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Richardson Cup 1904
Queen's Park CC, winners of the Spens Cup the year before, and appearing in the Richardson for the first time, made a excellent debut, defeating two strong clubs, Dundee and Glasgow, on its way to the final.
| Round 1 | Semi Final | Final | |||
| Edinburgh | 4½ |
Edinburgh | 3½ | Edinburgh |
3 |
| Helensburgh | ½ |
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| Burns | 4 |
Burns | 1½ | ||
| Falkirk | 1 |
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| Queen's Park (Glw) (P) | 3½ |
Queen's Park | 3½ | Queen's Park |
2 |
| Dundee | 1½ |
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| Glasgow (H) | 3 |
Glasgow | 1½ | ||
| Stirling | 2 |
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(H) - Holders
(P) - Promoted from the previous season's Spens
Cup.
* For adjudication
Final: Played at Edinburgh CC on Saturday, 23rd January 1904.
Bd |
Edinburgh |
Queen's Park |
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1 |
D.Y. Mills | 1 |
0 |
J.C. Semple |
2 |
H. Jackson | 1 |
0 |
J.A. McKee |
3 |
J.G. Thomson | 0 |
1 |
W. Scott |
4 |
W.M. Whitelaw | 1 |
0 |
Dr Forrester |
5 |
D. Simpson | 0 |
1 |
C. Macdonald |
3 |
2 |
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Sources:
Falkirk Herlad, 27 January 1904, p. 6.
The British Chess Magazine 1904, p. 62, incorrectly showed Mills losing to Semple.
Compiled by Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotland
Updated 26/5/2019