AOctober 11 1961
Press and Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, New York, Wednesday, October 11, 1961
Broome County Chess Tourney Starts Oct. 20; Bartholy Defends
Fred Bartholy defends his Broome County Chess championship this month, in weekend play at IBM Country Club Oct. 20-21-22 and 27-28-29.
The tourney is open to all-Broome players for a $5 entry fee plus $5 deposit. Play will be under the 6-round Swiss system, with first-round pairings determined by ballot, those thereafter by matching scores.
Winner receives a $50 prize plus the trophy, won the first two times by Chet Hinamon of Oakdale before Ansco patent attorney Bartholy kept the cup from being retired last year.
Play will begin at 7 p. m. in Friday-Saturday sessions, 2 p. m. on Sundays. There will be other prizes in both senior and junior play. Entries can be filed by calling Robert Boughton at SW 7-7892 evenings.
HAROLD EVANS, the Binghamtonian who is president of the New York State Chess Association, will give a simultaneous-match exhibition at the IBM Chess Club meeting this Friday. Evans was 1960 county runnerup.
October 21 1961
Press and Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, New York, Saturday, October 21, 1961
Bartholy, Gawley Advance in Chess
Defending champion Fred Bartholy and defending junior titlist Bernard Gawley were among the winners in first-round matches of the Broome County Chess Tournament last night at the IBM Fieldhouse.
The second of five rounds will be played tonight.
First-round results:
Harold Evans def. Al Schreiber, Chet Hinaman def. Duane Janowski, Bartholy def. Norman Bennett, Norman Stockdale def. William Gotiwald, Charles Parker def. James Little, Robert Boughton def. Andrew Krisko, Gawley def. Joe Altman, Peter Andreyew def. Walter Hunt, Russell Allen drew with William Sharpsteen.
November 06 1961
Press and Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, New York, Monday, November 06, 1961
Fred Bartholy, the Broome County chess champion of the tournament which ended last Sunday, was honored yesterday along with other winners at a dinner at the Hotel Frederick.
It was Bartholy's second straight win in the fourth annual tourney. Others who were presented prizes by Eugene C. Gerhart, the master of ceremonies, were Chet Hartman (second place), Harold Evans (third place) and Ricky Gawley (junior champion).
