Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-16
YOUNG CORBETT"
A NERVY GAMBLER.
Called a Faro Bank Fiend and is
Going the Pace That
Kills.
NE WOULD BEAT ON Anything.
According to Kid Carter, the Champion
Loaned Money to Other Boxers to
Wager Against Him.

group of persons well known in
boxing circles was sitting at table In
a popular resort for sports one even
ing this week, and naturally the con-
yersation drifted to pugilism, says
writer in the Philadelphia Bulletin. Kid
Carter. Harry Tuthill, Young Corbetts
trainer. and Bob Edgren were in the
marty. and the talk eventually centered
on Young Corbett. Tuthill has been
identified with the champion for nearly
two years, and has accompanied him ON
his various fights through the coun-
try, therefore his remarks may be ac-
cepted as true. Among other things
Tuthill saidi
81 have been mixed up with sports
all my life, but the Kid is the greatest
Of them all He thinks no more OF
betting 81 900 IN a race than would
of IS and IL he loses he seems just as
contented as though had won. He is
thoroughbred gambler, gambling for
the sake of the excitement. and If he
was champion for 20 years he would
not have any more than he has at pres
ent. | remember one occasion In Hot
Springs, about a year ago. He had
Just licked Austin Rice and his end
of the purse was about $3.50. He had
been playing the ponies and that money
put him on Easy street. but the next
day he went over 10 the bank and be-
gan playing Luck ran against him
from the start, but he kept on produc-
ing until he was down to his last $50.
/ kicked the chair until my foot was
sore but he would not stop, and he got
got up broke He laughed ii off and
the next day touched Joe Yeager for
$3.50. He returned to the gambling
rooms and at once butted in. In less
than no time he had doubled his stake,
and he played his streak to the limit.
Finally he was 81 400 to the good, and
then told me to go and pack the trunks
and catch train which left about an
hour later. You can bet | hustled for
all was worth. and when we left he
had nearly 81 900 stored away In his
pockets On the train we met Nash
Turner, the jockey, and Corbett won
$500 from him while riding on the train.
Another time we We're out west and
broke. our board bill at the hotel
amounted to about $3.50, and there was
nothing In sight. The Kid borrowed
5000 and went to the track. He lost $50
on the first race, and we were again
down and out. He raked up another $50
and went to the bank, He put II all
down on the first bet and won It, He
left II there and won, and then bet the
5000 which also won. He ran the lump
up to $3.50, and / wanted him to quit,
but he said he was going to break the
bank or bust He went down again
$780, and then put that on another
no a
hotel asked him how he had finished
] had left when he was $500 winner-anl
he said he was broke"
Kid Carter then related one expert
encc he had with Young Corbett. He
said
Il was out In Frisco and had about
Sl5 to my name, Corbett was there and
there was third person, The KID sug
sested game OF craps and we all
Jumped at It. We soon cleaned him out
Of The gold he had in his pockets and
ne sent Tuthill upstairs for some rags.
Ihut was the name for paper money.
Harry brought down a bundle Of hun
dreds, and | was over 5000 winner In
half an hour I wanted $500 to bring
my wife east, and felt lucky enough
10 land the goods Corbett had too
cleaned us out Then he handed us $50
Dut he had us on the run and soon won
y back After breaking us second
Time he handed us our original stakes
and then bought the drinks. If you can
snow me a more daring piece Of work
! want TO see It D."
IQthlll Clipped In again with Cor
ittt $ experience at the races, He said:
ne 'kid is never satisfied unless
ne ~ taking some kind OF gamble. |
nave seen him lose n thousand without
turning a hair, and he Is equally cool
MhCn winning, lie had a tip in New
YORK one day that was supposed to
some from the stable and he took wad
TO tn. track.
., II was IN the second race, and he put
= ''Vo on the horse, but II was never i'm
lhe money. He showed me 500 that
Was left and said he would get the
.'her back with II. In the third race
W put the century on an even money
Hgl ana got II home. The fourth race
O9ked IKE an open proposition, but he
elected 10 to l shot and put all his
,Uoney down He won, and that gave
,un &,2OO In the sixth race he put
"VDO on a to ] chance and again
,aEhed H. although his horse only Just
nun out That made his bundle $4,000,
.nl as ne had started with $500 he had
.eNned them up for $1,000. Talk about
1--WE lie has more than any man
XXX met, and II is that same nerve
W.t mas enabled him to work his way
% me top Of the fighting ladder. Then,
!to' he is as generous as they make
.'em' After his fight with McGovern
y frisco he stalted everyone who was
Connected with his training quarters.
'uu dld II handsomely. too a day or
Wo AFTER that fight he had $1,000 and
svlued TO buck the tiger | tried to
Nssuade MIN. but he had made up his
n'Rd' Play went against him until
70 had only 500 left, and ! again tried
make h I'm Quit. but he said ne was
'uI Tor hog killing, when luck runs
Eainst = man the way II did against
,n mat day II doesn't often turn II
~, uru ms time, however, and when he
Pt w from the table ne had his sS 600
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