The Washington times., 1906-11-26
WILLIAM THAN'S
IDEAS OF SPORT
Goes on Long Journeys
Whether He Has Money
or Not.
TWICE HELD IN PAW N
Once Went to Europe in Style as a
Cabin StOwaway-SOre on
Newspapers.

Newspapers.
PITTSBURG, NOV. Aft ] was only /
some red-necl5ed puddler and would get
cut and, with a skin fUll of booze, raise /
h and get arrested there would be !
nothing said about il in the papers, |
nor would any one think of it, said
William ThaW, almost in tears 10 /
friend the other evening. But Just be-
cause BlIy Thaw goes out ana gets
lit up semi-occasiOnally, there's the
oevil 90 pay"
His conclusions We're wrong, FOR never
was there "a puddler. red-necked or
otherwise. who could think Of. much
less perform, the stunts under the in
tueuce of drink that Thaw has done
one of Thaws peculiariues has al
yyays been that of starting for some
place or the spur of the moment when
lie has reached a certain stage of in
toxication. He has never been ac-
cused of consulting his cash on hand
when starting, either. and that has
brought him into many embarrassing
predicameuts.
On one occasion. after making night
of it i'm New York, he lurched into
his hotel after dayhreak wanting more
money OF the hotel clerk. who acted
as his cashier but who refused 10
produce. and Thaw I'm disgust said
well. if / can't get any money here
III go TO Europe and set it..
He boarded a ship. and was found
curIcd up i'm one OF the irst-eiass
cabins sound asleep when the vessel was
wen outside the Hook, and the pilot
boats had gone. He had no ticket or
money. save about 81 which he told
The purser he needed 10 Tip the boy
who fetched the drinks" lie argued
that ii would be all right on the other
side; that he would have money there
and would settle in fun. The steamship
Tsople had no choice but To take him
along.
Friend Got Him Out.
At Liverpool he was told that he
must produce the price of his passage
and settle all his steamer bills before
he could go ashore, and there was some
lively wiring until a relative was finally
located who came up from London and
took ''Bu" out OF hook.
About a year ago Thaw was once
more in pawn, this time at Mt. Clemens.
Mich. where he landed uuannounced
one night with his tank fun, and he
steered straight for "a Turkish bats.
He had not cent and there was a
commOIi1u the next morning WIirn
ThlW could not produce the s. needed
for the bath which he had taken
Finally he persuaded the attendant
with the promise OF dollar To dc-
company him on his rounds o. the no.
tells hoping To- find some one from
Pittsburg who would produce the needed
money but an hours search failed Ia
find any one he knew. and in disgust
the attendant headed him stTaI sht FOR
the bath and put fhaw back in the wait
ing room. To was then up To IndW 10
think hard. and he got the use OF the
telephone. finally locating Howard Heinz
of EItJshuTg. al one of the hotels. and
Heinz came down ana released the
young man
Sore on the Newspapers.
As am auto dend Thaw is hard to beat
lie has performed some fearful and
wonderful stunts One of his recent
freaks was when he. 90 his own salts
faction at least. worked out "a Erudge
against the Pittsburg and New York
newspapers which have been printing
things about his Uncle Harry" now
IN the Tomhs. New York, for the killing
OF Stanford White.
Thaw was at one of the country clubs
of which hr Is member with his new
high-pOwer motor 4 Cleveland mar
fell ia with him. and they imbibed free
Iy. When "a Pittsburg newspaper mar
approached ThaU rebu1ed him, ant
sCOlded the newspapers for printing 50
much about The ThaW family. lie De
claimed that the ThaW family had UiId'
FIttsbuTE famous. and that il was
shame TO print stories such as had beer
printed about Harry.
That's right" broke in the tIeVe
hand man. hiccOughiug. That's right
Now mp m our city the papers Wouldu
dare print such stuff
where's that said Billy ThaW
Frightening up
Cleveland.
Come on. lets 90 there" said Thaw
rising from his half-cmptied glass an,
calling for his automobile coat and cap
The pair staIked rOut of the club house
and. stepping into the big auto, Thav
said in "A tone loud enough To be hear'
over three fields, ITO Cleveland
Twelve hours later with one puuCLure
tire and a gradually growing thirst the
hmped into the town that woUldn.
dare print such stories"