The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-02


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In the worlds championship series
Why should the Cubs be favorites
II question that Is asked many times
about places where there are betting
boards Many fans say they do not
know. while others give various reas.
ons for heralding the Chicago team az
favorites In the worlds series. There
IL no question about the Cubs being
the favorites. Money talks about the
betting places. and It talks in favor of
the Cubs. even among men who con.
sidef the Athletics the equal of the
Chicago club. The odds are only
slightly In favor of the Cubs. say 10
20 ,. These are about the odds that
Will be first offered when bets are
chalksd up on the various boards.
They ar, subject to change, of course
and they may be 10 to Z. In accordance
with the odds offered in some cities.
or they may be even money, q more
likely betting proposition for q town
like Richmond.
The owners Of downtown betting
boards say that while they have not
yet accepted any wagers on the
worlds series. they expect to within
the next few days. and that the pre-
vailing odds will be about 10 to 8 at
the start. They base this on inquiries
regarding the teams. and without re.
gard to. the merits Of either team. The
man behind the board has little in
terest In the merit Of the clubs. He Is
after commission and he has only 4
pecuniary interest In gauging the mer.
its OF tho worlds series contenders.
When the time comes to accept wag.
ers will start off ut the rate varying
boards and In all probability the wag.
nom 10 to Z to 10 to I'm favor q the
Cubs. ~
They Want 70 Know.
But why should the Cubs DO favor.
itssf This question 10 discussed by
men who are willing to bet on the
Cubs. and yet do not know why the
Chicago team should be picked ~ the
favorites. There 10 no home pride
about the matter, NJ Chicago and 9th.
Or towns look alike to the man who
has money to wager. The managers
Of the betting boards can not tell you
why the odds will be In favor Of the
Cubs. They only know that most Of
the money offered 20 far has been
made BY men who t,vor the Cubs.
Old baseball fans. who say the Ath.
letics average up better than the Cubs
are ready to post their money on the
Cubs. and when asked for their rea.
Aons they merely say they believe the
Cubs viii walk away with the majority
Of the games. Many Of them can not
tell you why they pick the Cubs to
win. They don't know themselves.
Based on . general sum up the rea.
son for. the Cubs being the favorites
seems to be that they are older and
more able 10 stand tho gaff of a cham4
picnship series. That Ia the only rea-
ers. he will chalk the bets up on his
Son for picking them a probable win.
hers. A new soldier In q battle may
SHOW the white feather while panic
atricken. and still be as brave as q
lion. In his next battle he will stand
his ground. and In the third he may
b OF the aggressive order. The Az.
eraee Hoosier bettor sizes up the Ath.
letics In the same manner. He may
think that the Athletics Is a better
team than the Cubs and still not he
able to win the worlds series. The
Athletics are younger by far than the
Cubs. all Of whom the veterans. The
Athletics 10 great club of scrappy
bali players. who are able to hit the
ball and run bases like q house afire.
even ~ we'll N the Cubs. Yet the
man who Olga down into his sock for
his money may place his hard earned
cash on the Cubs while admitting that
the Philadelphia team Is the best.
In . nutshell. itais something like
this: The Cub IL Z seasoned veteran
and not apt to be frustrated by an un-
usual Happenings. No play on the dia.
nond will be = surprise TO him. He
orasps the situation ut = glance and
meets every emergency because OF
his long experience. He 10 not apt to |
become ratified. Luck may break |
aeainst him. but he will stand on the
firing line and meet defeat with the
same indifference that he would &C. |
cept . victory. There lie nothing new
for him. In other words. he Is bullet
proof and his long experience will en-.
able him to grasp every opportunity
without stopping to consider It's value.
Athletics Ars New.
The Athletic 10 crackerjack, but
ne II new. compared with the Cub. |
He knows the game and he can bat
and run bases. but he lacks what the !
Cub has-long experience. Many OF
the team win b on the firing line for
the firse time when they get into the
big league series games. and Il 10 a
custom II they are able to fight m
skillfully ~ they did during the Amer.
lean league games. Nearly all the
fans who talk baseball about the bet.
ting boards viii tell you that the Ath.
lstics 10 the best team. and that they
would win u the season with the Cubs
we're long one. II the series would