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Show ENGLISH CHECKER CHAMPION IN CITY Alfred Jordai Pauses in Zion and Plays Many Games With Local Talent. Alfred .Tnpj.-j n. cherker cha nipion of Kngland for twelve years, a contender for tho A merican chain pions hip and an aspirant for the world's tide, breezed into Salt Luke vest ci day and at la died to his bell 'lie scalps of the majority of toe local talent. He navy an exhibition exhibi-tion last nzhi at the Snlt ljke Checker and Chess- club in the ( .'on line n La I Hank buildlnsr. playing eleven boards of che-t-ers and one of chcrs simultaneously. When the smoke of th bt:t tie cleared up tj.e score l"ard showed Jordan had won six f cu sa nies of chc kt-i it nd t o of cli'-vs, drawn thre ponies of rh"-kcrs and lost two sanies of t,h"',l'.cl's and cue of rrn-ss. Tlios-. who pilots. i thr- checker men to a draw with the. Knirllshnia u were If'-nrv Sh.'iv, ' hitrnpioii o! Salt Lake; IS". 1 1. Vpirton and A. O. l Yasr. IJ. .f. Z'--i-nia n and A . u. 1-i;iM"r "on n t rhei'Uert. and AS'. J. BuduiMn won at ohess. Mr. .Jordan will rnvr thi;' atternoon for San Irati'l-co to Ml a I bin- week' en-ga en-ga yeni'-nt at. t ho "Port y- N I ik r.-1- 'a mp" at ib Pun.-imn-Pachir exposition. lie apf'i rd In Suit I .a lie a b'm! I'm r -n.-irs a so it nd hod I htngM rotisl d ra Idy mor e his own way (ban la st nlcnt. D urine the former visit Mr. .lorda n won 1 H garns, drew L'o and lost noiua. |