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Irish Basketball Trust
Reels Under Twin Blows
By DAN PARKER
NED IRISH’S COLLEOE BASKETBALL TRUST reeled today under
the twin Impact of player-bribing and ticket-gouging scandals.
While hundreds of basketball patrons were trying In v&in to pur
chase seats for two outstanding attractions booked for the Oarden in the
near future, five members of the Brooklyn College quintet were confess
ing to the District Attorney’s office In Brooklyn that they had accepted
• bribe to throw a game scheduled with Akron for the Boston Oarden
tonight and had promises to toss another game with St Francis at the
New York Oarden Feb. 10.
The fact that only undesirable locations were available te the
public at the Garden box office soon after what Mr. Irish refers to
as “the public sale" opened for the N. Y. lT.-Notre Dame game
scheduled for Feb. 10 and the N. Y. 11.-St. John’s game for Feb. 21
indicates that the public is not getting a square break In the matter
•f ticket distribution.
And the fact that the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, in the
course of an Investigation into a criminal matter having no connec
tion with basketball, was able to uncover evidence that gamblers
were bribing college players to throw games invites conjecture as
to how prevalent this practice is, if evidence of It thus turns up
unsought.
The Brooklyn College case is not the first of its kind to come to
Irish's attention, but It is the first that was brought to his notice by
the District Attorney’s office. As far back as six years ago, I learn, evi
dence that two players on a metropolitan team had been reached by
gamblers was dumped into Irish's lap. A short time later, two players
were dropped from the team In question. Last season. Irish knew all
about the case involving two out-of-town players. In both Instances, every
effort was made to hush the matter up, "lest It hurt the game." This
could mean either Mr. Irish's game or the game of basketball.
Irish controls college basketball in New York, Philadelphia and Buf
falo. He denies he has anything to do with the court games staged In
the Boston Oarden, although he has been credited with being In control
there, too. But, control of the big arenas In New York City, Philadelphia
•nd Buffalo gives Irish more, power In national college basketball circles
than any official actually connected with the college sport, a most un
healthy condition, if you ask me.
It has been the policy of Irish and most of the coaches in his group
to discount stories about college players br ing contaminated by gamblers.
When Phog Allen, outspoken coach of the Kansas University five, sound
ed a warning a few months back that the college sport was in grave dan
ger from the gambling menace, the chorus of trained seals that barked
rebuke at Phog would make one think that calling attention to the men
ace was worse than the menace itself. How tills ostrich policy has worked
out was told on the front pages of yesterday's newspapers when the
Brooklyn scandal broke through the District Attorney's office.
Gambling on basketball, which has grown tremendously since
Irish started booking college teams into the Carden, received its
greatest impetus this winter when the race tracks were closed by the
Government order. The bookies who had formerly handled basketball
bets as a convenience to their horse-playing patrons, now went'after
this type of business in a big way.
The basketball bookies have devised a method of betting which nat
urally gives them the best of it. For instance, they will offer odds of 6-8
On a team, which means that if you want the favorite, you must give
the bookie eight points but if you want the underdog he’ll give you
only six points. That gives the book a "two-point spread." Then If the
favorite wins, 42-36, the book collects from those who took the favorite
and there’s no payoff to those who took the underdog and six points
Since that would make It a 42-42 proposition. If the game winds up ’’in
the middle,” that is, with a seven-point margin, such as 42-35, the book
would collect both ends as It would have a 43-42 edge on those who took
the favorite and game points, and a 42-41 margin over those who took
the underdog and six points.
What the matchematical chances are of a game winding up in the
tnlddle I don't know. But of the 13 double-headers or 26 games played
at the Garden so far this season, five have wound up by margins that
gavo the books all the money, and one by a margin which enabled the
books to win the bets on one team while refunding the bets on the other.
Here is proof that the age of miracles is not past:
Dee. 6—N. Y. U.-Rochester game. N. Y. U, 13-19 favorite, won
58-39, or by a 14-point margin.
Dec. 9.—L. I. U.-Valparaiso game. Valparaiso, 4-8 favorite, won
<d-59, or a 5-point margin.
Dec. 13—St. John’s Utah game. St. John’s, 2-4 favorite, won by
30-36, or a 3-point margin.
Dec. 28—C. C. N. Y.-Hamlin game. C. C. N. Y., 4-6 favorite won
by 47-42, or a 5-point margin.
Jan. 1J—C. C. N. Y.-Syracuse game, C. C. N. Y., 4-6 favorite, won
by 48-42, or a 6-point margin, which enabled the books to collect all
bets on the favorite while not paying off those who had put their
money on the underdog and thus wound up with a tie.
Jan- 16—St. John's-Akron game. St. John’s, 5-7 favorite, won
48-42, or a 6-point margin.
These statistics may be heavy with significance and on the other
hand they may not mean a thing. However, they are mighty interesting
Just at the time when there is undisputed proof in the form of signed
confessions by the players Involved that gamblers do get to young college
basketball players and bribe them to maneuver the game along lines
that will do the bookmakers the most good. They are doubly interesting
In view of the statement by one of the guilty players that "every college
In the city Is doing It.”
P. 8. "They never should of done It during the war.”
(Copyright, 1845, King Features Syndicate)
Ice - Capades
Finale Thursday
New Haven, January 31. — Ac
claimed by all who have seen It as
the greatest Ice show in the history
of professional skating, the Ice Ca
pades of 1945 reaches its climax in
New Haven tomorrow night when
the finale performance will be pre
tented at the Arena.
The Capades will be on the boards
—or rather on the ice—tonight at 8
o’clock for hte second last time, ar.d
the windup session tomorrow is
acheduled for the same hour.
Its cast of 152 packed w.th stars,
including among Its champions Ann
Robinson of New Haven, Trivie,
Jimmy Lawrence, Donna Atwood,
Phil Taylor, and Nate Wolley, and
the aver popular Old Smoothies,
Irma Thomas and Orrir. Markhus,
the Capades presents two and a
half hours of solid entertainment.
Tickets are available lor the per
formances tonight and tomorrow
night.
Akron Boys Travel
700 Miles-No Game
Boston, Jan. 31 — <UP) — Alter
traveling 700 miles t play here, the
Akron University basketball team
roust sit on the sidelines tonight
because no substitute coni be lound
to replace Brookly,. College, theli
scheduled opponents who are In
volved In a bribery scandal.
Two service teams will replace
Akron and Brooklyn.
“We’ve traveled all over the coun
try to play but this Is the farthest
we’ve ever come Just to watch a
game,” said coach Russ B ichly ol
Akron.
BASKETBALL RESULTS
BY UNITED PRESS
Iowa Pre Plight 82, Nebraska 42.
Valley City 40, Moorhead, Minn ,
Teachers 43.
Sampson Naval 49. Scranton 31.
Tennessee 42, Georgia 26
Indiana State 48. Wabash 31.
Warrensburg, Mo , Teachers 48,
Missouri Valley 44.
Alabama 32, Columbus. Oa., Army
Airfield 31.
Southern Methodist 58, Texas
Christian 38.
Illinois Normal 52, Charleston 52.
New York District Coast Guard 73
Olmsted Air Station 45.
Mississippi 54. Como. Miss., Pris
oner of War Camp 38
Orest Lakes Naval 58, North
Western 39.
Oklahoma O. 6c M. 48, Oklahoma
SI.
Ben
Kansas State 36.
Santa Ana Army Airbase 42,
IMego All Stars 34.
March field flyers 70, Celllornia
Institute of Technology 88.
uwtituu
Akron Coach
Airs His Views
Easton, Jan. 31 — (UP) — The
gambling-conspiracy plan of five
Brooklyn Col. e players to lose a
scheduled basketball game at Bos
ton Garden tonight with the Akron
University five was termed a 'sorry'
state of affairs" today by coach Russ
Beichly of Akron.
Arriving lure with his team,
Beichly was told 'hat no substitute
team could be obtained and that hts
quintet could sit as spectators at the
doubleheader between Syracuse and
St. Joseph’s and two service teams
representing army hospitals.
"It's a sorry state of affairs when
gamblers worm their waj Into col
lege basketball,'" said Eelc'-ly.
Ambitious
"Ever since I went to Akron in
1940 after 10 years at West High in
Akron, I've been trying to get Into
big-time basketball.
"We finally did -ais y. . But
when you run into so . -hlng like
this you wonder if it's worth while,
It’s no fault of Boston and no
fault at Akron University. But if
this is going to be the case where
you) boys are not free to play with
out danger of being int rlcred with
by gamblers, it is time to get out."
Beichly said he was ’ tickled" over
the fact tliat the Brooklyn players
were caught ‘before rather than
after we played." The Akron team
plans to leave the "‘ty tomorrow.
Alexander Quits
As G. Tech Coach
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 30—(UP)—-Wil
liam A. (Bill) Alexander, head foot
ball coach at Georgia Tech for a
quarter of a century, resigned to
day.
Alexander, who present'd hts res
ignation to the schools athletic
board, will remain as Tcrh’s athletic
director and head of the physical
training program .
Robert Lee (Bobby) Dodd, back
field couch at Tech since 1932, was
named to succeed Alexander as head
coach.
Alexander's retirement from ac
tive coaching takes from the game
one of Its most colorful leaders—a
mar. whose teams were famed for
theli razzl -dazile play and upset
victories. One of the greatest of
these upsets came last Cctob when
Tech's underdog team whipped Navy,
17 to 15.
Alexander took over as head coach
in 1920, succeeding the late John W.
H els man, and In 25 yes' won six
southeastern conference champion
ships, and placed team in four
Major Bowl games.
Terminal Island Navy Air Station
it, Camp turn 71.
U. S. Rubber Vs. American Brass Tonight
NY GRAND JURY
‘GOES TO WORK’
QN BASKETBALL
By CARL LUNDQUIST
(United Press SUIT Correspondent)
New York Jan. 31 — <U.P.) —
Nationwide repercussions to the
most sensational college athletic
scandal in history brought prompt
assurance today from a quick-act
ing grand jury that every phase of
bribery and gambling involving bas
ketball players In the Metropolitan
area would be Investigated thor
oughly.
The grand Jury completed a 12
hour investigation of the bribery
deal in which five Brooklyn College
players were promised $3 000 to
throw a game late last night and
announced it would report its find
ings to Kings (Brooklyn) County
Judge Samuel S. Lcibowitz at 10 a.
m. (EWT.) today.
. Lcibowitz, a devoted sports fan,
ordered the grand Jury to check not
only Into the Brooklyn College
scandal, but to investigate reports
that other teams in the Metropoli
tan area had been approached by
professional gamblers.
■ I am charging you also to con
duct a broad, exploratory, thorough
and conclusive investigation within
the scope of your authority," he
said.
College athletic authorities
throughout the nation, shocked at
the revelation that the unprecedent
ed wave of gambling had resulted
In a scandal as sensational as the
baseball "Black Sox" sellout of 1919,
were emphatic In their belief that
the sport would be restored quickly
to public confidence.
They warned, however, that there
was an immediate need for the es
tablishment of a high commissioner
or czar with enforcement powers
which would prevent the recurrence
of such a scandal.
Metropolitan College basketball
coaches and athletic directors
pledged cooperation with the grand
jury in an emergency meeting last
night In which they stressed that
there was no evidence that any
other teams were Involved with pro
fessional gamblers.
Ned Irish, promoter of basketball
games at Madison Square Garden
said drastic steps were taken at the
meeting to combat the wave of
gambling and the attendant shadow
it casts upon the integrity of Amer
ica’s number one spectator sport.
"These measures, however, must
remain undisclosed at the moment
In order to be effective," Irish said.
The steps taken are designed to
give the players assurance of pro
tection from advances by gamblers
and to correct the Impression that
this Incident typifies the attitude of
the college player In general.
Morris Raskin, Brooklyn college
coach, one of the witnesses to ap
pear before the grand Jury, told the
coaches that he had questioned
Buddy Barnett, one of the players
Involved, and elicited a denial of re
marks attributed to him that "every
college In the city Is doing it, so why
jjir n. uu uo t
"Barnett further emphasized that
he knew of no one in college basket
ball who had been Involved In a
similar situation and that no one In
any way connected with college bas
ketball gave him Information or aid
In making arrangements with the
gamblers," Raskin said.
The five players, Bamett, Bob
Leder, the team's captain, Jerry
Green, Stanley Simon, and Larry
Pearlstein, were at liberty and no
charges will be filed against them
although they will be used as mate
rial witnesses against the alleged
conspirators, Havrey Stemmer and
Henry Rosen. Stemmer was ordered
held under $2,500 bail for a hearing
Peb. 5, while Rosen was arraigned
iri Manhattan (New York) felonv
court no charges of operating as a
fence for stolen goods from the fur
and garment districts.
Dr. Richard Boyce, athletic di
rector at Brooklyn College, said after
consulting other faculty members
that the school was "equipped In
every way to deal with the current
situation and to continue Is efforts
to give the large student body a
basketball team represcntalve of the
high standards of the instituion.”
He indlcaed that the five boys
would be expelled from school but
that other team members would be
retained if given a clean bill of
health by the Investigating bodies.
The team, aside from the “fixed
game’’ with Akron which was to
have been played at Boston tonight,
will complete Its 1945 schedule In
cluding one at MadLson Square Oar
den with St. Francis on Feb 10,
which the five players admitted
making preliminary plans to lose
deliberately
Players Cleared
A spokesman for the Kings Coun
ty DLstrtct Attorney’s office said
that no charges have been or will
be placed against the players.
The team, which had won seven
of its 11 games this season, would
have been the underdog against
Akron. The gambling range prob
ably would have been six to eight
points. What Rosen and Stemmer
asked the five players to do was
to see that Brooklyn was defeated
by more than the highest number
of points given by any bookmakers
The extent to which gamblers
turned to basketball flr:t was re
vealed when Nat Holman, coach of
Cltl College, ordered one of his
players to take the ball out of
bounds rather than try for a free
throw in a game with Syracuse.
City College was leading by six
points at the time and the gambler
had laid a six and eight point dif
ferential They gave a bettor Syra
cuse and eight or forced a bettor
who liked City College to give six
points. Had Holman's player sank
the free throw it would have meant
that the gamblers would have col
lected on both ends of the bet.
$311,000 Wager
Further evidence of how heavy
gamblers came In for basketball
betting was revealed In Boston
when a bookmaker disclosed that he
expected to place $30,000 In bets on
a Comell-Dartmouth game at Han
over. N. H. The game was scheduled
to have been played In the evening,
but because the Cornell players
could not arrange transportation
back to Ithaca, the contest was
shifted to the afternoon. No ad
vance word of changing the game
time had gone out to the gamblers.
Magistrate Charles O. Keutgen,
who presided et stemmer's ar
raignment, asked If the “Black Sox
scandal'' had Invaded basketball
I
Brooklyn Basketball Scandal Additional
Evidence That All Sports Need Policing
By HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor
New York, Jan. 31 — The lament
able Brooklyn College basketball
scandal Is striking additional evi
dence that all sports — professional
and lnter-colleglate — require po
licing.
College officials, In the words of
Athletic Director
Tug Wilson of
N o r t h w e stern,
dislike the term
"policing". Well,
they may call It
supervlslon, or
anything they
care to, but polic
ing Is what their
basketball depart
m e n t requires
Just the same.
Along this line
It perhaps Is sig
nificant that the
new commlsslon
Harry G . son of the Big Ten
Is to be given sweeping new power.
Fritz Crisler, Michigan's famous
football coach and athletic direc
tor, can have this Job If he wants
it.
Tile Brooklyn College mess, where
in no fewer than five players ac
cepted down payments to throw a
game at the Boston Garden and
were planning to do as they were
told In another at Madison Square
Garden, may hasten the appoint
ment of the successor to the late
Major John L. Griffith as czar of
the Western Conference.
LESSON FOR BASEBALL, TOO
It may even snap the baseball
powers out of their lethargy and
bickering In connection with the
naming of a successor to the late
Commissioner Landis.
Only a little more than a year
ago It was demonstrated that or
ganized baseball still required po
licing At a time as recently as
that, Judge Landis barred Bill
Cox, young president of the Phil
lies, for betting on games.
Landis was criticized In some
BY JACK CUDDY
(United Press Staff. Correspondent*
New York, Jan. 31—(UP) — A
guessing game with two questions,
but as yet not even one answer,
puts baseball’s 16 Major League
bosses on the spot as "Quiz Kids”
this week-end and a few million
fans are awaiting what they will
have to say.
They want to know first whether
the Tycoons will see fit to name
a new high commissioner to succeed
the late Judge Kenesaw M. Landis,
and if so who will it be?
The high guys of the diamond
with a long reputation for conserv
atism never want to be rushed into
anything, but the extreme urgency
of the problems now confronting
baseball may bring them to the se
lection of a commissioner, although
in normal times the post probably
would go unfilled for at least an
other six months.
The setting for the meetings Will
have all of the local eoler of a po
litical convention on a small scale.
There is a definite bloc of owners
in both leagues which wants Na
tional League Presic'er.t Ford Frick
for the Job, but his known support
ers will need to rally two or three
mere votes to assure his election.
That there will be a "smoke filled
room” with persuasive efforts to
swing borderline executives on to
the band wagon appears certain, al
though if Frick falls short of the
necessary 12 votes, it is conceivable
that a com promise candidate might
emerge. More likely, however, if
such a situation arises, will be the
tabling of the matter until a can
didate arrives upon the scene who
can rally t‘he support necessary for
election.
A factor in Flick’s favor appears
to be the revelation that the re
cently drafted Major League agree
ment, which sets the pattern for the
election of a commissioner, takes
from the high office much of the
power that Landis wielded.
The agreement, which is expected
to be ratified Friday without debate,
provides the club owners with veto
power over all league legislative
matters. Thus, they could put into
the books rules which the commis
sioner might not sanction or which
perhaps he might oppose bitterly.
That clause might soften the op
position of some of the more not
able conservatives to Frick, who has
been a liberal, though not always
forceful executive as head of the
National League.
Owners, who often insisted that
Landis had ‘‘too much power" de
manded the veto clause when the
10-man committee was named to
draw up the agreement. Landis had
the final say-so at all times and
particularly in matters which per
tained to farm system baseball he
incurred the displeasure of many of
the magnates.
Although what campaigning he
has done for the Job has been in a
quiet and indirect manner. Frick
seems to be sure of the support of six
or seven of the owners in his own
league, with only Warren Giles of
the Cincinnati Reds a known dis
senter. In the American League.
Clark Griffith of the Washington
Senators, Tom Yawkey of the Bos
ton Red Sox and botti Colonel Lar
ry MacPhail and Edward Barrow,
representing the new and old
regimes of the New York Yankees
have endorsed his candidacy. Don
ald Barnes of the St. Louis Browns
also was reported in line at one
time, although he has been non
committal since the mid-winter
baseball meetings.
alter he heard the complaint
against Stammer read.
The players, who will be used as
material witnesses against the two
gamblers, were in the courtroom.
They were escorted by detectives,
but were not under arrest and no
charges have been filed against
them.
Slocum Girl* Win
In a spirited Girls League basket
ball game played yesterday, Slocum
came through with a 2ft to 20 win
over Duggan; Coviello and Buaceml
scoring 23 points for Slocum; Muc
etno 12 for Duggan.
Frit* Crisler . . . Michigan's f»*
mous football coach and athietie
director is sought as commis
sioner of Big Ten.
baseball quarters for being alto
gether too Judicial and not at all
constructive. That may have been
true, but the old Judge was a writ
ten guarantee that everything was
on the up and up, and nothing can
be built when the public suspect."
any part of the phonus bolonus.
You hear that college basket
ball ts getting too big for Itself,
repeatedly playing before turn
outs of close to 20,00(1 at Madison
Square Garden, but there were
whispers years before Promoter
Ned Irish put It on big time. 1
recall a lot of talk following e
New York University - Brooklyn
St. John's game in a Bronx armory
In 1931.
Nothing came of It, Just as
nothing has been done about
these reports since.
During the past several winters
there have been many occasions
COACHES, BOYS
SEE NEED OF
COMBE LAKHS
By GLEN PERKINS
(United Pres* Staff Correspondent)
New York, Jan, 31.—(UP)—The
nation's college basketball players
and coaches, who have become in
nocent pawns in a lucrative wave of
gambling on their games, generally
agreed today that a high commis
sioner of collegiate athletics should
be Installed to prevent recurrence
of the bribery deal which involved
live Brooklyn college youths with
gamblers.
Angrily denouncing the players
ard gamblers who cast a shadow of
suspicion on all college basketball
by their $3,000 deal to throw a game,
there was general feeling also, that
the punishment for the offense
should be drastic.
Coach Nibs Price of the Uni
versity of California said that “it
looks like the only way to stop this
gambling would be to follow the suit
of baseball and have a commls
sioner who would rule over all gamed
plaved off college campuses."
“There is little betting on west
coast college games and practically
none when games are played on
the camous,” he said.
Drastic Step Needed
Fritz Crisler, the University of
Michigan athletic director, said ha
would go a step farther and prevent
college players from being used in
games away from school camouses.
“It is a college sport and that is
where it should be played," he said
“We have better control of games
played on our own floors."
Dr. Forrest C Allen, University
of Kansas basketball coach, who
made the first charges that play
ers had been Involved with profes
sional gamblers at Madison Square
Garden, said “The only remedy is
national control of intercollegiate
athletics, preferably one-man Juris
diction.” Allen has advocated a
“czar” for college sports for sev
eral years.
Life Ban?
Three Wisconsin players. Ray
Patterson. Desmond Smith and Bill
Johnson, said that any players in
volved in such a deal should be
barred for all time from amateur
sports, because there “is no excuse
for It.”
Bill Flynt, forward for the Arkar.
sas Razorbacks said that “I and my
teammates are well aware that such
a situation, if unchecked, could spell
the end of collegiate athletics”.
Hockev
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BY UNITED PRESS
The Chicago Blackhawks, all but
mathematically out of the running
for the Stanley Cup hockey playoffs,
refused to give up hope today after
their most recent victory, a S to 3
triumph last night at Boson, In
which they opered up with rallies in
the second and third periods to sub
due the Bruins.
Standing
W. L. T. Pts
Mnotreal . 26 5 2 54
Detroit . 22 8 4 48
Toronto . 17 14 2 3fl
Boston . 11 21 1 23
New York ... 7 1# 7 21
Chicago . 6 22 4 16
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Cleveland Barons were onlv
one game behind the first place In
dianapolis Caps today In the western
division of the American League
Hockey pace, closing In after a 3
to 2 victory over the Hershey Bears
last night.
The St. Louis Flyers, playing at
home, had one of their good nights
and blanked the lending Buffalo
BIsons of the eastern division 4 to 0.
Dixon By K. O.
Los Angeles, Jan. 31. (UP)—
Freddy Dixon, 146, Los Angeles,
stopped Verne Patterson, 147 1-t,
Worcester, Mass.. In the fourth
round of their scheduled 10-round
event at Olympic auditorium last
night.
where there were plenty of rea
sons for raising the eyebrows
Why, only the other night In the
Garden, Coach Nat Holman had
his City College team refuse a
foul shot. ,
This prevented the score from
hitting the middle, exactly In be
tween the number of points the
bettor gives or gets. Bookmaker!
Insist on a spread of two points
which makes It possible for them
to win both ways, and the fre
quency with which that happens li
amazing.
College athletic officials and
coaches all along have realized
the danger of fixers getting to
players. The NCAA appointed e
special committee to investigate,
and at the annual convention lr
Columbus, January 13, Asa Bush
nell, executive director of the Cen
tral Office for Eastern Inter-col
leglatc Athletics, warned that the
ugly situation was not confined tc
the larger centers, but extended tc
campuses.
FIRE FOLLOWS MUCH SMOKE
It is not difficult to understand
young college boys In need ol
money listening to the sure-thlng
boys. They were told that lots ol
others were doing the same thing,
and maybe they had some right
to believe It.
It was much harder to under
stand eight White Sox throwing
the 1919 World Series, They knew
better and could be punished
These college boys are not world
ly wise, and can’t be punished.
Phog Allen of Kansas stands
alone In his contention that a com
missioner of college athletics would
be practicable.
But the crying need Is for polic
ing, even if In individual In
stances It has to be left to a mem
ber of the faculty athletic com
mittee.
After all. the police can't be
depended upon to stumble into
fixed basketball games by acci
dent, as they did In the unfor
tunate case of the five Brooklyn
College players.
MERCANTILE LEAGUE
VIRJUNE MACH. (2)
Larson . 124 91 116
Jullano. 119 119 103
Wolf . 112 108 124
De Santis. 114 110 102
Thompson . 119 131 123
588 559 568
SPEEDY PARCEL (1)
Clvltate.141 100 122
Greco . 110 100 102
Morgan . 101 104 100
Brick . 124 143 102
Peters . 113 109 123
589 556 55S
METROPOLITAN (3)
Cone.118 120 114
Greenblatt. 124 126 118
Barber . 121 118 143
Marinelli . 101 130 113
Tato. 115 145 128
579 639 666
FULTON
Perrine . 114 122 102
Marccux. 98 114 124
King
111 119 98
Lindahl. 122 92 109
Drexler . 108 136 105
553 583 538
SULLIVAN’S (1)
Marinelli . 115 113 106
Murray . 91 144 116
Bey us . 136 107 106
Minihan . 110 110 138
Messina.122 110 104
574 584 570
MATZKIN’S (2)
Fischettl. 121 139 134
Glzzi . 108 120 121
Jaccwicz. 125 113 110
Simpson . 114 113 109
Schnitzel . 92 112 112
560 597 686
BROOKSIDE (2)
Sharon . 41 135 117
White . 124 121 101
Saleml . 129 118 133
Stokes . 130 145 125
Zaza . 101 114 90
625 634 566
STROBERG ft SON (1)
Wiggins . 91 101 116
Gillis . 105 117 105
Stroberg. 110 118 123
Petro . 105 87 109
Brick . 109 116 123
620 539 576
High single—Stokes, Toto, 145
High three—Stokes, 400
High game—Metro Cleaners, 639
High team—Metro Cleaners, 1834
POKER LEAGUE
JOKERS (2)
Jacovino. 123 115 111
Dlorlo . 92 106 80
Glzzi . 107 114 99
Gelgauda. 122 106 112
428 441 402
DEUCES (1)
Travisano . 98 101 133
Cesarello. 104 104 104
Ciresl . 102 100 110
Masone. 124 110 111
444 415 458
SUADES (2)
Marzano. 95 117 102
Lerz . 104 135 97
Gentile . 117 135 106
Lanese ..131 113 134
447 500 439
DIAMONDS (1)
Chrlstano. 121 117 96
Ventresca . 125 103
Mastracchio . 139 99 121
Peace . 86 107 8t
462 417 404
ACES (2)
GiustO .. 198 83 114
Ricchezza . 118 105 lli
Solomlta. 138 103 122
Fusco .. 105 100 112
487 391 471
JACKS (1)
DeRenzto. 109 138 86
Acierio . S8 118 92
Rnlaldl . 96 104 126
PaWano . 1U 79 111
401 438 4K
In Boston Gome
CHARLEY BEDELL
Crosby and St. Bonaventure bas
ketball player, now with Lovell
General hospital team of Fort
Devcna, Mass., will play aralnst
Cushing General of Framingham
tonight at Boston Garden. The
game replaces the Akron-Bronk
lyn college game, cancelled be
cause of the player-bribery scan
dal In New York, as five Brooklyn
players admitted taking money
to “throw” the Akron game. The
latter team traveled 700 miles to
Boston, but will not play.
LEAVENWORTH,“
WILBY LORAL
‘DOUBLE’ TONITE
Combining forces to save expens
es, Wllby and Leavenworth ath
letic associations will put on a dou
ble header tonight at Wi'.by gym,
with the March O'Dlmes Paralysis
Fund also declared In on the pro
ceedings. At 7:30 p. m. Wllby and
Pla'nville High will meet, to be fol
lowed by the Lcnvenworth-Hamden
high game at 8:45.
Wilby Wildcats are still seeking
first victory of the season and will
be met tonight by a classy Plain
ville high outfit that recently de
feated a good Lewis High of South
ington club by a substantial margin.
Hamden always gives Leavenworth
a run for honors in football, or bas
ketball, but the current pace of the
Tech Tigers, who have “knocked
off” Naugatuck and Crosby makes
them a favorite over Hamden high,
coached by Eddie Donnelly, brother
of former local curate of St. Thomas
! parish; Rev. Joseph Donnelly.
I Leavenworth and Naugatuck are
I billed for a Saturday night game In
I the borough which will draw a “full
! house” to the limited capacity of
the Naugy "Y”.
Cheshire
Crosby dropped a 35-24 game to
Cheshire Academy yesterday; Car
| men Mele getting 17 points. Crosby
j r coring 9 field goals, was paced by
, Girdzauskcs 7 points while the wln
I ners picked up 13 points on free
| throws. Crosby Reserves defeated I
Cheshire Jayvees, 36-29, Steck and
1 Pica getting 19 for Crosby.
At Berlin (not Germany) Sacred
Heart high of Watcrbnry lost a 30
2 game to Berlin high, which led
17-14 at half time. McKenna and
Romano scored half of the Hearts
22 points.
Ansonia won a 41-40 game from
Stamford high last night, the losers
outscoring Ansonia from the floor
17-16 In field goals
C.Y.O. Playoff
Game Tonight
Mount Carmel and St. Joseph’s
sequads of the CYO league, meet
tonight at Washington Park court
In an Important western division
playoff basketball game from which
the “March O’Dlmes’’ infantile Par
alysis Fund will benefit. Two of
ficials, A1 Monti and Paul Barone
have been named as referees.
St. Lucy’s dropped Its first game
of the league season last night at
Naugatuck 27-33, St. Francis of
Naugatuck winning, after a 20-13
liafl time lead. Mascola and Man
ettl of the rival teams scored eight
points each.
In other CYO league games, Sts.
Peter and Paul was a 24-14 winner
over St. Thomas. Zlnno and Becclu
scoring 19 points; O’Connell 6 for
i St. Thomas. Immaculate Concep
tion defeated St. Francis Xavier
19-13, Evon and Hanlon scoring 6
points each for the rivals.
Last Night's Fights
(By United Press)
) etaoin.slirdiucrrfwypetaoln
Hartford, Conn.: Baby Sims, 143,
New York, dec'sloned Jimmy Anest,
140, Brooklyn, (10); Johnny Cesarlo.
139, Hartford, outpointed Jimmy
Taylor, 135, Newark, N J.. <8);
Bobby Polowltzer, 130, East Hart
ford, knocked out Tippy Timm, 130.
New York, (2); Billy Camp, 158,
Worcester, dec'sloned Tony Pietro,
157, Albar.y, (6).
New York—(Breadway Arena)—
Jimmy Doyle, 148 1-2, Los Angeles, I
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PARALYSIS FUND
A BENEFICIARY
OF I. R. A. TILT
Every available seat and most of
the standnig room within the Y. M.
C. A. gymnasium is expected to be
occupied at 8 o’clock this evening
before U. S. Rubber of Naugatuck
and American Brass basketball
teams take the floor for an Import
ant first round game. Natural
rivals, most fans remember their
stirring hoop tussles last year,
which Is why they will be around
tonight when the whistle blows for
the first toss-up between USR’s
Chet Wojack and A1 Povalaltis of
Brass.
On this, the 63d birthday anni
versary for President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, the "March O' Dimes"
Infantile Paralysis Fund, will bene
fit from the Rubber-Brass game
tonight to the extent of 20 cents
per person, including I. R. A. of
ficials, players, fans, officials and
newspapermen. If the crowd is
between 700 and 800 the fund maj
get $150 toward the "kitty" for
aid to children crippled by infantile
paralysis.
Two Refs
Expecting tnat the going will be
“hot and heavy" from start to
finish, league officials have assigned
two referees to handle the Hub
bcr-Brass game. Who the officials
will be is not known until game
time. Later on in the season, two
referees will be assigned to im
portant games, according to the
Judgment of league officials and
requests of opposing teams.
Seth Thomas, an under log win
ner over Benrus last Sunday, will
meet the strong Waterbury Com
panies squad in a ”B" division
game preliminary to the USR-AEC
contest; with dancing scheduled be
tween the halves and after the
second game.
Starters
U. S. Ruooer Is expected to start
Lefty Farrar and Walter Yackow
ski at forward; Chet Wojack at
center; Bill Schnell and Bob Mc
Dermott at guard; against A1 Da
melio and Sonny Rinaldi at forward,
A1 Povalaltis at center. Johnny
Sla.-on and Al Monti In the guard
spots for American Brass. Bobby
Rhoads of USRubber may see lim
ited service because of a knee in
jury.
Duden New Navy
Football Leader
Annapolis, Md , Jan. 30—(UP)— H.
Richard (Dick) Duden. Jr., of En
Glenwood, N. J., a member of the
class of 1947, will captain the 1945
Navy football team, Athletic Direc
tor C. Owen Humphreys announced
today.
Duden Is the only three letter man
In his class, having earned ’’N's” In
football, basketball and baseball
during his Plebe year. He Is the reg
ular center on tne basketball team
this season and has been a big fac
tor In the Middles’ five consecutive
triumphs. He Is a blocking back on
the football team.
Stanley T. Moak of Binghamton,
N. Y., will be the football manager.
Chase And Time
Girls Winners
Because o| vlcioiies last night,
defending champion Chace Girls
and the lassies from US-lmc con
tinued to share the IRA Girls bas
ketball league lead. Klrschbcrger
and Larson led the winners with 10
and 6 points scored. Massie and
Phelan scoring 15 of the Scovill
ERA 17 point total; the game end
ing 23 to 17. A shou'der Injury
ended the playing of Flo Reynolds
for the Scovill team in the final
period.
USTime girls doubled the score
on Bcnrus 24-12, Rogers and Leach
scoring 8 points each for the win
ners, Andrews and Rornpre 10 for
the Bcnrus team.
Parochial
Planty of points separated winners
and losers of Parochial Leabue bas
ketball games yesterday, as SS.
Peter and Paul won a 15 to 6 game
from St. Francis Xavier and St.
Ann’s and a 26 to 4 edge over St.
Mary's; Valenfant scoring 11 points
In the latter game, while Cairo got
the only field goal for St. Mary’s.
Sixth Grade
Russell school was an 18 to 9 win
ner over Bishop :n a Sixth Grade
league game played yesterday; So
lomita scoring 8 points for the win
ners; Gatling 6 of the 9 Bishop
points
outpointed Johnny Jones, 152 1-2,
Pittsburgh, GO)
Jersey City, N. J.—Irish Jimmy
Mulligan, 170, Boston, declsioned
Bob Wade, 166, Newark, N. J. (10).
Bangor, Me—Ralph Walton, 138,
Montreal, declsioned A1 Freda, 189,
Worcester, Mass., (10).
New Bedford, Mass.— Oscar St.
Pierre. 135. Fall River, knocked out
Marty Pemba, 132, Boston (5).
White Plains, N. Y.—Vic Plgna
taro, 148 1-4, New York, knocked
out Carl Olson, 138, New Haven.
Conn, (1)
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