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East of Scotland v West of Scotland 1871
Saturday, 20 May at the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
The players of the Glasgow, Athenaeum, South Side clubs, and the West in general, challenged the Edinburgh, Dundee, Cupar, and East players to a friendly match.
Eighty players assembled to take part in the proceedings, but as only twenty-eight had appeared from the West, arrangements had to be changed. It was agreed that the East would provide the same number of players, with pairings to be based on order of strength.
Two East players - Dr Fraser of Edinburgh and G.B. Fraser of Dundee - withdrew and each was awarded one win by default. All of the West's players were from the Glasgow area, except for Sheriff Spens (Hamilton) and Tait (Ayr).
Play began around noon and went on to about 7 p.m. Sheriff Glassford Bell (Glasgow) acted as umpire.
Players could play as many games as time allowed. Many pairings managed to play three games, while Walker and Tait played one game, which lasted five hours. The Dundee players guaranteed the win of the match for the East.
Edinburgh CC |
West of Scotland |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
| Colonel Robertson | Jenkin[s] | 0 |
1 |
2 |
| John Nimmo | Hunter | 1 |
2 |
0 |
| C. Meikle | Craig | 1 |
1 |
1 |
| Dr Robertson | Hunt | 2 |
0 |
1 |
| Dr Smith | Dr Labone | 0 |
3 |
0 |
| Dr Omond | M'Target | 2 |
0 |
1 |
| Dr Cappie | Alan Murray | 0 |
3 |
0 |
| Claude Macfie | W. Mitchell | 3 |
0 |
0 |
| John Macfie | W.F. Murray | 0 |
2 |
1 |
| Wm Lowson, jr | Fairlie | 0 |
3 |
0 |
| Captain Christie | A.K. Murray | 1 |
1 |
0 |
| Captain Johnston | A. Berwick | 1 |
1 |
1 |
| Captain Bostock | Birch | 1 |
2 |
0 |
| Captain Bertram | Dr Dougan | 1 |
1 |
1 |
| Captain Strathern | Crawford | 3 |
0 |
0 |
| Geo. Gilson | Keir | 2 |
1 |
0 |
| Dr Fraser, as forfeit, accepts of | 1 |
0 |
0 |
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Total score of Edinburgh club |
19 |
21 |
8 |
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Dundee CC |
West of Scotland |
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| C.R. Baxter | Sheriff Spens | 3 |
0 |
0 |
| C.M. Baxter | Macfadyen | 1 |
2 |
0 |
| P. Scott | Robertson | 2 |
1 |
0 |
| J.D. Baxter | Steedman | 3 |
0 |
0 |
| David Sime | Scott | 2 |
0 |
1 |
| David Lindsay | A. Ross | 1 |
0 |
0 |
| W.G. Thomson | Colonel Gardiner | 2 |
1 |
0 |
| G.A. Patullo | Tennant | 2 |
0 |
1 |
| P. Sandeman | M'Whirter | 3 |
0 |
0 |
| W.N. Walker | Tait | 1 |
0 |
0 |
| G.B. Fraser, as forfeit, accepts of | 1 |
0 |
0 |
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Total score of Dundee club |
21 |
4 |
2 |
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Cupar CC |
West of Scotland |
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| Arthur Russell | D. Dunlop | 2 |
0 |
1 |
| J.F. Bremner | Stenhouse | 0 |
3 |
0 |
Total score of the Fife club |
2 |
3 |
1 |
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Grand Total |
42 |
28 |
11 |
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Source
Dundee Advertiser, Tuesday, May 23, 1871, p. 4.
Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1871, p. 4.Compiled by Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotlandupdated 22/9/2022