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A FOOTBALL BOOM

4 PROFESSIONAL "SOCCER." London, February 2. There is an extraordinary boom in professional Association football, recall']'? tho palmy days before the war. English Cup ties are in full swing after an interval of five rears. Employers in the North of England complain of losses duo to the replaving of drawn games in midweek, but their appeals do not prevent the exodus from the works to the grounds. It is estimated that JiIOO.OOO was lost in' wages and output in Sunderland over one mid-week replov in January, and probably more will be lost on a similar occasion next AYcdnesdav. There were .IU.OOO spectators at sixteen cup tie matches in the second round nn Saturday, and the takings were ,£37,937, including .£5073 at the Chelsea ground alone.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 112, 5 February 1920, Page 5

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130

A FOOTBALL BOOM Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 112, 5 February 1920, Page 5

A FOOTBALL BOOM Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 112, 5 February 1920, Page 5

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