The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-12

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Miss Burgan with their plays
moves, sent them in the mail and
then waited for the others answer
When Mr.. Britton returned from the
summer vacation, they continued to
play, and neither as yet will admit
the other the champion. They con-
tend their match still is a draw.
We were as keenly interested in
the correspondence game as we were
in the ones We played at home" Mr.
Daily said. Mr. Britton was so ex-
cited over one OF his moves that he
wrote a postscript on the card, III
you answer ThLn sday, it will get
here Saturday and I'll have a reply
to you Monday" Occasionally they
annotated their moves to date to
avoid any confusion.
Mr.. Daily won his game by using
the attack OF Ruy Lopez, a Spanish
monk OF many years ago, who pom
dered over chess plays.
Given to Hobbies
Different chess players have vari-
Gus hobbies. Some collect books on
the subject; others odd sets, but Mr..
Daily derives the most pleasure
from finishing his own sets. He
buys unfinished men, ShellaCS and
weights them. His favorite board is
one that he maze himself from a
piece of maple veneer cut from a
door panel. He scored and finished
1t in natural color and brown blocks.
Mr.. Daily had played the game
several years ago and with his re-
vived interest, he rummaged through
the attic for his set. Certain pieces
were missing; he visited shops ana
discovered that sets occasionally are
broken. He picked up the odd pieces
matching his set, and then finished
them. He pondered over a simple
means OF weighing the pieces.
Finally he schemed a solution. He
drilled holes in the bottom of
the pieces, filled them with carpen-
ters hot glue and poured in fine
shotgun shot, and pasted a piece of
felt over the bottom.
His men have a glossy finish and
are weighted so that they may be
moved easily, but still are not
knocked over by the brush of a coat
sic a slight gesture of the
hano.
Eesa. Antiquity
Like all chess players, Mr.. Daily
and Mr. Britton study the masters
attacks, counter attacks and de-
lenses. The annotated games of
masters provide knowledge OF moves
made under certain situations.
You know, the true origin OF
chess is unknown, but it has been
traced as far back as Indian an
tlquity. For the last five centuries
no change has been made in the
method of playing" Mr.. Daily OK
planned.
Every Saturday a group of chess
players gather in Daniel Luten's Of
nee for an afternoon of play. Sew
eral men of many profeSsions-law-
yerS, doctors, insurance men, engi-
neers-play or watch others sit for
hours in studying their attacks.
Use Haymov Attack
Mr., Luten has his own special at
tack which he calls the Indiana
HaymoW. He uses it on the unWary
IN his first matches with them and
unless they are cautious, he defeats
them. He has a number of varia-
lions in his attack, and sometimes
he will overcome the strategy of ar
old timer.
Herbert Spencer, prosecuting at
torney, has collected one of the larg.
est chess libraries in the country
His hobpy is to buy old and new
books on the subject, and he sub
scrlbes to numerous chess bulletin,
and magazines. To him. study Of
the masters games is as exhilarat.
ing as to listen to a finished musica
composition
Mr.. Daily also has an exuuisitel1
hand-carved SET from Florence
Italy and rubber board which ma,
be rolled up and tucked into a trav.
cling bag.
Guests of Miss Irma Drake at :
bridge party this afternoon brough
gifts to Miss Frances Lemaux. homo,
guest and hride-to-be. Miss LIE.
mauX is to De married to Duncan
r. Miller, Iowa City, Ia, on Oct
"a in Tabernacle PRESBYTERIAN
Church.
Miss brakes mother, Mrs. j. M
Drake, assisted in Inequalities.
AT the party with Miss Lemau,
were her mother, Mrs. Irving w
LemauX; her sister, Mrs. Donald M
Ream; Mesdames Henry Todd
Richard Fairbanks Jr.. Harrison
Eitellorg and Dillon Huber.
Others were Misses Media Jear
Roth, Alma Lyons. Dean Rogers
Betty Wallerich, Mary Koehler
Helen Foley, Frances Kearbv anc
Jane We'll.