Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18
NJ GRAW HELD 8
KINGS BUT FAILS
To GET BIG Pot
Giant Chief Unable to Collect
S1,272 Opponent Wagers on
Three Queens.
4 TEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-In a pri-
n vate dining room on the sec.
ond floor of Delmonico's, Fifth

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-In a pri-
y vate dining room on the sec
ond floor of Delmonico's, Fifth
avenue and Forty-fourth street, po..
ker game was started on the night of
MAY 10, 1911, the echo of which was
heard in City Court when Stice Nc
Avoy dismissed the action of John
J McGraw, manager of the Giants, to
recover $1,272 from John A. Bennett.
race horse owner.
While the papers are mute, except
H. so far as a prorhissory note is
concerned, it was learned that three
kings and three queens started all the
trouble. Mr. Bennett, who is soma-
thing of poker player, according to
his own version, believed that he hal
counted all the cards in the deck. He
believed, on this particular hand, that
Mr.. McGraw held only two pairs
kings. and d numeIal card. He knew
he himself held three ,ueens and be-
lieved he had discarded a king and an
ace.
According to the papers, Mr.. Ben
nett who once had many { the lead
ing race horses on the American turf,
met Brandt Walker, Wall street
broker. in a cafe downtown on the
afternoon of May Is, 1911, and they
Saluted each others healtl. plentiful
w. 1t was after o'clock that it was
suggested that they go to Delmonico
for dinner. According to affidavits, a
taNicab wa called and soon they ar
rived at Delmonicos. After being con-
Quoted to window table on the first
floor Mr. Walker ordered.
Called McGraw on Phone.
Things were rather dull. Horse ra =
ing was dead and they were talking
about baseball and the wonderful
start the Giants had made. This
brought up the matter of McGraw,
and. as both men knew him, Mr..
Walker suggested that they call him
mn to have a bottle of wine. Mr..
Walker called Mr.. McGraw by tele-
phone, said Mr.. Bennett, and as ths"s
had been so much champagne he Yves
not certain about the hour of the
managers arrival
Someone suggested that we have
a little game of poker" said Mr. Bon
nett. Il may have consented. Any,
way, Mr. Walker and Mr.. McGrlN
and the several friends MIR, McGraw
brought with him, who were intro
duced 10 me as ball players, and my
self went to small room upstairs and
We played poker-at least, they did.
Il think ] was playing about even
when | got three queens, king and
an ace, I discarded the king and ace
and drew two cards, but got nothing
of value. Mr.. MCGraw, who was sit
ting al my left, had two kings.
thought, and a small pair, He drew
one card.
Three Kings Broke Up Game.
Therefore | bet. We raised back
and forth until all others had dropped
out. l was $1,272 in the pot when
called, and Mr.. McGraw showed three
kings. That brol-o up the game. |
gave my note to Mr.. McGraw for the
&l272 and left the place in a taxicab.
! do not recall if it was daylight or
not"
Mr.. McGraw tried several times to
collect the note and could not, and
last August he began action in the
Ilty Court. Mr.. Bennett replied that
ne was incompetent at the time the
note was made, that Mr.. McGraw
knew it and that as it was a gambling
debt he could not be held responsible.
Mr.. McGraw did not appear when The
case was called, and it was dismissed.