January 17, 1959 Chessically Yours by Henry Overeem Paterson, New Jersey

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Chessically Yours 17 Jan 1959, Sat The News (Paterson, New Jersey) Newspapers.com

Fischer Wins U.S. Championship for Second Year
Fifteen-year-old Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, for the second year in succession, has won the United States Chess Championship. In total he won six games and drew five, he lost none. The line-up, reading like the Who's Who in American Chess, is as follows: Fischer, Reshevsky, Evans, D. Byrne, Bisguier, Lombardy, Sherwin, Benko, R. Byrne, Kalme, Weinstein and Mednis.
It is of importance to notice, in thinking of the future, that of the top twelve listed above 10 belong to the so-called younger generation. The old-timer is Reshevsky and Benko is a Hungarian refugee.