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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...game, for which we are indebted to Dunne's "Guide" and to Kear's "Sturges." A far call from Tau to Turkish draughts? Yes, many and many a century; but the thmg contended for consistently by the checker mythologiot is that the% draughts idea--elusive thing, and impossible to define, though easy enough to recognize by anyone who hasever played any of the games--persists through them PROBLEM NO 15 BY WHOM? See Vol 1 page 205, with Solution on page 300. The author, E H Taylor of Bogalusa La., formerly of Buffalo N Y writes that he had m'1904 sent it to the D W. But the C C P first published it. WILCOX'S PROB NO 35. Admits ot a dual Solution by 26-23--E A Graham HOAG'S PROB NO 38(Mar). Coudon's solution of Apr CC P does not suit Mr Hoag who contrary to custom did not provide us with his key. J Lyman of Wolfville N S solves it thus: 3-8, 1S-15, 31-26, 24-27, 8-12, 16-20, 12-16, 27-31, KENNEDY'S PROB NO 39 (Mar and Apr). This is known as the Wyllie Dewar position--E A Graham. KEGERREIS PROB NO41 (Apr). Solution by W R Kegerreii: 25-21, 12-16, 20-11, 10-15, 21-17, W wins. BALL'S PROB NO 42 (Apr)..Solution by Cortland Ball: 12-16, 19-12,11-16, 15-18, 14-17, 21-5, 6-9, etc, Drawn. LEE, S PROB NO 43 (Apr). Solution bv Paul J Lee: 9-6, 2-9, 26-23, 18-27, 31-24, 9-18, 11-16, 28-19, 16-14, W wins. BANKS' PROB NO 44 (Apr). Solution by Newell W Banks; 14-18, 25-22, 18-25, 30-21, 5-9, 10-6, 9-14, 6-1, 2-6, B wins. SLOCUM'S PROB NO 45--Gould's 978 (Apr). Solution by G H Slocum's 6-1, 8-11, 3-7, 11-15, 7-10, 15-19, 1-5,9-13, 12-16, 19-23, 5-9, 13-15 16-19, 15-14, 28-17, W all. (continued next issue) PROBLEM SOLUTIONS. WILLIE GARDNER, BLINDFOLD CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. For a quarter of a century the name of Willie Gardner of Leeds Eng., has been prominen...
