Evening star., 1934-09-12

the Dispatch, settled down and began
to bemoan the good old days. Il sup
pose this will be another one Of Pop
Clark's tea parties" he said to Hover.
Young Burke was just telling me
he thought Pop had a pennant-win-
ming team this year." Hover replied
with sneer in his voice.
Burke is young" Biers said with
that damning old age has for youth
and inexperience.
want to bet any money!" Terry
challenged.
mo. I don't rob babies" Biers
answered testify. He had never been
known to bet on anything but q sure
winner.
"I didn't think you would" Terry
said with a smirk.
Say" Craven looked st Terry.
"You mean to say that you are
willing to bet good American dough,
real money. on this bunch Of pail
bearers?'
Why not?"
Don't ask me-" Craven rubbed
his palm. ''I thought all the suckers
WClC Out 11OW HULL 1A6NC
you got? But first let me warn you!
You had better have your head ex-
aminedi"
"I'll bet you ten eyen-money that
the Blues finish first, second or third
in the league" Terry replied hotly.
Say. Little Lord Fauntleroy, do
you know what the odds are on this
team?" Craven asked.
mo, don't"
well, I will tell you. II you had
taken the trouble to read Joe Veeder's
column last night you might have
found out for yourself. Veeder pub
lished the odds on the pennant
chances of every team in the United
and Columbia leagues The quota
tons were those of Tommy Tinkey,
the famous st. Louis bookmaker."
Craven paused and then went on
derisivefy. Down near the bottom
Of the list came the st. Louis Rubes
and the Detroit Bears. They were
coupled at 100-to-1. The Blues, my
bonnie young plunger, brought up
the tail end and were quoted at the
juicy but hopeless odds of 260-to-1.
Briers broke in "And don't think
for moment that any professional
layer Of odds is going to give you q
price like that unless he is darned sure
he won't have to pay of. So you can
see what chance those hard-boiled
babies think your Blues have"
Boy, what a cleanup fellow could
make by scattering few thousand
around at those lovely oddsI That is.
of course, if a miracle happened and
this team of has-beens could come
through" This from Craven again.
do you mean to say that I could
get 5000 back for every dollar I bet
on the Blues?" Terry asked.
Sure you could. What did I just
tell you?" Craven answered, But you
would have tough time placing any
bets unless you were one of the big
boys like Murallo, Abestein or Johnny
Fox. Those lads know how. They are
big time gamblers and when they hop
aboard long shot they scatter their
bets throughout the pool rooms of st.
Louis, Chicago and New York, and
nobody Is the wiser, even the bookies.
Why. when gent like Murallo places
a bet. it's In. There is 81 baby who
knows how to take care of all angles.
IT sure would like to have a few dol
lars down at those odds just the same"
Terry replied. Il have hunch that
this years Blues team isn't a 200
to-1 shot by any stretch of the i'm
agination."
Don't waste your money. kid" Biers
advised. 1--WE been at this game for q
long time. Keep away from Murallo
and his kind. They're bad medicine.
You remember what happened to
Dutch Klein?"
HE was outlawed."
Biers nodded. yes, and why? Be-
cause he was seen talking to one of
Murallo's men in the stand. You'd
better keep away from Murallo If you
want to keep your job on the paper
and come through clean. A newspaper
man can't afford to mix his work with
q racket like that" a-
+ "But can't see," Terry said, in
credulousiy, where those gamblers
find anybody to take their money at
odds like that How on earth do they
get it down without lowering the
Odds"