| Show CHECKERS KERS I Checkerboard as Numbered for Beginners 1 4 II 1 8 I 1314 ia 14 tzi 1 18 20 Place Dlack men on squares i J to t r i J ia Place Pl ce white men on squares 21 1 to 32 Blacks always move first at the com coin commencement comm m nt of f a checker check i game Game No Black Doctor Played ed edIn in Herald correspondence tournament be between between between tween Bert ert Titus of Minneapolis a Minn and James Crosby of Denver Colo Cob Mr Crosby moved d first 1115 4 8 1722 1623 2319 25 9 2619 H 14 7 IMS 1146 1726 2217 2420 2925 2420 1417 1722 1714 2824 2114 1017 37 3 7 1017 1317 2226 1910 1911 2419 2522 1814 2318 1 6 1116 1623 2723 2724 2721 2318 2011 2419 Drawn Game No Switcher Played in Herald correspondence tournament be between between between tween same players ers as above Mr Titus moved first 1115 2217 1120 b 2114 1115 2117 1322 1623 9 5 93 2617 17 Sll 2718 2118 1518 2521 1 6 2623 26 3 2027 2314 2925 4 8 6 9 1714 3 8 a 2319 13 6 1017 1011 2521 1116 14 9 2114 1519 1 19 1713 Drawn 2316 1017 IS 8 9 a I have been unable to find this move In any of or my books b From this point I felt certain of a adraw draw J C Game Cross Played in tn Herald tourney between Bert Titus Minneapolis Minn and H I 1 Meade Lake Beulah Wis Mr Titus played pta d th tim thA black men 1115 2619 1 6 2318 2623 1115 2420 2 7 1910 1310 1722 2723 2925 1916 4 8 2211 2217 1417 2821 1219 2319 2114 24 21 8 1014 1044 1017 2218 2318 1910 1322 2522 1417 1814 1423 25 23 9 1726 1126 2319 Drawn Game No lOG Double corner Played pt between the late W V P Purcell ll of Butte nutt Mont and John H Olson Chicago Ill Mr Purcell played the black men 91 2117 1421 H l 2217 5 9 2218 2 7 1714 1115 1713 1522 2419 1116 a 2 2522 23 1 6 24 21 8 14 5 1519 2724 2124 2824 1623 2916 2616 2617 3 S 5 1 1219 2925 1115 2413 2125 1 6 1019 2521 2623 Olson 1710 Sil 2723 2 2330 30 won 2117 1821 1327 2318 Game No Same players as above Mr Olson played black bluck 1015 1115 3 7 1017 1216 2419 2119 2218 2218 2114 2420 1524 1522 1 Ii 5 2319 2617 18 9 14 7 0 2218 2925 2923 2313 4 S 1423 2326 1014 18 8 9 2522 2718 13 9 1116 1623 1115 1518 2522 1713 1814 2721 Drawn Game No Chicago fife Same play players players ers era as above Mr Olsons move 1113 SIl 2215 1726 2319 1915 ItIS 1118 9 G 6 24 8 1417 2217 1417 2218 6 2 5 9 2324 2114 1014 1713 1017 2723 Drawn 1518 2419 2314 1014 2623 2 7 2522 2322 18 8 9 1 Ii 5 2 2622 22 1825 3 8 2922 13 9 Game No Bristol cross Same pla players ers as above Mr Olsons mOve 1116 2217 3 7 23 7 2318 7 3 1620 2723 2721 a 1916 4 S 8 2419 1322 2117 1219 2218 18 1014 25 23 9 1118 2721 1815 2622 2027 Purcell 2925 1421 32 7 won wona a Loses 15 best J H O 0 Game No no Edinburgh Same play players ers as above Mr move 2824 2324 61 2925 1522 2419 1116 1910 1116 2215 1014 OH 1815 2419 1 5 6 2218 1620 2522 1511 5 6 9 1510 4 8 a 1418 Olson Olon won Referring to the above games between himself and the late W P Purcell Mr Olson says sas We send you five games played with W P Purcell this year ear in which we were lucky to win the odd one from him Six games were called drawn as he could not finish on account of St StPaul StPaul StPaul Paul tourney He did not play his usual strong game toward the last as he was sick and It shows In the games that he was not feeling well wel Mr Olson is one of the Hes a hard man to beat and dangles dangl s a good many scalps at his belt beIt The Herald tourney Is drawing to a close As to who will probably win it we cannot tell as the players have agreed for forthe forthe forthe the sake of ot the game not to tell how they the stand This was done because some of the weaker players might become dis discouraged discouraged discouraged if they knew there was no chance for lor them and lose remaining un unfinished unfinished unfinished finished games through carelessness We cannot guess as to whom the winner will willbe willbe be and will have to await patiently until all games are finished and nd the different players turn In their scores This Is probably the most successful correspondence tournament ever run in America and wins even evon with the heaviest heavIest iest lest players seem to be decidedly scarce |
