The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-11
BRAVES NOW FAVORITES
TO WIN LEAGUE PENNANT.
Price Changes From Evcns to
6 to ) in Day-Many Now
Hedging on Bets.

The fact that Tho Boston Braves added
full game to heir lead over the cham
pion Giants yesterday made Stallngs's
sensational team the favorlte in the bet
ting OF the sporting centres along Broad
way last night. Il was the first timo
this year that supporters OF the McC;raO
legion asked for odds The prevailing
price was to that the Hub outfit
would win the National League pennaut
this year. Twenty-four hours prev, ouslv
what wagering was done had been at
evens.
IN the opinion OF those who watch
conditions along tho White Way New
York fandom has not resigned yet to the
BOSTON uprising simply because the dark
horse of the National League happens to
be a couple Of jumps In front at this
time. II Is pointed out that those who
now are offering TO against McGraws
men are supporters of the Giants trying
to hedge on earlier bets. At the begin
ming OF the season these sporting men
backed the champions at prices OF To
and 10 3 They now are endeavoring to
lay Off as matter Of protection-to
Dutch the book. in other words.
number OF freak bets have been
recorded. A commission OF $1,000 was
placed in the hands Of John Doyle. the
billiard impresario last night, TO he
staked at odds OF to 10 that the
Athletics would not win the world'-
championship again this fall. THIS
money, OF course. il protected doubly In a
way. A slipup on the part Of the Athletes
in their league race would win the same az
II the Athletics. successful In their pennant
struggle, should lose to the National
League representative.
Naturally the betting has been light as
yet. Wagering does not reach the point
Of excitement. as rule. until the re-
/ H. nfn al. hax. N
been decided ANY number Of specula-
tors took fiers on the Braves when they
were deep in the mire. one well known
man about town backed Boston at s75
! to $1,000. He got price OF $500 TO $50
against Stallings's team about month
after the season opened when Boston did
not seem to have a ghost of a show. A
few weeks ago. just after the Braves
crowded to seventh place for the first
time, this same individual staked 500
lagainst 81 900 on the chances of the same
team Since then he has laid Off enough
money on the Giants to assure himself
of round sum no matter how the issue
| ends.
Another man IL known to have laid
500 to $1,000 that the Cubs would win
the championship. This bet was made
when ODay's team was founderinB around
the bottom of the standing Afterward
when the Cubs started to climb, the gen.
Il man in question bet $1,000 to 500 that
the Cubs would not win out. Thus thu
original hundred dollar bet was protected
while the bettor stands to win thousand
"a case of Chicago's success.
IN spite of the fact that probably al
OF be big wagering so far has been done
by She professional element the quoted
odds of to 8 reflect public opinion a.
to the relative chances of the contestants
Local sportsmen declare the night from
now on viii be between Boston and New
York The Giants have twenty-nine games
remaining Boston twenty-eight Eaci
plays practically tho same number a
home. Boston Is now two and onehal
games to the good. which appears Yer,
favorable advantage for this advanced
stage OF proceedings