Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-23
THE PUGILISTS.
BETTING ON
 THE FIGHT
Jeffries is a Big Favorite But Munroe Has Many Friends - Corbett and O'Brien to Chose a Club To-Day.

4O@Uay.
 New York, Aug 23.-Betting in town
 on the contest between Jim Jeffrles
 and Jack Munroe at San Francisco
 next Friday night became a little more vigorous yesterday. This was due to
 the disposition Of the big gamblers to place their money. Several of them
 came to New York from Saratoga.
 The majority are for Jeffries. but
 there are few who regard Munroe;s
 chances as excellent. Eddie Burke.
 the bookmaker, is for Jeffries and Is willing to stake from $5,00O to $1O.OO1 on the champion. He thinks that ? to on in favor of Jeffries is a false
 price and that the boilermaker, If any.
 thing, should only rule an to 5 favor. ite.
 This fight is too far away for any.
 one to make him warm favorite," said Burke. "Very few have any real
 line on his condition, and as his weight
 IS being held secret it is only taking
 big risk to place too much confi-
 dence in his ability to beat Munroa
 handily. Still, on form, he looks lika
 a safe betting proposition, but you
 know accidents are likely to happen
 George Considine, who is great
 friend of Burke. shares the latters opinion in this respect. Considine is for Jeffries, but thus far his specula-
 tions on the outcome have been con. lined to small wageTs and commissions from out of town.
 There is one man in town. however,
 who looks upon MunToe as the winner He is Charles K. Harris, the composer
 of popular songs. Harris usually at
 tends all the big mills, but could not
 go to San Francisco this time owing
 to the stress of business. But Harris did the next best thing by sending $2,OO0 to San Francisco with the pro- viso that the money be placed at 1 to 2 or better. Harris has been informed l that the best odds available in Cali
 fornia just now are 8 to 5. Harris l says that he has wagered $500 to 5000
 with a Milwaukee friend here that Munroe will win and $15O to $25O that the bout will go the twenty rounds There is no stipulation of decision | III this bet. If there is no knockout,
 no matter who is victorious, Harris
 wins the bet.
 Little Joe Weber, the comedian, for.
 merly of Weber x Fields, got busy, so to speak, yesterday. Weber is heart and soul for Jeffries and thinks the 1 fight is all in. Weber is so enthusias- tic over Jeffries's chances that he has
 bet Maurice Levi $500 to $250 twice
 that Jeffries will win, and by a knock. l out, too. On the Bowery many of the sports are predisposed in favor of
 Munroe. This is mostly due to senti- l ment, for the miner makes his head l quarters there and has many friends
 in that locality. Jim Curtin. manager of the London theater, and a few of the Sullivans like Munroe's chances and are backing him. But their in- l vestments are small. On East Four
 teenth street, between Fourth avenue and Second avenue, which has been 1 termed Tom Sharkey's Haven or Rest, Munroe has an army Of follow CTS. But their speculations are light. Jim Wakely and Clem Jenkins, the l jockey, are two Jeffries men who are
 willing to hazard big money. Wakely
 has $5,000 to invest and Jenkins $2;-
 900. But they will not give 2 to 1. The fighters are plodding away zeal ously and carefully, and if they are not in the best Of trim it will not be l because they have neglected their
 work. Kid Mccoy, the miners chief ! adviser, had put the Butte pugilist | through rigorous course of exercise. l Tim McGrath, Munroe's trainer, has
 also seen that the challenger has had ] enough to do. Munroe seems to revel in hard work, and if he can fight us
 well as he labors he ought to win. Jeffries is saying nothing but saw 1 ing wood. No one has been able to l find out just how much he weighs A
 number of guesses have been made, I the popular one being between 225 and
 230 pounds. The promoters of the l mill expect a large crowd. The ad-
 vance sale indicates indicates this. By clever advertising the western public has been led to believe that the miner
 has fine chance of victory. Tn soIne
 quarters they expect Jeffries's Water
 loo, and if this is any sign the attend
 ance will be big enough to insure q
 revenue for the fighters as well as for l the club.