Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 201, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 January 1929 — Page 13

JAN. 10, 1920-

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THE LIFE OF TEX RICKARD bub bub Job as Marshal Becomes Dull and He Joins Klondike Rush' Stakes Claims and Later Tries Gambling Hall. CHAPTER II

BV GEORGE KIRKSEV 1 nitrd Pres* Staff Correspondent tCopyright 1929. by United Press* Tex Rickard made a reputation for himself as city marshal of Henrietta. Tex., for his ability to handle men without gun play. Old-timers can not, recall a single instance during his more than a year in office when he was forced to use his “gat” on a bad man. Cattle rustlers, skylarking cowboys and drunkards were the principal customers Rickard dealt with. He received no stipulated salary for the job. but made his money in fees. Each drunk arrested brought $2.50 and each loose hog or stray dog. SI It was while serving as city marshal that Rickarc! married his first wifo. Leona Bittick. They had one child, a. boy. 'fhe child died early and Is buried beside his mother in the Henrietta cemetery. Married Three Times Time almost obscured all trace of Rickard's first marriage and .ft was not generally known that he i was married three times. Rickard rover talked about his private life. ; Life a city marshal soon grew j dull for Tex. One winter night i Rickard was sitting around the stove j in a Henrietta saloon when a cow- j boy came In with a letter from Jim j Roberts a former Texas cow hand, i who wrote glowingly of life in the | Klondike. Robert's told about miners j carrying their gold in tomato cans, j <j m headin Tor that country, j boys.” Rickard told the; group, j “There must be plenty of loose j money. I’m going to get me a stake j and buy 1.000 yearlings." Reach Juneau Broke Rickard started north early in! 1895 with Willie Slack. If was on j the trip north from Seattle that, Rickard got his nickname of “Tex” from a sailor who asked him where | he was from. The pair landed at Juneau broke j and with only a few scanty posses- : sions in the spring of 1895. From j Juneau they drifted from place to | place. In July 1896 when the first Klon- j dike strike was made. Rickard was \ a bartender at Circle City, 300 miles | below on the Yukon. Dogs and pro- i vitsons were scarce, but Rickard finally got his outfit together and hit the trail to Dawson. He had no dogs and had to pull his own sleigh. The weather was 60 below' zero and the snow waist, deep in the drifts. Recalls Tough Journey We made Dawson City, however, in the vanguard of the onrushing army, most of whom had to come south over Chilkoot Pass.” Rickard once related. “When I think of that, journey I don’t see how any one but, a giant could have made it.” There were only one or two houses and a dozen or so tents when Rickard arrived in Dawson. It grew nvernig.it into a tawdry frontier town and Rickard rode the crest of the boom into his first, big money. He staked out two claims —No. 3 with Jack Dodson and No. 4 with A1 Mayo on the Bonanza creek. Both claims were “strikes,” but along with his good fortune came his first big mistake. He sold his

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interest in No. 3 for $17,000, but in so doing lost a fortune. His successors reaped $300,000 out of No. 3. He sold his interest in No. 4 for $40,000. Opens Gambling Palace Little more than a year after he reached Alaska Rickard, only 26, j had amassed his first fortune. With ! a stake of SIOO,OOO he opened his | first gambling venturfe, the famous ; Northern saloon and gambling pal • ace in Dawson City. The saloon prospered and soon bej came famous as the only straight gambling house in Alaska. But in ! less than a year Rickard was broke aga : r.. His policy of playing "square” even with gamblers led to h.s downfall. The other gambling houses in Dawson closed earlier than the Northern, and the faro dealers and card sharps from those places would come to Rickard's place to play their winnings. Rickard played them 50-50 and they broke him. But Rickard made his fame as a “square shooter” and it never deserted him. Rickard's next .iob was sawing wood at sls per cord at Rampart City and it was there that he met Rex Beach, fresh from college, in 1898. Saloon at Nome “I liked Rickard, but we were not close friends” Beach said. “I was a 9 o'clock boy and he was a midnight son. In the spring of '99, we both stampeded to Nome. He had s2l, I was told. I was practically broke. He started "The Northern Saloon" (named after his first, place at Dawson' and sold a quarter interest for $21,000. He prospered in Nome and was well liked. I got to know him better in Tonopah, Nev., several years later.” Ole Elliott and Kid Highley became Rickard's partners in his second gambling hall and saloon at Nome. Rickard's reputation as a “square shooter” helped business and for four years the place earned about SIOO,OOO a ye§,r. Tex conducted a bank on the side for the “sour doughs” and they'd straggle into his saloon from the gold fields with their nuggets and say “Keep my stuff. Tex.” and walk away without bothering for a receipt. The bitter Alaskan winter made the westerner suffer and Tex left Alaska for California. “I'm going where a fellow can keep warm,” he said. (Friday’s chapter will deal with Rickard's second marriage and his gambling days at Goldfield.) HANCOCK COUNTY MEET Bn Time .l Special GREENFIELD. Ind.. Jan. 10.—The drawings for the Hancock county high school basketball tournament have been completed. They follow: Friday, T in. 18 7:3o—Wilkinson vs. New Palestine. 8:30 —Fortville vs. McCordsville. Saturday, Jan. 19 I 9:oo—Charlottesville vs. Mt. Comfort. m oo—Eden vs. Maxwell. 11 00—Westland vs. winner Friday 7:30 I game. ! 2:oo—Winner Friday 8:30 vs. winner Saturday 9 a. m. 3:oo—Winner 10 a. m. Saturday vs. winI ner 11 a. m. Saturday. 1 B:oo—Winner 2p. m. vs. winner 3p. m.

Baptists Granted Chance of One Over’ on Locals. BUTLERITES ARE READY Visitors Set Fast Pace Around State. The Butler university basketball team will meet Franklin college net men here Friday night in the Bulldog field house and the fasttraveling Baptists are being granted more than an outside chance of slipping over a victory on the high-ly-touted Butlerites. The Bulldogs, after five straight victories over the nation’s greatest victories, some over the nation’s greatest quintets, hit a bad spot at Chicago last Saturday night, lost their pasket eyes, and went down to a 24 to 21 defeat at the hands of the Maroons. The Butlermen have returned to the field house eager for action against their State rivals but the manner in which Franklin has been going recently has the Friday night clash listed as anything but a setup. Bill Bugg, Butler back guard, may not see action because of an infected foot. “Griz” Wagner and his Baptists are to arrive here early Friday. Many good seats in the field house still are available.

Amateur, Independent Basketball Notes

The City Sunday tournament for teams playing Sunday afternoon independent basketball will start Jan. 2V). Eight teams from each section of the city will compete in preliminary rounds to decide the representative five to participate in the final round. On Jan. 20 eight teams from the east side will take part in the first round. Four games in the morning, two in the afternoon and the final at night will decide the east side champion. The some procedure will be followed on respective Sundays and the final round will be played, Feb. 17 A meeting of managers and representatives will be held at Liberty hall tonight. Additional information can be secured by calling Harold Engelhardt. Ch. 5554 between 6 and 7 p. m. Sacred Heart High School team defeated the Shamrocks last week, 23 to 13. Sacred Heart Senior Girls defeated the Sophomores. 10 to 5. Sacred Heart boys' five will meet St. John's Friday night with the girls playing the West Newton girls. GREENWOOD. Ind.. Jan. 10—A large crowd saw the Noblitt-gparks five go down to defeat for the first time this season when the fast Strauss Says' of Indianapolis won 37 to 26. The visitors never were headed. Grimsely and Evans starred for the winners. Franke was best for the locals. MORGANTOWN, Ind.. Jan. 10.—Morgantown I. O. O. F. gave the Bedford Stone Cutters their first defeat of the season here. 44 to 29, before a large crowd. 1. O. O. F.s meet New' Palestine here Jan. 16. Gilmore and Farmer starred for the winners. Kruchten and Owens starred for Bedford. TO MEET PAYNE Bit United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 10. —George Courtney, Oklahoma, who recently deserted the middleweight ranks, will make his third start as a light heavyweight against- Tiger Jack Payne, Australian Negro, here Monday night. KIKES BASKETEERS Bn United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—Kiki Cuyler. l Chicago Cubs’ outfielder, will brin: his Flint (Mich.) basketball tean here Friday night to meet the Chicago Nationals. . I

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Valpo Noses Out Michigan Normal Bn Times Special VALPARAISO, In<j„ Jan. 10.— Valpariaso university defeated Michigan State Normal here Wednesday night, 36 to 34, in a fast thrilling encounter. The score was knotted six times during the contest. Summary: VALPO G F TP! MICHIGAN GF TP Toepel.f 4 0 B;Nester.f 5 1 11 Doran.f 2 7 lTßyrum.f 3 17 Vanßuskirk.c 5 2 12:P.Grein,c 4 2 10 Blease.R 2 0 4;,0.Grein.g.... 2 15 Spindler.g... 0 1 liStrockts.g 0 0 0 Dorre.g 0 0 OiSeabord.f.... 0 0 0 I Wolfe.g 000 i Friend.g 0 11 Totals ....13 10 36! Totals 14 634 GRID STAR ENGAGED Bn United Press lOWA CITY, la., Jan. 10.—The engagement of Emerson W. Nelson,

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1527 captain of the University of lowa football team, to Miss Dorothy Mueller, Cal., was announced. SIGN 1929 CONTRACTS Bu United Press ' NEW YORK. Jan. 10.—Chick Fuilis and Art Veltman, rookie outfielders, have signed their 1929 contracts with the New York Giants.

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LIGHTWEIGHTS IN TRIM Jimmy McLamin, Joe Glick to Meet Friday Night in Garden. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 10—Jimmy McLarnin. Vancouver (B. C.) lightweight, and Joe Glick, Brooklyn, were in fine shape today for their ten-round bout in Madison Square Garden Friday night. DUE IN CHICAGO Bn United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—Tommy Loughran, light-heavyweight boxing champion, will arrive Friday morning and began a campaign which he believes will bring him prominence as a claimant to the heavyweight title.

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