Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1914 — Stevens Dethroned From Top Man in Checker Club. [ARTICLE]

Stevens Dethroned From Top Man in Checker Club.

The weekly checker match resulted in Stevens being knocked from his high horse as leader of the Rensselaer checker club and also dropped to share third place with Thomas, while Molony jumped to first place, Hill holding second by hie eye-lashes. Ten games were played, making it possible to score 10 poins. The result was s follows: Molony 8, Hill 6V 2 , Stevens 6, Thomas 6, Long 3, Swartzell 3. Molony did not lose a game, winning 6 and drawing 4. M. J. the Eoresman merchant, was in Rensselaer a short fame this morning on his way home after a business visit 'in Chicago.