El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-11

IAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Jan IL
remarkable circumstance in
~ connection with the Luther Nc
Carnival Palzer fight for the white
heavyweight championship was the
manner in which the rival betting rae
lions held each other to even money
neyer was case like it, probably.
Very often a pair Of pugilists viii
sell at even money IN the Gays pre-
ceding their match. Al the lasI les mo
ment however, there IS a pressure
of money from one side or the other
and one of the men VIII 90 INTO Lhe
ring a pronounced favor1te-
The philosophy of all this is that
one of the men has always commanoso
the greater support, but InaI MS DeCA-
to bull the market. Then IN oroeE 70
place their money before 1t IS too late
they loosen up and offer odds.
With Palzer and McCarty II was
even money a week in advance OF New
Years day. It was even money tne
night before and II was even money
when the men were taklh8 InelL ,.o ~
ners After the third or 1ourIn rounu
il is doubtful if an OFFER OF three 70
one would have located a Palzer man
O'ROurke Covered Bet
Now that it is all over the sports
are trying to explain how II was that
the hopes sold even me majority 4A-
pear to think that Tom O'Rourke, Pal
Zer'S manager, was largely feSpOISlDAS
for the stubbOrness of the market
Palzer and O'ROurke arrived in Los
Angeles in time to see McCarty oeIeaL
Jim Flynn. When that bout was over
and the PalZer-McCarty contest ar
ranged, O'ROurke at once began TO
inquire for bets He was willing at
first to give little odds, put ne s0OA
found that it wasn't necessary.
The Los Angeles betting men had a
wonderfully good opinion OF McCarty
Flynn and they not only met the even
money bets, but made McCarty a slight
favorite-
ways ready to cover bets, and pres
entity the Los Angelesans began to
think They remembered that ORourke
is a very old timer at the pug1llSuc
game and that he has developed and
managed many worlds champions
They argued that the silver haired man
from New York is the last person IN
the world to throw money away fool
ishly and that when he planked down
his coin in support Of his judgment
it was time for the other side to pro-
coed with caution.
Before very long men who had won
on McCarty when he beat Flynn 1o!-
eageTness to hack his man 0racticalIv
paralyZed the betting. It kept at evens
with comparatively little doing in the
wagering line right up to the ring
Now that it is all over you will
hear some of the sports saying that
if any other man but O'Rourke had
been behind Palzer the odds would
have been 10 to Z in McCarty's favor
and that many men who took their cue
from O'ROurke would have remained
loyal and won large sums.
Goodwin Backed Palzer
A laugh is going the rounds at the
expense of Nat Goodwin, who was one
of the biggest winners when McCartv
defeated Flynn Goodwin was one of
the first to greet Tom ORourke when
he came to town. From being much
in O'ROurke's company Goodwin he
came enamOred Of Palzers chances. He
turned his back on NcCarty in bet-
ting sense and the switch cost him
Goodwin sat close to the ring on
New Years day and happened to be
in the center Of a group of McCarty
admirers
shame TO take the money" said
Nat taking out his memorandum book
and calling off some Of the Wagers
he had made on Palzer. ''I haveas43O(
placed at even money and its like rob
bling people.
I'm willing to be robbed of a hun
bred or So" said Jack Root. the alC
time middleweight, and Nat sait
briskly, You're on"
Then another man said he was will
ing to be held up for a couple o.