March 14 1914
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Saturday, March 14, 1914
Commercial Chess Team Staves Off Whitewash.
The members of the Chess Club at the Commercial High School, where interest in the game is at high-water mark, were entertained yesterday afternoon with an exhibition of simultaneous play given by Hermann Helms, editor of the American Chess Bulletin. Seventeen players took boards against the expert, who found them to be a strong combination. After nearly two hours of play, the score showed that fifteen had been defeated and that one, I. Chernofsky, had won and that another, C. Worrall, had drawn. Both obtained their advantages in the final stage of the seance, J. Bensowitz also put up a stout resistance, but lost. To Chernofsky and Worrall were awarded books as prizes in recognition of their skill. Chernofsky also received a souvenir of sentimental value. The other players were: Brunnemer, D. Geronimo, Dollid, Cranick, Kamiat, Klene, Kramer, Sove, Mahler, Metzgar, Meyer, Rosen, Strotton, Wechsler.
November 16 1914
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Monday, November 16, 1914
DROPS DEAD WHILE PLAYING BASEBALL
W. H. Brunnemer, Extra Club Pitcher, Dies Suddenly at Highland Playground.
William Henry Brunnemer, one of the prominent members of the Etna Club and widely known throughout East New York as a baseball player, died very suddenly Saturday afternoon on Jamaica avenue, near the Highland Playground baseball diamond, at the head of Dresden street. Mr. Brunnemer was the pitcher for the Etna nine and he was playing a practice game with some of the members of the club and others, including his son, John W. Brunnemer, when he complained of having pains around the heart and stomach. He tossed the ball to one of the players and had walked to the entrance of the playground when he was seen to stagger and fall.
The ball players at once ran to Mr. Brunnemer's side and Dr. Rose, who was passing, went to his assistance. It was too late, as the man was dead. An ambulance surgeon from the Bradford street hospital was called up by someone and he insisted on taking the body of Mr. Brunnemer to the police station on Liberty avenue, half a mile away, although young Brunnemer asked to have the remains conveyed to the Etna street house.
Mr. Brunnemer lived opposite the Etna clubhouse and he was one of the leaders in its social life. He was a crack baseball pitcher and played with the old Howard team before the Etna team was organized. He was entered for the coming pool tournament of the club and was one of the committee for the annual reception to be held in two weeks. He was born in Brooklyn January 19, forty-four years ago, and was a bookkeeper for the Consolidated Telegraph and Electrical Subway Company of Manhattan. He was a member of Fraternity Council, Royal Arcanum, and the Michael J. Tighe Association, and leaves a widow, Catherine Speckmann, and one son. The funeral services will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, with the Rev. Dr. Francis G. Howell, pastor of the Andrews M. E. Church, officiating. The interment will be made Wednesday in Evergreens Cemetery. The Etna Club's baseball team will attend the funeral in a body.
November 25 1914
The Standard Union, Brooklyn, New York, Wednesday, November 25, 1914
After defeating every school met, the Commercial High School Chess team won two out of three games in the match against Boys' High, thus capturing the championship of the first half of the Brooklyn-Richmond Interscholastic Chess League. The following is the score of the match: Commercial-Meyer, 0; Brunnemer,— Rosen, 1; Chernofsky, 1. Total, 2. Boys' High—Wolfson, 1; Stromberg, —; Mozson, 0; Schneider, 0. Total, 1. The game between Brunnemer and Stromberg was unfinished. It will be played out this week. Brunnemer has the lead and most likely will win the game easily.
