The Washington times., 1902-08-04
POOLROOM WAR IS
ON AT SARATOGA
Row May Bring Trouble for
the Proprietors.
Thousands of Dollars Have Been Spent
in Fitting Up New Rooms-The
Town Not One of General icy.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 3.-That
the first week may not be without the
proper amount of excitement, and that
no detail may be overlooked, there is
to be bit OF poolroom war TO help
things along.
For some time Sam Meyer, q brother
of Leo Meyer, has had poolroom about
Road. Some business was done there.
too. A few days ago young Gale Mitch
ell, Big Jim" Kennedy. and associates
got possession of building Just two
miles from the, big hotels, and are 20
open room Monday. They would have
opened yesterday if the appointments
had been completed.
Being some three miles nearer to
town. it is natural to suppose that the
new establishment would do all the
business. That has put the Meyer crowd
on the run. Meyer owns or controls
the White House. just outside the gates
OF the racetrack. He claims that the
new place belonging to Kennedy and
Mitchell is within the village limits.
Meyer says that on Monday he will open
the White House as a fully equipped
room.
OF course the authorities cannot stand
for that and Meyers place will be
promptly closed. Then Meyer will 20 TO
the front and demand the closing of the
Mitchell Kennedy place. and the war
will begin. The only purpose in open
ing the White House is to provoke Of
fetal interference. Meyer wants to
start fight and carry it into the enc
my's camp. All of this will be brought
into the calcium Monday afternoon while
the racing is in full blast at the track.
Proprietors Getting Nervous.
The poolroom battle in itself does not
amount TO much. but its effect NAV be
far reaching. The proprietors of the
clubs" are getting nervous. They are
afraid that the row among the pool
rooms may bring trouble upon them. |
The authorities may sit up and notice
too keenly, and in looking over the field
Of available operations may see a Club
or two that doesn't look good to them. |
Three splendid establishments are pre-
pairing for the heaviest Of business. The
Garfield place is, of course. in operation
The new place which the Manhattan !
Club occupies Is scarcely less paIatial |
in character than the older place and !
the Chicago Club with Dick Purvear
in charge. is ready to do business Mon
day. The Manhattan will have a "yiew''
night tonight The Chicago will invite
its friends Monday night.
Much Money Spent.
Thousands of dollars have been spent
in fitting up the new places. and 1t
doesn't seem the proper thing to have
Il row pulled off with the authorities
Just at this moment. If the poolroom
war can be called off and new proto
col issued by Monday night serenity will
have her home here for thirty days. II
however, the men in the poolroom row
are permitted to go TO the extremes
which they have already announced. we
will have thirty days of Saratoga with
1ut Saratoga.
For, say what they may, this town is
lot itself not the town which we come
o see, not the resort of general joy. ,
inless each person is permitted TO do
hat which he sees fit in spite of the I
'urists. Folks don't come to Saratoga
o repent or TO reform. 1t is not that ,
lind of a town