On July 21, 1919, a Goodyear blimp caught fire and crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 13 people. You can read the gruesome details HERE.
Even more deadly was the Great Molasses Flood that took place in Boston when a tank containing over 2-million gallons of the stuff burst creating a 35 miles-per-hour flood of molasses that killed 21 people and injured 150. Read more HERE.
A Japanese chemist named Akira Ogata developed a drug called methamphetamine that is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It’s a central nervous system stimulants and is known on the street as Crystal Meth.
The greatest pizza topping ever, pepperoni, a variety of salami, was created in the US and the word was first used to describe the sausage in 1919. Also in 1919, in January, the Eighteenth Amendment authorizing Prohibition, was ratified.
The Black Sox Scandal, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from gangsters happened.
Speaking of baseball, Cleveland Indians pitcher Ray Caldwell was struck by lightning on the mound and subsequently won the game against the Philadelphia Athletics on August 24, 1919. Read the amazing story HERE.
Today’s game was played in the 1909 Triangular College League Tournament that was held at the end of December at the Rice Chess Club in New York City. The University of Pennsylvania and Cornell engaged in the duel for first place. Brown University (located in Providence, Rhode Island) took part was a non-factor because they failed to score a single point. Pennsylvania was successful mostly because of the play the a youthful Philadelphia expert, Norman T. Whitaker.
Not much is known of the participants in the following game exce[t that they were actove during their college years.. Louis Tolins (1886-1975, 89 years old) is buried in Sharon Gardens Cemetery in Valhalla, New York which us about 40 miles north of New York City/
When Harold Leo Bauder was born in Philadelphia in 1888. He lived near Philadelphia in Upper Darby. He died in 1963 at the age of 75.
Louis Tolins, (Cornell)–Harold L Bauder, (Pennsylvania)1–0C50Triangular College League, New YorkNew York, NY USA30.12.1909Stockfish 17
C56: Two Knights Defense 1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4 c5 4.0-0 f6 5.c3 d6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 b6 8.h3 0-0 9.c3 h6 While this is often played it is far from being the best. Correct is 9...Nxe4 which keeps the chances equal. 9...xe4! 10.xe4 d5 11.xd5 xd5 12.c3 d6 equals 10.e1 e8 11.a3 a5 11...a6 12.f4 a5 13.a2 c6 14.c4 a5 White greed to a draw even though he stands considerably better. Tishin,P (2400)-Zaitsev,A (2375) Donskoj 2010 12.a2 c6 13.d3 e7 14.b4 c6 15.d5 cxd5 16.xd5 Better was 16. Ba2; Black niw seizes the initiative. fxd5 17.exd5 f5 18.d2 c8 Threatening ...Rc2 19.b3 g6 20.b2 e4 Hoping for ...Bxf3. 21.d4 This is faulty tactically. 21.a4 e7 22.d1 with equality. 21...h4 This completely turns the game around. Black has a tremendous attack after 21...Qh4, but after this white is winning. 21...h4 22.e3 f4 Black's pieces are swarming on the K-side. 23.g3 xg2 24.xg2 xd4 25.xd4 e2+ 26.f1 xd4 27.d1 e4 Threatening ...Nf3+; black is winning/ 22.e6 xg2 This may have looked good over the board, but black simply does not get a serious attack. 22...fxe6 is too dangerous. 23.dxe6 e7 24.xe4 White has a very strong position. 23.xd8 xe1+ 24.xe1 f3+ 25.xg2 xe1+ 26.xe1 xd8 The flurry of exchanges is over and black is a piece down. 27.e7 f8 28.xb7 e8 29.f3 e1 Black has the extremely faint hope of continuing with ...Rb1 30.b8+ e7 31.xg7 f1 32.a4 xf2+ 33.g3 a2 34.e8# 1–0
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