TIME LINE 1910-1919

TIME LINE 1910-1919

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1911

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1914

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1910

1/1-4 5TH INTERNATIONAL MATCH SCOTLAND VS. ENGLAND 39-17-79 at GLASGOW

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1/4-5 KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WICHITA

WILLIAM PILCHER WINS TITLE.

1/18-20 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MARSHALLTOWN. GEORGE S. JENNINGS WINS TITLE.

2/1-3 13TH NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HASTINGS. THOMAS J. REID WINS TITLE.

2/22 BOSTON VS. ALL NEW ENGLAND 147-112-100 (95-A-SIDE)

at BOSTON.

2/21-3/7 AMERICAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP

(PLAYED ON 2-MOVE RESTRICTION)

NEWELL W. BANKS VS HUGH HENDERSON 4-3-43 at TOLEDO OH.

BANKS WINS TITLE.

PEN AND INK DRAWING BY T. DAVIDSON

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3/28-29 FINAL ROUNDS OF THE FIRST AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND T. BIGGS at BRADFORD.

HE WINS THE ALEXANDER SHIELD, A MAGNIFICENT SOLID SILVER TROPHY DONATED BY ALEC ALEXANDER, PRESIDENT OF THE ENGLISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION.

MORE THAN 100 PLAYERS HAD ENTERED THE COMPETITION.

3/29 NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY

WILLIAM PENMAN WINS TITLE

MARCH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP.

ALFRED JORDAN VS F. KAISER 1-0-9 IN FINAL.

JORDAN RETAINS TITLE.

MARCH/APRIL 32nd LANARKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND.

J. O'BRINE WINS TITLE.

SPRING R. SALLAWAY VS R.T. WARD 3-3-14 at LONDON

SPRING FINAL OF FIRST COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP ORGANISED BY THE ENGLISH DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION

LANCASHIRE VS YORKSHIRE 7-6-11

SPRING F. KAISER VS R.T. WARD 3-3-6 at LONDON

SPRING 6th GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

L. COLLINGWOOD WINS TITLE.

SPRING LANCASHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP.

ALLAN HYND RETAINS TITLE.

4/15 ALF JORDAN LEAVES LONDON FOR WORLD TOUR

SPRING PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY JOSEPH A. DROUILLARD at SAN FRANCISCO

SPRING 1ST OMAHA CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY J. L. WILLS

5/18 DEATH OF WILLIAM WEEDON AFTER FALLING DOWNSTAIRS AND BREAKING HIS NECK. HE WAS MANIPULATOR OF AJEEB, THE CHECKERS AND CHESS AUTOMATON

5/28-30 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY PETER DORAN AND CHARLES HEFTER TIED at CHICAGO

5/30 1ST CONNECTICUT STATE TOUNEY GEORGE W. FAIRGRIEVE

5/30 OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY H. O. NEWCOMB at AKRON

6/25 BIRMINGHAM VS LONDON 14-6-11 at BIRMINGHAM (18-A-SIDE)

8/5 DEATH OF GEORGE BUCHANAN, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, AGED 34. SEVERAL TIMES WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP AND A GREAT BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL.

8/7-14 2nd CEDAR POINT OUTING TOURNEY.

LEE WARREN JAMES WINS SILVER CUP

8/11-13 3RD SOUTHERN STATES TOURNEY at MACON, GA

CAPT F. B. FISHBURNE WON FOR THE 3RD TIME

9/5 MICHIGAN STATE TOURNEY F. W. CARR at SAGINAW. THE FIRST TOURNEY THERE IN 18 YEARS.

11/18-19 TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HOUSTON

T. L. ELLIS WINS TITLE

11/24 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY HERBERT L. BROWN at INDIANAPOLIS

11/27 CHICAGO MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP

PROF H. C. HARTSHORN VS ARTHUR H. BARNES 10-8-12. HARTSHORN RETAINS TITLE.

11/27 ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY GEORGE S. WATSON

DEC LONDON VS BIRMINGHAM 8-4-12 at LONDON (19-A-SIDE)

12/28- 2ND CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY HELD BY TORONTO CHECKER CLUB at TORONTO.

JOHN W. JACOBSON WINS TITLE

1911

A. JORDAN VS. J. BOREHAM 9-1-30 at AUSTRALIA

1/2 18TH SCOTTISH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT.

JAMES FERRIE at GLASGOW

1/3-4 5TH KANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

FRANK G. FARMER at WICHITA.

1/8-18 JULIUS D'ORIO VS PETER DORAN 10-3-31 at CHICAGO

1/13 ENGLISH CHAMPION ALFRED JORDAN ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO TO BEGIN A TOUR OF AMERICA FOLLOWING HIS AUSTRALIAN TOUR

1/17-19 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at MARSHALLTOWN.

GEORGE S. JENNINGS RETAINS TITLE

2/13- ALF JORDAN VS JOSEPH A. DROUILLARD (PACIFIC COAST CHAMPION) 7-0-11 at SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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2/7-8 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

W. L. ELLIS at LINCOLN

2/22 BOSTON VS ALL NEW ENGLAND 140-129-95 (OVER 100-A-SIDE) at BOSTON, MA

2/22- UTAH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY O. J. GRIMES

2/22-23 VERMONT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

H. C. CAMPBELL at BURLINGTON

FEB ALF JORDAN VS PRESTON KETCHUM 2-0-8

FEB ALF JORDAN VS S. F. HOGUE ("HOPEWELL" - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPION) 1-0-15

FEB LOS ANGELES CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY J. F. BURT

3/-4 3RD OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

A. BRADLEY at TULSA

SPRING 33rd LANARKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP.

GEORGE GRAHAM WINS TITLE.

SPRING PHILADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY A. J. KLINKA

APRIL LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP.

F. KAISER WINS TITLE.

APRIL 7th GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

GEORGE O'CONNOR WINS TITLE

APRIL CORNWALL CHAMPIONSHIP C. H. HOLLOW

4/14- AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

WILLIAM PENMAN at DUNEDIN, NZ

APRIL-MAY RICHARD JORDAN TOURS NORTHERN ENGLAND

MAY FIRST INTERCITY MATCH BY TELEGRAPH.

LONDON VS MANCHESTER 5-3-12 (20-A-SIDE)

5/30 OHIO STATE TOURNEY.

H. O. NEWCOMB at DAYTON

5/30 2ND CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

W. R. WELSH at ANSONIA

7/27-28 4TH SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

J. M. ALLEN at GREENVILLE, SC

SUMMER YORKSHIRE VS EDINBURGH 15-9-18 (23-A-SIDE) at EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

8/6-13 3rd CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK TOURNEY.

HOLLAND C. MILES WINS CUP.

8/7-12 ALF JORDAN (ENGLISH CHAMPION) VS NEWELL BANKS (AMERICAN CHAMPION) 4-1-13 at CEDAR POINT, OH.

THIS MARKED THE END OF JORDAN'S AMERICAN TOUR.

8/8 SECOND AMERICAN CHECKER ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED at CEDAR POINT, OH. PRES. F. FITZPATRICK, SEC. M. TEETZEL. IN 1947 MERGED WITH NATIONAL CHECKER ASSOCIATION TO FORM AMERICAN CHECKER FEDERATION

8/9 OHIO VS ALL AMERICA 63-49-60 at CEDAR POINT, OH. 19-A -SIDE.

9/4-16 HUGH HENDERSON VS JULIUS D'ORIO 12-5-27 at BOSTON, MA

10/8 DEATH OF RICHARD JORDAN, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, AGED 38 - FORMER WORLD CHAMPION

10/10 VICTORIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY HUGH EGAN at MELBOURNE

11/30 3RD ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at LITTLE ROCK

GEORGE S. WATSON RETAINS TITLE

11/16 3RD TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

SONLEY LeMAY at HOUSTON

DEC TEXAS MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP

SONLEY LeMAY VS B. J. GREER 14-2-7

LeMAY RETAINS TITLE

DEC VERMONT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

L. N. HYZER at RUTLAND

12/29-30 INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at INDIANAPOLIS.

HERBERT L. BROWN RETAINS TITLE

1912

1/1- 19TH SCOTTISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

ALF JORDAN at GLASGOW

1/1- 2ND MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT DR W. B. BANKS at DETROIT

JAN CENTRAL NY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

C. N. GAFFNEY at UTICA

2/13 NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OMAHA

J. L. WILLS AND C. W. CHAMBERS TIED

2/20-22 IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

W. F. B. CLEVENGER at DES MOINES

2/22 ANNUAL BOSTON VS ALL NEW ENGLAND MATCH at BOSTON. A RARE WIN FOR ANE 175-162-119 (119-A-SIDE). ABOUT 500 PLAYERS WERE PRESENT.

2/22-24 ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

CHARLES HEFTER at CHICAGO

2/24 2ND TELEGRAPHIC MATCH

LONDON VS MANCHESTER 6-3-10 (20-A-SIDE)

3/7 DEATH OF T. G. BLUNDELL, LONDON

SPRING UTAH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

O. J. GRIMES RETAINED TITLE

MARCH ALF JORDAN SETS SAIL FROM ENGLAND TO SETTLE IN THE USA.

SPRING PACIFIC COAST TOURNAMENT.

S. F. HOGUE at SAN FRANCISCO

SPRING 34th LANARKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at HAMILTON, SCOTLAND.

GEORGE GRAHAM RETAINS TITLE.

SPRING NEW HAMPSHIRE TOURNAMENT J. L. THAYER

4/5-12 NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at WELLINGTON.

FRANK HILLIKER WINS TITLE.

4/8- 3RD DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

ANGUS CRAWFORD at TORONTO. ONLY 9 PLAYERS ENTERED - ALL FROM ONTARIO.

APRIL 8th GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

GEORGE O'CONNOR RETAINS TITLE

4/20- PLAYOFF FOR NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIP at OMAHA.

J. L. WILLS VS C. W. CHAMBERS 6-5-5

MAY COUNTIES CUP FINAL

SURREY VS LANCASHIRE 7-6-6

5/27- 12TH ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

JOHN HYND at LONDON

5/30 OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

HOLLAND C. MILES at COLUMBUS

SUMMER IN A GAME WITH CAPT BOWE, ALF JORDAN WAS REPORTED AS TAKING 70 MINUTES ON ONE MOVE.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at KNOXVILLE, TN.

SAM HALLMAN WINS TITLE.

8/5-14 2ND AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at CEDAR POINT, OH. HUGH HENDERSON WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPION.

9/14 DEATH OF CHRISTOPHER ADAMSON, LEVEN, SCOTLAND

NOVEMBER SHEFFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP GEORGE JEWITT

DECEMBER 4TH DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.

ANGUS CRAWFORD RETAINS TITLE

1913

1/1- 20th SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY at GLASGOW.

JAMES FERRIE WINS TITLE.

JAN MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at GRAND RAPIDS.

DR. W. B. BANKS RETAINS TITLE.

1/16 3RD TELEGRAPHIC MATCH LONDON VS MANCHESTER 3-2-11 (16-A-SIDE). LONDON WIN DAILY NEWS CUP.

2/22 BOSTON VS ALL NEW ENGLAND 196-163-126 at BOSTON, MA (124-A-SIDE!)

FEB??. NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at McCOOK.

ERLE PAYNE WINS TITLE.

MARCH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

PERCY A. CRABBE WINS TITLE

MARCH D. G. M'KELVIE VS R. T. WARD 4-4-4 at LONDON

3/24 1ST ENGLAND VS WALES INTERNATIONAL 27-10-31 at LONDON (8-A-SIDE)

SPRING JULIUS D'ORIO VS GEORGE TANNER 7-3-27 DRAWS.

SPRING SUBSCRIPTION MATCH

ALF JORDAN VS HUGH HENDERSON 2-2-16 DRAWS at PITTSBURGH. MATCH GAMES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN CHECKER MONTHLY, VOL. X, NO. 7-8, JULY 1930.

SPRING NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP at

JAMES GARDINER WINS TITLE.

SPRING 3RD AUSTRALASIAN TOURNAMENT at SYDNEY.

HUGH EGAN WINS TITLE.

SPRING ENGLISH COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANCASHIRE VS TYNESIDE 5-3-7

MAY 9th GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

A. B. SCOTT WINS TITLE.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at ATLANTA, GA.

G.C. ANDERSON WINS TITLE.

AUGUST CEDAR POINT OUTING WEEK TOURNEY.

ALF JORDAN WINS TOURNAMENT.

8/28-9/25 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-FREESTYLE.

MELVIN EARL POMEROY VS ALF JORDAN 2-1-47 DRAWS at BINGHAMPTON, NY. POMEROY WINS TITLE.

THIS WAS NOT WIDELY RECOGNISED AS A WORLD TITLE MATCH.

DECEMBER DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION 7TH TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at HAMILTON.

ANGUS CRAWFORD RETAINS TITLE.

1914

1/1- 21st SCOTTISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTat GLASGOW. A. B. SCOTT WINS TITLE.

1/1-3- FINAL STAGES OF 1ST SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP JOHN FORREST at EDINBURGH

NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at HOLDREGE.

L.T. BROOKING WINS TITLE.

3/8 DEATH OF GEORGE H. SLOCUM, CHICAGO, AGED 58. A NOTED PROBLEMIST WHOSE SPECIALITY WAS THE DEFERRED STROKE.

G. H. SLOCUM

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4/13 ENGLAND VS WALES INTERNATIONAL 34-10-29 at WALES (21-A-SIDE)

SPRING BOSTON VS NEW YORK 219-168-118

APRIL NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP DAVID CALDERWOOD JNR at AUCKLAND

SPRING SHEFFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP T. BIGGS FOR THE 5TH TIME

MAY EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIBALD RAE

MAY 10th GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

R. J. ALLEN WINS TITLE.

MAY LIVERPOOL CHAMPIONSHIP E. M. JONES

SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP HARRY FREEDMAN

5/20- FINAL STAGES OF ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP J. CARRUTHERS

6/20 DEATH OF JOSEPH GOULD, MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND, AGED 84. AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER.

DEATH OF ZACH BROGAN, COLUMBUS, MT, AGED 54. PROBLEM COMPOSER.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at CHERAW, SC.

G.C. ANDERSON RETAINS TITLE.

8/6 DEATH OF BARKER WOOLHOUSE, LONDON, AGED 97. ONE OF THE LONGEST LIVED PLAYERS, A CELEBRITY WHO RECEIVED MANY LEADING BRITISH PLAYERS AT HIS HOME.

B. WOOLHOUSE

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9/3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ON UNRESTRICTED OPENINGS.

M. EARL POMEROY VS ALF JORDAN 3-0-45 at BINGHAMPTON, NY.

POMEROY RETAINED THE TITLE, BUT AGAIN IT WAS NOT WIDELY ACCEPTED AS VALID.

11/16-26 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ON 2-MOVE RESTRICTION. ALF JORDON VS. NEWELL BANKS 2-2-36 at KANSAS CITY, MO.

THE WORLD TITLE HAD LAIN DORMANT SINCE RICHARD JORDAN RESIGNED IT IN 1903.

ALFRED JORDAN VS. NEWELL BANKS

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DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP A.CRAWFORD at

1915

1/11-15 3RD AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at CHICAGO, IL.

HUGH. HENDERSON RETAINS TITLE OF AMERICAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPION.

DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at

ANGUS CRAWFORD WINS TITLE.

11TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TY at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

L. COLLINGWOOD WINS TITLE.

NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at HASTINGS.

J.L. WILLS WINS TITLE.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at CHICK SPRINGS, SC. F.B. FISHBURNE WINS TITLE.

SEPT. MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at DETROIT.

FRED O'MALEY WINS TITLE

AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT G. COTTRILL at MELBOURNE

1916

JAN. MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at JACKSON.

FRED O'MALEY RETAINS TITLE.

DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP A.CRAWFORD at

"RAMBLES WITH THE SWITCHER" PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM T. CALL

12TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TY at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

L. COLLINGWOOD RETAINS TITLE.

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at

WILLIS HILL, JR. WINS TITLE.

NEBRASKA STATE TOURNAMENT at HASTINGS.

C.W. CHAMBERS WINS TITLE.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at CHICK SPRINGS, SC.

G.C. ANDERSON AND F.B. FISHBURNE ARE TIED AT END OF TOURNAMENT, AND NEVER PLAYED OFF.

1917

JAN. MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at LANSING.

FRANCIS CORCORAN WINS TITLE.

DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP A.CRAWFORD at

AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT R. HOLMES at PERTH

1/8-19 WORLD TITLE MATCH ON 2-MOVE RESTRICTION OPENINGS NEWELL BANKS VS ALF JORDAN 3-2-35 at LOS ANGELES, CA

BANKS CLAIMS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

13TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TY at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

A. M. CRAIG WINS TITLE.

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TOURNAMENT at

WILLIS HILL, JR. RETAINS TITLE.

MONTANA STATE TOURNAMENT at HELENA.

R.R. FRAZIER WINS TITLE.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at CHARLOTTE.

F.B. FISHBURNE RETAINS TITLE.

1918

JAN. MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at HILLSIDE..

FRED O'MALEY WINS TITLE.

ST. PETERSBURG "TOURIST TY" M.D. TEETZEL at ST. PETERSBURG, FL

DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP at

ANGUS CRAWFORD WINS TITLE.

14TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TY at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

A. M. CRAIG RETAINS TITLE.

MONTANA STATE TOURNAMENT at HELENA.

HENRY H. LEPPER WINS TITLE.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at ATLANTA, GA.

E.E. STYLES WINS TITLE.

10/23 DEATH OF HUGH HENDERSON OF PITTSBURG, PA.

HENDERSON WAS BORN IN MUIRKIRK, AYRSHIRE,SCOTLAND, BUT LATER EMIGRATED TO AMERICA IN 1905. IN 1907 HE BECAME EDITOR OF THE CHECKER COLUMN IN THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH.

IN 1910 HE LOST A CHALLENGE TO NEWELL BANKS FOR THE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA, BUT LATER BECAME A TWO-TIME AMERICAN TOURNEY CHAMPION, WINNING IN 1912 AND 1915, THE FIRST EVER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. HENDERSON WAS A VICTIM OF THE MASSIVE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC THAT SWEPT THE UNITED STATES IN 1918.

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1919

JAN. MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT at GRAND RAPIDS.

FRED O'MALEY RETAINS TITLE.

DOMINION CHECKER ASSOCIATION TY FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP A.CRAWFORD at

15TH GLASGOW CHAMPIONSHIP TY at GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

A. LAMBIE WINS TITLE.

MONTANA STATE TOURNAMENT at HELENA.

JOSEPH CANNING WINS TITLE.

SUMMER SOUTHERN STATES TOURNAMENT at NEWMAN, GA.

G.C. RAYMOND WINS TITLE.

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