DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11872, 25 January 1902, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. It'll, Position:—Black men on 3, 9, 3.0, 14, 20. 23; White men on 12, 18, 21, 23, 27, 31. 23—32 31—24 . 9—13 19—15 . .0I ? 27—24 32—27 18— 9 18— '6— X 20-27 24-19 27—18 9— 6 .14—11!. * . Black wins. PROBLEM No. 1143. (By GEOBGE SItXVAS, from the Abjrdeea Weekly Free Press.) ! WHITE. 'ii'.ii'

O'Bourke, tho manager of Joe alcott, the coloured boxer, in. a New York paper offers to match his , man for money against Fitzgimmons, Sharkey (both known ti? be checker players), or " anyone in pugilism, for the checker championship." The Telegraph adds:—"Hie sudden boom in the game that is so popular in New Jersey grew out of tho fact that Walcott a little while ago beat the champion of Connecticut, by name David Neary. Walcott threatens also to take up chess."

Mr. J. Entwistle, the Lancashire expert, recently spent some weeks in Scotland, during which he met allcomers at Broxburn, Dumfries, Edinburgh. Falkirk, Greenock, Kilmarnock, etc. The Aberdeen Weekly Free Press gives tlio following as a pretty ending won by him in Greenock. White (Entwistle) to play. White kings on 4, 15; White men on 24, 29; Black kings on 26, 30. Black men on 7 12 The continuation was:—4—B. 7—ll, 15-18, 11—16, B—ll, 16—20, 18—15, 20-27, 29—25, 30—21, 11—16, 12—19, 15—22, and Mr. Entwistle won. Mr E. L. Clements., vice-captain of the country team, has the honour of introducing draughts into Victorian Stato Schools. Just before breaking up each year the South I urrumbete State School hold an annual draughts championship, open t6 all scholars independent of age, sex. or size, by which means the country team gathers good recruits, for even the youngest players are trained on scientific lines. Prizes for proficiency in draughts are awarded annually.: Mr. Clements finds the game a good educational discipline for young scholars, and the best draughts players are generally tho brightest scholars. Mr. Clements example could bo followed in oilier schools with good educational results.-Melbourne Leader The West Lothian Courier says:—Chess is often mentioned , as the favourite game, of great generals, diplomats, and scholars; out tho simpler, though perhaps not less pleasing, came of draughts must have its innings on that score too. Not only did Plato use it for philosophical illustration, and Cicero turn to it for mental diversion, and Frederick _ the Great spend hours over it, but m later days such men as Lincoln and Garibaldi prized it highly* and it is said that, as his namesakes place in Ithaca was the scene of many draught contests, so General Grant used to " cl'ar out the boys" at West Point at it. Indeed, he ascribes much of his military success to the training of the sixty-four squares.

Game No. 490—" Cross." ■' Played in New York recently between Henry Maxwell and A. J. Do Fre.v't. Be Freest played Blank. 11-15 26-17 9-14 31-22 ■ 27—31 23-18 11-15 22-18 2— 6 23-19 8—11 24—19a 5— 7 22—18 31-27 27—25 15-24, 18— 9. 16-20- 35-10 10—14 23—19 5-14 18—14; 27—20 22-17 7-10 30—26 1- 5 1015—22 29—25 11—16 519 —15 20—24 17—10 4— 8 26—22 20—24 19—15 6—15 25—22 14—17 32—2;! 24—19 25-18 8—11 21—14 24—27 14-10 15—22 . 17—13 10-26 28— 12—16 Drawn. (a) D. Kirkwood played tlii.=> some twenty years ago:— 0 29—25 52—270 27—24 - 3 20—16 7—10 3— 7 7—11 27—C' l 5- 9 17—13 22—18 31—26 26-5.2 16—11 9—14 15—22 15—18 31-5:6 30—25 . 25-22 26-17 19—15 3- 8 22—18 4—8 1- 6b 18-27 26—30 14—23 30-26 24-19 15- 8 24-'JO 11- 7 8—11 11-15 12—16 16—19 Drawn. ■(b) 5— 9 17—13 14—18 21.-14 16—20 13— 6 12-16 23-14 1-17 23—18 2— 9 15- 6 10-17 27—23 20-27 Drawn— Dunne. (c) Martins lost to Wyllio as follows: — 22—18 15— 6 26-22 9— 6 10—14 15-22 14-18 21-25 7-10 22-26 26—17 25—14 22—17 5— 2 14—17 5— 9 10—17 25—30 10-14 23-18 13— 6 21—14 17-14 2— 6 32—27 2_ 9 1—17 30—26 14—17 26—30 17—13 31—26 14— 9 6-10 17-13 3— 7 17—21 26-23 17—22 Black wins— York Clipper.