Show j Sp Sports J I Mirror By John Mooney Mooney Mooney- Telegram Sports Editor We have before us iia a little Item anent gambling gambling on or horse races rates I which makes Interesting reading While we have not the slightest desire to run any bookies out o of b business and business and dont don't expect to with this article we artIcle we are are passing aJ ng a few notes for what they may be worth To those who have been known to wager a a. farthing or two on a a. bangtail this following dope wont won't be news We all know you cant can't win at the race face track but so very ery very many of u. u us get a whale of a kick trying I Theres There's an old cM B saying ing that You beat but OU ou can a a. race you jon cant can't nt b beat at th the races But Dut the bookmakers still make a living and nd the boards never lack Jaek excitement ment r A han handicapper who ho desires to remain anonymous has made the following deductions I pick Inne winners but but ut you YO cant can't win My ly handicap figures are based on the last 1000 races I pick an average a eL 1 t two mo out of five Irve winners not not two tWI out of I consecutive e five races urn ill pick five winners today today- V which ones I dont don't know Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomor Tomor- p row 1 may win the first race and andese lose ese the following seven Next day I may may lose lose Jose th the first five makIng making mak mak- ing 12 consecutive losses If It you started with a dollar on my first sele selection tl n in this streak doubled doubled doubled dou dou- bled after every loss Joss you'd be out and it would cost you extra on your l last St bet to break even with no degree of f certainty that you'd winIt win If It you play the same mount every time you'd still lose for fot formost most of our selections are favorItes favorites favorites favor favor- ites paying about even even money I when they wi win ao no you'd still stUl be Inthe in inthe inthe the red at the end of the thousandth thousandth thou thou- race Basketball betting we te believe believe believe be be- lieve Is still the least certain of all aU wagering because so many outside factors enter into the business However as long as there Is II some something con controversial trover- trover slat sial there will wUl always be betto bet bet- to tors Men and Men and women were women were betting betting bet bet- bet bet- fl ting long before the world ever heard of Mayor Major LaGuardia and his Snoopers and wagers will 4 still be laid jears after New NewYork's NewYork's Yorks York's flamboyant mayor Is nothing but a memory RECRUITING NOTE Carl Reynolds who once photographed photographed photographed photo photo- graphed the states state's sp sports luminaries luminaries lumi lumi- narles as a member of The Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram photo staff feels better about the now that he danced with Lana Turner and was wan se served red his lunch by Bette Davis at the Hollywood Canteen The recruiting line will please form to the right Among the sport celebrities I at Kearns Reams is Private Bill Munday Mun Mun- r i day once an ace sportscaster for forN N NBC n B C. C Bill nill gained fame fam some cars jears oars ago for his unique of football formations es especially es es- ally his crap shooters' shooters fo formation for for- mation and the promised land Dill Bill Bill was in action in the 29 Rose Bose bowl game when Roy Rier Rie- Rie r gels gds made his celebrated wrong way run l Both oth the used athletic equipment equipment equip equip- ment drive and the knife collection collection tion for the marines are going t forward at increased tempo However However How How- ever the demand still exceeds the supply at hand and any additional material will be welcomed The marines need knives to round Jound out their equipment for hand to hand fighting and the thet t sports ports equipment will be turned over to the less fortunate army anny ea camps ps in Utah |