Word: bets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...whether he was carrying out his assignments, whether he was getting the best of the man opposite him, how he was blocking, and if his tackling was crisp or just so so. Of course not even the coaches can be expected to see all these things, but you can bet that they know in a general way how their men are doing much better than any one in the stands, with the possible exception of a few of the real experts (of whom there are only very few, let it be said) who occupy the press...
...regard to Mr. W. R. Hearst's newly acquired drum major the latest thing in New Mexico is "I bet you Coolidges to Brisbanes," etc., or thus and so. In grand grands...
...Shouse's contention had been that, if Democrat Davis had carried Maryland, he (Shouse) would have been taxed on his won bet. The arch-Democratic New York World observed: "Ah, now we have it! Mr. Shouse, of course, bet on the Democratic candidate. How could a Republican Treasury Department regard such a transaction as entered into for profit...
...Bet a Hat." Knox the Hatter (Manhattan) advertised: "Pay like a gentleman ... if you must bet on your favorite sport, bet something you'd like to win. Bet a Knox...
...once color and zest vanished from the casinos. There was chemin de jer and boule for small punters, but serious gamesters missed the Greeks, whose standing challenge is that they are good for any bet up to 50,000,000 francs ($1,950,000). Also the casino proprietors missed the steady income from baccarat "kitties." Who was the man to replace the Greeks...