The Last Laugh: The Endless Checkers Tournament

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ILLUSTRATION: MOTHER EARTH NEWS STAFF
Our correspondent recounts the exceptional staying power of the two finalists in a winter checkers tournament.

“Anybody can win . . . unless there happens to be a second entry.”
George Ade

“There may come a time when the lion and the lamb lie down together, but I’m betting on the lion. “
Josh Billings


Well sir, what with the out-of-doors bein’ so cold hereabouts thet the wind splits a lip ev’ry time it starts in whistlin’, folks in Plumtree Crossin’ have pretty much stayed holed up of late. An’ seein’ as how winter figures to set a spell afore takin’ its leave, lots of people have been turnin’ to indoor entertainments to make the hours (an’ days) pass a tad faster.

  • Published on Jan 1, 1980
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