DRAUGHTS AND CHESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17037, 10 May 1923, Page 12

DRAUGHTS AND CHESS.

CHRISTCHURCH WORKING MEN’S CLUB. The annual meeting of the Draughts and t hee* section of the Christchurch Working Men's Club was held last- night. Mr G. Brown, president, was in the chair, and there was u satisfactory attendance of members. Mr Brown in his annual report thanked the members for their support during the past year, and congratulated the club on its success in inter-club games. He said that he regretted that several promising players were rather diffident about play- I ing in tournaments, but they should re- I member that members of other clubs were j equally diffident and they should also 1 bear in mind tho old adage. " Never von j turr never win.” Draughts and rhejjs ! were good intellectual exercises. and ' taught, a mao to be circumspect and fore- j stall what another man would do. Hence | such games helped a man in his_ business : It decided to challenge the Y.AJ c.A.. j Railway Club. Richmond Working Men’s j Club. Kaiapoi Club, and the Returned Soldiere* Association to compete in draughts fourmvr.en: ? during the season. Tt was Christobuivh championship. : Practice games, both of draughts and chess, will nlayod at the club room? ererv Wednesday night. Officers w ere elected e follow = C. Millington. TV. Ryder, T. Humphries and Hand is ides ; secretary and treasurer. Mr '(; Browne. The meeting closed with votes of thanks i to the retiring officers. 4