AJune 01 1959
The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Monday, June 01, 1959
Philip Smith of Fresno Heads State Chess Unit
Philip D. Smith of Fresno is the new president of the California State Chess Federation.
Smith, a Fresno City College teacher, was elected to succeed Henry Gross of San Francisco at the business meeting of the federation held here yesterday in connection with the 26th annual north-south match.
The north team won the match 37 to 33. The result brings the standings to 16 victories for the north, seven for the south and three ties.
In the rapid transit match, Earl Pruner of San Francisco won the title from Irving Rivise of Los Angeles who last year won it from Pruner. Pruner won six matches and lost one in this year's event.
Others Place
J. Lazos of Los Angeles was second with 5-2 and Gilbert Ramirez of San Francisco and Ronald Gross of Long Beach tied for third with 4½-2½.
The other officers of the federation are: Ralph Hagedorn of Sun Valley, Los Angeles County, vice president; Silencer H. Van Gelder, San Francisco, secretary; Dr. Ralph Hultgren, Berkeley, treasurer.
Name Directors
The directors of the federation are: Lyman Daugherty of San Jose, chairman; A. L. Raymond of Lancaster, Los Angeles County; Guthrie McClain of Berkeley, Rivise, Isaac Kashdan of Los Angeles, Gunnar Rasmusser of Vallejo, Solano County; John Alexander of San Diego, Larry Zipfel of Redding, Shasta County; George B. Oakes of Salinas, Monterey County, and Charles B. Walker of Riverside.
Smith said the Fresno Chess Club is seeking to have the California Open Chess Tournament played in Fresno on the Labor Day Weekend.
August 1959
Vol. 9, No. 1-2, California Chess Reporter, August-September 1959, Bob Karch, Dr. Ernst Wrany, Lyman H. Daugherty.
Photo by George Lydeard
