The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06

that time and when tho bouncer rushed
at The little man with an empty bottle
the latter shot him dead. There were
several witnesses who testified that the
s6Oo.iag, was done In esli-dsfence. and
es tho oouncsr's reputation was well
known nothing was done.
That we'll drsaapd fellow SeandlnR
on tho corner Of Forty-aeoond street
. . slsufh. He's worn plain clothes
for ton years and 10 always around here.
He knowa an endless number OF crooks
and Whenever q new one comes TO town
he puts the bee On hiro. He gained dis
tinction Snms time ago by roscning saw
eral women from . burning apartment
house up on Columbus avenue. He was
bus had presence Of mind 20 jump on and
turn In an alarm. Then he got . ladder
from q storokeeper and hustled up the
Are escape. By the time the iremen
arrived he had brought four women down
IN safety. for which he received q medal
from the Mayor later on.
Pat Sheedy. Who died recently. was
not the only gambler Who was an art
dealer. for we have here q prominent
bookmaker who has tust opened q store
in Brooklyn. Perhaps tts not exactly
right 70 call him q bookmaker. because
he hasn't laid Prsce against a horSe In
several years He made money whsn he
waa handling the slate and chalk, but he
became convinced he could beat the game
by playing from the ground. Beoauee Of
his excellent judgment he made many
successful waGcrs and two years ago he
was repus0d 20 be worth at least $500 600.
when the anti-betting lAw was passed at
Albany in nos he decided 20 invest some
Of his money In legitimate enterprise.
but no keeps on playing the ponies. for
hs says he csn get more action that way
Here u a loyal henchman Of q leading
Fast Side politician. He was removed
from q city job just after New Years. but
no isn't worrying because he's got plenty
o. ne IN.E ssSsn ,s Hes been en- - Sa N
been identified with the sporting game as
timekesper at many big fights There's
no doubt ~ to his honesty. but he was an
unfortunate victim OF circumstance dur
ing the days Of the Horton law. Re
when two noted hsavywsi6h;s me-: a =
local club. The fight was a rip snortsr
and whom one OF the men was on the
verge Of . knockout he rang the gong 20
show that the round was ended. The wise
money was on the man Who was saved
rtsion. IL was thought that the time
keeper had rung the bell 60 save the
wagers OF his frisnds. and a. a result he
came In for an unmerciflll roasting. He
protested N vain and other nmekeepers
said no had acted fairly. hut this par
ticulAr club had pulled % 30 many fakes
th&t the timekesper had 70 suffer UNI
meritsd criticism.
.Anothsr we'll known character along
the road 10 this. the sleek chap With the
diamond headlight and fine clothes No.
he never WORKS % a. you can notice IL.
but he . always around. apparently salts
lied with life. He was a baseball catcher
of renown n few years ego and had an
interest In q livery stable. but he got
the rAcetrack fever and became . regu-
lar. Because Of che fact that he soon be-
came the associate OF leading jockeys he
attracted unusual attention. He was seen
with them at late supperS and enjoying
the surf At tise bsaches Until the turf
solons became curious and the racetracS
deteCtives were put on the job. The
sleuths could not find that anything was
wrong hut a. the former ball rlRyer
knew a couple Of plungers he was finally
notified that IL would be better for him
TO remain awey from the tracks.
Rather than suffer this humiliation
he appealed 20 several politicians and after
a time he was allowed 20 enjoy the prvi-
leges 81 the tracks once more, HIT al
though he keeps away from the jockeys
he sAys he IL always under surveillance.
which " ANYTHING but plsastn
1T was his misfortune, Incidentally,
~ he mixed up with another former ball
p.ayer who had a narrow escape from
prosecution a. the hands OF a prominent
contractor in New jersey. y seems that
way TO beat the horses. bit when he
dropped &C 500 one day on a horse that was
beatcn az Belmont PARK he concluded
he was the victim Of what u known as the
wire game. 90 he came over to New 1rk
With his lawyer and after numerous
thraats lie managed - get his money
back.
The boyIsh fellow swinging the little
cane 10 one Of our leading comedians and
plnywrights. Hes hid wonderful sue
csas. but hs 10 inclined 10 overwork him
self I remember when his parents did
a vaudeville turn in the old Howard
AthenRum ia Boston. when this young
man Was a shaver They we're sand
wiched IN with ~ sorts 81 cheap acts. Tut
they always made hit with the audiences
because Of their refinement. II was not
until their boy greN up. however. that
bundles The young fellow has plenty
- sporting blood. for he's = redhot base
tall fan aud also en- foys a good fight.
There's just one more. the youth with
tho big cigar and fur overcoat. He Is
known everywhere AZ former great
iOckey In his long career as a race
rider he always enjoyed the confidence
- the turf governors and the p1Iblic. and
when lie retired from the saddle TO become
a trainer he carried with him the good
wishes % the racing world. He's been a
trainer noW for three vesrs. and though
he hasn't been able 70 get hold % any
really great horses he's shown plenty Of
skin and some day he'll be engaged by
q rich owner Then he'll make HE mark.
sure enough
EARNING 4 BIG SALtKI.