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Description:Excerpt from Games of the Restricted Match Between Clarence H. Freeman, of Providence, R. I., And Charles F. Barker, of Boston, Mass;, For a Purse $500: Commenced in Providence, on September 1, and Finished on September 17, 1890Emboldened by Freeman's success with Wyllie, his friends coveted for him the American championship. Accordingly, a match was arranged with C. F. Barker, for a stake of $400 and the championship. The match was commenced on April 11, and concluded April 29, 1885, in favor of the challenger, by the score, - Freeman 6, Barker 3, drawn 89. This match was, with one exception, the longest in playing, and the most stubbornly contested of any then known. Freeman held the championship but a little more than a month, losing it to August J. Heffner, then a resident of Providence, in a match of 24 games for a stake of $100. Scorze Heffner4, Freeman 3, drawn 17. Fiom this time until April, 1889, fieeman almost entirely neglected the game. In May, 1889 James Hill, then on a visit to his former home, defeated him by the score, -hill 1, Freeman 0, d rawn 2. In the same year Freeman played and won one game with H. Z. Wright. Although he frequently indulged in simultaneous play with members of the Providence Checker Club, he had no other Single crossboard practice with strong players than here mentioned from 1885 until his present match with Barker. On Thanksgiving day, 1889, he essayed a feat that, from the success which attended it, has never been equalled by any' player in the world. With 20 of the strongest players that could be got together he played 20 games simultaneously, winning 19, O. H. Williams, of Westerly, securing the only draw; he 20 games occupying but 1h. 40m. At blindfold play, Freeman is probably unsurpassed by any player in the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Games of the Restricted Match Between Clarence H. Freeman, of Providence, R. I., And Charles F. Barker, of Boston, Mass;, For a Purse $500: Commenced ... on September 17, 1890 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Games of the Restricted Match Between Clarence H. Freeman, of Providence, R. I., And Charles F. Barker, of Boston, Mass;, For a Purse $500: Commenced ... on September 17, 1890 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Games of the Restricted Match Between Clarence H. Freeman, of Providence, R. I., And Charles F. Barker, of Boston, Mass;, For a Purse $500: Commenced in Providence, on September 1, and Finished on September 17, 1890Emboldened by Freeman's success with Wyllie, his friends coveted for him the American championship. Accordingly, a match was arranged with C. F. Barker, for a stake of $400 and the championship. The match was commenced on April 11, and concluded April 29, 1885, in favor of the challenger, by the score, - Freeman 6, Barker 3, drawn 89. This match was, with one exception, the longest in playing, and the most stubbornly contested of any then known. Freeman held the championship but a little more than a month, losing it to August J. Heffner, then a resident of Providence, in a match of 24 games for a stake of $100. Scorze Heffner4, Freeman 3, drawn 17. Fiom this time until April, 1889, fieeman almost entirely neglected the game. In May, 1889 James Hill, then on a visit to his former home, defeated him by the score, -hill 1, Freeman 0, d rawn 2. In the same year Freeman played and won one game with H. Z. Wright. Although he frequently indulged in simultaneous play with members of the Providence Checker Club, he had no other Single crossboard practice with strong players than here mentioned from 1885 until his present match with Barker. On Thanksgiving day, 1889, he essayed a feat that, from the success which attended it, has never been equalled by any' player in the world. With 20 of the strongest players that could be got together he played 20 games simultaneously, winning 19, O. H. Williams, of Westerly, securing the only draw; he 20 games occupying but 1h. 40m. At blindfold play, Freeman is probably unsurpassed by any player in the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Games of the Restricted Match Between Clarence H. Freeman, of Providence, R. I., And Charles F. Barker, of Boston, Mass;, For a Purse $500: Commenced ... on September 17, 1890 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Games of the Restricted Match Between Clarence H. Freeman, of Providence, R. I., And Charles F. Barker, of Boston, Mass;, For a Purse $500: Commenced ... on September 17, 1890 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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