October 18 1954
The La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Monday, October 18, 1954
Here Are Some of the participants in the Tri-State chess meet held Sunday at the Hotel Linker. Front row, from left: Mrs. William Schuetze, women's state champion from La Crosse; Arpad Elo, state association secretary, from Milwaukee; Irving Miller, Minnesota president from Minneapolis; and K. N. Pederson, Minnesota champion from Minneapolis. Back row: Hugh H. Gauper, La Crosse, master of ceremonies; H. C. Zierke, Racine, state organizing committee chairman; John Grkavoc, Milwaukee, state champion lightning chess; and Curt Brasket, national master titlist from Tracy, Minn.