, 1879-06-08


Valued contributions have been received during
the past week from A. E. Morse. Jancsvi!le, Wiz;
S. LeGault, Jr., Cheboygan, Mich. !; and John Nc
Greevy, Detroit, Mich. ;.
J. A.--You are incorrect in your criticism Of
Gnmc 37O. II. F. says at note {b) that ''1G-l1
draws" He then proceeds to play 2s-l9 and
White wins. He does not claim that It'll Will
win. Il. Correspondence games are played p7
transmitting each move either by mail Or Telegraph.
CHECKER ITEMS.
The latest reports from the Dempster-s -simonson
match have it, Dempster, Il; S1nionson, /;
drawn, p. Total, 80 games.
Mi. J. ". Howley, one Of the strongest players
in the Northwest, is at his residence. NO: G5 West
monroe street, suffering with fractured leg
The total scores made by c. F. Barker II his e1-
hfhition games at last adyices stand: Winning.
l75; losing, s; and 80 games ended as drawn-
Mess1s. Kirk and McCune had another sitting Of
ten games last week at Burnett. WIS result
Kirk, 6; McCune, I; and . games were of""n'
4 match has been arranged to be PLAYED 4t Chat.
ham. Ont, on July !, between the Detroit Drnught
Clnb n. j. Giddey, Captain. and the Chataam
team, captaincd BY Mr. Janies Labadle.
Messrs. Giddey, Miller, and Hustln. Of Detroit,
paid visit to Chatham ont, 1sw Gays os.2os a9o,
wne.S it ssy sasF oanson lie Vasseur and smitb the
Detroit iI ~ party winning by ''larse majority"
schseier, Of New York City, .de!eated, Irwin,
to O. ind draws, all with MS auaoie sll!e "nl!e
irwin frowued and neryousiy tugSed 1way at MS
little mustache, which he va:nly tried 70 otte OIL
and tlen went on to the next town selling fish,
A very philosophical correspondent writes rs fol-
,ows: Checkers picking up lively In the mar
Ea+ Wheat and corn LOOK well. The merchants are
selling kerosene oil ut 12h cents per gallon. and
we see nothing TO prevent heavy checker cam~
pai.n next fall and winter"
When New York City player talks too much
9TH h;s mouth the drahghts editors down that way
dnh him Chin-Chin." III Chicago the players
arc "a very modest that when one OF their number
eets away with the local champion one sitting and
fnvs him even the next he will not consent to have
it published. =
a,atch for stake OF ESQ has been arranged to
he nIsTcd at the Egerton Arms, Egerfon street,
O!dhau1. Eng. beginning June 8, between =
snirea Ind {. Smith, OF Rocndac, the we'll known
Tsncssh1re PLAYER. They are to play twenty
eamcs. Smith receiving the odds Of two wins to
start with. ..
TOLEDO. O., June 3.-Drau0M Editor chtcaoo
Tribune: 1 hereby challenge any draught- payer :
residing in the Northwest to pay ne a,n Iocs ~
W. Wy S"ws md wins to count. Said challenge TO
| rtsmsin onen for ninety days from date, and said
match to be played according to exlstns !a"s NV
within ten days 11om to7 e1n.S "a H.,ropn
| same are signed " AA1&
Anticipating SIr. Halford's challenge. Whlcn y g
| have given place in our columns to-day. Ae.
Frank Grecnee, OF Lafayette, lnd:, wn.es Hnoea
Of June to The effect m snat II inc he woud
1is. to he considered first in the field to accept IT,
( Il will be remembered tnat Me- 1eesnlse, nHa ~
| twelve. lost one, ami drew seven games VIII IT,
Halford, at the railroad Readin. Rooms, ioieao'
| n lie month of March last. Mr: Hallord- now
aver in q communication to the Ioieoo Dee. III
| der date Of March IL. claims thar u was only y
..friendlY affair, without taought OF ellMs ~
contest or regard it Us the least test OF sR1!.
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