DRAUGHTS ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2510, 23 April 1902, Page 58

DRAUGHTS ITEMS.

Brodie v. Gardiner. - Thr infoivnation which we expected to be able to announce this week is 3iot to hand when this goes to press, so that wo ran give no further details of the arrangements for the match. R Joidaii.-The Glasgow Herald states, that durnig a per'od of four weeks ending February 11 the°worl'l's champion played over 1800 games in his tour of the South-west of Scotland, and c-'ly lost 2. , Glasgow Championship. -At a meeting or the Glasgow Draughts Association 011 February 10 the following resolutions were carried — "That the Glasgow Draughts Association hold an open tournament to decide the individual championship of Glasgow, the competition to be open to all players, whether attached to cmbs (league or ordinary) or not. Entry, ss-. Pnzes-lst prize not less than £4 sterling, 2nd prize £2, 3rd and 4th prizes if funds permit. Ti»s to be played in ha.l engaged by the association. Minimum number of entrants, 30, it lcs r.o competition b° held. Undoubtedly the City News Booms have created a record in London by obtaining over 100 entries for a draughts tournament. Messrs R. Atwell, W. Scott, and J. H. Strudwick form the managing committee. There will be. a keen contest- for the first prize, a marble clock as Birkeiwlnw, Scott, Atwell, Strudwick, and othor prominent players intend to compete At the conclusion of t]ie tourney, a, scries of monthly 'tournament* is to be started.—Glasrrow Heiald. , , Mr W G W Leggett. Westminster, treat 3 us to the following little problem:—Everybody who plays draughts scientifically known thr board is numbered from the top right hand comer, and the numbers run from 1 to 6.. Such b-in" the case, I ask readers to rearran'fo these numbers f-o that they will, when added together from left to right, or from top to bottom, form the magic number 66. As aa illustration of my meaning, take the rotation; as it stands from 1 to 4 and the numbers equal 10 Take the -numbers downward from 1 to 25 and they equal 52. In the new Betting every, stiaight column (down or acioss not diagonal; must cait to 06 -People's Journal, Dundee.