St Xavier High School - X Ray Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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28 Chess Club In November the Chess Club began its season by showing its extreme depth at Cincinnati's third high school open, where it had five teams, two of these placing second and third. During Christmas vacation. the team of Earl Michels, Steve Kurzhals, Dan Pehoushek, and Barry Brownhill trav- eled to Columbus to play in the strong State Championship where they placed a respectable ninth. In early March, St. Xavier held an Individual Tourna- ment in which three players, Earl Michels, Dan Pehoushek, and Tom Sansalone qualified for the State Tour- nament. Late in March, the fourth Team Open was held and St. X. placed fifth and also won the top reserve team trophy. The club also did well in the Elder Open held in May. Two teams placed first in their own divisions of the G.C.L. and each have good chances of winning the playoffs. The main event of the year was the Nationals held in Cleveland. St. X. sent ten players to this important tour- nament.