AJune 06 1955
The Gazette and Daily, York, Pennsylvania, Monday, June 06, 1955
Rabbi Wins Chess Tourney
Rabbi Amos Edelheit, front left, yesterday won the York city and county chess championship in the weekend tournament at the YMCA sponsored by that organization's Chess club. His opponent, opposite, was Herman Bottstein. In front of thej is the situation just before checkmate.
Rabbi Edelheit thus wins a leg on the trophy visible in the background. Looking over his shoulder is John Schultz, tourney director. Opposite Schultz is club president Spero Custis and behind him is C. A. Miller, oldest member of the club. Behind Miller and seated is Horst Bottstein, champion for the past two years and who, if he had won this year, would have retired the trophy.
Ten top chess players in York county took part in the tourney. The scoring was Swiss.
In a separate tourney for women Gladys Purcell won with a 3-0 score. Tied for second place at 1-2 were Naomi Culbertson, Wanda Prause, and Marion Redmond.
Men's scores were Rabbi Edelheit 4-0, Schultz 3-1, Thomas Hollahan 3-1, Herman Bottstein, Horst Bottstein, and Dimitro Grenda 2-2, David Schatanoff 1½-2½, Joseph Schatanoff 1-3, Leroy Gutheridge 1-3, and Miller ½-3½.
