Name/Title
In New YorkDescription
The last of four 'In New York columns' to mention backgammon, this piece reads like the grim morning after a binge. With dismal prospects on Wall Street and repeal of Prohibition still two years away, the backgammon scene in the semi-illicit speakeasies of New York must have been colorful. And Swan describes “innumerable matrons” with pinched finances cashing in by running bridge parties with table fees.
It’s not hard to imagine that the wild money action of backgammon, fueled so powerfully by the invention of doubling and compounded by multi-handed chouette play, inexorably led to financial distress for many players.Publication Details
Periodical
The Peninsula Times Tribune, CaliforniaDate Published
Dec 24, 1930Time Period
Modern BackgammonOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
SequenceOther Number
1931_12_24