Show POOL ROOM VICTIMIZED I Wire Was Tapped and Swindler I Made a Haul Scranton Pa March nThe tapping I tap-ping of a wire btween this city and New York City yesterday cst the poolroom pool-room men of this city and Yikesbare 2500 The races were liberally played and there were may surprises when it wa announced that Baralaa at 40 to 1 Friar John at 5 to I and Nemo at 10 to I were the wInners of the big races The betting had been heavy and in this city the pool rooms lost over 1200 The discovery that the wire had been tapped was not made public until too late and now the bettors on the winning win-ning horse will have their claims satIsfied sat-Isfied at a further loss to the poolroom men There the wire was tapped Is not known The horses staked at hen odds were made the winners by the wire tappers and their friends liberally backed the right ones |