The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
TELEGRAPHERS' BATTLE
WINNERS IN THE BIO TOUBNA-
MENT IN NEW YORK.
Mr.. C. Writ white, of Richmond, Va, Sends
the Greatest Number of Words, but 10
Ruled Out Owing to Errors.

| NEW YORK, March 25.-Many out-of-
town telegrapheis are in New York to-
day in attendance upon the operators
tournament at Hardman Hall this after
noon and evening. The entries for the
various events include operators from
most Of the principal cities Of the coun-
try. several from the Pacific Coast being
| among the number.
The tournament opened this afternoon.
the first event being the ladies' class,
| open to all lady operators. Five hundred
| words were to be sent; first prize, send
| ing, $50; receiving, SIS second prize, send
ing, 25; receiving. SIS.
The ladies' class telegraphers' tourna-
ment resulted as follows:
Sending-Miss Sandbeig first, Miss Wag-
| ner second Receiving-MrS. White first.
Miss Sandbeig second.
The other events OF the afternoon were
as follows;
Second event, message class, for the
| J. w. Mackay prizes for receivers, con-
sisting of gold medal valued at $50 for
first prize; medal valued at 500 for second
| prize, and nickel typewriter for third
| prize, the test being for one hour.
Third event, class A, open to all ex-
cept those who may have sent more than
| 235 words in FIVE minutes in previous
/ tournament-First prize, sioo; second
prize, SIS; receiving prizes came as send
| ing.
For the evening the following events
| were scheduled:
Fourth event, class B, open to all ex-
| cept those who may have sent more tnan
go words in five minutes in Il previous
| tournament-Firt prize, 500; second prize
| SO; receivers prizes the same as sendihs'
Fifth event. the w. +. Phillips class.
| open to all-First prize, 800; second prize
SO: receiving same as sending prize
| senders in this class to use waiter /.
| Phillips CODE and IL receivers cannot
conv as much as can be sent. the decision
| 70 be made from the Walter p. Philips
| register. which will be In operation III
each class.
Sixth event, championship class LOT
| tho championship of the world; open 70
| all: prize championship medal ana nrst
| prize, 500; second prize' Sio' reCei''"e
prize same as sending.
| The second event was the message
class. The test was that five receivers
| were to cory messages for one hour WIN
| MIR. William Gibson as the sender re
| sent 81 messages during the time ahotteu'
an unprecedented number. Several OF ule
| receivers dropped out early In the con-
| test p, A. Coney and p. J. Faulkner. of
| New York; f. ]. Thompson, OF Norwirh,
| and 7 II. Jor es, of San Francisco, copied
| the matter during the entire hour' an"
| one of these will win first prize. A ue
cision I'm this class will be announced
Monday. -
Third event class 4, open 10 All VINO
| have rot sent over Z35 words In hNe
| ,oir,+ee in rrovlors tournment, resulted:
| FIRST prize. 800, T.. ID. Moor, 2iz ~
words; second prize. 49, r. {. McReady'
| 242 words.
| first sending prize, $100-C. V. Squires, OF
| the United Press. New York; second
sending prize. SIS. L. II. Curlette, Oh the
| United Press. New York.
souires sent 500 words in seven minutes
ana forty-fpe seconds, an average OF
| nearly sixty-fve words per minute. Cur
| lette sent the same number or words IN
| eight minutes and seven seconds.
| The fourth event will not be decided un-
til Monday.
Championship of the world. first prize,
sending-Frank ]. Kim, Of the United
Press. New York. 24S words. no errors
| +. l.. Catlin, New York, 2iS words, no
errors: r. c. McReady, Washington, ID.
| c. 249 words, eleven errors; William GID
son. New York, 246 words, two errors
| The first prize and championship medal
was awarded TO +. ]. kim, and second
prize. s75. to F. L. Catlin. the decision
| being based upon the superior Morse or
| the former.
Mr.. c. Writ White, Of Richmond. Va,
| sent more words than any one else, but
! Il was claimed that he left out punctua-
| ton marks and his sending was not first
| class Morse.
The award in the other competitions
will be announced on Monday.
The gold medal offered for competition
by John w. Mackay was exhibited from
| the platform, and the announcement was
made at the same time that message
| had been received from his physician that
he was rapidly convalescing. 1t was
unanimously decided to transmit mes
sage TO Mr. Mackay thanking him for his
interest in the tournament, and express
ing the hope that he may speedily re-
cover. Among the interested spectators
tonight were: A. r. Chandler, president
of the Postal Telegraph Company; w.
II. Baker. vice-president; T.. c. Bradley,
assistant general manager; F. w. Jones
and VI. NJ. Davis, electricians; {. A.
Adams, Philadelphia; ]. II. Emery gen
eral manager Of the Postal Company, and
Walter p. Phillips, general manager OF
the United Press.
Mr.. G. w. whites Career.
Mr.. c. Writ White is about twenty-four
years OF age. His home is at brakes
Branch, Charlotte county He began the
study Of telegraphy In the depot at
brakes Branch. which is station on
the Richmond and Danville railroad,
about seventy-ive miles from this city,
and soon showed evidence Of becoming
a fine operator.
About nine years ago he removed TO
Richmond, and secured a position as one
of the operators with the Southern and
Atlantic Telegraph Company. which has
since been consolidated with the Western
Union. He remained with this company
only a short time, when he got posi-
ton with the Western Union Company. in
this city, where he has been ever since.
From the very beginning Mr. White be-
gan to rise, and has been promoted sew
eral times during his connection with
this company.
He entered the telegraphy contest held
in New York about two years ago. and
seemed I'm fair way TO win the prize.
when he became nervous and on this
account failed. Being encouraged by Mr..
+. d. Cudlipp, chief operator of the West
ern Union in this city, 10 compete for
the prize. he left Richmond for New York
last Thursday, and Notwithstanding the
fact that he had cut his finger day or
two before the contest. and had not en-
tirely recovered from a painful rising on
his right forefinger. he acquitted himself
with splendid success.
Mr.. White Is a gentleman OF high moral
,foI t,I o~t