The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08

Game Was Played at Small Hati-
way Town In the Northwest-LOser
Had Wagered the Money Belong
ing to Workmcn-Eut the winner
Generously Paid the obligations
From His stake.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.
You don't hear much Of stud poker
nowadays" said an cd railroad man the
other night, but there was time when
1t was a favorite among gamblers and
they played 1t with "A vengeance. l was
in one game where three good hands came
out together on one DIAL and player
who held a full house rakad in about $iO'-
Geo, including a bill of transfer of 5000
worth of railroad tics. The man with enc
crossties took a wild snot but he consid-
cred 1t safe, and, in fact, almost any
player would have taken similar chances
1t was a play where only one card,
seven spot, could win, and three Of the
four sevens Were face up on the table
only twenty cards had been dealt ana
there were thirty-oue chances to one that
the seven was not the card in the hoiS.
But it was.
This game happened a good manly years
&c -, was "NF VIZ ~ 0'ir 80
hean trsGlel U a 49, ~ l,(rI r,,o,,ae.r
in HE rr,,,ats WY" e'- - -.
small town one afternoon to take traln
al midnight over one of the branch lines.
m and - 60 ,,,s'r,- 80. far
mo NJ 0 ,'i ''iNy 49, 80 -
as had 10 irsra, ANA reoni,a 81 oo3
croestias. aI,a1.ll, ,i,t.,-,, 49, ,.oi1
road ,raol, ~. % -,
bad raal1,l 80 ~ ii'',i' 81
had ~ do r,ns, ~ s1
ment hssod 80 ar,,, ,a
'rbla to-. 81, ~ ta,' 9iSoli N
voi1char Chllad co. ee ,lo ,,1,it s,,,,,
for The man 1yho-t,.i co. 10, o,,t WIZ,
mis- work va entlho3 49, ,,.n w 80
\ ra+bar. 1iia,'I,l1 "a - -
down nv ~ otF<l - ~ - 49,
DO whom ~ -, - an ~
iae vs. 1,itt 80" -. Ia - -
IN several mo-, 49,, ',,a ~, W -
an earI,y s,,,,-. 80 way 80 we Ia
ann r,o,,oY,t a. ~ IN q "aS ~
Rucknar- s,,e,e,agtll ~ - 49,. - 80
az cards ee9'eN 'i-'' we nav " e"iilo
so.1Dto c.
men VINO We're sidetracked as we were
are Hot SLOW about getting into game of
any KIND, II they have sporting blood, ana
we must nave had IT, \ small room, known
as the reading-room was delivered to our
care by the landlord, who made no preten-
slons to style, as he did not even wear a
coilar on his shirt, and in little while
we We're playing stud poker had been
susses'ed' ana 1t was adopted. l had
prayed the game lew times but 1t was
not my strong suit and l was slow about
rlsklhg 100 much on chance shots l
prayed carefully, ana might be put down
as the iucklest man, save one, as l got
away not Iar from an even break. The
stakes at first Were not high, but an un.
oerstandlng was that if two players, or
skv limit tbev conId 4" 90 ~ i'''Ne ="
Before l had been playing an hour I
saw that | was up against plungers and as
my cash was not big l played cautiously
Besides l had to stop before midnight to
catch train. There were four of us at
the table, myself, Buckner, a drummer
named Whitfield, and a lawyer. Mai Mott.
who had come to the town on legal bust
ness. He was so years Old and gray and
l heard afterward that in his younger
days he was a rOunder of the finest type.
He still showed signs of it in his playing
The game went along nicely for time
and the luck was about even, although
Whitfield must have been considerably
ahead One or two failures to land d
pot had made Buckner rather reckless
and he seemed determined 10 hit hard 10
win. His luck came back to him and he
played with skill.
II will always remember the hand that
ended the game and sent Buckner away
from the station that night on the train
with me- unnotced and unannouncel
while a hundred workmen were sleeping
quietly with the expectation Of getting
their wages the following afternoon. The
play had been jumping high and it was
my deal After dealing the first cards
face down there was a little betting and
this was continued until all five cards had
been given to each of the four playrs.
het'A"S ""s He"'E'
Mai. Mott and Buckner We're leading In
the betting and Whitfield was coming in
with raises on his own account. The best
could snow was Smali pair ana as
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