The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-17
YES, 1 IS NORE THAN TWICE Q.
JERSEYS CAPITAL STIRRED OYER
BASEBALL PROBLEM.
Y. NJ. g. A. Team. Fayoritcs ut Two TO Ono :,
Won the Game, One to N0thins-Kow
tho Losing Team, Holding That Ono
10 Not Twice Nothing. Want the Money.

NOt AWlce Nouhnk, WANT inc money.
TRENTON, N. j., July l8.--It is seldom
that this community becomes 40 stirred up
over sporting event az 1t has over the
disposition to be made Of q number OF bets
on baseball game between the YIN. c. A.
and Waldron teams OF this city.
The score was to nothing In favor OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. team, which was tho betting
favorite. The game was the first OF series
for the championship of tho county. Tho
teams had never met. the rivalry was in
tense and the betting was heavy and varied
The most common bet was that the Y NJ
G. A, would make twice as many runs as the
Waldrons. What disposition to make Of
such bots In view Of the score Of 1 TO moth
Ing Is agitatlng many stakeholder to-day.
Prominent citizens have been appealed
to, but their views are 80 divergent as to
DO Of little help. 1t has been agreed among
several Of the larger betters and stake
no lders to regard as final The Suns deci-
sion on the question.
Many OF those appealed to are of the
opinion that the bets should be declared
of. Among them are William E. Green,
former captain Of the Princeton varsity;
Former State Comptroller William s.
Hancock, DR.. Charles E. Godfrey, Stats
tician at the State House; School Commits
sioner Samuel H. Bullock President John
p. Dullard Of the Board Of Assessors, Coun-
Gilman Frederick Auten and Prof. j. f.
Gill Of The mathematical department of
a local business school. Prof. Gill's argyll
ment Is characteristic Of that of the most
OF those who argue that the bets are of.
He said:
the bets should be declared of. The
question is simply one Of ratio. The ratio
Of the score must be at least equal to the
two. Tho score is / to o. The only num-
Is one-half. that is, the ratio between
and one-haH Is 2. Now score Of one-half
run Ia impossible. 1t would be necessary
for the betting favorites the Y. NJ. G. AZ
to have score of at least or the other
side at least to make the bet effective
the y. NJ. G. A. nothing. the bet would be
decided In favor Of the Waldrons whereas,
II the Y M. G. A. made two runs and the
Waldrons nothing or one run the bet would
be in favor of the Y. NJ. C. A
Some Of those who say the Y. NJ. c. A,
end of the bets should win are State Lii
brarian Henry c. Buchana, George f.
Poole. Assistant State Commissioner of
Charities and Corrections Assistant POST
master Kendrick G. Hill, Manager Richard
Smith Of the Y H. G. a. team and Umpire
James Shea. Commissioner Poole said:
If had taken the Waldron end of the
bet, / should expect to settle, and had /
bet on the Y. NJ. c. A. doubling the other
sides runs, / should expect to be paid
The understanding of the bet il that one
team shall at least double the number of
runs Of the other side. Had the score
been to l there would have been no ques-
ton as to paying the bets. Had it been
two to nothing the decision should have
been equally in favor OF the hackers of
the winning team. The ratio between moth
ing and two and nothing and one being the
same. both being equal to the ratio of zero
to infnity the failure TO score should make
no difference tin the decision"
The opinion Of prominent New York
who was consulted is that
is more than twice nothing, that is, that
Ia infinity times nothing. If the wager
was that Y M. c. A. should have exactly
twice a. many runs as the Waldrons, the
Waldron hacker wins, but if it was that
Y. NJ. c A. should have twice as many or
more than twice a. many runs, Y. Nj. c. A |
hackers win