El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-15

files in cigar stores, there is a very
stringent law Raffles for articles Of
$500 in value were permitted by article
375, title XI, chapter 2. of the penal code
but on Marcn II. 1909. the state legis.
lature adopted the following revision
of the section:
IF any person shall establish rattle
for or shall dispose by rattle of any
estate, real or personal, of the value OF
$500 or less, he shall be fined not less
than SIS nor more than 5000.
IF any person shall keep or offer for
sale tickets for raffles of any value
whatever he shall be fined not less than
SO nor more than $50"
The same section provides that it is
unlawful for the owners or agents of
property to permit gambling or raffles
to be conducted on the premises, so
that not only the proprietors of cigar
stands, but the owners of property are
also responsible.
Gambling in Pool Halls.
Gambling is going on at the Lobby
pool hall on San Francisco street at
the corner of Ell Paso street or at least
it was Friday night. Mexican named
Enriquez, and an American pool
shark, stranger in town,
nearly 500 changed hands. They were
playing for money. Persons in the audi
ence watching the contest bet money.
They played for nearly an hour and
then the American gave up in disgust;
he was beaten. This occurred between
the hours of and o'clock at night.
Another American named Brown
played Enriquez and won a few dollars.
The Mexican did not care to bet very
much. going only 81 a time on the out
come of the contest. He had d stake
holder with him who was doing the let
ting for him.
High school boys and other minors
were in the audience that watched this
gambling
AT Pollock's on San Antonio street
near the corner of Mesa avenue, there
is a game called Star pool. This is
known as a stake game; some Of the
players call it keno.
One of these boards is On a table in
the pool room next to the Coney Island
saloon, which is conducted under the
name of Primm's. Two boys were play
ing there Friday night but they were
not gambling. There is a sign on the
wall here saying that gambling on
games is not permitted.
There is one Of these Star pool tables
in the Cactus club and there are others
about town.
In Pollock's. two men played and by
their talk indicated that gaming is
practiced, for one said at the end of
three games, when he had lost two:
THAT makes 50 1 owe YOU"
Boys in Pool Hail.
In the Lobby pool hall, two hign
school boys were engaged in a game at
a private table One of them cursed
the other for about Is minutes during
the play. The latter called back a
name that means fight and fight en-
sued. They were told by the crowd to
fight if they wanted to, but one man
stepped up and said they would have
to go out into the street to fight. They
didn't fight.
Beer from the Lobby saloon was
served several persons during the pre-
gress of the games. Boys were in the
pool hall while it was being served.
There was gambling in Star pool at
Pollock's on San Antonio street Sunday
night at S:45 and there was still
gambling at $40. Four men were play
ing. Each one was betting % cents on
each game. Two of the men were street
car employees, one of them a conductor
in full uniform, with his change belt
on. They exchanged money after eacn
game, the losers paying the winner %
cents each. There were no minors In
the house that night.
Sees Player Win.
At the Monarch hall Monday night,
a Herald man saw one player at Star
pool win s2.25 in three straight games
in less than Is minutes. The game is
played on a regulation pool table, ex-
cepting the pockets are fitted with
practically billiard table. On one end
Of rho toll 10 fnD IF
holes, which are numbered. The board
is provided with a bevel edge, enabling
the balls to roll onto it and into the
holes.
There are two ways of winning One
is by knocking any ball on the table
into hole on the board with a CORES
ponding number. That ends the game
and the winning player is given the
pot. At the Monarch pool hall Monday
man winning the game pays for each
cue at the rate Of two and .one-half
cents. There We're four in the game.
The second way of beating the game
Is by securing a total Of so points. This
Is done by knocking any ball on the
table into any hole on the board. The
figures on the ball and the hole are
added and the first player getting a
total of so wins.
heuey POOL.
Kelley pool. which has been put I'M
der the ban in many states and cities.
has a large following in Ell Paso and
two games at least were seen by a
Herald man Monday night, one at the
pool hall, near the corner Of
San Antonio and Stanton streets, and
the other at the Pollock & Co, hall. 22S
San Antonio street. At the Monarch
pool hall, the game only was at stake |
At the Pollock & Co., establishment a
so cent ante was in order.
Kelley is played on the regulation |
pool table with either 10 or Is balls, |
the number not being material. Each
player is given a lop-sided ball shaken !
rom a bottle, on which there is !
number. The pool balls on the table /
are supposed to be shot in the pockets !
n rotation and each player endeavors |
70 place in any pocket the ball bearing |
he same number as the small ball he |
lrew from the bottle.
In the event the first man shooting !
travis the one ball from the bottle and |
hen places the one ball in the pocket, |