Clipping:Betting fever and holding the stakes

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Date Tuesday, September 17, 1867
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[Athletic vs. Atlantic 9/16/1867] As an instance of the betting fever it may be stated that one reporter had $1,100 staked with him by strangers whose only guarantee of his respectability was his respectable appearance and the fact that he was a member of the press.

Source New York Tribune
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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