The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-04

ably viii preva up to the time the
men enter the ring"
This Is not a betting fight. strange
TO say" added Corbett
We are handling plenty of money,
but nothing Ike the amount we OK
pected would come In We handled
more money in San Francisco before
we moved to Reno than We have TAX
en- in here. 1t may open up tomor.
row. however. when the specials all
get In. and the east and west meet
on a common speculative ground"
Johnson's Heavy escker.
Clarence Barry. warm personal
ia credited with having made the
odds by placing many thousands OF
dollars on the former champion, came
In today, bot had nothing to say as
to his betting plans.
There was a great deal OF Johnson
sentiment among the small bettors.
but the champions partisans were
looking for the best odds TO be had,
and quietly took the 10 to G. 1-2 In
goodly aggregate. 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 west
ern contingent among whom the JEFF
fries sentiment is generally strong.
Sentiment Is cutting a big figure
in this fight" said wen known sport
Ing man who has watched the betting
since the men began training.
Locks Like a 10 to g Bet"
The west naturally leans to JET
fries because he is A western man and
because they are better acquainted
with him personally. But believe II
is too much sentiment and not enough
OF cold speculative reasoning that Is
making Jeffries such a top-heayy IA.
Yorite. II looks to me like 10 10 s
or 10 10 9 proposition. and / would
not be surprised to see 1t at one OF
these figures before the gong rings
tomorrow"
On one Of the San Francisco spe-
cial trains carrying fourteen Pullmans
filed with notables from that city a
pool was made today as they came
over the mountains, and betting
showed 2 to l in favor Of Jeffries,
That Is. twice as many tickets were
taken on Jeffries ns on Johnson. But
this was among a crowd of Jeffrles
own people and personal friends,
which played 4 considerable part. The
mutuals. the poor mans game a
form OF gambling that reflects a
broader sentiment possibly than the
pool betting, furnished an interesting
insight into the betting situation to-
night The board In Corbett's pool
room showed the following records OF
tickets sold: l to rounds. JefIries,
81: Johnson, 3. Six to nine rounds
Jetfrles, so: Johnson, 8; ten TO fifteen
rounds. Jeffries, 30; Johnson. 6, four
teen TO eighteen rounds. Jetfries. "a,
Johnson, IL nineteen to twenty-four
rounds. Jenries. So Johnson. 80;
twenty-five and over. Jeffries, 46;
Johnson, 80.
An analysis of this table would in
dlcate that the public believes John
sons chances of success Will increase
largely after the thirteenth round
Nat Goodwln's money is credited
with having forced down tho odds on
Jeffries tonight Goodwin arrived
from the east late today and sent In
a big commission on JeffrIes at ten
to six aud half The figures quick
ly dropped TO ten 10 ak with a few
Johnson takers. Tim McGrath also
had a commission of several thousand
dollars from San Francisco and this
helped 10 shorten the price on the
white man.
Jeffrles money made itself felt late
tonight and the odds dropped to ter
10 six in the pool room. There were
continuous calls OF ten 10 six or
Jeffries, who wants Johnson ant
even money that JeffTies wins In 2C
rounds; who wants Johnson"
The crowd around Corbetts place
was tremendous and there was more
life to the betting than at any time
here tofore.