Show oooo I CHECKERS 1 3 II 1 1112 1 I 18 20 21 22 23 11 31 11 Checkerboard as Numbered by Printers The American Checker association which was organized a year ago by b six sixteen sixteen sixteen teen players on May 1 of this year had a membership of 1008 players This is now the greatest checker organization on earth and bids fair to have a membership of or or within the next few years and maybe more Each year the association tion holds an American championship cor correspondence correspondence correspondence tournament and every five years holds an American championship tournament The Herald is Informed by b the secretary and treasurer of at the association that there will be at least distributed in prizes at the tho first tournament which tour tournament tournament tournament will be held In 1910 at St Paul Minn He also states that the end of the first 5 year ear finds the association with toward this first American championship tourney tau me All players In America should Join this organization the membership fee Is 1 a year This money mone moneIs Is divided among the members again In Inthe Inthe Inthe the form of prizes after the expenses of o othe othe the association are paid Those desirous of or Joining should write to the secretary and treasurer F P E Berg box ZT Portland Ore Mr Berg is the cham champion champion champion pion of or the Pacific coast and a very en enthusiastic Game No 37 Second double corner 29 2419 1524 2217 51 2839 2819 1118 1116 It 2 19 48 1714 1417 sll 11 10 1915 1722 2218 1417 rtH 2617 lH 2114 1014 1322 1017 2622 37 2 is 15 9 2522 1 1721 21 illa 2522 1620 16 White wins Ins Game No Ko 34 Double corner lH 1115 1017 2217 2217 9 38 1115 1418 29 1714 2 2 2324 1619 1017 1624 S 2114 31 2415 1115 1219 2425 2522 2521 21 25 1916 1618 1519 SI 1017 1011 1216 2 2315 lg 2832 2 5 2114 62 2 1510 2016 8 1 1713 26 Sli gio 1825 2318 1 27 2724 1 9 2718 2118 74 71 White wins by br first fl t position A IS 14 or 18 1815 15 loses loseR as follows IS U 15 6 1 59 1015 loli lH 2016 IG 16 White wins B IS 1823 22 would lose as It is impossible to release the man on 5 The ending was wasas wasas wasas as follows 32 3 7 11 2832 32 32 28 1518 1511 ISIt 2732 27 1923 1623 2427 1928 1925 2 12 11 1115 15 32 1223 23 15 isis 1518 18 18 1823 23 11 7 2732 2722 12 1216 16 1620 16 2824 7 72 2 28 2832 2532 32 23 2318 lg 18 lod 2731 2024 2428 2425 27 2732 32 2 27 7 32 13 1815 15 2821 SI 24 2 2427 27 2824 White wins C If 31 26 it would be all off at once D This leaves published play and would probably allow a draw if Ie it were not for the king on 6 E It If 32 28 1511 1811 |