New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-21
CHAMPIONS AT CHECKERS.
THE COMING MATCH IN BOSTON.

TIE COMING MAlNi ~
MR. wYlIE. OF GLASGOW. AND M BARAL" of
BOSTON, PREPARED 10 slhV"HAh f0'
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.
= - -l,,.,ox., A. CORRESPONDENT OF THE rEIBCNEl
posrox Ocf 1.-THE forthcoming contest
g., .l ~, ,,.r choulnionship o. the world i eXcitng
roie interest among hos" who are prOhcIru1 III
tols cuet game. winch 50 many play "u' ID nv" ~
f.w become famous. The men VINO 40 o'c"'H' i""''''
Ike ~, the spirit II drHughts." Tor they are 40
.,uict. unohtrusive and uniem"nstratlv' th"'
was with much difficulty enccetded in ferrrtns GU
Cl,rl.s F. barker the champion OF America. who II
N ID to enter fhe Lists with lie, the vet ran scotch
chanlion Of the world finally discovered the "N'c'
- nv search at No. IA P,arl-plaee.
wherx ne employed as the 'dVer IS
inc MANAGER of the Concentrated Feed Con pany.
remarked to Mr.. Barker that he seemed TO nave in
heIited his fonIness for hts" 10 which lie re-
purd: We'll, yes. I suppose did. My father was a
v.rv rood player but nev achieved national reputa-
ron ~. tlat line. Perhaps you may remember my
brothe. Older tian uyself-W r. Barker-wno create ID
Juror. while hoy % nj, years by playing match
with sir Wylie in Boston III 1873 IAe stakes were
5000 a side and Wylie won 10y 10 to /. Two
wears later my brOtner played second mltch
with Willie, which dem uustc..,ed that tile lad
led made some Improvement, for Wylie won
hat coue-t by two TO one with f0rTy-sx draws nifty
games c0ns tut.ng the match Afterwards my brother
defeated the lac Captain W. II BroughtOn OF Port
ltIs
the championship OF America a. ites afterward de-
fra.eI W,Iue; N. c. Pres, of Pniad-pAit twelve to
seven. T. y Davis, Of WO urn, Mass, elsut TO thrre III
tweuly-nree games All o. the otuer matches we're Tor
fifty gaues Ny her also several other matches
of MINOR importance hut or several years not been
before the PUZZLE"
Whom did 1ou begin to play checkers Mr.. Barker T.
well. lny nrt match OF aIy moment was play
Nnel w '', . " nr ,bfnu or SI5 - SIDE II re-
sui ed in o one 10 oAe aud tn draws ny next
match WIS vi IA ,Ir Pri it. oi Puadrpnla Tor go
side ana tne championship oi America "nlgn rV,'
two HCXl played mlcu OF TWEEN N-HNt games
rt Dc Aim five to two-no 49,; ~ t'' t, py
"a ia james Reid r, OF Pit,blrg The rst IQi 500 ana
the sccon fOr 500 SIDE won Do'A m'lche' 4ou' 70
Have you ey er played mach win Willie T.
N, bIt wnra / Wa a lad Of fourteen years wa
pr.yDrgrd TO play few exhib lon games MIN the ne
wo,lc'- champion Iy eApgriehco tIeu "as Gevn -, u
r,.. " .ri's Of ,yrntyIye exhtoliion = lnes
wan Wylle. at ume referred TO- ne Won ny sore oi
10 20 aud l. araws. Was, a. Def .e remarked,
III, a - r., h \ al fnnFte.n wears and 40 tBal time ny
rlatiug Of You VIII pardon my seeming vanl'yl was
n,,trv VIII alone rNceytcd W lies home
is -. t. w. lie is MAILING tour Of some OF the cities
.. Jm. country ud Just now Is III New-Y oar maten
is or TIE el.np ousnip Of the world 4n4 500 WyAe
sIAty-JWo years old and e "a remarkable play En-
"t neH MS9y 1i a.ternoon Thc hour uamed
clyck. TIE plac, OF nee ing nas not yet been agreed
upon. dhs,o fee Of - ceA.s VIII be charged To
Keep out lOaers aid pay EXPENSE d,
sYoi % not naae Iecser- laying business, see =
'Ou uu; II L. with me pdSlluc. l cannot alOIu d."
neglect my business nere for long period and Lho Time
wu,cu tbs maich Will cousume-a, e'st tht.e "eeA7-I
en- III an J.d 10 taSe from ny Office business
" DO on practise much - -,
"No very utte. And that il one reason why
| may not the approaching games. NJ.
Wyiuc IS dylng great deal ana Keeps ms manu- I'll
Oy almost wesAiy prdctice." ,.
=. Iai Nil he your tactics, and what DC you tLnk
VIII b. the result u tue maich !"
"A, 90 me resdt cOu.se cannot pre- net l nope
to WIN but can hardly say that expect 70 he Woo
riul- owe: Of such rpe experience as NyIle But
Ia-sule YOU s.Gl do NY best aud you may very prop
cry .c ic readers The TRIBUNE tha Juls VII he ne
most closely contested aud tn most interesting seri ~
Vi games uf Checkers ever Played III lhlS
On the defensive and force a. many
draws as possible. / do not expect tnat more than
* 81 r!gut will be ac'u l!ly won the remainder
Will ,TOOdDIy De drawn"
Mr.. Barker is brg It, goOd-looking youns man. lie
is twenty years old, INDY com lcAlOn wears
u snail uoustaon- Is i've feet six inches nlsn and
weighs ~ pounds. There is nothing IL hls Ap-
pe rance 10 indicate d "spOrtiug" chirLc.er. He l.
du-t, uiub ,rus.Vt, mUIes a1u when sicahlng Oh bis
victories GOcr 80 IN hCstilnE manner, as Il 4IaI 10
as,eri his rights to che Iamponsl1p or America winch
he Las iarly Mr Barhcr na- published TWO valnaDe
books ecker- playing which have area eacutu a
sale 4 tWo Thousand copies The nrs was puDIsneu ~
1873 ana Our- the III OF " Tie WOrld- Checker look
Tue second work Was published IL 1eol by Henry \
40 ny esteemed friend, L. D. d.
Sweet, Esq. Checker Editor OF The Nec.
York CiiIDcr, ana author OF EleHchts "i
Dr.ughr r,c" great many Of the games ar original
taken nom the manuscripts Oi william X. ana Charles
T. Braer aud from OF Nj isaiah Barker, ana
from oar best an II contains brcf ana cOmpFe-
heus.ve history tWeut! two different openings, ana
Uc uaer OF value interest To the chcckcrplaytI.
Mr. has charge OF the checker column "i me Dos
ton GtObe