Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16

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And after25-2s, 7-1O, 29-25, 60, etc, Dryden
| many thought he had q win in hand. Never
| theless, every credit must be given Ferrie
for drawing game in which for many moves
he was man down. The Edinburgh
G91s) o) was M the .bs ne5t S, opening; also very
has to play both sides of the balloted open
ings, each has in turn the strong and the
weak side. After an hours play the pieces
continued for another hour-making the
longest game in point of timeyet played in
| the match-before it was given up as a draw.
This concluded play for the day, the score
standing: Ferrie, 2; Dryden, !; drawn, 8; with
l9 games to play.
THIRDD DAY.
On resuming play yesterday in the New
Central Halls, Ingram street, Dryden, as first
player, had to take the weak side of the
Edinburgh" opening. He all but scored a
win when second player the preceding even
ing, but the question discussed by his sup
pOrters was, would he be able to draw the
weak side against his astute and able oppo-
nent? He failed to do this; for so well did
Ferrie work the advantages the peculiarities
of the opening afforded that Dryden had to
lower his colors without getting a crowned
man. The next opening was the Denny"
(10-l4)-the last of the first section of the
match-in which each in turn had to open
with every possible move with black. The
Denny" is also a weak opening, and it was
therefore no surprise that each in turn lost
when he maneuvered the black pieces
On resuming in the evening the second
section of the match-that in which one of
the standard openings is drawn from bag,
and each in turn plays the first and second
side-was entered upon. The "Cross" was
player The game proceeded throughout on
safe "book'' lines and after an hour and o
halfs play it was resigned as draw, neither
at any time having any material advantage.
the black pieces, having resulted in draw,
play finished for the day with the score
standing-Ferrie, 4; Dryden, draws, 16; with
IA games to play.
FOURTH DAY.
The first sitting just completed, two games
played, both drawn, making total score up
to this mail: Ferrie, wins; Bryden,.2 wins;
70 games drawn. JkaRs DEAN,
Secretary Lanarkshire Draughts Association.
THE DISPATCH is the first paper in America
checker match. for the championship of
Ferrie wins the stakes and championship
of Scotland. Ferrie proved to be the
stronger player and the match closed with
this score:
Ferrie, 8; Dryden, 2; drawn, 10. Nine days
were used in playing, and the excitement
among the spectators continued until the
match commenced and he was expected to
be the winner.
REED ACCEPTS BARKER's CHALLENGE.
CHICAGO, May II.
DRAUaHT EDITOR TURF-I accept Mr.. Bar
70 Pax Of
the world and a stake of 81, 900 $500 q side).
The games to be restricted the same as in
the last Freeman-Barker match. In the
matter OF expense, will allow him $75, and
that to come out of the purse of 81, 900. His
expenses will not amount to more than s45.
In my matches with him at Boston, the most
the purse OF course the stakes are larger,
but does not necessarily increase his ex-
penses. In our last match in Chicago he was
satisfied with $50 There is another change
/ would suggest, and that is, have the time
limit altered to 10 or Is moves per hour, and
any time saved in the first hour to be given
credit on the next II moves. offer this to
remove that habit that displeases those
patrons who help to support and give en-
couragement to real checker playing.
Should Mr.. Barker desire to go on with the
match by posting a forfeit in your hands, I
agreement, sign them, and send them to him
-. Jas. P. REED.
THE DISPATCH GOLD BADGE.
On May we selected two problems, and
for the first correct and best solutions, we
would send the gold badge, presented to the
lemist, W. H. H. s., of Washington, Pa, and
we now award L. NJ. Stearns, of Derry Depot,
N. H., the gold badge, for the first correct
solutions. We set aside two solutions, copied
from published play: We started some time
ago we could not give our prizes to solutions
taken from standard books. We have Mr..
Stearns' word of honor he never saw the
problems until he saw them in The DISPATCH.
The solutions to problem No /, were very
poor. those we received correct merely show
ing one line to a forced win, and Mr.. Stearns'
solution is not equal to some we received to
No. l, but they failed to solve No. O. and Mr..
Stearns' was the first that reached us with
both correct, leaye the solutions we RECEIVED
copied from the New England Checker Player
and Gould's Problem Book. Our prize prob
lem was taken from the New England
Checker Player, problem No. 387, by old con-
tributor Charles Hefter); our No. . is taken
from the same journal, and is problem No.
52s by o. H. Richmond, both prize problems
in their day.