March 29 1934
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, Thursday, March 29, 1934
Chess Club Organized
Chess players of Claremont Junior High School have organized a club which meets after school on Wednesday afternoons with Miss Julia Hennessey as faculty director.
Dan Amneus has been elected president, Bill Hall, vice-president, and Harry Davis, secretary.
Members are Lawrence Paine, Jim Wood, Bertram Smart, Allan Frickstad, Bill Thomas and Norman Crough.
The membership has been limited to 16 and in order to become a member one must meet and defeat one of the charter members at chess. A tournament is being planned for the present membership.
December 04 1934
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, Tuesday, December 04, 1934
New Chess Constitution
The Chess Club of the University High School has named a committee to replace “an obsolete and inadequate constitution,” and is contemplating a complete revision of policy, change of charter and renaming, according to their president, John McTeer.
John heads the committee and is assisted by Dan Amneus, Phil Craner and Ray Mathewson.