The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

d'iav bout E"t;in' th~--cyarh~ an chips
- ~ ~, dpn., said that. som" way th"-r
hIdr't nobody std Godil" up fo a
spot afo' that W" WIS risht sho ne
want NJ p'f,'~-ional bs'in' = h" woulcin y
a was, a No titn., VI h. had a bs'.'n III
amt M crO-sroad~ pIkor Eoin Ia set
round fo' "ks waitin fo chahc't
u ni.ntionin' IN" gam" casual lik" An
hon again ho didn't lear tn u long lo
tho sucker class, but whom he don" mon
.i0n"d Il 'yHard Lib" tn boys bglh
20 thank mabb. th"y'd been wa~tin' time
Anyway Their, was a tnbl. stake game
on quicker N shootin' an tioddl" was
into u. n. didn'J flash no roll when
th"y begin neither. hut he just hshed
a fifty outHn his vest pocket an bought
like the rest on -em done.
-Tf-sm days there want no such poker
played in Arkansas City as tn ia now.
o. cos" there WAS good players here.
bcin' y yo' cant 60 nOwhere~ IN tGs
State rhout"n indin soin" sci"ntihc
players. nut there want no such soiidic-
ity bout the local talent as has done
mad" tn" c'mupity famous sine" then.
likcly there wouldn't never a been
nonr on 1t if I hadn't showed tho rest
ON ON how tn" way 10 build up the town
was to stand together. Thorn days ~
was dog cat dog Every man played
10 himself an m" cons"p,i"nts were
what a stranger had IN" same show as q
Arkansas City man. p'vidin b" snowed
enough poker 10 to wait till h" got the
winnin hand afo' doin' his h"ttin'.
i amt a-sayin what Godd" wa
a capable player. Their" want nobody
gave him credit TO b"in' on" afo they
seen that gam" b..in = he hadn't showed
no signs y h"in intellectual afo that:
but it sho' was au,aZin' Ia -" th" way
h" dealt them Gyards aiHr lie got some
hct ny over th" gam"
Jim Waters was the crack Diayer in
h.Ns az la
FRUSTRATED his talents To 'ealn faro
an made. a gambler ouien the most prom
l>in' genus I eyer seen At draw poker
Blaisdsll wan / on'y what yo mough,
call beginner then. but even Blalsdeil
can't do NJ mo with deck n Jim Waters
could u Waters hndnt gnn. away
sery in strange gods ~ tho Good Book
saws. | reckon he'd "a been nigh bout
the best poker player on earth An
Jim was plavin his best just about then
There aas thr'-' others IN the game
Pete ksnney was one on EN- fo couldnt
keep K.nn.y outan a game - poker with
guns II h.. knoweu n was on. He was )ust
gettin' the notion - that royal flush IN his
head an was playin TO IL constant. ~
shu did paw him good when he got ":
but IL KEEP him Cnn-id able strait"neo
TO some wears an the boys avs made
room ia him hen they played
Then there was tarrutherS an Hop
kins. both on EN- iOl able 2ooi players
but not knee high To- Guaidl" a. II turn"d
our But thsr" want one % the nN-
what was to he relissl on Ia play cOrdin
10 the real principles o tn. game. thouten
twas kcnnev. an his tim" hadn't come
vet
SO it happened " hat the game want
nothin but n sort a. free fight. every man
10 hIsself, 'thouton any id-c - TN. Ar
kansas City men standin' together Ia get
outside money into the c'muniiv. an ~
sho' did look TO q time how Gosldle d
take IN consid able % IN. fioatin capital
what 'h- others had invested
First anybody s'picioned - him havin
the talents what he reely had was when
he d.aS CarrutherS ace full, him havin
the age an give KENNY royal oil but
the ace To draw to- Pears he Il heerd
. Petes weakness ar knowed he'd
90 broke tryin' to fill IL.
Then he give Waters a nat flush an
Hopkins thrs. queens. so all : he had To
do his owslsslf was To set back an trail.
'pearin to bs' some doubtful till alter
the draw an then 80 on with the KILN
-Thera hadn't been mo- p'tic' lar valabls
hands out afo' an there want nobody
lookIn' 10 such mess on EN- to onc.-t
81 Just nachuily alter kenney come IN
Waters h. trailed along with his flush,
bein afeard to boost IL count a. there
lein' so many To hear from. an Hop
sins he rnsS il. 80 things was started all
right
Then GoCidle h" seen IN" raise
p't.ndin' to h. some slow dom OF II
an CHTTiith-rs roSn u again. so Pete,
him thin kin what n KILN he'd get N he
flied hi- royal. he give il another boost
an Waters. beginn in 10 hav.sorne spicion
a. his flush not bein' altogether good. he
just made good. not goin no further
Hopkins pear-d To get the same idee
cnC~rnin' his three queens so he on
Lrail-d. an Goddle havin' heap a. con-
fid.nC. IN what Carruth-rs d do. he on'y
inst come in an Carruthers put up his
oil.
Well. NOV was all nigh about even up
20 that. nobody havin' win much mr.
lost any gre'i amount. so everybody