Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1915 — War on Baseball Pools. [ARTICLE]

War on Baseball Pools.

A campaign against baseball pools was, begun by Chief of Police Perrott in Indianapolis Friday, when he caused the arrest of Roy McDaniels charged with manufacturing- and operating gaming devices. McDaniels, it is charged, made books for weekly pools on baseball games and distributed them. The arrest of McDaniels fertile first of wholesale arrests to be made by the police. Pittsburg, Chicago, New York and St. .Louis are other cities that have Started proceedings to abolish the pools whish are rapidly becoming the greatest gambling games in the 'country. '*■' : .