Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1913 — Completed Checker Game Started First of Last December. [ARTICLE]

Completed Checker Game Started First of Last December.

Sam Stevens has just completed a checker game started the first of last December. His opponent was Isaac C. F. Bentley, of Dayton, Ohio, and an expert at correspondence checkers. He is also a fine player at short range and last Sunday won the tournament at Dayton, Ohio, and is regarded the champion of that city.. Last December Sam began a correspondence game with. Bentley and the game has been going on since that time. Each spread a board and the moves were mhde by correspondence. Stevens would make a play and report the fSct by card to Bentley, who would make his move and reply by card or letter. The acknowledgement of Bentley’s defeat came today In a long letter, which shows that Mr. Bentley is a real sportsman and a good loser, for he acknowledged an error in having authorized a move designated 30-26, when she should have said 31-26. This move cost him the game and he eo acknowledged in his letter. The players are carrying on three other games simultaneously and have now started another to take the place of the one completed. Bentley has gone in strong for correspondence checkers and has stationery printed with his picture at the top and his profession, that of being a correspondence checker player, printed beneath his name. He is also a writer and an instructor in penmanship.