June 20 1971
The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, Sunday, June 20, 1971
White Attacks
Eliot Hearst, 17th-rated chess expert in the nation, makes a move as he plays 24 simultaneous matches in an exhibition Saturday at Ball State. Only Bob Hale of New Castle was able to beat him. (Star Photo by Ed Hayden)
Chess Expert Loses Just One
Bob Hale, R.R. 2, New Castle, was the only one of 24 challengers to gain a clear, victory against the nation's 17th-rated chess player in simultaneous matches Saturday at the Ball State University Student Center.
Two other challengers agreed to accept a draw in their games with Eliot Hearst, a psychology professor at Indiana University. They were Dr. Robert Evans of Ball State and Kalamazoo College sophomore and Muncie resident Blaine Newcomb.
Hale is a life member of the American Chess Federation and the Ball State Chess Club, which sponsored the mass match.
HEARST SAID Hale played a good game. He said his own attack failed and Hale didn't fall into any of the traps he set for him. Hearst took the white pieces in all the games, which gave him the opening move and the offensive.
Each challenger was charged a one dollar entry fee which will be used in two area tournaments this fall. Earlham College Chess Club, which often works with the BSU group will sponsor a Bob Hale Chess tournament in the fall. The tournament was named for the New Castle devotee before Saturday's surprise victory.
After Saturday's match the club elected new officers. They are Bob Hale, president, Mary Marvel, vice president, Bill Loser, treasurer, and Murray Newcomb, secretary. John Campbell is the club's sponsor.
October 11 1971
Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana, Monday, October 11, 1971
CHECKMATE
Eliot Hearst, 17th-ranked chess player in the United States, makes a move against one of the 32 persons he played simultaneously Sunday at Ball State University. This was Hearst's second take-all-comers match here. In his first match in June he was beaten by only one person, but Sunday he lost to two and drew with two others. The winners were David Allen Lee and Mike Burns, both members of the Ball State University Chess Club which sponsored Hearst's appearance. The club will have a new membership tournament at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Student Center. Only new members may win trophies. Evening Press Photo by Jerry Joschko.
