European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse One of the most widespread form of popular diversion in German today is a weekly sweepstakes known As sports Toto based on the results of scheduled soccer matches. Played regularly by More than four Mil lion people from every income grou rewards successful guesses with pay pin that often constitute sizable fortunes recently a Heidelberg Painter hit the Jackpot in the Wurttemberge Baden Pool and received 201,503 d Marks for his efforts a Handy handful of the stuff no matter How you look at it three states Bavaria Wurtemberg Baden and Hesse Are in direct control of the sweep stakes while in four others the Organiza Tion is privately run but under Authenza Tion from the state. Various Church groups have campaigned against the weekly lottery on the ground that it has a demoralizing effect on the average Jet inc a engenders a covetous spirit arid drains off Money sorely needed for other purposes by the poor. Its sup porters Point out Chat a sizable Cut goes to the government in the form of tuxes and organized soccer is Given support m rebuilding the country s sports pro by William g. White special writer cancellations scheduled to be played aver saturday and sunday. A column try of the numeral "1" indicates a preference for the first team listed Tore game a "2" the opposing club or � Uthe prognosticate foresees a draw your reporter wore out a couple of Pencil stubs trying to figure the possible combinations in such an in desperation turned the problem Over to a mad professor mathematics who happened to be lurking near by. He delved gleefully loto a table of logarithms and emerged with the figure of 531,000. That he declared is the number Weiju Riecl for a since a certain portion of the Money collected each week is divided among those with 13, 11 and 10 Correct answers the eventuality of nobody winns does not occur. Should there k Nof with 12 right then the groups of. 10 and 9 would checked. Periodically this Reserve a Burnelto the pot if not used methods of deciding on. "1, 2 he is sorted seers am Usu Arith. My. To a fuck blow stateside ?.jsxs?i phony is Marks and was Happy engaged in spend tog or when police nabbed him. Molt Large Stone a a newly Etc Amow. Sane and a i Tauanuu. Off a immediate plan Mot mentioned and Many go a Heidelberg Painter this article turned Over half he b won to his parents. To � new motorcycle so T a i i i. I although he has a a new Home for the weekly deluge the entry form As outlay of 50 pfennig Tarraff c Fott considerable number of people arid thousands More work part time they aaa to say nothing of the Large Revenue accruing to the postal system. the merits of either viewpoint loto continues to flourish. Anyone who feds Lucky can participate for As Little As one Mark which pays for to � chances. Printed forms is 12 some games plus two alternates ii Case of vary somewhat in the Dif to i jut Wurttemberge Baden s Breamon � typical. Fifty per cent of All moneys returned to the players As and taxes at the Flat rat of after that come percentages of 15 to sports clubs in the area 7 to the myriad Small betting offices which receive the Money 51/ to District offices when the entries Are checked and to the lined to Fortune s Bounty. In handled Wim-wi"1""T"" Antti Fortune up a Section goes to a of is. A for a time Lee Jed a a Jet we re a Xis nce being besieged w a Reserve prize event a. Al panics night. The third Section Narf time workers pus a checks each column and sorts out those a to the bracket get Days later checks Are mailed out c _ " to fraud Aie very r re 5 de. Late Petrie mail provided we Eio re deadline a and an Center prising v. I said How of can people and the pros is a thing. The stars and stripes feature Section
