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Those were the days . . . (1973)
Posted By: Albert Steg
Date: Saturday, 11 June 2016, at 2:46 p.m.
. . . back when you got a handsome trophy cup for "Intermediate Consolation Semi-Finalist" . . .
. . . . googling around a bit on the tournament name, I found this:
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/66219073/
LAS VEGAS - (NEA) Bridge columnist Oswald Jacoby is now the world’s champion backgammon player. The title was confered upon him recently in Las Vegas, where he came from behind to win the Seagram’s 100 Pipers World Championship of Backgammon played at the Tropicana Hotel. The contest was a benefit for United Cerebral Palsy. Jacoby, whose mastery of bridge, poker, canasta, gin rummy and pinochle is legendary, won by defeating Edward Burns, a retired California businessman, with a score of 26-19, after beating Philip Martin, the American champion, 21-20 in the semifinals. It was Jacoby’s fourth victory in 12 major backgammon tournaments in this country and abroad. The victory earned his backers $25,000 for a $2,000 investment in the player auction. Runner-up purse was $14,000. Backgammon, along with chess, is among the country’s fastest-growing board games. Jacoby’s recent book on backgammon is regarded as one of the best volumes every published on the game.
I wonder how many players there were?
Albert
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