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...when he was 40, Henry M. Blackmer had developed the habit of getting richer every year. He parted his hair in the middle, wore pince-nez, had a dignified squint in his right eye and cheerfully endured high starched collars which would have turned the blow of a Malay's kris. And he enjoyed spending money almost as much as stuffing it away in bank vaults...
...Cripple Creek district. He got his share of the West's wealth, first as a lawyer, then as a financier of railroads, then as a banker, finally as an oilman. It was a heady day, when Denver was awash with new millionaires and old champagne bottles, and Henry Blackmer was the biggest spender and entertainer of all. He earned a reputation for blowing half a million dollars a year for 13 years...
Aldrich, David Beale, Beeker, Richard Logan, Blackmer, Donald Laurence Morton (Captain), Flug, Martin, Raphael Murphy, Gerald Dale, Peterson, Chase Nebeker, Swanson, Roger Allen, Thompson, Charles Oscar, Gillis, Robert Park (Manager...
Singles--Allen (D) def. Blackmer (H). 9-7, 1-6, 6-2; Collins (D) def. Aldrich (H). 3-6, 6-2, 6-0; Randall (D) def. Swanson (H). 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Murphy (H) def. Balkin (D). 6-2, 6-4; Isenberger (D) def. Thompson (H). 7-5, 6-4; Spaulding (D) def. Flug...
Doubles--Murphy and Peterson (H) def. Allen and Collins (D). 6-2, 5-7, 7-5; Blackmer and Booker (H) def. Randall and Balkin (D). 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Swanson and Aldrich (H) def. Spaulding and Dayton...