Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-25
GREAT FARO GAME.
How Jim Wakely Lost $I2, 900 at
Saratoga, but Quit 500
Winner.

James Nakely. sporting man, arrived
iii Saratoga ON Monday evening. writes
Frank W. Thorp in the New York
Evening World. He had no sooner
alshted from the luxurious Saratoga
limited than a friend spied him and
made a hurry touch" as it Is known
in sporting circles, for $lUO.
Mr. Wakely walked down from the
station ia the direction OF Broadway.
muSing On the fate thar caused him 10
start 500 Loser before he had been in
town minute. u square lantern hung
III trent of Solid-iooking twu-story
brick building caught his eye.
Chicago Club We're the words Ny.
Wakely read on the lantern. He knew
what the words meant. The average
pas>trbY would think that some social
organization met there nightly in joint
debate RHt M. Wakely know thai
the only joint debate that ever took
place there was between tho grave. 81
lent men who impaSsively slide cards
FROM metal hex and Il half dozen fe-
NcriSh men placing CHIPS on a layout.
1t was a faro bank
I'm just 20 ia here for a minute
unused Mr., Wakely, and get that hun
dred back"
Every faro-bauk dealer knows Jimmy
! Nakely and there We're half dozen
salaams as he walked into the room.
Gimme two stacks said Wakely
| passing over two 500 gold certificates.
/ Il just want to win a hundred
The chips We're passed over and they
melted away like snowhakes in sum
| mer sun. More chips went over the
| board and more gold certificates went
| into the cash drawer.
In a very short while Mr.. Wakcly was
/ $1,000 Loser. Then luck turned The
/ eases won or lost for him. according 10
? hp oh ho
/ chair with losses recovered and 500 win
ner.
That was narrow squeak" he com
mcnted.
lie left the club hailed carriage ana
! instructed the driver to take him to the
Grand Union hotel. On the way ne had
/ another musing tit.
why did | quit when things were
| lust beginning To roll my way?" he
thought. Tine carriage stopped in front
of the hotel. Mr. Wakely did not get
| out. \ happy idea came to him lie
would 90 around to Mr.. Canfcld's Sara
toga clubhouse. the Monte Carlo Of
America, and win Il hundred for hotel
expenses.
The carriage went on to the clubhouse
"Wait for me-" said Wakcly to the
driver. "Ill only be minute
Mr. Wakely was just twenty four
hours in front of Mr.. Cantclds tables
Trying to get that 500 came very near
costing him small fortune. He lost
steadily until $4,000 mad been marked
On the tab Then the tickle goddess he
gan to smile and the chips rushed to-
ward the sporting man in steady
stream. At 1870 on Tuesday night he
was out on the street again even and
that $lo0 for hotel expenses in his
pocket.
Jimmy Wakely is known as being one
Of the boldest and most daring faro
bank players in the country. He has
had many famous sitting. He will not
play faro again for three years His
friends pointed out the folly of trying
TO beat the game and ne made solemn
promise TO abstain for the time men
toned,
The play made by Wal,ely was the big
gest of the season in the Saratoga club
Two weeks ago Wakely lost 100000 il
, game of poker IN New York viii
Jimmy" Powers and another friend
The game was a sitting of thirty-si!
hours, interrupted for few moment
only at halliday intervals for refresh
mentS
After the game Powers and his frieut
visited Wakely's saloon. bought rount
of Apolinaris and threw down tw,
$1,000 bills in payment, refusing to taxi
any change.
Ii made a record price for one rount
of drinks.