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1894: Malton (“Derwent”) v Whitby

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The Whitby Gazette of Friday 26th January, 1894, reported on this match as follows:

CHESS

DERWENT v. WHITBY

WHITBY CHESS CLUB V DERWENT (MALTON) CHESS CLUB. - A match between these clubs was played at the Museum, Malton, with the following result:-

DERWENT		WHITBY
Jas. Sadler (capt.)	½ 0	R. Peguero (capt.)	½ 1
A. Dent	0 0	E. Collier	1 1
Rev. S. Lenkinson	1 1	W. Forth	0 0
F. Small	0	T. Craythorne	1
E. H. C. Rose	0 0	W. Bird	1 1
- Eddison	0 0	Rev. R. Bee	1 1
J. E. Gray	0 0	R. Sadler	1 1|
G. W. Slater	1 0	A. Calvert	0 1
J. W. Shepherd	1 0	R. Bennison	0 1
G. Read	1 0	J. Anderson	0 1
Total	5½		13½

This formed the first match in connection with the newly instituted Derwent Chess Club.  The competition, which was a keen one, was witnessed by a large number of members.  The drawn game between Mr. R. Peguero and Mr. James Sadler, the respective captains of the teams, was a hard battle.

W. Bird and R. Bennison were presumably the players of those names who normally played for Grosmont in matches against Whitby, but were perhaps also members of Whitby Chess Club.

Identities of players:

J. Anderson	John Anderson
Rev. R. Bee
R. Bennison	Robert Bennison
W. Bird
A. Calvert	Arthur Horne Calvert
E. Collier	Edwin Collier
T. Craythorne
A. Dent
- Eddison
W. Forth	William Forth
J. E. Gray
Rev. S. Lenkinson
R. Peguero	Ramon Peguero
G. Read
E. H. C. Rose	Edward Hugh Carr Rose
Jas. Sadler	James Sadler
R. Sadler	Robert Sadler
J. W. Shepherd
G. W. Slater
F. Small

James Sadler of Malton and Robert Sadler of Whitby were brothers.  (The “S.” in “R. S. Sadler” is spurious.)

The match was also reported in the York Herald of Saturday 27/01/1894.

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