Scarborough Chess Club Early History - by Neil Pennock

Chess Matches

06/07/1881	Scarborough		Leeds
	No team information	6		17

Scarborough aided by a chess playing visitor. The venue was the Pavilion Hotel, Pavilion Square. The Hull Packet and East Riding Times July 15 1881.

14/03/1884	Scarborough		Leeds
	No team information	9.5		4.5

Played at Leeds on Shrove Tuesday. One game left for adjudication. There were ten players per side. Supplement to the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent March 8 1884. Leeds Mercury February 27 1895 refers to match 10 years previous so it appears no matches were played in the intervening period between these two clubs.

Scarborough		Whitby
G E Martin	1 0	R Peguero	0 1
E Walker	0 0	E Collier	1 1
J Taylor	0 0	W Forth	1 1
S P Turnbell	1 1	G Miller	0 0
R C Turnbell	1 1	R Tadler	0 0
J Harlow	0 0	A Calvert	1 1
F E Yewdall	0 0	J W Nicholson	1 1
T W Hepton	1 1	H B Corner	0 1
Total	7		9

Held at the Albermarle Hotel Scarborough. The Evening Press February 23 1893.

Bridlington		Scarborough
Miss E Thorold	0 0	C E Simpson	1 1
Lieut Young	0	G Martin	1
Brigham	1 1	E Wallis	0 0
Spanks	0 0	T Hepton	1 1
Headley	0 0	G Maw	1 1
Dr Thompson	1 0	H Chapman	0 1
Shores (sec)	0 0	B Tansley	1 1
Miss E Thorold	0 0	C E Simpson	1 1
Irland	0 0	T Dodds	1 1
Rogers	1 1	T F Wales	1
Lowson	1½	E H Mathews	½
Wilson	0 0	A Cross	1 1
Johnson	0 0	F A White (sec)	1 1
Total	6½		17½

The Yorkshire Herald, January 26 1894.

Whitby		Scarborough
R Penguero	0	Rev E J Huntsman	2
E Collier	1	E Wallis	1
W Forth	1 ½	C E Simpson	0 ½
G Miller	0	G Martin	2
T Cawthorn	1 ½	S P Turnbell	0 ½
W Bird	0	G Maw	2
R Sadler	1	J Barr	1
G Scholfield	1 ½	B Tansley	0 ½
A Calvert	0	F Wallis	2
J W Nicholson	1	T Dodds	1
J Anderson	2	E H Mathews	0
H B Corner	1	F A White	1
Total	9½		14½

The 1893-94 season featured an enigmatic appearance of "Rev. E. J. Huntsman" on board 1 for Scarborough against Whitby, in a 12-board, 2-games-per-board match played on Wednesday 21st February 1894. Scarborough won 14½-9½.[Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, Saturday 25th February 1894]

His obituary in the British Chess Magazine reported that he had been president of Scarborough Chess Club at the time of his death. The origin of the Scarborough connection is unclear. (https://mannchess.org.uk/Events/1894%20Whitby%20v%20Scarborough.htm)

Bridlington		Scarborough
Miss Thorald	0	C E Simpson	2
Lieut Young	Bye	G E Martin	1
Mr F J Brigham	2	F Wallis	0
Mr Sparks	0	T Hepton	2
Mr W Headley	0	G Maw	2
Dr Thompson	1	H Chapman	1
Mr Shore (sec)	0	B Tansley	2
Mr Ireland	0	F Dodds	2
Mr Rogers	1	T W Wales	1
Mr Lowson	1½	E H Mathews	½
Mr Wilson	0	A Cross	2
Mr Johnson	0	F A White (sec)	2
Total	6½		7½

Scarborough		Whitby
Mr Martin	0 0	E Collier	1 1
C E Simpson	½ ½	W Peguero	½ ½
S Turnbull	½ 1	W Forth	½ 0
A N Brayshaw	1 1	G L Miller	0 0
R E Ballard	0 1	A H Calvert	1 0
T W Hepton	1 1	R Saddler	0 0
Dr Beverly	1 1	G W Nicholson	0 0
B Tansley	1 1	Mr McNaughton	0 0
Total	11½		4½

The return chess match between the representatives of the above two clubs took at the Albermarle Hotel Scarborough, yesterday afternoon. Whitby were weakly represented, only bringing eight players, whilst Scarborough were without the services of the Rev E J Huntsman (president of the Club) and also their captain(Mr E Wallace). Mr Martin captained the Scarborough team. (The Yorkshire Herald Thursday 26 April 1894)

https://mannchess.org.uk/Events/1894%20Scarborough%20v%20Whitby.htm

Scarborough		York (EBOR)
Mr E Wallis	0	Mr H Jackson	1
Mr S Turnbull	½	C E Simpson	1½
Mr I Taylor	1	Mr A W Daniel	0
Mr G Maw	1	Mr R A Wright	0
Mr Ballard	0	Mr N Size	1
Dr Barklay	1	Mr G Nelson	1
Mr F Wallis	2	Mr F Nelson	2
Mr E Wallis	0	Mr H Jackson	1
Mr F Hepton	1	Mr J T Pegg	0
Mr Yewdell	½	Mr H Lewis	1½
Mr J Barr	0	Mr A N Brayshaw	1
Mr E Wallis	0	Mr H Jackson	2
Mr B Tansley	1	Mr S Walker	1
Mr T Dods	1	Mr E F Lewin	1
Mr T E Wales	1	Mr E Siltberg	1
Mr F A White	1	Mr G S Thorpe	0
Mr H Mathews	0	Mr W H Smith	1
Total	9		14

This was a friendly match held at the Albermarle Hotel. Yorkshire Gazette April 21 1894.

21/02/1895	Derwent (Malton)		Scarborough
	Total	10½		5½

York Herald 23 February 1895.

Leeds		Scarborough
J Mulgrave	½	C E Simpson	½
F P Wildman	1 1	R C Turnbell	0 0
H H Wright	1 -	G E Martin	0 -
I M Brown	1 1	E Wallis	0 0
F C Horrell	1 1	S Turnbell	0 0
J A S White	½ 1	J Taylor	½ 0
F Huckvale	1 0	F Yewdell	0 1
D B Kitchin	1 1	T Hepton	0 0
J Jones	1 1	F Wallis	0 0
J P Myers	1 0	G Maw	0 1
W A Gattridge	1 1	R Ballard	0 0
R Taylor	1 0	B Tansley	0 1
J Moorhouse	1 1	G E Farr	0 0
R P Brown	1 ½	T Dodds	0 ½
W Andrew	1 0	F A White	0 1
W Whitehead	½ ½	T F Wales	½ ½
M Jonas	1 0	R Bishop	0 1
J Davenport	1 0	G A Cook	0 1
Total	25½		8½

Leeds Mercury February 27 1895.

York		Scarborough
Rev Huntsman	1	Mr Lewis	1
Mr Simpson	1½	Mr Humphreys	½
Mr Turnbell	2	Mr Thorpe	0
Mr Bailard	1½	Mr Lewis	½
Mr Farr	½	Mr Walker	1½
Mr Dodds	1	Mr A Henry	1
Mr Head	0	Mr Dewhirst	2
Total	7½		6½

York Herald 10 January 1896.

21/02/1895	Hull Liberals		Scarborough
	Total	11		9

The Eastern Morning News February 5 1897.

Scarborough		York
Mr C E Simpson	½	Mr F O Nelson	½
Mr E Wallis	0	Mr H L Hunter	1
Mr J F Martin	1*	A Humphreys	0*
Mr Ballard	0	Mr J H Jolly	1
Mr A Marr	1	Rev S Jenkinson	0
Mr Harrison	1	Mr E F Lewin	0
Mr Dodds	1	Mr L R Flint	0
Mr T W Hepton	½	Mr S Walker	½
Total	5		3

* Adjudicated.

York Evening Press February 24 1898.

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