WELLINGTON LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 95, 19 October 1931, Page 12

WELLINGTON LEAGUE

The Wellington League's 1931-32 tourney for B grade teams was completed lust week, wins being scored by the ilutt Valley Chess Club (which defeated a visiting side from the Working Men's Club) d by the Wellington Chess Club, which proved too strong for the Karori representatives. The scores were as follows:—. Hint Vulley. W.M. Club. W. A. Fisher . 1 13. Illrter 0 W. It. Carter ... 1 J. H. Turvey ... 0 R. 11. Slacke .. 0 ,1. Klrktfood 1 (i. L. Gicscii ... 0 R. Wllliuins .... 1 I. B. Rawnsley . 1 J- Coulter : 0 J. E. King .... 1 K. IS. Dunue ...; J) Total 4 Total 2 Wellington C.C. Karori C.C. 3. L. Hardy .. 1 W. IC Welch .. 0 H. .1. Thompson 1 H. T. Bennett . 0 11. M'Nabb .... V- J- «cad •••• A K. Lonemore . % A- •'• I'rince . Vt Dr. IJ. P. Myers 1 C. 11. BeKKe .. 0 C. B. Kline ..1 G. Whltham . J)_ Total 5 Total ..... 1 The following summary shows the final position of the six competing teams:— Match Games points. won. Hutt Valley C.C 4 ■ 18% Karori C.C. ■■ 2% 16 Wadestown C.C < 2% 14% Ngaio C.C 2'/s 12 Wellington C.C 2 15Vb Working Men's Club ... Vh Wk Tilt Hutt. Valley Club has thus won'this competition two years in succession, which is a good performance, seeing that' it was only formed in May of last year. The tvipl tie for second place is automatically decided in favour of the Karori Club, as it has to its credit a greater number of won games than either Wadestown or ! Ngaio. Although the playing of these 15 matches involved n fair amount of travelling," there was only one instance of a team playing short-handed, the enthusiasm of the competing clubs being a very gratifying feature.