New Britain herald., 1926-12-03
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Boston, Dec. 3 U)-No ono ever did, ever will. or ever can beat Monte Carlo consistently" Philip G. Peabody. of IS Richfield street. Dor chester. declared yesterday when he scoffed at reports that he had "cleaned up" at the famous Euro- pean gambling resort.
 MT. Peabody, retired Boston lawyer, is the worlds champion Alt lantic ocean commuter, having just arrived from his 104th round trip voyage between the United States and Europe.
 Successful For 60 Years
 Reports from New York. where Mr. Peabody landed after his 21st trip on the $ eamship Frederick VIII were that he had devised a system whereby he could consistently beat the roulette wheel at Monte Carlo.
 Nothing of the sort" said MT. Peabody, with laugh. as he sat In his Dorchester home last night No one will ever beat Monte Carlo suc- cessfully. The best proof of that Is
  has prospered every year and Is still gaining riches for those who operate it.
 Quits When 100 Francs Ahead
 "The wheel at Monte Carlo is hon. est-there isn't any doubt of that. But 1t can't be beaten successfully. consistently. I've played it 27 times in 27 consecutive years and I've only lost once. But I play system of my own and just happened to be lucky, that's all. My system is to risk large amounts to win small ; ones, and l do not play the same way all the time. I quit when l am 100 francs ahead but the time that I lost I lost more than I won the other times.
 "Just because I happened to win 2s times and lost only once doesn't prove that my system Is right. It isn't, and I know 1t. The time I lost proved that. The brainiest men in the world, some of them, have tried to work out a system to beat that wheel and haven't done 1t, and it will never be done
 No "SyStem" to ROulettc
 "Its like pla-..,,r poker. You may win for months and then have los- ing streak. Roulette Is luck-noth- ing else. There isn't any system to 1t. I'm going back again next wear for my annual visit and l shall play with the expectation that may win and I may lose. I'm not foolish
 lo% Cntnpr fn beat that wheel-it will just depend on how luck happens to be. Mines been pretty good so far"
 MT. Peabody has one system" that he plays consistently, however. That is his three annual voyages back and forth across the Atlantic. His reasons, as he explained them, are these:
 Enjoys Living in Europe
 "I live in Europe because I like IL" he said. "But my business h. terests are here In the United States and I have to come home three times a year to attend to them. I try to sail from here on March 20. July 10 and Nov. 20 and leave here on Jan. i. April i and Sept. 1. I can't al- ways get boats just on those dates, but It's lots of fun trying to do so. 2 anyway.
 T get lots of fun out Of my voy- ages, and hope to make my record 150. I'll be 70 years old on Feb. 2c and I intend to celebrate my 5 birthday in Rome with some English friends of mine.
 Just as Much Drinking on Boats People on the boats are about the same now as ever. was amused to read a, short time ago that drinking had fallen off on the liners. It must be on some other boats than the ones I cross and recross on, and I've been on almost all of them for the past 35 years.
 "Youll find wine on almost every table on every boat and the bars aren't starving to death by any means. Tn fact would say, from my observations, that drinking is more popular despite the fact that drinks cost three times and more as much as they did when I first started crossing"
 Gambling About the same.
 Mir. Peabody was asked regarding gambling on the liners-if it was on . the increase or decrease. About the : same, I should say" he replied.
 "There are still some card sharps travelling back and forth although 1t is much harder for them to catch fish now Bridge and poker are played extensively but the stakes are smaller than they used to be and the usual bridge game now is played for only a nominal stake. There are or course some big poker games on some of the boats. but the sharpers have been for the most part eliml- mated. ...
 Being an Atlantic Ocean con- muter is the best fun in the world and hope to live until I've run up q. record of 15O crossings and even tben don't intend to quit"