Owen, J. – Gossip, G.H.D. 1874




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Owen, John    2427 (41) 3/
Gossip, George    2263 (45) 2/
 
Status: formal

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Hooton
Start date: 1874
End date: Oct. 1874
 
Notes:
Gossip called off the match at +2-1=2 for Owen, claiming illness. I don't know the location of the match. I give an end date of Oct. 1874 based on the date of the report in the Field, though it could have ended in Sep. 1874.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 84
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 163
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 9, Oct. 1874, page 210
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 5, Oct. 1874, page 154
   [Fld], 3 Oct. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1837, 7 Nov. 1874, page 451
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1840, 28 Nov. 1874, page 523
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1841, 5 Dec. 1874, page 547
   [NYC], 31 Oct. 1874
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 6, 1 Oct. 1874, page 105

Match information updated: 25 Dec. 2021