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Kaiser charged that White had "tried to blackjack the Government" into letting Republic have the plant dirt-cheap. He told how once, on the telephone, White had called him "the kind of fellow that carries a pistol in his pocket." When Kaiser tried to recall the date, White offered to provide it. Said he: "I had a stenographer on the telephone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feudin' & Fussin' | 9/6/1948 | See Source »

...that night it was Blackjack Billy, not Gus, who looked like the old man. Old Gus charged out of his corner, missed with a right, then landed a paralyzer. A few more rights put Fox on the floor. At the count of six he got up, his legs rubbery. Gus belted him again. That did it-in 1:58 of the first round. Grinned Gus: "It was like taking candy from a baby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Good Old Gus | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

...When the strikers came into the front yard, I and some of my friends advanced to meet them. We had a short but quite violent fight. No shots were fired, but clubs were used on both sides. I had my blackjack. The Communists were repelled, and withdrew, leaving one badly beaten man on the ground. I picked him up, patched him up, gave him a drink, and sent him home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Pistol-Packing Padre | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

Next to blondes, gentlemen prefer poker. Blackjack, learnedly classified as "vingt-et-un," is a low born associate of spinning ivories on khaki blankets, and is favored only by those majoring in R.O.T.C. The advent of General Education has definitely entrenched the five card classic, with numerous aberrations localized somewhat to the bank of the Charles...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 12/1/1947 | See Source »

...spoke too soon.The Communists were back, and with them the grey uniformed police, rifles at the ready. One Freedom Party man who attempted to defend himself from a renewed attack by a blackjack-wielding Communist was promptly arrested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Munk | 6/30/1947 | See Source »

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