ANovember 09 1890
The Philadelphia Times, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, November 09, 1890
THE KNOCK-OUT TOURNEY.
The lists of the Franklin Chess Club knockout tournament have closed with ten entries, namely: Charles W. Frost, D. M. Martinez, Charles S. Martinez, J. P. Morgan, M. Morgan, A. K. Robinson, W. Penn Shipley, Carroll Smyth, Herman G. Voigt and John Welsh Young.
There being ten entries, and eight being the proper number for dividing purposes for the tourney, a preliminary round will be played as follows to-morrow:
M. Morgan vs. C. W. Frost, 3 P. M.;
H. G. Voigt vs. Carroll Smyth, 7:30 P. M.
The two winners with the remaining six competitors will constitute the eight players of the regular tournament, The games of the first round of the tourney proper, also to be played to-morrow, are:
A.K.Robinson vs. D.M. Martinez, 3:00 P.M.;
W. P. Shipley vs. J. W. Young, 3:00 P.M.;
J. P. Morgan vs. C. S. Martinez, 7:30 P.M.
