Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-02
Decline srsbr Old SPORTS

A disconsoIate faro-D&nk was heard TO
remark, yesterday, at Charley Godfreys, ON =
street. "Tbese are truly degenerate days.
There was Morrssey's furniture. al what j
commonly called Mettinger's faro bank. over
hldwell,s drug store. sold last Monday nSTniag,
lanentably, Tor S3,ee0, when il cost Sl9. SEQ
What will posterity think OF il? Dick NeTrick,
the criminal lawyer carried ~ the iiHest extern
son table in the United States for Sc, when
Iurns a Montero have the bill tor It nov at the
figure of $3.50"
Times have indeed changed in Washington in
the sporting way. First, Horatio Bolster, who
had lost an incredible number of prize-f ghts.
took it into his mind TO kill sonny James.
Then Jack Mccarthy went cunning after Den
mis- Aartlen. and fell 30 the pavement within a
square OF the spot where James passed in his
chips.
OF course. Bolster was acquitted, the District
Attorneys Junta oividing,-DIck Harrington
etused to prosecute because q his avswed hos
tility TO Dardon, while A. 3. Williams. The
silent partner OF the District Attorney, de ended
that worthy. Dsrden il now in the Lunatic
Asylum across the Eastern Branch. where Bob
johnson, the son of the late President. spent his
holidays. DaIden was a generic old Potomac
gambler tolerabiy tut OF spirits by day, and not
very fortunate at the bank by nj ghts; and before
lac shot Mccarthy. he teceiy ed froas that pugilist
certain skuii-wouIds wiich have used him up
Tor many years 10 Come.
CLOSING THE CONGRESSIONAL HELLs.
Aftef the BSTden case. seeing THAI the gam
blerS meant tn have no more fights. and there
fore would bring no more revenue &c the legal
lia'tinty,a series OF raids were ContEiyed on
tht IN; and, at the present time, there il not a
sporting house open at the national capital.
he only result OF this, however. seems 70 be 10
diiNe 1.-The boys" ia on short cards where good
shu fiior and dealer can hoist green case ont uf
MS hundreds where be fOraerly spent sves.
Draw poker u more OF a national game at lres-
eht iban base bail, backgammon. or president
making In the old DAYS OF sou thern sunre.n-
acy, when statesmen had no suspicion. and the
sporting houses were 10 respectsTs OF persons
faro and roulette held sway here, and the protits
OF tie banks we're large.
why said Aettinger, at the close of thesale
over kidwell's store. where the furniture went
OF SO cheap, ''nOne of the many proprietors of
these rooms, of which shall be the last tenant
ever retired from business with $500 profit. The
game had dropped to nothing. 1t cost 3. 900 a
month to keep up the supper table and pay for
service, and the interestin fancy games had long
ceased. M0rrissey got tired of supporting such
an unproGtGNie house. Mr.. Marvin and all his
friends told him long ago that there was no
fsoney IN IT; so, TO save rent and to stop paving
blackmail TO the prosecuting attorneys, the boys
mean 10 shut up generally"
Having, according to their own account. paid
$1,000 blackmail money TO be let alone-which
promise was afterwards shamelessly broken and
the money not returned,-all the big fellows
have gone out. George L. Parker, who had put
up 81 200 TO save himself, has closed his estab-
hshment. within three doors of Wizards. John
singleton, VINO says he gave 81 200 to the legal
rlnG, has closed his place, at 9Th street and the
Avenue. kOhcf. Teel, on 9Th street, was sharp
enough to pay only $3.50 to the legal Blueskins
Nettingers place lost 50 900 in the vain effort TO
satisfy the greedy n.ercenares OF the law. The
Georgetown establishment has gone the way OF
all the Garth. Slaysman, at 9th and the Ave
hue, exists no more.-"Gsh" in CHICAGO TfJaRe.