Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 16, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnic me Hess. Monday. July 16, 1973 Amarillo is the name gambling is the game tons Thomas Austin pre Ion jr., 44. Tall lean and very army special services showing Washington special soldiers How to play Pool. Took those soldiers for All they had Al Pool Dice and he said. He came out of the army with More Money than he will admit to and lost in a poker game his first night Back in the . But he had enough left to Start a bookmaking business in Texas and made a lot of Money. H e is inexact about his Money and income because of a vast and deep raped for the Inte Nal Revenue service. He lists himself on his tax return As a Pool player with sundry ii has worked thousands of other people with out Well he said. Deep interest in poker is i he got out of the bookmaking business because As he said Uncle Sam started Tak texan is to say the least a most implausible Man. For one thing he can t recall Ever having worked a Day in his Lite. Yet if he s not Rich he s holding plenty of Green. For another thing practically nobody including him Calls him by his right name. And he is by his own Happy account and his Happy Bank account one of the Best and most Suc c e s s f u 1 professional poker players in the history of the world. What he Calls himself As do Amarillo the Nam comes from the town he inhabits in luxury and the Way h is built. He is six foot two and weighs about 170 pounds. How come with All that loot those crazy expensive clothes and boots he looked so old he was asked when he whipped through town the other Day. I m he said i was in san Francisco the Day be fore yesterday in new York yesterday doing radio and to and i stayed up most of the night playing Gin with a Man who wanted to play me. 1 did t win much Only slim has become something of a celebrity in recent years and enjoys it. I m enjoying As much of it As 1 can be said. He was in town publicizing his Book on poker and having a real time. He stayed in town Only a few hours. He under stands there s not much action Here he said. He was always Good at games but in t quite sure How he ended up a professional poker player. His father sold cars and ran restaurants and slim was mighty Good Pool player in his youth still is he Aid. After High school he served in the Navy for a couple of years and then did a tour for ing an interest. 1 Don t mind fines but 1 Don t want any be since then he has gone around this country. South America Europe and else where playing poker. He does t win All the time said but enough. Enough for 25 custom made suits at each Cowboy boots at and up. And cow boy hats Hal Cost s110 each. Back Home in Amarillo he As a six acre estate a big ouse a wife three children and three Quarter horses. He Gnu us vib Vul Nis 1 Goc a last year w what do 1 he by its whatever 1 have series slim will bet on an he once met Evel seven of the daredevil they i Driver and was eager to game hoi i beat him on player a said slim. He wanted to and Ca me so i told him for plus the could ask the people face up around us in the Motel in the Cei what their birthdays were. Said we d find two with it s the be same birthday. I won that said. It s i almost right away. Then 1 did it to him any Otic there must be Eab Drivers birthdays. We for 30 cab Drivers and by few month time we reached the he Driver i had two men with raft Down same birthday. I paid off in Ida other 13 Drivers and won when the other i guess Evel did it and Joyed me As much As he he s Nev again. Lot of notoriety winning what is promoters the of poker. He bet on those e of the five poker game. Slim was wearing a spar k 1 i n g red and Black striped suit a beige Cowboy hat and red and beige Cowboy boots when he was in town. Every thing had his name inscribed with statements like made expressly for Amarillo or custom tailored for Amarillo he s against legalized Gam bling. "1 like it he said. Legalize it and the House gets All the Odds and the Money. I Don t play against the House. I m a professional never going to do passport photos 7 minute service phone 957-1278 Paul Charach studios lower concourse Lombard pm. Gambler not a professional slim loves his life. There s nothing i d rather he said. "1 travel live in the Best hotels meet a lot of people make a lot of Money. If 1 would do anything else i think i d be a lawyer. I never did or. E. M. Finkleman and or. S. A. Finkleman optometrists new location 2nd floor 265 Portage Avenue Avenue building 4 doors East of old location phone 942-2496 eyes examined glasses fitted business yet with any lawyer i could t beat. I beat pm he has played for stakes Well Over he Laid and games of and up have been too numerous to recall. Slim was asked what his wife and children think of All of this. They think i m the smar test sob in the he said. Vincent Massey collegiate summer school fort Garry july 30 to August 17 courses Are offered in most or 9 to 12 subjects Lor students who fail to achieve credits during the Normal school term Early registration urged in order to insure accommodation feet Ane course Lor two courses phone 453-8023 contract furniture have owning for an and aggressive Mies representative for contract furniture to hotels motels and restaurants Only persons Well connected with architects designers and dealers need apply rept m Confidence to 14s2 was. By Mai Tut Sam auction of a Quantity of Gooc household furniture a and the of a Beauty Parlour which been moved to our premises for the Cove Ince of Tho sate at auction rooms. 309 Carlton Street. Rim Day. July 17th Al . Instructed we will sell a number of Beauty Parlour with hair dryers Black Mouty Parlour sinks with tilt Back chairs swivel pneumatic chairs mirrors Coin operate toll drink cooler desk wait no room chairs trays and other equipment for a Beauty Parlour shop at the conclusion of this equipment we will sell an almost new Harvest old deluxe Gas stove. set. Complete bedroom set. Efridge. Electric stove very Good Chesterfield set. Desk amps Chest of drawers Dresser. Continental bed. China Cabinet radio Ward Obe bunk bed washing machine Chrome Kitchen set Ocker. Easy chairs carpets bicycle occasional tables and Many other Good items including a Quantity of Good clothing dishes Kitchen utensils Small wares it. Etc. I. K. Steiman h. H. St Timon Volloton oddities in the news Angeles a when an Anteater walked up to mrs. Bari Silvern of Holly Wood outside her Home she invited it in. It s just Darling with such soulful eyes and so Friendly she said. It seems secure fearless but moves very slowly. 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