Norwich city' 3, Fulham 0 Nottingham F. 2, Burnley 0 ShelMeld United 1, Blackpool 0 SheMMeld VU. 1, Manchester Southampton ¥. Port Vale. postponed, Swansea Town 8, Bradford city 1 West Tom U. 4, Plymouth A. 2
League to scrap all tures after this week-end in an effort to smash "'betting pools," a £20,000,000 industry, os being "evil to the game."
It is estimated that 10,000,000 people participate in the pools each week, around which a great secondary Industry has developed, involving. large extra staffs in Post OMmces specially employed to handle letters and to deal with the huge sale of six-penny and shilling postal orders, Thousands of people throng. the Post Offices every Friday night, which has universally become rush estimated that if the League's decision becomes effective, the Post Office will lose 10,000,000 extra letters weekly, or approximately £62,900. one promoters of the pools are reputed to make £2,000,000 personal profit every year, In Liverpool, the heart of the pool industry, one firm employs 10,000
weekly, People and receives 9,000,000 teters Printers will also be badly hit, while railways will be seriously affected, as they will be unable to arrange special trains at present run connection with many League games, Many clubs themselves oppose the decision, because they fear that it will ruin advance booking. The Sunder-Iand Club has assumed the lend in the revolt, and has called a special meeting of protest—Reuter,
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