March 27 1925
March 27 1925
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday, March 27, 1925
'Speed' King of Crosswords
Paul Buttenweiser, Statistician, Wins Tourney
George Lathrop Williams, Former Champ, Is Second by A. Word
As humble representative of that recently discovered and ultra popular volume, the dictionary, I wish to extend congratulation to Paul Buttenweiser, statistician of the Vocation Bureau, Denton Building, on his victory at the crossword puzzle tournament.
The final contest was fought out by Buttenweiser and George Lathrop Williams, former champion, on their respective blackboards in full view of the breathless audience, but with screens between the two contestants. The statistician finished first. Neither quite completed his puzzle, which perhaps was just as well.
Winner Gets Cup
A silver cup was given to the newly acclaimed champion, who was congratulated warmly by the runnerup.
April 03 1925
The Kentucky Post and Times-Star, Covington, Kentucky, Friday, April 03, 1925
Crossword Champ Has Winning Ways
Aid given to Paul Buttenweiser, 252 Loraine-av, new crossword champion, in his favorite recreation by his two avocations, as statician and psychologist, is very unequal, he admits.
In fact, as applied to puzzles, the training of a statician may be regarded as a total loss.
There is no way of calculating, it was gathered from Buttenweiser, who won the crossword tournament of the Town and County Club, when or how many times the puzzlemaker will feel moved to use long-buried words like “adz” and “apse” and “dost,” instead of the modern improvements.
Psychology, tho, does help, according to the champion.
“If you understand the humor the puzzlemaker was in you can, to an extent, forecast his behavior,” was the psychologist's explanation.
