The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
aREEKY's HIpPoDRoME.
How He Fakes for Living and Avoids
Honest Labor.

how ne rakes TOT Living anu AVoius
Honest Labor.
Ever and anon the crop OF flakes"
blooms and ripens in Memphis, and the
guileless inhabitants pay healthy tribute.
So inviting is the field that the travelling
sharks always include the city in their cir
cult They look upon II as just prey, eager
10 be devoured, and this they proceed to
do voraciously and without tinge Of
compassion.
Among the very large army Of sharks
that have from time to time infected Men,
phis with their presence, is "Greek
George-few know or care 10 learn
his real name-who lives by hippodrome
wrestling contests. He is a great, big,
hurley fellow, who could distinguish him
self by faithful application TO the honest
calling OF rolling cotton bales or welding
a sledge hammer or crowbar. Though
illiterate to painful degree, he yet knows
enough TO live and thrive upon the cred
ulity Of mankind and the prevailing mania
for tests of skill and muscle
The Greek" fraud has been here be-
fore. He gave fine hippodrome that
netted him sufficient money to swill beer
and destroy sandwiches for season, and
departed for new fields wherein 10 practice
his humbuggery. That was two or three
years ago. He shrewdly surmised that q
new supply OF material unacquainted with
his tactics had accumulated in the city,
and felt II incumbent upon him, as the
bright particular star OF the taking tribe,
to again burden the city with his presence
and catch the innocents. He came, and
at once began TO proclaim "Pm dc great.
cs' wrestler in Americyi"
And IL may be that old Greek can
down anybody in this city. Knowing
this, he has his combination fixed TO in
sure an event and cash receipts. To thi:
end he has one James Morgan, who looks
rs much like him MS twin brother, stakcd
out. Greeky stocks his corporation Of vic.
Tins few days in advance OF his partner
When the latter arrives the two gel
together, fix upa hippodrome, and attempt
10 work the newspapers for free advertis
ing. So far as THE ArPEAL is concerned Il
Is onto the gang, and they therefore re
gard II with disfavor.
The adjourned wrestling match took NJ
its second course last night at Gentry'i
opera-house on Washington street. The
i thot taho OttWitl INT nlkutt Du
began at IL o'clock, so that finish wa
impossible, and the crowds would b,
caught for another dose. But the unsus
pecting caught on 10 the racket in large
numbers, 30 that not moro than $50, al
told, were taken in last night. The prin
ciples narrowed down 10 Greeky and hi.
pal. James Marshall, Of vicksburg, was So
loctcd as referee. -Four minutes after III,
cut and dried tusslo began, Greeky was OF
the floor, stradd!sd by Morgan, vino wa
given the first fall. II was alter the tabled
Greco Roman style, In which Greek,
claims 10 surpass all Americans This wa
just 10 fool the boys, and give the fakirs II
the audience chance 10 got in their worl
on side hits, for Grceky got there in thu
next two rounds and won the "match.
After advertising the aflair 10 be for purs,
OF $3.50. II dwindled 10 $50, which thu
hippodrome managers doubtless divide,
among themselves, and retired 10 concoc
other schemes 10 avoid honest toll.