Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-10-04
WORLDS BALL
SERIES GREAT
Much Interest Being Taken
in Championship Games,
Presidential Candidates
and Markets
WILSON is LEADING
"How 5 &c market today y

AASH . tflS m3Tket To-Day
Who is leading for PRESIDENT"
will the Giants wing"
These are the three leading ques
lions in Bisbee and the district and
It would he hard TO say which Is the
more popular greeting. The questions
are not solely a greeting, however,
for hundreds OF dollars are being
placed on the correct answers. A
presidential race and a worlds ser
les of baseball games is too much fer
the sporting instinct of the west and
under the influence OF many warm dis.
cussions it is showing signs OF the
activity OF former DAYS.
The market betting of course Is
done by margin purchases but the
betting on the presidential race and
the ball series is Of a popular char.
acter.
Wilson in the Lead
New York and Wall Street Is
betting from 2ik TO l to 3 to 1 on
Wilson for president as against Taft
and these odds have held for several
days past. 1t was reported Wednes.
day that the odds had changed to
even money as between Wilson and
Taft but il was denied by Wall Street
brokers. The proposition looked too
good to be true but local sporting men
took a chance and asked for bets at
even money but the answer came
back that little money was being Of
fered but no odds were less than 2i5
20 l on Wilson. The Wall Street odds
rule in Bisbee and numerous bets arc
said to have been placed and in many
instances Wilson hackers take the
long end against the field, that is
Taft. Roosevelt, Debs and Chain. A
few bets in which the odds Of TO I
have been given on Wilson are re-
ported but such bets are ruled by par.
tisanship and not cool Judgment.
New York Leads Betting.
Although the betting on the base
hall series is 10 to on the Giants
at New York and other eastern cit.
les. no such odds prevail here and
Boston supporters contend that it's
done warrants nothing better than al
even money bet. No town in the
west takes any more interest in the
coming championship series than Bis,
bee and Just az present il is as much
discussed a topic as the presidential
race
The Boston enthusiasts are probab,
" In the majority in Bisbee and the
probable Dhsychological reason is that
Boston is a recent arrival" and is
without the prestige Of having played
in previous championship games.
Hugh Dugan, who has followed the
course of the two Championship
teams, the Giants and the Red son
figures that Boston has an even
chance to win the series and person.
ally he favors the Red SoX. "a great
deal depends on the condition Of
Woods. The Bostonians are LEANING
heavily on him and If he disappoints
il might have a bad effect on the
team. he says.
Has strong Infeld.
Another point in BostOn's favol
in nv opinion is the fact that thai
team has the strongest infeld in the
game anywhere" continued Dugan
He admits. however. that the Giaut:
will probably lead the Red SOE II
hitting and according to Sam BFiscoe
another dope expert, this is th'
strength that will give New York th'
series Those who discount Ma:
Guard and Matthewson are ant to I'm
themselves disappointed. They ar
veterans and have a mental equabl!
itv that will go a long ways toward
discounting any physical handicaT
such as supporters of the Red so
saw they are subject TO, and situation
where the head is as useful as m
hands arise many times during
championship game. It viii be clos
series and the wise fan will dela
pIacing his coin until the date Of tn
series"