Elbert Lowder Yesteryears Photos
Left: Elbert Lowder,
Sanford, NC vs Dr. H. L. Craven, Jr. of Brownwood, TX a Political
Science Professor.
Right of Elbert in a plaid shirt is Ed King of Graham,
TX and across from him is Harvey Kelley of Calhoun, GA.
Behind Elbert in a
green shirt is Jerry Ingram, a firefighter from Marietta and now Ellijay, GA.
Harvey owns and
manages his mini-storage warehouse business on Pine Street in
Calhoun. Jerry and Harvey were checker traveling
buddies back in the'80's and introduced to
tournament checkers through Rev. R.T. Jones of Cleveland, GA and the 3
of
them would
often travel together. (Tim Laverty help identify and shared player information
to these pictures)
Left
standing: Paul Davis of Rose Hill, VA and in front of him sitting is Ron King of
Barbados, and beside him standing is Elbert Lowder of Sanford, NC.
Left:
Elbert Lowder, Sanford, NC vs Dr. H. L. Craven, Jr. of Brownwood, TX a Political
Science Professor at Howard Payne
University, and many times Texas State
Champion, and Lowder many times NC State Champ. (Craven vs Lowder Article)
Left:
Elbert Lowder, Sanford, NC and Elmer L. Donelson of Coeburn, VA
Left:
Don Lafferty, Eastview, KY vs Elbert Lowder, Sanford, NC, both are Grandmasters, and directly over
Elbert's head is Raleigh
Johnson, Murfreesboro, NC in cap and plaid shirt, and
diagonally from him in a green shirt and white-headed is Howard L. Owen of TN,
past ACF Treasurer before Charles Walker,
He lived about 13 years in St. Petersburg, FL from '79 through '92, then moved back to
Murfreesboro,
TN, and behind him is Lloyd Castello of Woodside, CA in dark
sunglasses and beard who died at a relatively young age. This is a Southern, States
Tournament in the
mid '80's at Ken Barr Inn, in Gilbertville, KY. Elbert was a piano technician and owner of The Piano House, a piano dealership
and service business. Don was a high school
physics & math teacher.
Left:
Elbert Lowder, Sanford, NC vs Don Lafferty, Eastview, KY, and beside Don is
Herschel Smith, Durham, NC in striped shirt who
later moved to ICHOF in Petal,
MS. This is a Southern States Tournament in the early '80's at Ken Barr
Resort Inn, in Gilbertville, KY. Tim
Laverty said, "Don would switch back and
forth between Pall Mall (red pack) and Tareyton cigarettes while Elbert had his
Levi Garrett chew."
Left:
Elbert Lowder, Sanford, NC vs Don Lafferty, Eastview, KY, "Lowder vs Laverty in the 1989
Freestyle
World Championship Match" The match was refereed by Richard Fortman, who is
pictured in the center, and
the match was
played at the International Checker Hall of Fame in Petal,
Mississippi. Lafferty was successful in turning back Lowder's
challenge with a come from behind
4-3-16 victory. Read more about this match.
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