Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-07

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That may be true" replied the frS'
lee ker, bur II no such game as was deal.
by the 81. Louis quartet alter
the Great Fire"
Whist sort OF a game was that? inter
pUlared The Herald reporter.
The biggest ever dealt in this city, IT no.
n tie Wet" he reLlied. 1t was this
-uy,' he continued. Jack Baichei0''
Ihnrlcy Herman. Who vas killed at the
Il. Louis SoutherR Hotel ire while attempt
20 70 rescue one Of the lady guests, Fre4
::SL,r. Fr.uk Jones aud one or tao othsF
i crts but up n big rol! and came here 10
,i,e IEe bows slI they wanted. How large
ass il.ir roll? can't Just saT, but 1t weR'
% into the thousands; heap bigger than
\ ,nv one could size mp TO. MedIll was
Major and WsShburn Chet Of Police, pui
rev played win open doors and we're never
rieiiered With.
ibid they carry away any Of the money
.key brought with them:
Well. / should cay they did, came
.ro,. pity and vigorously. Somewhere L"
p. ,ghborhood OF $4,000. The game
VAS run at Ct Vest Madison street. and 81
lie Ligh rolcrs in the State tried to betit
hut mighty few Of them got there; Curt
luuu sat three days aud three nights, his
q, 40 bandsged with wet towels, and 10 r.
II, sLments but a sip Of cold tea when his
noLth VAS parched and he
Paid $50, 900 for the Privilege.
Next Johnny Bowling sat into the same
,,m- and left ST. 900 with Jack Bachelor
.srpt for his chair, Were there any other
~ ,sers at the table? Bless you, yes.
ola Adams, OF Syracuse. paid tribute to
&c beast; 50 did, L. Ii. bowers, Al Brace,
.y dead; JOIN, Baker, Of St. Louis; Obi
Van Bucnsuan, OF Philadelphia; C"srle:
scksou, now king in Wall st.oet. sn1
urge Holt. Harve Smith was olt So.
80. Dick Roach nearly as much, CGarlc!
Eseks half that sum-why they Just pli
Town the limit. and old Jack Bachelor,
no seemed asleep half the time, would
.aAe I'D, make a turn and sweep the
| Gard.
lid they make no losingS?' asked one
Of The cOterie.
Ofcourse; but their winnings were 50
'arpe and continuous that the loSnGS cut
carcely AM figure in the game.
Il know OF one losing the party made von
| ,!cL seem TO recall, chimcd in the eX-city
| .tfcial.
What was that? all asked
You know that Bowling and Mcdonald
I'd game over the way from their rooai
| nd one day Jack Bachelor took al hour
| II and went out 10 stretch his legs. de
roasted over 10 McDonald's, and sitting
,osn At the table, bought
A stack of Blues.
/ lie lost them and fought another which
ent the same wa He kept 6uylng uuu!
| e played in $4,000; when he yawnedp
md, getting ~. said be guessed thsy
wanted him at home.
Who vas iealingH was the next in
quiry. ;, ,
bowling. and when the old man called
! or bic stack Of blues he asked the limit
! No limit here, replied Bowling, and 80 it
~ss.' Continuing the speaker said he
n,yer saw Bowling finch in his life. "One
! ight George Crummey visited his room on
| ;sadieou street and was playing 800 open.
! bow ling came in during the game and
/ COX the chair. Pretty soon Crummey
JAILED hold and asked John if he would turn
Tor 81, eco. John told him he would. Then
! r.sumey palled out $1,000 note and
| placed il on The card, but before the turn
Is made, bantered Bowling to allow him to
res the bet $500. Go ahead, replied
he latter, and Crummey pat down tn
rency. But Just as Bowling was about 70
.aw The card FROM the box. Crummey :
| and gave out sad ne
.Pincked' the Bet on the Table.
ir ,uru vas made and revealed the fact
at Crummcy would have wen. he looked
,iud uf silly wLe2 the deal was concluded
ii Dealing p', on his coat AMI CLEARED
! ut.
"Dita't Crummcy make hig winEiny
h,re some time ago, asked The Herald
rGn.
Yes. Along in lsT5 ns commenced on
2ll, believe, and after playing for two or
h,se days on Randolph and Clark streets
Iullcd out with between 5000 and $50
| 90. He lost it all, though. How? He
seut out into the San Juan country along
sirh Jack Haver!y and BOB Filkins and
Junk il in mine near Silver City.
The conversation then turned on big
sinnings and loSings here and elsewhere.
I've seen some big rolls change hands
here" said an old dealer. Tom Manley,
low of Dayton, Ohio. pulled out 81 800 OF
4 IS cents one night in Wsllace's house
Then there Was George Lester known all
over as English George. de went into
lhester alley one afternoon during the
summer Of 1876 and reduced the bank
4 ,.,...1 80 .ba IS clio nnn H. l,
iuckiest man in the business, though and
las made Usny big winning of Of
A shoestrlng."
Didn't Pat Sheedy 60 broke here ouceg'
| Il can't say he ever went broke, but he
dropped $4,000 at l25 Clark street. He
ost il, too, in three PLAYS. Many an East
ern high roller comes out here with the idea
hat he can burs, up game, but he general,
y gets left. There was 'Dink' Davis, for
instance. He won $4,000 at Saratoga
one season, and came out here and began
dealing at l3S Clark street, While there
he lost Sc, 600. That's the most unlucky
house IN the city for dealers. In 1876
Frank TerSsn was considered the wealth
lest sporting man in the West. Bat then
be dealt of SIS, coo without ever booking u
winning. One week, however, his luck took
q turn and he got it all back and more be
sides He finally went broke on The Board
Of Trade. The same year Danny Quinn
bsat the bank at las out ola large amount
in day and nights play. It's bloody
unluckJ house to the hacker, tell you
Who owns The houSeT'
Bowling until quite recently, but he sold
nut 10 the Minneapolis combination and has
retired from the business"
Il suppose Chicago is only marker, 60
TO speak, Shsre big winnings have besa
| padeT'
Yes yeu might say 20. Big winnings
hsve BEEN made in every city in the lad
Ben CeIvin, 'Too,h-pick Ben made John
Whslleys game at Cincinnati sick one
night Pat Pettibone, who died here some
years ago.
Knocked stoo, 900 Out of the Game
at slS BroAdwsy. New York; 'old Man
Dancer took half million out of that aud
the game at 8 BARCLAY street. aud there xss
A card writer in NeSf York ranaJ Iar,..-