Chess 05 Jun 1937, Sat Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PALL J MILLER, Jr. UPON completion of their intraclub tourney the Agriculture Chess Club plans to branch out and engage in a number of interclub matches of the restrictive caliber even as other local units. Central High has a trio of young veterans—William Reynolds, Antonio Higuera and Robert Hostler—who upset the topnotchers of the Procurement Chess Club of the Treasury a week ago. The same trio will engage aces from the Omar Khayyam Chess Club of George Washington University next week. College players will be Champion George L. Derr and Winfred Horn and the threesome will be rounded out with either Ketler, Katz or Podnos. The Central boys are angling for a bout with the select Montrose Chess Club, which will be forthcoming at an early date. By writing the Metropolitan Chess Association, Parkside Hotel, any local club may arrange for match play and use the playing facilities of the Social Chess Lounge. Amaxons Seek Chess Glory. ISP ROVING the popular concept that women can’t take chess seriously.
eight feminine addicts of the "royal game’’ are warring among themselves for the title of woman’s chess champion of the District of Columbia, the tournament having received the official sanction of the Metropolitan C/K“ Association and official rounds being played each Wednesday at the Social Chess Lounge. Present entrants number Mesdames Vivian Jeffers, E. R, Sheppard, H. E. Kittredge, Anna Bran.
Charlotte Hallett, M. Fitzgerald and Misses Mary Owens and Maud Sewall, chairman of the tournament. According to the announced rules, posted in the Social Chess Lounge, any woman residing in the District I may compete. Each contestant shall j play every entrant one game and the /if miller \ I C M DO IT / V I CAN > offical code and laws of the International Chess Federation govern tournament play. In case of infringement of the rules the president of the M. C. A. shall act as referee. There is no tournament fee for participation in the title contest. All equipment is furnished by the Washington Social Chess Divan.
Additional entries will be a repted up to June 10. after which date. Chairman Sewall says, no chances in the game schedule will be made. Interested fans should visit the Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street north£st, Wednesday at 8 o'clock.
eight feminine addicts of the "royal game’’ are warring among themselves for the title of woman’s chess champion of the District of Columbia, the tournament having received the official sanction of the Metropolitan C/K“ Association and official rounds being played each Wednesday at the Social Chess Lounge. Present entrants number Mesdames Vivian Jeffers, E. R, Sheppard, H. E. Kittredge, Anna Bran.
Charlotte Hallett, M. Fitzgerald and Misses Mary Owens and Maud Sewall, chairman of the tournament. According to the announced rules, posted in the Social Chess Lounge, any woman residing in the District I may compete. Each contestant shall j play every entrant one game and the /if miller \ I C M DO IT / V I CAN > offical code and laws of the International Chess Federation govern tournament play. In case of infringement of the rules the president of the M. C. A. shall act as referee. There is no tournament fee for participation in the title contest. All equipment is furnished by the Washington Social Chess Divan.
Additional entries will be a repted up to June 10. after which date. Chairman Sewall says, no chances in the game schedule will be made. Interested fans should visit the Social Chess Lounge, 1336 I street north£st, Wednesday at 8 o'clock.
