Show y I CHECKERS Checkerboard as Numbered for Beginners 4 1 II 2 4 t 7 8 A ti 10 12 13 14 16 17 11 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 32 We ae a In receipt of the following letter from Hugh MacKean Maclean who is referee In The Herald correspondence tournament Checker Editor Salt Lake Herald Her ld City v Dear Sir In my position of referee I have given my decision on the following points in dispute All players with a grievance are requested quested r to forward a written writ written written ten statement also the games bearing on ot it with last Jast two postal cards received and they can rely on a fair field and no favor avo First Any player through a clerical error errer sending an unplayable move or one that gives one or more pieces away for none his opponent shall caution him im for the first offense but any subsequent act actor of or the kind will wUl be accepted as play and he held subject to Andersons laws Second Rule 6 previously published refers reters to players who withdraw w from the tourney tourne Competitors who refuse to play pIa any of gf their games to a finish will forfeit all their points Third Games left unfinished where a forced win or draw is obvious will be judged accordingly draw games must con contain tain thirty moves at least at the stage where one of the players has refused to continue Fourth All games contested with the late W V P Purcell are thrown out and points cancelled Fifth Points will only be given where everyone has played an equal number of opponents and games Sixth No advance analysis is permitted players warding forwarding fOI or accepting such play will wilI lose Jose points Jc for those games It i ls 11 ad advisable advisable advisable that all an games be contested as closely as possible to play There is no objection to five or six moves such as if It then 2218 etc being Rugg suggested HUGH MACKEAN Referee ToO Elizabeth St Salt SnIt Lake City Utah The following games were all an played inThe in inThe The he Herald correspondence tournament Game No Laird and Lady Lad Mr L Li H Davis Butte Mont vs Mr S A ADe ADe De Vaney Vane Olive Wash Vash Mr str Davis moved first 1115 1017 6 9 1822 1116 2319 2114 2824 2524 15 1510 10 7 30 Sll 1518 1115 2511 2217 1915 2420 2724 2721 Black wins 48 J 8 1714 l H 2419 2521 25 1 a After 1317 I remarked to one of my correspondents that I had a draw with L H Davis but intended to risk the thc loss which was sure to come and sent 24 2420 20 O in instead instead instead stead of the he contemplated draw by 2522 S A DeVaney DeVan Game No Single SingIe corner W n Yo R Ke Sheridan n Wyo black vs S SA SA A De Vaney Yaney Olive Wash white 1115 2724 2218 2218 1014 2218 1117 1417 1510 15 1522 2419 2419 1 5 2114 2226 2 6 2518 2 13 1524 54 18 S 9 1017 1814 Sll 2819 23 19 5 14 25 Ia 1619 2925 2522 a 25 1722 2 2316 48 4 S 8 1115 2617 1219 19 2420 I f 3 7 1322 2117 1015 1521 1915 Drawn Draw 2622 2819 1116 18 9 Sll 2011 a Only move to draw I lad had a game in iii dispatch tourney where 1814 was as played playe d and black worn won W R Kegerreis Game No 1 2 Double corner Same Sam players as ab above Mr De Vaney Vane V aney moved move d first 2623 2925 2218 13 15 8 3 31 4 2428 2723 2721 59 5 9 2319 1115 2522 2 22 2217 1620 2024 1116 3 2 8 S 1916 3 8 5 r 1815 1710 1116 2427 24 7 2 7 1019 Sll 1612 62 8 3 2415 41 2622 1619 2731 7 10 3 7 2316 12 2 8 S 56 In 6 2724 2217 1219 2832 S 2 1019 1322 83 8 3 1 3 7 2415 31 6 1924 1921 8 3 3 7 2231 1924 9 4 27 Di Drawn Drawl awn h Game No Cross Crois W N Y R ie Sheridan Wyo vs s Chai Charles les E Helen Chicago Ill Ili Kegerreis black 1115 14 1423 3 3 8 S 1216 2 2318 18 1910 2521 2218 Sll 1418 1413 1825 2723 2703 3 2610 2619 29 2 2922 22 2 1511 1611 1014 1116 1619 1620 71 fi 2319 1915 2117 1713 2415 2413 White wins wills winsT ins a The Thc loss Ios I T believe is sae for a draw W W R K F Game No Single corner W N T R Sheridan Wyo Wo vs vs Bert Beer Titus Minneapolis Minn Dlinn Kegerreis black 1115 1210 1216 1219 2218 2117 18 9 2316 2419 24 19 I 1522 1625 1628 2518 1713 2723 2721 1612 2617 Sll sil 1 5 r 1721 1121 1823 2925 25 2824 2524 2217 1915 1913 43 J 1 6 37 3 7 59 5 9 1518 1 S 1019 2120 2319 12 8 17 1 1015 1623 1621 1417 Titus wins win s 2522 25 5 22 2 2619 1916 2011 a 1116 This move was made without t setting s the game on the board a mis mistake mistake take that lost the game gameN W R K Game No Black doctor Same Sam e pla players ers as above bove Titus black 1115 2723 1423 1421 2319 23 19 1 2217 2211 4 8 21 7 1015 Sll 2522 1910 2319 2310 1116 2619 jl 30 2925 1623 2623 Il 1714 1216 2521 21 1017 2420 2327 2 27 2521 Kegerrei s 1910 1110 3 5 9 wins win s ss 2318 2118 2 G 6 2117 a At this time Mr lr Titus said thi this s corrected all book play pIa and he was wa s going goin to win the game b 16 This move lost the game for fo r I black c 2824 2821 Only move to win If 2318 black blac k would win by first position Game No Cross B E Garretson Garret o Sheridan vs VR J B Smith Salt Sal t Lake City Cit Utah Smith black 1115 2217 1418 1118 16 Ii 7 1823 2318 1118 1418 2215 1711 1714 11 2420 1118 2824 2327 2723 3 7 1410 1110 4 8 R 1713 2623 2732 2319 1916 1115 1113 10 7 1014 1219 2319 1910 5 B 9 J 2723 1418 Smith won wo n 1423 1123 2522 1827 1910 2619 1825 5 2922 2117 Game No Double corner S A De DeVaney D e Vaney Yaney Olive Wash Nash vs H I Meade Mead e Wis rIs De Dc Vaney black 1118 6 2218 2117 2522 13 3 6 5 9 1421 1115 2130 2 9 23 5 2217 1713 27 2 Meade won wona wo n a A favorite line Une with the editor b Allows a very pretty shot Game No Kelso H I Meade Mead Bake Beulah Wis ris vs Vf Anders Andor Bjerknes s Park River N D Bjerknes black 1015 Sll 8 11 1825 1821 2319 2310 15 8 2420 2217 2017 29 2922 w 1518 3 7 1619 2215 15 2622 2011 2420 2217 1118 59 5 9 1924 1024 1915 1916 2011 2724 1713 1216 27 2 7 1 6 Meade Mead e 2420 2824 2821 2522 TV w wa won wona on ona a My opponent saw by playing ahe ahead ad ade that I would capture piece on 6 so he re r e I M ir Game Nd N Switcher Same players playe rs as above Meade black 1115 1217 17 1522 13 6 98 2117 1322 2318 2313 1 1570 10 2617 2 6 2521 1518 18 2724 5 9 2415 2925 6 9 2420 1714 1822 1915 1619 1017 2518 lS 4 8 S 2724 2721 27 1827 2114 1015 1 1713 13 1721 3 23 2419 2119 1216 1814 1127 Meade won Game Game No 1 O Double corner W R Kegerreis Vs Js B K B 1 Garretson both of Sheridan Wyn VIl black 1713 2630 2639 31 1 6 r 1923 2217 2317 1015 1021 1823 18 3 1611 1115 2420 4 0 i I II S I 1 2522 22 1417 2217 11 7 2114 2522 2630 2319 6 9 1713 1619 7 2 1116 13 3 6 5 9 1014 4 W 16 13 6 2326 2 6 1623 2 9 1410 2427 2711 1549 10 G 6 2631 32 10 0 7 2619 2011 ll 1923 6 1 1924 1915 3 7 14 1415 8 1716 Q G 21 1410 t wIns ins |