Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1915 — Baseball Pools are Banished. [ARTICLE]

Baseball Pools are Banished.

In furtherance of the policy of the city administration of Lafayette to keep the city free from gambling, Mayor Bauer .has dealt a death blow to the baseball pools which are doing a thriving business throughout the country. The police department had notified the agencies that any further sale of the tickets will result in their being haled into court on gambling charges. The pools are run by the week and the winner receives $1,500.