The Irish standard., 1891-09-19
BURLY BOUNCERS.
The Heightened Bruisers Who
Run the Hotels.
Mon Of Muscle Who Are Employed to
Keep Order I'm tho Big Boarding
Houses-The Downfall of q
Great Fighter.

!. The bOuncer ID an established lAStl-
tuition. He's uncomfortable to have
around when one is bent on having q
jolly time. But men who enjoy a nice,
quiet time maintain that he is neces-
sary evil
So great has become the demand for
the bouncer that he now claims to be q
real professional. What is bouncer?
Well, he's just what his name implies.
His duty is to maintain order in the
establishment with which he is con-
nected and bounce people. That is,
hurl them. The real chappie with q
delicate taste calls him an ejector. But
it means just the same. He bounces the
same way that he elects. The popular
mind more readily grasped the full
meaning of the word ''bouncer," and
bouncer he is.
of the article. The gentleman who
hurls for the Baldwin, the Palace or the
Cafe Royal, for instance, says the San
Francisco Examiner, must have more
varnish than the rou nder who bounces
for the Rosebud or the Cremorne.
Around the hotels they call them de-
tectives, but the deepest mystery they
ever solved was how to prevent a.
thrifty boarder escaping with an un-
the big hotels they object to somnolent
gentlemen in the Office chairs. It's y
percentage against the house that the
conductor of any sure-thing game dis
courages. The bouncer gently shakes
the sleeper and politely suggests retire
ment to the privacy of a sleeping
apartment. When he's doing nothing
else he thinks in the lobby and fur
nishes the gui]eless stranger with
pointers on how to enjoy himself about
the city. Then if a guest is unfortu-
nate enough to be robbed in his mean
behring's he will recover the booty for a
snita BILE reward. In rush he stands
good to impress the guests by cursing
the hackmen.
The bouncer for a big saloon is usual
~ retired prize-fghter. An ex-cha1rA-
pion is most desirable. His record is OF
more use than he is himself.
The most wide]y-known bouncer in
America is Billy Edwards, the cele-
DRAFTED lightweight, who looks after
trouble in the Hoffman house. He al
ways sits off in one corner, keeping his
eve on every one. After several years
Of hard work he has got things down
fine. A loud cough jars him and noisy
laugh almost skaters his nervous sys-
tenn. It doesn't occur often. Mr.. Ed
wards has suppressed it.
Paddy Ryan was the shining example
for all the bouncers in San Francisco at
one time. He wore good clothes and
sported diamond of splendid proper
tons.
His manner was bland and he worked
a property smile that was particularly
impressive. He was employed at the
Cafe Royal and maintained the peace
and dignity of the hostelry on his repn-
tation as the man who had twice been
before mighty Mr.. Sullivan. MIR, Ryan
drew handsome salary, ate well and
looked big. The bigger he looked the
better his employers liked him. He
was certainly on the sunny side OF
Prosperity avenue. But one day, Or
rather night, he fell. And with fearful
force, too. All bouncedom was fairly
paralyzed
He strayed up against a little news
paper man whom he didn't like. The
journalist had alluded to him lightly in
a publication, and Mr.. Ryan proposed to
chastise him. 1t was safe proposition
that the newspaper man, who weighed
about one hundred and thirty-eight
pounds and was suspected of consump-
tive inclinations, couldn't fight little
bit, so Mr. Ryan said:
you're no good
"Come off, +" said the newspaper man
''I'n break your jaw" said Mr.. Ryan
''s9tart ill.," said the newspaper man.
The ex-champion started with right
drive and received such a terrible coun-
ter on the jaw that he went down
Then the newspaper man sat on him
and coughed himself into hemorrhage.
Mr.. Ryan's reputation was gone and
he soon after retired from his post OF
bouncer for the Royal
He Was Yankee.
Here is an incident related by an
American who visited the great Derby
races in England: Il was standing
near booth where a man was selling