The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-11

around the race tracks. He made plenty OF
money. But he was a gambler. aud every
night after the races be could be found
AROUND THE CRAP GAMES
In training quarters at the track. Before
he was crippled he was known as a fellow
who would take chance to skin any one
with the dice, and he was always under
suspicion. But when he lost his arms little
or:.no attention was paid 70 him. BE was
anxious to shoot. but he could nos handle
the dice, and he had great trouble in trying
to roll them out from under his arm.
But one night he startled the crowd by
picking the dice up In bis mouth and blowing
tyem out. He lost considerable money. aud
the gang of touts, trainers, rubbers and
jockeys gave him the laugh, and remarked
that he was in position now that he could
not pee -kayn the bones. He laughed, and
said he would get the money some day. Noas-
tention was paid to the remark until one
night there was big crap game Ia one or
the stables at the race track 10 Nashville.
JEFF was in the game. He picked up the
dice with his lips and shot dollar. he
blew the dice out OF his mouthi and they
rolled eleven. He shot the two dollars,
picked the dice up with his lips, blew
them out and passed again: From
that time on he won. When the
game broke up he was several hundred
dollars winner. And everybody remarked
that armless jeff was awfully lucky. Two
nights later he made
ANOTHER BIG WINNING
and some one remarked: wonder IL
that JEFF ain't doing somethtn' with them
bones when he puts them In his mouthW
That struck the gang as being possible,
so the following night when JEFF showed up
% shoot he started of by making four passes.
Then big colored man, employed as watch
man around one of the stables, seized jeff by
the throat. He forced his mouth open,
I, and every body made an examination, but
nothing could be found except the square
! dice. jeff was very sore over the fact that
he wes suspected OF doing crooked work,
and quit the game. but bofore he left he
| red to tip off his good thing. He told one
| of the iookeys that he carried q set OF crooked
dice in his mouth, that he concealed them
so nobody could find them. When he picked
I'D the dice with his lips he switched the
square dice 10 one spot and blew out the
others. Then the gang went looking for
| hin, and, although ne had no arms, he
I would ha-= been slugged, for there 10 no
person in the world who will
STAND BEING SKINNED IN A
crap game, providing he thinks he knows
| all about the game and thinks he cannot be
skinned. But jeff had taken the train for
| Louisville He was accompanied by another
tout. and the pair started out TO do the
country. JEFF has made it his business not to
associate with any colored people excepi his
pal He is a good dresser, and carries
the tout around as his valet. This Is
the way he is introduced. Having plenty
81 money he has no difficulty in getting In
any crap game When he gets into a game
mis- valet stands at his side, puts his
hand into his pocket, takes out a roll OF
money and throws down the amount JEFF
wants to shoot. Then the valet shoves the
dice to the edge OF the table. where jeff
picks them up with mis- lips. or course, be
loses a hundred or so the nrsS night, but
after that he blows the crooked dice and
gets good and even.
There il no chance of detection, as the