Arizona republican., 1918-04-18
GAMING MAT TER
 1. TO BE SETTLED
 IN COURT HERE
Mike Green Attempts to Prove That "Roodles" Is
 Not Gambling Within the
 Meaning of the State Law

Whether Or not "roodles.' commonly called pangingi. is a similar game to draw poker will be determined by jurv in Judge Stanford's court now sitting in the case of Mike Green, charged with gaming
 Green is the proprietor of cigar stands in the Jefferson and Commer- cial hotels and has room in the lat ter hostelrv where cards are played. Whether the game of 'roodles,' which Green admits was played in that room IS a prohibited game is matter that rests with the jury.
 When the case was called, F. c. Struckmeyer for the defense, waived jury trial to which the state would not consent and the court refused to so to trial without a jury.
 Owing to the religious scruples Of a number of the veniremen it was some time before the jury was impaneled. Their knowledge of cards appeared slight and William D. McBrayer stat ed he could not be fair in a gambling case. H. w. Davis and w. c. Bruh- dage had religious scruples and A. H. Parker was also permitted to leave the Jury box because he knew the parties and could not give fair and impartial verdict. Luther Mcdonald had never played cards although he did know how to play authors" which game was quite unknown to the counsel for the defendant.
 E. l.. Allen and A. F.. Tucker, the Thiel detectives who have been operat- ing here for the past two months, tes- tified against Green. The men claimed 10 have played in the game on Marcf { when Green collected 50 cents from the winner after each game. The de- tectives attempted to show some simi- iarity between draw poker anC "roodles."
 Isn't it a matter of fact that th' only similarity between draw poke and roodles' is that it is played witl cards by human beings at carC table" asked Struckmeyer.
 In his statement to the jury h. clearly outlined how the two game are played, declaring he would prov that the games were entirely dissimi lar. The first witness called for tn defense was Bush Anderson who testi fled that he could not make a compari son, the principles of the games bein different in every respect.
 Poker is a game of skill. The han doesn't win-it's the nerve of tn player. No game compares with it, said the city police officer.
 Henry Baswitz and others corroborat ed the testimony of Anderson relativ 10 the play of poker and "roodles which is played identically as banging which is not named in the code as gambling game.
 In taking the stand in his own be half Green told of the games whic furnish diversion for commercial meI business men of the town, city, count and state officials. He said that afte each game he received 50 cents fo which the patrons received house mer chandse. He testified that cand! cigars, soft drinks were given for tn amount and that the games wer played for the entertainment of tn people and to encourage trade.
 County Attorney Laney inquired it were not a fact that many countr boys might come in and sit down fC a game with the old time players an get trimmed.
 Nine times out of ten the boy wi win" declared Green. He testified tn; % his knowledge little could be won lost in the game of ''roodles'' playe in his establishment and if the me bet on the side he did not know it.
 The state and defendant had bot rested when court adjourned yesterda afternoon. The arguments, half a hour to the side will be presented inc iurV this morning