Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-04
GIVE HEAVY ODDS
ON JIM JEFFRIES
Undefeated Champion Will Enter
Ring Today a 10 to 6 IL
Favorite
FEW BIG WAGERS ARE MADE
Betting Commissioner Tom Cor
bett Says Money Bet Does
Not Meet Expectations
FEW BIG WAGERS ARE MADE
Associated Press1

RENO. July 3-Jim Jeffries will en-
ter the ring tomorrow 10 to 6B IA
vorite. This is the sentiment among
the bettors today and the bets record
ed seem to forecast no change eltner
way.
"There is plenty of money coming in
on both men, and it's take your cholce
at 10 to 61a," was Betting Commission
er Tom Corbett's statement tonight
"There is also plenty of even money
and take your pick on the twenty
round proposition. These odds proba-
bly, will prevail up to the time the men
enter the ring"
This is not a betting fight, strange
to say" added Corbett. "We are hand
ling plenty of money, but nothing like
the sum we expected to come in. We
handled more money in San Francisco
before we moved to Reno than we have
taken in here. 1t may open up tomor.'
row, however, when the specials all
get in and the east and west meet on
common speculative ground.
Clarence Berry of Los Angeles, warm
personal friend and admirer of Jeffries
who is credited with having made the
odds by placing many thousands of
dollars on the former champion, came
in today, but had nothing to say as to
his betting plans.
There was a great deal of Johnson
sentiment among the small bettors, but
the chmpion's partisans were looking
for the best odds to be had and quietly
took the 10 to 61s in goodly aggregates.
There was no rush to back Johnson at
any time, but a quiet steady play was
made on the black man. This came
more from eastern arrivals than from
the western contingent, among whom
the Jeffries sentiment is generally
strong.
Sentiment is cutting big figure in
this fight" said a Wellknown sport
ing man who has watched the betting
since the men began training.
1.-The west naturally leans to Jeffries,
because he is a western man and be-
cause they are better acquainted with
him personally. But I believe it is too
much sentiment and not enough of cold
speculative reasoning that is making
Jeffries such a top-heavy faVorite. 1t
looks some like a 10 to or 10 to 8
proposition and ! would not be sur
prised to see it at one of these figures
before the gong rings tomorrow"
On one of the San Francisco special
trains carrying fourteen PullmanS
filled with notables from that city, a
poll was made this morning as they
came over the mountains and betting
showed to in favor of Jeffries. That
is, twice as many tickets were taken
was among a crowd of Jeffries "own
people" and personal friends, that
played a considerable part.
The mutuels, the poor mans game"
a form of gambling that reflects a
broader sentiment than the pool bet
ting, furnished an interesting insight
into the betting situation tonight. The
board in Corbett's pool room showed
the following record of tickets sold:
Two to five rounds-Jeffries "a; John
son 3.
Six to nine rounds-Jeffries 80, John
son 5.
Ten to thirteen rounds-Jefries 80,
Johnson 6.
Fourteen to eighteen rounds-Jeffries
81, Johnson II.
Nine en- to twenty-four rounds
Jeffries So, Johnson 32.
Twenty-Five and over-Jeffries 45
Johnson 80.
Jeffries money made itself felt late
tonight and the odds dropped to 10
to in the pool rooms. There We're
continuous calls of "Ten to six on
Jeffries; who wants Johnson?" and
even money that Jeffries wins In
twenty rounds who wants Johnson?'
Nat GoodWin's money is credited
with having forced down the odds on
Jeffries tonight. Goodwin arrived from
the east late today and sent in a big
commission on JeffrieS at 10 to 613,
The figures quickly dropped to 10 to
g. with few Johnson takers. Tim Nc
Grath also had a commission of several
thousand dollars from San Francisco,
and this helped to shorten the price on
the white man.