Word: poker
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...suits. His modest four-bedroom house in Bronxville, N.Y. is distinguished only by its six telephones, which cost him nothing. He and his wife, a University of Minnesota girl, have two daughters. An elder of the Dutch Reformed Church, Kappel does not smoke, drinks rarely-but can play shirtsleeve poker (a quarter a raise) with the best...
...straw out of which psychologists make their bricks. At the age of three, the future "Big Bankroll" of the underworld was found standing over his elder brother with a knife. Asked why, little Arnold said simply: "I hate Harry." By 14, Arnold was making money at dice and poker around Manhattan (to the horror -of his decent Jewish parents) and using it to buy the admiration of other East Side delinquents. In two years he was hiring out his money at 25% a week-"loans on Monday, payable the next Monday...
...anything in particular against old Francisco Guarner. The book skillfully makes it plain that the crime is planned only because of a variety of character flaws that each youngster more or less recognizes in himself. They are not even on the level with one another. When they play poker to see who will do the actual shooting, the cards are stacked by drunken Eduardo and tough-talking little Luis so that David, the kindest and weakest of the bunch, has to do the dirty work. The deed-getaway car and all-is planned coldly by Agustin, a young painter...
...selectivity is incompatible6LODGE MEMBERS chat during dinner hour. While most sophomores ate hurriedly and thought of nothing but Bicker last week, men in Wilson seemed calm and relaxed. The Lodge has a color television set in the dining room, and a game room upstairs. An all-night poker game goes on almost every night...
...Porcellian Club. Summers he traveled abroad, became expert at living like a first-class passenger on a third-class ticket. On one voyage, he ingratiated himself with Boxing Manager Joe ("I should have stood in bed") Jacobs before the ship left the dock, spent most of the trip playing poker on A-deck with Jacobs, Max Schmeling and Morton Downey. In his sophomore year Alec decided summer trips were too short, set out to get his degree in three years, didn't quite make it (he lacked one-half unit), but managed a nine-month tour...