The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21
DAILY MAY RECOVER.
Friends of the Famous Gambler Be
Iieve Him on His Deathbed.

Friends of the Famous Gambler Be
Iieve Him on His Deathbed.
From the New York Journal
Phil DAILY, the old-time sportsman and
gambler, who has been in a critical con-
dition for several days at his home, Penn
sylvania Club House. In Long Branch,
may recover. The dangerous symptoms
have abated sufficiently to warrant Dr.
Phelps, the specialist from this city, to
believe that there is a chance for him to
get well if there is no relapse. He has a
very strong constitution had always led
a temperate life and his recuperative
powers all through his life has been won
derful.
Mr. Days friends, however, In this city
believe that he has received the last call,
as he has never been in the best of health
since he was shot in the head ten years
ago by thieves in the home of Addie
Stanton. at No. 406 Fourth avenue.
Daily is about 60 years old. and his
portly figure and strong, determined face
nave been familiar to sporting men in
all parts of the country for more than
quarter of a century. He is reputed to be
worth about 5000 900, and all of 1t came
to him over the green cloth in his gamb-
ling house at Long Branch.
In 1851 Daily was elected constable in the
ward IN which lie was born in Philadelphia
He made an excellent official, and could,
his friends say, have been returned TO Of
flee until this day il he had been willing,
''but." say they, he was ambitious" in
another direction. He wanted the stuff"
as they express il.
"He kent a sporting place In Philadel-
phia until 1870, when Bob" Mackey, who
had managed the Hayes presidential cam
naign in Philadelphia, induced him to take
in
Mackev owned the house and it had been
run for years by John Chamberlain as
a gambling house Chamberlain went to
washington and Daily consented to take
the club house. He refitted the place at
a great expense, made splendid horh-
cultural display in the garden around the
club house and opened up an American
Raden-Baden. where men could win or
lose a fortune.
He began the game without limit, but
George Suydon, an old New York faro
dealer, taught him lesson. Suydom
event against the game for two days,
ana when he caehed in DAILY gave his
check for 5000 Daily then put limit
ON the play and afterward got all Of the
money back from Suydom and more, too
As an example Of Phil Days fairness"
which his admirers like to talk about Is
mentioned the case Of Andy Curran,
Chicago and Mississippi gambler who came
on from the west pilttit4 ~ ~ iioAiI VIVA
pbiPs band roll. lie played roulette
and faro in Phirs club house for week
and HE chips cost him $1,000. lie was
a bad loser.
He went around the hotels in Long
Branch drinking and told everywhere that
Daly was running a crooked game. DAILY
heard Of this and hunted up his detamer
They met n Ielands Hotel, and Curran,
evpecting trouble, drew "A revolver phi
laughed AT him and told him that he was
nor looking for death. he said he ha0
learned mat he (Curran) was not satisfied
v,itb The deal he had received. Then. with
out further parlcying DAILY counted out
0flaen one thousand dollar bills on me
bar. Curran. knowing he wac wrong, go
not want 10 take the money az FIRST, but
DaIy Insisted and then made . Drop0siiioa
10 Curran 10 go 20 FOOm and play poker
until one or the other cried enough. Cur
ran conscated. They bad d session inet
ing -four days. ard cDrraD was tbe first
10 give ~. lie experience cost him
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