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Title
D8818-6
Date(s)
- 1939-08-31 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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All eyes were on the board as two unidentified men faced off in the National Checker Association's second annual title tournament at the Winthrop Hotel, August 31st, 1939. Expert players from throughout the US poured into Tacoma to be in the competition. The tournament, which began on August 28, had a record entry of 30 players. The overall winner would be awarded a new automobile, the largest prize ever offered in a checker tournament. In addition, there would be about $1500 in supplementary prizes. The man standing right has a stopwatch to time each competitor's move. (T. Times 8/29/1939, pg. 1)
National Checker Association (Tacoma); Checkers; Board games;