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.
[Event "Triangular College League, New York"] [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1909.12.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Louis Tolins, (Cornell)"] [Black "Harold L Bauder, (Pennsylvania)"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [Annotator "Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1909.??.??"] [Source "American Chess B"] {C56: Two Knights Defense} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c3 d6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. h3 O-O 9. Nc3 h6 {While this is often played it is far from being the best. Correct is 9...Nxe4 which keeps the chances equal.} ( 9... Nxe4 $1 10. Nxe4 d5 11. Bxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Qd6 {equals}) 10. Re1 Re8 11. a3 Na5 (11... a6 12. Bf4 Na5 13. Ba2 Nc6 14. Bc4 Na5 {White greed to a draw even though he stands considerably better. Tishin,P (2400)-Zaitsev,A (2375) Donskoj 2010}) 12. Ba2 Nc6 13. Qd3 Ne7 14. b4 c6 15. d5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 {Better was 16. Ba2; Black niw seizes the initiative.} Nfxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Qd2 Rc8 { Threatening ...Rc2} 19. Bb3 Ng6 20. Bb2 Be4 {Hoping for ...Bxf3.} 21. Nd4 { This is faulty tactically.} (21. Ba4 Re7 22. Bd1 {with equality.}) 21... Nh4 { [%mdl 8192] This completely turns the game around. Black has a tremendous attack after 21...Qh4, but after this white is winning.} (21... Qh4 22. Re3 Nf4 {Black's pieces are swarming on the K-side.} 23. Rg3 Bxg2 24. Rxg2 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxd4 27. Bd1 Qe4 {Threatening ...Nf3+; black is winning/}) 22. Ne6 {[%mdl 512]} Bxg2 {This may have looked good over the board, but black simply does not get a serious attack.} (22... fxe6 {is too dangerous.} 23. dxe6 Qe7 24. Rxe4 {White has a very strong position.}) 23. Nxd8 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Nf3+ 25. Kxg2 Nxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxd8 {The flurry of exchanges is over and black is a piece down.} 27. Re7 Kf8 28. Rxb7 Re8 29. Kf3 Re1 {Black has the extremely faint hope of continuing with ...Rb1} 30. Rb8+ Ke7 31. Bxg7 Rf1 32. Ba4 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Rb8e8]} Rxf2+ 33. Kg3 Ra2 34. Re8# 1-0
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