Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-10
LOCAL INTEREST.
Very Little Money Changed Hands,
The Odds Demanded Were
Not AlIUrinC,

There was considerable interest taken in
Kansas City in the fight at Coney Island
last night. Early in the evening, before
the first bulletins were flashed over the
wires, the downtown streets were thronged
with thousands of persons eager to hear
the news. The crowds surged around the
windows of the newspaper offices. present
ing scene that resembled the night of a
presidential election. Naturally those most
interested were members of the sporting
fraternity, but feeling of the Importance
of the big fight even pervaded the crowds
that We're composed of persons who have
little interest in sport
Naturally the poolrooms were the CEN
trail congregating points for the more in
terested ones. However, no books were
made on the event and all the bets were
of a private nature. All walks of society
were representa- in the poolrooms. There
were hundreds of the regular poolroom
loungers, gamblers, business men and per-
sons who were attracted to such places by
a desire to hear the gossip of sporting cir
cleS.
Although there was more than the usual
interest taken in the big fight. there was
little betting. This was attributed to the
odds that the Jeffries men wanted. The
betting all over town was, as a general
rule. to l. and those who were confident
of the ability Of Fitzsimmons to whip his
ions at such odds. The Jeffries men were
few and far between even during the prog
ress Of the fight, when Jeffries looked like
a winner.
ter in downtown poolroom by jumping
up eXcitedly at the time the close of the
ninth round was announced and flashing
$50 which he desired to place on Fitz. Be
fore the stranger had finished speaking the
instrument clicked out the news that jeff
ries had won.
1t was said last night that C. c. Christie,
the well known grain man, lost heavily on
sos Ixys,
friends that he had lost as much as 81 6O0
but Mr.. Christie declared afterward that
his losses would not reach $500. Two black
smiths at the stock yards, composing the
S1,2eo on the fight. They won the greater
part at long odds, but made several bets
at even money. George Tamblyn, at the
yards. lost 800 at odds of 5 to L. Well
known gamblers declared last night that
Tom Carey had won $1,000 at odds of 5 to
2, he holding the short end. This report
said that the loser was a well known bust
ness man. AL Campbell was a Jeffries man
from the start and won some money. Ex-
cepting these few bets, but little money
changed hands.
II am glad Fftzsimmons got licked" said
a well known sporting man last night. ~
have been wishing for his defeat ever since
the time he fought Dempsey. He showed
then that he had no heart and while it NAV
limit - :"
There are many Jeffries men coming out
of their holes, and in the poolrooms and on
ar fhe fed Soa Sne en the old fsm
fact they had been following the lead set
by well known sporting man who said
after the Jeffries exhibition at the Gilliss:
Jeff won't do
There are some hard losers and the
streets were filled with 'em last night. A
two to one proposition IS a hard thing to
the loser want to drown his sorrow and
the winner want to spend his money.