Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-27
Bookmakers the Big Winners
Their Methods of Separat-
ing Coin From Public
1T is ALL EASY MONEY!
Checker Championship Match De-
Iayed--Cedar Valley Circuit Meeting
at Waterloo Great Success-Fast
Green Ones at Iowa city-Another
Minor Leaeue-News of the Fighters.

When IL bookmaker stands to lose
he doesn't. The common impression of
the nerve required to make a book is
all wrong Barring accidents which
occur once in a lifetime, the book
maker has a cinch and the man who
trades his ten spot for a bit of paper
calling for $50 and his money back dis
maker who stands to lose a roll-of
other peoples money. 1t takes u math-
ematician not a hero for u bookmaker.
The chances Of Il big loss are little
greater than in ordinary pool selling
where the auctioneerS commission is
safe win or lose who may and the OPP
portunities of big gains became almost
a certainty. Take O'Leary's book on
the American derby as an instance.
He stood to lose hundreds of thousands
of the money paid in by betters. He
traded tickets calling for varying odds
for 1922, 65 of the betting public's good
money. When the race was over he
paid out $1S2,475 to the holders of win.
place and showtickets on The Picket,
Claude and Bernays. 1t was Jim to the
good Si39,630. Had Savable won he
would have paid out approXima tely
$4,000 and retained S125,000 to keep
the wolf from the door of his mansion
on the boulevard. Judge Hines would
have cost O,Leary about S315,000 of
other peoples coin and left nest egg
of about S250,000. All the other con-
teStants In the big race We're velvet
O Leary does rot need nerve in his
business. The multiplication table and
La safety deposit box big enough 10
hold a half million of easy money are
good enough for Jim. His big winning
on the Derby is another illustration of
the old truth that the bunch which
starts out to break the book should
have return tickets good for UP town
unless they prefer walking.
Action on the gold watch emblematic
of the checker championship is being
delayed. a. b. Kibbey, of Gilbert Sta
ton. who Won the watch from Ed
Sawyer. of Traer. who won 1t in the
open contest at the state tournament,
held at Dows. is under challenge. but
iOE SOME REASON ieCiliiSS " set IL udS
and date for a contest. There is a
big bunch of Iowa checker players
waiting for a chance at the trophy and
MIR. kibbey is in duty bound. as true
sportsman to give them a chance. I'm
fortunately the checker association
failed to put time limit on the mat
ter and it is largely in the holders
hands when and where he will play.
This oversight. however, should not
be allowed to delay the prime object of
the trophy. which is to stimulate IN
dividual contests, and Mr. kibbey
should defend or resign the champion
ship at once.
With the first half of the Cedar VAL
ley circuit completed at Waterloo
Thursday afternoon the prospects for
the other four meetings at Marion. Ce-
dar Rapids. Marshalltown and Oska-
leosa are most excellent. Waterloo has
always been bang up race horse
town, but the meeting just closed has
been one of the best III years. Big
crowds have attended daily, and while
on the first day the track was a tribe
heavy, the two following We're of the
fastest kind. Only three of the eight
harness events We're won IN straight
heats. Little Squaw ran away with the
free-for- all pace in four heats. BABY
Kid could do no better than a second.
The els trot was won by e. W., while
the pace went TO Rex Americas in
split heats. II the Waterloo string OF
starters follow the circuit, ana the
weather keeps right, the other meet
inps should be good.
Later in the season something will
likely be heard from the bunch OF
green horses and others which are at
pre/nt working on the Iowa city
track. Among the list is George Suep-
pers Major General Cronje: W. III.
Murphy's Jayo, and May First; Dr. J.
S. Potter's Aegon; Simon Barnes Ida
B.. and Jake Lucas Larry Ginter. The
last named recently did an eighth in
.. O4 time. The others are all working
fast and promise to develope lot OF
speed.
Another minor league is being talk
cd of for the state and gives prom
Use of becoming Il leality. The towns
interested are Cherokee Alta. Newell,
ana F'OnQd. L ne proposed iaiiiS i'i 'i'S
organization is The Big Four one of
the pleasing things about this talked of
league is that each nine will be COM
nosed of local amateur players. In this
way interest is more likely to be main
tanned. only those who have eXper-
fenced it know the burden of work II
requires to maintain interest in a PAID
nine which is playing losing game.
Where the players are unpaid interest
is more easily aroused and kept up
when hard luck is experienced.
young" Corbett, the feather weight
champion. proved his title to the honor
at Boston on Thursday night by dls-
posing of Hughey Murphy the New
York featherweight in less than seven
rounds. Murphy is one OF the pest oil
the eastern featherweights and was eX-
pected to give the champion great run
| for his money.
Clarence English, the game little
| fighter. who has done considerable
business in the Missouri river towns,
| is scheduled for a go tonight with
Battling" Nelson, before the Mission
| Athletic Club. Of Kansas city. This
match is for fifteen rounds ana ought
| to he fast all the way to the finish.
on June 30 Benny Yanger and Ed
| die Hanlon are matched TO go twenty
rounds before the Hayes valley Am