AJune 20 1912
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, June 20, 1912
Wilfred Bland of 1208 South Fourth street, Minneapolis, Minn., the secretary of the Western Chess Association, informs The Eagle that the annual association championship meeting will take place at Excelsior, Minn., on Lake Minnetonka, during the week beginning August 19. The intention is to make this gathering a general reunion of the chess players of the Middle West. Besides the championship contest, there will be a match between players from East and West of the Mississippi. Last year Charles Blake of Winnipeg acquired the title of Western champion. E. P. Elliott of Minneapolis is president of the association.
