The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-20
MAINE: IS
BRINGING
Up WAGERS
Types of the NagerS That Are
Shown on Indiana Capitol
Betting Boards.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Sep-. 20-Cto
n c. L. has not rooted the election
prophets out Of the usual interest they
take when the 9 q. r. and Demo-
Gratis are locked in deadly embrao..
II is true that before the eighteenth
amendment went mo effect there was
more liberal display Of betting prop
ositions on the boards. but the past
week demonstrated that the said
prophets have been only hIbernatin-
for the last two years
Real Action shown.
There was real action and plenty OF
business for the local betting commis-
sioners during the last few days The
election in Maine had the proper slim
ulating effect, ana from Tuesday until
the boards closed Saturday night more
money was wagered on the national
derby IN indianapolis than the com
bined bets placed in.the city prior 20
that time, some or the propositions
having been placed Immediately after
the nominating conventions Of the TWO
parties
One well-known betting commits
sioner said that in his estimation
more money would be wagered On
election propositions this fall than for
number of years. He said that
things have warmed up and tnat aside
from straight bets on the result OF the
Cox Harding contest, the individusl
fights conducted IN different states
would furnish plenty of action.
McCray Money Appears.
At one of the boards new prorA
osition to appear was one Offering
500 at even money that Warren q.
McCray would get more votes thaa
any candidate on either the Demo
craft cor Republican ticket In this
state. The bet was promptly taken
the one y no took the proposition
holding that he had the good chance
Of Harding leading McCray on the Re-
publican ticket. in addition to an OUT
side chance that the Democrats might
slip in and win the state He pointed
out that only a few times has can
didate for overnor gained more votes
than those cast for the presidential
candidate.
Marion county bobbed into the SPOT
light on the boards when even money
was posted that Watson would defeat
Tsggart here. Cons. derable talk mas
been going the rounds that Wtason
would run a the bottom Of the Ee-
publican ticket in the county because
many expected 10 scratch the Fush-
Vile scion in favor Of Taggart. Even
money on Watson for Marion county
stacks up against plenty - s1oa q.
SO that he viii carry the state over
Taggart.
At the beginning or the week sew
eral thousand dollars was IN the
boards Offering to wager on OK az
odds uf / to .. Every dollar II ths
money has been covered but a. tur
same time. no 2 to / money ON Hard
ing Is n evidence However ~ one
board $500 $500 on Harding. on an
part, remains untaksn
String of Propositions.
string II propositions on one
board offers the following 800 to SIS.
Watson beats Taggart: 500 Is S2oa.
he beats him 5000 votes. 500 to s3ou.
that Watson wins by 900 500 70
$500. by %. 600. and odds Of l to 10.
that he wins by $4,000 votes
Some Of the other propositions are:
500 to $50, that Harding carries New
York; the same odds on California.
$50 to 800, on the same propositions
has been taken; 800 10 500 that
Harding carries Ohio considerable
money has been waged on this propo-
sition) even money that Harding
Watson and NfcCrav a~e all efao-.a