AAugust 25 1937
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, Wednesday, August 25, 1937
Two New York Men Tied For Lead In Chess Tourney
Samuel S. Cohen and G. M. Treysman Win Three Straight Victories Each.
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, Aug. 25.—Two New Yorkers, Samuel S. Cohen and G. N. Treysman, were tied for first place with three straight victories last night after three rounds of play in the American Chess Federation's championship tournament.
Each won his second and third round assignments, Cohen defeating H. Steiner of Los Angeles, in the afternoon, and following up with a victory over L. Zalucha of Chicago, last night, while Treysman defeated W. B. Suesman of Cranston, R. I. and W. W. Gregorieff of Chicago. Harold Morton of Providence, R. I., was in third place with a 2½-½ standing.
E. Woody of St. Louis and Gregorieff adjourned their match in the second round and Woody lost to A. B. Guild, Glen Ellyn, Ill., in the third round. E. W. Marchand, St. Louis, was defeated by W. P. McHale, Philadelphia, in the second round, but Marchand won from W. L. Murdock, Cazenovia, N. Y., in the third round.
