Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-02-28 | Page 10 | Makes Future Book on League Baseball

MAKES FUTURE BOOK 1 LEAGUE BASEBALL Cliibowners Fear That Gambling Will Wreck (a mc. and Are Trying fo Stop Practice. i X 12 W VOBK, Feb. 27. There were received re-ceived here today by express from Kon-tuckv. Kon-tuckv. Hmihirs of a betting syndicate which offors to acopl hots on tho outcome of tho approaching pennant races in tlm National and American basoball leagues and the American association and also on club against club sericu. Stetps will bo taken hv officials of tho leagues to chock, if possible, what thoy consider a menace to the national game. Gambling bus long been tabooed In professional pro-fessional baseball. The syndlcalo announces an-nounces Hint It Is willing to accept beta of S. or over which shall bo sent by x-prcss. x-prcss. telegraph or telephone. Iilght to five. Is offered that Now York will not finish first In lh National league race. That the team will not finish second, sec-ond, three to live Is offered, and for third place one to four is quoted. In tho American league Philadelphia Irt the favorite at six to live to win, ono to two for second place and ono to llvo for third. In addition to bets on tho pennant races the offer Is made to lay odds on tho standing stand-ing of the clubs In mid -season. In fact, every sort of combination for wngering is offered baseball enthusiasts. Years ago baseball camo near breaking up because of an open gambling. Tho layers lay-ers of odds followed the teams about tho circuit and openly mado books In tho spectator stands. Players fell in with the gamblers and games were thrown. The club owners then fonnulatod stringent strin-gent rules against betting In their parks.