The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-08
TOOK IN A YALE PROFESSOR.
Gard sharpers Make a Few Dollars Out Q
an Innocent Teacher.

Card Sharpers Make - Few Dollars Out Of
an Innocent Teacher.
A good story is going the rounds Of the /,
city with relation to a certain well known
Yale professor. Ho is young man, and
the title of professor has rested upon him
but a few years, but his name is withheld
sor obvious reasons
On returning from Chicago recently, so
goes the story, he was approached on the
train by a fine appearing man, who asked
him II he would not fill up hand of whist,
as it needed just one more to complete the
table The Yale professor complied and was
soon sitting with three nicely dressed and
apparently thorough gentlemen. The cards
were dealt around, when It was discovered
that there was one card less than the usual
number, and In this exigency 1t was sug
gested that as whist could not be played
they had better resort to euchre. This WAS
satisfactory, and the game commenced.
II had proceeded but short time when
one of the gentlemen, after looking at his
hand, remarked that he wished he was
playing poker, as he had hand that he
would like to bet on. So, just for the fun
of the thing, the first speaker suggested
that they drop euchre for a minute and
play poker with the hands they held. This
was acceded to, and a small amount Of
money was bet, which finally went into the
first speakers hand. Euchre was resumed
and It had progressed but short time be-
fore the third stranger, who had not en-
tered into the first deal, said he had hand
which he would like to bet on, and as the
gentleman who had made the first sugges
ton was agreeable the game was again
stopped and they bet money on their hands.
After this euchre was resumed, when, to
] the professors surprise, he found as he
picked up one hand that he held three aces
and pair, or in poker parlance, a full
house. He laughingly remarked that he
had got hand which he would be willing
/, to wager little money on. His partner
said he had good hand also, and If the
professor desired the game would bt
stopped, and they would play the game out
on poker lines. This was agreeable to the
professor, and the two fell to betting. The
bets were small, but 1t was only a few min
utes when the amount wagered was about
/ sl2, of which half was the money Of thu
professor. At this point the professor
r called and was astonished to see his part
n ner, against whom he had played, lay dowr
: four seven spots. OF course he lost bu
without saying word the euchru gam,
was resumed.
8 After several more hands had been playet
,, the professor picked mp hand to find tina
u he held four aces, This time he said moth
ing about playing it a poker hand. and tn
y gone of euchre was uninterrupted. A lit
: tic later and four 10 spots also came int
a his hand, but this did not tempt him to tr
" his luck with it at poker, and it was playe
:, out rs euchre. .....".. ...-@..
al Very soon after this his companions bt
% came suddedly tired of the game and b
mutual consent the four quit playing, th
Is Yale professor returning to his own seal
10 As he began to think over the incidents {
lie the previous half hour, 1t suddenly dawne
p on him all at once that he came near bein
taken in as lamb by three sharpers. A
Mt he remembered 1t then the men did nt
Ia cut the cards, and there dawned upon h
~, mind other litsle discrepancies with regar
:" to card playing which had not attracte
:, his attention at that time, and he came [
u, a. the conclusion very quickly that the han
%. which he had bet on had been put II
ne against him, and, Furthermore, that IL
four aces and four tens which came int
If. his hands subsequently was not mere c.
he incidence, but deliberate attempt to dra
he him into losing his money. 1t was M
IN through any suspicion at the time that
did not play these hands in poker, b,
ed simply because he was disinclined to brea
Dr. up the euchre game in that manner.
Y Since the story has got nosed about, Il
he professor has received considerable cha
at the hands Of his friends, and he is no
u, trying to ascertain how it got out. He
e. n satisfied, however, that he got out OF it
nv easily.-New Haven Register. .a