St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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lub The Chess Club, its-affairs this year efticiently handled by the ofticers, Joe Voellcl, President, Ken McMahon, Vice-President, Jim Connerton, Treas- urer, and under the able supervision ot Brother Christian, again offered to the many interested, the chance to match wits with enthusiasts from other schools as well as with their own classmates. Early in the year, to determine team positions, an elimination tournament was held. Top men ll4 OFFICERS OF THE CHESS CLUB J. Kane, J. Connerton K. McMahon, J. Voelkl. sawing: J, Bandhummef, P. Miller, P. McMahon, K. MC- Mghon, J. voeiki, J. connefion, R. Pointe, J. schifrhauef. proved to be Mike Bossert and Jim Connerton who then engaged in a best three of tive series from which Connerton emerged victorious. In addition to the aforesaid chessmen, at least tive other mental giants from St. Joes matched wits against the intelligentsia of various other schools in the second annual lnterscholastic Chess Tournament. The tTrst tour maroon boards were ably defended by J. Connerton, J. Voelkl, M. Bos- P. and K. McMahon battle as J. Schifthauer watches SLI

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standing. R. Mom, H. sbefie, A. Fr cnze if, E. Lender, M. a0Ssen,J.xQne,i. Lull,R.Kaderabecl1,G.lnne0. sert and K. McMahon lin that orderl, while the remaining board was played at various times by P. Miller, G. lnneo, anal J. Bindhammer. The final standings saw St. Joe's with a 5-4 rec- ord. Having trounced arch-rival Canisius by a score of 4V2 to V2 the team went on to claim vic' tories over Lafayette 3 to 2, Fallon 4 to T, Tech 3 to 2, and McKinley 3V2 to lV2 while bowing to Bennett 2 to 3, Kensington O to 5, Ryan l to 4, and M. Bossert, J. Voelkl, J. Connerton in competition Grover Cleveland 2 to 3. ln the individual scoring Ken McMahon led the Maroon brigade with a 7-2 record, thus estab- lishing himself a strong contender for the fourth board on the All-High Chess Team. Other 'lPawn-Pushers, although not on the team, who exercised their talents this year include Henry Eberle, Jim Schiffhauer, Joseph Lull, and Richard Paske. t be 62- 1 I W? Qs. , , , 44. xr fx Q Q h q. h Y L L' n ' l 1 gr' O-' tr