Evening journal., 1910-12-29
CITY SPORTS
WANT THEIR COIN
Tell Philadelphia Police How
BO0kieS WEIGHED When
0akhurSt Non
LOCAL MEN ASK
ONLY SQUARE DEAL

Wilmington race track losers who
who lost much wnen Philadelphia
bookies welcned after Oakhurst had
won big money far them at Jackson /
vile, on Tuesday, arc going hard for
their money.
After publication of the story in +
| THE EVENING JOURNAL last night, /
several OF the horsemen went to phil
adelphia 10 tell Tim OLeary, assistant
superintendent OF police there, how
they had been treated.
The Wilmington men declared that
after they had bet on the horse they
were paid only a small part of their
winnings. They told OF visiting eight
/ places, where they not only bet on
the races, but found roulette wheels
and crap games in full blast.
"The gambling houses have been
running In Philadelphia since the day
after the November election" said
Doctor Barnes. THE location Of
many of them is well known to resi-
dents of Wilmingtos, who often come
here TO gamble. A few days ago Il
received a tip from "a friend that Oak
hurst would win or get the place In
the second race at the jacksonville
track. ! told some OF my friends, and
a party of ten or fifteen men came
here to make bets in the Philadelphia
poolrooms.
"Oakhurst opened in the betting at
100 to 1. At one time 200 to I was Of
fered, but the closing betting was 60
to 1. bet SO on the horse. Con-
ner bet the same amount. Another
friend bet $3.50 The other members
OF the party bet various sums. Oak
hurst was second in the race
when We went to cash our bets we
were paid only 40 per cent Of the
amount due us. The poolroom men
kept 5000 due me, $3.50 due Conner
and Sl,lOO due the man who had bet
the $3.50. All the others We're treated
IN the same way, although We had
been promised ticker odds.
Donahue, who is in charge of the
place at 1921 Walnut street. said
that the poolroom limit was 20 to /.
no matter what the betting at the
track. Charles Donohue, who runs
the place at u North Eleventh street
said the same thing in almost the
came words, showing that the pool
y "ooms and gambling houses are run
under one management.
u While I was at the Walnut street
= place a roulette wheel and a crap
game were in full blast. There were
hundreds Of players and great deal
. of money changed hands. There were
:, crap games At the North Eleventh
street places and at the North Thir-
teenth street nlaee."
i Visited Eight Places Here
"The poolrooms and gambling
houses are controlled bv Al OKidl
Royd,' said Conner ."The place al
1921 Walnut street is the most pre.
tentious of the eight I visited while In
Philadelphia last Tuesday The floors
are covered with plush carnets and
me fittings are luxurious. The gam
nhng house occupies the second ant
third floors of the building. On the
7econd floor are the poolroom and
oulette wheel, and on the third hooi
Is the crap game. All we're running
while / was there
III THE place at p North Eleventh
street Is not so showy. There are nt
plush carpets. The gambling hous,
occupies the second and third floors
The pOolroom and crap table are on
the second floor. | did not ascend :,
the third floor and do not know wha
games are carried on there.
THE place at % North Thirteenth
3 street, like the Walnut street house
4 had plush ca-pets and was fitted ul
| in style The poolroom and cral
game are in one large room.
ii "The Philadelphia gambling house
| were closed just before the Novembe
election, but were opened immediatel.
l afterward.
- AT the Walnut street place a youn,
- man. whose home Is i'm Wilmington
Is paid $50 a week to assist in run
ming the crap game and attract play
ers from Wilmington"
Asks for square Deal.-
Doctor Barnes and Conner, actin
as representatives of the other VIII
mington bettors. are in Philadelphi
trying to stir the authorities to
realization Of the existence of tn
numerous gambling places.
Places that are not run on tn
square ought TO be closed" sal
Doctor Barnes. 81 have won $500
and $4,000 at a time in the poolroom
he-e, but if such places plan to TAX
a mans money and not pay the ful
amount when he wins, they have n
right TO exist, even in the eyes Of
betting man"
3AL AhN HAdNN at - sNQl III A4ltNEli
street last night man on guard q
the door said that Charles Donahu'
the manager, was away He calle
another man, who said he Was Dona
hues assistant.
This man admitted that the WI
mington men had bet thee, but adde
that they got all that was coming
them" He refused to say anythin
about the charge that there wei
other forms of gambling at the plac
. At the place at % North Thirteeni
street it was explained that there
rule among the Philadelphia poe
room keepers not TO pay higher tht
20 to !, no matter what the track odl
may be against a horse. The gual
at the door refused TO talk Of 9th
forms Of gambling
Tim OJeary told the Wilmingto
81 ians he would investigate