Edo Ratings, Ball, W.F.

Ball, W.F.

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1878	312	2030	(64)	14
1879	319	2026	(68)	0
1880	343	2023	(70)	0
1881	386	2019	(69)	9
1882	431	2001	(78)	0
1883	513	1982	(85)	0
1884	583	1964	(91)	0
1885	614	1945	(95)	1
1886	618	1932	(101)	1
1887	613	1922	(107)	1

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Ball, W.F.

Born:

Died:

Notes:

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24 Mar. 1888 (p.42) and Renette's biography of Bird have 'W.P. Ball' in the Simpson's Divan tournament of 1888. The Chess Player's Chronicle of Aug. 1874 (p.119), the City of London Chess Magazine of Aug. 1875 (p.222), and the Chess Player's Chronicle of 18 Aug. 1887 (p.225) have 'W.F. Ball' active in London. I am guessing that these are the same person.

References

Books

Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 221

Periodicals

[CLCM], vol. 2, no. 7, Aug. 1875, page 222

[CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 119

[CPC], vol. 10, no. 337, 18 May 1887, page 225

[ISDN], 24 Mar. 1888, page 42

Tournament data

London, England 1876 (11)     Saint George's - West End Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Blunt, W.E.     2 - 0

London, England 1878 (2)     Lowenthal Cup Tournament     5 / 14

London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Heywood, G.C.     0.5 - 0.5

London, England 1881 (3)     Lowenthal Challenge Cup Tournament     5 / 10

London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Stevens, S.J.     0 - 1

London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Taylor, J.H.     0 - 1

London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Zangwill, L.     0 - 1

London, England 1888 (7)     Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament     1 / 1      odds player in two moves class