The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-07-12
WESTON'S SECRET.
A New York Mercury Yarn.
New York Sunday Mercury

scoop q big winning that was ever
concocted. l dare not give you
names; but l will tell you . story,
for the truth of which in ito miuutest
"details ! pledge you my honor.
"A friend Of mine, . club man and
q passionate sportsman, was . heavy
hacker Of O'Leary against Rowell 10
tho international match at Gilmore's
Garden. Even whom things looked
ds'kest aud most desperate for THE
man be stack manfa'ly BY him. Tho
consequence waa that be came out tho
loser of over go, 900. HE beta wore
private once in most cases, and, o..
cept for = few heavy outside ones,
his Losses remained unknown to the
general public.
MY friend went to England on
business Immediately after the match.
He there met Weston, whom be had
known bef're. Weston expressed
himself warmly In regard to Ameri.
ca. losing the belt, and said: 'lf1
had q couple Of months training I
believe l eould Win il back Ms
friend became convinced By bic co.
tbuslasm that 10 did not ovsr.esti.
mate bimsslf, and suggested to him
to try it. After come talk Westos
agreed 70 20 into traioioe q once.
Then tho idea struck ny freed 70
recover bic lossess. Previous to that
be had, % he told mo bimself, beoo
only actuated BY . desire to go the
belt return to America.
"Wsstoo's popularity - . walker
vac deep 10 . decline, and tho bet.
ting 10 any match he entered for was
sure to be sgainst him. II he was
known to have been in training 1t
might be moro favorable; bat il HE
preparations were kept secret betting
men would regulate their invest>
ments by bic old record. Any oue
backing hin under these circamotsoc.
60 could get long odds, and my friend,
firmly convinced that tho veteran
walker could win, determined to in
dorae bic convictions. HE loeoes On
0'1eary bad serioosly crippled hin.
He deliberately and st no little sae.
ri6ee RAISED ol50, 900 In eash, mortss.
siog quantity q bio real estate 10
thie city to do %. Every dollar Of
THE money be applied to one purpose.
The victory Of bic man meant . for
tune to bin Of nearly absolute ruia,
and he told Weston % without 70.
serve. 4 am betting nearly every
cent own 90 you,' he said: III you
vic, half Of what l gain 10 you're. l
only AK two thugs of you--one 10 to
keep quiet with your training, the
other TO dO yonr best
"Weston did 90. No soul outside
Of tue plot knew that the ox.cham-
pion was laying himself out for .
big victory and fortune BY rieesous
training. When be went On bic ps-
dsstrian tour through Enelaad PEG.
pie spoke Of II - . showmao's dodeo.
Il wss really . part Of bis prepare.
ton for tho contest on which no aod
HE hacker reatsd their hopes. Ny
(iisod Weanwhils vsat qaietly o
work laying out bic DISC. 400 where il
would do tho most good. He worked
20 quietly that scarcely any ono knew
what he vac about. Every one
thought that Weston went into the
match With 20 preparatory training.
It wac not ontil hs began to chow up
10 tho match that they began 70 think
that he had been preparing himself for
tho task aud to iind out that some
one bad quietly been putting up mon.
ey On him all along and held nine
teoths Of The bets laid against Wee
ton 10 tho race. don't know bow
much tho thing has Melted him, bat
il 10 asfe to cay that tho scbeme be-
cleared . big profit. There isa't Q
sporting gentleman 10 Leadoo vho b
not bit to greater OF less extent !;
for my ftieod 10 haud.in.elove with
sll Of them and had bets booked With
al. He has called twice with bic
brother, each time giving tho amount
Of HE 600ks." 4. d ri.
"Aak Of tho money, ofeoufse, soss
! to Weston p 'a s''
my friend has promised II. He IL
we'll known 40 . man who never
breaks bic word."