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Show Checkers j to Jff' Al tne commence- MyagfgLient f Kano tenirflnS mcn thosa number' Fmw9M2M C(! 21 to 3" Dlack WhitcT always moves first. ChKkrr n4 tfhw fctlqurtn. Y. M. C A EUtt nd Flrat bmilh lrrt, Adirtoi eoa-munlMtlont eoa-munlMtlont to 15. A. Plumlr". No. i Conwrti Hire, Salt UU City. Ureh S, 1311. PROnt.EM NO. . Costrlbutefi lr V. J. 19. m, Wi Ulael: I. 17. WhSu-so, 3. I)!'k to plir and win. Thin Ij what tho "MldRct roltton" would call a "bctlcr thsn flrjt joltloa" problrm. Tho win It there ell rl(?ht, but black ha a nrrrow ruth to ollon- and it'i io ezsjr (o wlai tho win. Sir. nridanrr. SOLUTION TO PUODLKM :S. Ilr llarrr Llcbcrman. Iliark IJ: ;. t3. IS. IS, 19. 3, White . iZ. IS. 31. 32: klas. 7. RlaOc lo pUr and dr. IJ-H 13-17 SJ-S7 1S- H-:3 :s-i9 ;i-:i zi-z 7-16 Drawn. (IAMB S "SWITCHER." The following si men are tlniolr, harlnr: been played In tho Utah slate tourney last Monday nlpht. and aro contributed br Mr. Parton: Black K. A. Kejrworth. While C. U. Darton. 11-15 4.g.b H-IS-d 11-15 12-lfi 2i-i7 3:-:7-o ;-s s-n 3- 33 1-5 1B-13 15-13 18-C0 25-21 22-13 2.fi 11-15 S-Il 15-22 Z-ZT, S-ll 3-S Sl-lS-a 25-j 17-13 27-Zl.o 15-19 1-9 J.1-22 25.20 19.2$ S-12 27-11 2S-17 13-9 51-22 19-23 S-ll 5-14 29-25 25-1S H-10 18-9 29-25 9-8 10-15 M-21 5-11 11-15 7-11 1S-H 20-27 30-25 25-22 S-2 15-8 f-23-32 Drawn fa) 17-M In tho general favorite here. fb) 1-0 Ie usually taken. (c) 22-18. 13-22, 24-17, 15-22. 25-9, 1-5. 9-. 2-9, 17-23 and black'a path In narrow and tbonijr. tdl Running for tho draw. (e) ForeluK the draw. 21-17Ieads to a hard ending end-ing for black. (O An Interfiling came. OA ME SS "SWITCHER." Dlack O. D. Darton. White F. A. Kcjworth. 11- 15 29-25 H-23-b 28-19 10-16 21- 17 11-15 27-11 2-7 19-10 9-I1-.1 25-22 3-7 51-25 6-15 17-13-1- 7-11 11-8 . 7-11 30-25 8- 11 71-19 -lt 32-2? 12-16 22- 1? . 15-2t 22-H ll-IS 24-20 15-22 2S-19 11-15 28-24 16-19 25-9 11-15 13-lt 16-23 25-22 5- 11 23-15 7-23 25-13 Drawn, VARIATION' 1. RoberUon s. Martin. 25-21 29-25 2-2-1 32-27 21-18 15-19 7-10 9-14 31-24 30-15 21-15 25-21 22-17 2S-S 15-14 10-19 S-11 4-S 14-1? 15-19 23- 16 27-22 30-25 3-S 14-9 12- 19 3-7 7-11 11-23 30-25 17-10 23-16 31-27 S-11 17-H 6- 15 11-20 lt-lfi 21-26 21- 17 17-13 23-19 25-22 5-9 1-6 " 15-31 25-30 Drawn, R. T). P. (a) 9-13 form the regular "Switcher" and 1 Almott Invariably taken, as It la by far tho best reply to 21-17 and e'tcj black many chances ot fccorlnp. (b) 15-24 look belter, OAME 87 "EDINBURGH." When down (tato tome tlma ago the editor had a little brush with E. Tinner, Jr.. of Mllford, Utah. OwImk to the fact that the 22-18 "Edln-I "Edln-I burRh" rarly Is ventured In co-os-you-pleaso checker and Tanner Is thercforo unfamiliar with tho dopo on that wobbly line, tho editor . was able to get away with a venturenome line, mil It wax a cloie iqurak at that. Dlack D. A. Plutnly. White E. Tanner, Jr. 9- 13 SS-24 6-15 2-7 31-26 22- 15 13-17 19-10 S-12 '17-13 10-15 19-15-a 7-11 7-10 26-22 25-22 2-6 22-15 16-19 20-16 fi-10 24-19 9-1S 23-16 22-17 15-14 6-9 23-H 13-2S 14-10 10- 17 21-22 11-15 10-19 17-14 21- 11 17-26 20-26 25-J2 10-7 15-15-b 31-22 8-11 19-23 U-10 22- 15 1-6 24-23 20-24 7-3 11- 15 32-25 ' 11-15 27-20 10-15 29-25 11-15 10. 5 1 8-27 M-f. S-11 23-24 12-16 25-22 52-27 24- 19 16-20 6-2 27-31 16-11 4- S 15-10 3-S 22-17 Drawn. fa) 24-20 Is bst, and probably wins, (b) Lee'a guide stars 16-10 here. . Correction Last weok the column wan dated February 22. 1914, when It should have been March 1. The problem headed No. 27 by P. J, Loo should have beon No. 23 by Harry Lleborman. Fred Ubby polnta out that tho solution to problem 27 by P. J, Leo In faulty, as at tha cln.to black can pitch the man 10-14. go 21-27 and win. Ho says thcro Is no draw after 27-23. and offers the following to sustain tho draw: 31-24 30-26 14-7 14-10 8-12 25- 30 18-14 17-H 3-S 1J-19 26- 22-1 25-17 7-3 10-15 12-8 r-Drawn, Variation 126-23, 20-26, 15-15-2, 10-19, 23-16 26-22. 27-23. drawn. Variation 2 23-19. M-22. 18-15. 'I0-14. black wins. W. J, Treiconlns- of Eureka. Utah, also pointed out tho 10-14 pitch, but save no play to sustain tho draw. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. John Howa, Jr. Chlcaco Tour dope Is gcod: thanks. Wilt be glad lo get your tames, especially especial-ly If your father put In some sice remark. C. E. rirdsrx. Inkom. Idaho Problem 23 If 2-e. as you suBceat. then 10-15, and black wins br commandlnit sauare 11. runnlnp the man through for a kin?, comlnp back and forelnc a trade wllh tho free klntr. Problem 24. you fall to move whites at third move. Tour came Is weak for whites, but orlilnal. However, you fall to place the players, but It Is assumed that you played whites against William Humes, blacks. Tt. C. Norton, Iike, Idaho The rltubnrs Sunday Sun-day Leader, the Newark (N. J.) Sunday Call snd the ritUburR Dispatch (Monday or Tueaday) run pood chets and checker columns. Drtntsnow, Nsw Tork. can furnish any chess book or periodical. peri-odical. Julius D'Orlo,- San rranelsco-Erptet tn Ko thero soon. Could use some of your sood ames. THE EDITOR TRAVELS. Hustllnc aw,y n a hurry-up trip on the ISth I arrived In New York the llth. but was too tired and busy to look up the player; the same was true In Wa.hIur.ton. At ritUbur I got a short visit to the club, mating Sfes.rs. Patterson. Harrlgan. Miller and others, and setlnc the veteran. vet-eran. Priest of Philadelphia, there for an erblDi-tlon erblDi-tlon on Washlctton's birthday. In Chicago It wis KntllnK back bomj ajrsln. meeting my old friends and havlnc a real cool lime. It was e p!-auro to play through my third Illinois state tournev as the boys are not only good M0ws but etxxi sportsmen. Finishing srvsatb In a field of twelve was not a dlsappolntraenL considering my tspte in form and the fart that that splendid P sy.r. H.ftar. and four ood Cedar Pointers wem play!n- and finished when they belonr. In Denver Den-ver I met State Oaraoion Harry Peters, ninan-tunr. ninan-tunr. Crosby, the excellent problemist. Curler Du3. I-epoon and others. They hav a .trooi club of lire, onm and the rame la n rood rtio-dltlen. rtio-dltlen. Their situation ta the reverse of the local oae. as they are anxious to et and sunnort a column, but ran not wure the spsee. wberrss I tern the hst paper In Utah Is rearrous with space, ttll Hi local nub elves very jtii lj!B. port to the column, althourh anxteus eaourh to have full publicity given them. S to THE STATE TOUn.NET. lUnrr Fhaw has con Into the J.ad this weeb with Pattersm,. who has flnlab.d. Shaw lfrKn and Kerworth have clean slate, to Ur, "either tavlnc lost a rime, ' "enr r,irr' ,r'- d. u rts H. Shaw Jt 1 M. J. ratterion 43 A .J " II. McICn 21 " I J! '2 R- Gardiner I x i 2 $ F. A. Keyworth i; 4 i 5 f C- D. Erb n I 2 O. D. TUrton a 4 I 1 N. II. Barton S , 2 i J ; D. L. Murly.k. , 6 3 ' . Z VT. U Patrick s i J A C, n. Master J0 3 M. "R. Jones ( . j. h. Ani ; 7 1 ; . cf'8bV0r:.r,LC0Un,Wl 'la' 2 ad 1. 'cad THK CtTV TOUn.VBV. SCORE. . nurton : -Vi r- Kerworth il S !! Barton I.."" "I II Angel ;? 8 Carson ,:J 3 Patrick ..!..". m i- " A-Scoro .. 0MeU cy C& ln,tA"0n',"co mln.ld. TbdUron of'' M le.f ,hn ll" "ir pUyera. J nit?:-1?. rvrUm?r nlr," u'& i tcated by tt. editor? ,r "lr Ut bMn Proj |