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A roKMKR citizen of tbia county is coming to the front as one ol the crack chess players of the country. The gentleman alluded to is Mr. J. W. Showalter, who was born near Dover, and who resided in tUat vicinity several years. He is the son of Mr, Benoni 8howalter. The Comraer-cial-Gazette says: The Cincinnati Chess Club was favored Friday with a visit irom Mr. J. W. Showalter, the champion chess player of Kentucky. Mr. Showalter has recently spent several months in New York City, whore he met the best club players, and speedily made it manifest that he is one of the strongest amateurs in the United States. Mr. Showalter has improved with remarkable rapidity daring the last year. He is so near the head of native players that his fatarc is regarded with great interest. We understand that he won a decided majority of his more recent games with Mr. Delmar, of New York.”
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Maysville Daily Evening Bulletin
Maysville, Kentucky, US
Mon, Oct 03, 1887
Page 3
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