Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16

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to st. Louis to bet on fight in which
Class was to contest with Jack Will
liams, another fighter. Schroeder
was introduced to Williams, a man
named G. F. Walker. and men giving
the names of Ward. Parker and Stan
ley, who represented that they We're
from wealthy club of Colorado
Springs, Colo
Schroeder went to Remona park,
near St Louis, and there, according
to the police record, was induced to
bet $4,000 on Class. In the fight
Class fell and 'sprained his back but,
according to the charges, obtained
Schroeder's money.
an the Itrieh case, Jim Hall. for
inner Australian champion middle
weight pugilist, is named as one of
Class alleged accomplices. Glass also
| is accused of swindling Rock Island
men out of $4,000. Charles Labinsky,
440 Warner avenue, and Jacob Hus-
sler. 5342 Aberdeen street, say they
lost $4,000 and $4,000. respectively.
through fake fights promoted by
Glass.
Fake Fighters Favor Chicago.
| Edwards A. Evans, head of the
finger print department of the bureau
of identification, stated yesterday that
Chicago and the cities within a radius
of 500 miles are the most favored
fields for the promotion of fake
flights
He recalled that Joe We'll, The
Yellow Kid recently was taken back
tC Rock Island on charges of pro-
noting fake fight. John Willie and
| Walter Nolan have been brought here
from Denver and William Fleming has
been arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, on
similar charges. OF the lemon pool
contingent, Ben Woolworth recently
was brought here in custody from
| Denver.
| "One of the old timers in the sa-
bash avenue has been done three
times in succession by one group OF
sharpers. The last two times he was
| told that "a mistake was made, and
there's your chance to get even An
other old timer of the same district
lost several thousand dollars in a
similar way. Both of these men
would rather keep silent than court
the ridicule of men of their own type
The trimming of former Alder
man Tom Little for about $4,000 is
of recent memory.
How They Tip Sure Things.
| According to a well known sport
ing man, the scheme similar to that
lby which the former alderman was
trimmed may be described about as
follows:
Enter sport
" Say, old chap, the Red Kid an
the Black Demon have matched. We
want responsible man to hold the
lstakes. ! is the sucker will
about 80 thou of the crisp. Keel
Tours circulating till he puts it up
Don't bet yourself unless we give th,
word The smoky one wins. See?'
THE prospective stakeholder begin
receiving the bets. He accumulates
lsay, $4,000 from the 'cappers,' ant
Ipasses it out to be bet over again
Finally the supposed sucker deposits
his $4,000. The stakeholder think
| he sees a good thing and wants som
OF it himself. So he bets some of hi
!, own money against the man who pu
i. lup the 100000 on the. Red Kid The
the Red Kid wins, and the stake
holder is informed by the gang tina
we told you not to bet,' and thus h
is left without excuse for a 'holler
Of course the dstensible sucker reall
is one of the 'cappers.'
Feigns Death in Ring.
IL Another and cruder swindle is pc
t lpetrated by means of little rubbe
bladder filled with earmine or chicl
: ems blood
'The victim is persuaded that on
8 of the combatants has been fixed I
< lose. Consequently he bets on til
3 one who is fixed to win. The fighte
4 supposedly fixed to win finally goe
& to his knees and bites the rubb.
bladder concealed in his mouth. Bloc
3 trickles down his chin and he become
& Unconscious
ell Somebody shouts: Is there a do
Z tor here?'
u "A man jumps out Of the crow
x ipretends to feel the PROSTATE man
6 pulse, and announces soiemnly:
XII Boys, he's dying
Ell The police are coming; dig
g shouts another Of the gang, and,
6 terror of arrest, the sucker follow
& instructions and digs The stak
g holder and his. pals also dig takir
81 the suckers money.
Sl Still another way is to get m;
Ito put up for what he believes is f
& he purpose of 'phony' betting. ]
6 some accident in the fight he loses
81 Gets Wise ON Third Trip.
al "Then they tell him that We're !;
81 sung so perhaps he tries again al
8 loses more money. About the thi
& time he gets wise
81 Not long ago.. at the second tri;
Sl. man discovered what was going c
8 He had handed over $4,000 to bet.
XI How much of my money is BET
s he asked.
XII -Four thousand was the answt
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