The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-11-04
BURLY BoUNCERs.
The High-Toned Bruisers Who
Run the Hotels
w,. of Muscle Who Arc Employed %
Keep order in tho Big Boarding
Houscs-The Downfall OF
Great Fighter.


The bounccr is an established insti-
tpt,on. He's uncomfortable to havo
around when one Is bent on having u
! iollv time. But men who enjoy a NICE
C,,;st time maintain that he Is q neces-
sary evil. a Cor
So great has become the demand ior
the bouncer that he now claims 10 DO .
real professional. What is oounSer'
Well, he's Just what his name impnes.
His duty is to maintain order IN .no
establishment with which he Is con-
nected and bounce people. That is'
burl them. The real chappie with a
delicate taste calls him an ejector. Bus
n means Just the same. He bounces inc
same way that he elects. The popular
sind more readily grasped the full
meaning of the word "oouncer' "nu
bouncer he Is. u.,
There are various sizes and qualities
~ the article. The gentleman VINO
burls for the Baldwin, the Palace OF tne
Cafe Royal, for instance, says inc oan
Francisco Examiner, must have moro
varnish than the rounder who oounces
a Gov the Rosebud or the Cremorne'
e Around the hotels they call theih ue-
|. tectiyes, but the deepest mystery they
q ever solved was how to prevent
a thrifty boarder escaping with an un.
!. Maid board bill us souvenir. In al
y tbe bic hotels t.ley object to sonnoient
"a gentlemen in the Office chairs its
n percentage against the house that tne
~ conductor of any sure-thing game dis'
q courages. The bouncer gently shake'
ID the sleeper and politely suggests retire
"a mept to the privacy OF sleeping
I'm anartment. When he's doing nothing
a, else he thinks in the lobby ana fur
-. nishes the guileless stranger VIII
10 pointers on how to enjoy himself aoou
nd the city. Then II a guest Is unfortu
ha nat. enough TO be robbed In his NEAR
derings he will recover the booty ior
suitable reward. In rush ne stano
good to impress the guests by cursih
L. the hnckmen.
ed The bouncer for big saloon Is usua
in " a retired prize-aghter. An ex-cnau
he MON Ia most desirable. His record Is
wo more use than he Is himself.
on The most widely-known bouncer
As America Is Billy Edwards the cei
rai- brated lightweight, who looks ait
ter trouble In the Hoffman. house. he
70. vays sits of in one corner, keeping
eot ave ON every one. After several yea
ap- Of hard work he has got things do!
md fne. A loud cough jars him and q mol
ent laugh almost skaters his nervous s.
, Of tenn. II doesn't occur often. Mr..
ars wards has suppressed 1t.
Paddy Ryan was the shining examl
for all the bouncers In San Francisco
one time. He wore good clothes q
une sported diamond Of splendid prop
~. tions.
'ist- His manner was bland and he worl
'ry n property smile that was particuia
'aii; impressive. He was employed at
eli s Cafe Royal and maintained the pc
SEQ, and dignity OF the hostelry on his re
rev tation as the man who had twice b
nus before mighty Mr.. Sullivan. Mr.. h.
y W drew a handsome salary, ate wen
ION looked big. The bigger he looked
tut better his employers liked him.
sen was certainly on the sunny side
ear Prosperity avenue. But one day,
81 rather night, he fell. And with iea
'hreo force, too. All bouncedom was Ia
paralyzed. u
He strayed up against little NJ
Stew. paper man whom he didn't like
4 tho Journalist had alluded to him light.
adyo- a publication, and Mr.. Ryan propose
New chastise him. II was safe proposi
,rday that the newspaper man, who weit
that about one hundred and thirty-e
|. Mr.. pounds and was suspected OF cons!
from tive inclinations, couldn't fight
in the bit, so Mr.. Ryan said:
from "You're no good"
nd of. "Come of" said the newspaper
n Mr.. "I'll break your jaw" said Mr. X
10 use "start in" said the newspaper IN
, from The ex-champion started with a
ork. drive and received such terrible
ter on the jaw that he went d
Then the newspaper man sat on
sery' and coughed himself into hemorrl
freo- Mr.. Ryan's reputation was gone
II NC he soon after retired from his po
nen bouncer for the Royal.