Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-01-14 | Page 9 | Jordan Eliminates Nelson at Checkers

JORDAN ELIMINATES NELSON AT CHECKERS CHICAGO Jan. It. A frd Jordan of Tondon eliminated Christian Nelson of Brooklyn today In the Atrertcan Checker association champ onahtp tournament. After holding the champion to trie draws. Nelson lost the sixth game and tha match Hugh Hendrson of Pittsburg. American champ on. waa held to foor etraLght draws by Morton Spielman of Chicago "Jewell w Rank of Detroit de eatd Frank W endemutb of Ch cago and Thomas OOrady of Rochester put out Patrick u halan of Chicago by winning thre game and forcing a draw In the first clashes of today rounds In the national checker tournament Louis Ginsberg New Tors, won and drew with Ja k Dempeey Bismarck N D. Tom O Oradj Rochester defeated "Paddi Whalen, Chicago and Alfred Jordan, the English champion, won from Chrla Nel son New York Other early matehea among the sixteen player comprising th major dl lsiou were drawn.