Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-23

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or course Tommy cannot always b,
producing plays under Gre but Will,
In rest billets he has numerous othei
ways Of amusing himself. lie Is 4
great gambler. but never plays fol
large stakes. Generally, In each com
pany, YOU win find n regular Garfield
This man banks nearly all the games
81 chance and Is an undisputed author.
lty ON the rules Of gambling. when
ever there Il an argument among the
Tommies about some uncertain point
as to whether Iioughton II entitled 10
Watkins sixpcnce. the matter Is taken
10 the recognized authority and his de
clslon Is final
The two most popular games are
Grown and Anchor" and House"
The pauphernalla used In Grown
and Anchor" consists OF piece Of can
vas two feet by three feet. This Is
divided into six equal squares. In these
squares are painted n club, diamond,
heart. spade, crown. and an anchor
one device 10 square. There are
three dice used. each dice marked the
same as the canvas. The banker sets
up his gambling outfit In the corner of
a billet and starts bally-hoolng until a
crowd Of Tommies gathers around;
then the game starts.
The Tommies place bets on the
squares, the crown or anchor being
played the most. The banker then
rolls his three dice and collects or pays
out us the case may be. II you play
the crown and one shows up on the
dice you pct even money, II two show
up. you receive two to one. and II three.
three 10 one. II the crown does not ap-
pear and you have bet on II. you lose,
land so on. The percentage for the
banker Is large II every square Is
played, but II the crowd Is partial to.
shy two squares. he has to trust TO
luck. The banker generally wins.
The game Of "fIouse" Is very popular
also. IL takes two men Co run Il. This
game consists Of numerous squares OF
cardboard containing three rows OF
numbers, five numbers TO u row. The
numbers run from one 10 ninety. Each
card has n different combination.
The French "estamlnets" In the VIII
lnges ARE open from eleven In the morn.
Ing until one IN the afternoon in nc.
eordance with army orders.
After dinner the Tommles congre.
gate az these places To drink French
beer at a penny n glass aud play
House"
As soon as the estamlnet In suffi-
ciently crowded the proprietors OF the
House" game get busy and. as they
term II, form a school," This consists
OF going around and selling cards at
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 Me game starts. Each buyer
places his card before him on the ta-
Bile. first breaking up matches into If
teen pieces.
One Of the hackers OF the game has
a smnll cloth bag In which are ninety
cardboard squares. each with u mum.
Der printed thereon, from one 10 nine
~. He raps on the table and cries
out: Eyes down. Wy lucky lads"
All noise ceases and every one is al.
tention.
The crOupier places mis- hand I'm the
bag and draws forth numbered
square aud Immediately calls out the
number. The man who owns the curd
with that particular number on Il,
covers the square with match. The
one who covers the fifteen numbers on
his card first shouts blouse" The
other hacker Immediately comes over
TO him aud yerlfes the curd by calling
out the numbers thereon TO the man
with the bug. As each number Is /
called he picks Il out Of the ones /
picked from tho bag and says. fright"
II the count Is right he shouts. blouse
correct. pay the lucky gentleman. and
sell him IA card for the next school"
The lucky gentleman" generally buys
one unless he has mlscr truce In
his veins.
Then another collection Is made. a
school formed. and they carry ON with |
the game.
The callcr-out has many nicknnmes
for the numbers such rs "Kelly's Eye" |
for one. Legs Eleven" for eleven,
for slxty-six. or Top
n the house" meaning ninety.
The game Is honest and quite en-
oyable. Sometimes you have fourteen
on your curd covered and
'ou are waiting for the fifteenth 10 be-
allied. In an lmploring voice you call
,ut. Come on. Watkins, chum. I'm
Iweatlng ON 'Kelly's Eye"
Watkins generally replies, swell.
,eep out of "a draft. you'll catch cold"
Another gnme Is "PontoOn." played
with cards; IL Is the same us our
Black Jack" or '"rwenty-One."
A card game called "Brag" Is also
popular. Using a casino deck, the
ienler deals each player three cards.
i il similar 90 our poker. except for
he fact that youNpnly use three cards
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