Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-04
SHEEDl. The GAMBLER.
Well Known Sports Traits &c
picted In Stories.
NOTED FOR HIS HONEST DEALING.

MQ1LO On his NUM- ol UhhLANus
borrowed $1,000 From Bank PreSi-
dent and Paid the Loan In Two
Days--Amusinw Experience with n
Dutclsman - Row lie Defeated a.
Lawyer Ia nm Argument.
Here are few anecdotes OF Patrick
Sheedy, the famous gambler and sport.
who is now in the public eye:
Pat Sheedy. known as 'the gentle
man gambler" 'the square gambler"
1.-THE above board gambler" Is an
American ay birth. but he Is as well
known in London. Paris, Cairo. as in
New York Those Who know him best
say Pat never did dishonorable thing
In his lfe never owed a dollar he did
not pay and never forgot friend.
While there isn't sporting man In
the United States who would refuse to
stake Pat Sheedy TO any game and ask
no better security than hts word. bis
reputation for probity doesn't end with
his fellows. says the New York World.
Some years ago Sheedy lost n great
deal of money in Saratoga. He went
to Boston, ran up against faro game
and lost his last dollar He didn't even
have enough to pay his fare to New
York. He walked into large bank
and asked for the president.
Il came to borrow 81 900 from YOU"
said Sheedy.
The banker thought his customer
was some business man and said.
Certainly What is your security?'
simply my word"
"That won't do in the banking BUSH
ness. my friend. Who are you!"
Il am Pat Sheedy, the gambler.h
The bank president knew him by
reputation. After a short talk be drew
81 900 from his personal account and
handed 1t to Sheedy. Two days later
Sheedy walked In and paid the loan.
At one time Sheedy. who has been
promoter of pugilistic enterprises, fell
| victim in Toledo to the ignorance of
| a stupid Dutchman whom he had dis
patched on an errand. Pat. with
| Champion Sullivan and coterie of
| friends. was visiting a retired boxer
| named Billy Tate. who managed pub
lie house in Toledo. Having some i'm
porrant letters that he had forgotten
TO mail. Sheedy asked Tate to oblige
him by sending them TO the postofiice
by his Dutch waiter. Tate immediate
ly called the waiter, who understood
very little English. and, giving him
Sheedy's letters. told him to deposit
them In the postotfice at once. When
the waiter, with letters in hand. open
ed the door, Sheedy saw that the rain
was pouring down in torrents and.
calling him back, handed him his SD
silk umbrella. saying. "Dutchy, take
this. TOO. so that the letters won't get
wet"
The Dutchman took the gold headed
umbrella and started. In about ten
minutes he returned to Tate's house
wringing wet and minus the fine UNI
brella "Dutchy. where's my umbrel-
la y asked Sheedy.
Gone nit der ledders, so dot dey
don't got vet" answered the innocent
Dutchman as he wondered what
Sheedy's friends were laughing at.
Sheedy called at the postofiice al once
and found that the Dutchman had
dropped letters and umbrella into the
newspaper box.
Shecdy has an enormous head. He
wears an Sl4 hat and has to have his
hats made to order. One time during
a.. n. kns
with bore The fellow In question
was little Chicago lawyer. who fol
lowed Sheedy about from place 10
place, says the Cincinnati Enquirer
wherever | walked he walked. and
wherever | ate he was sure TO do the
same thing" was Sheedy's description
of him. The latter was endeavoring TO
get rid of him, but could think of no
way of doing It, Finally one day in
Sullivan's Vine street sample room an
argument came up. and both Sheedy
and the lawyer threw themselves into
the breach. They argued long and
loud. and as Sheedy had the best side
and Is good talker he made the law
yer look ridiculous. The latter waE
considerably crestfallen.by Being beat
en- by a sport. and rs be stood around
with his head hanging down Sheedy
took occasion to emphasize hissdefputH
The lawyer hadqarb uhusnally smaf9
head, and Sheedyo opehesi ON hiA,ny
saying: "Nowa when,9t9bem sifssran1
at my game EralwaysyiIite uo'fsAow'I
him what odds he hxss'been p!aying
against.ni You are ne eSceptjou 10 'the
ruleai ! have dust beatpu sou. andil
think cam clearly defuohstrhte that
the oddslwenefn in my fuvor.i' q With that
changedDhats with the aawyey9I
iSheedy s. abaugronpletely dcoveredi the;
tlittlAa attorney. while sheedy looked
Ike al man wearing la boys slke.a IT be