The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-07
BY r.. r.. REID

NEW PARIS, Ohio, Sept lover
10 matches of the ninth annual rogue
tournament have been played on the
local courts to date, and those leading
in the first division have thus far won
every match in which they have COM
peted
The rogue courts are in the pink Of
condition and it is thought by many
that they are the best that they have
ever been. With a slight sprinkling
now and then, along with a little brush
ing the surface is kept as smooth as
glass
Spectators have been numerous dur
ing all the championship play and they
swarm into every possible space from
which they can witness the brilliant
play which is in progress.
Games from now on are expected
to bring the tournament to climax
inasmuch as the play has been holly
contested all the way
Cleveland Players Excel
G. Reynolds and Joe Matousek, of
Cleveland, have played through their
matches thus far without having met
defeat. They are playing in the first
division.
In the second division of the. tour
ney, Darrell R. Swisher, leads A Pence
by five point margin. Both men
are of New Paris.
0. P Edwards, of Lepsic, Ohio, holds
an average of one point over J. F.
Finch, of Liberty in the third division.
/ Medals for the winners of the three
| divisions will be given as follows:
First division, gold medal; second di-
vision, silver medal; third division,
/ bronze medal
Diamond Medal Play
Joe Matousek. of Cleveland, has
challenged w. R. Barney" Stemple,
of New Paris, to play a series of seven
| games in the diamond medal play
The latter player is defending the
medal. The player who wins four
out of the seven games wins the
medal.
The first of the diamond medal
| games was started Wednesday. Mat
ousek took the first game from Stem
| pei by the score of 50 to 9 in one hour
! and 80 minutes. Stempel took the
second game of the evening by the
score of 80 to g. The time was /: 80
The next game will start Thursday
evening at 7 o'clock.
/ Many Foreign Players
/ The following is list of the rogue
players competing in the three divi
sion from other cities: Columbus, Ind.
M. t. Reeves; North Manchester, Ind.
L. NJ. Naber; Lepsic, Ohio o. P. T. G
and T. r. Edwards; Cleveland, Ohio
w. A. Rounds, Joe Matousek, c. S
Reynolds, A. B. Griffith, Frank Schaef
! fer; Chicago, c. c. King, w. R. Swan
son, B. E. Euchner. Ralph PickeH. Roy
Pickell; Indianapolis, A. B. Henderson
The results of the games thus fal
played in the tourney which started
Aug. 2S,> follows:
First Division.
Baker 80, William Wissler 6: Stem
pei 80, William Wissler II; Stempe
80, Baker Is; Hahn 80, William Wiss
Ter 6; Baker, 80, Hawley 81; M. H
Pence 80, Johns IA; Hahn go, John:
IA; Hahn 80, Baker 20; StempeI 80
Hahn 10.
NJ. H. Pence 80, Stempel &c; Stem
pei 80, Mrs. Whitney IA; B. w. Wiss
Ter 80, William Wissler 26; B. w
| Wissler 80, Stempel IS; B. w. WHSLE
80, Mrs. Whitney Is; Mrs. Whitne,
I 80, William Wissler 7; B. w WHSLE
r 30, NJ. H. Pence IA; NJ. H. Pence 80
J William Wissler so.
, Matousek 80. Rounds 27; Reynolds
30, Baker 10; Rounds 80, Mrs. Whit
| ney 6; Swanson 80, Mautosek 16: Rey
) nolds 80, Stempel &c; Mrs. Whitne.
l 80, Nechneur 27; Rounds 80, M. H
: Pence IA; Matousek 80, Stempel 81
c. C. King, 80. Rounds 6; Matousel
2 80, Hahn %; Reynolds 50, Mrs. Whit
l ney 22 Rounds 80, w. Wissler, IA
r King 80, B. Wissler %; N. WHSLE
80, Naber Is; Matousek 80. King 26
Rounds 80, B. Wissler &c; Matouse1
80, Mrs. Whitney 16.
Mrs. Whitney 80, NJ. Pence 3; Hahl
80, King Is; Rounds 90, Naber IA