How the OCA spent its money in 1882...

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  • How the OCA spent its money in 1882...

    From the "British Chess Magazine" - May 1882:

    http://www.archive.org/details/briti...smag02unkngoog

    The Ontario Chess Association held its third annual meeting at
    Guelph on Feb. 17th, when there were present delegates from
    Toronto, Hamilton, and Guelph. After the election of officers, and
    the choice of Toronto as the next place of meeting, it was resolved
    that the goodly surplus of funds in hand should be utilised as
    follows : —

    First, in the purchase of two gold medals, to be given,
    one to the best composer, and the other to the best solver of pro-
    blems in a tourney open only to members of the Association, for
    the conduct of which a committee was appointed.

    Secondly, in a
    gold medal for each of the three dubs - Toronto, Hamilton, and
    Guelph, to be competed for by the respective members of those
    dubs in such manner as each club shall decide on, the tourney to
    be open to all the members.

    Thirdly, in two prizes of 10 dols.
    and 5 dols. each for the first and second winners of a tourney
    among those now present at the meeting, the play to be on the
    pairing out system, but no player to be thrown out till he has
    lost two games. For this tourney there were eight entries -
    Messrs. Littlejohn, Gordon, and Punshon of Toronto, Judd and
    Byall of Hamilton, and Lockwood, Baldwin, and Barclay of
    Guelph.

    After several rounds, there were left in Messrs. Little-
    john, Gordon, Judd, and Baldwin, and as there was not time te
    finish, it was agreed that the concluding rounds should be played
    out at Toronto.

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    Re: How the OCA spent its money in 1882...

    Fascinating Hugh! I enjoyed the little story - had no idea that Guelph was active back then.

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