WORLD'S RICHEST MAN.
BET ON GOLF GAME. | A NEW TEN CENT PIECE. NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Mr. John D. Rockefeller, senior, is almost as well known for his thriftiness as for his wealth, but he has just had a moment of recklessness. While it lasted he challenged Mr. Bascom Slemp, formerly secretary to President Coolidge, to a nine-holes' game of golf. Tho match will tuko place at Ormond Beach, Florida, where the millionaire spends his winters. The world's richest man has wagered a new 10-cent piece that he will winMr. Rockefeller plays golf every day. but there is no likelihood of him winning any amateur championship. He has never before been known to play for a wager.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19217, 5 January 1926, Page 9
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117WORLD'S RICHEST MAN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19217, 5 January 1926, Page 9
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