TIME LINE 1930'S

1930

1/1 WELLS MASTER TOURNEY at BOSTON.

SAUL WESLOW WINS TOURNEY.

1/1- OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at AKRON.

GUY H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE.

1/2- SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNEY at HAMILTON.

MICHAEL BOYLE WINS TITLE . GAMES PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. 6, NO. 3, MARCH 1930 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES.

JAN. ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ASHLAND.

BASIL CASE RETAINS TITLE.

1/9 DEATH OF WILLARD DAVIS OF BOSTON. HE WAS A WELL RESPECTED PLAYER, AND WAS A FORMER MASSACHUSETTS STATE CHAMPION. HE HAD SPENT SO MUCH TIME STUDYING THE GAME THAT IT ACTUALLY DETERIORATED HIS PHYSICAL WELL BEING, AND HE DIED IN A NEW ENGLAND SANITARIUM.

1/14-15 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at STAFFORD.

CHARLES MUNSON WINS TITLE.

JAN. WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FOND DU LAC.

F.C. STOKES RETAINS TITLE.

JAN/FEB ? GUY GARWOOD VS. ALEX CAMERON 5-3-2 DRAWS at CLEVELAND, OH. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL.X, NO.1 TO 2, JAN,1930.

JAN/FEB ? ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO. ANGUS CRAWFORD WINS TITLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TOURNEY SANCTIONED BY THE RECENTLY CREATED ONTARIO CHECKER ASSOCIATION

JAN/FEB ? MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY

J. MERRICK WINS TITLE.

FEB. OWING TO HIS INABILITY TO FIND A PUBLISHER, BASIL CASE SHELVES PLANS FOR HIS "BOOK OF CORRECTIONS".

2/10-12 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CONVERSE.

LEE MUNGER WINS TITLE. A RECORD ENTRY OF 40.

2/4-7 32nd NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at OSCEOLA.

JOHN HABERMAN WINS TITLE.

FEB. ST. PETERSBURG TOURNAMENT.

JOHN B. WORNALL WINS "SEMI-MASTER" FINALS.

C.A. CUMMINGS WINS "CLASS A TOURIST" FINALS.

2/18-22 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WATERLOO.

JOHN SAMUELSON WINS TITLE.

2/21-22 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LITTLE ROCK.

DR. W. L. NEWTON WINS TITLE.

2/22 ANNUAL BOSTON VS ALL NEW ENGLAND MATCH IS WON UNUSUALLY BY THE VISITORS, AND BY A WIDE MARGIN.

MELVIN BROWN MASTERS TOURNEY WON BY J. GRANFIELD.

2/22 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at AUBURN.

FLOYD PAYNE RETAINS TITLE.

2/22 NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS AWARDED TO WILLIAM FITZHENRY. HE WAS TO PLAY THE FINALS OF THE NJ STATE TOURNEY WITH CHARLES JOLLY, WHO WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE DATE, FITZHENRY WINNING THE TITLE BY DEFAULT.

FEB. NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

C. J. MURTON WINS TITLE.

SPRING ??? DEATH OF GEORGE DEARBORN, 75, OF LOWELL, MASS. HE WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PLAYERS IN NEW ENGLAND, AND WAS ON THE AMERICAN TEAM IN THE 1905 GB VS. USA INTERNATIONAL MATCH. AFTER PLAYING BELOW EXPECTATIONS, HE LEFT HIS GAMES UNFINISHED AND RETIRED FROM THE GAME FOREVER.

SPRING. LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP.

SAM COHEN WINS TITLE.

SPRING GREATER BRISBANE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

J.G. HORSEFALL WINS TITLE.

3/17- CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINNIPEG.

FLEMING BROWN WINS TITLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TOURNEY SANCTIONED BY THE NEW CANADIAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION, AND WAS BILLED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT TOURNEY EVER STAGED IN CANADA. THE ENDING OF THIS TOURNEY WAS MARRED WITH A CONTROVERSY INVOLVING ANGUS CRAWFORD, AND HIS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE FINALS AGAINST BROWN.SELECT FINALS GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL. X, NOS.3 TO 4, MARCH, 1930.

3/15-APRIL GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. 54 ENTRIES.

A. B. SCOTT RETAINS TITLE, AFTER PLAYING 6 ROUNDS WITHOUT LOSING A GAME.

3/23 NORTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FARGO. L.H. NICHOLS WINS TITLE, ENDING JOHN MEYER'S RECORD SEVEN STRAIGHT STATE TOURNEY VICTORIES.

APRIL WILLIAM RYAN, IN THE PAGES OF HIS "CHECKERGRAM" MAGAZINE, LAUNCHES "THE AMALGATED CHECKER PLAYERS OF AMERICA".

4/12-13 BRITISH COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (REYNOLDS CUP) at LONDON.

MIDDLESEX VS YORKSHIRE 7-6-17 DRAWS.

MIDDLESEX WIN CUP.

SPRING. EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

EDWARD GIBSON VS GEORGE MACKAY IN FINAL 3-2-3 DRAWS.

GIBSON WINS TITLE.

4/15 ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BIRMINGHAM.

E.K. TYLER WINS TITLE.

4/18- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP at INVERCARGILL.

D. CALDERWOOD RETAINS TITLE.

4/21-26 3rd BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.

SAM COHEN WINS TITLE. AT THIS TIME, COHEN HOLDS THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF LONDON, ENGLAND AND BRITAIN.

FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.6, NO.6, JUNE 1930.

4/21- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL.6, NO.6, JUNE 1930.

4/21- CORNISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

W. F. GLASSON WINS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW AND THE SILVER CUP BECOMES HIS PROPERTY.

5/2-3 STAKE MATCH

JESSE B. HANSON VS. EUGENE WITT 7-2-?? DRAWS at DALLAS.

5/30 INTERSTATE MATCH

NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK VS. PENNSYLVANIA 22-18-32 DRAWS at DORNEY PARK, IN ALLENTOWN, PA. EIGHTEEN PLAYERS PER SIDE, THESE TEAMS CONSISTED OF SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THEIR STATES, INCLUDING MILLARD HOPPER, H.B. REYNOLDS, TOM O'GRADY FOR NJ/NY, AND H.L. RUDOLPH, MATTY PRIEST AND H.O. NEWCOMB FOR PA. SELECT GAMES FROM THIS MATCH ARE PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. X, NOS. 7 TO 8, JULY 1930.

JUNE 1ST KENTUCKY CHECKER ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINCHESTER.

THOMAS GABBARD JR. WINS TITLE.

6/14 TEAM MATCH

AUTO CITY CHECKER CLUB (DETROIT, MICHIGAN) VS. INDUSTRIAL MUTUAL ASSOCIATION CLUB(FLINT, MICHIGAN)

7-2-9 DRAWS at FLINT. DETROIT TEAM INCLUDES NATHAN RUBIN, L.T. DEBEARN, ED EBERT (AMONG OTHERS). FLINT TEAM INCLUDES RAY GOULD, E.J. REES, FLOYD PENNELL (AMONG OTHERS).

6/21-22 INTERSTATE MATCH

NORTH DAKOTA VS. SOUTH DAKOTA 45-17-38 DRAWS at VALLEY CITY, ND.

6/21 STAKE MATCH- FIVE DOLLARS PER WON GAME

JESSE HANSON VS. TOM O'GRADY 1-0-5 DRAWS at BUFFALO.

SUMMER VANCOUVER CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

DAVID JEFFREY WINS TITLE.

SUMMER STAKE MATCH FOR ONE DOLLAR PER WON GAME.

BASIL CASE VS. RALPH BANKS 18-2-20 DRAWS at CHICAGO.

SUMMER STAKE MATCH

L.T. DEBEARN VS. C. ARNOLD 6-1-13 DRAWS at DETROIT.

SUMMER BASIL CASE CLAIMS THE TITLE OF JUVENILE CHAMPION OF AMERICA, AFTER A MATCH BETWEEN HIMSELF AND NATHAN RUBIN FAILS TO MATERIALIZE.

SUMMER RHODE ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF SATURDAY NIGHT PLAYING SESSIONS, WILLIAM BROGAN WINS TITLE.

JULY NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LAWINBURG.

50 ENTRANTS.

EDWARD SCHEIDT WINS FOR THE THIRD SUCCESSIVE TIME AND BECOMES POSSESSOR OF THE GOLD MEDAL.

JULY TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.

CHARLES A. BRADLEY WINS TITLE.

8/4-9 CEDAR POINT TOURNEY WON BY GEORGE O’BRIEN.

8/13-15 SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL TOURNEY at SPARTANBURG, S.C. 39 ENTRANTS.

EDWIN F. HUNT WINS TO BECOME SOUTHERN CHAMPION.

8/21- U.S. NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

NATHAN RUBIN VS BASIL CASE 3-0-19 DRAWS at CHICAGO.

RUBIN WINS TITLE. CASE HAD CLAIMED THE TITLE EARLIER IN THE YEAR WHEN THEIR MATCH WAS CANCELLED. HERE IT WAS FINALLY PLAYED, WITH RUBIN WINNING THE VACANT TITLE.

AUG. IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at

WILL COOK WINS TITLE.

9/1 VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LYNCHBURG. WILLIE KING RETAINS TITLE.

SEPT. 6TH ANNUAL KANSAS FREE FAIR CHECKER TOURNEY at TOPEKA. CHARLES MUNSON WINS TOURNEY.

SEPT. BASIL CASE BEGINS AN EXHIBITION TOUR, EXTENDING FROM CHICAGO TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK, AND LASTING SEVERAL MONTHS. IN CALIFORNIA HE WINS A SIX GAME MATCH WITH JULIUS D'ORIO 2-1-3 DRAWS, AND DRAWS A MATCH WITH SOLOMON JERUCHEMSON, 1-1-8 DRAWS.

9/22 OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY. SAM RUSSELL WINS TITLE.

9/25 38TH ANNUAL TOWN VS. COUNTRY TEAM MATCH at MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 136 PLAYERS COMPETING.

TOWN 151 WINS, COUNTRY 109 WINS, 92 DRAWS.

10/11 TEAM MATCH 8 PER SIDE

SEATTLE VS. VANCOUVER 13-12-17 DRAWS at SEATTLE.

FALL/WINTER ??? NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

V. RICKARD WINS TITLE.

11/18-22 MAINE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.

RAY GOULD WINS TITLE FOR THE ELEVENTH TIME.

11/23 DEATH OF FRANCIS TESCHELEIT , AGE 65. FORMER CHAMPION OF LONDON AND WELL KNOWN ANALYST AND CROSS BOARD PLAYER. REPORTEDLY, HE SPENT A MONTH OR SO IN A LONDON HOSPITAL BEING TREATED FOR BRONCHIAL TROUBLE. HE LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE, AND DIED A FEW DAYS LATER. HE DIED HAVING HALF COMPLETED HIS COMPILATION "MASTER PLAY OF THE DRAUGHT BOARD".

1931

RICHARD FORTMAN'S FIRST TOURNAMENT

FROM RICHARD FORTMAN

"After finally defeating my father, I decided to enter my first
ty; the 1931 Il Downstate at Decatur. I was shown no mercy
and finished well down in the minors. I was discouraged and probably would have quit the game had it not been for the encouragement of my coach, Harland Richards, 1933 Il state champion, who loaned me books and also many practice games at our local chess & checker club. Two year later I finished 3rd in Class A, after winning over the 1928 Il state champ, Oscae Apple, of Rock Island, and was "hooked for life":this in my 77th (!!!) year in the game . " ( RLF ) 2/22/2008

1/1 WELLS MEMORIAL CHECKER CLUB MASTERS TOURNAMENT at BOSTON. ROBERT SMALL WINS TOURNEY.

1/1- SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW.

ROBERT SCOBBIE WINS TITLE.

1/8 PUBLICATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION OF THE LIST OF 3-MOVE OPENINGS TO BE ADOPTED FOR FUTURE COMPETITIONS. THESE WERE BASED ON SUGGESTIONS BY A. J. HEFFNER.

1/13-16 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WICHITA.

J. M. STULL WINS TITLE.

1/16-17 8 GAME EXHIBITION MATCH

NEWELL BANKS VS. EDWIN HUNT at NASHVILLE, TENN.

FOUR 2-MOVE GAMES, ALL DRAWN

FOUR 11-MAN BALLOT GAMES, BANKS 1, HUNT 0, 3 DRAWS

1/17 SAM COHEN BROKE THE RECORD FOR SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAYS BY PLAYING 106 BOARDS at LONDON, 46-2-55, WITH 3 GAMES UNFINISHED.

1/24 DEATH OF A.W. VALENTINE, AGE 79. HE WAS A FORMER AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND ONE OF THE GAMES LEADING PROMOTERS. IN HIS LAST YEARS, HE FELL ON VERY HARD TIMES PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY, AND DIED "OF A BROKEN HEART", QUOTED BY E.H. GREENE, HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE ACA.

JAN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ASHLAND.

BASIL CASE RETAINS TITLE.

FEB 33RD NEBRASKA CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at YORK.

HARRY YOST WINS TITLE.

2/2-3 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ROCHESTER. A RECORD ENTRY OF 44.

LEE MUNGER RETAINS TITLE. MANY OF THE GAMES WOULD LATER BE PUBLISHED IN THE INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN.

2/2-4 COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DENVER.

GILBERT ADAMS WINS TITLE.

2/10- ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA "SEMI-MASTERS" TOURNEY.

VICTOR MONTERIO WINS TOURNEY.

TOURISTS' TOURNEY WON BY WILLIAM E. NOEL.

2/20-24 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GETTYSBURG.

WILLIAM LEMLER WINS TITLE.

2/21 DEATH OF AUGUST J. HEFFNER OF DORCHESTER, MA., AGED 73. ONE OF THE GREATEST NAMES IN AMERICAN CHECKERS HISTORY, HE WAS A FORMER AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPION AND PLAYED IN THE FIRST TWO INTERNATIONAL MATCHES AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN. ALSO A GAMES EDITOR , ANALYST AND PROBLEMIST.

2/21-22 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LITTLE ROCK.

E. W. McCLUNG WINS TITLE. THIS WAS A HUGE EVENT THAT ALSO INCLUDED A TEAM MATCH; OKLAHOMA CITY 9 WINS, LITTLE ROCK 7 WINS, WITH MANY DRAWS.THERE WAS ALSO A 20 GAME MATCH ARRANGED BETWEEN OKLAHOMA CHAMPION R.W. CLEVENGER AND FORMER TEXAS CHAMPION A.J. TEMPLE , CLEVENGER WINNING 5-3-11 DRAWS.

2/22 GREATER NEW YORK CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEW YORK. THIS WAS HELD AT KENNETH GROVER'S CHECKER CONCESSION AT THE SPA GOLF EMPORIUM. WILLIAM RYAN DEFEATS JACK COX IN THE FINALS 1-0-13 DRAWS.

2/22 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SPRINGFIELD.

ISAIAH SPECTOR WINS TITLE.

2/23-24 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TACOMA.

A.J. LEMENSE WINS TITLE.

2/23-25 IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ESTHERVILLE.

VICTOR DAVIS WINS TITLE.

MARCH FIRST ISSUE OF "THE INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN" , DEVOTED TO BOOSTING CHECKERS IN INDIANA, IS PUBLISHED BY REX WOOD.

MARCH J.M. TURRELL OF VINCENNES PRESENTS THE INDIANA CHECKER ASSOCIATION WITH AN INLAID CHECKER BOARD, MADE BY CHARLES LAWSON OF PETALUMA, CA. IN 1913. IT IS TO BE RETAINED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND THE NAME OF THE WINNER (AND RUNNER-UP) IN EACH TOURNEY SHALL HAVE THEIR NAME ENGRAVED UPON IT. THIS BOARD, SHOWN BELOW, HAS BEEN FILLED WITH THE NAMES OF THE WINNERS.

IN RECENT YEARS A NEW BOARD HAS BEEN CREATED, ALSO PICTURED BELOW, WITH POTENTIAL FUTURE WINNER ALEX HOLMES.

4/2-4 KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ASHLAND.

BURRELL F. FORBIS WINS TITLE.

4/6- ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LONDON.

F. KAISER WINS TITLE. HIS FINALS OPPONENT WAS LEONARD CLAXTON, WHO RESIGNED AFTER 6 DRAWN GAMES, THEN REFUSING TO PLAY THE BARRED OPENINGS.

APRIL NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CONCORD.

MAURICE C. HAMMAR WINS TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

SPRING VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) CHAMPIONSHIP TY at ???

J. BOYLES WINS TITLE, DEFEATING HUGH EGAN 1-0-3 DRAWS IN THE FINALS.

SPRING NEW JERSEY STATE TOURNAMENT at ???

DARIO FORGNONE WINS TITLE, DEFEATING CONRAD CANTOR IN THE FINALS 1-0-7 DRAWS.

SPRING SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TY at ???

J.V. EARLE WINS TITLE.

SPRING NEW SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP TY at ???

V. RICKARD WINS TITLE.

SPRING LIVERPOOL CHAMPIONSHIP

J. MOLLOY WINS TITLE.

EASTER WEEK THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO A DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKE IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

EASTER WEEK TASMANIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LAUNCESTON.

G. MOODIE WINS TITLE.

4/6- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.

GRAHAM DAVIES, AGED 17, WINS TITLE.

4/18 ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BIRMINGHAM.

E.K. TYLER WINS TITLE.

4/18 TEAM MATCH

OHIO (26 WINS) VS. MICHIGAN (16 WINS) , 32 DRAWS at SANDUSKY. 19 PER SIDE . MANY OF THESE GAMES WERE PUBLISHED IN THE INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN, VOL.1, NO. 3, JULY 1931.

4/25-27 GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY FINAL.

WILLIAM RODGERS VS HARRY FRENCH 1-0-7.

RODGERS WINS TITLE.

THE TOURNEY HAD BEGUN ON 21 MARCH, WITH 48 COMPETITORS.

MAY BASIL CASE, IN THE PAGES OF AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, CHALLENGES ANYONE IN AMERICA TO A MATCH FOR $50.00.

5/2 EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY FINAL.

EDWARD GIBSON VS JOHN ALLAN 1-0-9.

GIBSON RETAINS TITLE.

5/16 BRITISH COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (REYNOLDS CUP) at LONDON.

LANARKSHIRE VS MIDDLESEX 4-3-17 DRAWS.

JUNE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CHECKER CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA.

TOURNAMENT WON BY OSCAR E. APPLE OF ROCK ISLAND, IL.

6/13-22 CHICAGO CHECKER CLUB MASTERS' TOURNEY.

TOURNAMENT WON BY LAWRENCE M. LEWIS, DEFEATING

J.T. BRADFORD IN THE FINALS 2-1-13 DRAWS. THIS WAS THE FIRST IMPORTANT USE OF THE NEW AMERICAN THREE-MOVE RESTRICTION IN A TOURNAMENT.

6/20-21 TEAM MATCH

NORTH DAKOTA VS. SOUTH DAKOTA at ABERDEEN .

5-PLAYERS PER SIDE.

A TOTLE OF 100 GAMES WERE PLAYED, WITH NORTH DAKOTA WINNING 15 GAMES MORE THAN THE SOUTH DAKOTA TEAM.

JULY 16 GAME STAKE MATCH

JESSE B. HANSON VS. E.O. TAYLOR (VANCOUVER AND BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPION)

3-0-11 DRAWS at VANCOUVER.

7/3-4 12th NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WINSTON-SALEM.

EDWARD SCHEIDT RETAINS TITLE.

7/5 DEATH OF HENRY O. ROBINSON OF HOVE, SUSSEX, AGE 58. HE WAS REGARDED AS AN EXPERT PROBLEMIST , AND WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ENGLISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION.

7/14-16 19th ANNUAL TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS. A RECORD ENTRY OF 35.

E. L. WITT WINS TITLE.

7/21 DEATH OF JOSEPH HILL, AGE 64, OF TILTON, N.H. HE WAS A FORMER STATE CHAMPION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND WAS RELATED TO INTERNATIONALIST WILLIS G. HILL.

8/3 2ND TEAM MATCH

MICHIGAN VS. OHIO 21-18-37 DRAWS at CEDAR POINT, OH.

8/5- CEDAR POINT TOURNEY WON BY NATHAN RUBIN, DEFEATING H.B. REYNOLDS IN THE FINAL ROUND PLAYED

1-0-11. THERE WAS TO BE ONE MORE ROUND PLAYED, BUT REYNOLDS HAD TO LEAVE FOR BUSINESS REASONS.

THIS TOURNEY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO USE THE NEW "AMERICAN" 3-MOVE RESTRICTION. SELECT POSITIONS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. XI, NO.9-10, SEPT.-OCT. 1931. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN, VOL.1, NO.6, DEC. 1931.

8/10 1ST WEST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ABILENE.

RAYMOND DITTRICH WINS TITLE.

8/11-12 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ASHVILLE, NC. EDWIN HUNT RETAINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN STATE CHAMPION, DEFEATING ED SCHEIDT IN THE FINALS 2-1-3 DRAWS.

8/23 OUTDOOR CHECKER TOURNEY at LAKE WEHL, IN. HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TOURNEY.

8/26-27 GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LAWRENCEVILLE.

WITH A RECORD ENTRY OF OVER FIFTY ENTRANTS,WILLIAM H. PATTERSON WINS TITLE.

8/29 11 MAN BALLOT TEAM MATCH

DETROIT (MICHIGAN) VS. TOLEDO (OHIO) 14-7-23 DRAWS at TOLEDO. IN THIS MATCH, NATHAN RUBIN WON A HEAT FROM ASA LONG 1-0-3 DRAWS.

SEPT. IOWA STATE FAIR TOURNEY at DES MOINES.

VICTOR DAVIS, CURRENT STATE CHAMPION, WINS TOURNEY.

9/5-7,11 MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DETROIT.

L. T. De BEARN WINS TITLE. SELECT GAMES PUBLISHED IN INDIANA CHECKER BULLETIN, VOL.1, NO.5, NLOV. 1931.

9/7 VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ROANOKE.

WILLIE KING RETAINS TITLE.

9/22 DEATH OF E. H. GREENE. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION FROM 1915 TO 1924 AND WAS ONE OF THE GAME’S GREATEST BOOSTERS.

9/24 39TH TOWN VS. COUNTRY MATCH

142-134-73 DRAWS at MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 70 PLAYERS PER TEAM.

SEPT. 7TH KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.

J.M. STULL (THE CURRENT KANSAS STATE CHAMPION) WINS TOURNEY.

SEPT. 24 GAME NEW ENGLAND MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

RAY GOULD VS. SAUL WESLOW at AUBURN AND PORTLAND.

FINAL SCORE WAS 3-1-16 DRAWS IN WESLOW'S FAVOR, BUT WESLOW RESIGNED THE MATCH TO GOULD AT THIS TIME, AND LEFT TO BOSTON.

OCT. CHAMPIONSHIP OF CENTRAL NEW YORK TOURNAMENT at UTICA.

STANLEY R. MOREY (20 YEARSS OLD)WINS TITLE.

10/18 TEAM MATCH

DETROIT VS. FLINT 14-5-13 DRAWS at FLINT, MICHIGAN.

10/20 OUTDOOR CHECKER TOURNEY at SOUTH BEND, IN.

HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TOURNEY.

10/24 TEAM MATCH

GARY, IN. VS. SOUTH BEND, IN. 7-4-9 DRAWS at SOUTH BEND. THE GARY TEAM INCLUDES 15 YEAR OLD WALTER HALLMAN, BEGINNING A CHECKERS CAREER THAT WOULD LAST OVER FORTY YEARS, AND END WITH HIM ESTABLISHED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYER-ANALYSTS EVER.

11/15 TEAM MATCH

CONNECTICUTT VS. NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY 17-17-18 DRAWS at NEW YORK CITY.

11/17-18 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PORTLAND.

RAY GOULD RETAINS TITLE.

NOV. MISSOURI VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at KANSAS CITY.

GEORGE FARLEY RETAINS TITLE.

DEC.??? QUEENSLAND (AUSTRALIA) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE.

S.H. CHALK WINS TITLE.

DEC. NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNEY.

LOUIS C. GINSBURG VS WILLIE RYAN 1-0-3 DRAWS IN FINAL.

DEC. 20 GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH

L.M. LEWIS VS. WILLIAM RYAN, 2-1-17 at CHICAGO.

DEC ??? 10 GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH

JESSE B. HANSON VS. CHARLES H. WOOD 3-2-5 DRAWS, at WACO, TX.

DEC. 20 GAME 3-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH

A.M. PETECK (ILLINOIS CHAMPION) VS. LEE MUNGER (INDIANA CHAMPION), 4-0-13 DRAWS at CHICAGO.

12/26 GLAMORGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PONTYPRIDD, WALES.

J. WILLIAMS WINS TITLE.

1932

1/1- 4th BRITISH OPEN TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

PLAYED ON 3-MOVE OPENINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SAM COHEN RETAINS TITLE.

WINTER BELFAST CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY WON BY D. SCARBOROUGH.

1/12-15 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ANTHONY.

J. M. STULL RETAINS TITLE.

JAN CHICAGO CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY A. M. PETECK.

1/29-2/2 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CHICAGO.

WILLIE RYAN WINS TITLE.

JAN-FEB NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY WON BY J. BELL.

FEB WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at TACOMA.

FLOYD O. PAYNE WINS TITLE.

2/9- CANADIAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY at REGINA, SASK.

VICTOR DREMAN WINS TITLE.

2/15 DEATH OF JOHN GREGG, AGED 76. AUTHOR.

FEB NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LINCOLN.

ADOLPH CARLSON WINS TITLE.

2/22 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LITTLE ROCK.

MARVIN SHERRIL WINS TITLE.

3/5-6 WINSCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SHEBOYGAN.

MIKE ZIERHUT WINS TITLE.

SPRING EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

EDWARD GIBSON WINS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

3/26 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.

J. BOYLES WINS TITLE.

SPRING DEATH OF ALEXANDER BRUCE (“AB”) SCOTT, GLASGOW, AGED 66. HE WON THE SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP 4 TIMES AND WAS 5 TIMES GLASGOW CHAMPION. HE WAS ALSO A SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL.

3/27 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP at CARDIFF.

H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.

SPRING GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

W. RODGERS BEAT N.T. BYARS IN FINAL 2-0-1.

W. RODGERS RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING LEICESTER CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY CHARLES WARBURTON.

4/14-16 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LOUISVILLE.

JOHN TRUECK WINS TITLE.

SUMMER CEDAR POINT TOURNEY WON BY GUY H. GARWOOD.

JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS.

EUGENE L. WITT RETAINS TITLE.

8/15-16 SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNEY at ATLANTA. 33 PLAYERS.

EDWIN F. HUNT RETAINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION.

AUG THE DRAUGHTS COLUMN IN THE “NEWCASTLE WEEKLY CHRONICLE” CELEBRATED ITS DIAMOND JUBILEE, HAVING APPEARED EVERY WEEK SINCE 16 AUG 1872.

8/27 1st MATCH BETWEEN ONTARIO AND MICHIGAN 31-24-43 at LONDON, ONT. 26 BOARDS.

9/3 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DETROIT.

CHARLES H. HOLLOW WINS TITLE.

OCT OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at OKLAHOMA CITY.

E. H. GILL WINS TITLE.

11/15-19 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD RETAINS TITLE.

DEC OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SANDUSKY.

VICTOR JOHNSON WINS TITLE.

12/31 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at COLCHESTER.

HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TITLE.

1933

JAN. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHP TOURNEY at GLASGOW.

ALEX INGLIS WINS TITLE.

1/27 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WICHITA.

DAN W. CLAWSON WINS TITLE.

JAN. PITTSBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY C. W. YOUNG.

JAN-MARCH NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NEWCASTLE-UPON -TYNE.

ROBERT MITCHELL WINS TITLE.

2/6-8 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at JASONVILLE.

WALTER HELLMAN, AGED 17, WINS HIS FIRST TITLE.

IN ONE ROUND HE PLAYED 26 DRAWS WITH LEE MUNGER. 36 ENTRANTS.

2/7-10 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HOLDREGE.

ADOLPH CARSON RETAINS TITLE.

2/11-12 ILLINOIS DOWN-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SULLIVAN.

HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TITLE.

2/17-18 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HOT SPRINGS.

DR. W. L. NEWTON WINS TITLE.

A RECORD ENTRY OF 40. ALSO VISITING AMERICAN CHAMPION ASA LONG GAVE A SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY, PLAYING 100 GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS.

MARCH IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEYat OTTUMWA.

VICTOR DAVIES RETAINS TITLE.

3/10-11 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SIOUX FALLS.

SAM MORRISON WINS TITLE.

3/20-22 19th NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at FARGO.

JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.

SPRING WASHINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SEATTLE.

A. COLMAR WINS TITLE.

SPRING LOS ANGELES CITY CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY M. L. DAVIES.

APRIL SUBSCRIPTION MATCH at PORTLAND, ME.

ASA LONG VS RAY GOULD 2-0-14.

4/17 ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NOTTINGHAM.

SAM COHEN WINS TITLE.

4/17 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CARDIFF.

T. F. SMITH VS P. THOMAS IN FINAL. [Result unknown]

APRIL OPEN-AIR BOARD SET UP IN DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND.

5/25-27 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NATURAL BRIDGE.

DR. J. D. McNEILL WINS TITLE.

MAY WESTEN PENNSYLVANIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PITTSBURGH.

C. W. YOUNG WINS TITLE.

JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS.

EUGENE L. WITT RETAINS TITLE.

JULY OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SULPHUR.

C. T. REXRODE WINS TITLE.

7/4-5 NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ALBEMARLE. 54 PLAYERS.

JESSE N. LYBARGER WINS TITLE.

7/20 SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at FLORENCE. 31 ENTRANTS.

FRED SMITH RETAINS TITLE.

8/17-18 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ATLANTA.

D. WEBSTER SKELTON WINS TITLE.

AUG. SUBSRIPTION MATCH ON THE AMENDED 3-MOVE RESTRICTION OPENINGS.

EDWIN F. HUNT vs. HARRAH B. REYNOLDS 3-1-11 at CEDAR POINT, OH.

CEDAR POINT TOURNEY WON BY WILLIE RYAN.

AUG. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LOS ANGELES.

NATHANIEL H. RUBIN WINS TITLE.

9/2-4 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DETROIT.

L. T. deBEARN WINS TITLE.

SEPT STAKE MATCH

SAM COHEN VS LEN CLAXTON 1-1-10 at LONDON.

9/4 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at RICHMOND.

WILLIE KING WINS TITLE.

9/4 NEWELL W. BANKS SET A RECORD FOR SIMULTANEOUS PLAY at THE WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO. HE PLAYED140 GAMES IN 2 HOURS 25 MINUTES, WITH A SCORE OF 133-0-7. THERE WERE OVER 5000 SPECTATORS.

DEC. KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT WICHITA.

J. M. STULL WINS TITLE.

DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at COLUMBUS.

VICTOR JOHNSON RETAINS TITLE.

A. CAMERON VS. H.B.REYNOLDS 1-0-13 at

1934

1/1-9 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BOSTON.

SAUL WESSON WINS TITLE.

JAN. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW.

HARRY FRENCH WINS TITLE.

JAN. TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS.

LEROY ROBERSON WINS TITLE.

1/20-23 EDWIN F. HUNT VS J. B. HANSON 3-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH 5-1-16 at LOUISVILLE, KY.

2/6-9 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at KEARNEY.

ADOLPH CARSON WINS TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

2/10-12 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GREENTOWN.

WALTER HELLMAN RETAINS TITLE.

2/16-17 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT CONWAY, WITH A RECORD ENTRY OF 71.

BENNIE JONES WINS TITLE.

2/22 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SEATTLE.

L. J. CANTRELL WINS TITLE.

2/22-23 MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MANKATO.

JOHN B. STILES WINS TITLE.

3/10-13 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at

J. W.HOLTSAPPLE WINS TITLE.

FEB. IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at OTTUMWA.

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TITLE.

3/15 DEATH OF MELVIN EARL POMEROY, BINGHAMPTON, NY, AGED 66.

3/17- NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

WILLIE RAE WINS TITLE.

3/19-21 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at JAMESTOWN.

HOWARD J. KING WINS TITLE.

4/2- 5th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEN CLAXTON at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

4/2-3 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CARDIFF.

H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.

4/2- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at

G. A. BROWN WINS TITLE.

SPRING WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MARSHFIELD.

MIKE ZIERHUT WINS TITLE.

SPRING BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

VICTOR MONTEIRO RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

JOE CARMICHAEL WINS TITLE.

DETROIT CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

RALPH GRIFFEN WINS TITLE.

5/24-26 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BOWLING GREEN.

DR. J. D.McNEILL RETAINS TITLE.

MAY CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LOS ANGELES.

JOSEPH A. DROUILLARD WINS TITLE.

7/2-4 WALTER HELLMAN (INDIANA CHAMPION), AGED 18, VS BOBBY MARTIN (IOWA CHAMPION), AGED 20, 5-4-15 at GARY, IND.

SOUTHERN STATES CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNEY at GREENVILLE, SC. 37 ENTRANTS.

DR. J.D. McNEILL WINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION.

7/5-7 OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HOLLIS.

ERNEST L. LOFT WINS TITLE.

JULY 23rd TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS.

LEROY ROBERSON RETAINS TITLE.

8/1-2 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MACON.

N. P. MALCOM WINS TITLE.

8/13-29 8TH AMERICAN TY E. HUNT at JAMESTOWN, NY. THIS WAS THE FIRST NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN WHICH THE 3-MOVE OPENING RESTRICTION WAS USED.

9/3 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LYNCHBURG.

J. L. BOWLAN WINS TITLE.

SEPT. MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at FLINT.

ARTHUR REISMAN WINS TITLE.

OCT. HERMAN L. RUDOLPH VS CONRAD CANTOR 4-3-13 at SHAWNEE-ON-DELAWARE.

11/20-24 22nd MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.

AFTER EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE A MATCH WITH ROBERT STEWART FAIL TO MATERIALIZE, NEWELL BANKS CLAIMS WORLD 3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP AND OFFERS A MATCH CHALLENGE TO ASA LONG .

12/1-12 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3-MOVE.

ASA LONG vs. NEWELL W. BANKS 7-3-27 at DETROIT, MI.

LONG WINS TITLE.

THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR MATCH TO BE PLAYED ON THE NEW 3-MOVE OPENINGS. THE WORLD TITLE CLAIM WAS CONTROVERSIAL IN THAT ROBERT STEWART'S WORLD TITLE WON ON THE 2-MOVE RESTRICTION IN 1922 WAS STILL REGARDED BY MANY AS BEING THE AUTHENTIC VERSION.

DEC. THE LAST ISSUE OF THE “DRAUGHTS REVIEW” IS PUBLISHED. TEN VOLUMES WERE COMPLETED.

DEC. NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNEY WON BY WILLIE RYAN.

DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CLEVELAND.

GUY H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE.

DEC. 29th KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NEODESHA.

J. M. STULL RETAINS TITLE.

DEC. AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT J. BOYLES RETAINS TITLE at MELBOURNE.

1935

JAN SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT GLASGOW.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE TOURNEYS STARTED IN 1893 THERE WAS NO SCOTSMAN IN THE FINAL.

LEN CLAXTON (ENGLAND) VS GRAHAM F. DAVIES (WALES) IN FINAL 1-0-5.

CLAXTON WINS TITLE.

2/5-8 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT LINCOLN.

LESLIE GREEN WINS TITLE.

2/15-16 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CONWAY.

BERNIE JONES RETAINS TITLE.

2/22-23 21st NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT MINOT. 35 ENTRIES.

JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.

FEB. WASHINGTON STATE TOURNEY at SEATTLE.

HOWARD ERICKSON WINS TITLE.

3/9-10 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SIOUX FALLS.

J. W. HOLTSAPPLE RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING. SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS H. TOWNSEND 3-1-4 IN FINAL.

DAVIES RETAINS TITLE.

4/5-7 WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PALMYRA

HENRY SCHOENFELD WINS TITLE.

4/22- ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at LEICESTER.

SAM LEVY VS SAM COHEN 1-0-9 IN FINAL.

LEVY WINS TITLE.

4/22- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP at SWANSEA.

GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS E. E. REES 3-1-4 IN FINAL.

SPRING. NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

WILLIE RAE RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING. GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY WON BY JOE DUNBAR.

SPRING. 3-MOVE MATCH at CLINTON, MASS..

WILLIE RYAN VS JOHN B. STILES 5-2-23.

SPRING CHICAGO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.

PATRICK J. WHALEN VS HENRY SCHWARZ 3-0-2 IN FINAL.

SPRING IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at IOWA CITY.

VICTOR DAVIS WINS TITLE.

A RECORD 60 ENTRANTS.

5/8 DEATH OF JOHN F. HORR, NEW YORK, AGED 56. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE US TEAM VS GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 1905 AND 1927 INTERNATIONALS, AND BECAME AMERICAN CHAMPION IN 1920.

JUNE KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LOUISVILLE.

DR J. D. McNEILL RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

6/3-8 3-MOVE RESTRICTION STAKE MATCH.

NATHAN RUBIN VS. WILLIE RYAN 5-1-14 at DETROIT.

6/15-16 2-MOVE MATCH at LONDON.

SAM COHEN VS GRAHAM F. DAVIES 1-0-9.

6/16- AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH at DETROIT.

WALTER HELLMAN VS STEPHEN FAIRCHILD 8-0-12.

HELLMAN RETAINS TITLE

(THE TITLE HAD PASSED TO HELLMAN WHEN NATHAN RUBIN RESIGNED IT IN AUTUMN, 1934)

SUMMER. EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY WALTER H. JOHNSTONE.

7/4 16th NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MAXTON.

H. S. ANDERSON RETAINS TITLE.

JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS.

VINSON C. STANPHILL WINS TITLE.

JULY 3-MOVE RESTRICTION SUBSCRIPTION MATCH at DETROIT.

JOHN B. STILES (MINNESOTA CHAMPION) VS ARTHUR REISMAN (MICHIGAN CHAMPION) 2-1-9.

JULY SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at

E. E. STYLES WINS TITLE.

AUG CEDAR POINT ANNUAL OUTING TOURNEY WON BY NATHAN RUBIN.

8/14 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CHARLOTTE, NC.

HERBERT H. CLIFTON WINS TITLE.

AUG/7-8 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ATLANTA.

GARLAND PAYNE WINS TITLE.

AUGUST DEATH OF JOSEPH A. DROUILLARD, LOS ANGELES.

DROUILLARD CHALLENGED AMERICAN CHAMPION CHARLES BARKER TO THE TITLE IN 1908 BUT LOST THE MATCH.

8/19-20 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT FRANKTON.

WALTER HELLMAN VS LEE MUNGER 2-0-4 IN FINAL.

HELLMAN RETAINS TITLE.

SUMMER NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY WON BY G. A. BROWN.

9/2 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DANVILLE.

J. L. BOULDIN RETAINS TITLE.

OCT. BEN CARSON CLAIMS THAT ROBERT STEWART HAS DEFAULTED HIS WORLD TITLE BY FAILING TO RETURN BY 1st OCTOBER A SIGNED AGREEMENT FOR A MATCH WITH ASA LONG.

11/18-22 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.

12/26-31 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WICHITA.

J. M. STULL VS DAN W. CLAWSON IN FINAL 3-0-5.

STULL RETAINS TITLE.

1936

1/1- 6TH BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND. A RECORD ENTRY OF 37.

SAM LEVY VS SAM COHEN IN FINAL 1-0-9 DRAWS.

LEVY WINS TITLE.

JAN? IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TITLE.

1/27-28 ARKASAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

DR. W. L. NEWTON WINS TITLE.

2/4-7 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LINCOLN.

LESLE GREEN VS MARK NELSON IN FINAL 4-2-3 DRAWS.

GREEN RETAINS TITLE.

2/11 DEATH OF MATTHEW PRIEST, AGED 89. AMERICAN CHAMPION IN 1883.

2/22 MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MINNEAPOLIS.

HOWARD WALSH WINS TITLE.

2/22 WASHINGTON STATE TOURNEY at SEATTLE.

FLOYD O. PAYNE VS S. R. FINLEY IN FINAL.

PAYNE WINS TITLE.

SPRING SAMUEL COHEN WINS LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SIXTH TIME.

3/9-13 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MILBANK.

SAM B. MORRISON WINS TITLE.

3/27-29 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BISMARK.

DR. T. H. LEWIS WINS TITLE.

4/11 NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

A. TWEEDY VS R. MITCHELL 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

TWEEDY WINS TITLE.

SPRING WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS. ALF HUGGINS 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

DAVIES RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING. CORNWALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at REDRUTH.

W. F. GLASSON WINS TITLE.

SPRING NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP.

R. WEIR WINS TITLE.

6/7 12th ANNUAL TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TOURNEY at DAVENPORT, IOWA. IN THE COMPETITION WERE OVER 100 PLAYERS FROM 34 CITIES.

BOBBY MARTIN (IOWA CHAMPION) WINS TITLE.

JUNE KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

DR. J. D. McNEILL RETAINS TITLE WITH HIS FOURTH WIN IN SUCCESSION.

JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS.

A. J. TEMPLE WINS TITLE.

JULY SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at ORANGEBURG.

E. E. STYLES WINS TITLE.

8/1-5 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MARIETTA.

N. P. MALCOM WINS TITLE.

8/9- CEDAR POINT TOURNEY WON BY NATHAN RUBIN.

8/19-20 29th ANNUAL SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNEY at CHARLOTTE. 32 ENTRIES.

HERBERT H. CLIFTON RETAINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION.

SEPT. MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DETROIT.

NATHAN RUBIN WINS TITLE.

9/7 OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BASCOM

J. L. WILSON RETAINS TITLE.

9/7 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HOPEWELL.

E. E. WORKMAN WINS TITLE.

9/24 DEATH OF HARRY FRENCH, GLASGOW, AGED 32. HE WAS A DRAUGHTS PROMOTER AND WON THE 1934 SCOTTISH TOURNEY.

OCT. MICHIGAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP AT DETROIT.

STEPHEN FAIRCHILD VS EDWARD L. EBERT (HOLDER) 5-2-11 DRAWS.

FAIRCHILD WINS TITLE.

NOV. MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PORTLAND.

RAY S. GOULD WINS FOR THE 16TH TIME.

NOV. FIRST ISSUE OF THE "NEW DRAUGHTS WORLD" MAGAZINE, EDITED BY G. H. SNAILHAM, BLACKBURN.

DEC. KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at FREDONIA.

GEORGE W. FARLEY WINS TITLE.

12/1-11 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3 MOVE

ASA LONG VS. EDWIN F. HUNT 3-1-35 DRAWS at WEST PALM BEACH, FL.

LONG RETAINS TITLE

“DORAN’S OLD 14TH” BY PETER DORAN IS PUBLISHED IN CHICAGO.

1937

JAN 40th SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT GLASGOW.

R.J. ALLEN VS WILLIAM RODGERS IN FINAL 1-0-5.

ALLEN WINS TITLE.

2/1-5 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AT HOLDREGE.

LESLIE GREEN VS MARK NELSON IN FINAL 4-0-4.

GREEN RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.

2/20-22 OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at OKLAHOMA CITY.

E. H. GILL WINS TITLE.

2/22 MASSACHUSSETS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BOSTON.

RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.

3/1-3 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WATERLOO.

BOBBY MARTIN RETAINS TITLE.

3/15-20 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WATERTOWN.

PALMER EKERN WINS TITLE.

3/20-21 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MATTOON. 49 ENTRANTS.

J. E. LESTER WINS TITLE.

MARCH ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NORTH LITTLE ROCK.

T. W. SHARYER WINS TITLE.

3/28- AUSTRALIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HOBART, TASMANIA.

JOHN BOYLES BEAT HUGH EGAN IN FINAL.

BOYLES WINS TITLE.

3/28- ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BOLTON.

SAMUEL COHEN WINS TITLE.

3/29 CORNWALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

W. F. GLASSON RETAINS TITLE.

IN THE LAST 10 TOURNEYS HE WAS 6 TIMES WINNER AND 4 TIMES RUNNER-UP.

SPRING. WASHINGTON D.C. TOURNEY WON BY HERMAN L. RUDOLPH.

SPRING NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNEY WON BY HAROLD FRYER, AGED 18.

4/10 CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HARTFORD.

JOSEPH GRANFIELD RETAINS TITLE.

4/25 3-MOVE BLINDFOLD MATCH at TACOMA, WASH., OSTENSIBLY FOR THE "BLINDFOLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA".

WILLIE RYAN VS NEWELL W. BANKS 3-2-7.

RYAN WINS TITLE.

SPRING. IN THE UNITED STATES VS GREAT BRITAIN CORRESPONDENCE MATCH, STARTED IN JULY 1933, LATEST SCORE WAS REPORTED AS 81-64-267. OF 160 PAIRINGS, 103 PROVIDED RESULTS. SOME PLAYERS HAD DROPPED OUT OR DIED! THE CONTEST WAS PRIVATELY ORGANISED AND THE RESULT IS OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE.

SPRING WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WILD ROSE. A RECORD ENTRY OF 66 PLAYERS.

EVERETT FULLER WINS TITLE.

5/15 PROVIDENCE CHECKER CLUB WITHDRAWS ITS BID FOR THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION (ACA) 9TH ANNUAL TOURNEY AFTER A DISPUTE WITH ACA SECRETARY JOHN G. FINLEY OVER FUNDRAISING, FORMS A RIVAL ASSOCIATION CALLED THE NATIONAL CHECKER ASSOCATION (NCA), AND DECIDES TO HOLD ITS OWN NATIONAL TOURNEY INSTEAD.

5/31 23rd NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NEW ROCKFORD.

SAMUEL SAMUELSON WINS TITLE.

6/9-12 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at STANTON

DR. J. D. McNEILL VS J. F. TRUECK IN FINAL 4-3-7.

McNEILL RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN A ROW.

JUNE. ROBERT STEWART , WHO IS SCHEDULED TO DEFEND HIS 2-MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST SAM LEVY, RETIRES AS CHAMPION OWING TO ILL HEALTH, PASSING THE TITLE TO LEVY.

7/5-6 NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WINSTON-SALEM. A RECORD ENTRY OF 57.

FRANK NEWSOM WINS TITLE.

7/6- 3-MOVE BLINDFOLD MATCH at ELIZABETH, PA.,

ARGUABLY FOR THE WORLD BLINDFOLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

NEWELL W. BANKS VS WILLIE RYAN 2-1-7.

BANKS WINS TITLE.

7/12 TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at DALLAS.

VINSON C. STANPHILL VS A. J. TEMPLE IN FINAL 3-1-6.

STANPHILL WINS TITLE.

7/ - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 2 MOVE.

SAM LEVY vs SAM COHEN 5-1-31 at DUMFRIES and GLASGOW.

LEVY WINS TITLE.

COHEN HAD STOOD IN AT SHORT NOTICE FOR ROBERT STEWART.

8/2-9 1ST NCA TY at PROVIDENCE RI

NATHAN RUBIN VS WILLIE RYAN 2-0-4 IN FINAL.

RUBIN WINS TITLE.

1938

JAN 41st SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW.

THOMAS DANIELS VS ALEX INGLIS IN FINAL 1-0-9.

DANIELS WINS TITLE.

JAN. K. GROVER VS WALTER HELLMAN 3-1-15 at MIAMI.

OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at OKLAHOMA CITY.

HUGH McREE WINS TITLE.

2/ 6 DEATH OF ALBERT CAIN, LIVERPOOL, AGED 63. HE WON THE 1902 ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP AND WAS 8 TIMES LIVERPOOL CHAMPION.

2/7-11 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LINCOLN.

LESLIE GREEN WINS TITLE FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN A ROW.

2/12 MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MINNEAPOLIS.

HERMAN L. RUDOLPH VS OTTO A. HOLT IN FINAL 2-0-14.

RUDOLPH WINS TITLE.

2/12-14 ILLINOIS DOWN-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SULLIVAN. 40 ENTRANTS.

RICHARD L. FORTMAN WINS TITLE.

2/21 ARIZONA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at PHOENIX. THE FIRST TOURNEY TO BE RUN BY THE NEWLY FORMED ARIZONA CHECKER ASSOCIATION.

LLOYD LASSEN WINS TITLE.

2/21 SOUTHERN MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MANKATO. 55 ENTRANTS A PROBABLE RECORD.

MILTON JENKINS WINS TITLE.

2/22-23 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at NORTH LITTLE ROCK. 35 PLAYERS.

R. L. FEATHERSTON WINS TITLE.

3/6-8 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WAVERLEY.

BOBBY MARTIN WINS TITLE.

3/7- SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WATERTOWN.

SAM B. MORRISON WINS TITLE.

3/19-20 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CHAMPAIGN.

J. E. LESTER RETAINS TITLE.

3/21-24 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at FARGO.

JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.

4/10-11 MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at COLUMBIA.

50 PLAYERS.

J. E. CALVERT WINS TITLE.

4/15-16 CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HARTFORD.

JOSEPH GRANFIELD RETAINS TITLE.

4/17- WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CARDIFF.

WILLIAM EDWARDS WINS TITLE.

4/17- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at INVERCARGILL.

G. A. BROWN WINS TITLE.

4/18-21 7th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.

SAM COHEN VS JAMES MARSHALL 1-0-5 IN FINAL.

COHEN WINS TITLE.

4/18-30 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at SYDNEY. A RECORD 57 ENTRANTS.

JOHN BOYLES VS J. FERGUSON 2-1-7 IN FINAL.

BOYLES RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY WON BY R. MITCHELL.

6/5 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DAVENPORT, IOWA. AN ENTRY OF 68 PLAYERS.

RICHARD L. FORTMAN WINS TITLE.

JUNE. KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LOUISVILLE (FINALS).

DR. J. D. McNEILL WINS TITLE FOR THE 6TH TIME IN SUCCESSION

CEDAR POINT ANNUAL OUTING TOURNEY.

WILLIE RYAN VS WALTER HELLMAN IN FINAL 0-0-12.

THEY AGREED TO SHARE THE HONOURS.

N. BANKS VS. B. CASE 1-1-18 at

9/ 8 DEATH OF MANSON D. TEETZEL, AGED 75. NOT RENOWNED AS A PLAYER, BUT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GAME. FOR 24 YEARS HE WAS EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF THE "CANADIAN CHECKER PLAYER" AND THE "AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY", IN WHICH HE ARTICULATELY EXRESSED HIS VIEWS. HE WAS ALSO A NATIONAL ORGANIZER, MATCH PROMOTER AND TOURNAMENT REFEREE.

SEPT. FOLLOWING PUBLISHER TEETZEL'S DEATH THE "AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY" CAME TO AN END IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS 18TH VOLUME.

9/13 DEATH OF FRANK WENDEMUTH, THE LARGEST CHECKER BOOK DEALER IN THE US.

10/8 DEATH OF SAM LEVY, MANCHESTER, AGED 24, AFTER OPERATIONS FOR PERITONITIS. WORLD 2-MOVE CHAMPION.

1939

1/2- SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW.

J. McFARLANE VS JAMES MARSHALL 2-0-4 IN FINAL.

McFARLANE WINS TITLE.

NEWELL BANKS WAS A VISITOR AS PART OF HIS BRITISH TOUR. HE WAS HOPING TO ARRANGE A UNITED STATES VS GREAT BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL MATCH IN LONDON.

JAN. WILLIE RYAN BEGINS ANOTHER PUBLISHING VENTURE - "THE AMERICAN CHECKERIST" MAGAZINE, INTENDED AS A FOLLOW-UP TO TEETZEL'S "AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY".

JAN? DEATH OF JOHN LIDDEL RICHMOND, AGED 79. ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL.

JAN? DEATH OF ROBERT SCOBBIE, WINNER OF THE 1931 SCOTTISH TOURNEY AND INTERNATIONAL PLAYER.

2-MOVE SUBSCRIPTION MATCH at LONDON.

NEWELL BANKS VS SAM COHEN 2-1-17.

2/6 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WAUNETA.

ROY TROXEL VS ADOLPH CARLSON 4-2-3 IN FINAL.

TROXEL WINS TITLE.

MARCH. RYAN REPORTED THAT 73,000 COPIES OF MILLARD HOPPER'S BOOKLET "HOW TO WIN" HAD BEEN SOLD WITHIN A FEW MONTHS.

SPRING. NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

R. MITCHELL VS W.M. STEEL 2-0-1 IN FINAL.

MITCHELL RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SUCCESSION.

SPRING. ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at JACKSONVILLE.

J. E. LESTER RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING. MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

HERMAN L. RUDOLPH BEAT O. A. HOLT IN FINAL TO RETAIN TITLE.

4/10- ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MORECAMBE.

SAM COHEN VS J. SUNDERLAND 1-0-5 IN FINAL.

COHEN WINS TITLE.

4/17 DEATH OF JAMES SEARIGHT, AGED 70. HE PLAYED IN THE FIRST US VS GREAT BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL IN 1905.

SPRING. WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CARDIFF WON BY GRAHAM DAVIES.

4/23-24 MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at COLOMBIA.

GEORGE FARLEY WINS TITLE.

4/27 NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at CONCORD.

JOE GALLAGHER WINS TITLE.

8/9-11 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BIRMINGHAM, AL. 42 ENTRIES.

BASIL CASE WINS TITLE.

8/21-9/3 10TH NATIONAL TOURNEY OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION (ACA) at FLINT, MI.

ASA LONG VS KENNETH GROVER 1-0-3 IN FINAL.

LONG RETAINS TITLE.

8/21- US WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

GERTRUDE HUNTLEY VS MERVIN RAY 12-7-2 at FLINT, MI.

HUNTLEY WINS TITLE OF "LADY CHAMPION OF AMERICA".

8/28-9/12 2ND TOURNEY OF THE NATIONAL CHECKER ASSOCIATION (NCA) at TACOMA, WA.

WILLIE RYAN BEAT WALTER HELLMAN IN FINAL.

RYAN WINS TITLE.

11/11 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at BOSTON.

FRANK McCLELLAND WINS TITLE.

11/23 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LANSING.

STEPHEN FAIRCHILD RETAINS TITLE.

12/28- KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WICHITA.

CHARLES MUNSON WINS TITLE.

12/ NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNEY.

MORRIS KRANTZ VS A. HERMAN 2-1-5 IN FINAL.