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Foto3 Sc"d!DQ';!J;;'i!aG75: DiniwSvG'53 v.; All-American ' . Star Included Confessions Made to Taking $5500 Bribes PEORIA. EL, July 24-iSVTbe greatest college sports scandal in history spread from the east to this midwest basketball capital today, snaring Bradley University's all Americaa Gene lieknlorre and three of his teammates. The popu lar , Mekhiorre and three other stars of the 1949-50 Bradley cage powerhouse confessed taking bribes totaling $5,500 from gam blers to hold (town scores' of two games. -: Four other Bradley players, whose names were not made pub lic, are being questioned. Michael A. Shore. Peoria coun ty state's attorney, made ' the shocking disclosure today. He said players who had made oral statements to bribe-talcing, in addition to Melchiorre. 23, the fiery Squeaky" of the hard courts, were: Bill Mann, 24, of Chicago, captain of last season's team and its greatest shotmaker; Charles Bud" G rover, 22, Dun dee, III-, another regular; Aaron . Preece. 24. Canton. 111., with Mcl- chiorre the team's "spirit guy" and its free throw artist. - Dragged IaUfeas With the revelation, nationally famous Bradley, always a top contender for basketball honors in the UJS.. was dragged into the scandal centering around games In New York's Madison Square Garden, which involved -19 New York-area players from four col leges and five gamblers. The City College of New York team, one of those riddled by the New York disclosures, and Brad ley were finalists in the NCAA and National Invitation tourna ments ending the 1949-50 seaso Bradley lost both times. The three other New York colleges involved were New York University. Long Inland University and 'Manhattan College. , . The four Bradley stars said gam blers who paid them off for manip ulating point totals of two Bradley games in Peoria were Nick "The Greek Englesis and ZU Klukof- sky, alias "Kaye" Beaver, Conrsr Garnet .The games were between BracT ley and Oregon State. Dec. 5, 1950, which Bradley won 77-74, and the Bradley-Washington State game Dec. 21, 1949, which Bradley won 67-59. i . , Bradley, the proud midwest bas ketball contender which after rev elation of the New York bribes had announced it was not going to ; play again in the Gotham garden, had held its own invitational tour namentafter the 1950-31 season's end. Its officials had hailed the tour ney as ''bringing basketball: back to the campus1 and indicated meets like its own - would help ve basketball from further gam bling scandals. , - - - v Melchiorre and the three others seized were released "under tech nical custody" pending action of the Peoria grand Jury. State's at- lorney ishore said he was more interested in prosecuting the fix ers than the players. . . -New la Business All four were graduated from Bradley in June and have since entered business ventures in Peoria. The investigations started four days ago with the arrival in Chi cago of Vincent O'Connor, New York assistant district attorney who aided in exposing the basklt- ball fixing there last season. 5ince some bribe money was said to have been passed in Chi cago, Cook county states attorney John S. Boyle assigned LL James Oakley and Jack Doyle of the Chi cago police department to go to Peoria and participate in the In vestigations. Boyle was interested in determining if games played in Chicago, especially at the Chicago stadium scene of many Tag Thgyll Do It Every Time I By Jimmy Hallo T-i J r THOUGHT VSL ESZZt t J KZXT ? 7? Ily s gttus a fast tt rns the cue f -frrnoL l&f vCl va rr vsl swzr 10 8405 Jl "were- SOUTH AAjY HOLD IT! ( icxr sixnoNi M stars till we I A rajpss 1 jy"-' l If n Xa. 2t tv- rr off-and , 1 4X 7. I J TFes Schulmerich to Show Also State Employees Seek 6C0O Goal Friday ertinwtl sasae fix Friday. Addltienal X 1 igMg gKim csa. . tleket seOen mmd. takers are to to7atersfSlJ.aJtr. r-TSn'S !T ZZ-ZZ wcama S Mbmseensase ww- mrrBM wta mdjdmm KuuMSiac. That threwg wi3 W Bt"dlnx Bf a -rraieifiry to the east ef rr Fri-. These whe intend reiag to the slay sughi if the State Employees " taaae and whe want their tickets realise1 their goal. - ' - beiareoaad seed ealy to call susoe sxaaea svuiai aary aig&t the eamtt stayed by the A SEN eeauBrtteessam wiS be there to receive the calls and to disperse sesatamtra with f 'ekets to these whe call lav The Is S-SltS. : Friday alMssHlW - a sight Is to he "Stale Night at the baB park the Sessators retan riea with Victoria. SEN res Hire, headed by Bah Ashby hag beea werklag hC aad hard tm its effect to sell (bkfa Wmm K KIv alrM a hit Bight reverted that the adraace, , A as. added f eatore e FH-. sale is mertag right ahmg. Me'. JT" Wht sheet by Oie sexet- 2SwSSstisS?s!l!i edly hage orewd.fer the Pert- Tl. -w-.'" .7 haaeban dawns. Sdisdaerkh went hmto retiresacat secae time age, bat has beea eeexed eet el far the Waters field ap- eg hasehsU fans whe have seer hiss consider the former Oregea State football hesehsn star aad ez-esaisr leagner as being better equipped to reader laagh-caeel eatertaia- seat thaa say ef the tea Schmhaerich wCl preseat his pnaks both hefere aad dariag w rnoay gaase. The gasse is to be a, benefit la may way. The State are gettiag aad waatiag aethiag far their efferts. The s awrely a gestare to beeat the H rasters dab. Sascsa wffl get to keep an gate reedpta. also, iaaa- Tictoria k Yamhill or Sheridan the Foe 30 Big Fmijiining Does It ,15 . - , J n a it ? fa e n . n Kapslista' fefiete 13-5 ! The West Salem Lumbermen clubbed out a 13-5 victory over the Vista Markets in Salem Junior baseball Class B play Tuesday at O lin ger field. The win was No. 3 against one loss for the victors. The Vistas now have 1-4 record. Clyde Fiatwood both pitched and helped ! -fr 1 to hit win. He checked the Vistas - i. . . I with five bits and had a 3-for-4 lable of Coastal lidn! 111 1 i r i TIDES FOR 'TAIT. ORZCON ! i Compiled by U S. OmsS Si CtadsW Survey. Portia fid. Ore. i i , racinc standabd nm JULY. 1SU High Waters Ttmm - ft Ht. ; mjm. 4a , Srtt pjqi. SJ :4S sjrt. 1 S2S p in. 8J SS sa ; T:1S p.m, sa S.nv 4 9 pitu l:.r3 msni 4.S i . 3 pjn, S.S , a.m. 4.4 :&t p.m, 6 4 , UAS p.m. 4.S I 1S-JS p tn; S.9 Time 11 A3 aja. Law Waters Ht. l. . 1.0 J a.7 04 11S5 sjh. li aa ajn. SAX aja. 12:44 p.m. S.-05 s,m. 1 :55 p.m. 3:58 ajn.1 1:57 p.m.. 3.3 4.44 am. -oj 3:55 p.m. 3 55 a.m. 4J 4.U p.m. 12 4 M VhX WHIP PuSS-TO-ILCSS THE ECONOMICAL CUAN, , CONVENIENT FUEL CAPITOL LUMBER CO. U. Cherry Ave Fhoae 3CC2 or " ' - fi ij time" college i cage encounters were Involved in the fixes Net ia Chlcage Yet u 'k' U IA. Oakley said today that the payoffs to the Peoria players were made in New Sfork; Philadelphia and Peoria. He said no gambling linkup with games in Chicago had been established yet. , i i .Lt. Oakley said Preece, one of the Questioned players, told inves tigators that various players, dealt with various gamblers. Preece, he said, told of being approached by Klukofsky and Said he had learned before one game that his team mates had arranged with some other gamblers to limit their score. Oakley said ::Melchiorre, a war veteran whose popularity was un surpassed in Peoria sports history, admitted receiving 14,000 for the nx or tne Bradley-Oregon game and distributing it among members oi we i earn, if - Lt Oaklet I said Mekhiorre. Mann and Graver each had ad mitted receiving $500 for con trolling the Swore i in Bradley's game against Washington state. Carriage in England during the reign of Queen Eluabetn called 'whirileotes.- performance at the plate, includ ing two doubles. Bill Barrett also hit J-for-4 for the winners. A six-run first inning won the game for West Salem. Three bits. three walks by Ed Warrenberg and three errors by ms support a counted for the six tallies.' Gordy DomogaHa's doable was the big wallop of the Inning. Joe Largent had a double end single , for the losers, Don Zeh drove In two - runs and Bobby Durocher hit a triple. Tonight's lone Class C game at 6:15 puts Cupboard Drive-In (3-2) against Orchard Heights (1-4) at Keizer. It has also been announced that the makeup game between Keizer Chamber of Commerce and West Salem Lumber has been dat ed for August 1 at Keizer.' By the Associated Press , bitters at Uta and at last la tbe Western International League were: O Ab H Bi Hr At. KUcher.Vaa , p 3SS lie S S JTI Slaovic.Van. S3 371 131 SO 9 JSS3 Meal. Wen S3 303 IOC 4 J5S Peterson. T-C S3 SCT 103 SS 4 JSSS Moran. Tae SS 383 138 74 3 -334 Richardson. Spok SI 27S S3 SS 7 333 Bases. Yak SI 357 117 44 3 X Spok SS 3Z3 IOS S3 s JZS Prtrs, Vie M 370 120 44 S. J24 Confucious. the Chinese social philosopher, was born in 550 B.C. He taught: Do not do to others what you do not wish done to you.' West . Salem Vista Market natwootfand aad Lehman. S14 It 13 13 SUSS S 9 Davis: Warreaberg BOATERS INVITED All area pleasure boaters have been invited 'to join members of the Salem Boat club this Sunday m a cruise to Lafayette locks on the Yamhill river. The cruise win leave from the Salem docks at 9:30 ajn. ' FOR MORE PLEASURE STAN BAXE2 M0T02S HIGH AT CK2&ZOTA ir- UIL Dallisy Opening clash of the first inter-district American Legion Junior baseball action for the Capital Post Na I team will take place in Waters Field Thursday at 630 pjn District Commissioner Bruce Williams announced Tuesday after conferring with officials of the YamhOl-Sheridan-Newberg area, i - Note Official Len Is Coach PORTLAND, July t4-)-Ap-ointment sf Lea Casanova as head feetball coach at the Uni versity af Oresaa was eenflrmed today be the state beard ef high er education. - f Esaaleyed as aa aaaeelate pre- feasor 'on a yearly ten ere basis, he will devote 17 per cent ef his Uaae tm teachlag physical ed acatlea depaxtaaent classes. Yamhill and Sheridan were to have decided that ares champion ship in ia final game last night, winner of which will oppose Coach Vince Genna's locals in the Thurs day opener here. -" i Second game of the playoff will be at either Yamhill or Sheridan Friday evening, and site of the finale, if needed, will be decided by the flip of a coin. The third game must be completed Sunday. Meanwhile Coach Genna has had his! CP's out each night in drill sessions at the ball park. He has not yet announced who will twirl the opener, but the decision will . land with either Lowell Pearce, Ron Whittaker or Steve Merchant. Fish do not drink water, they get enough moisture In their food. The USSR is an 1 extensive fur producer- and its rivers and seas are abundantly stocked with all types of fish. Stock Racers Next BooMriff At Hollybowl Canuck Golfer PNGAMedalist SPOKANE. Jury 24-V-Huskv Bill Mawhinney of Vancouver, B. i, wouna up with slx-under par 138 for Z6 holes today to win med alist honors in the Pacific North west Amateur golf tournament. ' Mawhinney, 22-year old Canad ian amateur champion, fired nine hole rounds of 35 and 33 today to go with the two-under. par 70 he posted yesterday at the 6,405-yard pokane country dub. Meanwhile on another course, the Women's PNGA opened match play with medalist Edean Ander son of Helena, : Mont, getting a big score before downing Mrs. L. F. Nelson of Spokane 2 and 1. Grade DeMoss, the defending champion from x Corvallis, Ore, won an easy 4 and 2 decision over Mrs. V. G. Skone, Spokane. lZt TO TEE OFF CHAMPAIGN. I1L, July A field of 128 teen-aged golfers, all under 18 years of age. will tee off tomorrow in the fourth nation al junior amateur golf champion ship tournament with the defend ing champion, -Mason Rudolph, Clarksville, Term, rated as the youngster to beat. The. stock cars, as much a fa vorite with the racing fans as tha hard tops, win be! next on the speed menu st Hollywood BowL Valley Sports Promoter Mike Car ty announced yesterday that he was installing a fug program for the stocks next Saturday night Stock cars are those that are not in any way souped-up as are the hard tops, hot tods and nil gets. They are merely the aasaa Oldsmobiies, Fords, ;i Meratrysy Chevrolets, Plymouths, etc, thai are driven oa the ! streets every day. But they ar epOoted by the veteran race drivers. Such speedsters "as Bill Wel-t mann, Hershel McGriff, Ray ET-" Uott, Bud Emra, Wild BiU Hyde and others are expected to per tidpate. , v :: -"". V-:- il I ! Number of cars and driver ros ter will be made known by Carty later in the week, fter he meets with the Oregon Stock Car Racrrtn association to go over finals de tails. . !?. j Length of main. event Is to-be determined during fthat meeting also. . ih ! 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