Show KEEPS l RECKLESSNESS op THE BIG HEARTED HEARTED BASEBALL L PLAYER His Little Cj n That Von Won a Nice Sum at Guttenberg-A Guttenberg A A Case or of Come Easy Go What hat Easy What He lIe Did With the tile Last 5 of oC That Particular Pot The Tho late lato Mike Kelly probably made mado and spent moro more money during his career as a n b ball player than anybody else elso in his profession Kelly was an inveterate gambler and liko like John L L. Sullivan bo ho had bad a hea heart t which constantly led him him to do acts nets of charity Kelly was in his e element ment when at tl tLe el c race track Ho He got hold bold of more good things that went wrong wrong than tho the av average bettor but he be vas was always cheerful whether r a winner winner or a 11 loser One day Mike went over to Guttenberg when the tho th hilltop I track was flourishing and after two to races had bad been run he lie had bad just 20 30 and aud enough change with which to get back to tho the city As Kel walked into the betting ring preparatory to the third race ho he saw on Bookmaker Ike Thompsons Thompson's Thomp- Thomp tons sons slate Play or cr Pay to 1 Meadows ro 13 0 to 1 a to Ii 5 Hocy Hoey f 4 to 5 Ive Ivo got a n system me boy said to a friend and Iud its it's a peach Im I'm going to put a fiver on each o 0 them plugs and then I cant can't lose see I 1 botto got bot gotto gotto to get some owe dough back no matter how they run tau no system Mike said said Kels Kel's friend Its as good as the average sport was the quick retort an and Mike pushed his way up to Thompsons Thompson's book Say there Ike eke old bey beyl yelled Mike Heres four green fivers flyers Put one on each of them ponies keep tho the change and the tho tickets quick Tho The bookmaker laughed as he handed banded Kel four tickets e each ech ch calling for Play PIny or Pay to 5 6 Meadows to b 5 6 Blitzen fl G to 6 5 Hoey 4 to 5 6 respective respective- ly quite a chance chanc youre you're taking Mike said Thompson with a n laugh It is if one ouo o 0 t them bem long guys comes walkin in with tho the yellow boys in his stock stock-in replied the ball baJI player Then the tho bell rang telling the tho crowd that the tho horses borses were at tho the post ef off I l yelled Kelly as Starter Start Start- er Caldwell dropped this flag that guy away allay out in front running as asif asif asif if he saw a square meal somewhere Its Play or Pay Payl screamed hundreds hun hun- And Aud so it proved to be Tho The horse had bad teen been the recipient of one of those celebrated Guttenberg injections and he ha won on in a romp Kelly never ne ran bases faster than heran ho he horan horan ran up to ILo lito Thompsons Thompson's ons on's bock brandishing brand brand- his bis ticket calling Give us the green goods Ike I be roared while the crowd gathered around breathlessly cres cre's money said paid Thompson Thomp sou son pleasantly as s ho he took a big Jig roll rol cf bills from front tha cashier t stop to count it but mado a n rush for the tho barroom bar Lar- room crying cut crt If there there's c Gost in iu any Yo I throat d here let biD hiLJ con o in hi with me mo and wash it cut Everybody ody have hivo a drink The Ibo looked like liLe bar a bargain counter as ILo sports pined lined up They called for everything from finin wine to cigarettes and when all aJl had had enough Kel Eel said to the drink mixer How much sport Fifteen dollars Kel Kell Theres twenty t Have a n bot Lot yourself yourself your you self I f Say Mr Kelly KeUy whispered a tout could you ou stake me to a few bucks Ive I've got a cinch Theres Theros ten of them mo me boy Go and aud break up the tho betting ring was Kellys Kelly's r-e r response as ho he forked out a 11 10 bill Other impecunious persons successfully successfully suc sue touched him bim for various amounts until Mike decided to plunge again Going up to a bookmaker who had to 1 against the tho horse D Dike Dake ke John Mike Miko cried out Ill put a hun bun hundred hundred dred Bred on that one and q quickly produced a century for which be received a ticket ticket tick tick- et calling for to If D Duke John wins said Mike Ill buy the track Duke John was last in a field of 12 bu but t Kelly only laughed And so 80 bo be continued to speculate speculate late until the races were over ever Then he had bad a 11 10 bill and somo sorno change He lie paid the tho car and ferry fares of at least 50 unfortunates unfortunate loaned 50 cents hero here and a 11 quarter there and by the time he left the tho boat at the foot of second Forty street he ho bad had a few pennies over 5 5 As Kelly cro crossed sed Tenth avenue ho ha caught Eight sight of n Q little girl about 3 years yeni old V who o was crying as ns if her heart henrt would break brenk He picked her up in his arms and s said i gently the tho matter little one Mammas sick in bed and mid Im I'm hungry hungry hungry hun hun- gry sobbed the tho little girl Kel gulped down a 11 lump in his his' throat put the child on the sidewalk pressed 5 into her hand lland and Raid said soothingly There give that to your mother little little little lit lit- tle one and aDd may God bless you yon Como CODIO on sport Kel Nel said to his friend then II Were Wore broke brok but lets let's hunt up some somo more green goods Ho He soon borrowed 50 from his Ms namesake Honest John Kelly That was at 7 o'clock in the evening At II 11 1 o'clock that same sanio night ho had bad won 1000 at faro The next day bo he caught the noon boat bont for and ho he bad had but 50 50 When Miko Mike died ho bo didn't leave a n New dollar New York Sun SUllo |