The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-13
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Ersmiasr has the following story eeaeeen'
Ing the decidedly unsportsmanlike action
Of young man who 70 we'll knewn In
Butte:
"A crowd Of unhappy bsttoss svesmsd
Into Schwarts Bros saloon On 0Barssl'
street all day yesterday. But there was
nobody there to cash their ticksts WILL
lam Curtin had hssn selling pools thsrs
on the Grssn-Kslly fight the night hssose,
and for several days previous it vas . ~
sort for those who wanted 10 back Green,
because they could Get bsttsr odds than
at any othsr place. In fact, the Kelly
money seemed without limit. and while
the prevailing odds at Corbett's we're II
TO 9, Kelly being favorits, ~ good - 10 70
9 could b bad as Curtin's auction stsnd.
'Curtln 10 . oousin Of Pusllist Kelly,
whose right name 10 also Curtiu. hs
seemed to have unboundsd faith In bid
relatives ability to thrash the Olympie
club professor, and while on the block he
devoted al his energies to getting Geeen'a
supporters to put up their money. That
the betting mon did not have . great deal
Of faith In Curtin's financial soundnsea
was shown BY the fact that. In spite oe the
snticing odds, the wise division ell went
down to Cesbstt's and played thelr mau
at and to 10. But the hGht was heavily
played, Corbstt D Co. handling over q, e,ooo
on the result.
'On Thursday night when the psel
rooms closed Curtin, instead ct depoalts
ING the money In soInsbody's care whils
hs went 70 tho Asht, dumped u al into q
sack and took u along TO Colma. When
Green vas eiven ths dscisien thsee -
Curtin rushed up 10 GrsGgains's and
asked u that rumoe was true. The
referee noticed at the time that he was
greatly agitatsd and very pale, but made
no comment.
YESTERDAY hs did nst make an appear.
ance at the pool room and those who ho11
Green tickets have already bisldsn good
bye 10 their money. One OF the unlucky
ones was Fatty Blodes, the nswsbov.
Onoe befoes Kelly had. b. . fake haat,
caused him 10 lose lot OF money. end
this time hs quistly supportsd Green,
Curtin.
"Whsrs Curtin has gone. for ne con-
eedsd that be has vanished, nobody knows
yet. He 10 believed TO have taken Ia
about q, 800 and all the money he has %
his own keeping. wherever he is.. This d
not the hrst time that be has beeu ~
earded with suspicion. When he was suc'
tioueer In CorDett's pool room he had q
dispute With his employer about which
there was 0 great deal Of comment. Aft-
erward he and Harry Sloekum opepsd q
pool room, but the partnership did no,
last long. Those Who are familiar With
happenings in the Tenderloin district an
Of the opinion that Curtin believed tha'
bic cousin was the winner. When the dshi
went against him be had nothing With
ghieh e % max: good to the holders el
Curtin resided In Butte for about Q ysa,
and managed several di6:rsnt pool room:
here. He was we'll posted on al kinds Of
horse racing and prise Ashting, In both ol
which hs was something Of an authority
He made good books while here. although
hs had faculty OF Offering surprisingl,
heavy Odds on horses and oom6anatiool
which, In bic Judgment, stood no chance
of winning, and he had several marrow -
capes from going broke"
he moeteaesd everything hs had, hs
even took Bic wtfe's clothing to bet %
Coebstt against Mltchell, and made quite
Q clean up. He left here last fall and ~
turned 70 San Franchise. Curtin's fathsl
% very wealthy and he would have don't
| the handsome thing By Billy had be beer
sstisflsd to settle down 70 legitimate busi
nsss instead Of leading the life Of sport
Billy seemed 70 be born gambler, how
ever. and nothing but . sporting III
would suit him.