Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-18 | Page 8 | Jack London's Mexican Pug Odds-on Favorite in Fight

Jack London's Mexican Pug" Odds-on Favorite in Fight By International News Service. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17. Joe Rivers will be an overwhelming1 favorite over "Kayo' Brown for their fight next Satur. day afternoon unless some Brown money shows on the market mghty soon. Opening Open-ing a 10 to 9 favorite last week, odds on the Mexican havo gradually tightened with the absence of Brown, money until today Rivers la quoted by all bctlns: commissioners com-missioners at 10 to 7. "I. expect to get a to 1 for my money," declared Dan Morgan. Brown's manager, several days ago, and it begins to look as though "Dumb' Dan will got il .Rivera's Honfiatlonal workout of yesterday yester-day seems to havo made him tho unanimous unani-mous choice of the local bettors In tho event that the bout goes the ohcdurrl distance. About thr, only chance credited to Brown is via. the knockout route. Ho Is an awkward miller and some of Rivers' Riv-ers' admirers fear the Mexican will find it difficult to adjust himself to Brown's new atyle of fightinar. This might enable Brown to land a crack on Rivera's Jaw hard enough to win the fight. The fact that Brown is said to have shaded V.rol-gast V.rol-gast when the former champion was at hi? best also does not appear to ba considered by Rivera's following. The Dutchman's chances of being able to put over a sleep wallop are looked upon as being eo slight that a wager at odds of 3 to 1 was laid today that he would not win inside of ten rounds. Brown and Rivers put in the usual day of hard training at their respective camps Xoday. Probably 1000 spectators woro ai. Crown's Venlco camp during tho .afternoon .after-noon watching tho Now 1'orker go through his atunts.