Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-14
FIRST SERIES.
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THE WORLDS FAIR TOURNEY.
PRESIDENT HOPKINS, OF THE CHICAGO CLUB
SAYS THE PRIZE MONEY Is sECuREn


The following letter by President Hopkins
| in the American Checker ReUieU will set al
rest all doubts as to the prize money TOR the
checker tournament The following will
throw the success or failure of the congress
and tournament on the checker players
themselves. We hope all interested will nj
once communicate with the committee ap
pointed. President Hopkins letter is as fol
lows:
To the Checker Players of the World:
In the outlined programme of the Worlds
Fair Checker Committee of the Chicago
through the American Checker Reuie,D and
other checker periodicals and publications
on the 1st day OF June last, there appear the
following paragraphs: "Tbree thousand dol
lars in prizes to be paid to the winners at
the close of the tournament, as follows:
Professional class, ST 500, as follows: First,
$500: second, $500; third $3.50; fourth, $780, fth
$50: sixth, 500.
"Semi-nrofessional class, ST. 600. as follows:
First $3.50; second, 5000; third, $3.50: fourth,
500: fifth, $50: sixth, $50; seventh, $780, eighth,
"Amateur class, $500, as follows: First, $780,
sixth. $25: seventh. s25; eighth, SIS; ninth, $25
tenth, $25; eleventh, $25; twelfth, $25; tnir.
teenth, SIS.
"In addition first prize winners in each
class will be given an appropriate medal.
"Some checker players have very kindly
offered to make donations of money to this
committee in furtherance of this great en-
terprise Such donations will be thankfully
received. Others who desire to make dona-
tions will please notify this committee on or
before September ], 1892, so that these dona-
tions may be considered in formulating the
final pro- -ramme by increasing the amount
of prizes cost of medals, etc.
This time was extended by the committee
on September last to December l. 1892 as
well as the time tor completing the outlined
programme.
1t will be remembered that the cause of
this postponement, as stated by the com.
mittee, was general lack of interest on the
part of checker players in the tournament
as evidenced by the general failure on their
of the committee at suite g. l50 Washington
street, Chicago, their views with reference
to the outlined programme and suggestions
as to changes and notifications therein and
as to taking part in the tournament.
This failure on the part of checker players
leads me to the calling of their attention to
the following paragraph which appeared in
the outlined programme of the committee
under the date of June last:
"This committee will assume that PLAYERS
who do not SO notify it of their intentions to
play, will not play, and should there be
general lack OF interest in this regard, the
congress and tournament will not be held,
and notice of the abandonment will be
given out for publication on September l,
1882, In checker periodicals and publi-
cations.''
tournament programme on September l, by
reason of tine general lack of interest as
stated, extended the time for the completion
of outlined programme to December l. 1892,
in the hope that the checker players of the
world, or sufficient number of them, would
notify the committee, through its secretary,
OF their in ntention to play in the tournament,
etc.. on or before December l, 1892, so that
the tournament would be held. Since this
postpOnement, from correspondence re-
ceived, the prospects are fattering that a
sufficient mum Der of checker players OF the
the world will notify this committee on or
before December ! next of their intentions
to take part in the tournament, to insure at
that time decision in favor of holding the
tournament.
The writer respectfully requests each and
every checker player of the world who ieels
an interest in the holding of this great
checker tournament and checker congress
and who will take part in it, to write this
committee through its secretary, so that the
letters will be received on or before Decem-
Der ], 1892, not only the fact that they will
play, but their opinions with reference to
the programme for holding the Tournaments,
to enable the committee to formulate a pro-
gramme which will as nearly as possible, be
satisfactory to all.
In this connection the writer invites the
attention Of all checker players to the out
lined programme of the committee which
appeared i'll the June number OF the An.srf-
can Ch cker Rerie,0 and in other checker peri
odicals and publications.
Should the committee decide on December
next to hold the tournament and congress,