Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-20
THE BATTLE OF THE GIANTS

The great contest at Providence may well Dc termed the battle of the giants, for never in the annals of checker gSa mas bas s 1esH reached perfection in the game, ana Mno were so evenly matched MeVeF eeISTe was mSsen game by game move by move with such delib- eration, determination and skiL Never before many drawn games were played before the first win was scored. This is the record of the mum, ed matches before the first win was scored: Wylie-Martins in 1867, games; Wyllie.Mar tins. in 1879, none; Hefrner-Freeman, in 1885, 2 games; wyllie- -Bryden. in 1883, 9 games; Gard er-StriclSland, in 1SS6. games; BarlerSmith, in lssSs games bar4er,hseai ,asr, zee m isSS tonishing number of twelve drawn games be- fore single win is scored This makes it a marvel among checker matches.
 We last week gave the result of the second days play, but not the particulars. In the played at his third move s.s a move which was not given in the earlier books, but on which a number ot variations are gwen In hooertson's took the full time limit at every move during the first two hours of the game, Freeman lead, times it looked like a lost game for Barker, not only during the first two hours, but after three release his two men on as and ai. Here Barker moved 2e-25, and by a brilliant piece of play drew the game; The evening game lasted 2h.
 The play on Wednesday, the third day of the having inc black men. Barker took tSe aIa sa' 10
 line, the game being much the same as one played in the BarkerReed match, and result
 ing in draw. In the evening" with the white
 men, Freeman followed Barker's example by
 taking the e+1e line. sThe game proved the most interesting thus far in the match Barker
 by fine play, secured an advantage and it
 seemed to the spectators that he must win
 and siIiiifuIiy maneuvering his pieces secured a draw similar to the Mackintosh position. Time
 eh. 95m.
 both resulting in draws, the ending in the even ing being very pretty.
 On Friday two games were played on the De- hance opening and the number of drawn games | was swelled to ten.
 The Fife opening was drawn by lot to con- clude this the most remarkable weeks play | ever known in the history of match. playing. Freeman played the black men in the after noon and followed for some distance the line | played in his match with Barker five years ago, | the game resulting in a draw in two hours and
 piaysd the sess line. @ foIlowed 6S % ssso' t end at | the sixteenth move by e3-lS the game resulting in a draw by an original and interesting ending. Score-twelve drawn games. A delegation of l Barker's friends from Boston was present to On Monday, the second week of the match, 1 the "Secoud Double Corner' was selected by lot, | and at p. m. the thirteenth game of the match commenced. The number thirteen has always | been considered an unlucky one, and in this
 case it proved indeed an unluclxy one for dence Journal says: 'There was no slip nor l oversight on the part of Barker. The game was
 Providence genus. He made an an IT unusual move owe | fin an early stage of the game, and backed it up l by building one of the strongest games | ever played on checker board. Barker
 and at 7:07 o'clock Tn the evening re | signed, Freeman then having four kings to his
 three" The game opened thus: 1l-16 a4-1a | IS-24, 9s1a S-l1. 22-1S 11-i6, 25-a9. 162O ee-17 e.lS. Freeman thus left the beaten track | though the move, s-1S, was played against | Barker many years ago by the late R. D | Yates. This is the position at the finish wher l Freeman had a clear win Black man on 3
 kings on II, 15, IS; white men 12, g, kings | on ', 6 The evening game was played in In
 40m.. the draw ending of which was one of the | neatest in the match
 Two games were played on the Dundee | Tuesday, both resulting in draws. MT. Barker | has won Bristol" which makes the score
 Barker, 1; Freeman, 1; Drawn 20.