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D695-2
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- 1936-08-04 (Creation)
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In August of 1936, as spectators watched, National Checker Champion Willie Ryan played an exhibition game on the new mammoth checker board at the north end of Wright Park. The board, twelve feet on each side, was constructed of concrete and laid on the grass, level with the ground. The playing surface was eight feet square and colored black and white. The outer edge was green and served as a platform for the players. The checkers were designed by A. J. Lemenc and were made of veneer, with half colored yellow and half red. They were 7 inches in diameter and weighed 8 oz. They had a two inch hole in the center with a wire loop protruding in an arch. A wooden stick with a wire hook on the end was used to move the checkers. Willie Ryan was the first to play on the new board. (T. Times 8/4/1936 p.14).
Checkers; Wright Park (Tacoma); Ryan, Willie;