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B. G. Adams and Dr. Emanuel Lasker play chess as others watch at the L.A.A.C., Los Angeles, March 1926. This photograph appears with the Column, “Expert Chess-Player Here,” Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 1926. The L.A.A.C. (Los Angeles Athletic Club) was a chess club active in the 1920s and 1930s. Text from newspaper caption: D. Emanuel Lasker, expert chess player, was here last week, and demonstrated his skill before several of the “rook hounds” of the city. In the group, from left to right, are B. G. Adams, of the L.A.A.C.; John Dougherty, chess and checker editor of The Times; G. S. G. Patterson, chess editor of the Mercury; Clarence Webber of the L.A.A.C., and Dr. Lasker, who is regarded as one of the world's best chess players. G. S. G. Peterson, Clarence Webber, Dr. Emanuel Lasker. (Source: UCLA/Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection)
Expert Chess Player Here 04 Apr 1926, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Expert Chess Player Here
Dr. Emanuel Lasker, expert chess player, was here last week and demonstrated his skill before several of the “rook hounds” of the city. In the group, from left to right, are B. G. Adams, of the L.A.A.C.; John Dougherty, chess and checker editor, of The Times; G. S. G. Patterson, chess editor of the Mercury; Clarence Webber of the L.A.A.C., and Dr. Lasker, who is regarded as one of the world's best chess players.
