The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
BETTING ON BASEBALL. GAME.
~ on don't bet on baseball, do youf
OF course not.

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Nobody does. Tho national
game needs no betting on II to make II
Of absorbing interest to everybody. re-
CARELESS Of sex, age or previous con-
ditlon.
Still, IL you can't go to a game every
day in the week, bar Sunday, and your
interest may flag for q minute or two
between times. here Is a nice little plan
and specification-an Improvement on
all others-by which you may keep It
keyed UP to the limit and at the Same
time secure financial results which arc
satisfying, with reverse possibility not
utterly discouraging. The operation
may be described as follows:
There are three leagues Of baseball
that is, real baseball. the major leagues
with eight clubs or teams in each.
making twenty-four in all. Now get
together twenty-four kindred spirits Of
fandom, men and women, stir up their
sporting blood bit and chip in one dol
lar each as a starter. That will produce
S24 for the first week, constituting q
pool. as It Is called in gambling circles
from Wall Street to welsherville.
Next write tho names Of all tho clubs
and all the poolers on separate slips Of
paper and place them in two hats and
draw alternately. each pooler taking his
chance on getting the club he would
, choose IL tho selection were left to his
better Judgment. Much mental worry
and strain on the Judgment IL avoided
by this choosing by lot.
This arrangement being effected Il n
necessary to select one OF the poolers
who will be stakeholder and also keep
a record of games played each day.
which tho poolers may consult. He may
be paid kitty Of O nickel by each
Vooler per week, II he needs the money.
but the fan of proper spirit will Jump
at the chance OF doing the work for
mere love OF the game.
| The organization Is now complete and
tho clubs do the rest.
| Let It be said that the organization IA
completed on O Sunday--gambling Is IL
legal anyway and Sunday Is Just as
correct for organizing as any other
| and the clubs play on Monday. The
pooler holding the club which makes
the highest number OF runs for the day
the daily high" they call it-receives
81 for his lucky number. This dollar a
day division continues all week.
on Sunday or Saturday night after
the weeks games tho poolers get to-
gether and that one holding tho club
which scored the highest number OF
runs for the week receives SO, the sec
ond counts IS. tho third SO and the
pooler holding the club making the
poorest score gets 81 of consolation
money. Adding these amounts to the
Sc paid out on the daily high makes S24
which empties the pool.
1t is filled again for the next week and
Is distributed as previously until the
season is closed. 1t will be noted thai
It Is not the club winning tho mos,
games that brings in the most money
the number of runs deciding.
The highest winning for ono week 4.
s14 and not more than 81 can be lost b,
any pooler for the week. Not enough
gain in 1t, you see, to make a person
vain and naughty and not enough los,
to drive one to drink, but Just enough
to maintain a healthy and continuou!
interest.
Organize a pool next Sabbath aftel
church and see how much more exciting
the games will be during the week ant
how much extra you will have on tn,
following Sunday to drop into the con
ways. See?