Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1911 — American Checker Champtea Will Come to Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

American Checker Champtea Will Come to Rensselaer.

Newell Banks, who recently won the checker championship, has just started on a tour of the United States, and is scheduled to stop in Rensselaer as the guest of local checker players on the evening of Nov. Ist Mr. Banks is the real American champion, having recently defeated all contestants in matches to determine the real champion. He will make only a few stops in Indiana. Rensselaer being the first one after he leaves Chicago.