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1930
1/1 WELLS MASTER TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
SAUL WESLOW WINS TOURNEY.
1/1- OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at AKRON.
GUY H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE.
1/2-
SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at HAMILTON.
MICHAEL
BOYLE WINS TITLE . GAMES PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW, VOL. 6, NO. 3, MARCH 1930 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES.
JAN. ILLINOIS
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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
TOURNAMENT 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
TOURNAMENT at CONVERSE.
LEE MUNGER WINS TITLE. A RECORD ENTRY OF 40.
2/4-7 32nd NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
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
TOURNAMENT at WATERLOO.
JOHN SAMUELSON WINS TITLE.
2/21-22 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT.
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 VS M. BOYLE (SCOTTISH CHAMPION) 2-1-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.
COHEN WINS TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. 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 at ???
AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF SATURDAY NIGHT PLAYING SESSIONS, WILLIAM BROGAN
WINS TITLE.
JULY NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT.
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.
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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 TOURNAMENT 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".
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11/27- 3RD MISSOURI VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at KANSAS CITY.
GEORGE FARLEY WINS TOURNAMENT.
THANKSGIVING WEEK MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
NATHAN RUBIN RETAINS TITLE.
12/3 DEATH OF PRESTON KETCHUM IN CHICAGO. A NOTED CHECKERS PLAYER,AUTHOR AND ANALYST, HE
WAS KILLED INSTANTLY WHEN HE FELL FROM AN ELEVATED PLATFORM INTO THE PATH OF A MOVING TRAIN.
CHRISTMAS WEEK OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at YOUNGSTOWN.
VICTOR JOHNSON WINS TITLE.
12/26-27 GLAMORGAN CHAMPIONSHIP
at PONTYPRIDD, WALES.
GRAHAM DAVIES WINS TITLE.
12/29
VERMONT CHECKER ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MONTPELIER.
ERNEST
J. STACY WINS TITLE.

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.
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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.
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3/7-9 WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTAGE.
DEL CARPENTER WINS TITLE.
3/17 SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MOOSE JAW.
J. CARMICHAEL WINS TITLE.
3/19-20 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FARGO.
JOHN MEYER WINS TITLE.
SPRING??? CHICAGO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.
57 PLAYERS. JOE DUFFY WINS TITLE, DEFEATING PADDY WHALEN 1-0-13 DRAWS IN FINALS. FINALS GAMES PUBLISHED IN INDIANA CHECKER
BULLETIN VOL. 1, NO. 2, MAY 1931.
SPRING
JOHN T. DENVIR , AFTER A 15 YEAR RETIREMENT FROM THE GAME, RETURNS TO ACTIVE PLAY IN CHICAGO CIRCLES.
SPRING??? MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
OTTO A. HOLT WINS TITLE.
SPRING
??? VANCOUVER CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
E.O.
TAYLOR WINS TITLE.
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
NEW JERSEY STATE TOURNAMENT at ???
DARIO FORGNONE WINS
TITLE, DEFEATING CONRAD CANTOR IN THE FINALS 1-0-7 DRAWS.
SPRING
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
J.V.
EARLE WINS TITLE.
SPRING
NEW SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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
TOURNAMENT 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
TOURNAMENT 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.
SUMMER
TEN GAME MATCH
WILLIAM
RYAN VS. GEORGE FARLEY 1-0-9 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY.
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 TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT at ABILENE.
RAYMOND DITTRICH WINS TITLE.
8/11-12 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT at LAKE WEHL, IN. HARLAND RICHARDS WINS
TOURNEY.
8/26-27 GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT at DES MOINES.
VICTOR DAVIS, CURRENT STATE CHAMPION, WINS TOURNEY.
9/5-7,11 MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
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 TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY GOULD RETAINS TITLE.
NOV.
MISSOURI VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at KANSAS CITY.
GEORGE
FARLEY RETAINS TITLE.
DEC.??? QUEENSLAND (AUSTRALIA) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BRISBANE.
S.H. CHALK WINS TITLE.
DEC.??? VICTORIA
(AUSTRALIA) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
J. BOYLES
WINS TITLE, DEFEATING HUGH EGAN 1-0-3 DRAWS IN THE FINALS.
12/25 NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
LOUIS C. GINSBURG VS WILLIE RYAN 1-0-3
DRAWS IN FINAL.
CHRISTMAS WEEK OHIO
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLUMBUS.
GUY H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE, DEFEATING HARRY BELL
IN THE FINALS 3-0-0 DRAWS. GARWOOD'S FIFTH VICTORY IN THIS TOURNEY
DEC. 20 GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH
L.M. LEWIS VS. WILLIAM RYAN, 2-1-17 DRAWS 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 TOURNAMENT 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 BEATS R. SCOBBIE (SCOTTISH CHAMPION) IN FINAL.
COHEN ,
THE ONLY ENGLISH PLAYER IN THE FIELD, RETAINS TITLE.
WINTER BELFAST CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT.
WON BY D. SCARBOROUGH.
JAN. NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
RAY GOULD WINS TITLE.
JAN??? SUBSCRIPTION MATCH
BASIL CASE VS. J.T. BRADFORD, 3-0-7 DRAWS at KANSAS CITY, MO. GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY
VOL. XII, NOS.9 &10 , SEPT.-OCT. 1932.
1/12-15 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at ANTHONY.
J. M. STULL RETAINS TITLE.
JAN. OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.
ERNEST LOFT WINS TITLE.
JAN. CHICAGO CHAMPIONSHIP WON
BY A. M. PETECK.
FORTY ENTRANTS.
1/18 DEATH OF FRANK G. FARMER IN GLENDALE, CA. AGE 79. A NATIONALLY KNOWN
PATRON OF THE GAME IN AMERICA, HE WAS SEVERAL TIMES KANSAS STATE CHAMPION, AND SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CHECKER
ASSOCIATION.
1/29-2/2 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO.
WILLIE RYAN WINS TITLE.
JAN.-FEB. NORTH OF
ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
WON BY J. BELL.
2/9- 2ND CANADIAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at REGINA,
SASK.
VICTOR
DREMAN, 19 YEARS OLD, WINS TITLE.
2/15 DEATH OF JOHN GREGG, OF NEWCASTLE, AGED 76.
PUBLISHER OF THE 1901 "GREGG'S GUIDE",
HE WAS ALSO A WELL KNOWN CROSS BOARD PLAYER AND PROBLEMIST.
FEB.
NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.
THIS TOURNEY WAS POSTPONED, WITH THE FINALS BEING PLAYED ON APRIL 9TH.
ADOLPH CARLSON WINS TITLE, DEFEATING GEORGE GROSVENOR IN THE FINALS 3-0-2 DRAWS at HASTINGS.
FEB. COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DENVER.
CHARLES BEACH WINS TITLE.
FEB.
ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA TOURIST TOURNAMENT.
TOURNEY
WON BY JOHN B. WORNALL OF KANSAS CITY.
2/22 ANNUAL BOSTON CHECKER CLUB EVENT.
J.J. LANNIN (CLASS A) TOURNEY WON BY RAY GOULD.
MELVIN BROWN (CLASS B) TOURNEY WON BY HOLLEN.
GEORGE LIBBY CUP (CLASS C) WON BY ELLIOTT.
2/22 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LITTLE ROCK.
MARVIN SHERRIL WINS TITLE.
2/22 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TACOMA,
WITH THE FINALS BEING PLAYED ONE MONTH LATER at ABERDEEN.
FLOYD O. PAYNE WINS TITLE, DEFEATING J.B. WILLEY IN THE FINALS 2-0-3 DRAWS.
3/2 SUBSCRIPTION MATCH
WILLIE RYAN VS. ALEX CAMERON 2-0-8 DRAWS at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.
3/5-6 WINSCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at SHEBOYGAN.
MIKE ZIERHUT WINS TITLE.
3/8 SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ASSINIBOIA.
FRED WATSON WINS TITLE.
3/13 SIX GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
NATHAN RUBIN VS. GEORGE O'BRIEN 3-0-1 DRAWS at LONG BEACH, CA.
3/14 DEATH OF ROGER K. TAYLOR, KENNEBUNK, MAINE, AGE 18, OF OF A LINGERING ILLNESS.
AN AMERICAN PRODIGY OF THE GAME, HE WAS A FORMER MAINE STATE CHAMPION( AT THE AGE OF 16).
3/17-19 NORTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at VALLEY CITY.
JOHN MEYER, DEFENDING CHAMPION TOOK SICK, AND A POSTPONEMENT WAS AGREED TO.
3/23 DEATH OF PAUL LEE AT TACOMA. HE WAS A CONTRIBUTOR TO
MANY CHECKER COLUMNS OF HIS DAY, AND ALSO PUBLISHED A PROBLEM BOOK, "PAUL LEE'S BOOK OF PROBLEMS" IN 1912.
SPRING EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
EDWARD GIBSON WINS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.
3/26 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.
J.
BOYLES WINS TITLE.
3/25-26 CONNECTICUT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERBURY.
MORRIS
KESSLER WINS TITLE.
3/25-28 ONTARIO CHECKER ASSN. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WHITBY.
NORMAN McGEE WINS TITLE.
SPRING NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
CONRAD
CANTOR WINS TITLE. THIS TOURNEY WAS RUN OFF IN VARIOUS JERSEY CLUBS AT WEEKLY INTERVALS.
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.
SPRING ??? DEATH OF WILLIAM GIBSON, OF HAMILTON,
CANADA. A WELL KNOWN CANADIAN CROSSBOARD PLAYER, HE WAS A FORMER CANADIAN CHAMPION.
SPRING BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
VIC
MONTEIRO WINS TITLE. THIS WAS RUN IN WEEKLY INTERVALS AT THE WELLS MEMORIAL CLUB.
3/27 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.
H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW,VOL.5, NO.2,
MAY 1932.
SPRING GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
W. RODGERS VS. N.T. BYARS IN FINAL 2-0-1 DRAW.
W. RODGERS RETAINS TITLE.FINALS PUBLISHED IN DRAUGHTS REVIEW,VOL.5, NO.2, MAY 1932.
SPRING LEICESTER CHAMPIONSHIP WON
BY CHARLES WARBURTON.
SPRING BUFFALO MUNICIPAL CHECKER TOURNAMENT.
THIS TOURNEY, PROMOTED BY THE BUFFALO COURIER EXPRESS, WAS RUN OFF IN WEEKLY SESSIONS, AND HAD 190 CONTESTANTS.
WON BY BENJAMIN CHRIST, WHO WAS AWARDED A GOLD MEDAL.
SPRING
BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
DAVID
JEFFREY, CHECKER EDITOR OF THE VANCOUVER SUN, WINS TITLE.
SPRING IN THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, B.J. McGORY, ACA SECRETARY, ANNOUNCES THAT THE EIGHTH
AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNEY WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL 1933, AS NO SATISFACTORY BID WAS RECEIVED.
APR. TEN GAME SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
JESSE B. HANSON VS. EUGENE WITT 1-1-8 DRAWS at DALLAS, TEXAS.
APR. SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
FLOYD
PAYNE VS. A.J. LEMENSE, 3-1- ??? DRAWS at TACOMA, WASHINGTON.
4/14-16 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOUISVILLE.
JOHN TRUECK WINS TITLE.
5/21 TEAM MATCH.
WEST OF SCOTLAND VS. EAST OF SCOTLAND, 16-10-25 DRAWS at GLASGOW.
5/30 TEAM MATCH.
PENNSYLVANIA VS. NEW JERSEY 29-17-26 DRAWS at ALLENTOWN, PA.
JUNE IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CEDAR RAPIDS.
VICTOR DAVIS RETAINS TITLE.
7/12- TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
EUGENE L. WITT RETAINS TITLE.
7/19-21
GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BARNESVILLE.
HAROLD
ALMAN WINS TITLE.
7/21
SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GREENVILLE.
FRED
SMITH WINS TITLE.
7/30
TEAM MATCH.
EAST
NEW ZEALAND VS. WEST NEW ZEALAND, 98-75-42 DRAWS at INVERCARGILL. THIS MATCH HAD 164 PLAYERS PARTICIPATING.
7/31-
CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK.
TOURNAMENT WON BY GUY H. GARWOOD, DEFEATING LEE MUNGER IN THE FINALS 3-0-1 DRAW.
TEAM MATCH.
MICHIGAN VS. OHIO 23-9-28 DRAWS.
EXHIBITION MATCH.
H.B. REYNOLDS VS. J.D. McNEILL 3-1-6 DRAWS.
SELECT GAMES FROM THIS EVENT ARE PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL XII, NOS. 9 & 10, SEPT.-OCT.,
1932.
8/15-16 SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT 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.
AUG. DEATH OF JOHN DOUGHERTY, AGE 56, AT LOS ANGELES.
HE WAS SEVERAL TIMES STATE CHAMPION OF KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA. HE ALSO EDITED A NEWSPAPER COLUMN ON THE GAME.
8/24 DEATH OF WARD HARTZELL, AGE 56, AT DETROIT.
HE WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE GAME IN DAYTON , OH. AND DETROIT. HE ALSO WAS A DEALER IN CHECKERS RELATED BOOKS AND LITERATURE.
8/27 1st TEAM
MATCH BETWEEN ONTARIO AND MICHIGAN. 31-24-43 DRAWS at LONDON, ONT. 26 BOARDS.
9/3 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
CHARLES
H. HOLLOW WINS TITLE.
9/4 TEXAS STATE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP/STAKE MATCH.
A.J. TEMPLE VS. GENE WITT 2-1-7 DRAWS at DALLAS, TX.
TEMPLE WINS TITLE. WINS PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL XII, NOS. 9 & 10, SEPT.-OCT., 1932.
9/5
VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HARRISONBURG. THIS TOURNEY WAS UNFINISHED AFTER 11 "DKO" ROUNDS, AND ADJOURNED,
WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT THE THREE SURVIVORS WOULD FINISH THE TOURNAMENT BY CORRESPONDENCE (MAIL PLAY). THE FINALS RESULTS
WERE REPORTED MANY MONTHS LATER IN THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, E.E. WORKMAN WINS TITLE.
9/5 TEAM MATCH.
NEW JERSEY VS. PENNSYLVANIA, 25-9-16 DRAWS at JERSEY CITY. THIS MATCH FEATURED AN APPEARANCE BY FORMER AMERICAN
MATCH CHAMPION MATTY PRIEST, IN ONE OF HIS LAST CROSSBOARD OUTINGS.
9/9-11
1ST WEST COAST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELES, CA.
NATHAN
RUBIN WINS TITLE.
SEPT. 8TH KANSAS FREE FAIR TOURNAMENT at TOPEKA.
JAMES MARSHALL WINS TOURNEY.
SEPT.
10 GAME MATCH.
JOHN
STILES VS. A.M. PETECK, 1-0-9 DRAWS, at CHICAGO.
9/24,10/1 8 GAME STAKE MATCH.
R.T. WARD VS. C. WARBURTON 4-0-1 DRAW at LEICESTER AND BIRMINGHAM.
OCT. OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.
E. H. GILL WINS TITLE.
10/10
TEAM MATCH
ONTARIO
VS. TORONTO/HAMILTON 67-51-54 DRAWS at HAMILTON.
10/16 STAKE MATCH
GEORGE O'BRIEN VS. WILLIE RYAN 3-1-1 DRAW at ALTOONA, PA.
OCT. TEXAS STATE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
ROBERT SWANN VS. A.J. TEMPLE 2-1-7 DRAWS at DALLAS.
SWANN WINS TITLE.
10/26
SOUTHWEST MANITOBA TOURNAMENT at NAPINKA.
C.
CHRISTIE WINS TOURNEY.
NOV. DEATH OF RALPH W. CLEVENGER AT LOS ANGELES. HE WAS A FORMER STATE CHAMPION
OF OKLAHOMA.
11/15-19 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY S. GOULD RETAINS TITLE.
DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SANDUSKY.
VICTOR JOHNSON WINS TITLE. FINALS GAMES (JOHNSON VS. GUY GARWOOD) PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN
CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. XIII, NO'S. 3&4, MARCH-APRIL, 1933.
12/9 DEATH OF SEYMOUR HEAD OF BRIDGEPORT. HE WAS A FORMER STATE CHAMPION
OF CONNECTICUTT.
12/25 DEATH OF C.M. POTTERDON, AGE 76, IN DETROIT. HE COLLORBORATED WITH W.T.
CALL IN THE PREPERATION OF MOST OF CALL'S BOOKS. AFTER CALL PASSED AWAY, POTTERDON HIMSELF ENDED HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE
GAME.
12/29-30 VERMONT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERBURY.
WILLIAM GILL WINS TITLE.
12/31 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLCHESTER.
HARLAND RICHARDS WINS TITLE.

1933
JAN.
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.
ALEX
INGLIS WINS TITLE.
JAN. ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CALGARY.
P.J. TIMMS WINS TITLE.
1/1
WELLS MEMORIAL MASTERS TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
RAY GOULD WINS TOURNEY, DEFEATING MAURICE HAMMER IN THE
FINALS, 1-0-11 DRAWS.
1/27 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.
DAN
W. CLAWSON WINS TITLE.
JAN.
PITTSBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY C. W. YOUNG.
JAN.
NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
THIS TOURNEY
WAS RUN OFF IN WEEKLY SESSIONS, AND FINISHED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WHEN BENJAMIN BUDRIKAS DEFEATED JOHN G. FINLEY IN THE FINALS.
JAN-MARCH
NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEWCASTLE-UPON -TYNE.
ROBERT
MITCHELL WINS TITLE.
FEB.
ST. PETERSBURG (FL.) TOURNAMENT.
TOURIST TOURNEY
WON BY R.C. LEMONS.
EXHIBITION
MATCH
ALEX
CAMERON VS. H.B.REYNOLDS 1-0-13 DRAWS.
2/6-8
INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at JASONVILLE.
FUTURE
3-MOVE WORLD CHAMPION 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 TOURNAMENT at HOLDREGE.
ADOLPH
CARSON RETAINS TITLE.
2/11
DEATH OF HUGH CAIRNEY OF VANCOUVER, AFTER AN ILLNESS RESULTING FROM A PARALYTIC STROKE. HE WAS A WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED
PLAYER, PATRON AND PROMOTER OF THE GAME IN CANADA.
2/11-12
ILLINOIS DOWN-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SULLIVAN.
HARLAND
RICHARDS WINS TITLE.
2/17-18
ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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.
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2/22
TEAM MATCH.
NORTH CAROLINA
VS. SOUTH CAROLINA at CHARLOTTE. 16 PLAYERS PER SIDE. THE NORTH TEAM WON BY 20 GAMES.
2/22
6TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TOURNAMENT at MANKATO. 41 ENTRANTS.
OLE VEUM WINS TITLE.
2/25
TEAM MATCH.
EAST SCOTLAND
VS. WEST SCOTLAND 10-10-25 DRAWS at EDINBURGH. WITH ONE GAME REMAINING, WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT STEWART WAS PRESENT AND ADJUDICATED
THE GAME IN FAVOR OF THE EASTERN TEAM.
MARCH
IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OTTUMWA.
VICTOR
DAVIES RETAINS TITLE, DEFEATING BOBBY MARTIN IN THE FINALS1-0-7 DRAWS.
MARCH
MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.
MORRIS GOLDMAN WINS TITLE.
3/1
TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
A.R. CORNELL
VS. ROBERT SWANN 4-1-3 DRAWS at DALLAS.
CORNELL WINS
TITLE. AT THIS TIME, THE TEXAS CHECKER CHAMPIONSHIP COULD BE WON IN THE ANNUAL TOURNEY, BUT MUST ALSO BE DEFENDED IN MATCH
PLAY WHEN CHALLENGED. CORNALL WAS THE FOURTH DIFFERENT TEXAS CHAMPION IN LESS THEN A YEAR AS A RESULT OF THIS POLICY.
3/3-5
WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SPARTA.
LEO SANDERS WINS TITLE WITHOUT
THE LOSS OF A GAME.
3/10-11
SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SIOUX FALLS.
SAM
MORRISON WINS TITLE.
3/20-22
19th NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FARGO.
JOHN
MEYER WINS TITLE.
3/28
DEATH OF THOMAS HULLEY OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. HE WAS AN EXPERT PLAYER, AND A WELL KNOWN PATRON OF THE GAME IN SCOTLAND.
HE WAS MANAGER OF THE SCOTTISH CONTINGENT THAT CAME TO AMERICA FOR THE 2ND GB/US INTERNATIONAL MATCH IN 1927.
SPRING
WASHINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.
A.
COLMAR WINS TITLE.
SPRING
LOS ANGELES CITY CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY M. L. DAVIES, DEFEATING JOSEPH DROUILLARD IN THE FINALS..
SPRING
??? MANITOBA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WINNIPEG.
G.H. COLLIN WINS TITLE.
SPRING
??? MAINE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY GOULD
WINS TITLE.
SPRING
??? CALGARY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
J.S. JOHNSTON
WINS TITLE.
SPRING
20 GAME STAKE MATCH.
RALPH R. GRIFFEN VS. EDWARD
EBERT 6-4-10 DRAWS at DETROIT.
APRIL
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH
ASA
LONG VS RAY GOULD 2-0-14 DRAWS at PORTLAND, ME.
4/17
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NOTTINGHAM.
SAM
COHEN WINS TITLE. AT THIS TIME, COHEN HOLDS THE TITLE OF CHAMPION OF LONDON, ENGLAND AND GREAT BRITAIN.
4/17
WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.
T. F. SMITH VS P. THOMAS IN FINAL. [Result unknown]
4/17
ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.
ANGUS CRAWFORD
WINS TITLE.
4/17
3RD TOURNAMENT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF TASMANIA.
GEORGE MOODIE RETAINS TITLE,
HAVING WON ALL THREE TOURNAMENTS.
4/29
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH
WILLIE RYAN VS. H. B. REYNOLDS 0-0-6 DRAWS at BUFFALO.
2 GAYP, 2
2-MOVE, 2 3-MOVE GAMES PLAYED.
APRIL
OPEN-AIR BOARD SET UP IN DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND.
5/13
WEST VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WEST UNION. 50 PLAYERS.
JAMES G. CHARTER
WINS TITLE.
5/19-20
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PITTSBURGH.
C.W. YOUNG
WINS TITLE.
5/25-27
KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NATURAL BRIDGE.
DR.
J. D. McNEILL WINS TITLE.
5/25
IN A REMATCH OF THE FINALS OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, JOHN FINLEY REVERSES THE RESULTS OF THE STATE
TOURNEY, AND SOUNDLY DEFEATS THE NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPION, BENJAMIN BUDRIKAS, 5-0-1 DRAW at NEWARK.
JUNE ???
RHODE ISLAND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
WM. BROGAN,
CHECKER EDITOR OF THE ATTLEBORO SUN, WINS TITLE.
JUNE IN
THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, IT IS REPORTED THAT MAURICE HAMMER IS BANNED FROM ENTERING ANY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY IN
HIS HOME STATE (NEW HAMPSHIRE). THIS WAS THE RULING OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHECKER ASSOCIATION, CITING HAMMER'S "PROFESSIONALISM",
AFTER LEARNING THAT HAMMER HAD VISITED BOSTON AND NEW YORK AND COMPETED IN SOME STAKE MATCHES.
6/18
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA.
OSCAR APPLE
WINS TITLE.
JULY
TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
EUGENE
L. WITT RETAINS TOURNEY TITLE, ALTHOUGH HE LOST THE OFFICIAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN MATCH PLAY.
JULY
OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SULPHUR.
C.
T. REXRODE WINS TITLE.
SUMMER
VANCOUVER CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
DAVID JEFFREY, CHECKER
EDITOR OF THE VANCOUVER SUN, WINS TITLE.
SUMMER
IN A METROPOLITAN TOURNAMENT AT THE WLTH STATION IN BROOKLYN, SEVERAL HUNDRED PLAYERS COMPETED, INCLUDING TOM WISWELL, MONTE
SCHLIEFER, IRVING CHERNEV (FUTURE CHESS CHAMPION AND AUTHOR), CHARLES LAWSON , KENNETH GROVER AND WAS WON BY WILLIAM RYAN.
7/4-5
NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ALBEMARLE. 54 PLAYERS.
JESSE
N. LYBARGER WINS TITLE.
7/20
SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FLORENCE. 31 ENTRANTS.
FRED
SMITH RETAINS TITLE.
8/8-9
SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE, NC.
R.W. GARRIS
WINS TITLE.
8/14
WEST TEXAS CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at MAY.
MARK ROBASON
WINS TOURNEY.
8/17-18
GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ATLANTA.
D.
WEBSTER SKELTON WINS TITLE.
8/2-30
IOWA STATE FAIR TOURNAMENT at ???
BOBBY MARTIN
WINS TOURNEY.
AUG. CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK.
TOURNAMENT WON BY WILLIE RYAN.
SUBSCRIPTION
MATCH ON THE AMENDED 3-MOVE RESTRICTION OPENINGS.
EDWIN
F. HUNT VS. HARRAH B. REYNOLDS 3-1-11 DRAWS. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED AS A HUNT- ASA LONG MATCH, BUT ASA
LONG REFUSED TO PLAY FOR LESS THAN A $100.00 PURSE, REYNOLDS ACCEPTING THE INVITATION. ANNOTATED GAMES BY HUNT PUBLISHED
IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY VOL.XIII, NO.9-10,SEPT-OCT, 1933.
AUG.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOS ANGELES.
NATHANIEL
H. RUBIN WINS TITLE.
AUG.
IN AN ARTICLE FROM THE AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY MAGAZINE, A BRITISH-AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE MATCH ATTRACTS WELL OVER 100 PLAYERS
PER SIDE, INCLUDING MANY OF THE TOP CROSSBOARD PLAYERS OF THE DAY.
9/2-4
MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
L.
T. deBEARN WINS TITLE.
SEPT. STAKE MATCH.
SAM COHEN VS. LEN CLAXTON 1-1-10 DRAWS at LONDON.
SEPT??? BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at VANCOUVER. THIS WAS PLAYED
AT INTERVALS.
DAVID JEFFREY, CHECKER EDITOR OF THE VANCOUVER SUN, WINS TITLE.
9/4 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at RICHMOND.
WILLIE KING WINS TITLE. HIS SIXTH TIME WINNING
THIS TOURNEY.
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 TOURNAMENT AT WICHITA.
J. M. STULL WINS TITLE.
DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLUMBUS.
VICTOR JOHNSON RETAINS TITLE.

1934
1/1-9 NEW
ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
SAUL
WESLOW WINS TITLE.
JAN.
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.
HARRY
FRENCH WINS TITLE.
JAN.
TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
LEROY
ROBERSON WINS TITLE.
1/20-23
3-MOVE RESTRICTION MATCH.
EDWIN
F. HUNT VS J. B. HANSON MATCH 5-1-16 DRAWS at LOUISVILLE, KY.
2/6-9
NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at KEARNEY.
ADOLPH
CARSON WINS TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.
2/10-12 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GREENTOWN.
WALTER
HELLMAN RETAINS TITLE.
2/16-17 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT
CONWAY, WITH A RECORD ENTRY
OF 71.
BENNIE
JONES WINS TITLE.
2/22 WASHINGTON
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.
L.
J. CANTRELL WINS TITLE.
2/22-23 MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at
MANKATO.
JOHN B. STILES WINS TITLE.
3/10-13 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at
J.
W.HOLTSAPPLE WINS TITLE.
FEB. IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OTTUMWA.
BOBBY MARTIN WINS TITLE.
3/15
DEATH OF MELVIN EARL POMEROY, BINGHAMPTON, NY, AGED 66. HE DEFEATED ALFRED JORDAN IN 1914, 2-1-37 DRAWS, A MATCH WHICH
WAS BILLED AS BEING FOR THE GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. HE DEFEATED JORDAN AGAIN IN A RE-MATCH 3-0-37 DRAWS IN
1915. HE NEVER DEFENDED THE TITLE AFTER THIS AND HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE GAME DWINDLED, ALTHOUGH HE DID COACH HIS SON,
RALPH, INTO A STRONG CLUB PLAYER.
AFTER
HIS SON DIED IN 1929, HE LOST ALL INTEREST IN THE GAME.
3/17- NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
WILLIE RAE WINS TITLE.
3/19-21 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at JAMESTOWN.
HOWARD
J. KING WINS TITLE.
4/2- 5th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
LEN CLAXTON WINS TITLE.
4/2-3 WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.
H. TOWNSEND WINS TITLE.
4/2- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at ???
G. A. BROWN WINS TITLE.
SPRING WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at MARSHFIELD.
MIKE ZIERHUT WINS TITLE.
SPRING BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
VICTOR MONTEIRO RETAINS TITLE.
SPRING GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
JOE CARMICHAEL WINS TITLE.
SPRING DETROIT CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
RALPH GRIFFEN WINS TITLE.
5/24-26 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at BOWLING GREEN.
DR. J. D.McNEILL RETAINS TITLE.
MAY CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
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 DRAWS at GARY, IND.
JULY??? SOUTHERN STATES CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at GREENVILLE, SC. 37 ENTRANTS.
DR. J.D. McNEILL WINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION.
7/5-7 OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HOLLIS.
ERNEST L. LOFT WINS TITLE.
JULY 23rd TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at DALLAS.
LEROY ROBERSON RETAINS TITLE.
8/1-2 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MACON.
N. P. MALCOM WINS TITLE.
8/13-29
8TH AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at
JAMESTOWN,
NY.
EDWIN HUNT
WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN CHAMPION.
THIS
WAS THE FIRST U.S. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN WHICH THE 3-MOVE OPENING RESTRICTION WAS USED.
9/3 VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LYNCHBURG.
J. L. BOWLAN WINS TITLE.
SEPT. MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FLINT.
ARTHUR REISMAN WINS TITLE.
OCT. HERMAN L. RUDOLPH VS CONRAD CANTOR 4-3-13 DRAWS at SHAWNEE-ON-DELAWARE.
11/20-24 22nd MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at PORTLAND.
RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.
FALL 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 DRAWS 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 TOURNAMENT.
WON
BY WILLIE RYAN.
DEC. OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CLEVELAND.
GUY
H. GARWOOD WINS TITLE.
DEC. 29th KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NEODESHA.
J.
M. STULL RETAINS TITLE.
DEC.
AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.
J.
BOYLES RETAINS TITLE.

1935
JAN. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT AT LINCOLN.
LESLIE
GREEN WINS TITLE.
2/15-16
ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CONWAY.
BERNIE JONES RETAINS TITLE.
2/22-23 21st NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT AT MINOT. 35 ENTRIES.
JOHN
MEYER WINS TITLE.
FEB.
WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.
HOWARD
ERICKSON WINS TITLE.
3/9-10
SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SIOUX FALLS.
J.
W. HOLTSAPPLE RETAINS TITLE.
SPRING SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS H. TOWNSEND 3-1-4 IN FINAL.
DAVIES RETAINS TITLE.
4/5-7 WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PALMYRA.
HENRY
SCHOENFELD WINS TITLE.
4/22-
ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at LEICESTER.
SAM
LEVY VS SAM COHEN 1-0-9 DRAWS IN FINAL.
LEVY
WINS TITLE.
4/22-
WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP at SWANSEA.
GRAHAM
F. DAVIES VS E. E. REES DRAWS 3-1-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.
SPRING
NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
WILLIE
RAE RETAINS TITLE.
SPRING
GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT WON BY JOE DUNBAR.
SPRING 3-MOVE
RESTRICTION MATCH.
WILLIE RYAN VS. JOHN B. STILES 5-2-23 DRAWS at CLINTON, MASS.
SPRING
CHICAGO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.
PATRICK J. WHALEN VS. HENRY SCHWARZ 3-0-2 DRAWS IN FINAL.
SPRING
IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT 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 DRAWS at DETROIT.
6/15-16
2-MOVE MATCH.
SAM
COHEN VS. GRAHAM F. DAVIES 1-0-9 DRAWS at LONDON.
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 TOURNAMENT.
WON BY WALTER H. JOHNSTONE.
7/4 16th NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MAXTON.
H.
S. ANDERSON RETAINS TITLE.
JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
VINSON
C. STANPHILL WINS TITLE.
JULY 3-MOVE RESTRICTION SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.
JOHN B. STILES (MINNESOTA CHAMPION) VS ARTHUR REISMAN (MICHIGAN
CHAMPION) 2-1-9 DRAWS at DETROIT.
JULY SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
E.
E. STYLES WINS TITLE.
AUG. CEDAR POINT ANNUAL OUTING TOURNAMENT WON BY NATHAN RUBIN.
8/14 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE, NC.
HERBERT H. CLIFTON WINS TITLE.
AUG/7-8 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT AT FRANKTON.
WALTER
HELLMAN VS. LEE MUNGER 2-0-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.
HELLMAN
RETAINS TITLE.
SUMMER NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
WON
BY G. A. BROWN.
9/2
VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY
S. GOULD WINS TITLE.
12/26-31 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.
J.
M. STULL VS. DAN W. CLAWSON IN FINAL 3-0-5 DRAWS.
STULL
RETAINS TITLE.

1936
1/1-
6TH BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT at ???
BOBBY
MARTIN WINS TITLE.
1/27-28 ARKASAS
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NORTH LITTLE ROCK.
DR.
W. L. NEWTON WINS TITLE.
2/4-7 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.
LESLE GREEN VS MARK NELSON IN FINAL 4-2-3 DRAWS.
GREEN
RETAINS TITLE.
2/11
DEATH OF MATTHEW PRIEST, AGE 89. HE WAS A FORMER AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPION, IN 1883.
2/22
MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.
HOWARD
WALSH WINS TITLE.
2/22
WASHINGTON STATE TOURNAMENT at SEATTLE.
FLOYD
O. PAYNE VS. S. R. FINLEY IN FINAL.
PAYNE
WINS TITLE.
SPRING
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
SAMUEL
COHEN WINS FOR THE SIXTH TIME.
3/9-13 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MILBANK.
SAM
B. MORRISON WINS TITLE.
3/27-29 NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BISMARK.
DR.
T. H. LEWIS WINS TITLE.
4/11
NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
A.
TWEEDY VS. R. MITCHELL 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.
TWEEDY
WINS TITLE.
SPRING WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at ???
GRAHAM F. DAVIES VS. ALF HUGGINS 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.
DAVIES
RETAINS TITLE.
SPRING.
CORNWALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at REDRUTH.
W.
F. GLASSON WINS TITLE.
SPRING NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at ???
R. WEIR WINS TITLE.
6/7 12th ANNUAL TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA. IN THE COMPETITION
WERE OVER 100 PLAYERS FROM 34 CITIES.
BOBBY
MARTIN (IOWA CHAMPION) WINS TITLE.
JUNE
KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
DR.
J. D. McNEILL RETAINS TITLE WITH HIS FOURTH WIN IN SUCCESSION.
JULY TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
A.
J. TEMPLE WINS TITLE.
JULY SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ORANGEBURG.
E.
E. STYLES WINS TITLE.
8/1-5 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MARIETTA.
N.
P. MALCOM WINS TITLE.
8/9- CEDAR POINT TOURNAMENT WON BY NATHAN RUBIN.
8/19-20
29th ANNUAL SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE. 32 ENTRIES.
HERBERT
H. CLIFTON RETAINS TITLE OF SOUTHERN CHAMPION.
SEPT. MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.
NATHAN
RUBIN WINS TITLE.
9/7 OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BASCOM.
J.
L. WILSON RETAINS TITLE.
9/7
VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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.
STEPHEN
FAIRCHILD VS. EDWARD L. EBERT (HOLDER) 5-2-11 DRAWS at DETROIT.
FAIRCHILD
WINS TITLE.
NOV. MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT 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
DATE???
“DORAN’S OLD 14TH” BY PETER DORAN IS PUBLISHED IN CHICAGO.

1937
1/1-
40th SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.
R.J. ALLEN VS WILLIAM RODGERS IN FINAL 1-0-5 DRAWS.
ALLEN WINS TITLE.
2/1-5 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at
HOLDREGE.
LESLIE GREEN VS MARK NELSON IN FINAL 4-0-4 draws.
GREEN RETAINS TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.
2/20-22 OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at OKLAHOMA CITY.
E. H. GILL WINS TITLE.
2/22 MASSACHUSSETS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at BOSTON.
RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.
3/1-3
IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERLOO.
BOBBY
MARTIN RETAINS TITLE.
3/15-20
SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERTOWN.
PALMER EKERN WINS TITLE.
3/20-21 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MATTOON.
49 ENTRANTS.
J. E. LESTER WINS TITLE.
MARCH ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at NORTH LITTLE ROCK.
T.
W. SHARYER WINS TITLE.
3/28- AUSTRALIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at HOBART, TASMANIA.
JOHN
BOYLES BEAT HUGH EGAN IN FINAL.
BOYLES WINS
TITLE.
3/28- ENGLISH
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOLTON.
SAMUEL
COHEN WINS TITLE.
3/29
CORNWALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
W.
F. GLASSON RETAINS TITLE.
IN
THE LAST 10 TOURNEYS HE WAS 6 TIMES WINNER AND 4 TIMES RUNNER-UP.
SPRING
WASHINGTON D.C. TOURNAMENT WON BY HERMAN L. RUDOLPH.
SPRING NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNEY WON BY
HAROLD FRYER, AGED 18.
4/10 CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
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 DRAWS.
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 TOURNAMENT
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 TOURNAMENT at NEW ROCKFORD.
SAMUEL SAMUELSON WINS TITLE.
6/9-12 KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at STANTON.
DR.
J. D. McNEILL VS J. F. TRUECK IN FINAL 4-3-7 DRAWS.
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 TOURNAMENT
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 DRAWS.
BANKS WINS TITLE.
7/12-15 TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at DALLAS.
VINSON C. STANPHILL VS. A. J.
TEMPLE IN FINAL 3-1-6 DRAWS.
STANPHILL WINS
TITLE.
7/
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 2 MOVE.
SAM
LEVY VS. SAM COHEN 5-1-31 DRAWS at DUMFRIES and GLASGOW.
LEVY
WINS TITLE.
COHEN
HAD STOOD IN AT SHORT NOTICE FOR ROBERT STEWART.
8/2-9 1ST NCA TOURNAMENT at PROVIDENCE ,RI.
NATHAN
RUBIN VS WILLIE RYAN 2-0-4 DRAWS IN FINAL.
RUBIN
WINS TITLE.
8/18-19 SOUTHERN STATES
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at RICHMOND, VA.
HERMAN L. RUDOLPH WINS TITLE.
8/22-9/5 9TH AMERICAN
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at MARTINS FERRY, OH.
ASA LONG ,CURRENT WORLD 3-MOVE
CHAMPION, WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION.
SEPT. GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at ATLANTA.
GARLAND G. PAYNE WINS TITLE.
FALL KEN GROVER VS.
HAROLD FRYER 3-0-8 DRAWS at NEW YORK.
FALL MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at SEDALIA.
JAMES B. MARR WINS TITLE.
10/12 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
37 ENTRIES.
PAUL WESLOW WINS TITLE.
11/15-16 MAINE CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at PORTLAND.
RAY S. GOULD WINS TITLE.
11/25-28 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at FLINT.
STEPHEN FAIRCHILD WINS TITLE.
12/27- 35th OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at WASHINGTON.
J. L. WISON RETAINS TITLE.
DEC. KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at AUGUSTA.
PROF. T. L. BOUSE WINS TITLE.
DATE???
AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT at HOBART.
J. BOYLES
WINS TITLE.

1938
JAN.
41st SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.
THOMAS
DANIELS VS. ALEX INGLIS IN FINAL 1-0-9 DRAWS.
DANIELS
WINS TITLE.
JAN.
KEN GROVER VS. WALTER HELLMAN 3-1-15 DRAWS at MIAMI.
JAN.???
OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT at LINCOLN.
LESLIE
GREEN WINS TITLE FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN A ROW.
2/12
MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MINNEAPOLIS.
HERMAN
L. RUDOLPH VS. OTTO A. HOLT IN FINAL 2-0-14 DRAWS.
RUDOLPH
WINS TITLE.
2/12-14
ILLINOIS DOWN-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SULLIVAN. 40 ENTRANTS.
RICHARD
L. FORTMAN WINS TITLE.
2/21
ARIZONA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PHOENIX. THE FIRST TOURNEY TO BE RUN BY THE NEWLY FORMED ARIZONA CHECKER ASSOCIATION.
LLOYD
LASSEN WINS TITLE.
2/21
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MANKATO. 55 ENTRANTS A PROBABLE RECORD.
MILTON
JENKINS WINS TITLE.
2/22-23
ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at NORTH LITTLE ROCK. 35 PLAYERS.
R.
L. FEATHERSTON WINS TITLE.
3/6-8
IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WAVERLEY.
BOBBY
MARTIN WINS TITLE.
3/7-
SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WATERTOWN.
SAM
B. MORRISON WINS TITLE.
3/19-20 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CHAMPAIGN.
J. E. LESTER
RETAINS TITLE.
3/21-24
NORTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FARGO.
JOHN
MEYER WINS TITLE.
4/10-11
MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLUMBIA. 50
PLAYERS.
J.
E. CALVERT WINS TITLE.
4/15-16
CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HARTFORD.
JOSEPH
GRANFIELD RETAINS TITLE.
4/17-
WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF.
WILLIAM
EDWARDS WINS TITLE.
4/17-
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at INVERCARGILL.
G.
A. BROWN WINS TITLE.
4/18-21
7th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.
SAM
COHEN VS JAMES MARSHALL 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.
COHEN
WINS TITLE.
4/18-30 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SYDNEY.
A RECORD 57 ENTRANTS.
JOHN
BOYLES VS J. FERGUSON 2-1-7 DRAWS IN FINAL.
BOYLES
RETAINS TITLE.
SPRING
NORTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
R.
MITCHELL WINS TITLE.
6/5
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TOURNAMENT at DAVENPORT, IOWA. AN ENTRY OF 68 PLAYERS.
RICHARD
L. FORTMAN WINS TITLE.
JUNE
KENTUCKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LOUISVILLE (FINALS).
DR.
J. D. McNEILL WINS TITLE FOR THE 6TH TIME IN SUCCESSION
AUG.???
CEDAR POINT ANNUAL OUTING TOURNEY.
WILLIE
RYAN VS WALTER HELLMAN IN FINAL 0-0-12.
THEY
AGREED TO SHARE THE HONOURS.
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.

FALL???
SHEFFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
WON
BY G. WHITING.
12/26-
OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at FINDLAY.
GENE
ZUBER BEAT J. L. WILSON IN FINAL.
ZUBER
WINS TITLE.
12/27-
KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.
J.
W. CARR VS W. J. SWAIN 5-1-2 DRAWS IN FINAL.
CARR
WINS TITLE.
DATE???
"BOLAND'S FAMILIAR THEMES" IS PUBLISHED BY BEN BOLAND, NEW YORK. IT WAS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT BOOKS BY
THIS AUTHOR.
1939
1/2-
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GLASGOW.
J.
McFARLANE VS. JAMES MARSHALL 2-0-4 DRAWS 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 DRAWS.
2/6 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WAUNETA.
ROY
TROXEL VS ADOLPH CARLSON 4-2-3 DRAWS IN FINAL.
TROXEL WINS TITLE.
MAR.
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 TOURNAMENT at ???
R.
MITCHELL VS W.M. STEEL 2-0-1 DRAW IN FINAL.
MITCHELL RETAINS
TITLE, WINNING FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SUCCESSION.
SPRING
ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at JACKSONVILLE.
J.
E. LESTER RETAINS TITLE.
SPRING
MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
HERMAN
L. RUDOLPH BEAT O. A. HOLT IN FINAL TO RETAIN TITLE.
4/10-
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MORECAMBE.
SAM
COHEN VS. J. SUNDERLAND 1-0-5 DRAWS 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 TOURNAMENT at CARDIFF. WON BY GRAHAM DAVIES.
4/23-24 MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COLOMBIA.
GEORGE
FARLEY WINS TITLE.
4/27
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CONCORD.
JOE
GALLAGHER WINS TITLE.
8/9-11 SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
at BIRMINGHAM, AL. 42 ENTRIES.
BASIL
CASE WINS TITLE.
8/21-9/3 10TH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 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 DRAWS at FLINT, MI.
HUNTLEY
WINS TITLE OF "LADY CHAMPION OF AMERICA".
8/28-9/12
2ND TOURNAMENT OF THE NATIONAL CHECKER ASSOCIATION (NCA) at TACOMA, WA.
WILLIE
RYAN BEAT WALTER HELLMAN IN FINAL.
RYAN
WINS TITLE.
SUMMER
??? KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
RAY FIELDS WINS HIS
FIRST STATE TITLE.
11/11 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
FRANK
McCLELLAND WINS TITLE.
11/23
MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LANSING.
STEPHEN FAIRCHILD RETAINS TITLE.
12/28- KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at WICHITA.
CHARLES
MUNSON WINS TITLE.
12/
NEW YORK MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
MORRIS
KRANTZ VS. A. HERMAN 2-1-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.

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