Newman, Sigmund
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1897 |
771 |
1927 | (65) | 14 |
| 1898 |
747 |
1951 | (63) | 11 |
| 1899 |
785 |
1940 | (70) | 2 |
| 1900 |
800 |
1945 | (76) | 0 |
| 1901 |
791 |
1951 | (81) | 0 |
| 1902 |
785 |
1956 | (84) | 0 |
| 1903 |
768 |
1961 | (86) | 0 |
| 1904 |
799 |
1966 | (87) | 0 |
| 1905 |
817 |
1971 | (86) | 0 |
| 1906 |
824 |
1977 | (85) | 0 |
| 1907 |
840 |
1982 | (81) | 0 |
| 1908 |
832 |
1987 | (77) | 0 |
| 1909 |
887 |
1992 | (70) | 15 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Newman, Sigmund |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| Is this the S. Newman who played in Philadelphia in the late 1880s? |
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| References |
| Books |
| Urcan, Julius Finn, page 21, 270 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 2, July 1897, page 91 |
| [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 2, Aug. 1898, page 82 |
| [BDE], vol. 58, no. 197, 17 July 1898, page 11 |
| [NYEP], 28 Jan. 1897, page 5 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1897 (7) |
Cosmopolitan Club Championship |
2.5 | / | 14 |
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| New York 1898 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Newman, S. (2) - Elwell, J.D. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1898 (7) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Newman, S. (2) - Elwell, J.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1898 (10) |
Cosmopolitan Club Championship |
4 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1899 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmpolitan Club Match |
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Newman, S. (2) - Elwell, J.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1899 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Newman, S. (2) - Taber, J.R. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1909 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match |
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Newman, S. (2) - Bixby, W.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1909 (4) |
Rice Club Championship |
3 | / | 14 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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