FOOTBALL FORECAST COMPETITIONS
ABANDONED BY LONDON PAPERS (Australian Press Association.) London, November 21. The Court of the King’s Bench Division dismissed the appeal of the “Sheffield Telegraph” against a conviction for printing and circulating a football forecast competition. It was pointed out that a calculation had been submitted to the Magistrates to the effect that, assuming 24 matches had to be correctly forecasted out of 24 on tlie coupon, it would be necessary to submit approximately 282 thousand millions before one could be certain of correct results. ’■
As the outcome of the decision the London newspapers announce that they are ceasing the competitions forthwith.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 51, 23 November 1928, Page 11
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104FOOTBALL FORECAST COMPETITIONS Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 51, 23 November 1928, Page 11
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