New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04

licked him was going TO play the steam
roller on this black boxer Stanley Ketchel
who was beaten down ny this same black
boxer. shook his head wisely. and told an
other crowd where Jeffries would fail and
would so out Of this town with a broken
heart. Battling Nelson. still showing few
cuts on his ears from the battle in which
he found a master. circled here and there
lie hates 10 think of Jeffries losing but
Around the ticket SELLERS window a long
line was waiting all day. and $40 seats went
like hot waffles. Police arrangements for
the fight have been perfected In the
doorway of a main hotel stands day and
night a quiet. mild man, wearing plain
suit Of clothes and broad brimnned hat
His steel blue eyes rest for a moment upon
each face that passes. and the little pockets
Of HIS memory fly open and tell him
whether that is a good face or dangerous
one
once In while this quiet. watchful man
mods and narrowS his eyes almost imper-
Ceptihly one or two inconspicuously
dressed men drifting with the crowd catch
his glance. This man is Captain Cox. OF
the Nevada state police, who is here to
see that the fight crowds so home with all
the money they do not spend of their own
dtt0EG. TIE men WHO'LL Nv SiStRS a.
newly arriving members of his staff, or,
members of the Secret Service and of the
detective bureaus of Chicago. St Louis.
Kansas city and San Francisco.
There are III members of the Rogues
Gallery in town. and more are coming in
every hour. II is not expected that these
men will attempt much at the arena be
sides pocket picking but the police think
hey r,laY n make 'Clpan-IlD'' in
Reno while the citizens are at the ringside.
To thwart this the streets will be patrolled,
and the banks will be guarded BY special
watchmen. armed with revolvers ard rifles.
Jeffries money made itself felt tonight.
and the odds dropped TO 10 to in the pool
rooms There were continuous calls OF
Ten to six on Jeffries; who wants john
son?' and Even money that Jeffries wins
in twenty rounds: who wants Johnson"
The crowd around Ccrbett's place was ire
mendous. and there was more life 10 the
betting than at any time heretofore,
Nat Goodwin's money is credited with
having forced down the odds on Jeffries
tonight. Goodwin arrived from the East
late tonight and sent in a big commission
on Jeffries at 10 To 81. The figures dropped
10 10 10 s with few Johnson takers Tim
McGrath also had a commission of several
thousand dollars from San Francisco to
place on JeffrieS
There's plenty of money coming in on
both men. and its take your choice at 10
to 6l2' was the statement of Tom Cor
bett. the betting commissioner tonight.
There is also plenty Of even money and
take your pick the twenty-round propo-
sition. These odds probably will prevail
up to the time the men enter the ring.
his is not a big betting fight, strange
10 say" added Corbett. We are handling
plenty of money. but nothing like the
amount we expected to come in We
handled more money in San Francisco be
fore We moved to Reno than we have
taken in here. II may open up tomorrow,
however. when the specials all get in and
the East and the West meet on q common
speculative ground
Sentiment is cutting big figure in this
fight" declared we'll known sporting man.
VINO has watched the betting since the
men began training. The West naturally
leans To Jeffries. because he is a Western
man. and because they are better aCquant-
ed 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. II looks
and I would not be surprised 10 see it al
one of those figures before the gong rings
tomorrow.