENN.

FOUR 2-MOVE GAMES, ALL DRAWN.

FOUR 11-MAN BALLOT GAMES, BANKS 1, HUNT 0, 3 DRAWS

1/17 SAM COHEN BROKE THE RECORD FOR SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAYS BY PLAYING 106 BOARDS at LONDON, 46-2-55, WITH 3 GAMES UNFINISHED.

1/24 DEATH OF A.W. VALENTINE, AGE 79. HE WAS A FORMER AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND ONE OF THE GAMES LEADING PROMOTERS. IN HIS LAST YEARS, HE FELL ON VERY HARD TIMES PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY, AND DIED "OF A BROKEN HEART", QUOTED BY E.H. GREENE, HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE ACA.

JAN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ASHLAND.

BASIL CASE RETAINS TITLE.

FEB 33RD NEBRASKA CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at YORK.

HARRY YOST WINS TITLE.

2/2-3 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ROCHESTER. A RECORD ENTRY OF 44.

LEE MUNGER RETAINS TITLE. MANY OF THE GAMES WOULD LATER BE PUBLISHED IN THE INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN.

2/2-4 COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DENVER.

GILBERT ADAMS WINS TITLE.

2/10- ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA "SEMI-MASTERS" TOURNAMENT.

VICTOR MONTERIO WINS TOURNEY.

TOURISTS' TOURNEY WON BY WILLIAM E. NOEL.

2/20-24 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GETTYSBURG.

WILLIAM LEMLER WINS TITLE.

2/21 DEATH OF AUGUST J. HEFFNER OF DORCHESTER, MA., AGED 72 (BORN 5 APRIL 1858). ONE OF THE GREATEST NAMES IN AMERICAN CHECKERS HISTORY, HE WAS A FORMER AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPION AND PLAYED IN THE FIRST TWO INTERNATIONAL MATCHES AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN. ALSO A GAMES EDITOR , ANALYST AND PROBLEMIST.

4/2-4 KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ASHLAND.

BURRELL F. FORBIS WINS TITLE.

4/6- ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LONDON.

F. KAISER WINS TITLE. HIS FINALS OPPONENT WAS LEONARD CLAXTON, WHO RESIGNED AFTER 6 DRAWN GAMES, THEN REFUSING TO PLAY THE BARRED OPENINGS.

APRIL NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.

MAURICE C. HAMMAR WINS TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

SPRING NEW JERSEY STATE TOURNAMENT at ???

DARIO FORGNONE WINS TITLE, DEFEATING CONRAD CANTOR IN THE FINALS 1-0-7 DRAWS.

SPRING SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

J.V. EARLE WINS TITLE.

SPRING NEW SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

V. RICKARD WINS TITLE.

SPRING LIVERPOOL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

J. MOLLOY WINS TITLE.

EASTER WEEK THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO A DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKE IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

EASTER WEEK TASMANIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LAUNCESTON.

G. MOODIE WINS TITLE.

4/6- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

GRAHAM DAVIES, AGED 17, WINS TITLE.

4/18 ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BIRMINGHAM.

E.K. TYLER WINS TITLE.

4/18 TEAM MATCH.

OHIO (26 WINS) VS. MICHIGAN (16 WINS) , 32 DRAWS at SANDUSKY. 19 PER SIDE . MANY OF THESE GAMES WERE PUBLISHED IN THE INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN, VOL.1, NO. 3, JULY 1931.

4/25-27 GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL.

WILLIAM RODGERS VS HARRY FRENCH 1-0-7.

RODGERS WINS TITLE.

THE TOURNEY HAD BEGUN ON 21 MARCH, WITH 48 COMPETITORS.

MAY BASIL CASE, IN THE PAGES OF AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, CHALLENGES ANYONE IN AMERICA TO A MATCH FOR $50.00.

5/2 EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL.

EDWARD GIBSON VS JOHN ALLAN 1-0-9.

GIBSON RETAINS TITLE.

5/16 BRITISH COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (REYNOLDS CUP) at LONDON.

LANARKSHIRE VS. MIDDLESEX 4-3-17 DRAWS.

JUNE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CHECKER CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA.

TOURNAMENT WON BY OSCAR E. APPLE OF ROCK ISLAND, IL.

6/13-22 CHICAGO CHECKER CLUB MASTERS' TOURNAMENT.

TOURNAMENT WON BY LAWRENCE M. LEWIS, DEFEATING

J.T. BRADFORD IN THE FINALS 2-1-13 DRAWS. THIS WAS THE FIRST IMPORTANT USE OF THE NEW AMERICAN THREE-MOVE RESTRICTION IN A TOURNAMENT.

6/20-21 TEAM MATCH.

NORTH DAKOTA VS. SOUTH DAKOTA at ABERDEEN .

5-PLAYERS PER SIDE.

A TOTAL OF 100 GAMES WERE PLAYED, WITH NORTH DAKOTA WINNING 15 GAMES MORE THAN THE SOUTH DAKOTA TEAM.

SUMMER TEN GAME MATCH.

WILLIAM RYAN VS. GEORGE FARLEY 1-0-9 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY.

JULY 16 GAME STAKE MATCH.

JESSE B. HANSON VS. E.O. TAYLOR (VANCOUVER AND BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPION)

3-0-11 DRAWS at VANCOUVER.

7/3-4 12th NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINSTON-SALEM.

EDWARD SCHEIDT RETAINS TITLE.

7/5 DEATH OF HENRY O. ROBINSON OF HOVE, SUSSEX, AGE 58. HE WAS REGARDED AS AN EXPERT PROBLEMIST , AND WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ENGLISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION.

7/14-16 19th ANNUAL TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS. A RECORD ENTRY OF 35.

E. L. WITT WINS TITLE.

7/21 DEATH OF JOSEPH HILL, AGE 64, OF TILTON, N.H. HE WAS A FORMER STATE CHAMPION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND WAS RELATED TO INTERNATIONALIST WILLIS G. HILL.

8/3 2ND TEAM MATCH.

MICHIGAN VS. OHIO 21-18-37 DRAWS at CEDAR POINT, OH.

8/5- CEDAR POINT TOURNAMENT WON BY NATHAN RUBIN, DEFEATING H.B. REYNOLDS IN THE FINAL ROUND PLAYED

1-0-11. THERE WAS TO BE ONE MORE ROUND PLAYED, BUT REYNOLDS HAD TO LEAVE FOR BUSINESS REASONS.

THIS TOURNEY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO USE THE NEW "AMERICAN" 3-MOVE RESTRICTION. SELECT POSITIONS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. XI, NO.9-10, SEPT.-OCT. 1931. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN, VOL.1, NO.6, DEC. 1931.

8/10 1ST WEST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ABILENE.

RAYMOND DITTRICH WINS TITLE.

8/11-12 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ASHVILLE, NC.

EDWIN HUNT RETAINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN STATE CHAMPION, DEFEATING ED SCHEIDT IN THE FINALS 2-1-3 DRAWS.

8/23 OUTDOOR CHECKER TOURNAMENT at LAKE WEHL, IN. HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TOURNEY.

8/26-27 GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LAWRENCEVILLE.

WITH A RECORD ENTRY OF OVER FIFTY ENTRANTS,WILLIAM H. PATTERSON WINS TITLE.

8/29 11 MAN BALLOT TEAM MATCH.

DETROIT (MICHIGAN) VS. TOLEDO (OHIO) 14-7-23 DRAWS at TOLEDO. IN THIS MATCH, NATHAN RUBIN WON A HEAT FROM ASA LONG 1-0-3 DRAWS.

SEPT. IOWA STATE FAIR TOURNAMENT at DES MOINES.

VICTOR DAVIS, CURRENT STATE CHAMPION, WINS TOURNEY.

9/5-7,11 MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.

L. T. De BEARN WINS TITLE. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN, VOL.1, NO.5, NLOV. 1931.

9/7 VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ROANOKE.

WILLIE KING RETAINS TITLE.

9/22 DEATH OF E. H. GREENE. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION FROM 1915 TO 1924 AND WAS ONE OF THE GAME’S GREATEST BOOSTERS.

9/24 39TH TOWN VS. COUNTRY MATCH.

142-134-73 DRAWS at MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 70 PLAYERS PER TEAM.

SEPT. 7TH KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.

J.M. STULL (THE CURRENT KANSAS STATE CHAMPION) WINS TOURNEY.

SEPT. 24 GAME NEW ENGLAND MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

RAY GOULD VS. SAUL WESLOW at AUBURN AND PORTLAND.

FINAL SCORE WAS 3-1-16 DRAWS IN WESLOW'S FAVOR, BUT WESLOW RESIGNED THE MATCH TO GOULD AT THIS TIME, AND LEFT TO BOSTON.

OCT. CHAMPIONSHIP OF CENTRAL NEW YORK TOURNAMENT at UTICA.

STANLEY R. MOREY (20 YEARSS OLD)WINS TITLE.

10/18 TEAM MATCH.

DETROIT VS. FLINT 14-5-13 DRAWS at FLINT, MICHIGAN.

10/20 OUTDOOR CHECKER TOURNAMENT at SOUTH BEND, IN.

HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TOURNEY.

10/24 TEAM MATCH.

GARY, IN. VS. SOUTH BEND, IN. 7-4-9 DRAWS at SOUTH BEND. THE GARY TEAM INCLUDES 15 YEAR OLD WALTER HALLMAN, BEGINNING A CHECKERS CAREER THAT WOULD LAST OVER FORTY YEARS, AND END WITH HIM ESTABLISHED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYER-ANALYSTS EVER.

11/15 TEAM MATCH.

CONNECTICUTT VS. NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY 17-17-18 DRAWS at NEW YORK CITY.

11/17-18 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.

RAY GOULD RETAINS TITLE.

NOV. MISSOURI VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at KANSAS CITY.

GEORGE FARLEY RETAINS TITLE.

DEC.??? QUEENSLAND (AUSTRALIA) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE.

S.H. CHALK WINS TITLE.

DEC.??? VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

J. BOYLES WINS TITLE, DEFEATING HUGH EGAN 1-0-3 DRAWS IN THE FINALS.

12/25 NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNAMENT.

LOUIS C. GINSBURG VS WILLIE RYAN 1-0-3 DRAWS IN FINAL.

CHRISTMAS WEEK OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLUMBUS.

GUY H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE, DEFEATING HARRY BELL IN THE FINALS 3-0-0 DRAWS. GARWOOD'S FIFTH VICTORY IN THIS TOURNEY

DEC. 20 GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

L.M. LEWIS VS. WILLIAM RYAN, 2-1-17 DRAWS at CHICAGO.

DEC ??? 10 GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

JESSE B. HANSON VS. CHARLES H. WOOD 3-2-5 DRAWS, at WACO, TX.

DEC. 20 GAME 3-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH.

A.M. PETECK (ILLINOIS CHAMPION) VS. LEE MUNGER (INDIANA CHAMPION), 4-0-13 DRAWS at CHICAGO.

12/26 GLAMORGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PONTYPRIDD, WALES.

J. WILLIAMS WINS TITLE.

1932

1/1- 4th BRITISH OPEN TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

PLAYED ON 3-MOVE OPENINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SAM COHEN BEATS R. SCOBBIE (SCOTTISH CHAMPION) IN FINAL.

COHEN , THE ONLY ENGLISH PLAYER IN THE FIELD, RETAINS TITLE.

WINTER BELFAST CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

WON BY D. SCARBOROUGH.

JAN. NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

RAY GOULD WINS TITLE.

JAN??? SUBSCRIPTION MATCH

BASIL CASE VS. J.T. BRADFORD, 3-0-7 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY, MO. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. XII, NOS.9 &10 , SEPT.-OCT. 1932.

1/12-15 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ANTHONY.

J. M. STULL RETAINS TITLE.

JAN. OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.

ERNEST LOFT WINS TITLE.

JAN. CHICAGO CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY A. M. PETECK.

FORTY ENTRANTS.

1/18 DEATH OF FRANK G. FARMER IN GLENDALE, CA. AGE 79. A NATIONALLY KNOWN PATRON OF THE GAME IN AMERICA, HE WAS SEVERAL TIMES KANSAS STATE CHAMPION, AND SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION.

1/29-2/2 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO.

WILLIE RYAN WINS TITLE.

JAN.-FEB. NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

WON BY J. BELL.

2/9- 2ND CANADIAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at REGINA, SASK.

VICTOR DREMAN, 19 YEARS OLD, WINS TITLE.

2/15 DEATH OF JOHN GREGG, OF NEWCASTLE, AGED 76.

PUBLISHER OF THE 1901 "GREGG'S GUIDE", HE WAS ALSO A WELL KNOWN CROSS BOARD PLAYER AND PROBLEMIST.

FEB. NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.

THIS TOURNEY WAS POSTPONED, WITH THE FINALS BEING PLAYED ON APRIL 9TH.

ADOLPH CARLSON WINS TITLE, DEFEATING GEORGE GROSVENOR IN THE FINALS 3-0-2 DRAWS at HASTINGS.

FEB. COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DENVER.

CHARLES BEACH WINS TITLE.

FEB. ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA TOURIST TOURNAMENT.

TOURNEY WON BY JOHN B. WORNALL OF KANSAS CITY.

2/22 ANNUAL BOSTON CHECKER CLUB EVENT.

J.J. LANNIN (CLASS A) TOURNEY WON BY RAY GOULD.

MELVIN BROWN (CLASS B) TOURNEY WON BY HOLLEN.

GEORGE LIBBY CUP (CLASS C) WON BY ELLIOTT.

2/22 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LITTLE ROCK.

MARVIN SHERRIL WINS TITLE.

2/22 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TACOMA, WITH THE FINALS BEING PLAYED ONE MONTH LATER at ABERDEEN.

FLOYD O. PAYNE WINS TITLE, DEFEATING J.B. WILLEY IN THE FINALS 2-0-3 DRAWS.

3/2 SUBSCRIPTION MATCH

WILLIE RYAN VS. ALEX CAMERON 2-0-8 DRAWS at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.

3/5-6 WINSCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SHEBOYGAN.

MIKE ZIERHUT WINS TITLE.

3/8 SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ASSINIBOIA.

FRED WATSON WINS TITLE.

3/13 SIX GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

NATHAN RUBIN VS. GEORGE O'BRIEN 3-0-1 DRAWS at LONG BEACH, CA.

3/14 DEATH OF ROGER K. TAYLOR, KENNEBUNK, MAINE, AGE 18, OF OF A LINGERING ILLNESS. AN AMERICAN PRODIGY OF THE GAME, HE WAS A FORMER MAINE STATE CHAMPION( AT THE AGE OF 16).

3/17-19 NORTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at VALLEY CITY.

JOHN MEYER, DEFENDING CHAMPION TOOK SICK, AND A POSTPONEMENT WAS AGREED TO.

3/23 DEATH OF PAUL LEE AT TACOMA. HE WAS A CONTRIBUTOR TO MANY CHECKER COLUMNS OF HIS DAY, AND ALSO PUBLISHED A PROBLEM BOOK, "PAUL LEE'S BOOK OF PROBLEMS" IN 1912.

SPRING EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

EDWARD GIBSON WINS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

3/26 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.

J. BOYLES WINS TITLE.

3/25-26 CONNECTICUT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERBURY.

MORRIS KESSLER WINS TITLE.

3/25-28 ONTARIO CHECKER ASSN. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WHITBY.

NORMAN McGEE WINS TITLE.

SPRING NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

CONRAD CANTOR WINS TITLE. THIS TOURNEY WAS RUN OFF IN VARIOUS JERSEY CLUBS AT WEEKLY INTERVALS.

SPRING DEATH OF ALEXANDER BRUCE (“AB”) SCOTT, GLASGOW, AGED 66. HE WON THE SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP 4 TIMES AND WAS 5 TIMES GLASGOW CHAMPION. HE WAS ALSO A SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL.

SPRING ??? DEATH OF WILLIAM GIBSON, OF HAMILTON, CANADA. A WELL KNOWN CANADIAN CROSSBOARD PLAYER, HE WAS A FORMER CANADIAN CHAMPION.

SPRING BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

VIC MONTEIRO WINS TITLE. THIS WAS RUN IN WEEKLY INTERVALS AT THE WELLS MEMORIAL CLUB.

3/27 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW,VOL.5, NO.2, MAY 1932.

SPRING GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

W. RODGERS VS. N.T. BYARS IN FINAL 2-0-1 DRAW.

W. RODGERS RETAINS TITLE.FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW,VOL.5, NO.2, MAY 1932.

SPRING LEICESTER CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY CHARLES WARBURTON.

SPRING BUFFALO MUNICIPAL CHECKER TOURNAMENT.

THIS TOURNEY, PROMOTED BY THE BUFFALO COURIER EXPRESS, WAS RUN OFF IN WEEKLY SESSIONS, AND HAD 190 CONTESTANTS. WON BY BENJAMIN CHRIST, WHO WAS AWARDED A GOLD MEDAL.

SPRING BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

DAVID JEFFREY, CHECKER EDITOR OF THE VANCOUVER SUN, WINS TITLE.

SPRING IN THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, B.J. McGORY, ACA SECRETARY, ANNOUNCES THAT THE EIGHTH AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNEY WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL 1933, AS NO SATISFACTORY BID WAS RECEIVED.

APR. TEN GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

JESSE B. HANSON VS. EUGENE WITT 1-1-8 DRAWS at DALLAS, TEXAS.

APR. SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

FLOYD PAYNE VS. A.J. LEMENSE, 3-1- ??? DRAWS at TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

4/14-16 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOUISVILLE.

JOHN TRUECK WINS TITLE.

5/21 TEAM MATCH.

WEST OF SCOTLAND VS. EAST OF SCOTLAND, 16-10-25 DRAWS at GLASGOW.

5/30 TEAM MATCH.

PENNSYLVANIA VS. NEW JERSEY 29-17-26 DRAWS at ALLENTOWN, PA.

JUNE IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CEDAR RAPIDS.

VICTOR DAVIS RETAINS TITLE.

7/12- TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

EUGENE L. WITT RETAINS TITLE.

7/19-21 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BARNESVILLE.

HAROLD ALMAN WINS TITLE.

7/21 SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GREENVILLE.

FRED SMITH WINS TITLE.

7/30 TEAM MATCH.

EAST NEW ZEALAND VS. WEST NEW ZEALAND, 98-75-42 DRAWS at INVERCARGILL. THIS MATCH HAD 164 PLAYERS PARTICIPATING.

7/31- CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK.

TOURNAMENT WON BY GUY H. GARWOOD, DEFEATING LEE MUNGER IN THE FINALS 3-0-1 DRAW.

TEAM MATCH.

MICHIGAN VS. OHIO 23-9-28 DRAWS.

EXHIBITION MATCH.

H.B. REYNOLDS VS. J.D. McNEILL 3-1-6 DRAWS.

SELECT GAMES FROM THIS EVENT ARE PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL XII, NOS. 9 & 10, SEPT.-OCT., 1932.

8/15-16 SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at ATLANTA. 33 PLAYERS.

EDWIN F. HUNT RETAINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION.

AUG. THE DRAUGHTS COLUMN IN THE “NEWCASTLE WEEKLY CHRONICLE” CELEBRATED ITS DIAMOND JUBILEE, HAVING APPEARED EVERY WEEK SINCE 16 AUG 1872.

AUG. DEATH OF JOHN DOUGHERTY, AGE 56, AT LOS ANGELES. HE WAS SEVERAL TIMES STATE CHAMPION OF KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA. HE ALSO EDITED A NEWSPAPER COLUMN ON THE GAME.

8/24 DEATH OF WARD HARTZELL, AGE 56, AT DETROIT. HE WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE GAME IN DAYTON , OH. AND DETROIT. HE ALSO WAS A DEALER IN CHECKERS RELATED BOOKS AND LITERATURE.

8/27 1st TEAM MATCH BETWEEN ONTARIO AND MICHIGAN. 31-24-43 DRAWS at LONDON, ONT. 26 BOARDS.

9/3 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.

CHARLES H. HOLLOW WINS TITLE.

9/4 TEXAS STATE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP/STAKE MATCH.

A.J. TEMPLE VS. GENE WITT 2-1-7 DRAWS at DALLAS, TX.

TEMPLE WINS TITLE. WINS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL XII, NOS. 9 & 10, SEPT.-OCT., 1932.

9/5 VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HARRISONBURG. THIS TOURNEY WAS UNFINISHED AFTER 11 "DKO" ROUNDS, AND ADJOURNED, WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT THE THREE SURVIVORS WOULD FINISH THE TOURNAMENT BY CORRESPONDENCE (MAIL PLAY). THE FINALS RESULTS WERE REPORTED MANY MONTHS LATER IN THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, E.E. WORKMAN WINS TITLE.

9/5 TEAM MATCH.

NEW JERSEY VS. PENNSYLVANIA, 25-9-16 DRAWS at JERSEY CITY. THIS MATCH FEATURED AN APPEARANCE BY FORMER AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPION MATTY PRIEST, IN ONE OF HIS LAST CROSSBOARD OUTINGS.

9/9-11 1ST WEST COAST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELES, CA.

NATHAN RUBIN WINS TITLE.

SEPT. 8TH KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.

JAMES MARSHALL WINS TOURNEY.

SEPT. 10 GAME MATCH.

JOHN STILES VS. A.M. PETECK, 1-0-9 DRAWS, at CHICAGO.

9/24,10/1 8 GAME STAKE MATCH.

R.T. WARD VS. C. WARBURTON 4-0-1 DRAW at LEICESTER AND BIRMINGHAM.

OCT. OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.

E. H. GILL WINS TITLE.

10/10 TEAM MATCH

ONTARIO VS. TORONTO/HAMILTON 67-51-54 DRAWS at HAMILTON.

10/16 STAKE MATCH

GEORGE O'BRIEN VS. WILLIE RYAN 3-1-1 DRAW at ALTOONA, PA.

OCT. TEXAS STATE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

ROBERT SWANN VS. A.J. TEMPLE 2-1-7 DRAWS at DALLAS.

SWANN WINS TITLE.

10/26 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA TOURNAMENT at NAPINKA.

C. CHRISTIE WINS TOURNEY.

NOV. DEATH OF RALPH W. CLEVENGER AT LOS ANGELES. HE WAS A FORMER STATE CHAMPION OF OKLAHOMA.

11/15-19 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD RETAINS TITLE.

DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SANDUSKY.

VICTOR JOHNSON WINS TITLE. FINALS GAMES (JOHNSON VS. GUY GARWOOD) PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. XIII, NO'S. 3&4, MARCH-APRIL, 1933.

12/9 DEATH OF SEYMOUR HEAD OF BRIDGEPORT. HE WAS A FORMER STATE CHAMPION OF CONNECTICUTT.

12/25 DEATH OF C.M. POTTERDON, AGE 76, IN DETROIT. HE COLLORBORATED WITH W.T. CALL IN THE PREPERATION OF MOST OF CALL'S BOOKS. AFTER CALL PASSED AWAY, POTTERDON HIMSELF ENDED HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE GAME.

12/29-30 VERMONT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERBURY.

WILLIAM GILL WINS TITLE.

12/31 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLCHESTER.

HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TITLE.

1933

JAN. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.

ALEX INGLIS WINS TITLE.

JAN. ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CALGARY.

P.J. TIMMS WINS TITLE.

1/1 WELLS MEMORIAL MASTERS TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

RAY GOULD WINS TOURNEY, DEFEATING MAURICE HAMMER IN THE FINALS, 1-0-11 DRAWS.

1/27 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.

DAN W. CLAWSON WINS TITLE.

JAN. PITTSBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY C. W. YOUNG.

JAN. NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

THIS TOURNEY WAS RUN OFF IN WEEKLY SESSIONS, AND FINISHED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WHEN BENJAMIN BUDRIKAS DEFEATED JOHN G. FINLEY IN THE FINALS.

JAN-MARCH NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEWCASTLE-UPON -TYNE.

ROBERT MITCHELL WINS TITLE.

FEB. ST. PETERSBURG (FL.) TOURNAMENT.

TOURIST TOURNEY WON BY R.C. LEMONS.

EXHIBITION MATCH

ALEX CAMERON VS. H.B.REYNOLDS 1-0-13 DRAWS.

2/6-8 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at JASONVILLE.

FUTURE 3-MOVE WORLD CHAMPION WALTER HELLMAN, AGED 17, WINS HIS FIRST TITLE. IN ONE ROUND HE PLAYED 26 DRAWS WITH LEE MUNGER. 36 ENTRANTS.

2/7-10 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HOLDREGE.

ADOLPH CARSON RETAINS TITLE.

2/11 DEATH OF HUGH CAIRNEY OF VANCOUVER, AFTER AN ILLNESS RESULTING FROM A PARALYTIC STROKE. HE WAS A WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED PLAYER, PATRON AND PROMOTER OF THE GAME IN CANADA.

2/11-12 ILLINOIS DOWN-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SULLIVAN.

HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TITLE.

2/17-18 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HOT SPRINGS.

DR. W. L. NEWTON WINS TITLE.

A RECORD ENTRY OF 40. ALSO, VISITING AMERICAN CHAMPION ASA LONG GAVE A SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY, PLAYING 100 GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS.

2/22 TEAM MATCH.

NORTH CAROLINA VS. SOUTH CAROLINA at CHARLOTTE. 16 PLAYERS PER SIDE. THE NORTH TEAM WON BY 20 GAMES.

2/22 6TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TOURNAMENT at MANKATO. 41 ENTRANTS.

OLE VEUM WINS TITLE.

2/25 TEAM MATCH.

EAST SCOTLAND VS. WEST SCOTLAND 10-10-25 DRAWS at EDINBURGH. WITH ONE GAME REMAINING, WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT STEWART WAS PRESENT AND ADJUDICATED THE GAME IN FAVOR OF THE EASTERN TEAM.

MARCH IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OTTUMWA.

VICTOR DAVIES RETAINS TITLE, DEFEATING BOBBY MARTIN IN THE FINALS1-0-7 DRAWS.

MARCH MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.

MORRIS GOLDMAN WINS TITLE.

3/1 TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

A.R. CORNELL VS. ROBERT SWANN 4-1-3 DRAWS at DALLAS.

CORNELL WINS TITLE. AT THIS TIME, THE TEXAS CHECKER CHAMPIONSHIP COULD BE WON IN THE ANNUAL TOURNEY, BUT MUST ALSO BE DEFENDED IN MATCH PLAY WHEN CHALLENGED. CORNALL WAS THE FOURTH DIFFERENT TEXAS CHAMPION IN LESS THEN A YEAR AS A RESULT OF THIS POLICY.

3/3-5 WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SPARTA.

LEO SANDERS WINS TITLE WITHOUT THE LOSS OF A GAME.

3/10-11 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SIOUX FALLS.

SAM MORRISON WINS TITLE.

3/20-22 19th NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FARGO.

JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.

3/28 DEATH OF THOMAS HULLEY OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. HE WAS AN EXPERT PLAYER, AND A WELL KNOWN PATRON OF THE GAME IN SCOTLAND. HE WAS MANAGER OF THE SCOTTISH CONTINGENT THAT CAME TO AMERICA FOR THE 2ND GB/US INTERNATIONAL MATCH IN 1927.

SPRING WASHINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.

A. COLMAR WINS TITLE.

SPRING LOS ANGELES CITY CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY M. L. DAVIES, DEFEATING JOSEPH DROUILLARD IN THE FINALS..

SPRING ??? MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINNIPEG.

G.H. COLLIN WINS TITLE.

SPRING ??? MAINE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.

RAY GOULD WINS TITLE.

SPRING ??? CALGARY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

J.S. JOHNSTON WINS TITLE.

SPRING 20 GAME STAKE MATCH.

RALPH R. GRIFFEN VS. EDWARD EBERT 6-4-10 DRAWS at DETROIT.

APR. SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

ASA LONG VS RAY GOULD 2-0-14 DRAWS at PORTLAND, ME.

4/17 ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NOTTINGHAM.

SAM COHEN WINS TITLE. AT THIS TIME, COHEN HOLDS THE TITLE OF CHAMPION OF LONDON, ENGLAND AND GREAT BRITAIN.

4/17 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

T. F. SMITH VS P. THOMAS IN FINAL. [Result unknown]

4/17 ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.

ANGUS CRAWFORD WINS TITLE.

4/17 3RD TOURNAMENT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF TASMANIA.

GEORGE MOODIE RETAINS TITLE, HAVING WON ALL THREE TOURNAMENTS.

4/29 SUBSCRIPTION MATCH

WILLIE RYAN VS. H. B. REYNOLDS 0-0-6 DRAWS at BUFFALO.

2 GAYP, 2 2-MOVE, 2 3-MOVE GAMES PLAYED.

APRIL OPEN-AIR BOARD SET UP IN DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND.

5/13 WEST VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WEST UNION. 50 PLAYERS.

JAMES G. CHARTER WINS TITLE.

5/19-20 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PITTSBURGH.

C.W. YOUNG WINS TITLE.

5/25-27 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NATURAL BRIDGE.

DR. J. D. McNEILL WINS TITLE.

5/25 IN A REMATCH OF THE FINALS OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, JOHN FINLEY REVERSES THE RESULTS OF THE STATE TOURNEY, AND SOUNDLY DEFEATS THE NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPION, BENJAMIN BUDRIKAS, 5-0-1 DRAW at NEWARK.

JUNE ??? RHODE ISLAND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

WM. BROGAN, CHECKER EDITOR OF THE ATTLEBORO SUN, WINS TITLE.

JUNE IN THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, IT IS REPORTED THAT MAURICE HAMMER IS BANNED FROM ENTERING ANY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY IN HIS HOME STATE (NEW HAMPSHIRE). THIS WAS THE RULING OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHECKER ASSOCIATION, CITING HAMMER'S "PROFESSIONALISM", AFTER LEARNING THAT HAMMER HAD VISITED BOSTON AND NEW YORK AND COMPETED IN SOME STAKE MATCHES.

6/18 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA.

OSCAR APPLE WINS TITLE.

JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

EUGENE L. WITT RETAINS TOURNEY TITLE, ALTHOUGH HE LOST THE OFFICIAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN MATCH PLAY.

JULY OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SULPHUR.

C. T. REXRODE WINS TITLE.

SUMMER VANCOUVER CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

DAVID JEFFREY, CHECKER EDITOR OF THE VANCOUVER SUN, WINS TITLE.

SUMMER IN A METROPOLITAN TOURNAMENT AT THE WLTH STATION IN BROOKLYN, SEVERAL HUNDRED PLAYERS COMPETED, INCLUDING TOM WISWELL, MONTE SCHLIEFER, IRVING CHERNEV (FUTURE CHESS CHAMPION AND AUTHOR), CHARLES LAWSON , KENNETH GROVER AND WAS WON BY WILLIAM RYAN.

7/4-5 NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ALBEMARLE. 54 PLAYERS.

JESSE N. LYBARGER WINS TITLE.

7/20 SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FLORENCE. 31 ENTRANTS.

FRED SMITH RETAINS TITLE.

8/3-5 20 GAME "HANDICAP MATCH" FOR A $52.25 PURSE.

CHARLES W. YOUNG VS. WILLIAM RYAN 3-2-16 DRAWS at PITTSBURGH, PA. RYAN GAVE YOUNG ONE GAME UP AT THE START OF THE MATCH, AND THE ADVANTAGE OF VICTORY IN THE EVENT OF A DRAWN MATCH.

8/8-9 SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE, NC.

R.W. GARRIS WINS TITLE.

8/14 WEST TEXAS CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at MAY.

MARK ROBASON WINS TOURNEY.

8/17-18 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ATLANTA.

D. WEBSTER SKELTON WINS TITLE.

8/29-30 IOWA STATE FAIR TOURNAMENT at ???

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TOURNEY.

AUG. CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK.

TOURNAMENT WON BY WILLIE RYAN.

SUBSCRIPTION MATCH ON THE AMENDED 3-MOVE RESTRICTION OPENINGS.

EDWIN F. HUNT VS. HARRAH B. REYNOLDS 3-1-11 DRAWS. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED AS A HUNT- ASA LONG MATCH, BUT ASA LONG REFUSED TO PLAY FOR LESS THAN A $100.00 PURSE, REYNOLDS ACCEPTING THE INVITATION. ANNOTATED GAMES BY HUNT PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL.XIII, NO.9-10,SEPT-OCT, 1933.

AUG. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELES.

NATHANIEL H. RUBIN WINS TITLE.

AUG. IN AN ARTICLE FROM THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY MAGAZINE, A BRITISH-AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE MATCH ATTRACTS WELL OVER 100 PLAYERS PER SIDE, INCLUDING MANY OF THE TOP CROSSBOARD PLAYERS OF THE DAY.

9/2-4 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.

L. T. deBEARN WINS TITLE.

SEPT. STAKE MATCH.

SAM COHEN VS. LEN CLAXTON 1-1-10 DRAWS at LONDON.

SEPT??? BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at VANCOUVER. THIS WAS PLAYED AT INTERVALS.

DAVID JEFFREY, CHECKER EDITOR OF THE VANCOUVER SUN, WINS TITLE.

SEPT??? 3-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH.

EDWIN HUNT VS. JESSE B. HANSON 3-0-9 DRAWS at NASHVILLE, TN. THIS WAS WHILE HANSON WAS ON AN EXHIBITION TOUR.

9/4 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at RICHMOND.

WILLIE KING WINS TITLE. HIS SIXTH TIME WINNING THIS TOURNEY.

9/4 NEWELL W. BANKS SET A RECORD FOR SIMULTANEOUS PLAY at THE WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO. HE PLAYED140 GAMES IN 2 HOURS 25 MINUTES, WITH A SCORE OF 133-0-7. THERE WERE OVER 5000 SPECTATORS.

9/4 TEAM MATCH.

NEW JERSEY STATE VS. NEW YORK STATE 10-9-7 DRAWS at OLYMPIC PARK, NEW JERSEY. WILLIE RYAN AND KEN GROVER COMPETED FOR THE NEW YORK TEAM.

OCT. NEW ENGLAND MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

RAY GOULD VS. WOODROW W. MITCHELL 5-2-12 DRAWS at PORTLAND, MAINE.

GOULD RETAINS TITLE.

11/21-25 MAINE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???RAY GOULD RETAINS TITLE.

DEC. KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT WICHITA.

J. M. STULL WINS TITLE.

DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLUMBUS.

VICTOR JOHNSON RETAINS TITLE.

DATE??? QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE .

R.R. CLIFFORD RETAINS TITLE, DEFEATING J.G. HORSFALL

2-0-2 DRAWS IN THE FINALS.

1934

1/1-2 ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

J.S. JOHNSTON WINS TITLE.

1/1-9 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

SAUL WESLOW WINS TITLE, DEFEATING VIC MONTEIRO IN THE FINALS 1-0-3 DRAWS.

JAN??? DEATH OF JAMES BOREHAM OF DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND. HE WAS A RESPECTED CROSS BOARD PLAYER, SEVERAL TIMES CHAMPION OF NEW ZEALAND, AND WINNER OF THE AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IN 1909.

JAN. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.

HARRY FRENCH WINS TITLE.

JAN. TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

LEROY ROBERSON WINS TITLE.

JAN. VICTORIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.

JOHN BOYLES RETAINS TITLE.

1/20-23 3-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH.

EDWIN F. HUNT VS J. B. HANSON MATCH 5-1-16 DRAWS at LOUISVILLE, KY.

FEB. IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OTTUMWA.

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TITLE.

FEB??? BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

VICTOR MONTEIRO WINS TITLE. THIS TOURNEY WAS HELD ON THE 3-MOVE RESTRICTION.

2/6-9 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at KEARNEY.

ADOLPH CARSON WINS TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

2/7-9 8 GAME MATCH.

ALEX CAMERON VS. WILLIE RYAN 1-1-6 DRAWS at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.. REPORTEDLY, THIS WAS FOR A TITLE, AS CAMERON WAS RECOGNIZED AS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING HIS TITLE.

2/10-12 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GREENTOWN.

WALTER HELLMAN RETAINS TITLE.

2/16-17 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT CONWAY, WITH A RECORD ENTRY OF 71.

BENNIE JONES WINS TITLE. W.R. STEVENSON JR. WINS CLASS B TOURNEY. C.D. WOODWARD WINS CLASS C TOURNEY. S.C. WARNOCK WINS CLASS D TOURNEY.

2/22 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.

L. J. CANTRELL WINS TITLE.

2/22-23 MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MANKATO.

JOHN B. STILES WINS TITLE.

MAR. SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at REGINA.

J.C. BEATON WINS TITLE.

MAR. MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINNIPEG.

G.H. COLLIN WINS TITLE.

3/3 EASTERN MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BANGOR.

NORMAN H. CLARK WINS TITLE.

3/10-11 ILLINOIS DOWN STATE "101" TOURNAMENT at SULLIVAN.

DEL CARPENTER WINS TOURNEY.

3/10-13 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at

J. W.HOLTSAPPLE WINS TITLE.

MAR??? VANCOUVER CITY CHAMPIOSHIP TOURNAMENT.

H. WYLLIE WINS TITLE.

MAR??? GREATER LOS ANGELES TOURNAMENT.

NATHAN RUBIN WINS TOURNEY.

3/15 DEATH OF MELVIN EARL POMEROY, BINGHAMPTON, NY, AGED 66. POMEROY WAS AT THE FRONT OF AMERICAN CHECKERISTS FOR MANY YEARS DURING THE 1890'S THROUGH THE NINETEEN TEEN YEARS. HE DEFEATED ALFRED JORDAN IN 1913, 2-1-37 DRAWS, A MATCH WHICH WAS BILLED AS BEING FOR THE GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. HE DEFEATED JORDAN AGAIN IN A RE-MATCH 3-0-37 DRAWS IN 1914. HE NEVER DEFENDED THE TITLE AFTER THIS AND HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE GAME DWINDLED, ALTHOUGH HE DID COACH HIS SON, RALPH, INTO A STRONG CLUB PLAYER. AFTER HIS SON DIED IN 1929, HE LOST ALL INTEREST IN THE GAME.

4/2-3 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.

4/2- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

G. A. BROWN WINS TITLE.

4/22 TEAM MATCH.

OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN 36-24-55 DRAWS at SANDUSKY.

SPRING WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MARSHFIELD.

MIKE ZIERHUT WINS TITLE.

SPRING BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

VICTOR MONTEIRO RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

JOE CARMICHAEL WINS TITLE.

SPRING DETROIT CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

RALPH GRIFFEN WINS TITLE.

5/1 AFTER EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE A MATCH WITH ROBERT STEWART FAIL TO MATERIALIZE, NEWELL BANKS, IN A LETTER PUBLISHED BY THE ROSEVILLE CITIZEN, CLAIMS THE

WORLD CHECKERS CHAMPIONSHIP. HE SHORTLY AFTER

ANNOUNCED A MATCH WITH ASA LONG FOR THE 3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD, THIS TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE 2-MOVE TITLE HELD BY STEWART.

5/24-26 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOWLING GREEN.

DR. J. D.McNEILL RETAINS TITLE.

MAY CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELES.

JOSEPH A. DROUILLARD WINS TITLE.

MAY EXHIBITION MATCH 8 GAMES.

NATHAN RUBIN (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPION) VS. JOSEPH DROUILLARD (CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPION) 3-0-4 DRAWS at LOS ANGELES, CA.

JUNE??? 12 GAME FRIENDLY MATCH.

EDWARD WYLIE (CHAMPION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA) VS. DAVID JEFFREY(CHECKER EDITOR OF THE VANCOUVER SUN) 12-3-7 DRAWS at ???

7/2 BIG BOARD TOURNAMENT at STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER.

JOHN A. PAUL WINS TOURNEY AND A GOLD MEDAL.

7/2-4 24 GAME MATCH -2-MOVE AND 3-MOVE

WALTER HELLMAN (INDIANA CHAMPION), AGED 18, VS. BOBBY MARTIN (IOWA CHAMPION), AGED 20, 5-4-15 DRAWS at GARY, IND. MATCH SPONSORED BY REX WOOD.

7/4-5 NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT at ???

B.C. McINTYRE WINS TITLE.

7/5-7 OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HOLLIS.

ERNEST L. LOFT WINS TITLE.

JULY 23rd TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

LEROY ROBERSON RETAINS TITLE.

8/1-2 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MACON.

N. P. MALCOM WINS TITLE.

8/7-8 SOUTHERN STATES CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at GREENVILLE, SC. 37 ENTRANTS.

DR. J.D. McNEILL WINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION, DEFEATING EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD HOOVER GRANT IN THE FINALS 2-1-1 DRAW.

8/13-29 8TH AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at

JAMESTOWN, NY.

EDWIN HUNT WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN CHAMPION.

THIS WAS THE FIRST U.S. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN WHICH THE 3-MOVE OPENING RESTRICTION WAS USED. ALSO, AT THIS TOURNAMENT THE ACA VOTED TO DISCARD THE TITLE OF AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPION (HELD BY NEWELL BANKS) AND FROM THIS POINT FORWARD RECOGNIZE ONLY THE WINNER OF THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT AS "CHAMPION CHECKER PLAYER OF AMERICA".

8/27-28 IOWA STATE FAIR TOURNAMENT at ???

JOE DUFFY WINS TOURNEY.

8/19 DUE TO INACTIVITY OF THE STATE ORGANIZATION, THE TRI-COUNTY (PENNSYLVANIA) CHECKER ASSOCIATION IS FORMED.

9/3 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LYNCHBURG.

J. L. BOULDIN WINS TITLE.

9/22 DEATH OF WILLIAM HALLIWELL, AGE 68, AT RUNCORN, ENGLAND. HE WAS A WELL KNOWN PLAYER, AND COMPETED IN TWO ENGLAND VS. SCOTLAND MATCHES, AND REPRESENTED ENGLAND IN THE 1905 BRITISH-AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MATCH

SEPT??? MICHIGAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

EDWARD EBERT VS. FLOYD PENNELL 2-2-16 DRAWS at FLINT AND DETROIT.

EBERT RETAINS TITLE.

SEPT. MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FLINT.

THIS TOURNEY BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER AND RAN IN INTERVALS. ARTHUR REISMAN DEFEATS CHARLES HOLLOW IN THE FINALS 4-3-11 DRAWS, PLAYED ON 3-MOVE RESTRICTION.

REISMAN WINS TITLE.

OCT. 20 GAME MATCH.

HERMAN L. RUDOLPH VS CONRAD CANTOR 4-3-13 DRAWS at SHAWNEE-ON-DELAWARE, PA.

11/10 DEATH OF SAMUEL GROVER OF CAMBRIDGE, MASS. BORN IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE IN 1864, HE WAS ONE OF AMERICA'S STRONGEST CROSSBOARD PLAYERS IN THE 1890'S, WINNING MANY MATCHES AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS. IN 1905, HE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE AMERICAN TEAM IN THE FIRST US/GB INTERNATIONAL MATCH.

11/20-24 22nd MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.

11/29 TEXAS MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

LEROY ROBERSON VS. RAYMOND DITTRICH 3-2-5 DRAWS at ABILENE.

ROBERSON RETAINS TITLE.

12/1-12 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3-MOVE.

ASA LONG VS. NEWELL W. BANKS 7-3-27 DRAWS at DETROIT, MI.

LONG WINS TITLE.

THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR MATCH TO BE PLAYED ON THE NEW 3-MOVE OPENINGS. THE WORLD TITLE CLAIM WAS CONTROVERSIAL IN THAT ROBERT STEWART'S WORLD TITLE WON ON THE 2-MOVE RESTRICTION IN 1922 WAS STILL REGARDED BY MANY AS BEING THE AUTHENTIC VERSION.

12/5 10 GAME STAKE MATCH.

KENNETH GROVER VS. CHARLES JOLLY 2-1-7 DRAWS at JERSEY CITY, NJ.

12/7 DEATH OF DR. C. MOYER OF ROSETOWN, SASKATCHEWAN. HE WAS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION.

DEC. $50.00 STAKE MATCH- 20 GAMES.

LEROY ROBERSON (TEXAS CHAMPION) VS. A.J. TEMPLE (FORMER TEXAS CHAMPION) 3-3-14 DRAWS at DALLAS, TX.

DEC. THE LAST ISSUE OF THE “DRAUGHTS REVIEW” IS PUBLISHED. TEN VOLUMES WERE COMPLETED.

DEC. NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNAMENT.

WON BY WILLIE RYAN.

DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CLEVELAND.

GUY H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE.

DEC. 29th KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEODESHA.

J. M. STULL RETAINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY L.C. DAVIS.

DEC. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.

J. BOYLES RETAINS TITLE.

DEC. BELFAST AND DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP.

WON BY A. ORR

1935

JAN. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT GLASGOW.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE TOURNEYS STARTED IN 1893 THERE WAS NO SCOTSMAN IN THE FINAL.

LEN CLAXTON (ENGLAND) VS GRAHAM F. DAVIES (WALES) IN FINAL 1-0-5 DRAWS.

CLAXTON WINS TITLE.

1/1 ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CALGARY.

E.E. PERKINS WINS TITLE. C.J. ELDERKIN WINS MINOR TOURNEY.

JAN??? NASHVILLE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

HERBERT CLIFTON WINS TITLE, DEFEATING HARLAND RICHARDS IN THE FINALS 2-0-3 DRAWS.

JAN-FEB. NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

WILLIE RAE vs P.J. CARLING IN FINAL 2-0 AND 1 DRAW. WILLIE RAE RETAINS TITLE.

2/5-8 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT LINCOLN.

LESLIE GREEN WINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY FRED HORN.

2/15-16 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CONWAY.

BERNIE JONES RETAINS TITLE.

2/22 NEW ENGLAND CHECKER ASSOCIATION MASTERS TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

JOHN STILES WINS TOURNEY.

2/22-23 21st NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT MINOT. 35 ENTRIES.

JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.

2/22-24 ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT at AURORA.

BASIL CASE WINS TOURNEY. DR. W.E. THOMIS WINS CLASS B TOURNEY.

FEB. WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.

HOWARD ERICKSON (19 YEARS OLD) WINS TITLE.

FEB. SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS H. TOWNSEND 3-1-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.

DAVIES RETAINS TITLE

FEB. ST. PETERSBURG (FL.) TOURIST TOURNAMENT.

SAM LEVINE WINS TOURNEY.

3/1-2 1ST TEXAS PLAINS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LUBBOCK.

VINSON C. STANPHILL WINS TITLE.

3/1-3 ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT at MATTOON.

L.M. LEWIS WINS TOURNEY. THIS WAS THE SECOND "STATE" TOURNEY IN TWO WEEKS. AT THIS TOURNAMENT, STATE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.

3/9-10 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SIOUX FALLS.

J. W. HOLTSAPPLE RETAINS TITLE.

3/20-23 10 GAME MATCH.

HARRY RUFF VS. PADDY WHALEN 3-0-5 DRAWS at ???

3/30 NEVADA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at RENO.

ARNOLD MILLER WINS TITLE.

MAR. SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SASKATOON.

PAUL BOIVIN WINS TITLE.

MAR??? NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

CHARLES JOLLY WINS TITLE.

4/5-7 WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PALMYRA.

HENRY SCHOENFELD WINS TITLE.

4/22- ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at LEICESTER.

SAM LEVY VS SAM COHEN 1-0-9 DRAWS IN FINAL.

LEVY WINS TITLE.

4/22- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP at SWANSEA.

GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS E. E. REES 3-1-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.

DAVIES WINS TITLE.

JAN GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

JOE DUNBAR VS WILLIE MACKIE 1-0-7 DRAWS IN FINAL.

DUNBAR WINS TITLE.

SPRING 3-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH.

WILLIE RYAN VS. JOHN B. STILES 5-2-23 DRAWS at CLINTON, MASS.

SPRING CHICAGO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.

PATRICK J. WHALEN VS. HENRY SCHWARZ 3-0-2 DRAWS IN FINAL.

SPRING IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at IOWA CITY.

VICTOR DAVIS WINS TITLE.

A RECORD 60 ENTRANTS.

SPRING EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

WALTER H. JOHNSTONE VS JOHN ALLEN (HOLDER) 2-0-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.

JOHNSTONE WINS TITLE.

5/8 DEATH OF JOHN F. HORR, NEW YORK, AGED 56. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE US TEAM VS GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 1905 AND 1927 INTERNATIONALS, AND BECAME AMERICAN CHAMPION IN 1920.

5/11 WESTERN NEW YORK OPEN TOURNAMENT at BUFFALO.

HARRAH B. REYNOLDS WINS TOURNEY.

5/16-17 NORTHERN NEW YORK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERTON.

SAM PYKE WINS TITLE.

JUNE KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOUISVILLE.

DR J. D. McNEILL RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

JUNE??? SOUTHERN MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MANKATO.

EDWARD BARTELS WINS TITLE.

6/3-8 3-MOVE RESTRICTION STAKE MATCH.

NATHAN RUBIN VS. WILLIE RYAN 5-1-14 DRAWS at DETROIT. SELECT ENDINGS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. XV, NO.'S 5-6, MAY-JUNE 1935.

6/15-17 2-MOVE MATCH.

SAM COHEN VS. GRAHAM F. DAVIES 1-0-9 DRAWS at LONDON.

6/16- AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH at DETROIT.

WALTER HELLMAN VS. STEPHEN FAIRCHILD 8-0-12 DRAWS.

HELLMAN RETAINS TITLE. PLAYED ON 3-MOVE RESTRICTION.

(THE TITLE HAD PASSED TO HELLMAN WHEN NATHAN RUBIN RESIGNED IT IN AUTUMN, 1934) GAMES PUBLISHED IN WOOD'S CHECKER STUDIES,NO. 6, SEPT. 1935.

6/23 TRANS MISSISSIPPI CHECKER TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA.

JOE DUFFY WINS TOURNEY.

7/4 16th NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MAXTON.

HARRY S. ANDERSON RETAINS TITLE.

JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

VINSON C. STANPHILL WINS TITLE.

JULY 3-MOVE RESTRICTION SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

JOHN B. STILES (MINNESOTA CHAMPION) VS ARTHUR REISMAN (MICHIGAN CHAMPION) 2-1-9 DRAWS at DETROIT.

JULY SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

E. E. STYLES WINS TITLE. MINOR TOURNEY WON BY FRANK RAYSOR.

SUMMER??? NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

WON BY G. A. BROWN.

SUMMER THE AMERICAN HOUSE, FOR MANY YEARS THE HOME OF THE BOSTON CHECKER CLUB, IS TORN DOWN AND DEMOLISHED. IT SERVED AS THE SCENE OF MANY HISTORICAL EVENTS, JORDAN VS. BARKER IN 1900, THE FIRST G.B. VS. U.S. MATCH, AMONGST MANY OTHERS.

SUMMER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

HARRY KOFF WINS TITLE.

SUMMER WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT STEWART COMPLETES AN EXHIBITION TOUR OF THE PLAYING CENTERS OF SCOTLAND, ACCUMULATING A SCORE OF 212-0-30 DRAWS.

AUG. CEDAR POINT ANNUAL OUTING WEEK.

TOURNAMENT WON BY NATHAN RUBIN, WHO ALSO PROVIDED BLINDFOLDED EXHIBITIONS DURING THE WEEK, WINNING A MAJORITY OF THE GAMES PLAYED, WHILE LOSING NONE.

8/7-8 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ATLANTA.

GARLAND PAYNE WINS TITLE.

8/14 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE, NC.

HERBERT H. CLIFTON WINS TITLE.

AUG. DEATH OF JOSEPH A. DROUILLARD, LOS ANGELES. HE HAD WON MANY REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS DURING HIS CROSSBOARD PLAYING DAYS. IN 1908, HE CHALLENGED AMERICAN CHAMPION CHARLES BARKER FOR THE TITLE, BUT LOST THE MATCH. HE REPORTEDLY DIED OF ARSENIC POISONING, AFTER EATING A CONTAMINATED APRICOT PURCHASED AT A FRUIT STAND.

8/19-20 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT FRANKTON.

WALTER HELLMAN VS. LEE MUNGER 2-0-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.

HELLMAN RETAINS TITLE.

8/28 TEXAS MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

A.R. CARRELL VS. VINSON C. STANPHILL 3-2-5 DRAWS at DALLAS.

CARRELL WINS TITLE.

9/2 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DANVILLE.

J. L. BOULDIN RETAINS TITLE.

SEPT. KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.

GEORGE FARLEY WINS TOURNEY.

FALL??? ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.

ANDREW FULTON WINS TITLE.

FALL TEXAS MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

A.R. CARRELL VS. A.J. TEMPLE 4-1-4 DRAWS.

CARRELL RETAINS TITLE.

FALL SAUL WESLOW REPORTS TO THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY THAT RECENTLY LEGALIZED HORSE RACING IS KEEPING MANY CHECKER PLAYERS AWAY FROM MASSACHUSETTS CLUBS.

OCT. BEN CARSON CLAIMS THAT ROBERT STEWART HAS DEFAULTED HIS WORLD TITLE BY FAILING TO RETURN BY 1st OCTOBER A SIGNED AGREEMENT FOR A MATCH WITH ASA LONG.

OCT. A MOVEMENT BEGUN BY HARRY FRENCH (SCOTLAND) TO FORM AN INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF CONTROL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME'S EVENTS MEETS APPROVAL AT THE SCOTTISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING.

11/18-22 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.

12/7 INTER-COUNTIES MATCH at RUNCORN, CHESHIRE.

CHESHIRE VS LANCASHIRE 15-12-12 DRAWS.

12/14 TEAM MATCH.

SEATTLE VS. VANCOUVER 12-12-16 DRAWS at SEATTLE.

CHRISTMAS WEEK 33RD ANNUAL OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTSMOUTH.

J.L. WILSON DEFEATS ALEX CAMERON IN THE FINALS 1-0-3 DRAWS TO WIN THE STATE TITLE. MINOR TOURNEY WON BY ROY McGAREY.

12/26-31 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.

J. M. STULL VS. DAN W. CLAWSON IN FINAL 3-0-5 DRAWS.

STULL RETAINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY D.S. COLEMAN.

1936

1/1- 6TH BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND. A RECORD ENTRY OF 37.

SAM LEVY VS. SAM COHEN IN FINAL 1-0-9 DRAWS.

LEVY WINS TITLE.

1/1 WELLS CLUB MASTERS' TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

RAY GOULD WINS TOURNEY.

1/1 ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CALGARY.

PETER JOHNSON WINS TITLE.

JAN??? IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TITLE.

1/27-28 ARKASAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

DR. W. L. NEWTON WINS TITLE.

2/4-7 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.

LESLE GREEN VS. MARK NELSON IN FINAL 4-2-3 DRAWS.

GREEN RETAINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY W. STRANGEMAN.

2/11 DEATH OF MATTHEW PRIEST, AGE 89, (BORN MAY 10, 1847) IN PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHERE HE RESIDED WITH A DAUGHTER. HE WAS A FORMER AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPION, IN 1883. ONE OF THE LAST OF THE "OLD SCHOOL" PLAYERS FROM THE YATES ERA, HE HAD CONTINUED TO COMPETE UP TO THE END, AND WAS ACTUALLY STUDYING THE BOARD WHEN HE WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE BY HIS DAUGHTER.

2/22 MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.

HOWARD WALSH WINS TITLE.

2/22 WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.

FLOYD O. PAYNE VS. S. R. FINLEY IN FINAL.

PAYNE WINS TITLE.

2/22-23 OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.

ERNEST LOFT WINS TITLE. J.W. LINDSAY WINS CLASS B TOURNEY.

FEB. 10 GAME MATCH.

BASIL CASE VS. JOHN B. STILES (MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPION) 1-0-9 DRAWS at ST. LOUIS MO.

FEB. ST. PETERSBURG TOURNAMENT.

R.C. LEMONS WINS CLASS A TOURNEY. ALEX CAMERON WINS TOURISTS' TOURNEY.

MAR. FIRST ISSUE OF THE KINGROW REVIEW, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION, AS EDITED AND CREATED BY WILLIAM RYAN.

MAR. NORTH-WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ERIE.

JOHN H. FISHER WINS TITLE.

3/9-13 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MILBANK.

SAM B. MORRISON WINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY LESTER McCULOCH.

3/14 NEW JERSEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT (FINAL ROUND) at ???

JOHN G. FINLEY WINS TITLE.

3/27-29 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BISMARK.

DR. T. H. LEWIS WINS TITLE.

3/29-30 24 GAME STAKE MATCH.

EVERETT FULLER (WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPION) VS. JOHN B. STILES (MINNESOTA STAE CHAMPION) at CHICAGO. THE MATCH WAS DRAWN.

4/1 20 GAME MATCH.

VICTOR MONTEIRO VS. MARTIN WESTOVER 7-5-7 DRAWS at BOSTON, MASS.

4/5 3RD TEXAS PLAINS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LUBBOCK.

VINSON C. STANPHILL RETAINS TITLE

4/11 NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEWCASTLE-UPON -TYNE.

A. TWEEDY VS. R. MITCHELL 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

TWEEDY WINS TITLE.

SPRING??? TORONTO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

EDDIE SLAVIN WINS TITLE.

SPRING??? GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

W. RODGERS WINS TITLE FOR THE FIFTH TIME.

SPRING??? CONNECTICUTT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

JOSEPH GRANFIELD WINS TITLE.

SPRING??? WINNIPEG CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

R. FLEMING WINS TITLE.

SPRING??? CHICAGO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

BEN TENENBAUM WINS TITLE.

SPRING WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS. ALF HUGGINS 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

DAVIES RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING CORNWALL MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP at REDRUTH.

W. F. GLASSON VS J.H. BAYLEY 6-1-13 DRAWS.

GLASSON WINS TITLE.

SPRING NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

R. WEIR WINS TITLE.

SPRING CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELES.

LEONARD (BOB) HALL WINS TITLE.

SPRING LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

SAMUEL COHEN WINS FOR THE SIXTH TIME.

SPRING THE ONTARIO CHECKER ASSOCIATION OFFICIALLY "RE-ORGANIZES", WITH GUY ANDRUS AS PRESIDENT.

SPRING VANCOUVER CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

EDWARD WYLIE WINS TITLE.

SPRING VICTORIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.

JOHN BOYLES WINS TITLE.

5/16 TEAM MATCH.

DETROIT VS. CHICAGO 5-4-7 DRAWS at CHICAGO. THIS MATCH FEATURED SOME OF THE STRONGEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY AT THAT TIME, INCLUDING RUBIN, DEBEARN, LEWIS, BRADFORD AND GEORGE TANNER, WHO WON HIS HEAT WITH GORGE CLOYDE.

5/24 TEAM MATCH.

DETROIT VS. PROVIDENCE 3-0-3 DRAWS. THIS WAS A "RADIO" MATCH, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. DUE TO THE POOR EQUIPTMENT AT PROVIDENCE, THE MATCH LASTED NEARLY EIGHT HOURS, AND ONLY ONE SIDE OF EACH CHOSEN OPENING COULD BE PLAYED.

5/30 WEST VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CLARKESBURG.

JACK HORNER WINS TITLE.

6/7 12th ANNUAL TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA. IN THE COMPETITION WERE OVER 100 PLAYERS FROM 34 CITIES.

BOBBY MARTIN (IOWA CHAMPION) WINS TITLE.

6/19 SOUTHEASTERN OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at UHRICHSVILLE.

JOHN H. MARTIN WINS TITLE.

6/21 TEAM MATCH. (16 PER SIDE)

OHIO VS. MICHIGAN 18-9-25 DRAWS at CEDAR POINT, OH.

THIS EVENT FEATURED ASA LONG ON TOP BOARD FOR OHIO. LONG, ALONG WITH NEWELL BANKS, GAVE EXHIBITIONS DURING THE MATCH.

JUNE KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

DR. J. D. McNEILL RETAINS TITLE WITH HIS FOURTH WIN IN SUCCESSION.

JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

A. J. TEMPLE WINS TITLE.

JULY SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ORANGEBURG.

E. E. STYLES WINS TITLE.

JULY THE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, TO BE HELD AT CALGARY, IS POSTPONED INDEFINITELY, DUE TO LACK OF THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO ATTRACT THE TOP PLAYERS.

7/13-15 TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

A.J. (SHORTY) TEMPLE WINS TITLE.

7/15- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ORANGEBURG.

E.E. STYLES WINS TITLE.

SUMMER IOWA STATE FAIR TOURNAMENT at ???

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TOURNEY.

SUMMER SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

J.C. BEATON WINS TITLE.

SUMMER ROBERT STEWART SCHEDULES AN EXHIBITION TOUR OF AUSTRALIA FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER. THE TOUR NEVER TAKES PLACE.

SUMMER 30 GAME MATCH (2-MOVE).

LEONARD (BOB) HALL VS. JULIUS D'ORIO 2-2-22 DRAWS at LOS ANGELES. WITH FOUR GAMES TO BE PLAYED, THE MATCH WAS DECLARED A DRAW.

AUG. THE INDIANA STATE TOURNAMENT IS CANCELLED, DUE TO THE ILLNESS OF ITS SPONSER, CHARLES SILL.

8/1-5 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MARIETTA.

N. P. MALCOM WINS TITLE.

8/9- CEDAR POINT CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT.

MAJOR TOURNEY WON BY NATHAN RUBIN: 2-0-5 DRAWS VS BOBBY MARTIN IN FINAL. MINOR TOURNEY WON BY HOMER DORSEY.

8/19 DEATH OF GUY A. ANDRUS. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ONTARIO CHECKER ASSOCIATION, AND WAS REGARDED AS ONE OF CANADA'S LEADING PROMOTERS OF THE GAME.

8/19-20 29th ANNUAL SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at NASHVILLE. 32 ENTRIES.

HERBERT H. CLIFTON RETAINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION.

8/23 TRI-COUNTY (PA.) CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at WILLIAMS GROVE.

GEORGE TRIMMER WINS TOURNEY.

SEPT. MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.

NATHAN RUBIN WINS TITLE.

9/7 OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BASCOM.

J. L. WILSON RETAINS TITLE.

9/7 WEST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ABILENE.

D.C. HULSEY WINS TITLE.

9/7 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HOPEWELL.

E. E. WORKMAN WINS TITLE.

9/24 DEATH OF HARRY FRENCH, GLASGOW, AGED 32. HE WAS A DRAUGHTS PROMOTER AND WON THE 1934 SCOTTISH TOURNEY.

9/24 TEAM MATCH.

44TH TOWN VS. COUNTRY 123-115-192 DRAWS at MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. AT THIS PERIOD IN TIME, THESE ANNUAL MEETINGS ARE THE LARGEST ASSEMBLAGE OF CHECKERISTS IN THE WORLD.

FALL??? MISSOURI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SEDALIA.

STANLEY BLOCK WINS TITLE.

FALL??? WESTERN NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BUFFALO.

H.B. REYNOLDS WINS TITLE.

OCT. MICHIGAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP PLUS $50.00 STAKE.

STEPHEN FAIRCHILD VS. EDWARD L. EBERT (HOLDER) 5-2-11 DRAWS at DETROIT.

FAIRCHILD WINS TITLE.

10/4 SOUTHEASTERN OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FLUSHING, AND FINISHED at BELLAIRE.

GEORGE R. CALHOUN WINS TITLE.

10/12 TEXAS PLAINS TOURNAMENT at LUBBOCK.

VINSON C. STANPHILL RETAINS TITLE.

NOV. MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD WINS FOR THE 18TH TIME.

NOV. FIRST ISSUE OF THE "NEW DRAUGHTS WORLD" MAGAZINE, EDITED BY G. H. SNAILHAM, BLACKBURN.

DEC. KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FREDONIA.

GEORGE W. FARLEY WINS TITLE WITH A 30-0-8 DRAWS RECORD. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY PERRY WEBER.

12/1-11 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3 MOVE.

ASA LONG VS. EDWIN F. HUNT 3-1-35 DRAWS at WEST PALM BEACH, FL.

LONG RETAINS TITLE

DATE??? “DORAN’S OLD 14TH” BY PETER DORAN IS PUBLISHED IN CHICAGO.

2/1-5 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HOLDREGE.

LESLIE GREEN VS. MARK NELSON IN FINAL 4-0-4 DRAWS.

GREEN RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY ARTHUR BIGERT.

2/12 MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.

OTTO HOLT WINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY MISS GERTRUDE HUNTLEY.

2/12 WEST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEMANT at ABILENE.

D.S. HULSEY RETAINS TITLE.

2/20-22 101 COUNTY TOURNAMENT at SULLIVAN, IL.

CLARENCE GOULD WINS TOURNEY.

2/20-22 OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.

E. H. GILL WINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY W.A. CRAIG. CLASS C TOURNEY WON BY H.J. MATTHEWS.

2/22 MASSACHUSSETS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.

2/22 CHICAGO MASTERS' TOURNAMENT.

WON BY JOHN BRADFORD.

2/22 SOUTHERN MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MANKATO.

ED BARTELS WINS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE.

3/1-3 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERLOO.

BOBBY MARTIN RETAINS TITLE.

3/13- BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

JAMES F. HANRON WINS TITLE.

3/15-20 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERTOWN.

PALMER EKERN WINS TITLE.

3/20-21 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MATTOON. 49 ENTRANTS.

J. E. LESTER WINS TITLE.

MARCH ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

T. W. SHARYER WINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY DR. D.R. THOMPSON. CLASS C TOURNEY WON BY ODELL WOODWARD/W.E. SMITH (TIE???).

3/28- AUSTRALIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HOBART, TASMANIA.

HUGH EGAN DEFEATS JOHN BOYLES IN FINAL.

EGAN WINS TITLE.

3/28- ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOLTON.

SAMUEL COHEN VS. ROBERT CHARLES 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

COHEN WINS TITLE. THIS WAS HIS 5TH SUCCESS IN 8 ATTEMPTS.

3/29 CORNWALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

W. F. GLASSON RETAINS TITLE.

IN THE LAST 10 TOURNEYS HE WAS 6 TIMES WINNER AND 4 TIMES RUNNER-UP.

APR. BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at VANCOUVER.

EDWARD WYLLIE RETAINS TITLE.

4/10 CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HARTFORD.

JOSEPH GRANFIELD RETAINS TITLE.

4/11 NORTHWEST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LUBBOCK.

VINSON C. STANPHILL RETAINS TITLE.

4/17 TEAM MATCH.

NEW YORK STATE VS. ONTARIO 67-60-65 DRAWS at

HAMILTON, ONT. 48 PLAYERS PER SIDE.

4/21 DEATH OF JAMES H. ROBINSON, AGE 83 OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA. HE WAS KNOWN PROBLEMIST/ANALYST WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED TO MANY CHECKER COLUMNS IN EARLIER YEARS UNDER THE NAME "MONSIEUR X".

4/25 3-MOVE BLINDFOLD MATCH OSTENSIBLY FOR THE "BLINDFOLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA" AND A $75.00 STAKE.

WILLIE RYAN VS. NEWELL W. BANKS 3-2-7 DRAWS at TACOMA, WA.

RYAN WINS TITLE. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. XVII, NO'S 7-8, JUL.-AUG. 1937.

4/25 DEATH OF FRANK SALMON. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE MELBOURNE CENTRAL DRAUGHTS CLUB, AND A FORMER CHAMPION OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

4/25 NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNAMENT.

WON BY HAROLD FRYER, AGED 18.

SPRING IN THE UNITED STATES VS. GREAT BRITAIN CORRESPONDENCE MATCH, STARTED IN JULY 1933, LATEST SCORE WAS REPORTED AS 81-64-267. OF 160 PAIRINGS, 103 PROVIDED RESULTS. SOME PLAYERS HAD DROPPED OUT OR DIED! THE CONTEST WAS PRIVATELY ORGANISED AND THE RESULT IS OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE.

SPRING WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WILD ROSE. A RECORD ENTRY OF 66 PLAYERS.

EVERETT FULLER WINS TITLE.

SPRING THE INDIANAPOLIS CHECKER ASSOCIATION IS ORGANIZED, WITH ERNEST CHURCHILL AS TOURNAMENT PROMOTER. CHURCHILL WOULD GO ON TO A LONG CAREER IN THE GAME, AS A PLAYER, OFFICIAL AND PUBLISHER.

SPRING VANCOUVER CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

EDWARD WYLLIE RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE.

O. EDWARDS WINS TITLE.

SPRING WASHINGTON D.C. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

HERMAN L. RUDOLPH WINS TITLE.

SPRING SOUTHEASTERN OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

JOHN A. MARTIN WINS TITLE.

5/15 PROVIDENCE CHECKER CLUB WITHDRAWS ITS BID FOR THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION (ACA) 9TH ANNUAL TOURNEY AFTER A DISPUTE WITH ACA SECRETARY JOHN G. FINLEY OVER FUNDRAISING, FORMS A RIVAL ASSOCIATION CALLED THE NATIONAL CHECKER ASSOCATION (NCA), AND DECIDES TO HOLD ITS OWN NATIONAL TOURNEY INSTEAD.

5/30-31 OHIO VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

JOHN H. MARTIN WINS TITLE. CARTER LINGER WINS TITLE OF WEST VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPION.

5/31 23rd NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEW ROCKFORD.

SAMUEL SAMUELSON WINS TITLE.

6/9-12 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at STANTON.

DR. J. D. McNEILL VS J. F. TRUECK IN FINAL 4-3-7 DRAWS.

McNEILL RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN A ROW.

JUNE ROBERT STEWART , WHO IS SCHEDULED TO DEFEND HIS 2-MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST SAM LEVY, RETIRES AS CHAMPION OWING TO ILL HEALTH, PASSING THE TITLE TO LEVY.

7/1- ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MIDHURST.

HARRY BOMALICK WINS TITLE.

7/5-6 NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINSTON-SALEM. A RECORD ENTRY OF 57.

FRANK NEWSOM WINS TITLE.

7/6- 3-MOVE BLINDFOLD MATCH at ELIZABETH, PA.,

ARGUABLY FOR THE BLINDFOLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.

NEWELL W. BANKS VS. WILLIE RYAN 2-1-7 DRAWS.

BANKS WINS TITLE.

7/12-15 TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

VINSON C. STANPHILL VS. A. J. TEMPLE IN FINAL 3-1-6 DRAWS.

STANPHILL WINS TITLE. SAM BINGHAM WINS MINOR TOURNEY.

7/14 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHARLESTON.

FRED SMITH WINS TITLE.

7/22 DEATH OF DON F. WILLIAMS OF DALLAS, TEXAS. HE WAS FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS CHECKER ASSOCIAITON

JULY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 2 MOVE.

SAM LEVY VS. SAM COHEN 5-1-31 DRAWS at DUMFRIES and GLASGOW.

LEVY WINS TITLE.

COHEN HAD STOOD IN AT SHORT NOTICE FOR ROBERT STEWART, WHO, AFTER NEGOTIATING TERMS WITH SAM LEVY FOR A MATCH, RESIGNED THE TITLE DUE TO FAILING HEALTH.

1938

1/1 VERMONT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BARRE.

LEONARD LEBLANC WINS TITLE.

1/1- 41st SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.

THOMAS DANIELS VS. ALEX INGLIS IN FINAL 1-0-9 DRAWS.

DANIELS WINS TITLE.

1/1 DEATH OF WILLIAM C. PARROW, AGE 84, OF BOSTON. HE WAS FOR MANY YEARS ONE OF BOSTON'S LEADING PLAYERS.

JAN. 20 GAME PURSE MATCH, SPONSORED BY THE MIAMI CHECKER CLUB.

KEN GROVER VS. WALTER HELLMAN 3-1-15 DRAWS at MIAMI. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. XVIII, NO'S 3-4, MAR-APR 1938.

JAN. OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.

HUGH McREE WINS TITLE.

2/ 6 DEATH OF ALBERT CAIN, LIVERPOOL, AGED 63. HE WON THE 1902 ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP AND WAS 8 TIMES LIVERPOOL CHAMPION.

2/7-11 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.

LESLIE GREEN WINS TITLE FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN A ROW.

2/12 MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.

HERMAN L. RUDOLPH VS. OTTO A. HOLT IN FINAL 2-0-14 DRAWS.

RUDOLPH WINS TITLE.

2/12-14 ILLINOIS 101 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SULLIVAN. 40 ENTRANTS.

RICHARD L. FORTMAN , WITHOUT LOSING ANY GAMES, WINS TITLE.

2/19 IDAHO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at EMMETT.

HENRY BLACKWOOD/ALFRED WILKES IN FINALS, RESULT UNKNOWN.

2/22 ARIZONA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PHOENIX. THE FIRST TOURNEY TO BE RUN BY THE NEWLY FORMED ARIZONA CHECKER ASSOCIATION.

LLOYD LASSEN WINS TITLE.

2/22 SOUTHERN MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MANKATO. 55 ENTRANTS, A PROBABLE RECORD.

MILTON JENKINS WINS TITLE.

2/22 WEST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ABILENE.

GRADY FLYNT WINS TITLE.

2/22-23 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NORTH LITTLE ROCK. 35 PLAYERS.

ROY L. FEATHERSTON WINS TITLE.

3/6-8 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WAVERLEY.

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TITLE. CLASS B TOURNEY WON BY HENRY MITCHELL.

3/7- SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERTOWN.

SAM B. MORRISON WINS TITLE. F.E. HEISLER WINS CLASS B TOURNEY.

3/15 DEATH OF JOHN J. WADE, OF HOBOKEN, NJ. HE WAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS ACA VICE-PRESIDENT, AND A LEADING PROMOTER OF THE GAME IN NEW JERSEY.

3/19 FINALS OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEWARK.

ANDREW MUSIC WINS TITLE. THE TOURNEY BEGAN IN JANURARY, AND WAS PLAYED IN INTERVALS.

3/19-20 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHAMPAIGN.

J. E. LESTER RETAINS TITLE.ROY HUNT WINS CLASS B TOURNEY. ROBERT MURDOCK WINS CLASS C TOURNEY.

3/20 DEATH OF ALVIN C. JONES OF TOLEDO, OH. HE WAS A PLAYER/PROMOTER, AND WAS KNOWN AS AN EARLY TUTOR TO MIKE LIEBER AND ASA LONG.

3/20 6 GAME MATCH.

WILLIE RYAN VS. HERMAN RUDOLPH 2-0-4 DRAWS at MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

3/21-24 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FARGO.

JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.

3/27-28 AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

HAROLD FREYER VS. MORRIS KRANTZ 2-0-3 DRAWS at NEW YORK.

FREYER RETAINS TITLE. THIS MATCH WAS PLAYED ON THE 11-MAN BALLOT RESTRICTION.

3/28-29 10 GAME MATCH.

JAMES SHEFFIELD VS. WILLIAM EVANS 2-2-6 DRAWS at PROVIDENCE, RI.

4/10-11 MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLUMBIA. 50 PLAYERS.

J. E. CALVERT WINS TITLE.

4/10 TEXAS PLAINS TOURNAMENT at LUBBOCK.

DR. S.Z. FRAZIER WINS TITLE.

4/15 BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at VANCOUVER.

EDWARD WYLLIE WINS TITLE.

4/15-16 CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HARTFORD.

JOSEPH GRANFIELD RETAINS TITLE.

4/17- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

WILLIAM EDWARDS WINS TITLE.

4/17- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at INVERCARGILL.

G. A. BROWN WINS TITLE.

4/18-21 7th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.

SAM COHEN VS. JAMES MARSHALL 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

COHEN WINS TITLE.

4/18-30 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SYDNEY. A RECORD 57 ENTRANTS.

JOHN BOYLES VS. J. FERGUSON 2-1-7 DRAWS IN FINAL.

BOYLES RETAINS TITLE.

4/19 WELLS MEMORIAL CLUB (BOSTON) MASTER'S TOURNAMENT.

JOHN H. LANGAN WINS TOURNEY.

SPRING MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINNIPEG.

G.H COLLIN WINS TITLE.

SPRING 30 GAME MATCH.

ANDREW DOSSETT VS. JOHN STILES 4-3-23 DRAWS at ???

SPRING NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

R. MITCHELL WINS TITLE.

5/2 DEATH OF ROBERT THOMPSON, AGE 63, OF WINNIPEG, CANADA. HE WAS FOR MANY YEARS VERY ACTIVE IN PROMOTING THE GAME IN CANADA.

5/15 LEONARD CLAXTON CHALLENGES SAM LEVY TO A £50 STAKE MATCH FOR THE BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP AT 3-MOVE RESTRICTION, AND THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE ASA LONG FOR THE WORLD 3-MOVE TITLE. THE MATCH WOULD NEVER TAKE PLACE.

5/28-30 OHIO VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PITTSBURGH, PA.

CHARLES W. YOUNG WINS TITLE. JOHN MITCHELL WINS MINOR TOURNEY.

6/5 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA. AN ENTRY OF 68 PLAYERS.

RICHARD L. FORTMAN WINS TITLE.

6/5 TEAM MATCH.

SOUTH DAKOTA VS. MINNESOTA 39-36-47 DRAWS at SPRINGFILED, MINNESOTA.

1939

1/2- SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.

J. McFARLANE VS. JAMES MARSHALL 2-0-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.

McFARLANE WINS TITLE.

NEWELL BANKS WAS A VISITOR AS PART OF HIS BRITISH TOUR. HE WAS HOPING TO ARRANGE A UNITED STATES VS. GREAT BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL MATCH IN LONDON.

JAN. WILLIE RYAN BEGINS ANOTHER PUBLISHING VENTURE - "THE AMERICAN CHECKERIST" MAGAZINE, INTENDED AS A FOLLOW-UP TO TEETZEL'S "AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY".

JAN??? DEATH OF JOHN LIDDEL RICHMOND, AGED 79. ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL.

JAN??? DEATH OF ROBERT SCOBBIE, (BORN 14 MAY 1876). WINNER OF THE 1931 SCOTTISH TOURNEY AND INTERNATIONAL PLAYER.

2-MOVE SUBSCRIPTION MATCH at LONDON.

NEWELL BANKS VS SAM COHEN 2-1-17 DRAWS.

2/6 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WAUNETA.

ROY TROXEL VS ADOLPH CARLSON 4-2-3 DRAWS IN FINAL.

TROXEL WINS TITLE.

MAR. RYAN REPORTED THAT 73,000 COPIES OF MILLARD HOPPER'S BOOKLET "HOW TO WIN" HAD BEEN SOLD WITHIN A FEW MONTHS.

SPRING NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

R. MITCHELL VS W.M. STEEL 2-0-1 DRAW IN FINAL.

MITCHELL RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SUCCESSION.

SPRING ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at JACKSONVILLE.

J. E. LESTER RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

HERMAN L. RUDOLPH BEAT O. A. HOLT IN FINAL TO RETAIN TITLE.

4/10- ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MORECAMBE.

SAM COHEN VS. J. SUNDERLAND 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

COHEN WINS TITLE.

4/17 DEATH OF JAMES SEARIGHT, AGED 70. HE PLAYED IN THE FIRST US VS GREAT BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL IN 1905.

SPRING WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF. WON BY GRAHAM DAVIES.

4/23-24 MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLOMBIA.

GEORGE FARLEY WINS TITLE.

4/27 NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.

JOE GALLAGHER WINS TITLE.

8/9-11 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BIRMINGHAM, AL. 42 ENTRIES.

BASIL CASE WINS TITLE.

8/21-9/3 10TH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION (ACA) at FLINT, MI.

ASA LONG VS KENNETH GROVER 1-0-3 IN FINAL.

LONG RETAINS TITLE.

8/21- US WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

GERTRUDE HUNTLEY VS MERVIN RAY 12-7-2 DRAWS at FLINT, MI.

HUNTLEY WINS TITLE OF "LADY CHAMPION OF AMERICA".

8/28-9/12 2ND TOURNAMENT OF THE NATIONAL CHECKER ASSOCIATION (NCA) at TACOMA, WA.

WILLIE RYAN BEAT WALTER HELLMAN IN FINAL.

RYAN WINS TITLE.

SUMMER ??? KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???

RAY FIELDS WINS HIS FIRST STATE TITLE.

11/11 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.

FRANK McCLELLAND WINS TITLE.

11/23 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LANSING.

STEPHEN FAIRCHILD RETAINS TITLE.

12/28- KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.

CHARLES MUNSON WINS TITLE.

12/ NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNAMENT.

MORRIS KRANTZ VS. A. HERMAN 2-1-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.