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December 04, 1937, Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia Chess by Paul J. Miller

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ChessChess 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.

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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