Waiting for action, the legendary captain “Mush” Morton played Cribbage with executive officer Richard H. Wahoo was beginning a dangerous patrol 10 miles north of Shantung Promontory in the Yellow Sea. A year later – unable to return to his beloved England – the unhappy poet took poison and died.įUN FACT: During World War II, Cribbage became a traditional game for American submariners to play while passing the time on patrol for Japanese ships. In 1641 he led a conspiracy to rescue a friend who was jailed in the Tower of London, and when the plot was discovered, Sir John fled to France. Rich, handsome, and generous, Suckling was also very popular and was regarded as the best card player and bowler in Britain, if not all Europe. He spent several years in France and Italy and returned to England in 1630 to be knighted by the King.” Suckling inherited his father’s fortune when he was only 18, and in addition to being a poet, he was also a soldier. HISTORY: The author, Douglas Anderson, of All About Cribbage, told his readers that Sir John Suckling, the inventor of Cribbage, “cut quite a swath in his day”. Time is running out to get a $5.00 gift card when you order a carved wooden cribbage board! Click here to order yours today:
