Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-27
.BISBEE VICTORIOUS
 IN CHESS PLAY WITH DOUGLAS PET PLAYERS
Local Aggregation Takes Scalps Of Visitors in Good Style - Most Interesting Contests - No Comparison.
lBy Arthur T Tbatcher)

The first of the three chess match es arranged between the Douglas II Chess Club and the Library Chess II Club of Bisbee was played yesterday afternoon with great success in chess way. and with much success for the Bisbee players, as they won the first match
 The play began at 12:3O and con tinued until 2:3O when the players retired to dine with the Bisbee play CTS who had a nice dinner spread at the Busy Bee Cafe for the occasion. After dinner the play was resumed | and continued until about ten o'clock ! last night before the last game was played
 Each game was closely contested l and very interesting and it was hard l Ito predict the winning club until the | l thirtyfourth game of the total of thirty-six games was played, when. by taking the thirty-fourth game the Bisbee club was assured of the vic tory. regardless Of the outcome of the two remaining games which were later won by the Bisbee club also.
 The final outcome of the match showed a score of twenty-one games or points for the Bisbee club, and fifteen games or points for the Doug las club, which might be considered a very close match.
 Although the match as whole was rather close. the Bisbee players showed that they were the superior club, taken individually or collective ly, as the play showed that Bisbee had the two best individual players as well as the best team.
 The Bisbee players feel that they have demonstrated that the game of chess as it is played in this city, is game to be proud Of, because the Douglas team had as one of their members. Prof Carr. who formerly was member of the Los Angeles Chess Club team, and was playing on that team when they won O victory over San Francisco In 1913. Prof Carr met defeat at the hands Of two Bisbee players and was close | Fly contested in two other games.
 Judge Lockwood. who played with I the Douglas team, met defeat five : times out of six trials, and he swears | that he will have an the Bisbee play CTS but one. sent to Florence to play l with that chess club. but the Bisbee lIplayers declare they will fight for a change or venue
 Prof Carr lost his first game to II MT Sam Johnson of the Bisbee club and the Professor immediately swore | he would walk home if he lost anoth CT game. which he did SO the Bisbee | players are anticipating a jolly time when they compel the Proffesor tc make good his declaration. In fact an auto truck will be chartered tC convey the Bisbee players over tho road to Douglas, so they can see the fun and make sure that the Professor | walks the entire distance, after whicl the Bisbee players will wish the Pro lessor good luck until he again play as an opponent to the Library Chesi ICub of Bisbee.
 It was previously stated in thi paper that a team of five player would contest the match, but Doug las chose to bring six players to Bis bee and the Bisbee club accomodate them by changing the number to si players.
 The match was well arranged b the BfsBee club. thel having surprii ed the Douglas players by displayin what is probably the best chess equi ment in the state and providing
 good supply of refreshments. Tn i Douglas club came to Bisbee wit tae expectation of winning the mate with ease. but were met. by an e,
 tremely stubborn resistance whic
 proved to be sufficient to win th
 match
 MT Sam Johnson and Mir, Geora
 Gilman of the Bisbee club both wo
 five of the six games they playe
 whereas, the two best Douglas pla
 CTS won only four of the six game
 they played.
 The Bisbee players claimed th'
 the match showed they have u
 best single player in the state, ar
 they believe they also have the be
 team in the state as well.
 The next or second match will
 played in the village" of Douglas
 date which will later e decided by the two clubs, and will probab
 be about the first week of FebruaI
 1915.
 As the three matches are to deci the championship Of Coehise count
 the Bisbee players are confident th
 before spring is sighted on the no
 zon they will have the said cha
 pionship safely tucked away. wh
 they expect to seek larger game
 capture: they might attempt to W
 the state championship.