Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-02

In 1tleIt TUG 'Outci4o uiehs "1eoS erste~
are mpltifarioas. In the first place he
must know everybody. particularly the
big be.:ors. The little plnngers Away
take care of tis5 selves- he must notify
his book OF VIII lis going on different
parts of the rinA out Of range OF the
bookis's keen vision. For instance, II
the bookmaker Is laying even money
against Armitage on one side OF the
ring. and his .,outside man" rushes up
with the Information that Mike"
DIVERS commissioners have knocked
the price to 4 to on the opposite side
the bookis would be obviously foolish TO
lay anything higher. AEood "outsids
man" can save his book y great many
dollars through the Medium OF keen
eyes and prompt action.
PLUyGER RILEY GRAMMAR.
All the big plungers are personally
known to the bookmakers, and the iat.
ter Invariably reserve the privilege or
accepting or rejecting the bets OF these
big fish. Young Riley Grammar and
"Billy" Mackin are two OF the most
prominent gambling bookmakers In the
ring. Time and again they have taken
Mr.. DIVERS heavy commissions single
handed, but while Mackin is contsnted
10 take the risk AZ the prevailing odds,
Grammar doubles his risk by taking tho
money and spreading IL on, on another
horse.
He either wins or loses double. Al
though Grammar has been exceedingly
lucky so far, old conservative oookmak-
ers are OF the opinion that sooner or
later he will be landed high and dry by
some OF the big plungers. 1t is we'll
known that Mr.. mike" Dryers COM
missIoners are "gunning" for him az
every opportunity. Mackin Is JUST IS
cool ana daring as Grammar, out ne mas
far more conservative disposition.
Orlando Jones, with his peaked wills.
kers and shrewd eyes. is another gamb-
ling bookmaker who Is we'll known Tor
his occasional heavy plunges against Ia
vorites.
One of the best liked among all the
book makers is Ed. Burke. He'is quiet,
courteous, cool, aud he makes legiu-
mate book for all there is In II. George
Kuhnsman is another man with whom
4, IS pleasure to invest money. Uolike
Billy Mackln and Riley Grammar, both
OF the above men know when TO stop
taking money.
MADE A TWENTY-FIVE CENT BOOK.
Over In the corner OF the rlng-And
there are always corners TO betting
ring-you will find John Hill. John
has history. Ten years ago be was =
huckster. He became sporty and sold
his wagon and horse for Sll0 and started
bookmaking. 1t was not much OF
book, as he took bets as low as twenty
I've cents. He was very shrewd, how
ever, and soon won enough TO start
bookmakins at the track, where he
made money hand over hand. AT one
time he had twelve books going at the
various tracks East and West. He has
lost heavily In the past few seasons, bat
IL is probable that he can still lay his
hand on q quarter OF million.
Everybody knows big. burlY Sol Lich-
tenstein. sYou can see him a. jerome
any day. with rumpled hair and chalky
hands, making figures and taking bets
that would bewllder an ordinary man.
Most Of the time that Sol Is working he
pufTs at a bIg'black cigar.
or course, there are unprlncipled
bookmakers, just as there are Sound
rels in every profession. These are the
shavers and SINNERS and the occasional
flim-hammers, who take a twenty dollar
bill and give you ticket for So. "Shav-
Ing" strictly speaking, is not dlshoRor-
able, but IL Is regarded with aversion
by the bookmakers who are partial TO
good square bets. Those who are best
known and best liked never indulge In
such practices.
THE SMALLEST PLUNGEB.
The whole art OF bookmaking Hes
first In Judgment, and second 10 the
mental ability TO quickly calculate the
percentages, the consequent odds and
the amount taken In on each morse.
When you can do all that without DIM
Guilty you can gather your capital TO-
gsther in a vaise. go to the race track,
draw your position and begin business,
with the utmost cAFtainty that
teyery mans hand viii be -assSsss
you and your hand Will be
against all met. Big pluugsrs will
bulldoze you. Little plungers will make
your life burden with their puzzllng
dollar bets, and ell that Is crooked In
the turf will initiate against you.
Speaking OF little plunRers you Will Dc
surprised at their number. With
marvellous memory for pedigrees and
performances and armed with dope
books" as big asa dictionory, they viii
simply overwhelm you with wisdom
and small bets. There are great big
fellows with small bank rolls and little
bits OF chops who carry weight Tor age
In the matter OF money. Probably the
smallest plunger on the tracks. beth
physically and In age, is little George
Shannon. He IL only fifteen years OF
age. yet he does not look IT. he handles
Millionaire Pulsifer's money In the
ring, and he handles 10 we'll Some
times be gets hold OF two or three hun
dred dollars OF his own, which he bets
with the sang froid Of veteran. When
he first went into the ring ne absolute
ly fabbsrgasted the talent With his
inclination OF extreme youth aud
nerve. Finally. however, they became
used TO him, and now George can walk
around the ring with two thousand
dollar commission without exciting IN
due suspicion.
Altogether the betting ring st the
modern race Is . wonderful educator.