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Gateshead v. Rochdale Hartlepools v. York City Oldham v. Rotherham Port Vale v. Accrington The position at the moment is far from clear. The law is that players Shall not receive "money or money's orth", but this provision is obviously frequently evaded. A London cinema, for example, is giving free ats to winning players, a reward ik will ug of a competition to that already referred to. by the Association to recognize such a tournament would result in the secession of many players, and the formation of a new professional league. A split would be avoided by the National Darts Association's rec-agnizing professional players. Probably, sections for amateur end professional players could be run side by side.
One of the best darts players in this country, Harold Barker, openly declares himself professional cham pion of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and it is possible that shortly he will be matched with a leading Southerner: There is every promise of a big publi for matches of this kind.
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