The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-14
TWO HIGH ROLLERS.
They Staked Hundreds on
Games OF Pool.
4 s.ooDED enelisH CAPTAIN.
How ne Lost -. Ie0 % a seattle Doctor
IN short Order Money Has so,
Changed Hasds.

Euzffka captain getlreA % hastpay EnA 8ne 500
81 1 uexifily tasty and II. y r s5Hsafiss pes-
saesan of shfa e4ly. reesafiy ffoEs Ceaaa&s where
Il Is understood has fAtaes Il Il nembeF q FAF-
llanent. sese It's pssrsesp&ntt The match MS
4 nssssfsls enc, principally bee9Etse TIE moae4
wnRersa on each game wAs Hsucn iarges taag
ever hefsFa pIeNsd fof tn the northwest AsAsaT
forty games wess played wifa Faxying seFfaae
20 sssAxf nan nnsls Captain Hkliahy quit s4le9
i0seF.
Ynr several deys taese has beea considerable
gsgelry hstueen tse captain sn6 doctor - %
she1F gsssxcsIve merits - poll players. 3hey
haa several games 81 poker l0xetAef sef large
stakes and assn a. pool. bat "a very friendly
manner Yesterday alseciiy afiSs sgAen ene
bansefed the efBeT 70 Isay pool for IS game
ana q Ag81cs Tor balsk foT iusfanee, i The
captain shogia set tea halls "a one gasae and
she coct6f i've. be ffbe aoes0s} would give nm
81 anssaa f1F Eve balls, the asIkfeeee DstHeen
I've AID ten. They started On series
o{ fhree games foF IS side aaa
81 Tor balls. captain AAlsaby won two out 81
three. making BIN Ees dollars winner. i WAS
then proposed - tic captain 10 play THREE
games al 40 ado aud 81 balls. The ctVfain
again eAnae out winnes about 500. Atfer Gun.
Adorable tAlk Il was decided 20 play serses 81
rnsses 81 500 ard 81 for balls. Al the eEd Of
his series tie captain was SIS loser. Ins
doctor wanted 20 stop bat i adut sait the
carta4n. wnu claimed he vas to- much loser to
800 = SIDE even II vas compromised %
aashrie agreeing 10 play 9 series Of twenty
games, Tor slno game.
risey started Id on tBe series with MAslAby
slseady So Ieser. At mo end Of the scsenth
game the captain WA 81. leo loser. The games
sfif proceeded 81 silence aud 81 thc emf 81 the
sl4teeHth game the captain aaA f2lt1 loser.
he then proposed 20 play the three remaining
games for d monkey tktal side Tie
doctor eaanated but agreed % maze Il s0 side.
the captains nsattSe for doubling tbs stakes
was piainly dsseernssss- Ia sporting ethics
when = fnan il IoseF, It stands hin In hand 10
double up aad Try 70 pisy even. Tho three
remaining games were very exciting. The
captain MAS g. 10 loser aud BE- had chance 20
cur 4 down, b. winning the three games, 10
81 90
The doctor seemed to he nervous and did not
plSy With his accustomed aash aud easy manner
The captain did not seem more Interested than
ii ne wsro plsyinz for itn. aud did not seem 10
realize what = large egaeant OF money one game
meant 10 him. The crowd surrounding the
tahie we're kettiag more aud more excited, aud
whea the first OF the last three games eafn-
fneneed intense interest sss mansfested. The
aoefof lead OF wsih seven balls 20 his credit
TIE capfsin missed ard the doctor made the
eighth bail and tho game, which put him coo
aheaa
In the next game the captain led OF
with seven hats end fouled The doctor
missed and the captain quickly put "a
the sialsth bali ami Won, ioweumg the
the doctors winnings from t3eoo % .ioa The
captain then proposed playing tho twentieth for
tioo0 = side, but the medical didn't see IL thai
way The captain wen Il. however, and lowered
his competitors winnings 90 81 SEQ
Although the series aErced upon was an
ishod. the captain didnF seem satisfied and
proposed three more games for t5o6 "a 81. 0o0
side. The doctor didu't seela anxious To con-
ttaae. sayins he hsd won enough fos one day,
and wAz ready "a quit. lie said he would coma
around next aaY though. snd play him until ne
wis tlred. lie created considerable asgEimenf
By telling the captain he was not used 10 play
ING for large stakes, and was getting nervohs
A hystandsf suggested thai be dose himself with
rome medicine out OF his case. but the doctor
didn'f adept the suggestion. The captain per.
sisted la bis demand Tor Satisfaction, however.
sad she doctoF agreed 80 play three more games
for $50 5 game aud then quit.
Then the faa commenced. They matched
coins for hgst 20. aud she captain lead a9 Ha
''hastea' the triangle bias failed % seenre BAR.
The doctor came 10 then and pat Ia Eve The
eapfaia scored tArrr aus stopped, La moment
the doctor hHa three more balls ia tie pocket
and The game was bis
This brought the medical uaaa's winnings up
10 ys,fea Ths eapiAta then efssred 70 hes tsom
81 Oo 10 tABaA ON tne nsxt Rssae hat his ugopor
slion was declined VITA thanks BY The doctor
fhe second game 81 the series wss won By
sbe empsain. A dispute arose curing tte game
The captains taA went into tie pocket, saa la
slailing one he bad dropped, ths umpire placed
IL 10 such position, the red spet, taat WAS
covered by anusblr hall. thaf the doctor would
haye : snra shot. A. luck wcnld have It.
fhonsh be misss4 The captain then played
lRe game out, redaelng the doctors winnings
ca al.e0
Ths eartAia opened sue last game hy breaking
lko triangle. aud neS eSrapping q tall The
eactef fhsn dis some good playing. he pat "a
eve halss. tuHnsaR The captain shea stie.
srsdrd ia syitiag "a thFae o. four and misSiux
The assssnr then rRB Il eat tits total WINNINGS
being eaaes3y s1laS on she afternoons NporL
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sue Ia tas rArs aud saia hs had seea trying -
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