The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
HIg WAGERS WILL CHANGE
HANDS ON LOCAL SERIES.
ThsyT No Made Privately. Thsash. and
90 Odds sf 20 90 . On the Iughlanders
Publls Betting 90 Ne suppreased
~ Nurh ~ PSsslble ny Ometals.

Publls BettIng 60 Ne suppreaaes
as Much ~ PssaIble by Omeaals
While orss betting on the coming games
between tho Giants and tho Highlander
will bs suppressed az much - possible bJ
Ihe oHicial- Of the rival clubs, sons bia
war~Ts will change hands on the result oi
m. series. , D SmAthers. the well known
trotttng hors-man. Dave johnson. John W
| oates John \ Drake. James r. Brady and
others who will bot on Anv Kind Of propo-
-ition. have installed the Highlandsrs
faVotite- over the Giants, AZ 10 to .. al
. though Among tho rank ami ile OF baseball
I fans the speculation seems to be- a cass Of
! even money aud take YOUR pick SmRtheTS
/ once stanCh supporter of the Giants, said
] ," TN So man Yesterday
i have seen both teams play many 81
| their games jhi- wear and ! am going to
trait with llal chase used 10 think tho
I GIANTS bad IL on tho htlltopperS. hut nov
! I've changed INV mind viii back chase :
PLAYERS 20 Win this series ami m Offering
10 10
Dave Johnson. once the biEgest turf
plunger in this country hut now rabid
american Lacquer. saws he will back tho
lIighlanders. hut only in a modest wav.
I'm not plunging any more, you mus,
remember. say. Johnson. but ] like To
have bet down on me ~ ghlanders every
time they play because n makes things
Interesting chase has q fnc team and II
tho Giants win | snail be very much snf
pnsed Sentiment NAV have something
10 do with the views OF Smathers and John
son a. they are close friends ~ President
! Farrell aud are ANXIOUS TO zee him win.
Meanwhile" other followers ot baseball
saw they've received tip indirectly from
John ! McGrAw that his team IL the one
bss' bet 90 and that II he hadn'' been abSo-
lutelv sure u beating the New York Ameri-
cans he wouldn't have allowed President
| Brush Ga agree To the series This diner-
I enc. ~ opinion has caused unusual excite
men' In local sporting circles. with the
| result that probably thousands 81 dollars
will bs wagcred privately On the outcome
~ the series bat. a. stated above, open
betting at either OF tho local hall parks
will he strictly prohibited. and II persons
J are caught IN the act IN" club Ofiicial- >ay
they will promptly he elected
| Indications point 10 the establishment
Of the Athletics a. slight faVorite- over
! 'ne cubs for the worlds championship
series fhr-e weeks ago IN chicago the
cubs were fAvorit~- az Ia 80 .. but as soon
a. ~ vas learned that Fyers had been in
| ured and could not play in the series the
Quotations changed TO eVen- Since the
! - hsdule MAS arranged with the tubs
| PLAYING the first two games in Philadelphia
| -prrulAtor- both here and In other cities
]
en- ~" A'hlri'r. aud 'he latter hRv" been
I backed bv many .hraNd Judges but
J a. IN The ease Of the local series the world :
.hamI."nship games will he without open
-pe,lia tion Ia far A. ~ I~- in 1ne power ot h.
/ uei,tal- ami "a" Authorities to suppress u
Baseball and betting never mixed welt.
and since lN,5 IN" men ia control Of the
national game" NTH few exceptions.
hav. ugidlv enforced he rules against
| gambling bu' IL l. freely admired that
7 her me- a. "A III lTl "A -
| Nag-rIng. 80 mat u - sale to say here
vii y" NOR" han a -rn'lrn"nlAl interest
/ IN the hlg diamond battles 80 ZONE
The GIANTS and IlIEhlAnd"Is begin their
] struggle u-Nt thursday az the Polo Grounds
/ r. D. not Improbable hat Ford ~ De pii'ed
! against Mathew son thar dav. hat u not
they v % come together ~ Saturday : hAii tie
I ll-N'i that the ilishlandefs will groom
/ Ford. Marnop and Vaughn for the ntst
| three games ~ the series although they
NAV not pitch IN the order named McGrAw
l On the OthpF hand il almost certain to Use
Mathew snn and " iIt~- ia two ~ these
! ysfu..~ a. OF conrs. ih-y are his most re-
/ liable bONm"n lpt the "sd game he ~ ~
| iH," 20 Eitch Nnr-; pr!,Ls OF randall
/ tn tr--IE- unless he decides a. The last
| uiuIu-ut iu ,haug- his plans
M'',Iaw will stand paf NTH che Giants
present makeup. a. he "annot tmprON" the
team ia tArtlug ur fielding hN displaying
"a reg lar WITH substitute Bd' The hlKh-
on i-f~ NAV h-Ein IA" -"tte- with = new
lineup T. - limited hat ,hAs. will put
Knight "u laird base With Roach ~ short
stop and laVof'e at second base. or h- NAV
b -niff laDurfe 'u ihir,t. ke~uinz Knight in
49, rrgrlaf pla,.. ~ short field and Gardner
un ,"'"ni Whatever combination ih-
IIlghlAud-f-' manager decides "a make u
seems that austin al hA'" 20 sif ON The
bench Nu~'ln.~ naiung - not W 10 me
10 made "u th. inr-id for 'h- heavy hitting
hIsori" after al Nolfer viii doubtless
l-pla'- ll"mphill IN r'ghi n~ld heCahs. OF
hN- superior batting and hasetnnninE
Sv"rur, - expected 20 catch IA all OF The
gaines. a. the 'tghlaud"rs seem handi-
mIirc- Mem and Evans both coIn potent
and Impartial. have been trsir'l'fed Wv the
Safiuuil Commission to -tbtnp oUt Io~-
dyi-u IN. moment there sa.m- ~ Oe ~.
slightest indication Of q he-~ ofi'isl-
h"N" M. usual power "a "nt"t," ihe rules
AGAINST kI'king and also can prevent rival
rbN"r- from tudulgtng "a personal 'Om
iu-ut The commission. also Nr--ts Brush
tuu furr-l are anxious 60 have the series
PLAYED ON - W"rh-. without lhpie1sahi
feat. lTs- Hud " ah'h results sTe attained
mics. ,rr team "r th. other should hapI,er
20 Ntu the J-uunuf lhs rivalry bet " zen
~" teams !. decidedly hiuer and her"
lutN be intense p,rtsan f"~h"g, NV The
Nsr Nork nt -shlll uuhtc noted TOT iair
UlpN. - rot ANXIOUS to SOC the slrug1l"
200 y" 49,, - whh !. no n",,sr r'' Ss il ,-s
ro.u' that ',u h" settled IN the usual way
without = uug- NJ un-pott-nanliN" con
dn.' un the part ~ AhNh"dN
Promoter rIe,,her, Who ,hrea,e9s an
iug hi.t the time l. not Jar distant when he
u.ill H.. compelled io make good Ne IN
sI-t- thlf - the ,ourlu-iOn 81 the worlds
series 10 vii tour ~" country With fvu
all -'tr teams including HOFFMAN. Brown.
khug aud overall ui IN" tuh- Nullin.
Irl-h. trtvIord AVID S'auage ot Detroit
each aud ',Ih-nU NJ the Pirates speaker
aud 'trriCtu 81 the Ilo~'on Eed ~oA. lohu-
son. street. Milan aud GTaN II the Wash
iugtou- aud MAga- oi NJ" Philadelphia
Nationals ths-s plH AYERS hove been -ssU-
lfH'.lN warmed bN the National tommis-
stuU that n ne. ullN under lsts her
uttuu cement ihsN viii be disqualified and
Will Irrblbly n- kept under SUSPENSION
t'nuut pfs FOR ~ l's..' year u thew
REFUSE 10 ul,rN tn. ,umn iasinu'- order "
viii mean that ti-'' her has formed
nu,lru- 81 usvtug talent for hts prnp0 sell
new l'tRu" n th"E fltu Fletcher down
tu. new league ttik vtN uui'kly cease II
i- fHituurel al over IN. Vest that Fletcher
viii b. supported rnanrmily nv = SNndi, ate
~ theatrical PROMOTERS Who think veil Ot
he -'hrm" Ia form a circuit uf twelve
clubs for tht. purpose ~ 'OTurTtug tho
patronage enjoyed ~" the present nor
lea ucs several disgriutled perzonz haV.
I-su ,ommunicN ,tuR with Fletcher ana are
-rid 10 have u hand ~ the organization of
= hall PLAYERS protective association. witch
- calculated Ia control the cream at the
PLAYING talent. The National Commission
of rebellion and 49, soon ~ there II tangible
81 idruce ~ impending trouble. Warliks
methods II 10 Said, will b. employed.