Evening star., 1935-06-07

won every game, including one against
the State champion.
THE Marshall Chess Club. New York
City, has reelected Charles e.
Kelley president for another term. He
expects to visit Chicago shortly, and
the club has authorized him to con-
fer with M. S. Kuhns, president Of
the National Chess Federation, in the
matter of the proposed tournament for
the United States championship It
will be remembered that the N. c. F.,
on failure of the proposed match for
the title between Frank j. Marshall
and Isaac Kashdan, announced that
it would hold an open tournament this
Fall to settle the title.
r OCAL high school players are
engaged in an individual tour
nament for the District title.
Each school which entered a
team in the recent tournament, which
was won by Central, was entitled to
enter two players. Central, Tech and
Roosevelt did SO, but Western failed
TO enter. A double round was ar
ranged. Up to date II games have
been played. William HeatWole of
Roosevelt and Reuben McLeroy of
Central are nearly tied for first place.
Results thus far have been as fol-
lows:
Heatwole has won from Morton Rose
OF Roosevelt two games, from Joseph
Draley and Reamy Pierce. both Of Tech.
ana Reuben McLeroy Of Central. McLeroy
ssmes and from T0m Joseph Mq10n Drss fs
Robert Knox OF Central won from Morton
Rose and Heatwole.
Reuben McLeroy j Reamy Pierce. o ]
VIM Heatwole. Joseph D~aley.
Robert KNOX,. q Morton Rose. U D
CHECKER players of the District
are TO have tournament to de-
termine who is entitled to the cham
pionship. A two-move restriction will
be enforced. The tournament will be
contested at the Arizona Hotel. $40
C street. and will be played on sue
cessive Wednesday evenings There
are a number of strong checker play
ers now residing in the District who
came here from the States.
Among those who will participate
are E. E. Dietrich, present champion.
w. B. Munoelle. former champion:
Ream of Kentucky. Rudolph. East
Pennsylvania champion; Hour of West
Virginia, F. Wolf, Franklin and
Wright Of the District.
NDER date of June. the Balti-
more Chess and Checker Associa-
ton. located in the Hotel Joyce, wrote
to the Capital City Chess Club, stat
ing that the association is very
anxious to resume its annual inter
city matches, and extended an invi-
tation to come TO Baltimore with
team of ten or twelve players. prefera-
bly, June IS or % The secretary Of
the local club, Fred Flynn. made a
canvass of the local players and found
that June % was preferred and the
club will journey to the Maryland
metropolis on the date mentioned with
about u players Play will start about
4 pm. An tnternission will be taken
for dinner.
nR. P. G. KEENEY. chess editor of
the Cincinnati Enquirer. has Just
won the 1885 Southern Ohio cham
pionship. He also won in 1888 and
1884, and becomes permanent posses
sor of the DR.. Slutz silver trophy He
also is champion of the State.
Edgar T Mccormick Of Princeton
won the individual championship OF
the H. Y. P. D. College Chess League
this year, with the score of Al. E.
w. Marchand of Harvard and r. NJ
Ryder and E. A. Vending. both OF
Yale, all with the score of 3-2, TIED
for second place.
Reuben Fine. a member Of the
United States team for 1888, won the
last rapid-transit tournament OF the
Manhattan Chess Club by the score
Of ii.
HERE is the score of game played
by correspondence by D. E. Brand
OF this city. His opponent was J. W.
Barnhart This game was contested
in the Illinois Correspondence Chess
Association. Brand has shown him
self to oe an accomplished player.
The chess editor has forwarded his
name for participation in the United
States VS. England match