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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Historian Frank G. Menke is centuries out of the way when he claims (TIME, Feb. 27, p. 28) that "the U. S. game of craps was named after a French rake, Count Bernard Mandeville Marigny, who introduced the parent European game of hazard to New Orleans a century ago. He was so disliked by the natives that he was nicknamed 'Johnny Crapaud' (French for toad). The pastime became known as 'Crapaud's Game,' then 'Crap's Game,' finally . . . craps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 20, 1939 | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

...swing town, has Duke Ellington at the Roseland and Jack Teagarden at the Raymor tonight, Woody Herman and Harry James in a battle of swing at the Roseland tomorrow, and Basie at the Southland . . . Not generally known, but still true is the Anglo-Saxon word for music: "swin(g)" . . . Word slips through from New York that Teddy Wilson's new band will open at the Famous Door late in April; and that Bud Freeman is going to take a mixed band into one of the night spots. A grand idea:--Goodman started the breakdown of the Jim Crow traditions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swing | 3/17/1939 | See Source »

Each entrant was required to deliver a five minute selection that he had committed to memory. The sixteen selected for the finals were: Stanley O. Beren '41, Howard C. Blackwell, Jr. '39, John B. Fisher '41, Edward G. Greenberg '41, Ralph Harris, Jr. '39 Harry R. Harwood, Jr. '39, Leou Lipson '41, Sanford M. Marshall '41, Jonas M. Muller '40, Howard Nemeror '41, David Park '41, James J. Faitee Jr. '41, Bernard Rivin '40, Robert H. Ryan '41, John R. Whittler '39, and Dowey K. Ziegler...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SIXTEEN PICKED IN LEE WADE-BOYLSTON TRIALS | 3/15/1939 | See Source »

...competition for positions on the spring dance committee, ten Sophomores are aiding the group: Stanley J. Bellows, Joseph J. Bodell, Jr., William J. Carr, G. Wallace Chessman, Carleton E. Crotty, John B. Francis, Joseph A. Locke, Jr., Bernard J. McMahon, Laurence E. Shulman, and Arthur W. Trott...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Curtis Plays for 'Coasters At Winter Formal on Friday | 3/14/1939 | See Source »

...were both hard pressed for their high rating by Columbia's Tom Macioce, a top-notch performer for the Lions throughout the entire schedule. THE ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS FIRST TEAM Pos. Name College Pts. F. Gustave Broberg Dartmouth 14 F. James Bennett Cornell 10 C. Giles Scofield Princeton 9 G. Joseph Batchelder Dartmouth 10 G. Robert MacLeod Dartmouth 10 SECOND TEAM Pos. Name College Pts. F. Walter Foertsch Cornell 6 F. Anthony Mischo Pennsylv'nia 8 C. Roger Dudis Dartmouth 6 G. Thomas Macioce Columbia 9 G. Charles Lutz Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: E.I.L. COACHES PICK ALL-STAR QUINTETS | 3/14/1939 | See Source »

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