Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-13
CHECKER GOSSIP,

The way the leading checker editors view
the generosity OF r. w Patterson, toward
gratifying to him and on the other hand it
the place they give The DIsPAToH, must
he hey was pleased to designate as ignorance and and
chronic kicking, has been looked upon
differently by men as competent to judge as
he, and yet the draughts editor of the Turf
tions in dispute, than THE DISPATCH, nor one
who holds him in greater esteem, for his
long services to the checker playing world.
Joseph Maize, the Mcdonald expert was
in the city Tuesday and Wednesday attend
ing meetings of the Amalgamated Assoei-
alton. He went home Wednesday after
noon.
John Mulholland at the next team match
will be lost to the Pittsburg team, and will
be q much needed acquisition to the pro-
vincials, as he is locating In Williamsburg,
just outside the city limits. This move has
taken him over two years to make. We hope
he does not lose by 1t. We made two moves
in the same locality that proved to be dead
losers. We hope our genial friend Will have
the opposite experience.
The Commonwealth, of Covipgton, KY, when
publishing the item which belonged to The
DISPATCH, was not in error, but the daily
paper, the Times-Star, whore the genial
doctor took the item from. But We will
hunt up O copy of THE DISPATCH of April 10,
and it will speak for itself, and send 1t to our
esteemed friend, and he will see the item In
question was original with THE DISPATCH.
Explanations such as have passed between
The DISPATCH and Commonwealth will only
beget a deeper respect for each other.
From a physical point of view the great
players of America are quite insignificant,
Reed, Priest, and the Barkers being all be-
low the middle height. Nature has been es-
pecially sparing in the case of the arch
champion, and among those who knew him
he is affectionately spoken of as "little jim
my Reed" In this connection good thing
is often related with chuckle concerning
three celebrated American cheokerists OF
small stature, who were arm in arm enjoy
ing a constitutional on Boston Common. A
dearth presently occurring In the colversa-
tion, the trio were proceeding in silenG e, when
he of Pennsylvania suddenly exclaimed:
"Say, Jimmy, those people have little idea
there's three champions walking along
herer' What Reed lacks in muscular deveE
opment however his higher faculties sup
ply, the photograp phi Issued by Messrs. Down
ey, of South Shields, showing q face which in
dicates rare intelligence, while the pensive
expression and noble brow complete an ideal
picture OF intellectual refinement "-LiUer-
pool Mercury
Our esteemed friend of the Mercury must
have studied phrenology, but as it is frvlu :.
photograph we have to make an allowance.
But it certainly is happy picture. Com
pared to that drawn by Robert Mccall, in
Glasgow Herald, commenting on Reeds
practical side in reference to the forfeit of
Wyllie's obtained by Reed, through the
puerile action of A. j. Dunlap, such soft
soap at time like the present and such
covering up of facts as has been shown in
this whole discussion, does not reflect
greatly on the whole checker playing fra |
ternfty.