Chess 13 May 1937, Thu Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Newspapers.com
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BY PAUL J. MILLER. Jr. RESIDENT MAHMOOD TAHER of the Omar Khayyam Chess Club of George Washington University recently entertained at his home. 1015 Varnum street northeast, members of the chess group and representatives of the press.
It was a gala occasion in celebration of the cloture of the first collegiate chess tournament to be held by George Washington players in many years, with George Derr, college champion, basking happily under the congratulations bestowed upon his broad shoulders topping off 6 feet of he-man brawn. Taher explained that possibly on class day at the university Dr. Cloyd Marvin would present personally the trophy award to Champion Derr. After the informal discussion of chess activity at G. W. U., the royal game was forgotten temporarily in the bee-line stampede for the invigorating punch nectar, of which there was no end. Delicious cakes were served, and then a trucking spree followed. Occasional games of chess were interspersed between courses of dancing and punch. Everybody had a most enjoyable evening, and several guests solemnly agreed that chess would be their sole hobby henceforth, provided Taher concocted the accompanying punch. Among the guests of Mahmood Taher were Winfield Rankin, Bruce Skaggs, George Derr, Eileen Holland, Harold Rubin, Mrs. Virginia Reeve, Paul Skowronek, Francis Geoghegan, Audrey Fuller, Edna and Dorothy Vize, Betty Wiehle, William Galloway and Lora Baird. A personal invitation was extended the university players to visit at an early date the social chess lounge at the Parkside Hotel by the chess director jof the Washington Social Chess Divan. The Omar Khayyam Chess Club has adopted a beautiful specially designed pin for its membership. Roosevelt Wins, Western Draws. JNTERHIGH teams rapidly are completing their matches for the I. S Turover Trophy, previously won twice by Central. In the quintet clash between Roosevelt and Eastern, the former won with Miller of Eastern scoring the only point recorded for his team. When Western encountered Eastern the players apparently were matched evenly, yielding a mutual team score of each. Individual tallies: Roosevelt V*. Eastern, Magathan -1 Lugenbeel _0 MacWtlliams _1 Gill . _ _0 Goodman _ 1 Saha _0 Llghtman _O Miller _1 Steinberg _ 1 Holty_0 4 1 Western Vs. Eastern. Lybrand _1 Lugenbeel _ft Parr _0 Gill _1 Parker _ ft Saha _ 1 Millenson_1 Miller __ 0 Disney _ Vs Holty _ 14 2V4 2 '4 Team standings for Turover Trophy: Matches. Won. Lost.. Drawn. Central _ 8 u ft Roosevelt _fi 2 ft Western _2 4 1 Tech _ 1 3 ft Eastern_ ft 5 1 Wilson _ O 3 0 J A DIES' NIGHT—that is the designation given to the activity for ! this evening at the Social Chess Lounge, Parkside Hotel, 1336 I street northwest. Feminine chess fans arc to be given an especially warm welcome at the lonnge tonight at 8 p.m. The chess editor of The Evening Star will deliver an instructional beginners’ lecture that will cater to the ladies’ needs. Informal over-the-board play will follow the lecture.
The general public may attend the lecture and share in the evening's fun. Cover charge for non-feminine visitors is only 25 cents. Monthly membership is available in the divan for both ladies and gentlemen.
It was a gala occasion in celebration of the cloture of the first collegiate chess tournament to be held by George Washington players in many years, with George Derr, college champion, basking happily under the congratulations bestowed upon his broad shoulders topping off 6 feet of he-man brawn. Taher explained that possibly on class day at the university Dr. Cloyd Marvin would present personally the trophy award to Champion Derr. After the informal discussion of chess activity at G. W. U., the royal game was forgotten temporarily in the bee-line stampede for the invigorating punch nectar, of which there was no end. Delicious cakes were served, and then a trucking spree followed. Occasional games of chess were interspersed between courses of dancing and punch. Everybody had a most enjoyable evening, and several guests solemnly agreed that chess would be their sole hobby henceforth, provided Taher concocted the accompanying punch. Among the guests of Mahmood Taher were Winfield Rankin, Bruce Skaggs, George Derr, Eileen Holland, Harold Rubin, Mrs. Virginia Reeve, Paul Skowronek, Francis Geoghegan, Audrey Fuller, Edna and Dorothy Vize, Betty Wiehle, William Galloway and Lora Baird. A personal invitation was extended the university players to visit at an early date the social chess lounge at the Parkside Hotel by the chess director jof the Washington Social Chess Divan. The Omar Khayyam Chess Club has adopted a beautiful specially designed pin for its membership. Roosevelt Wins, Western Draws. JNTERHIGH teams rapidly are completing their matches for the I. S Turover Trophy, previously won twice by Central. In the quintet clash between Roosevelt and Eastern, the former won with Miller of Eastern scoring the only point recorded for his team. When Western encountered Eastern the players apparently were matched evenly, yielding a mutual team score of each. Individual tallies: Roosevelt V*. Eastern, Magathan -1 Lugenbeel _0 MacWtlliams _1 Gill . _ _0 Goodman _ 1 Saha _0 Llghtman _O Miller _1 Steinberg _ 1 Holty_0 4 1 Western Vs. Eastern. Lybrand _1 Lugenbeel _ft Parr _0 Gill _1 Parker _ ft Saha _ 1 Millenson_1 Miller __ 0 Disney _ Vs Holty _ 14 2V4 2 '4 Team standings for Turover Trophy: Matches. Won. Lost.. Drawn. Central _ 8 u ft Roosevelt _fi 2 ft Western _2 4 1 Tech _ 1 3 ft Eastern_ ft 5 1 Wilson _ O 3 0 J A DIES' NIGHT—that is the designation given to the activity for ! this evening at the Social Chess Lounge, Parkside Hotel, 1336 I street northwest. Feminine chess fans arc to be given an especially warm welcome at the lonnge tonight at 8 p.m. The chess editor of The Evening Star will deliver an instructional beginners’ lecture that will cater to the ladies’ needs. Informal over-the-board play will follow the lecture.
The general public may attend the lecture and share in the evening's fun. Cover charge for non-feminine visitors is only 25 cents. Monthly membership is available in the divan for both ladies and gentlemen.
