May 06 1949
News and Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, Friday, May 06, 1949
Chess Tournament Set For Raleigh
Raleigh, May 5.—(AP)—The first annual Eastern North Carolina chess tournament will open in Raleigh Friday, May 6, at 7:30 o'clock under the sponsorship of the North Carolina Chess Association. The opening session will be held at the skating rink at Pullen Park.
A large turnout is expected since it is an open tournament. Entries from out of the state are scheduled to take part.
Among the outstanding players are Martin Southern of Nashville, Tenn., and Russell Chauvenet of Charlottesville, Va.
North Carolina's chief contenders for the crown will be 15-year-old State Champion Kit Crittenden of Raleigh, Bill Paters of Durham, 1947 champion, and Bill Adickes of Asheville.
The tourney is the first of a series of three tournaments planned this Summer. A Western contest will be held in the early Summer followed by the state championship tournament in the late Summer or early Fall.
M. H. Upchurch of Durham is secretary-treasurer of the state association.
June 17 1949
The Richmond News Leader, Richmond, Virginia, Friday, June 17, 1949
Top Chessmen Will Compete In Tournament
Championship chess players from throughout 10 States and the District of Columbia will gather at the Hotel John Marshall July 2 for the annual four-day tournament of the Southern Chess Association.
More than 75 players from Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama will engage in the competitions for championship titles, cash awards, and three trophies to be awarded by Miller & Rhoads.
Play will start at 2 P. M., July 2 after a morning business session. Elimination matches will continue through the next two days. Final play, to be held on the morning of July 5 will be followed by a banquet and the election of association officers.
Martin Southern, of Knoxville, Tenn., president of the association, pointed out that a number of State champions will compete in the tournament in an effort to win the Southern Association crown from 18-year-old Jerry Sullivan, a Knoxville College student, holder of the 1948 championship.
Players who will compete include Russell Chauvenet, of Charlottesville, Virginia champion; Kit Crittenden, 14, of Raleigh, North Carolina champion, and Paul Cromelin, of Augusta. Georgia.
