711 Ocean Drive Page #2

Don't let him kid you.

Aside from liking the ponies,

Mal's a steady citizen.

I'm glad you came, Granger.

Ever seen a layout like this before?

-No.

I'll show you around.

A bookmaker can't exist

without race results.

Right now the only wire service in town

is my outfit.

You see that telegraph key?

That's the backbone of the whole racket.

You see, my wire service is legitimate.

There's no law against selling

this information to anybody.

Those guys are talking to

bookmakers right now.

That's live dope.

We charge them plenty.

They get a running description

of everything

that's taking place at all the tracks.

The last odds, jockey changes,

scratches, post and off time,

the actual running of the race

and the results.

All with split second timing.

Of course, some of the tracks

don't help us any but...

We've got ways of getting

the information out

whether they like it or not.

I get it.

But if it was my outfit, I wouldn't want

to rely on a one lung setup like this.

Too many things can go wrong.

You're telling me.

Come on back to the office a minute.

Close the door, Chippie.

What I want to do is expand.

That's where the real gravy lies.

Let me show you something.

Right now, there isn't a bigger outfit

in the whole state.

So, the first guy that comes along

and gives bang up results

is gonna make a hat full.

There are hundreds of bookmakers

in every one of these towns.

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland,

Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno, San Diego.

Are you really hep to electronics?

I know what I'm doing.

What I need is a way to

distribute my information

all over the state at the same time.

It would cost you dough

but you could do it.

Did you ever hear of relay amplifiers?

Relay amplifier?

Yeah, that's a new gadget that was

developed so people in different cities

could listen in to a telephone

conference at the same time.

Could you set one up for me so it would

work right out of L.A.?

Oh, sure.

You could run wires right out of this

basement to any city you wanted.

Then the bookies in the other cities

could get the results

just like the guys

in the next room here.

Good.

I'd get rid of that telegrapher and

set up a teletype system.

Then you have a guy at a microphone

broadcast the results

just like a regular news broadcast

from a radio station.

Get the equipment and

set it up for me like that

and it's worth $125 a week to you.

Just as technical man

to keep it running.

I'll make it a hundred and fifty.

Is it a deal?

I always knew there was some way

to beat the races.

That'll do for now.

-Good.

One of you guys better count

your fingers. Hello, Chippie.

Sorry to be late, Vince. There was

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