The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-07
TOOK IN A YALE PROFESSOR.
Card sharpers rIake n Few Dollars Out OF
al Innocent Teacher.

III Innocent Teacher.
A good story is going the rounds of the
city with relation 20 a certain we'll known
Yale professor. He is a young man, and
the title OF professor has rested upon him
but few years, but his name is withheld
for 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 If he would not fill up hand ofwhist
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 IL was sug-
gested that as whist could not be played
they had better resort TO euchrc. This was
satisfactory, and the game commenced.
1t had proceeded but a short time when
one Of the gentlemen, after looking at his
hand, remarked that he wished he was
playing poker, as he had a hand that he
would like 70 bet Oh. So. just for the fun
Of the thing, the first speaker suggested
that they drop euchre for minute and
play poker with the hands they held This
was acceded 20, and small amount of
money was bet. which finally went into the
first speakers hand. Euchre was resumed,
and it had progressed but a short time be
fore the third stranger. who had not en-
tered into the first deal, said he had a hand
which be would Ike 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 theirhands.
After this euchre was resumed, when, 20
the professors surprise, he found As he
picked up one hand that he held three aces
and i pair, or in poker parlance, full
house. He iaughingly remarked that he
had got n hand which he would be willing
to wager little money on His partner
said he bad a good hand also, and if the
professor desired the game would be
stopped, and they would play the game out
on poker lines. This was agreeable to the
professor, and thetwo fell 10 betting The
bets were small but it was only few min
utes when the amount wagered was about
Sl2 Of which half was the money OF the
professor At this point the professor
called and was astonished to see his part
ner. against whom he had played, lay down
four seven spots OF course be lost, but
without saying a word the euchre game
was resumed.
After several more hands bad been played
the professor picked up band TO find that
he held four aces. This time he said moth
| ing about PLAYING 10 % poker hand, and the
GONE of cuchrc was uninterrupted. lit
| Tie later and f1ur 10 spots also came into
| his hand, but this did not tempt him to try
| his luck with il at poker, and it was played
/ ont as euchre.
Very soon after this his companions be
came suddcdly tired OF the game, and by
mutual consent the four quit playing, the
| Yale professor returning to his own seat.
/ As he began % think over the incidents OF
the previous half hour, il suddenly dawned
on him all at once that be came near being
taken in o. q lamb by three sharpers. As
he remembered 10 then the men did not
cut the cards, and there dawned upon his
mind other little discrepancies with regard
TO card playing which had not attracted
/ his attention az that time, and he came 10
the conclusion very quickly that the hand
which he had bet on had been put up
against him, and, furthermore, that the
four aces and four tens which came into
| MS halus subsequently was hOt hieic CO
incidence, but deliberate attempt to draw
him into losing his money. 1t was not
through any suspicion at the time that he
did not play these hands in poker, but
simply because he was disinclined to break
up the euchrc game ia that manner.
Since the story has got nosed about, the
professor has received considerable ohatf
at the hands Of his friends, and be IS now
trying TO ascertain how 10 got out lie is
satisfied. however, that he got out Of it 50
easily.-NeW Haven Register.