AFebruary 01 1951
The Durham Sun, Durham, North Carolina, February 01, 1951
Hearst Guest Of Chess Club
Eliot Hearst New York State Chess Champion will be guest-exhibitor of the Durham Chess Club Friday night at 7:30. Young Mr Hearst who is a student at Columbia University will be visiting Kit Crittenden this week end and has consented to play simultaneously against all comers to the club meeting at the Lions' Club Hut on Guess Road.
Hearst's chess prowess has been well demonstrated in Durham on two other occasions: In 1949 he won the North Carolina Chess Association Championship tournament without losing a game and in 1950, he placed 2nd in the Southern Chess Association Open Tournament. Chess players and visitors are welcome to attend the meeting Friday and meet Mr. Hearst.
Current standings of the Durham Chess Club's Championship tourney now entering its final phase show Dr. A. G. Ashbrook and William Chapman tied at 6 wins and 2 losses for first place. Other scores in Class A are:
W. J. Peters, 5½-3½;
Dr. J. U. Gunter 5-4;
G. C. Harwell 4½-4½;
Kit Crittenden 4-3;
David Rogers 3½-5½;
S. A. Agnello 3-4;
Joe Weininger 3-6;
M. H. Upchurch 1½-7½.
In Class B, H. Raymond Weeks and Bill Sarles are tied for first place with 3 wins each. Ed Graff and Gillis Brown are tied for 2nd spot with a win and loss each. Mathies and O’Neal are seeking to break their tie by playing one another for the cellar position.
