El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-05
Aftermath OF the World
Series; the Betting and
the Scalpers' Work
By Bert
E. Conyer
Turf Editor Chicago
Am erican.

factors from the firing of the first
gun.
Bookmaker's Views.
In this respect, [ reprint an inter
view with James O'Leary, the stock
yards bookmaker, at whose place flu
ture books are made on every big
sporting event and which is known f9r
and wide as the largest of its kind in
the country. OLeary, when asked 10
account for the deIuge of Athletic sup
port which poured in from Detroit,
Pittsburg, New York and Philadelphia,
said: These fellows have no inside
DOPE" But they figure, and very
rightly So that you can't win all the
time It's the law of tradition and
cold calculation. Then, too, they are
availing themselves of the palpably alb
normal prices. Any price over to on
any one game is out of line
The hectic gentleman, who apparent
ly has the reverse English on every
thing he does and whose "tummey,
tummey tum," the milk of human kind
ness has seured, laid it to the law of
contrarities. He argued that it was the
same when. g. fellow comes into this
world He does so without his con-
sent, and he goes out of it against his
viii, and the trip in between is exceed
ingly rocky. And he copied the nego-
table grass of Uncle Sam in chunks.
Considines Win Big Bets.
OF those who made a cleanup on these
series, probably the ConSidine brothers
of Detroit and New York, won the big
gest bets. These dyed in the wool spec
ulators, parlayed their winnings on
the first three games, for, 1t is said,
$4,000. They would have dropped a
chunk on the fourth had they been
Ill III oil @f Iofr cy.n
On the other hand, they again served
out a walloping to the local betters
on the Sunday game. Of the sidelights
of the game, none were quite so out
standing 3 S the sulkings Of the Peerless
Leader, who refused to accede to the
demands Of the fans to start the series
with Cole The reason for all this has
leaked out. There was actual rupture
in the ranks of the Cubs, ever this
same tonsorial artist, who, during the
season, had made the balance of the
Cub pitchers look sick. When at last
Chance, in desperation, did give Cole a
chance, the big fellow delivered the
only winning game credited to the
West Siders. Thus giving food for
those who again argued what might
have BEEN
Work of scaIpers.
The scalpers, too, and the methods
they employed. menaced the longevity
of the sport as no other thing has in
years-excuse me, Mr.. Fletcher. That
the man higher up" will eventually be
dragged forth into the calcium, goes
almost without saying. The fellow who
hooked the pasteboards on the streets,
in the hotel iobbies-the best seats. in
the grandstands-was not, nor is not to
blame; he is merely a tool. Many, Of
course, blame 1t to the National COM
mission, TO this or that member. and
offer as evidence that the scalpers
had approached them in their places
of business, when the only way of
knowing that tickets were desired was
through the National commission d.
vulging the return of checks for tick
cts On the other hand, it is argued
the scalpers are fed by greedy politi-
clans, who hold up" and demand GER
tain blocks OF tickets. The latter,
probaly, is a near-solution OF the tan
gled skein. 2