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Jay Houghteling

Number of games in database: 4
Years covered: 1901 to 1905
Overall record: +3 -1 =0 (75.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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JAY HOUGHTELING
(born 1872, died Apr-11-1953, 80 years old) United States of America

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Jay R. Houghteling was born in 1872. He was a Chicago player and problemist, and served as the President of the Chicago Chess and Checkers Club. Professionally, he was a teacher, and later a principal, in the Chicago Public Schools. He retired to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he died on April 11, 1953.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Pillsbury vs J Houghteling 0-1321901Simul, 31bC25 Vienna
2. J Houghteling vs L S Cornell 1-0221902Chicago ChampionshipC11 French
3. S S Dodge vs J Houghteling 0-1161905Casual gameD08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
4. J Houghteling vs O Roething 0-1351905Manhattan CC-Chicago CCC11 French
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Jun-20-12  Calli: THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, APRIL 24, 1913, page 3

White to play and mate in 3


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" The foregoing problem by Jay R. Houghteling, long known as a strong, practical player, and now the president of the Chicago Chess and Checkers Club, appeared first in the Chicago Tribune of April 20, and is spoken of in terms of the highest praise by Harry F. Lee, the chess editor. It appears that it is only the second attempt of the Chicago expert, and yet a composition of such genuine merit that Mr. Lee confidently believes it will be accepted as a masterpiece"

Jul-11-13
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  FSR: The 1903 Proceedings of the Chicago Public Schools reflect that he was then a teacher at the Nixon School. http://books.google.com/books?id=De...

<From Olimpiu G. Urcan (Singapore):

‘According to the 1900 US census, Jay R. Houghteling was born in 1872 in Illinois and was living in Chicago at that time. He had a wife (Helen) and a son (Harold). His occupation was given as “school teacher”.

The US census lists him again (estimated year of birth: 1871). He was still living in Chicago with his wife Helen. His occupation was stated to be “school principal”.

He died on 11 April 1953 in St Petersburg, FL, and this obituary was published in the St Petersburg Times the following day:

“Jay Houghteling
Retired Principal
Jay R. Houghteling, 81, retired principal with the Chicago public school system, died yesterday morning in a local hospital.

Mr Houghteling came here 17 years ago from Chicago and made his home at 1121 Highland Street North. He was a member of the Mirror Lake Shuffleboard Club and honorary member of the St Petersburg Chess Club.

Surviving Mr Houghteling are his wife, Helen, St Petersburg, and two daughters, Mrs Ira Andrews, Oak Park, Ill., and Mrs Arthur Uhler, Chicago.

Friends may call today at Baynard’s Chapel. Interment will be later in Forest Park, Ill.”>

http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Since the 1900 census gave his year of birth as 1872 and the 1910 census gave his "estimated" year of birth as 1871, I think the 1872 number is more reliable.

Jan-14-14
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  Stonehenge: Perhaps this is him?

HOUGHTELING, JAY R married 26 Dec 1894 in COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. a bride named HELENE HESSBERG.

http://sortedbyname.com/pages/h1135...

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