Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1909 — Rensselaer Checker Club Makes Good at Hammond. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Checker Club Makes Good at Hammond.

The Kentland Enterprise made a lusty crow over the victory of three of that town’s checker players when they came here last week, and defeated three of the home team. The Kentland players brought Bloom, for some time champion of Indiana, along wi|h them to help them to victory. When the Rensselaer team went to Hammond Saturday evening they took Bloom along and he made the lowest score of any of the Rensselaer team. The home team expects to go to Rentland soon and show that team what real checker playing is. ' The Rensselaer team consisting of Thomas, McFarland, Stephens, Hill and Bloom were given a royal time by the Hammond team. They were entertained at' the Hotel Carleton, where the game took place. To offset Bloom the Hammond team had secured Barnes, of Chicago, who was first in the Illinois state tournament. One hundred games were the contest, which lasted from 9 p. m. to 4 a. m., and the Rensselaer team won by nine points, the score stand*, ing, Rensselaer 54%; Hammond, 45%. The score was .as follows: Rensselaer: •t i ■■ Stephens, 13 points. M 117 Thomas, 12 points. Hill, 11 points. * McFarland, 9% points. Bloom, 9 points. Hammond: Turner, 9% points. Houser, 7% points. Meyer, 5% points. Barnett, 8% points. i Barnes, 14% points. The Rensselaer team has never been defeated in a real checker tournament and when they go to Kentland in two weeks they expect to keep up their record. Hammond will be here for a return game in a short time.