LOCAL TOURNAMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 8, 10 July 1923, Page 21

LOCAL TOURNAMENTS

THE .WELLINGTON .CLUB.

The third' round vof ...theWellington Chess Club's championship- tourney, was scheduled -for 'Saturday evening,.- when 0. Wighani: (an/ ex-Birmingham expert) scored a, meritorious. win • from W r E. Mason, -thislbeing'-.the latter's first reverse. S.- Faulknor ■ won from T. Fouhy, and G. P. Anderson .scored,, from. W. White. The games"Craven v. Barnes, A. W. Gyles, v.W.VMackay, and.Hicke v. Kelling are "all adjourned at.an interesting 1 stage./ The;, Godtschajk;'.v.. Pur-' chas fixture ■'. was -' not.; commenced owing to the formers absence. Messrs.. Wig-' ham," Barnes, '.Hicks;'.and. Kellin^-'are.un-defeated, whilst 'Messrs. W. E.. Mason',. H. P. Anderson, Fouhy,:". Faulknpr, Craven, and Godtschalk have each lost' one of their games. :.Iu tfie intermediate, championship contest Messrs..Ay: E.■ Jossup, E. Hirteiyand E. S.,Taylor are.utf-iefeated,-,with .-Mr.- W-: <L Fail-burn', in :lose pursuit.-.:' •■ ;•'- •■■■.: "■;■■.-"••' " Messrs..'. J. 'L..: Hardy,.-N-./Doneghue, ■D. -F. M'Arthur,"and W. R;Bock are leading for. the junior championship, Mr... H. Anderson-(2 wins, Moss) being also.in ihe running.: /The ''Petherick" (handi;ap) tourney ' for 'the Petherick trophy _ and other prizes is beins;played m'two sectionsj owirig'to- the large "number of entries. Messrs.- A.' E.-iJessup,. E. -;SJ[ Taylor, and G. Wigham. are. unbeaten in lection A,- Messrs. H % Jessup, J. L. Hardy,.and F.. Grady,' each.with only one 1 loss,.being in close' pursuit. Messrs. Barnes; junior, A. L. 'Lawson, H. _Anderson, Gyles,' senior,'-, and" 33. Hirter have so: far: made the best tallies' in section B. ,-; :-■'••.'.■■■'■ - "-."- ,;V '■'.: .', ;