Listen to episode 159 of The Adelaide Show podcast, which was published September 7, 2016, to find out which story is fake. This week’s pieces cover the games in South Australia.
Chess Stars Were Moved To Romance
News December 1946
ROMANCE and chess go move-in- move, according to chess players now contesting the Australian championship in Adelaide. Several of the players first met their wives over a chess board. A notable case is that of Mr. Lajos Steiner, who is defending his Australian title. When he arrived from Hungary in 1939 he did not expect to be married before the year was out. But he began giving chess lessons to Miss Edna Kingston, six times woman chess champion of New South Wales. As the lessons proceeded Miss Kingston’s concentration improved, while her teacher’s wavered.”
“Finally I was checkmated,” said Mr. Steiner. “But that was one time I didn’t regret it.”
Keen Electric Light Games
The Advertiser October 1936
The SA Electric Light Cricket Association matches played last week were keenly fought. John Martin and T.J. Richards won again. John Martin defeated Holden’s by 949 to 707. K. Jenkins (John Martin) made 200 not out. Holden’s 707 was rather a good performance against such opposition. Fleming contributed 200. T. J. Richards scored 748 (Leith 150) against the improving T.S.T. side. Perc McCallam, the Norwood footballer, made 120 of his team’s 464. Richmond Park could not cope with Westborn Park 813. Crowhurst and Falter both made a double century. Kurns made 134 for Richmond Park. Later in the week Richmond Park defeated Amscol in rather a low scoring, but very even game (358 to 309). The result showed that Amscol is Improving, and it should not be long before it opens its winning account.
Bridge Femme Fatale
The Journal December 1922
“Women are replacing men gamblers in the dens.” “Eddie” Mailon, a den detective, whose job it is to find and break up gambling dens, is authority for the statement. One large collection of dens around the Port Adelaide area was recently raided and a strange story was uncovered. “I lost to the fair ladies” was a strange phrase some men were telling. Detective Mailon discovered that certain well educated ladies had been frequenting the illegal dens. Unlike Poker, Bridge was seen as a reasonable game for ladies, even though many played it socially, most did not gamble upon the game.
“I talked to five men about them,” continued Mailon, “and not one would complain. They were women, they said, and they were not willing to accuse a woman of cheating at cards. The ladies had been very sweet to the men and played for many nights however after a week of constant losses the men became suspicious. Many of the men will not admit that a woman could outwit them or else they don’t complain.”
Detective Mailon said “The women are getting away with it simply because they are women.”