Word: backgammon
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Pingpong has outdistanced billiards and backgammon in he race for 1935 indoor sports honors at the Harvard Union. A Freshman pingpong tournament conducted by the Union Committee, entries for which close Saturday, already has over 50 men signed...
...Manhattan, Miss Mary Jane Kane, model, told of sailing from Bermuda to Havana on the same ship with Britain's Royal salesmen. "I was playing backgammon with Prince George," said she. "We had $8 on the game and naturally I didn't want to lose because I consider myself one of the best backgammon players in New York. "The Prince of Wales came up from behind and frightened me. He apologized. Then he sat in the game. He talked so much I couldn't concentrate. This went on for 30 minutes. "Then I became a little angry...
...season. Students meeting these requirements will be given credit for mastery in the Science of Society. ... In ... economics . . . the texts used are the daily reports of the Stock Exchange and the Curb Market, the Wall . Street Journal and Bradstreet. ... In athletics . . . squash, tennis, golf, polo, bridge and backgammon [will be taught]. . . . But students . . . must learn to talk intimately of the characteristics of the notable players, criticize the leading coaches, and speak convincingly about . . . [other] athletics. ... At the end of the four-year course, the Bachelor of Arts degree will be deservedly awarded to each student who has successfully completed...
...Howard C. Brokaw, Manhattan socialites, were playing backgammon at their Fifth Avenue residence when the doorbell rang. Darby, their butler, answered the door, was greeted by a personable young man who said he had a note for Mr. Brokaw. Darby accepted an envelope; as he did he found his ribs pressed by a revolver. "Take me to the Brokaws," commanded the personable young man. When he was obeyed, he told the Brokaws: "I need money and I need it badly...
...Brokaw's backgammon dice rattled in their cup, fell out upon the table. He reached in his pocket, found $175 and a platinum watch, surrendered them. Then he, Mrs. Brokaw and Darby were herded into a bathroom at revolver's point. The personable young man ran lightly down the stairs and disappeared. He had not bothered with Mrs. Brokaw's jewels...