B>The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 6, 1932:CHECKER CLUB ISSUES CHALLENGE FOR GAMESSeventeen Enthusiasts of Indoor Sport Form Club Here; Hold Weekly Meetings at McKay’s Barber Shop. If one chances to pass McKay’s barber shop in Luverne on a Thursday evening, he will doubtless hear such cries as "It’s your move," or "You’ve got to jump," and looking in, will see a group of Luverne citizens seated around tables, benches and desk, deep in meditation. Luverne’s checker club is holding its regular weekly meeting. The club is only a month old but already they are looking for more competition. It is composed of seventeen members. They have no membership fee, no fines or house rules, and have elected no officers, as yet. But each week they meet in the barber shop for competition among themselves. They have no trouble keeping order, however, because checkers call for meditation and no member violates the custom of silence; he’s too busy concentrating on his own game. The club is looking for new fields to conquer and has issued a challenge to all checker players in Rock county or any other community that would like to schedule a tournament. The Luverne club would like to have a team of five men compete and a second team is also prepared to pit their skill against visitors, should there be enough interest. But while they’re waiting for answers to their challenge, the local enthusiasts are keeping in trim by matches among themselves. Each match consists of two games. Two points are awarded for each game won and one point for a draw. Dick Gainey is well out in front of the other members, having played 26 games and won 44 points. Other members of the club are G.A. Knowlton, Emery Forrest, W.H. Gerow, Martin Webber, O.M. Garrett, Jack Petraska, Ray Spease, Alva Leech, O.T. McKay, M.E. Ford, Chester Spease, D.W. Campbell, L.L. Frisbey, Dwight Cummings, Jake Conrad and Wm. Thomas. Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.