June 05 1917
June 05, 1917, William Allen Ruth, Military Registration Card
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William Allen Ruth, 1930
July 03 1930
Well-Matched Pair 03 Jul 1930, Thu The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Newspapers.com
A well-matched pair in the inter-city contest between New York and Philadelphia were I. Horowitz of the Manhattan Chess Club and W. A. Ruth of the Franklin Chess Club. It was entirely fitting that their encounter should go down in history as a draw.
William Allen Ruth (white) vs. Israel Albert Horowitz (black)
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
William Allen Ruth, 1937
February 21 1937
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, February 21, 1937
When Chess Champions Meet
Two of the favorites to win the State Chess Tournament at the Benjamin Franklin met yesterday, while Harry Morris, a former State champion, looks on. Left is William A. Ruth, Doylestown, five times State champion, and right, Sydney T. Sharp, Philadelphia, who held the crown nine times.
William Allen Ruth, 1953
September 05 1953
The Gazette and Daily, York, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 05, 1953
State Chess Tourney Starts Here
Photo by The Gazette and Daily
Registration, Round Robin Competition Held
Thirty persons warmed up for the 15th annual Pennsylvania State Chess tournament with a round robin rapid transit tourney last night at Hotel Yorktowne. The seven-round tournament to name a state chess champion will begin today and will continue until Monday.
Above, W. M. Byland, seated left, Pittsburgh, 1949 state champion, registers for the tournament with local chairman, Attorney Jeffrey C. Bortner, also seated. Standing from left are E. A. Coons, Sewickley, secretary-treasurer of the state federation; D. A. Giangiulio, state president; William A. Ruth, Collingswood, N. J., chess master emeritus, winner of six state titles and chess columnist for Philadelphia Inquirer; and Attilio Di Camillo, Philadelphia, a chess master and two-time state champ.
Di Camillo was winner in the transit tourney by a 7½ to ½ score. Second was Saul Wachs, Philadelphia, 7 to 1. Tied for third were Robert Sobel and 13-year-old Charles Kalme, both of Philadelphia, with 5½ to 2½ scores. Only member of the sponsoring Y chess club to make the finals was Fred Block, Abbottstown. Participants moved every 10 seconds at the ring of a bell.
Participation in last night's play was the highest in any rapid transit tourney in the history of the federation, and state officers predicted at least 50 contestants in the championship sessions. Tourney awards will be made Monday at 6 p.m. State officers will be elected at 1 p.m. today.
Youngest player last night was John Yeagley, nine-year-old son of City Treasurer William B. Yeagley, president of Y Chess club.
William Allen Ruth, 1955
September 03 1955
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 03, 1955
William Allen Ruth, 1962
April 04 1962
Courier-Post, Camden, New Jersey, Wednesday, April 04, 1962
1962, William Allen Ruth, Chess Champion
William Allen Ruth, 1975
February 04 1975
Courier-Post, Camden, New Jersey, Tuesday, February 04, 1975
William Ruth, 87, Ex-Grand Master
William A. Ruth, 87, formerly of 15 Gorman Ave, Collingswood, died Monday in Garden State Memorial Hospital, Marlton.
Mr. Ruth was a United States chess grand master and was honored with a merit award by the U. S. Chess Federation last year for outstanding service to chess.
Mr. Ruth had won, among other prizes, state chess titles in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Ottilie Reel of Germany, a sister, Mrs. Mildred Hughes of Philadelphia, and a granddaughter.
Funeral services and burial will be private.
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This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.
March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.
