Judge, 1923-03-10 · page 6 of 36
Judge — March 10, 1923 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page satirizes crap shooting (dice gambling) through caricatured "All American" shooters selected by John Held, Jr., a prominent Judge cartoonist. The joke uses names as double meanings: - **"Eighter from Decatur"** — a craps dice call, depicted as a thin man in striped suit rolling dice - **"Phoebe Dice"** — female figure (pun on "Phoebe") - **"Baby who needs the new shoes"** — literal baby character - **"Big Dick"** and **"Little Joe from Buffalo"** — both actual craps terminology The satire mocks how pervasive dice gambling was in American culture by pretending these generic gambling terms were actual notable "athletes" worthy of an All-American team. It's social commentary on the prevalence of gambling, presented as absurdist humor typical of 1920s Judge magazine.
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All American Team of Crap Shooters Selected by John Held, Jr. wis the sport writers get through picking their All American teams, I wish to present one that the newspaper sport bear- cats have overlooked. After look- ing over the College Field and the Country Club entries, this is my offering. The All American Team for the All American Game. Draven by Joux Hei, Jn Phoebe Dice Baby who needs the new shoes. Little Joe from Buffalo Y Big Dick.