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Chess 25 Aug 1937, Wed Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr. Martin stark, champion of the local Capital City Chess Club, and Donald H. Mugridge, one-time District champion, are advancing in the thirty-eighth tournament of the American Chess Federation in Chicago. but will not meet unless it is in the final play-off, for they are in different sections.
Both Washingtonians are past champions of Capital City Cheos Club and former tltleholders in the District, winning the I. S. Turover Trophy in alternate years. They should finish in the top bracket at Chicago, as both are of championship caliber and the national title plus a slice of the $1,000 prize fund are inducements that merit the best in the ex-Harvard stars. Four Teams in Divan Tourney.
'J'ODAY Norval Wigginton, who has been serving as assistant chess director of the Social Chess Lounge, assumes full charge as chess director for the ensuing month of activity. Clubs and groups that wish to make use of the lounge on any evening other than Wednesday may obtain reservations from Wigginton. Chess Director Wigginton may be reached in the evenings at the Parkside Hotel (District 3230), or by dialing either Decatur 2279 or Adams 8005. Intradivan tournament play opened with two flve-man team entries recently and the interhlgh lads trounced the more mature players in their first encounter. Four quintets are challenging each other tonight at the Social Chess Lounge for the divan team Uurela and the high school unit will make a strong bid for early scoring.
Casual play also will be featured and visitors are welcome to enjoy all game facilities in the lounge by paying the small cover charge. A special meeting of all divan members will be held this evening at 8 o'clock. All officers and associate members are expected to attend. J7NGLAND is leading in the 1,000 J board correspondence tournament between British and American postal players by the score of 87*^—'76%. .Dr. George Hervey, member of the Department of Agriculture Chess Club, was one of Uncle Sam's players to gain a recent victory. Lieut. Comdr, C. S. Seely, District player who now Is on a world tour, achieved wins on two boards.
America claims forfeits on 11 boards which, if conceded, will tie the score in the Anglo-American mail tournament, the largest in annals of correspondence chess.
Both Washingtonians are past champions of Capital City Cheos Club and former tltleholders in the District, winning the I. S. Turover Trophy in alternate years. They should finish in the top bracket at Chicago, as both are of championship caliber and the national title plus a slice of the $1,000 prize fund are inducements that merit the best in the ex-Harvard stars. Four Teams in Divan Tourney.
'J'ODAY Norval Wigginton, who has been serving as assistant chess director of the Social Chess Lounge, assumes full charge as chess director for the ensuing month of activity. Clubs and groups that wish to make use of the lounge on any evening other than Wednesday may obtain reservations from Wigginton. Chess Director Wigginton may be reached in the evenings at the Parkside Hotel (District 3230), or by dialing either Decatur 2279 or Adams 8005. Intradivan tournament play opened with two flve-man team entries recently and the interhlgh lads trounced the more mature players in their first encounter. Four quintets are challenging each other tonight at the Social Chess Lounge for the divan team Uurela and the high school unit will make a strong bid for early scoring.
Casual play also will be featured and visitors are welcome to enjoy all game facilities in the lounge by paying the small cover charge. A special meeting of all divan members will be held this evening at 8 o'clock. All officers and associate members are expected to attend. J7NGLAND is leading in the 1,000 J board correspondence tournament between British and American postal players by the score of 87*^—'76%. .Dr. George Hervey, member of the Department of Agriculture Chess Club, was one of Uncle Sam's players to gain a recent victory. Lieut. Comdr, C. S. Seely, District player who now Is on a world tour, achieved wins on two boards.
America claims forfeits on 11 boards which, if conceded, will tie the score in the Anglo-American mail tournament, the largest in annals of correspondence chess.
