New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-01
W ayers Made
On Title Bout,
Fewest Ever,
Old Timers Say Scarcity
Of Dernpsey-Carpentier
J: Cash Is Unprecedented

ihe-wisp.
Bets INVOLVING collective sum that
would pay off the Allied debt were re-
ported Up and down the town, from
the crests of Washington Heights to
the granite canyons of the financial
district, but for the most part these
wagers were of the kind that are heard
hut not seen. They listened we'll. but
couldn't stand probing.
A survey of the situation as it stood
yesterday afternoon and last night in
siested that there is probably less
betting on the Dempsey en-
sumter than there has been on any
ysavyweight championship battle in
twenty-five years, That, at anv rate,
was the opinion yesterday Of veterap.
followers OF the game. On the other
b nd, the betting talk that is revolving
lttdly around to-morrow's interna-
Eonal fight probably breaks all records
q, extravaganza and volume.
Oodles of Oratory
In Wall Street yesterday stocks rose
and fell unnoticed, while brokers',
clerks, messengers, elevator runners
and Office boys Chartered feverishly
about hypothetical betting PROPOSE
tons. Along Broadway and in the cor
riders of the big hotels the verbal
clash and clatter continued until long
after midnight, but it was only occa.
sionally that anything that looked like
real money made it's way through the
oratorical barrags.
Hard, negotiable cash was conspicuo
Gus by its absence and most of the
gestieulatory discussions that might
have led one to believe that real
wager was in the immediate ofing had
g way of going up in smoke at the last
rn6mant STANDING in ioLl A.
Aston last night, one would have
thought the place was populated by a
thousand shades of John w. Gates.
iii betcha Million" doomed forth
until 1T became monotonous, although
In some cases these wild threats actu-
ally wound up in the laying of q Ave
dollar wager.
The one outstanding and concrete
fact that drifted gradually out Of yes
terday's maelstrom of words was that
for the hrst time since the principals
IN to-morrow's hstic extravaganza be-
gan training there has been a compare
tive abundance of, CARPENTER money in
sight Coincident with its appearance
there was reported to be a scarcity of
Dempsey cash, which quite reversed
the situation that has existed for the
last two weeks.
While 1 to 1 was being asked and
given on Tuesday, these odds on
Dempsey shortened yesterday to to /
and hackers of the champion were not
numerous at this price. Oldtimers up
and down Broadway and in various
sporting centers declared that the stu
alton was the most peculiar they had
ever witnessed in any line of sport.
Strategy Is Feared
The hesitancy that has been shown
on both sides to make bets involving
any considerable sum is attributed TO
the wildly conflicting rumors that have
emanated from both training camps
rather than to any shortage of money.
Practically every hotel in the city was
playing to a capacity house last night
and, according to the eagle-eyed man
ayers Of these hostelries, the battalions
OF hight fans that have swarmed into
town have come we'll heeled fnan-
cially.
The smoke screen of mystery that
has hung over Carpenters camp at
Manhasset has been disturbing fac
tor for judicious bettors to fathom. In
NEST eases they haven't been able to
fathom it at all, and consequently have
been "cagey" in putting out their
money. This situation applies to Demp-
sey and Carpenter hackers alike, there
being feeling that behind the in
serutable camoufage at Manhasset
there IS some mystery that, when the
veil Is finally lifted, may upset all
pre-fight calculations of the most as
tute experts.
Followers of the champion can't
shake of the haunting fear that Car
penuer's perfunctory and Indifferent
exnlbltions in public were arranged to
shield his real ability, which, accord
ing to vague rumors, is far better than
you'd appear on the surface.
oh the other hand, people who would
NE to bet on the Frenchman are fear
Iu4 lest his exhibitions at Manhasset
are not camoutiage at all but his real
form. Then, from Atlantic City have
come tales OF Dempsey's wonderful con-
eitlon and his devastating left hand,
and coupled with them come stories of
ms failing morale and spirit broken
through worry.
IS small wonder that bettors are
50 confused at this eleventh hour that,
NV knowing which way to jump, they
nsve played the middle path and kept
their cash IN their pockets.
Until yesterday Dempsey had found
strong backing IN Wall Street, but this
support appears to have been with
ofawn and when the Stock Exchange
crossed yesterday Carpenter cash was
N4'S4Nu WITHOUT HnQlng q IaRer.
Some Cash Covered
James W. Ball & Co. and w. L. Oar
neil & Co., brokerage houses that have
handled the bulk of the Wall Street
oeuiAg, reported last night that there
was about 100000 in Carpenter
money waiting to be covered at odds of
10 l. The only actual wagers placed
curing the day by either of these firms
were made on the proposition that the
challenger Will not respond to the
NEth-roand bell tomorrow.
Money, which was said to come from
pempsey's camp, was freely offered at
even terms on this proposition, and it
was accepted to some extent by follow
e$ Of the Frenchman.
Late IN the afternoon Darneu & Co.
announced receipt of the following
Ssooinnfmisslons to execute: 81 600 against
sooVo that Carpenter will be knocked
S S1 In the first round, 81 900 against
s4'Vuo that he will be knocked out
=. !. She second, $1,000 against $4,000
n4S ne viii be Knocked out in
Wy thlrd, $1,000 against $4,000 that he
ss ild De knocked out in the fourth, and
so,voV at even money that the challen-
ser VIII be put to sleep in the fifth.
ihe same firm announced that Wall
sseeS banker had placed $4,000 in
soo hands to be wagered against $685.
wv, or at odds of & to S, that Car
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