FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1940.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Louis 10 to 1 Favorite Over John Paychek
By Jack Cuddy U.P. Staff Correspondent
New York, March 29—(UP)
Now that Joe Louis and challenger Johnny Paychek have completed training without injuries, the "official" betting odds were established today at 10 to 1 that Louis would defend his title successfully tonight.
Eddie Borden, the price-maker of Pumml Plaza, announced that it was an even-money bet that Paychek would not last three rounds. It was a 6-to-1 wager that he wouldn't so the distance. Also 2 to 1 that he didn't go five and 4 to 1 he would not go 10 heats.
Borden said, "There's hardly any betting on this fight. There's a lot of interest in it from the cross-worduzzle angle, and all the bets that are being made are of the freak variety. That's because the eastern easy-money boys question Paychek's ability and wonder—at the same time—if Louis has slipped as badly as his last fight and his training activities indicated."
Although the odds are 10 to 1, and betting is scarce, the perplexed public is flocking to the box office in such robust numbers that promoter Mike Jacobs clacks his store teeth napply and thinks this engagement will draw a bigger gate than the $38,500 registered by the Louis-Goybrawl on Feb. 9.
Jacobs says, "There are two rea- for this surprising march on the cox office: (1) the fans' final apprec-
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