THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 31, 191D.
RAINBOW CHASEES SEE
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SEASON OF INDOOR
SWIMMING IS NEAR
COAST BOYS IN THE BIG LEAGUES.
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Scribe Credits Rickard With
Desire for Second Fight.
Multnomah Club Is to Have
Strong Aggregation.
"KffF OFF TUf GRASS S
'ALIBI IKES' VERY BUSY
fCLO FUTURE IS BRIGHT
VTHlard's Business Manager Ven
tures Opinion Dempsey Would Be
Licked in Another Combat.
Humphreys. Ho-ford. Enegrene,
'Wil.-ry, Douglas, Allen, Eh in;
a oil Others lo B in Running.
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Indoor wimminr will be In vogue
with the closing of the iwlmmlnt re
aorta along the river next week. This
Indoor season will find Multnomah club
with the greatest aggregation of swim
mer in the history of the club, having
during the summer added many new as
wall a old-time swimmers and divers.
Tb water polo season should be a
briajht one this year, as it i under
stood l r.ew Portland natatorium and
batha V"l have a strong team to bid
for ia championship of the city.
Though Ben; of the boys of the club
will le ."" the various colleges there
are still ' 'han the usual numbel
left. Louis ia!e--h. Multnomah's fam
ous diver, will kl vn; within the next
ten days for Se- York City and
Brownie Webster w eave for Stan
ford. Buster Pouglas. bo.N a swimmet
and diver, will be at Columbia and can
get away for practire and competition.
Jlyron Wllsey and Albert Enecrene will
be left for the sprints and O. J. Hoi
ford will have the honor of the distance
swimming.
Bill Stemple.'who finished second In
the last river marathon, is back at the
club and with luke Walker as a run
ning mate can give any of the boys a
run. Happy Kuehn will have the diving
honors all to himself with Don Stryker
to aid in a pinch. Shorty Olivier. Mult
nomah's diver. Is at present in the Yu
kon, and it is possible that he may re
main there for the winter. With the
coming national Junior diving contest
but two months away Happy will be
busy getting into perfect form and lin
ing up some new dives in order to carry
away the meet. Buckland. the back
stroke star, is at present in eastern Ore
gon and it is more than likely that he
will be back to get in on the opening
of the winter schedule within the next
week or so.
Miss Ethel Knowles and Florence
Knowles are the latest additions to
Multnomah's swimming team. Ethel
swims the backstroke, crawl and brest
stroke and with Florence to help out
they will give any women in the north
west a run. Thelma Payne, Constance
Meyer. Helen Hicks. Irene and Virginia
Pembroke make up the diving team
which b proved for the past three
seasons superior to any the country
ran produce and will likely hang onto
Its laurels.
Water polo always calls forth from
biding many of the old-timers who.
though swimmers, never enter anything
else, but get a thrill out of the game.
Among those who will get out for the
game are the Humphrey boys, Harry
and Ed: Honford. Enegrene. Wilsey,
Douclas Allem Ewing. Stryker, Wheel
er. Patterson and many others.
October 1! is the date of the national
1 no-yard swim for women at Neptune
Beach. Alameda. This race will be the
Pacific coast classic for women. Frances
Cowells Schroth. one of America's great
est women swimmers, and who this
year has set many new records and is
swimming better this season than ever
before, is looked upon to uphold the
honors of the coast. Dorothy Burns, of
the Los Angeles club, and Helen Mar
tin, former Portland girl, supported by
Ruth Crane of Oakland, will complete
the coast girls who must battle the
world-famous swimmers from Australia
Fanny Durack and Mina Wiley, and
their recent conquerer. Ethelda Blleb-
trey of New. York. The event will be
staged In the surf just off the beach
and will be a straightaway.
O. J. Hosford. chairman of Multno
mah's swimming affairs. Is in New
York this week conferring with the of
ficials of the Athletic union relative to
the awarding of meets for the coming
year, and incidentally to look over the
swimming in the metropolis. Next week
he will view the swimming affairs ot
the middle west and spend several days
In Chicago before returning home via
the Canadian Rockies. He is expected
home with many new ideas the second
week of September.
September is the latest date set for
the state of Washington swimming and
diving championships, to be held at the
Crystal pool. Seattle.
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BY CHRISTY WALSH.
Carl Mays, baseball's great trage
dian, has all the combustible tem
perament and sincerity of purpose
that Is found In the average militant
Irishman.
He pitches to win, fights to win
and talks to win. In my case he did
the latter, and the following; facts
are taken from a very fiery little
conversation with the injunction kid.
.It' is Interesting to briefly review
his record that led up to the turbu
lent estrangement from the Red Sox.
His first professional whirl was with
Boise. Idaho, in 1912, during which
season be won 28 games and only
lost 8. - Incidentally; he led the
league In batting with an average of
.154.
This was too good for that circuit
and he vu picked off by Portland
in the Pacific Coast league. Without
a trial he was farmed to the Port
land team In the Northwest league
and besides twirling a lot of win
ning games, played the outfield and
led the league with a batting aver
age of .364. .
In the spring of ISIS he was pur-'
chased by Detroit, but Hughey Jen
nings, without a tryout, farmed him
to Providence. He won 28 games
and lost 8 for the Rhode Island club
and pasted the seams for an average
of .292. ''
In 1915 with Boston, he only
pitched ten games, winning seven,
but was called the "pinch hitter" of
the pennant-winning Sox. He fin
ished games for every twlrler on
4he club and worked 30 more innings
than any other Red Sox pitcher.
He labored hard In 1916 and the
following season won 22 games and
lost 9. Last year he won 22 games
out of 35 and hit the ball for .286.
His record with the Boston club
was one hard season after another.
In the opening months of tbe pres
ent year, with Lewis and Leonard
gone but Boston still conceded a
chance to win, tbe bulk of the defen
sive work was saddled on Mays.
For an indefinite period be says
there had been a wall of dissension
coming between him and the man
agement. Then he began to lose
game after . game through what
seemed to be inexcusable blunders.
He has nothing but the highest per
sonal regard for every Boston play
er, but for some reason, he says, they
seemed to go to pieces every time he
was on the mound. All this added
to his growing dislike for Barrows
and the Boston management worried
him into a fretful, nervous condi
tion. The beginning of the end came at
New York. It was early in the race
and a double-headed win would mean
a lot to Boston.- Barrows asked Mays
to pitch both games, to which he
willingly assented and shut out the
Yankees in the opening. The second
game was lost, 4 to 1, but with 16
Sox left on bases, Mays claims by
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every rule of baseball luck he was
entitled to a win. At any rate, he.
took his medicine without a kick.
Then came the anti-climax. A
couple of pals of Mays' weather
beaten overseas gobs called at the
hotel. Inviting them to the Sunday
game. Mays went to the manage
ment for a pair of passes. A .very
small request from a man who has
just pitched a double-header. He
eays he was refused and referred to
the secretary. In turn he was again
refused, owing to the alleged, fact
that a large Sunday crowd was ex
pected and there were to-be no
passes. The conversation grew very
interesting. If Indeed not heated, and
when Mays ventured to remark that
the secretary was In the habit of
giving Sunday passes to his personal
friends "I was immediately remind
ed." Mays states, "that I was only
a ballplayer."
If "the wound had ever started to
heal, it was now laid wide open. The
Jump to Chicago gave him plenty of
opportunity to brood over his many
grievances, but when called upon to
face the White Sox he marched to :
the mound. Right off the bat things
broke bad and when, in the fifth .
inning, his own catcher accidentally
hit him in the head with a returned
ball Mays literally "hit the ceiling."
When the team went to the bench'
. Mays went to the" shower bath, a
bundle, of jumping nerves.
. That night he caught a train for
Boston, but before climbing aboard
penned a letter to Barrows terml-
natlng In his now famous statement,
"I can pitch for you with my arm,
but not with my heart and mind."
And, he added, "No pitcher can win
that way." 'Barrows wired to Boston
-asking him to reconsider, to which
he repeated the sentiments of his
valedictory note, urging In addition
that he be traded, sold or given
to any club convenient to Boston at
the earliest possible moment.
"I had not the slightest idea where
I would be shipped," says Mays. 'I
did not care. To accept money in a
deal for me would rightfully have
i enraged the Boston fans. This Bar
rows could not do. He had to have
players and this immediately elimi
nated Philadelphia and Washington.
Cleveland offered two sore-arm
pitchers and an outfielder, while
Chicago anad Detroit offered cash.
Thus New York was the only team
with desirable players for trade, eo
I was sent to the Yankees.
"This explains why I sighed with
New York and I might add I did not
hold them up for a bonus, as is usu
ally the case with a player being
traded.
"As to my guilt, I admit I have
broken a rule, but with the fore
going evidence, am willing to rest
. my case with the great body of
open-minded fans. Not with one or
a few men biased either for or
against me.
"I do feel, however, that I have
been made a goat of a test case, and
would like to take this opportunity
to ask Mr. Johnson what was done to
Joe Jackson last year when he
left his club flat. Was he suspended?
And what was done to Lowdermilk
when he dropped out of sight a couple
of weeks ago? And Robinson, who was
reinstated the very day purchased by
the Cubs. And now comes Scott Per
ry of the Athletics, who says 'No
more big league ball for me'.' And
a long list of others who did as .1
did, but fortunately escaped the un
just criticism and rebuke that has
been mine.
"Off the ball field I still consider
Ed Barrows one of the finest men I
ever met. On the field well, I have
nothing to say!"
Cb.ess.
K. H. BRYANT, Editor.
Contributions of games, endings, problems
or Item of Interest, criticism and club
notes solicited. Send direct to 143 East
Thirty-fifth street.
FKOl.fc.M INV. Ml.
By Dr. W. R. I. Dal ton. Seattle, Wash.
The editor Is certain sum of the solvers
will g-l mixei up a-lth the knight In this
nrpTIv romDosltlnn. Pil kwiok. you will not
pick this as easily as you did the other.
BLACK. THIRTEEN PIECES.
Turf Notes.
MABEL TRASK has worked a mile
in 2:06. and will be started to
reduce her record to 2:01 later In
the season. She is in foal to Lu Prince
ton. 2:02.
A. H. Cosden s colt General Knight
may not be started this year. He cost
JS025 last November.
The Acme, after chasing McGregor
the Great at three meetings without
showing In front, was sold at auction
for JJuOO at Cleveland and shipped
west.
Harry Burgoyne says that Mlgnoa.
1:04 is the handsomest trotting stal
lion in action, he ever saw. Cox does
not agree with him. His selection is
Lu Princeton, who will meet Ante Guy
In the big free-for-all at Hartford on
Labor day.
Wilkes Brewer. In racing trim, looks
more like a galloper than any trotter
teetering on the edge of the free-for-all
line, while her golden coat and
white trimmings muke her very con
spicuous when she appears in public.
The Toddler. 2:03'. Is the fastest
tallion ever bred on the Pacific coast.
Periscope will be reserved for the
big futurities. Her owner says that if
that course had been adopted with
Chestnut Peter and David Guy last
year, they would have won all of them.
A few of the top liners are in the
repair shop. Verlie Patchen. 2:02S, has
been fired for a lameness under her
front knee. Red Bearer. 2.06 Vi. is
nursing a big knee at Indianapolis'.
Heir Renper. 2:41, . Alma Forbes.
I:06H. Bertha McGuire. 2:04 and
Peter Worth. 2:10. are lame.
ifter Petrex. S:0S4 pul!ed up lame.
A. W. Smith presented her to 1avid
,uok with the understanding that he
was to have her first filly by Etawah,
2:031. He also presented tbe three-year-old
filly Harveta. 2:09t. to C. W
Leonard with the understanding that
be was to have her first filly by Chest
nut Peter. 2:05 V,.
Mintmark. 2:11, by Bingen has
broken down.
Cox sold Brother David. J. W J:.
and a couple of others at Cleveland to
be raced over the half-mile tracks. He
also shipped Nora CXeil and Jeanette
Speed. 2 CW. o Lexington.
Binland. !:03. Is still laid up mith a
lama shonlder at Sprinficld. Ohio.
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WHITE. NINE PIECES.
White to mate in three moves.
White kin on KK4, queen on QH. rook on
Ql. llshon on KKt.1 and KKt8. knights on
K3 and vtKl. pawn, on QS. QR3. Black
kmc on Q.-, queen on QR3. rooks on KB and
UBS. bishops on (Jtt and t'B4. pawns on
K5. KB4. KR4. QB7, QKt4; knights on QB6
and KKti .
By Mr. Looney, Weed. Cal.
After having this ready to diagram re
ceived a letter from Mr. Looney ins-King
correction. It will not be very difficult
grasp the laea oi tne imuwr .
prove worthy your enorw iu . -
your praise also.
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movers open to all countries. Is announced In
connection with the celebration of the 40th
anniversary of the Goteborg Chess club.
Ooleborg. Sweden, on November 17. next.
The prizes vary from 100 to 25 crowns for
the two movers and 150 to 25 crowns for
the three movent. Communications should
be addressed to Problemturnlng, cloteborg
schachksallskap. V'aland. Goteborg. Hweden.
Oh! my stars, what an elaborate address.
I am wondering If Ben Foster made this
up?
Zukertort the great German chess master
was asked "what do the books say re
garding a certain move which he had
Just made In a game? "I do not.' he replied,
'have to consult the books. I make them.'
The reply may be all riht for a cracker
atr m ni,vp hut for the novice we
advise that he obtain the elementary works
i on chess and study tnem aniRenny.
one should attempt to leam wimuui u,iua
text books for constant consultation..
H. Bverlts, Oakland, Cal. White king on
KKt4. rook on KK;o. pawn on K4. Black
king on QKtR. rook on QB7 forms very
nearly the ending you contribute and in
answer would ray the power of the rook
is here manifested in fixing a line the
king can not cross. White without the move
wins. R-K7: 2, K-B3. R-K8; 3. R-Q5,
K-B5: 4. R-QS. K-B4: 5. K-B4. K-Bi. etc.
It would require too much space to carry
out trunk and variations. Believe this will
help you to see that the white pawn can be
successfully queened.
GAME NO. B22.
Indebted to Ben Foster for this and the
following scores made In the Western
Masters' tournament In Chicago. 111. we
believe that these three games will prove
of the greatest Interest to The Oregonian
plavers. Whllaker (white). Kostich (black).
siacK.i v nue.
P-Q4I19 P-B4 RxP
P-QB4I--0 PxQP KPxP
Kt-(JB3!.-1 B-Kt R R
P-K3 22 PxP KtxP
P-B4il!3 R-Kt2 R-Kt
Kt-B3 1-4 RxR SxR
B-Q3 12S B-R2 Q R
PxPi'JO B-Kt4 Kt-KtS
PxKti'-7 BxKt BxB
O-O 28 Q-KS Q-R2ch
P-B4 ID K-R R-K
Q-Kt:t 30 QxtjPrh B-K3
P-QR4 31 Q-B(A) Q-K2
Kt-KS'32 QxBch Q-Q
B-Q2 33 Bxch RxB
P-R.V34 K-UHch B-B
RPxPi35 Kt-K5 P"KJ
Q-QI36 P-Kt3 R-33
jjraw.
(A) Missing a win by Q-KtS.
GAME NO. 923.
A favorite opening of J. W. Showaltet
(white), vs. J. S. Morrison (black), the
Canadian expert. ,
White. Black.'Whlte. Black.
1 P-K4 P-K4I22 P-Q4 P-R3
2 KtKB3 Kt-QB3 23 B-B2 -B
B-Q2 25 QxP . P-R
Kt-Q5 26 Q-Q3 PxPch
KtxKtchl27 K-Kt QxQch
Kt-H3!28 RxQ P-B3
P-QKt4l2 (JR-R3 P-K3
B-Q3U0 KtxKtP KiKt
B-KKt5131 RxP R-K8ch
0-0132 RxR KxR
B-R4 33 R-K6ch , K-Kt4
B-KtS34 RxB PxP
Kt-R4 35 RxP KxP
P-KB4H0 R-(jKt5 R-K
Q-Q2 37 RxP K-B8
KR-K3SP-Q5' R-K8ch
PXPI39 K-B2 KxP
Kt-I)5!40 P-6 R-K3
PxB'41 K-Qch Resigns
P-QR4I
On the Alleys.
WHITE. TWELVE PIECES.
White to mate In three moves.
White king on (JR. queen on QBH. rooks
on K and K tv t , oisnops on v uu w.
knlehts on (JKtO and Ktvm. pawns on v r-.
QBJ. KB, Kill. Black king on kBJ. queen
on k K, tooks on w " ' .......
QKt and KRS. kntsht on lv, pawns on r..
tvtv, tvtKJ. i n-.
PROBLEM NO. 8.19.
By a mysterious G. W. M.
U... la v.-r one and it IS sound. tOO.
If rhe author will not divulge his name for
fear it Is not. Any way you try and cook
It Black, nine pieces. v nue. six pi ---.
White to mate tn two moves. White king
on (JKf queen on w-. oisnui'" "
ot. knirhts on K3 ano imck hiiB o
(jKtS. bishops on KB and QB7, knights on
n.K and (J, I' ' n- no " '. -
Sc il.l'TIONS.
Problem No. 8:11 Key. (J-R2.
Problem No. Key. Q-R7.
Problem No. :;:t Key. Kt-K2.
Problem Xo. S-'H Mr. Givens gives R-P.2.
As stated the rook snouia ne piacea upon
KBi Instead OI fx Ml. Jir. curl, .a "'H""'
the chance sends the following- solution:
R-KB7. KxKt; 2, B-Q3. K-K3: 8. B-B4,
mate. ....
Na. U'VKli j(.-ivi.o
K-B7. K-UJ. male.
iiuiinn, have a so been received
H. S. Goddard. L. E. sitlltn, M. jonnsiotr
( R. CampDeu. a. rpnnser. i-ukwics, r
Claudlanos. G. Robinson, c. Davenport.
R. l-atrick, D. Looney, J. N. Roberts.
Boardman. N. Ji. Greenway,
Chas. Benson.
W e note mat several new c
being stated in prominent papers in this
and other countries; that splendid receptions
are being given to prominent ytmyrim.
White.
1 P-KB4
2 P-Q4
3 P-K3
4 Kt-KB3
5 B-Q3
6 O-O
7 QKt-Q2
8 Kt-K.l
9 KtxKt
10 PxP
11 Kt-BS
12 P-B:t
13 Q-K2
14 P-QK13
15 B-(J2
1 KR-B
17 QR-Kt
18 RxP
3 P-B3
4 Q-R4
5 PxP
8 Q-Q
7 QxKt
8 B-B4
S B-KtS
10 P-Q3
11 Q-K3
12 P-KR8
13 Kt-Q:l
14 Kt-K4
15 Q-K2
Id Kt-KtS
17 Kt-K6
18 P-Kt4
19 PxP
20 BxKt
21 O-O-O
2. P-B8(B).
from
L.
Pyerlts,
that
the Intense interest being manlfestd in the
Hastings tournament In London are all
greatly tn evidence as to the growth of this
popular game. It far excels anything in
reoent vears. A goodly number of cluba
have been formed, and the growth of the
Correspondence League of America la bring
ing cheaa nsrmony anil uuixmi
players in the states that could aot have
Keen accomplished in any other way. Go
to It' Keep it up!
-aajewbiem tournament for two aua tare
GAME NO. 924.
Queen's Gambit Declined.
Edward Lasker of Chicago (white), vs.
John Winter (black). Detroit.
W'hlte. Black.'Whlte. Black.
1 P-Q4 P-Q4I21 PxKt RxP
2 Kt-KB8 Kt-KB3'22 B-K3 R-Q3
3 P-B4 P-KS J3 P-QR4 P-QK13
4 Kt-B3 P-B3 24 P-RJ PxP
5 P-K3 B-Q3 28 RxP R-Kt
8 B-Q3 QKt-Q2l26 B-B4 R-K3
7 O-O 0-OI27 P-KKtS RxP
8 Q-K2 PXPI2S RxP . R-B7
8 BxP P-K4I2D Kt-R4 R-K.Sch
10 Q-B2 P-KR3i30 K-Kt2 KR-K7
11 R-Q R-KI31 K-B3 KxPch
12 PxP KtxPi.12 K-K4 RxP
13 KtxKt RxKt!33 R-R8ch K-R2
14 Q-Q3 B-K:l.34 Kt-Kt6 KR-K7ch
15 P-K4 BxB 35 K-K3 R-QR7
18 QxB Q-K2 38 R-QB8 P-Kt4
17 B-B4 R-K3 37 B-K3 R-KKt7
18 RxB RxR,38 Kt-Q7 RxP
111 P-K5 Q-K3.39 Kt-B8ch K-Kt3
20 (JxQ Rx(Ji40 RxP R-R3ch
Resigns.
Blaney Is one of those in favor of
the idea and when the tournaments
get under way Portland may be repre
sented by several teams at leaGt, as
the Portland alleys as well as the Ore
gon alleys will more than likely put
forth several teams in the field.
The 1919-1920 bowling season in
Portland will officially get under way
on September 15, when the league sea
son will open on the Oregon alleys.
The secretaries of the various bowl
ing leagues are preparing for a ban
ner season on the alleys and the man
agers of the rival quintets are find
ing good talent in abundance, because
of the return of many of .the cities'
best bowlers from the service.
San Francisco will not only be rep
resented by several five-man teams at
the American bowling congress cham
pionships in Peoria. 111., next year but
will also' have a five-woman team en
tered. The Pacific Coast Bowling associa
tion was organized in 1915, at which
time the annual tournament opened
with 25 five-man teams entered. The
following year the tournament was
staged at San Jose. Cal., with an en
trance of 36 five-man teams and a cor
responding number of single and
double entries.
In 1918 the tournament was staged
in Los Angeles with 46 five-man teams
entered. This year the tournament was
held in San Francisco last May, and
63 five-man teams front all over the
west participated. There were also 63
double entries and 178 singles. Three
thousand dollars In prize money and
nine gold medals were distributed.
It is estimated that over 100 teams
will compete in the 1920 championships
in Oakland.
Checkers.
E. H. BRTANT. Editor.
Phone Tabor 6213.
Portland Chess and Checker club, Wor
cester building. Third and Oak streets, room
210. Contributions solicited. - Mail to 143
East Thirty-fifth street.
PROBLEM NO. 905.
This position at one time aroused the
greatest interest among the fans. It was
termed the Wyllie-Hefter-Slocum problem.
It was published in the Inter-Ocean as No.
292. This is not . beyond your reach and
is the training that every student shoijd
welcome with enthusiasm. Stay away from
the movies one night and give this a fair
trial. The practical experience will pay big
dividends in the checker work.
BLACK 3, 5, 18, 21. KING. 17.
BOB HAR.MO.VFACES PROBLEM
Santa Clara Coach Must Convert
i
Rugby Men to U. S. Game.
SAXTA CLARA. Cal., Aug. 30. The
problem of transforming Rugby play
ers into a winning American football
team is faced by Bob Harmon, coach
at Santa Clara university.
The Rugby veterans expected back
this fall include Scholz. Diaz. Korte,
Jackson. Roy Fowler, Ferrario, Mul
doon. Amarral, Wheelan and George
Noll, all holders of varsity letters.
New material for the football team, it
was announced, is offered with the
registration of Pelouze and Hodler of
Oregon Agricultural college, Larry
Devlin and John Cronin of Loyola col
lege and Shawl, and Paker from Long
Beach, Cal., high school.
a .:v $ S' -f '4 1 ..-:l rv.-..a
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WHITE 14. 25. 27. KINGS, 11. SO.
White to move. What result?
PROBLEM NO. 906.
By Zach Brogan.
Mr. Brogan was one of the best-known
and best friends any One could have. His
death a few years ago was lamented by the
host of players in this country. Black, 14,
19. King. 13. White, 28, 30. King. 29.
Black to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 907.
By M. H. C. Wardell.
This requires a lot of play in the solu
tion, but try it! Black. 16, 17. 28. White,
1, 3, 4. Black to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 908.
This Is easy and will provide a needed rest
after the work necessary to solve the above.
Black. 5. 7. King. 23. White, 30, Kings,
1, 15. White to play and win, (
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 896 Black, 3, 4. 8. 12. 15. 18,
19. 23, 24. White. 3. 6. 9. 10. 11. 14, 25.
White to draw. 25-21. 18-22. 11-7. 22-25.
21-17, 25-30, 17-13. 30-2, 6-2. 26-22, 9-6,
22-18, 13-9, 23-26, 5-1, 26-30, 1-5; drawn.
Hairy Baker.
Problem No. 897 Black, 5, 10, 11. 12, 20,
22. White, 13, 18. 2-7. 28. 30. 31. Black to
play and white to win. 12-16, 27-23, 10-15.
13- 9. 5-14. 18-9, 15-19, 30-26, 22-25, 9-6,
25-30. 6-2. 11-15. 2-7, 15-18. 23-14, 30-2.1,
7-11. 23-18, 14-10, 19-23, 10-7. 18-22, 7-3.
2:t-26. 3-8, 22-25, 31-22, 25-18. 8-12. 16-19,
12-10, 19-23, 11-15. 18-11, 16-7; white wins
neatly, eh? D. R. Davies. .,
Problem No. 898 Black, 1, . 8, 10, 12,
16, 20. White. 13. 19, 22, 23, 24, 2i, J2.
White to draw. 22-17. 8-11, 23-18, 16-23.
24-19, 11-15. 18-11. 23-26. 27-23. 28-30. 11-7.
30-25 23-18. 25-21. 18-14. 20-24. 7-3, 24-28.
14- 17. 21-14, 3-8. 14-18, 8-11: drawn.
Problem No. 899 Black, 1. 0, 11, 12, 13,
15, 19. White. 3. 14. 22. 24, 26, 27, 28 14-9,
6-10, 27-23, 12-16, 9-6. 10-14, 6-2, 14-17, 2-7.
17-21 T-li. 21-25. 23-18, 1-6. 10-1, 16-2U.
20-23.' 19-26, 15-24; drawn.
Solutions have been received rrom H.
Baker, W. L. Bryant, Oliver Phelps, Ieadore
Greenbaum, L. Puterbaugh, H. Glbbs, G.
Blanchard, J. Graham, J. J. Butterfield, N.
Sanfield, Aaron Hart, D. R. Davies. F.
Teschleit, George McDonald. Charles Daven
port, G. Robinson, W. Hood, S. O. Turner,
B. B. Alexander, Raymond Lewis, C. Rone,
Mr. Williams asks: "What is a stroke
problem" A stroke problem la one wnose
condition is accomplished by a continuous
unbroken combination of forfeits and ex
changes. , , T
Messrs. Stanfield, Davies, P. J. Lee, L. J.
Vair. Harry Gibbs, Harry Baker, George
McDonald and a host of The Oregonian con
tributors to these columns are supplying a
great want In the checker world, and that it
is greatly appreciated is manifested In the
letters from J. Rathbone, New York City;
F. Teschieit, London, Eng., and by the play
ers at home. George Robinson, Vancouver,
B. C, is another contributor who is often
mentioned In the highest terms by our
readers.
GAME NO. 90S.
Cross.
Here is a game between Hopkins and
Gurley. Hopkins' move. Contributed by J.
uraham. citv:
20-16
6- 10
26-22
10-15
19-10
7- 14
22-15
12-19
25-22
8- 11
15-8
11-15
23-18
8-11
27-23
4-8
23- 19
10-14
19-10
14-2
26-19
7-14
24- 20
14-18
22-15
11-18
21-17
9-14
17-10
6-24
28-19
1-6
31-27
5-9
30-26
S-12 31-28
22- 18 9-5
14-23 28-31
27-18 5-1
19-23 23-18
29-23 1-5
23- 26 12-16
25- 21 5-9
9-13 16-19
18-14 . 32-27
26- 31 19-23
14-9 9-14
Drawn.
GAME NO, 909.
A little study in checkers, by D. R. Davies,
3S0 Morrison street, city.
Mr. Davies is very modest in his manner
of submitting his play. He states that it
has taken him some time to get through
with even so simple a position as this is.
It is astonishing how much play develops
from an analysis of the possible movements
of a few men. It is a position that has
bothered me and I determined to find out
all there was in It. Mr. Davies remarks this
is not for publication, but we are assured he
will pardon us for doing so. "I am able to
solve problems much faster since going
through with this," he writes. It is a study
of great merit for Mr. Williams of-Tacoma,
Wash . and for all students. Many of the
enoings will be familiar to the advanced
player or scholar but to the large majority
of The Oregonian checker readers it will be
neS,aack ? e7:'7fie7VaWhlte. I" IS. 23,
25 26 White to move and draw: 2j-22(LsL
7-14 18-9. 5-14, .22-18. 17-21. 18-9. 21-2o.
9-6(L..2. 25-30. 6-2(X, 2-6. 17-21. 6-9(Ls.3.
"1-25. 9-13. . 25-29. 26-22(Dr.3, 29-2u(A,
23-1MB. 25-2KC. 18-15 30-25. 22-18 25-22.
18-14. 21-17, 15-10, 3-8, 13-9, li-13. 10-b,
22-18. 6-2, drawn. , ,
A 30-26, and white wins by.first position.
B 22-17 and black wins, see position
NC 30-26, 22-17(Dr.2. 26-22. 18-15. 22-18.
15- 11. 18-22. 17-14. 22-18. 11-7. drawn.
X This is the real position given above.
Draw 2 (note C to Dr.l 10-26. 13-17.
6-"3 17-21. 23-14. 21-30. 3-7. 30-26. (-11.
"o-"?' 11-13 23-26. 15-19. 26-30. 19-23IA.
"-it 14-10CB. 30-23, 23-26. 25-21. 10-6 18-14.
26- 31. 24-17. 31-26, 17-13. 26-22, 14-9. 6-1.
9- 5 22-18, 13-17. drawn.
A 19-24. 30-26. 24-27. 26-23. 27-31. 22-18.
14- 10. 23-19. 31-27. 18-15. 10-7. 19-16. 27-24.
16- '0 24-19, 15-11, drawn.- .
B 17-13. 18-13. 17-14. 15-11. 14-10. 11-S.
10- 7 8-3. 7-11. 30-25. 23-27. 25-22. 11-15. 3-7,
27- 31. 7-2. 15-10. 22-17. drawn.
Dr 3 (trunk Dr. 1) 13-17. 29-23. 17;13.
5.HX, 13-9, 3-8, 9-14, 8-12. 14-18. 21-J7I3.
18- r" 8 17-13. 22-18, 13-9, 18-22(7. 9-6. 22-17.
fi-10 17-21. 10-15. 26-22. 12-16. 23-18. 13-10.
"-IT 18-14. 30-26. 21-25. 26-23. 25-22. 23-19.
6-2, 14-10. 16-20. 17-14. drawn.
X After a . few waiting moves we have
arrived at the position.
Dr 4 (Tr Dr. 3) 30-25. 9-14. S-8(A. 23-19.
o-i-so' 26-2-' 30-26. 22-lS(B, 8-12. 19-15. 26-22.
"14-10 21-17. 10-7. 17-13. 7-11. 13-9. 11-8.
"-17(C 15-11. 17-14, 18-15. 9-6. 11-7. 6-2.
15- 11. 14-10. 7-3. 2-6, 8-4, 12-16, 4-8. 16-20.
8"a 3-7W 23-19, 25-30. 26-23. 30-26. 23-18.
26-23(D, 18-15(E. 23-16, 15-11. 16-12, 11-2,
drawiu black wins. See position 2.
C l"-1B 15-11. 22-15. 8-4. drawn.
D 26-22; 18-15, 22-17. 15-10. 7-11, 19-15.
drawn. .
E 19-15, black wins. Position 3.
Drawn 5 (see trunk 3) 12-16. 18-15. 16-20,
111") 1-17 19-16, 30-25 ( A 6. 2:1-19. 17-14,
26-3' "S-"' '19-15, 22-26, 23-19, 26-23. 15-11,
20-24! lo-Io! 14-18, 15-10. 18-14, 16-20. 10-16,
drA"i1"0-'4. 13-19, 80-23, 16-12, drawn.
Drawn 6, (see trunk 5) 17-13. 16-19, 13-9,
26-22, 30-26. 22-17 (A, 26-22, 17-13, 9-14.
19- 15. drawn.
A 22-18 and black wins, position 4.
nrawn 7 (see trunk 3) 18-15. 30-23. 13-19,
9.-14. ia-24. 14-17, 23-19, 20-22. 26-23, 17-14, .
24- 27 14-10. 27-31, 10-7, 31-27, 22-17, 27-31,
17- 14, 31-26, 7-11, 26-22, 14-10, 22-18. 11-16.
18- 15, 10-14. 15-18, 14-9. 18-22(A, 16-20, 22-17,
20-24, 17-13, 24-15, 13-6, 12-16, 6-9, 16-20,
9- 13. 20-24, 13-17. 24-27, 17-22, 27-31, 23-18,
drawn.
A 18-15 and black wins, position 5.
Loss 1 (see drawn first move) 18-14(A,
17-21, 25-22. 22-18, 7-11. 14-9. 5-14. 18-9,
11-16, 10-6, 16-20, 23-19(B. 26-23, 30-26. 6-2.
20- 24. 2-6, 24-28, 6-10, 28-32, 10-14, 32-27,
14-18, 27-24, 18-15, 3-7, 9-6, 7-11, 15-8, 24-15,
black wins.
A 25-21, T-14. 18-9. 5-14, 23-19. 14-18,
21- 14, 13-17, 3-8, black wins.
B 2-6, 25-30, 9-5. 2U-24, 5-1. 24-27, 1-6.
27-31, 26-22. 31-27. 23-19. 30-26. black wins.
Loss 2 (see Tr. 1r. 1) 23-19. 25-30. 26-23.
30-26, 9-6, 13-17, 6-2, 17-21, 2-6, 21-25. 8-10,
25- 30, 10-15, '30-25, 15-10(A(B. 25-22, 10-6.
26- 31. 19-16. 31-27. black wins.
A 15-18 and black wins, position 6.
B 15-11, black wins, position 7.
Loss 3 (see trunk draw 1) 6-10, 21-25,
10- 15, 25-29. 15-19. 29-25, 19-16(A, 25-21.
16-11, 21-17, 11-15(B, 3-7, 15-191C, 7-11.
9-24, 11-15, 24-28. 17-14, 28-24, 15-18, 24-27,
4-17: black wins.
A 19-15, 3-7, 15-18(D, 7-10; black wins.
B 11-16, 20-25, 23-19, 25-22, 20-23, 17-14;
black wins.
C 15-18. black wins: position 8.
D 13-19. 7-11, 19-24. 25-21, 24-19, 21-17;
black wins.
Loss 4 (see trunk draw 3) 18-15, 30-25,
15-181A, 12-16. 18-15, 17-14. 15-1KB, 16-21),
11- 15, 20-24, 15-18(C, 14-17, 23-9, 24-27.
J9-16(D. 27-31, 26-23, 17-22. 18-15. 31-27,
23-19. 27-23, 15-11, 22-18, 11-7, 25-22. 7-11,
22- 26IE, 11-7, 26-31, 7-11. 31-27; black wins.
A 23-18CF, 25-22. 26-23, 22-26, 15-19.
12- 16, 19-12, 26-10; black wins.
B 15-19, black wins; position 9.
C 23-19, black wins; position 10.
D 3-7. 18-14, 25-22, 14-9, 22-17, 9-6,
26-22. 6-2(1. 7-11, 2-7, 11-16. 19-12, 22-18,
23- 14, 17-13. B. W. (I) 6-9, 7-11, 9-3, 17-14,
5-1, 14-10, 1-5, 11-15; black wins.
Position No. 7 (see loss 2 A) Black, 3;
kings, 25. 26. White. 23, 19; king, 11. Black
to move and win. 25-22, 11-16. 26-31, 19-15,
31-27, 23-19, 22-18, 15-11, 27-24; black wins.
Position No. 8 (see loss 8 C) Black, 7;
kings, 17, 30. White, 26, 23; king, 18. Black
to play and win. 7-11, 18-22. 17-13, 22-18,
13- 9. 18-22, 11-15, 22-17, 15-19, 23-16, 80-23,
17-22. 23-10, 16-11. 9-14; black wins.
Position No. 9 (see draw 8 B) Black, 16;
kings, 14, 25. white, 26, 23; king, 19. Black
to move and win. 14-18. 19-12, 18-27,
12-16(1. 27-24, 16-11. 24-19, 11-7, 19-15, 7-2,
15-10, 20-23, 10-15; black wins.
I 12-S, 25-30. 26-22, 27-23, 8-11, 30-26,
22-17, 23-18; black wins position 1.
Draw 8 (see trunk draw 3) 18-15, 30-25,
15-18, 12-16, 18-15, 17-14(A, 15-1KB, 16-20.
11-15. 20-24, 23-19. 24-27 C, 19-16. 27-31.
26-23. 31-26, 23-19, 25-22. 16-12. 14-18, 15-11,
26-23, 19-15, 23-19, 15-10; drawn..
A 16-20. 23-19, 25-30, 26-23, 30-26, 15-11,
20-24, 11-16, 17-14, 23-18, 14-23, 16-12;
drawn.
B 15-19, black wins; position 9.
C 25-30. 19-16, 30-23, 15-19; draw. I am
confident 1 know this position by this time.
D. R. Davies.
We are in receipt of some very analytical
lays by the noted expert, Francis Teschleit,
of London, England. Will arrange for publi
cation soon.
CHICAGO. 111., Aug. 30. Jess Willitrd
probably never will fight again, but
there are two people who were quite
prominent at Toledo who would like to
drag him out of retirement Just to see
him try conclusions with Jack Demp
sey once more. One of them is Ray
Archer, Jess' business manager, who
has been active for the past month ar
ranging to have the Willard oil inter
ests formed into a stock company and
the stock put on the New York curb.
Archer contends the result at Toledo
was all wrong.
The other party who would be glad
to have Jess and Jack meet for the
second time is none other than Tex
Rickard, the premier promoter, who
staged the first collision at Toledo last.
July 4. Tex believes they will draw
again, contends that W7lllard can do
much better the next time, and allows
he Is willing to dig up a spot and talk
business if Jess and Jack will consent.
Tex has not much hope of inducing
Willard to go through a severe train
ing grind again and take the short
end of the purse lust to get even with
Dempsey, but he is ready and anxious
to start ttik ball rolling l the ngnt
ers give him the word.
At that, another meeting 'between
Willard and Dempsey would settle
many a dispute that has been raging
unabated since the Toledo slaughter.
There are many still unconvinced that
Dempsey is as much better than W il-
lard as the result Indicated, and numer
ous others who fondly imagine, that
Willard can reverse the outcome.
Willard Too Confident.
Thev argue that Willard was toe-
confident, took reckless chances, and
was licked by a punch he took because
he did not think he could be hurt.
Now that he knows better, they say.
Jess would ' fight carefully, as he al
ways did before, and perhaps do things
to Jack after the latter tried trying
to accomplish what he did at Toledo
when "Jess was holding his chin out
for him."
Here is the way Archer talked about
it when in Chicago Thursday:
'I don't know how Jess feels about
it. I left him three days after the
fight and have been in New Tork ever
since. I am on my way to see him now
and will learn all about his plans. Jess
has plenty of money and is all wrapped
up In the oil business. He might agree
to another fight, but I haven't much
hope. I know if I were Jess I sutely
would fisht Dempsey again. I still
trink Willard can whip him to a cer
tainty. "Willard was in good physical trim
a Toledo, except that he neglected to
harden his flesh. If his right eye had
not closed up he would be fighting yet.
Dempsey was tiring fast and if Jess
had been able to see him he would
have kept on going. Jess would be
sure to pickle his countenance for an
other fight.
Champ Makes Mistake.
"Another mistake Jess did not think
he could be baiily stung by a punch.
He saw that left coming and did not
try seriously to get out of the way of
it. Also, he would know better than
that if they signed up again.
"Willard did not fight as he can
fifht. He chased after Dempsey ir.
that first round and kept leading to
him. I never saw Willard do that
before. That-was what gave Dempsey
a chance to shoot over that left. I
disagree with the experts who claim
that first body punch hurt Willard. It
was the left to the chin that licked
him He did Tiot recover until after
.he fight,and then it was too late, of
course. ,
"Jess is a great fighter and has a
great fight left in his system.. I would
like to get him to start again if Demp
sey will give him a match. Tex Rick
ard told me in New York that he would
promote it. When I come back from
Kansas I will let you know what
Willard says about it."
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Preliminary Play at Albuquerque
Starts for Trophies.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Aug. 30.
With players from all parts of the
state participating, the New Mexico
golf tournament began here today.
All the contestants played the 18
holes today. Those who made the 16
lowest scores will compete for two sil
ver championship cups tomorrow and
the day after.
Among the clubs represented are
those at Raton. Las Vegas and Dawson.
Jim Kice Coaching Crews.
Jim Rice is coaching the Arundel,
B C Balto oarsmen for the middle
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