Sport: Parlor Pinochle

One night last week, at Manhattan's Cavendish Club, the impossible happened: no one was playing bridge. The exclusive headquarters for contract bridge experts had gone all out for a brand new four-handed card game called Check Pinochle.

Check should appeal to the public even more than to the experts. It is less exacting, more exciting than bridge, and better fun because of its big percentage of luck. Combining features of two popular games, Check offers appealing innovations to fans of both. In less sacred precincts than the Cavendish Club it may challenge in...

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