American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
lover the Top
BY An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EhPEY
MsshIas Csaas, Ssr0laE b Ftaaes


says Of amusing himself. He IL q
great gambler. hut never plays for
large stakes. Generally IN each com
pany. you will nnd D regular Garfield.
This man hanks nearly all the games
Of chance and "a M undlsputed author
lty On the rules ~ gambling. When
eyer there g. an argument among the
Tommies about some uncertain point
a. 20 whether toughton - entitled 10
Wntkins' sixpcncc. the matter ~ taken
10 the recognized authority and his de-
cision ~ hnni.
The two most popular Rnmea nre
"Crown and Anchor and blouse"
The pa%raphernalla used In Grown
and Anchor consists OF a piece OF can
vas two feet by three feet. This Is
divided into six equal squares. In these
rquarrs are painted a club. diamond.
heart. spade. crown. and nm anchor.
one device 20 a square. There nre
three dice used. each dice marked the
same a. the canvas. The banker sets
az his gambling OUTFIT Ia the corner Of
. billet and starts bally. hooing until u
crowd o. Tommies gathers around
then the game starts.
The Tommles place bets on the
squares. the crown or anchor being
played the most. The banker then
rolls his three dice aud collects or pays
oui as the case may be. II YOU play
the crown aud one shows up ON the
dice, you get even money. II two show
az. you receive two 60 one. and II three.
three 20 one. II the crown does not ap.
pear and you have bet on a.. YOU lose.
and 80 on. The percentage for the
banker u large n every square Is
played. but II the crowd Is partial TO.
any " % squares. he hRs 10 trust 10
luck. The banker generally wins.
The game Of House" Is very popular
also. II takes two men 10 run Il. This
game consists Of numerous squares Of
cardboard containing three rows OF
numbers, five numbers 10 a row. The
numbers run from one 10 ninety. Each
card has a different combination.
The French "~csfaminets' In the VIII
lagos are open from eleven N tae morn.
lax until n n he afternoon in ao
'"'u.n's With army orders.
After dinner the Tommles congre-
gate at these places 60 drink French
beer a. a penny "A glass and play
House"
A. soon a. the estaminet Ia SUN.
ciently crowded the proprietOrs ~ the
House game get busy aud. ne they
term II, form a school" This consists
OF going around and selling cards al
q franc each. II they have ten In the
school. the hackers OF the game de-
duct two francs for their trouble and
the winner gets eight francs.
Then the game starts. Each buyer
places his card before him on the Ia.
bic. FIRST breaking up matches into mr.
teen pieces.
one ~ the hackers Of the game has
a small cloth bag la which are ninety
cardboard squares. each with IA mum
her printed thereon. from one 10 nine
~. He rnps on the table and cries
out. Eyes down. my lucky lnds."
All Noise ceases aud every one Is at
tenton
The croupier places his hand In tho
beg and draws forth a numbered
square aud immediately calls out the
number The mnn who owns the card
with Tint particular number on it.
covers the square with a match. The
ouc who covers the fifteen numbers on
his card hrsi shouts House" The
other hacker Immediately COMES over
90 hiu uud trrlhrs the card hy calling
out the numbers thereon 10 the man
WITH the bug AS each number is
called he picks 10 out OF the ones
picked from the bag and says. Right"
II the count is right DE shouts. House
correct pay the lucky gentleman. and
seii him d card FOR the next school A"
Ihc lucky gentleman generally buys
ons unless Dec has q mlsvr trace ia
hls veins
Then nnuiher collection is made. q
school formed and they carry ON with
the gnme.
The cniier-out has many n~icknumes
fof the numbers such as "Keliy's Eye"
Tor one. Leg Eleven" for eleven.
",hckeiy-cllc for sixty-six. or Top
Of the house meaning ninety.
The game rs honest and quite en.
luluhit Sometimes sou have fourteen
numh,r GA your card covered and
you are whiting Tor the fifteenth TO be
called lu an impiOring voice YOU call
OUT Come on. Watkins. chum. I'm
sweating GA 'kelly's Eye"
Watkins generally replies. "Well.
Keep OUT ~ a draft. you'u catch cold"
Another game Is "Pontoou. played
with cards % is the same as our
BLACK Jack or "Twenty-one."
A card game called "Brug Is also
popular. Using q casino deck, the
dealer deals each player three cards.
II Is similar 70 our poker. except for
the fact that sou only use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck is never
shuiied until a man shows three Of a
kind or a "prile" as Il is called. The