Manchester and Liverpool 1859




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Cohen, Sigismund    2037 (85) 0 /
Sparke, Morton    1894 (109) 1 /
 
Birch, James    1934 (109) 0 /
de Szabo, Emeric    2257 (81) 1 /
 
Hamel, Ludwig    1992 (169) 1 /
Schüll, Ludolph    2041 (110) 0 /
 
Kipping, James    2300 (51) 0.5 /
Soul, John    2181 (82) 0.5 /
 
Duval, Charles    1848 (154) 0 /
Smith, G. (1)    2097 (92) 1 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match
Place: Manchester and Liverpool
Start date: 12 Jan. 1859
End date: 12 Jan. 1859
 
Notes:
Löwenthal says in the Era (16 Jan. 1859, p.14) that the match 'commenced on Wednesday evening', that is, 12 Jan. 1859. His report covers the period up until about midnight, before all the games were finished.
 
References
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1060, 16 Jan. 1859, page 14
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1061, 23 Jan. 1859, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 34, no. 956, 22 Jan. 1859, page 94
   [ILN], vol. 34, no. 960, 19 Feb. 1859, page 190
   [ILN], vol. 34, no. 963, 5 Mar. 1859, page 235
   [LiM], vol. 49, no. 3405, 14 Jan. 1859, page 8
   [MCLA], vol. 35, no. 1963, 15 Jan. 1859, page 9

Tournament information updated: 7 Nov. 2014