hist-games: FW: skins game

[James Masters - Personal]

Does anyone know anything about the term "skins"?  I know what it means in
terms of golf (being a betting/scoring system) but can't find anything else
on it.

James Masters
Masters Traditional Games
Kew
England
http://www.mastersgames.com
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/james.masters/TraditionalGames


-----Original Message-----
From: Canoe50 at aol.com [mailto:Canoe50 at aol.com]
Sent: 15 June 2000 02:42
To: james.masters at ukonline.co.uk
Subject: skins game


Dear Sir:

Could you please tell me the origin of the term "skins game"?  I hear this
term most often when referring to golf but there must be something more
substantial behind the term.

                                        Sincerely,

                                        Andrew Prairie
                                        canoe50 at aol.com


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