The rst round of the Aght between the Football League and_ the football pool promoters in England hag ended in a victory for the pools, {the Teague deciding that the question of pools 4s none of their affair and therefore there will be a reversion to normal fixtures. Originally, the League aliempled to cripple the pools by refusing to publish the fixtures! until a short time before the matches with the result that pool promoters Jwere unable to print and circulate heir coupon sheets in time. Apparently, the initial surrender of the League does not mean that the question ras been completely settled for Janotker avenue of attack lies in the question of the copyright of Axtures, Which might meet the wishes of the Football League and others behind the movement to check the enormous football pool system which Is sweeping the country and which, it claimed, {s having undesirable effects on the game as well as giving a thin egal disguise to gambling on a scale hitherto unwitnessed in the country.
Whatever be the merits of the case] for or against the pools there is no! doubt that unscrupulous, practices are arising out of this organized method! Of forecasting results. with enormous~ ly high dividends as the reward, Only few weeks age, the goalkeeper of second division team. which was. engaged In tke pivotal game of the week as far as probabilities went, before the game received a letter enclosing £50 If he would allow two goals to pass him. "He turned th: etter and money over to the manager ut the ironical part was that the team was beaten soundly and four pals passed him whether he wanted not,
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