The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-31
Check
ar Game for the Championship of
BingviIIe PIayd Betwixt Hank
Dewhery & Yves DoOlittIe-
Thrilling PartiCkIers Will Be
Found Below

There was a turrible long game of
store this week for the championship
of Bingville between Yves Doolittle and
Hank Dewberry, which lasted from
Tuesday morning until Friday at 10
o'clock p. m, and when Yves and Hank
got through they was so mentally ex-
osted, as you might say, that they both
went home and went to bed and slept
for two days.
Hank and Yves is considered the two
best checker players in Bingvllle, but
another, being as they each was afeard
of getting beat Either one of 'em,
however, could give most anybody. in
Bingville a drubbin whenever they
wanted to- The fellers who goes down
to Hens store has always tried to git
flank and Yves to play @S---t one an
other, but never succeeded until last
week.
On Tuesday morning Hank and Yves
was both in the store at the same time
and with several others setting around
and chewing and smoking and talking
about topicks of the day, Hen he got
out the checker board and invited Yves
and Hank to play a friendly game to-
gether.
Yves, he said he didn't calki1ate he
cared to play, being as he had bad
toothache, and when Hank found out
that Yves wouldn't play he said nothlnk
would give him more pleasure than to
play a game with Yves. Hen then &C
cused Yves of being scairt of Hank,
and the others egged Yves on until he
finally pulled off his rnitts and said he'd
play Hank, toothache or no toothache.
Hank then said that come to think
about it he had promised to help Lem
Brown put tire on a wheel that morn
ing and must go right away, being as
it was then past the time and he had
forgot all about it. But jest then Lem
happened to walk into the store and
when Hen asked Lem if he would ex-
cuse Hank from helping him put on the
tire, being as Hank desired to play
game of checkers with Yves. Lem he
said he didn't remember anythink about
wanting Hank to help him put on the
tire. and then Hank wondered how the
thunderastion he had went and got
SIGH blame fool idee into his head.
Bye and bye Yves and Hank set
down They tossed coppers for who
would move first and Hank he had to
move first. By this time news had
spread over Bingville like wildhre that
Hank and Yves was engaged in cham
sdonship game of checks and before
hour the store was crowded by our most
representative citizens, who had come
to watch the game. During the progress
of the game Hen says he sold more
cigars and tobacco than he ever sold
before in the same length of time.
After Hank had moved first, Yves he
studied about two hours and after two
more moves, which took an hour and a
half, he moved so as to give Hank one
of his men and take two in return
This made Hank so mad that he had
all he could do to keep his temper, but
Yves done it open and above-board and
Hank couldn't say nothing. By 10
o'clock that night Yves had moved four
times and Hank FIVE, but it was then
time for Hen to shut up, so the checker
board was placed carefully on the coun
ter and everybody went home.
When Hen opened up the store next
morning Yves and Hank was waiting
outside. also large crowd of others.