Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-10
WOMEN AS WELL
AS MEN ARE THERE
They Gamble at the Monte Carlo of America
Sometimes With Much Success.

erS at table.
During the afternoon the pool room
attracts the attention of those who
follow the running races, and the pro-
grams for each day at Bennings, Mem
phls and San Francisco are received by
special wires and posted on the black
boards. One day this winter the pool
room handled $4,000, the largest days
business on record for any room i'm the
ticular date. Charles Ellison, Of Chi
cago, was the largest winner of the
visiting talent, being $4,000 to the
good when he shook the dust of Hot
Springs from his feet. George Smith
CPittsburg Phil'D was $4,000 ahead
when he first came here, hut he broke
about even on the season. Stephen
IHommiedieu made one of his me-
teoric splurges during his stay at the
Springs, running shoestring up to
$4,000 in two days. He first placed
bet of $50 on Dcponcnt, winning
$3.50, following with $500 bet on
Niger at 3 to 1. winning this bet after
which he played the entire amount on
horse that won the last race that
day. He won six straight bets, for q
total of $4,000 but the plungcr could
not pick them every day, and he finally
took the route of many other specula-
tors who follow the racing game, and
went broke. rrs
A rl- ,lo
pool room is deserted, and the gam.
bling is transferred to the upper floor Of
the club, where thousands of dollars
change hands between sunset and sun
rise. The playing is liveliest after the
balls at the various hotels, when the
men come to the club in their evening
dress to try their luck at the wheel or
faro table. One New York society
swell dropped $4,000 one evening.
probably the largest single loser of
the season. A wealthy Montana gam
bier, known by the sobriquet of "Swede
SAM lost $4,000 last Wednesday,
and dropped an even $4,000 the fol-
lowing afternoon. There are also nu-
merous big winnings recorded against
the faro bank. Charles Jones, who
was bookmaker on the Carnegie U'a)
| track when the outlaw runners were
there, bought Il $50 stack of checks
| one night last week. and when he was
ready TO quit he had $4,000 TO his
credit.
These are some of the larger win
nings, but IL is not at all unusual for
players to quit anywhere from 81 200
to $4,000 winner or loser any evening
In the week.
| Pat Shccdy, one of the very best
gamblers in the country, is here, but
he is not permitted to play. Sheeby
Is practically broke, and the club own
ers know they cannot win anything
from him, while If they permitted him
to play, he might run few hundred
dollars into fortune. Shceby can
easily find people who are ready to
stake him To 5000 worth of chips and,
| playing system as he always does,
If he had a good run of luck he would
deplete the cash on hand by large
amount, while he would only lose his
stake money If the luck favored the
gambling house. The rules of the
southern club are adhered to by the
Kentucky and the Arkansaw two
other largo clubs run on similar
elaborate scale.
Gambling here Is run on business
basis. and everything Is ION the lev
ol,' Touts and pikers dipsters and
small players are not wanted. and
this class are conspicuous by their alb.
sence. As soon as tout or pikel
Is spotted in one of the clubs, he is
notified to stay away, and If he at.
tempts to re-enter he finds an officer
IN uniform ready to keep him on the
outside, The authorities keep close
tab on the various small side games
or chance, and If cheating is observed
the proprietor is in danger of losing
his license. Nine tcnths of the gam
bling is done in the three leading clubs
named, and everybody is sure TO get
n run for their money, the proprletors
Knowing that the percentage Is always
in favor of the honse in the long run
Sunday is observed by the clubs and
saloons, no gambling or drinking be
Ing permitted.