BROOKLYN F.B. V. W.W.M. CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 83, 5 October 1931, Page 9

BROOKLYN F.B. V. W.W.M. CLUB

A return: match between the Brooklyn Fire Brigade Chess Club and the Wellington Working Men's Club was played in the rooms of the Working Men's Club on Saturday evening, when there was a' large gathering of enthusiasts. There was an exciting finish, the homo team winning a hard-fought contest by one game, as follows: — W.M. Club. Brooklyn. Beyer, X '. 1 l'ouhy, T. .... .0 . Hicks, E. E. .. Vi Kitehingmaii,W. 3&. Hirtcr, IS. 1 France, A. B.#. 0 Nolan, T 1 Sievers, L. ... 0 Martin, J. J. . 1 Hatch, W. A. J. 0 Kirkwood, J. C. 1 Goldsmith, Mrs. 0 Williams, X... 1 Goldsmith,-Miss 0 Gaudy, N. ... 0 Miller, E. E. .1 Stephens, D. .. 1 Goldsmith, 5... 0 M'Lean, J. ... 0 Ross> Miss ..;. 1 Edmunds, C. X. 0 Ramsden, E. . 1. Coulter, J. .. 1 Goldsmith, J.I. 0 Anderson, H. .. 0. Chait, C. ...... 1 . Knudsen, M. .. 0 .Chait, L. .... 1 Sherlaw, I. 0 Goldsmith, L.. 1 Orley, J. .... 0 M'Croue, F. .... I. Total- ......V 8% Total ...'..;'. .7%.' A very coi/dial welcome was extended to the visitors by Mr. A. D. Pickard (president), who warmly complimented the Brooklyn players on the success that had attended their club since it was formed in June last. He trusted that they would take away happy memories of this their first visit to the Working Men's Glub. (Applause.) The pairing- was then announced by the lion."secretary (Mr. H. -M. Rosenberg), and the sixteen games, were com-, menced promptly. At the supper inter-' val the tally was-4-all,.and it was. apparr ent that a very close .result could be looked for. The final result, a win for the home team by one ganie, ■vyas, due to their greater strength at the higher boards, which' counter-acted' Brooklyn's superiority at .the- lower boards, Miss Ross, who won her game, at board 10, is a visitor from .Invercargill.. She is an accomplished member of the Southland Chess Club. The only game that, was not completed at the time fixed for closing was that at board 2, between, Messrs. E. E. Hicks and'.W. .R. Kitchingman. The.former was a pawn to the good and also had positional advantage. As, however, the match was not a shield fixture, and the issue of the match was not in doubt, Mr. Hicks sportingly agreed., to the .draw desired by his opponent, who regretted that time did not permit o£ his fighting out an .interesting rearguardl action. At the conclusion of playyMr. J. 1., Goldsmith (president) returned thanks for the hospitality extended to the Brooklyn representatives, • and also for the exceedingly enjoyable evening that they had spent together. He thought his team had done remarkably well-in only being "one down" in a sixteen-a-side fixture with a club that was known to have a formidable; array of players. More new members had recently been secured at Brooklyn, and the outlook for his club's future' was' rnbst, promising; (Applause.) The spectators included' Mrs. M'Crone, the wife of the Brooklyn Club's hon. secretary/ "whose .assistance at the supper table was greatly, appreciated.' It may be added that the first match between these clubs, which was played at Brooklyn on 15th August last, also,ended in a win for the' Working Men's Club by ono game (&k-&/2)., ~ .