Arizona republican., 1901-03-16
DARNBROUGH GOES EAST
Famous Roulette Player Won Heavily
 From Western Wheels.

Will A. Darnbrough, the young
 gambler who has just gone through
 the west, at the heavy expense of rou-
 lette wheels along the route. has re- turned to New York and from there will go Co England and the continent,
 to try his luck on the wheels of for tune, About two months ago Darn brough was in Phoenix and made sev- eral good-sized winnings during his stay here. Then he went to Los An geles and operated at various resorts on the coast, before trying the games in the northern mining camps. From Butte he went to Chicago and after playing there while. went on to New York Before coming to Phoenix Darn brough visited the City of Mexico and there. as we'll as at other places in the republic, he cleaned up large sums of money. At Tucson and Nogales he won a few hundred dollars and then came on to this city. Here he cleaned up several good sized winnings, and in a little visit to Tempe. one afternoon. won about s900, breaking game at that place. Two or three of the game keepers here were aware of Darn brough's dexterity at roulette and he was barred from some of the games. His winnings here fell far below his expectations and he lost a considerable amount at faro He left, however, a few hundred dollars to the good
 With Darnbrolsa was II. w. Adams. a well known gambler in the east The two worked together and their g- has ever been successful in beating the roulette wheel. Pat Sheedy and hun dreds of other experts have spent years in efforts to perfect plans to win from the wheel. but Darnbrough is probably the only man in the world who could break the notable bank at Monte Carlo. if he were allowed to play there It has been stated by writers who were not familiar with roulette. that Darnbrough and Adams won by manipulation of the wheel but such is not the case. The alleged scheme was for Darnbrough to play. and Adams to sit near by. According to the story. Adams place was on a stool at the side of the wheel. He toyed with light cane and nonchalantly NdlCiNu lHt SdIllf llas- ed and played heavily. Swinging the cane loosely, Adams would reach one end of 1t beneath the table and press against the bottom of the wheel slow ing 1t sufficiently to allow the ball to drop in some section covered by his partner A pretty theory but impos- sible, inasmuch as there Is no opening by which the bottom of the wheel could be touched by the cane.
 Darnbrough's real scheme Is this. and only long study has made 1t success ful. His chips cover several places on the table. and Adams watches the wheel. So expert is the latter that he can judge by the speed of the bail and the wheel. about where the ball will drop and just before il does drop, he signals to Darnbrough. who puts a big stack of chips on the section sig naled, as the ivory falls in cores bonding spot on the wheel. So accu- rate has Darnbroush become that he interprets Adams signals The two rarely make mistakes and have been so universally successful that games in most of the larger cities. where gambling flourishes, have suf- fered.
 Darnbrough is but 90 years of age and his story is very interesting. He