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Show . ONce over : . The Handbook Is Quicker'n the Eye By H. I. Phillips pHE ROUNDUP of "persons with no visible means of support" has a lot of New Yorkers pretty scared. People with no visible means of support have become accustomed ac-customed to positions of eminence. In fact a visible means of support has often meant a handicap in enjoying en-joying life and moving in the best circles. Up to now a man could lose face in New York for having visible vis-ible means of support. It could keep him out of regal banquets, smart nighteries, top political organizations or-ganizations and best boxes at the races and ball parks. Shudda Haddim, the well-known horse player, is registering forthright forth-right indignation at the police crusade cru-sade as upsetting all standards of life in a big city. "If they lock up all guys with no visible means of support at race tracks, can racing survive?" he demanded today. "What is more important, can I survive? Who will I get tips from? "Yon, mean to say I gotta have visible means of support . to be safe playin' the ponies!" he went on. "Nobody would trust me If I carried things that far. It Is the invisibility of my support, and that of my friends, that makes life at a track oomfortable. What chance would I have of enjoyln' the company of top political lead ers, ex-judges and some of the most glorified characters in the community if I come right out and looked like I had a job and was workin'? "For years top hoodlums and racketeers have hobnobbed with biggies at all race tracks all over the country, swapping tips in their boxes and callin' each other by their first names. On account of I have no standin' as a hoodlum I have trouble contactin' these prominent prom-inent people and the only way I can get admitted to their circle is to be beyond all doubt a guy without visible support. It is sometimes some-times hard for me to look like I was a bum-in good standing when the races begin. But by half past two I am a bum all over, even to a casual eye. "The same thing goes for baseball base-ball and football parks, night clubs, Times Square corners and testimonial dinners. The joints crawl with people with no visible support and they get choice seats at the speakers table. The minute min-ute I show signs of having visible support I can get dropped from all them places. Some of my best friends are men with invisible support. sup-port. They are men of pride. Do ya think they are gonna get jobs and work for an honest livin'? AND BE BARRED EVERY PLACE?" |