Show Playing for a Million Points i I Two Cribbage Players Have Pegged Nearly 500000 Each Dea Moines IaA cribbage gojno for a million points which has already lasted over seven years Is being played In this city by Col John C Loper and Milo Ward Tho score to date Is 400231 to 455234 The players estimate esti-mate that they will live to finish the I exciting contest in 1915 Both men are prominent here Loper being sheriff of Polk county and Ward secretary of the Commercial exchange The men play once a week either Monday or Saturday nights from 730 to 11 These men have played for 376 I consecutive weeks and religiously keep their weekly engagement The average number of points made each night for the last seven years Is 2150 Tho game was suggested by Mr Loper nnd Mr Ward took him up Just what the stakes are neither of the players will divulge Both men have passed the 50year marie The game has been divided Into series of 100000 points each During their weekly contest they take a half hour for light refreshments They play scientifically and oven politico and commercial interests are tabooed during dur-ing the progress of the games i Tho players havo worn out a number of cribbage boards and about 25 packs I I of cards so far These are carefully I preserved as relics of the contest The men expect on their last series which will come about eight years from now to Invite In their friends and card experts ex-perts to see the finish of probably the longest card game ever played In the world |