, 1897-09-10
KELLY THE KING.
RECkLESSNESS OF THE BIG HEARTED
BASEBALL PLAYER.
His Little System That Won = Nice Sum
At G~uttenberg-A Case Of ..Come EASY,
Go Easy"-What He Did With the Last
d of That Particular Pot.

AAe Ept Hoiu VI L1UTe Bucu things l.Il
went wrong than the average tcttcr,
but he was always cheerful whether {
winner or a loser, One day Mii.a wei
over to Gutenberg, when the h,lIloI
track was furnishing, and after tive
races had been run he had Just $50 an,
enough change with which to get Euil
TO the city. As kcl walked into IT,
betting ring preparatory to the ,"iId
race he saw OH Bookmaker Ike IhoG ),
sons slate:
Play or Fay gro
Meaao"s 30"
EiitZch too.
1--WE got Il system, me boy" stlG
the''king' to a friend, land it's a peach
I'm going to put a FLYER on each o th,w
plugs, and then | can't lose, sec? | re-
to get some dough back, no matter how
they run"
THAT'S no system. Mike, said Eel's
friend.
Its as good as the average, sport
was the quick retort, und Mike pushed
his way up to TAompson's book.
Say, thele, Ike, old bCy!' yelled
Mike. Here's four green flyers. Put
Il on each Of them ponies, keep the
change, and gimme the tickets quick. =
The bookmaker laughed as he HANGED
kel four tickets, each calling for Play
or Pay 800 to 8, Meadows $50 to i.
Bitten & to 8, Hoey 4 to 8 respective
~.
THAT'S quite Il chance yon'Ie taking,
Mike" said Thompson, with a laush.
at is, if Onc o. them long guys cones
walkin i'll with the yellow boys in his
stockin," replied the ball player.
Then the bell rang telling tic crowd
that the horses were at the post.
"They're Off" yelled Kelly, rs start
er Caldwell dropped his flag. "Whut's
that guy away ont in front, runnirg rs
if he saw Il square meal somewhere"
It's Play or Pay" screamed hun
dreds. And go it proved to be. Ths
horse had been the recipient of cuc Of
those celebrated Gutenberg injections,
and he won i'll Il roinp.
Kelly never ran bases faster than he
run up to Ike Thompson's beck. brand
ishin2 his ticket calling for %3e5
"Give US che green gc2ds, ike!" he
roared, while the crowd gathered
around b%reathlessly.
"There's your money" said Iiurp.
o pleasantly, as he took Il big 10! 'f
bills from the cashier Kelly diln'tatCD
to count it. but made n rush for the bar
room. crying ont:
IF there's dust in any guys throat
around here, let him come il wl;n me
and wash it out Everybody have II
drink!' The bar looked Ink" a Lurr.,in
counter as TIE sports lined VI: Tiny
called for everything from Yin" to
cigarettes, and when al had had r.cHDh.
Kel said to the drink mixer:
How much. SPORT"
Fifteen dollars, kel!'
There's twenty Have n lot y'rr-
self!'
Say. Mr.. Kelly" Whispered a tex,
"could you Stake me TO II tJw hU,as:
I've got n cinch."
There's ten Of them, nc hoy. &c
and break up the betting ring was
Kelly's response us he fOrked out "A so
bill. Other ~impccunious persons sac.
~cessfully ''touchrd'' him fer variou>
amounts until Mike decided 70 plunge
again. Going up to a ~tcokmak,r wh"
had 100 to l against the horse Dalc
John. Mike cried out, "l'I! put II hun,
dred oil that one!' and quickly produced
q century. for which he received II ,ick.
ct calling for $40. 0cO I o 500
"If Duke John wins" said Hike,
I'm buy tho trick" Duke John was
last in a fi-ld of 10. Eut Kelly only
late until the races we've over. Then lie
had a $40 bill and some change. He
paid the car and ferry fares of at least
so un%fOrtunatcs, loaned so cents here
and a quarter there. and by the time he
left the boat at the foot of Forty-sccoud
street he had a few pennies over So. As
Kelly crossed Tenth avorue he caught
sight CT q little girl about 3 years old
who was crying us if Lcr Heart would
break. He picked her mp in his arms
and said gently:
whats the matter. little onc?"
Mammals sick in ted ard liz hun.
cry" sobben the little girl. kel gnlr,d
down Il lump i'll his threat, put tle
child on the sidewalk, mcsscd So into
her hand and said soothiEGiy:
"TLere, give that TO your mother, lit.
tie orc. and may God bless you.
Come on. sport" Kel said to bis
friend then We're broke, but les
hunt up some more green goods" he
borrowed $50 frcm his namesalc,
Honest John Kelly. That was at :
o'clock in the evening At II O'Clock
that same night he had won 81, COO a.
faro. The ext day he caught the noon
BOAT for Gutenberg, and he had tut
$50 When Mike died. he didn't leave u
dollar. New York Sun.