The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-10-13

ternal visit and even laid some
bets.
At the Arcade cigar stand, at
the same number, there usually is
a chance to shake the dice for
cigars or money. Many time
have outsiders seen the sports
shaking dice for a dollar a
throw.
Then, in the rear, the billiard
and pool tables afford a quiet,
classy, gentlemanly means for
wooing the tickle Goddess of
Chance. Games for real money
frequently are pulled off there. 1t
is stated that one canny Son of
Israel ever stands ready to play
any sport for 1925 game.
Then there's another base bail
betting joint in the quarters &C.
cupied by the Stag restaurant.
Noise and excitement and some
big bets often characterize that
place. "Rasty" Wright graces
! both places with his presence. He
often has served as "caller" at
the place in the old Boyle build
ing.
Onkel Bernard probably puts
| cotton in his ears and shuts his
eyes when he goes by those places
therefore probably would deny
any charges made against them.
His fellow countrymen are "say-
ing the waste and winning the
mazuma.
O. H. Taylor, alias "Kid" Tay-
lar, is considered quite classy
addition to Duluth's tinhorn
sporting circles. He is we'll
dressed, polite, affable and a very
likable chap. He has been a ball
player and, in 1911, managed the
| Superior league team.
But, aside from skill in base
ball and games Of chance, "Kid"
Taylor is very much a ladies'
man. He has winning and, hyp-
motto ways and frail skirts fly to
him like moths to a flame.
Over in Superior, "Kid" Tay-
lor ran the Mystic hotel in 1910
II. That was the place made ia
nous by Joe Nix. Later, in
Superior, Col. Taylor lived with
Flo Davenport, a redlight lady
notorious both in Minneapolis and
Superior. He also was hooked up
with dainty Dorothy Hill for a
time. Dorothy is the lady vam-
pire who recently jumped her bail
in the sum Of $500 in Superior,
came to Duluth and now is cred
tied with having plans under way
for resuming business on this side
Of the Bay.
Dorothy Hill, by the way, is
! credited with having plentifully
pulled the leg Of Walter j. Smith,
thereby annexing heavy sums that
really belonged to the dear old
state of Minnesota. She had apart
ments at one time in John A.
Stephenson's stucco building back
of the Holland hotel and, at an
other time, she was reported to
have had a vampire nest in the
brick flat next to the First Meth
odist church.
So much for Dorothy Hill.
Coming back to "Kid" Taylor,
he made a record in Minneapolis
as tinhorn gambler and is cred
tied with having been helper in
some bigmitt stunts of "Spike"
johnson in the Flour City. This
"Spike" johnson has a record as a
crooked, sure-thing gambler. His
hands are nearly as broad as a
palm-leaf fan and he is very clever
with them. He wears harness
at times and his person fairly
reeks with extra cards-up his
sleeve, in his pockets, in his har-
ness, all over and around him
cards, cards, cards.
While in Minneapolis, "Kid"
Taylor also is credited by the po-
lice with having been interested
! in a three-girl redlight joint, per-
sonally conducted by some unfor-
tunate paramour.
Of course the good old punch
boards still exist at the Lenox
and Holland hotel cigar stands.
Both hotels are conducted by
men powerful enough to wipe
out boards in those two places,
not even. with Silberstein Pres
tige.
At the dear old Holland,
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