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Mary Bain, 1937.
August 23 1937
Evening star, Washington, District of Columbia, Monday, August 23, 1937
Mary Bain Ranked Fifth.
VERA MENCHIK ably defended her crown as the woman chess champion of the world at Stockholm. The American entry, Mrs. Mary Bain, runner-up in the ladies' tourney conducted last January at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City under the auspices of the National Chess Federation, U. S. A., placed fifth in the feminine tourney.
Clarice Benini of Italy garnered minor honors.
Individual scoring of the leaders was:
Vera Menchik, Czechoslovakia, 13;
Clarice Benini, Italy, 10;
Sonia Graf, Germany, 9;
Milda Lauberte, Latvia, 9;
Mrs. Mary Bain, United States, 8½;
May Karff, Palestine, 8.
