Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-03

was dead rabbit, and we had to come Eas
to make stake. 1 got room for 81 60 q
week and started out on the town to look fol
something resembling money. Naturally
drifted into billiard establishment. Well
I was sight, and just looked like jay
from the lumber regions OF Michigan.
wore slouch hat, flannel shirt, no collar
pants in my boots, and a musty odol
about nv whole outfit. The place I first
went in proved to be the most frequented by
sporting classes, who were willing to bet on
anything. 1t was called the White House.
l saw a gentleman rolling the balls arouod
carelessly, whom I challenged to game.
He sized me up and winked significantly to
some of the bystanders, who as much as said:
Get on to the jay The gentleman 1 had
approached was Mr.. Davis, of Davis &
Dodd's billiard parlors. He was considered
the second best player in Pittsburg, his
partner being his superior.
HIS OPPONENT SURPRISED.
''My offer was accepted, with the agree
count. We banked, and of course he beat
me. The next game was the same-for the
drinks-which 1 also lost. 1 finally be-
came mad and said: T'll play you for S.
if you double discount me- Certainly,
said my opponent. well, I had to win
that game sure, which did easily, but just
leaving him enough margin to allay sus-
picion as to nv identity. The next was $40
a side, which also won, and so on doubled
the stakes until 1 was beating him at an
even game. By this time a large crowd
had gathered about US, and Davis, seeing
he couldn't vanquish me, handed his cue
over to Dodds, and said I would play him
for S100, which he accepted. Many outside
bets were made, the Pittsburger being
slightly the favorite. We banked, and I
ran 50 points the first inning, and in the
next inning ran the game out-100 points.
The people were crazy, and 1 would hear,
ever and anon, who is hep That's the
Texas Wonder, sure = No, it's Slosson 7
and such little side talk.
81 took several hundred dollars out of the
town, paid for my room and went to New
Orleans, where 1 worked the same racket.
There l would have won a billiard room
from fellow, had his partner not come in
and stopped him playing. I went to st.
Louis from there, and made a few dollars
there. One funny incident happened: 1
was pitted against big travelling man, who
was looked upon as the custodian of bill
lizards in st. Louis. He was swelled-head
sort of fellow, but wouldn't play for
stake, so 1 proposed for the drinks.
ne aSsented, ana L Deat MIN very
handily. who the devil are you p he
asked me, I'm Slosson, said I. He laughed
and said: We'll, you got none the best of
me. 1 am Schaefer; come on for another
game 1t was great sport for me while it
continued, but they finally got on to me and
my business was killed"
Among the Pittsburgers see in the city
are j. X. Werner, Charles II. Read. Hugh
Fleming, L. D. Fleming, of Allegheny,
who sailed for the Bermudas Friday. John
Lynch. the Uniontown merchant, is at the
Hoffman. Manager Harry Davis, of the
London Theater, was here this week secur-
ing attractions for the season of $780, such as
pedestrians and boxers for his popular little
resort. Thomas D. Messler and wife are at
the Albemarle; John S. Clarke, William
George G.. McMurtry and
Reuben Miller are at the Fifth Avenue.
LYMAN KANE.