DRAUGHTS ITEMS.
j j Mr J. T. Jarvia.—Mt Jkrvis, of OrepukJ, a competitor i» the 'last If.ZL Championship, j was in Dunedin last week, and did a> bit of 1 play. He was a visitor at' tk©' club on tha "previous Saturdaty evehing 1. Mr L. Samerisinehe writes to the Londnn Daily News as follows:—"With "a view to. introducing in* London fahe game (4 Indian' draughts, I would be wLlling to explain tha principles of tbe game to secretaries of clubs, and -to meet anyone in ft matoh. Ifi is played .on <a board of 72 sq,UKrea, wi*b' 30 pieces on each side. It is aa oomplioatedl' «a chess in the combinMiixas, out the rudi-, 1 nients of the game are mucb more eaaily.' - learnt. It is similar to English dxaiighta, with the diff&renc* that back-fcutting is allowed, and the Kangoan move any numberC of squares in - one direction aj> eodh. move. ', When in-ast«red', the inter-est of the game is, never lost, *nd play can b$ oonttnuect for. ; 20 consecutive houis, or more, without tbe . players gatting tired, th» witnesses of th» game being interested' equally with tti«f players, it is the besr* indoor pastime, and ©specially for those wjfeo wish to bury un-<( pleasant thoughts."—Cjif the Indian gam* oanf beat the gam» as we play it on the scora of interest, it must indeed be wonderful. • , W© could give plenty of insitanoes of da.^ and. night sittings, 4ft mile tramps ovei rough country to play ia match, relief from pain in the hospitals, .-aprd even oblivion ,«^ j the a<i>pr.oa<th. of death in the case of a, con* , ' demned c<riminflfl—all due to the fascination [ of our humble game.—SJd. O.W.], Tn the recent tourney for the champion- . ship of Lancashire, Kr Morrall met six . opponents, and contested a total of 28 games,. of which he won 14, # drew 14, and lost non«. ;
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Otago Witness, Issue 2840, 19 August 1908, Page 71
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