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Show CROOKSfff PO01M Sharpers Are Expetfi in Sell Late I Played Races at Chicago ji 'Frisco With 'Thonrtjl Money, j 1 Their Method of SwindU ' i Quito Successful at StTetf? 1 Turf Exchanges, '. SALT LAKE Is expected t0v., 11 scene of operations tooa ? t clever a gang of crooks ul 1 dodged the secret rcrvtt ' J Thousands of dollars have bc 1 the poolrooms In Chicago. San fft 1 clsco and New York owing' to thtI of these sharpers, who rely money" to get their profits. During the month of Mvj'mi? worked the San Francisco raw jvi lng-, not long ago they ceased cpsnuJ in the Windy City, and on thriTJ to work their schemes for the nj track meet they arc looked forfat Lake. 7 1 Ingenious Hethod Adoptti ' Tho passing off of "phony roHr ua In Itself original, but the facto'pii them off on turf exchanges -t manner In which they go to work u n of considerable Ingenuity. MostcJ who victimize these Instltutloci'in by tapping the wires, and gentra!ha Is the last place where any iriia person would go to work off a k u lar 6r a wooden nlckeL Like many other knights of thek the gentlemen who play this gic4B neatly and qulotly dressed; to: m the diamond, that hall marfc,cf j gambler, Is to be seen on them, n, one of the gang goes up to the deiu puts up eome good money. r!rn pearance and tho fact of thelimia putting up good coin allays itrk in the first place. Then up comtjc'ti his friends and bets on a long shct, time for a small amount, pajlrj "queer" coin. i Ato Harely Detected. 1 In case this Is delected thftfirstai disclaims all knowledge of h!i j reputable frJend, saying thathehujj met him casually. But If It piskj iy out suspicion, the first player handj i another bet. This time the roll mixed, half of the money btlrp ra nnd the other half not. Very ratty It detected at this stage of th iu and their way Is now clear. Vltfeli money they obtain a number of tkbi mostly on long shots. As they pliy'i most every" race, and having so naij! the gang, they bet on every horsi each event, they are bound to win it m cost to themselves 1 The managers of the Salt Laittai exchango have been put on their fnm and are scrutinizing closely eveir tol that Is handed over their desk. TXtm tlves Chase and Ttalelgh are also IkJ lng their eyes open specially for 111 fraternity, as they are In exptcUtlccJ makintr some good catch very shortJf.'l |