"Newell Banks Pulls a Gun on His Opponent"--answer

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Mr. Checkers
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"Newell Banks Pulls a Gun on His Opponent"--answer

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And there was a picture showing that this had indeed happened. Checker Trivia questions of the Day". Who was his famous opponent and what were the circumstances behind all of this? (Cont.)
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Mr. Checkers
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Re: "Newell Banks Pulls a Gun on His Opponent&q

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Willie Ryan once told Newell Banks that the only way he could win a game was if he held a gun on his opponent. So in Ryan's Checkergram there is a picture showing Newell Banks holding a gun on his opponent; world famous collector of checker literature E. B. Hanes. (Cont.)
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