The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
I UCKY TO GET OUT OF
l. THE GAME ALIVE
A Poker Experience in Chicago
That Cleaned Out the
AdVenturer.

WAS az htr3Rp dtoS not mater. ne
facts tnnt h. Was there and that he did
not know a spul in tho city ar" both ma
t"rial. Neither ~ t. important - explain
why he hBppCnel t. have a little rnorethan
81 .nOp IN hts pocket bat his having that
amount ~ a necessary detail Ia the story
Moreover, IL adds ., the interest - gly
that h" had 40 business T. attend IN.
NJ unnaturslly Billy enjoyed himself
considerably for some dlys. Having no
particular usn q which he fslt Obliged
- put his none" NJ used ~ frr'v. though
not eStravagantlv. in seeing and doing
those things which ss'amoi worth while.
and managed without great effort - get
moro intersst nut IT a single day ia tho city
than he had ever found in a week or
month of ey,stencs ia thH small town
from which he came
Among tho things no had learned at
home was To play really good game ~
billiards, and being fond 10 ,hc amusement
he not unnatur,lliy found himself in q
! billiard parlor toward midnight Of IN"
third day. he sat ne spectltpr for some
time, when one Cf the markers ASKED him
/ IL he cared ~ play. and in a few moments
ne found himself engaged in a game with
an uhder-iled youth who suffered him
s"lf t. be beaten for two games. but who
seemed considerably annoyed at his
| defeat
Il think | can beat you. said tho youth.
who had introduced himself as Snapper
Bailey. and Billy smiled pleasantly
Bet you n dollar l can continued the
| youth. and they played for the dollar.
which Billy won. Then Snapper wanted
10 increase the stakes. but Billy said 4
! don't play billiards for money. 4 dollar is
] enough and Snapper asked gIrilelessly
/ Il he played any other game. the natural
/ consequence ~ which was that the two
/ were shortly aftorward playing poker
with three Of the least reputa ble gamblers
I IN Chicago.
Another 81 tine things that Billy Harris
lad learned at home was to play draw
| poker. so well had he learned this that
| the local players looked upon him as
something Of IA phenomenon. And Billy
himself was filled with unbecoming pride.
As IA matter ~ fact he was fairly well
skilled ia tn principles % the game
and we'll able ~ hold his own In any OTdI
nary contest ana ASIDE from that he
had enough knowledge Of sleiRht OF baud
to be confident ~ his ability ~ detect
any tri"aery that might 10 attempted.
lie was no ordinary hays"ed. though
la, tnexp,ri"nc, ~ the ways 81 n great
city was such AZ g. give the impression
that he might b. one
Hawke the prrprietor uf the don
in which he rnlud himself sat ia the game.
and 80 dad wills and Jackson. tw" Of
hi- ha-g"r<ou kituR"fpar the Odds
Cd gains; B.lly's winning were almost any
hing. bnt 'hr forIn,l't,rs oT the gam"
.,.r. duly observed Nj hawke. having
had recent d,N1CI,t'es with the police
which made him Chnry of doing anything
/ which ~" authOrit'". might deem too
B raw
Table stake wa. tar rule and Billy
bought r'- stach for So. entirely unsus-
. -, ON, II ~ fact thrt the house was
. lacking all the other player
/ Tho .,-St f"W hands wee reproductive
" mischief - any ou" NJ considerable
! oct being called ard "a" pot. falling 10
! one ard ,n"'ho, without contests
! Tn" first str:;>." OF any importance
B came. "a mig uo, hpr" p'..u "Np"ct,'d
/ on Willis drh WHEN Billy Ind IT." aso.
( Finding two gr)i pairs IN his hand he
nu,,d Nltu sorlH satisfaction that Jack
son and Hawkes. both cam" m without
I raising Then snapper and Will, both
LAID down ana H.il rais.~1 It g.. the ant.
being 81 call s.
II was no startling - nation. but has
confidence in two PAIRS was considerably
-thak-n when JrcE-Dn mad" Il 81 NOR"
To pllv Hts first oUprsl "nstOn was that
~ was 10 D." caught "a s.',.Saw hut as
Hawkes. ne ely saw IN" rails" no HAD the
Oh arv.. Ut closing the uot. witch ha did
Then - ke had 20 declare his dra - be-.
for" h"nr.uK from ia" others. and rs they
hnd both shown str"nl1 h. no studied awhile I
bNfo7" calling for cards
Iha proba Dlltv was thrt one or both |
ia, oth"r laN"~- had thr'sH of kind or /
D.'rt''. and hr decided that ~" chance II
h"''" ing TAO p1i-s was TOO Snall 10 J'Is
tify him m taking one card only. 90 h" .
drew to his aces and to his great joy |
caught 1noth-- ace and par of seVons
HaVIng then Ho fear III thu. s..--aw ne
let the others play hl- hand FOR hun, which
hey did most "T1,1'ially Jack son bet
a whi'" chip and Hawkes. raised Rillv
seaW n" raise and Jnckson rais"d m ''Tr
hen iiawkcr, IaIs"d again and Billy. ss-"-
ing that another doubl" rails" would
b"inH IN" play up 10 near ~" limit 81 his
stack waited for II win an appearance"
st hesitation
Iacksnn tl,-"upon showed IN" 70
TnaILd..' II hI- chr forward and Hawkes..
~ II inundated thrrv down his cards
Billy could ~ 10" fIrlh"r. - IA" called
and -. k-,,u ~huN,,i DOWN 4 flush
\ iy,'-"r player would have i.-n srs-
picIprIs even ~ tr" f1C" ~ having flied
an acg iUll m uioh IrrrgrlTr fashion. rut
Billy saw nothing NOR" than % ii"C" Of
FOOD luck and felt fpr The m"in"nt NOR.
,.pu'd.r' ruih"G than NOR" 'autioiIs
Hawkes. ard jackson each took sIOr
NOR. - "iip- uud con .iut"d IN" g1rn"
v IA no show of s'!-priS" ~ nngr- bat
Iiliy Was al 'E,.ryaut enough tn 500 look
pass l"twe,u them that nIgh; haN" Ic"n
a signal and took IN" deal With tho de-
Ia quit the game.
They all PASSED out up ~ him and
lo finding only q small palr m his hand
made II a jackpot th" deal passing to
Jackson Wary ~ h" thought himself ,
n. WINS not Immediately suspicious when
ha found three t.ns IN his hand. ard a.
Hawkes. nI-rrsd IN" Tof for th" sizs ~ ~
nd tn. newt two came IN without rnising !
n.. made 10 s2u more. swelling the Pot ,
Ia SO.
jackson drnpp"d and Hh wk"s saw the 4
raiSa hut Snnpu"r pushed his piL. IN |
aving with a grin that h" hadn't rnis..d
,..for" for fear ~ no' getting Sfav"rs ,
Even this did not arouae Pilly's suspicion. I
md has answer was fO SnRpT"r's ri,s. .
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