The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-14
BALL PLAYER LIKES
HIS GAME Of DRAW
Much Hard Earned Money Changes
Hands in the Course Of Diamond
HERDS Travels.

Jack O'Connor. the new manager of
the st. Louis Browns. says his athletes
will spend little time i'm the gentle
game of draw as they whirl through
the south this spring. The new man.
ager says he will stand for no poker
playing on the trip.
Which would bring much disappoint-
ment to one Christie Mathewson of
the Giants il he happened to be a
member of the Brown squad.
This recalls n walk from the grand
stand at the West side to the club
house. The Indian Meyers was far
from clipper. In fact. he was moody.
Whats the trouble?' queried Ev-
ers. who was walking by his side.
Il went out automobile riding that
evening with Mathewson." answered
the Indian
But that should make you feel
happy" retorted Evers.
Did you ever ride with Mathewson
in an automobile" queried the chief
No" from Evers.
One Way to Get Even.
Then don't. He invites you out for
ride. You don't care how long you
ride. because he's paying the BILL
Neither does he seem to care how
long the ride or how high the bill
After he has paid you go upstairs. He
takes out his dice. He makes three
passes. He has his money back and
You have paid for the ride"
the Giants consider Mathewson
lucky.
which recalls the stcry of how The
dice were discarded by the White
Sox. 1t was rainy afternoon. The
game had been postponed and a few
OF the single fellows who had no homes
gathered about a ticker. Pretty soon
they were shaking dice.
The stakes were small at first. And
all the luck was with one Nicholas
Aitrock. Pretty soon some of the
players were in deep. They proposed
that the stakes be Increased 1t was.
Ihen 1t went up by leaps and bounds.
sun the luck of Nicholas held When
evening came and the game ceased
Nicholas had all the money in the
crowd and /. o. Us outstanding I'M
til his total winnings totaled $4,000.
NO wore Oiee Games.
There were no more dice games
among the south siders Now thew
play little game of draw when they
are on the Pullmans. It's merely to
XIII time. however. The limit is 10
cents and no higher.
Cnance has an idea that his athletes
should be permitted to while away the
hours on the train by playing 1.-The
national game" His limit is d cents.
ana the game must break at ~ o'clock.
me fellows don't break the rule. If
they do the poker kane discontinues
mere was one time. however when
chance closed down upon the game
with an iron hoof
inc train was rolling through Dixie
land on the way to the training camp.
mar dozen of the athletes were al
ready IN when the manager took a no
ton that he would like to play.
Give me a stack he said.
lie didn't inquire the value of the
shlps. He took dozen and lost. He
asked FOR another stack He also lost
.hese. He asked for a third stack and
they went the way Of the others. Five
Tunes did he purchase and lose
Wei. I'm not lucky TODAY. no
commented. That was apparent to
all.
quit. he announced when the
iast emp was gone. Then he turned To
settle. at the rate of % cents a chip.
lie LETT the crowd and the game con-
'ihned. After while the game was
changed from quarter to a dime linn
IL. All the checks were cashed and
s"'u again at the new value. Pretty
soon the manager returned.
Give me stack" he said.
lie won. He continued to win. In
u snort time he had all the checks on
the table. well. I guess I'm even
now" he said. Cash me in.
which was done But at the rate
of 10 cents a chin.
What.' he howled. when ,.sc
the checks are worth n quarter wbep
! win they are worth only a dime
what kind of bunco game Is thisp
ms ends the poker game
which ii did until the manager
canned down and was in a mood Ia
listen to expianations-which he did
not believe
Hsins 10 Easy.
one Heine Zimmerman makes a ire
mend"us hit in the p. &. Travelling
through Indiana Hcine drew second
anu asked for three cards. The man
VINO drew ahead stood pat. which fact
did not impress Heine In the least.
lie bet and stood the raise and raised
back. And didn't stop until his
ehecks We're exhausted. OF course the
man who drew no cards came up with
big flush. And Heine.s three aces
did him much harm.
Didn't you see that he stood pate"
demanded Tinker.
wasn't playing his hand was
Helne's comeback. ..All l can do is
10 look after my own. And didn't I
nave three aces o',-RilI Raila,- In C>ls