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Show MASTER OF CHECKER GAME. At the Age of Seven Master Leslie Fox Shows an Astonishing Gift for the Sport. New York is tho home of possibly the youngest and certainly of one of the most remarkable checker players Hi. j v i i , ii H ,i . . i i i i ii i i (.Mi.wtmn best players in the city, but wius an astonishing number of KU games. The little fellow was taught tho natuo by his father, William J. Fox, who Is a fireman, attached to Englno Company No. 135. Leslie has been the constant companion com-panion of his father sinco his mother's moth-er's death some time ago. Tho greatest great-est recreation of the father was to play checkers, and one evening, joro to pass away the time than with the idea of teaching his son to piny the game, he put out the checker set on a board. In less than a week 'the youngster could make his father play his very best to win. The little fellow proved to be a greater enthusiast over the , game than even his fnther, and in 0 short time hud not only mastered eight of the standard openings, lnclud ing the Fife, Glasgow, Souter and Master Leslie Fox at the Checker Board. In tho country. The little prodigy Is Leslie Fox of 83 StuyveHunt avenue, Brooklyn, and bo hns just celebrated his seventh blrthdny. MnBter Lesllo has only been playing play-ing checkers for tho past four or five mouths, but ho has shown so great an aptitude for tho game that ho not only holds his own with some of tho j double corner, but showed that he could play an excellent original gamo. Accompanied by his fnther for the little champion is still too young to go out nt night alone the boy has visited vis-ited all of the checker clubs in tho city, and played exhibition gnmes with tho cbnmplons of the vnrlous organizations. |
