Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-23
Tournament Games Rolled Last Nigh,
Sporting News.

-opOTtiHy NEWS.
The next meeting of the Ohio Chess
association will be held in this city.
Although several other cities sent dele
gates to the state meeting in Tiffin, for
the purpose Of capturing the next meet
ing, those representing the Akron club
were successful in landing the prize.
a special from Tiffin says:
The Ohio Chess association met in
the parlors OF the Shawhan house
Thursday and effected an organization.
The following gentlemen were unani-
mously chosen TO serve the association
for the ensuing year: President, DR..
i. r. Van Nuys, Tiffin; vice president,
S. l.. Van Noorden, Toledo; secretary,
and treasurer,F b. Patrick of Urbana
executive committee, Or. +. B. Van
Nuys, s. l.. Van Noordcn, +. Is. Pat
rick. Invitations were received from
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state for the next state meet, Feb. -,
1901, but it was finally decided that
Akron would be the place. The presi-
dent was delegated TO set the dates
next July for summer meet, to be
held at Hotel Victory, Put-in-Bay.
Thirty-nine names, which include
some of the strongest players in the
state are attached to the charter. Two
classes were formed, championship
tournament and frec-for-all, both of
which are well filed. The contest will
end Friday evening.
Akron had the largest representa-
tion at thex meeting and when the
choice of cities for the next convention
came up for settlement, Delegate Mas
terson presented Akron's claims for
recognition. 1t was decided that Akron
should be the choice of the association
for the annual meeting and chanplon-
|, ship tournament of 1901, to be held on
Fob. ~.
a summer meeting will also be held
at Put-in-Bay in July.
The tournament began with six en-
tries for the championship class and
ten entries for the frec-for-ali.
Akron's representatives were Eben
Crapper in the Champion class and
Henry A. Kraft and Joseph Fischnal-
ler in the free-for-all.
The prizes were valued at $50.
The contests We're very interesting
and developed the fact that Ohio can
hold her own with any state in the I'm.
ion when 1t comes to Il battle over the
chess men. The final games will be set.
iled late Friday afternoon. +. ii. vii,
lcnberg of Cleveland who is famous
for his chess ability, had several hard
p fought contests In the prcliminarles
. but succeeded in winning his games
. lie is looked upon as likely TO carry of
/. the championship honors.
o The games played by the local talcn
were very crcditablc, Mr.. Fischnallcr',
, work being for II comparatively new
inan, of championship order
I Correspondence contests viii occup.
the gaps between tournaments, From
= present appearances 1t is asserted tha
the 1901 tournament will be brllllan
!. IN the number and standing of tin
>. players who will participate.
MADDEN is CONFIDENT.
In letter to friend in Cleveland
:. who is also an admirer OF Gus Rubin
T. the Akron heavyweight, Billy Madden
his manager, says: Ruhlin will prot
ably take on Bob Fitzsimmons and til
J., winner of this match will probabl
!, meet the winner Of the Sharkey- -McCo
. bout, Ms the sailor and Mccoy will sig
So, for fight within few days. VIII
a the winner of the Jeffrles-Corbct
\. match will meet Is question. Non
!. of us has given this match much go
-. ious thought In fact, they are a
Il ''stringing it, though believe 1t is I
p be strictly on the level as both men al
too sensible to make fake of It. Thel
would be no object in fake IN the fir
- place. The lightweights will be prett
. busy this spring. Cans and Erne al
matched to fight iu March, and thir
the winner Of this contest will have
meet the western lightweight, X
ed Parker, who isn't known In the cas-
of | saw him perform In Denver la
or spring, and | tell you he will be,
IA watching, He is strong, fast, al
nj clever, and VIII rank among the t,
RI notehers." Madden says Rubin "
prove his right and title to the clnl