Chess 04 Dec 1937, Sat Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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By PAUL J. MILLER. Jr. SIX high school chess club teams opened the Initial round of play >n the Interhigh Chess Association for the team championship at the Social Chess Lounge yesterday afternoon, with each school having a 100 per cent representation. It *’as truly a regal turn-out among the school players from Roosevelt, Eastern, Central, Western, Wilson and Tech.
Ail were enthused over the prospect of combatting the test opposition among their friendly enemies and the rivalry for major honors is keen as the top-board or runned-up or second -board player is the potential individual association champion, the award going to the player who makes the ace score. Playing for Roosevelt against Central were Wallace Magathan, Robert MacWillnms, Guy Goodman, Stanley Steinberg and Russell Macy. Components of the Central quintet, were Sam Bass. Robert Hostler. Walter Kurland, Melvin Bers and Leo Wiemer.
MacWillinms lost to Hostler and the remaining games stand adjourned. Individual scoring for the decided matches: Tech vs. Wilson. Robert Feeney ] D*vlr Margold a Sol Breeskin _ 1 He, Moore O John Abbadess* n John Dtckman 1 Daniel Furfeld _ O Harold Zurke 1 Daniel Leenov n Oswald Schultte 1 Eastern vs. Western.
Paul Miller * Robert Parr _• Warrer Simpson 1 Roy Mil'en.son 0 Jack Oil! 1 Oeorce Muscrave o Fori Coddlnaton 1 Dick Benscn 0 Manuel Holty. .- 1 Charles Barnes 0 ~i 0 •Adtournrd. Round No. 2 is announced for next Friday afternoon. Team captains will contact President Hostler immediately to determined location for the respective matches.
The team championship is to be awarded solely on the total points scored tegardless of the outcome between any two contesting quintets. , The interscholastic chess champion of the District will be selected by a separate individual tournament, the first round of which will be played on New Year day at the Central Y. M. C. A., the victor receiving a medal and also, custody of the perennial trophy for 1938. Officers of all chess clubs in the association will file at once a complete 1st of members, giving name, address ind telephone number, mailing same « the Interhigh Chess Association, 3arkside Hotel, Social Chess Divan Drive. ^ 8PECIAL postal card is being mailed to all local chess fans. Dn that card appears the following: ‘I,.---(give name), pledge my active support to Social Dhess and agree to financially support Jie Washington Social Chess Divan for the full year of 1938 at the special rate of $1 per month, payable quarterly or monthly, in advance. Signed _ ; Address.
__ If you have not received one of these :ards, and would like to become an active booster of the local organized chess program, which maintains a non-profit lounge for your pleasure at the Park;ide Hotel, clip the above and post with your initial January fee of $1, which will make you a member in good standing. Among the 1938 pledges already are William Burko, Dr. Alexander Brooks, Raymond W. Lewis, R. J. Fuglister, Sinon Naidel, Henry Reil, Richard Jenrins, Mrs. Ida Frohlin, Joseph Tishier, Maud G. Sewell, Francis Stoegerer, Mrs. H. E. Klttredge, Gen. Basil Bogollubov and William Reynolds. Send your membership to the chess sditor, The Evening Star, now Let’s put "community chess" across in the District for 1938. * Visit the lounge, 1336 I street N.W., Thursday night, or any evening, and enjoy a casual game.
Ail were enthused over the prospect of combatting the test opposition among their friendly enemies and the rivalry for major honors is keen as the top-board or runned-up or second -board player is the potential individual association champion, the award going to the player who makes the ace score. Playing for Roosevelt against Central were Wallace Magathan, Robert MacWillnms, Guy Goodman, Stanley Steinberg and Russell Macy. Components of the Central quintet, were Sam Bass. Robert Hostler. Walter Kurland, Melvin Bers and Leo Wiemer.
MacWillinms lost to Hostler and the remaining games stand adjourned. Individual scoring for the decided matches: Tech vs. Wilson. Robert Feeney ] D*vlr Margold a Sol Breeskin _ 1 He, Moore O John Abbadess* n John Dtckman 1 Daniel Furfeld _ O Harold Zurke 1 Daniel Leenov n Oswald Schultte 1 Eastern vs. Western.
Paul Miller * Robert Parr _• Warrer Simpson 1 Roy Mil'en.son 0 Jack Oil! 1 Oeorce Muscrave o Fori Coddlnaton 1 Dick Benscn 0 Manuel Holty. .- 1 Charles Barnes 0 ~i 0 •Adtournrd. Round No. 2 is announced for next Friday afternoon. Team captains will contact President Hostler immediately to determined location for the respective matches.
The team championship is to be awarded solely on the total points scored tegardless of the outcome between any two contesting quintets. , The interscholastic chess champion of the District will be selected by a separate individual tournament, the first round of which will be played on New Year day at the Central Y. M. C. A., the victor receiving a medal and also, custody of the perennial trophy for 1938. Officers of all chess clubs in the association will file at once a complete 1st of members, giving name, address ind telephone number, mailing same « the Interhigh Chess Association, 3arkside Hotel, Social Chess Divan Drive. ^ 8PECIAL postal card is being mailed to all local chess fans. Dn that card appears the following: ‘I,.---(give name), pledge my active support to Social Dhess and agree to financially support Jie Washington Social Chess Divan for the full year of 1938 at the special rate of $1 per month, payable quarterly or monthly, in advance. Signed _ ; Address.
__ If you have not received one of these :ards, and would like to become an active booster of the local organized chess program, which maintains a non-profit lounge for your pleasure at the Park;ide Hotel, clip the above and post with your initial January fee of $1, which will make you a member in good standing. Among the 1938 pledges already are William Burko, Dr. Alexander Brooks, Raymond W. Lewis, R. J. Fuglister, Sinon Naidel, Henry Reil, Richard Jenrins, Mrs. Ida Frohlin, Joseph Tishier, Maud G. Sewell, Francis Stoegerer, Mrs. H. E. Klttredge, Gen. Basil Bogollubov and William Reynolds. Send your membership to the chess sditor, The Evening Star, now Let’s put "community chess" across in the District for 1938. * Visit the lounge, 1336 I street N.W., Thursday night, or any evening, and enjoy a casual game.
