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Newspaper Page TextCage Scandal Ends LDU College Sports Setup n By EUGENE LEVIN J New York, Feb. Zl W Long Island university, a casualty of basketball's biggest gambling .scandal, has quit all intercol legiate sports. , E The Brooklyn school, which tor many years had one of the Ration's leading basketball teams, said last night that its ac tion also includes the cancella tion of this season's four remain- g games, including two ched- 1 W P nl ft i ill .jjv-;,, O m 0 vV-- Pip ill a I' II ffl Arm flf I flW Three Long Island university basketball stars, I III Vl LM" each held by the arm by a detective, are es 8 corted to a New York City police station for booking on is charges of accepting bribes in college basketball's sensational JJ game-fixing scandal. They are: LeRoy Smith (left in photo m at left), high-scoring playmaker; Adolph Bigos (right in cen- ter photo), a good rebound man; and Sherman White (right in " photo at right), scoring star regarded by many experts as r one of the country's greatest players. (AP Wirephoto) 'Fix' Probe Fails to Point Solution to Bribe Problem , By MILTON RICHMAN (United Preu Sport Writer) J New York, Feb. 21 (U.R)Ev ryone the district attorney, "the defendants, the coaches and the fans voiced a different the jjory about the current basketball jmess today but no one stepped jforth with a solution. Al Roth, one of three accused JCity College players, shrugged rnis snouiaers neipiessiy wnen Jask'ed how he would get to the core of the fix problem. "I don't know where the trou-.-ble lies," he mumbled dazedly. ;AU I know is that I got in it." i Some of the coaches have said "players leave themselves open to unsavory offers when they go to "resort hotels during the summer .'to play ball and wait on tables, r "Nahh," Roth replied. "Like I Tsay, I don't know where the --trouble is, but I'm pretty sure Jit's not there." There is a faction that claims iMadison Square Garden is par tially to blame because shady 'characters can get to players tthere. Vice President Ned Irish ;heatedly denied that allegation today. j "Ours is one of the best po--liced buildings in the country," 'Irish said. ', "At every college game, we -have a minimum of 24 special 'policemen on duty. There also 'are detectives in every part of Jthe building during each game. We have a list of known gam iblers and they are not admitted. ! 'We value our reputations." Howard Cann, New York uni versity coach, agreed with Irish and said he saw no solution in (removing the game from Madi- son Square Garden. "Some years ago," Cann said, '"we played our game in an up town armory and do you know what? We uneartned a counter- Impound Bribe S Payoff Funds t New York, Feb. 21 W More Jthan $20,000 recovered by po Jlirp from five of the eieht local basketball players involved in the gambling scandal still be longs to the youths. The players led police to the various caches in safe deposit jboxes, coat linings and buried ehoe boxes. Officials say all but a few dollars of the money are (bribe funds received from the 'gamblers. It was explained that the mon fcy only was Impounded and would be returned to the play rers. However, fines will be de ducted If the youths are convict ted, an official said. ;FAN FARE Z22!?Stf I'ANYBOOYTWNWHE 1 Cf'jiX) U Ci,'-'471 - I I e mi I. M. u. uled for Madison Square Gar - den. LIU President T. W. Met calfe acted a few hours after three LIU star players and a former team captain were charged with taking $18,500 to fix seven big games, includ ing a national Invitation tour nament contest last year. These four, plus three top per formers of the national cham pion 'CCNY team and a player feit ticket group among other undesirables." James V. Giloon, graduate manager of athletics at New Yqik university, also said there was nothing wrong that he could see with the Garden's po lice system. "Maybe I'm blind or deaf," said Giloon, "but I've never seen or heard anyone holding up his fingers or trying to make a bet in the Garden. "I don't know where else we would play our games." Sports Editor Provided Tips To Break Case New Vnrlc TTph 91 P A New York sports editor provided tne tip tnat helped the district attorney break the latest bas ketball scandal. Frank S. Hogan, the district attorney, said the information came from Max Kase, sports editor of the New York Journal American., "I have now permission to re veal that on Jan. 10, last, the Journal-American and its sport ing editor, Max Kase, warned this office to keep a close watch on a certain player on the Long Island team," Hogan said. "Kase told us that this player would bear watching. As a result of this tip, the investigation of the district attorney, which was getting nowhere, received a di rectional steer which was most productive." Kase, in a story in the Journal-American, wrote "the joint effort dates back to Jan. 10 when I visited Hogan, in com pany with Lewis Burton of this sports department, and placed vital information before him. "... continuous, persistent rumors of point-spread fixes and outright dumps, prevalent for years, were more intense than ever after the 1950-51 bas ketball campaign began. Vigor ous inquiry was begun among gamblers and basketball-wise operators. Inevitably, we turned up leads and tips." TIDE TABLE Corrected tar Ta Correct for Taft Compile! hr tht U. S. Cent ant Geodetic sarrer Hlih Waterl Time Hellht Low Watera Time Hellht 5:50 a.m. 3.5 6:48 p.m. -0.3 II 13:48 t.m. i.S 11:53 .m. 1:10 a.m. 13:94 p.m. . 5.1 a. i o 6:33 a.m. 7:15 p.m. 1:35 a.m. 1:45 p.m. 8:09 a.m. 8:15 p.m. 1:38 a.m. 1:1 p.m. 6.5 1:03 a.m. 6 1 3:05 p.m. 6.1 from New York university, ad- mitted obtaining a total of $25,- 000 in bribes, authorities said The arrested athletes are: Sherman White, 6-foot, 7-inch LIU forward who was leading the country in scoring and rated by many the best collegiate play er today Leroy Smith, LIU playmaker and set shot artist. Adolph Bigos, LIU's ace re bounder. Idaho Willing to Meet LIU 'When They're Honest' Spokane, Feb. 21 W Coach Finley says the University of Idaho basketball team would be happy to meet long island uni versity again "when they're hon est." LIU edged Idaho 59-57 in a Christmas night game played at Madison Square Garden. LIU players admitted yesterday the Idaho game was one of four in which the scores were juggled. "I thought they were lucky to win," Finley told reporters here. He said "LIU only beat us in the final minute of play on a very questionable foul." "We'll be happy to meet LIU again when they are honest," Finley added, "I don't think they would do any better.' Bunny Mason Is Named as Salem Golf Club Pro The Salem Golf club has se cured the services of Bunny Ma son, one time Salem high school athlete for the position of profes sional effective March 1. Mason has been employed as assistant pro at the Walla Walla Country club, under Jim Russell, for merly of Salem. In addition to being a member of the high school golf team, Ma son played basketball with the Vikings. The golf club has been without a regular professional since Don Bowles resigned at the end of 1950. Jones Given Win Over Stojack Rufus Jones topped Frank Stojack Tuesday night as the pair of gladiators staged the principal act in the weekly mat production. Jones took the first and third falls, using his head butts effectively. Stojack took the middle fall with his "giant swing." Alex Kasaboski and Tony Verdi grappled 30 minutes with out either being able to gain a fall In the preliminary. Andy Tremaine won over Lou Macers and Arnie Skaaland dumped Leo Jensen, Salem 'Y' Gals Oppose Portland The Salem "Y" girls swim team will compete against Northeast YWCA of Portland Wednesday night in the Portland pool. Salem lost to the Portland mermaids by a narrow margin a few weeks ago. The local squad included Sid ney Kromer, Chirlie .Wilcox, Carolyn Parsons, Dorothy Pen horwood, Sue Young, Doris Helm, Laurel Ann Warner, Dor othy Hammond, Barbara Wag- ness, An Tarem and Helen Beck. They are coached by David Huff, Willamette university student. By Wolt Ditsen Entire Ed Warner, star of CCNY's na- tion champions. Ed Roman, leading CCNY point scorer. Al Roth, CCNY playmaker. rlarvey (Connie) Shaft, a leading New York university scorer, Ed Gard, LIU team captain last season. The district attorney's office said all eight received their bribes from Salvatore T. Sol lazzo, a Manhattan jewelry manufacturer and ex-convict. Sollazzo remained in jail to day after State Supreme Court Justice Samuel H. Hofstadter re' fused yesterday his latest plea for freedom on a habeas corpus writ. He has been refused bail During the hearing Soilaz zo's pretty wife Jeanne, pulled a mink coat around her shoul ders and wept as the justice told her husband: "I can hardly see a more de spicable crime the corruption of youth at the very fountain head." Rumors still persisted that Dis trict Attorney Frank. S. Hogan isn t finished with the sensa tional college basketball expose that has kept the sports world tense since he first started ques tioning players last Saturday night. Asked if he has two more plavers in custody, Hogan said: "There is no. basis for that rumor at this time." Another development yester- day was Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's demand that the maximum pris- on sentence in New York state for any one bribing or trying to bribe an athlete be increased from 5 to 10 years. A bill to this effect was intro duced immediately in the repub lican-controlled legislature at Albany, and democrats pledged their support. The mushrooming scandal continued to bring statements from some major schools that they will not play further games in Madison Square Garden. The latest was from Denver univer sity, which lost an allegelyl "fixed" game to LIU two months ago. Other schools said they will continue to Dlav in the Garden. Gard was the eighth and latest to be brought into the current scandal as a player. He previ ously was charged as the contact between the CCNY players and Sallazzo. j. But late yesterday the dis trict attorney's office said Gard also admitted accepting bribes to "fix" three games in which he played last season. One was LIU's 80-52 invita tional tournament upset loss to Syracuse. Gard's athletic eligibility ran out on him this season, although he was still enrolled at LIU. However, three of his former mates White, Smith and Bigos are charged with carrying on the "dumping" this season. Au thorities said Smith was not in volved last year. Bigos had replaced Gard as captain this year. White, one of the nation's highest scorers, ap peared headed for all-American honors. Bigos, White and Smith posted S15.000 bail each and were re leased late yesterday. Gard re mained in protective custody at his own request. Central Noses Out Silverton Silverton Silverton Foxes were edged, 57-54, by Central Union high Tuesday night in a basketball game that saw the score alternate frequently. The Foxes trailed 29-27 at the half but managed to take a 47-41 lead at the three-quarter mark only to lose out in the final eight minutes. Preliminary: Silverton 52, Central 26. silverton (54) (57) Central Doualaa 17 P " Poev Cooper 6 P 11 Robinson OUBtafson C... 11 Rweiwtock Johnxon 11 0.. 8 Bum Stoutenberg 13 ....o. 10 Loch S 3 Burch Amateurs Ready For Mat Tourney Pullman, Wash., Feb. 20 P) More than 60 entries were on the books today for the annual Northwest Amateur Athletic Union wrestling tournament next Saturday at Washington State college. Preliminaries will be held in the afternoon with the finals Saturday night. Teams are en tered from WSC, Oregon State college, ewis and Clark college, Tacoma YMCA, Yakima YMCA, Portland Multnomah Athletic club and Fort eLwis, Wash. Catholic U Drops Varsity Football Washington, Feb. 21 0.R) Catholic University, once an eastern gridiron power, dropped varsity football Tuesday due to an expected drop In male enroll ments nexa fall. Athletic Director Ed LaFond said the sport might be resumed if the school gets some kind of military training program or if the mobilization picture changes. Warring Golf Pros Reach Agreement On Mexican Dispute Houston, Tex., Feb. 21 (P) All was serene today among the hitherto warring professional golfers and the Houston open will go on with Jimmie Dem- art and other players penalized for a defiant trip to Mexico swinging their clubs as usual. An agreement was reached last night with Lawson Little, PGA tournament committee co chairman. Under it nine linkes men, fined for participating in the Mexican national open,' will pay up and be eligible to play here. But they'll get a hearing before the full committee when all seven members can be got ten together. Some 50 tournament layers held a four-hour session ,'rom which the press was excluded. Afterward a statement was is sued that the penalized players would pay under protest and be given a hearing at a future date. It ended a controversy of al most two weeks. It started at San Antonio during the Texas open when four members of the committee Leland Gibson, Horton Smith, Dave Douglas and Clayton Heafner issued a statement that approved play ers were prohibited from par ticipating at Mexico City. Reasons given were that the Mexican open was not a PGA- co-sponsored .tournament, con flicted with the co-sponsored Rio Grande Valley open at Har lingen last week and was not a "major championship." The Mexican golf assocoation charged a run-out on an agree ment: Smith said Mexico had "raided" American players. Eleven American golfers play ed at Mexico City, nine of whom came under the PGA ban. , Basketball Scores (By the Associated Press) COLLEGE RESULTS (By the Associated Press) Whit worth 74, Oonzaga 83. Vanport B9, Oregon College of Educa tion 62. Montana State 61, Colorado State 43. San Jose State S3, College of Pacific 51 East St. Johns (Bkn.) 61, NYU 52. LaSalle 64, Manhattan 63. Colby 101, Maine 63. Connecticut 74, Boston Univ. 59. Tufts 89, Massachusetts 58. Midwest Oklahoma A&M 61, Houston 5J. Bradley 97. St. Louis 65. St. Mary's (Minn.) 70, Oustavus Adol- pnus es. Iowa Wesleyan 60, Penn (la.) S3. Peru (Neb.) 100, Midland 71. Albion 101, Hope 65. Ohio University 83, Clncinnatt 74. Southwest Baylor 61, Texas Christian B8. Texaa A&M 49. Southern Methodbit 48, Arizona State (Tempe) , New Mexico A&M 59. South . . - North Carolina State 78, Wake Forest 56. Clemson 83, George wash ins ton 77. Washington & Lee 66, Virginia 54, William & Mary 76, Virginia Military 43. South Carolina 83, The Citadel 68. HIGH SCHOOL SCORES (By the Associated Press) Willamette Frosh 49. Woodburn 47. Eugene 58, Willamette (Eugene) 46. Cottage Grove 69, Elmira 61. Junction City 58, St. Francis (Eugene) 19, University (Eugene) 61. Springfield 43, Maupln 35, Parkdale 39. Wlllamina 58, Sherwood 39. Corvallis 50, Albany 40. Mr pie ton 39, Waldport 39. Toledo 35, Newport 33. West Linn 49, Hillsboro 48. Dayton 36, Amity 35. Estacada 73, Canby 33. Newberg T3, McMinnville 43. Salem Academy 48, Oaston 65, Central Union 57, Silverton 54, St. Paul 39, Jefferson 46. Tillamook Catholic 46, Garibaldi 43. Woodburn 47, WU Frosh 49. Molalla 47, Sandy 44. Sublimity 54, OSD 34. Corbett 53, Cascade Locks 36. Cascade 39, Philomath 43. v Beaverton 48, Detroit 41. Oregon City 61, Tlgard 45. Mllwaukle 65, Scappoose 43. Sheridan 45, Banks 32. Portland Schools Columbia Prep 42, Concordia .26. Benson 46, Jefferson 44. Franklin 46, Cleveland 40. Lincoln 71, Washington 52. Roosevelt 51, Grant 50. 4 Salem Men in Casaba Playoffs Four Salem men will be play ing in the Sixth Army regional basketball playoffs starting at Camp Cooke, Calif., February 26. The men, all members of the 409th quartermasters, Salem re serve unit called active in Oc tober, are on the 409th engineer special brigade team at Fort MacArthur, which is to repre sent the Southern California dis trict. Salem men on the team are SFC Floyd W. Riley, Sgt. Robert W. Wagers, Pfc. Clarence L. Haugen, and Pfc. Richard C Tandy. Gaston Defeats Salem Academy Gaston, high downed Salem academy Tuesday night, 63-48, as the visitors piled up a 38-13 margin at the half and main tained the advantage through out the balance of the contest. Academy (4ft) (85) Gaston D. Doerksen 13 .. P ....... .16 Halloway J. Doerksen 7 F 3 Oormen Wall 6 C I... 16 Spldel Johtvon S O 12 Flett Frlesen 10 0 14 Robesrtetn scoring subs: Academy Mayer 3, Pfau 3; Oaston HLdson 4. rjTrovel . therlatt rot . II the EAST $ your local Iti Ag.nt LOCAL UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS Renewal of Rose Bowl Pact Easy Path for PCC By HAL WOOD (United Preu Sport Writer! San Francisco, Feb. 21 (U.R) Renewal of the Rose Bowl pact would be the easiest possible road fo follow for the Pacific Coast conference when it meets here this week - end, Brutus Hamilton, director of athletics at University of California, said to day. "That would be the easy way out," said Hamilton. "There would be less criticism and it would end a lot of our current headaches. "However, we are concerned with the philosophy of athletics that is' involved in post-season games and that is the thing that Portlander Nabs , Third Spot in Class A Singles Bill Mamlrose, Portland, turn ed in a 624 series at University Bowl Tuesday night to climb in to third spot in class A singles of the Oregon State Bowling as sociation tournament. He replaced Al Albano, anoth er Portlander, in third place. Al bano had fired a 622 on Febru ary 2, and had held the lead for several days. Albano now rests in fourth spot. Hi Haman of Portland check ed in a 615 series to move into fifth position in class A singles. Frank Evans and Pinky Hart- well, regarded by many as the top two bowlers in Salem, were to have appeared as a doubles team in Tuesday night's action, but were granted a postpone ment because Hartwell is ill Last night's results: Claai A Doubles Bill Malmrose and HI Haman, Portland, 1070; Hugh Wllkerson and Joe Coe, Salem, 043. . Blntles Bill Malmrose, Portland, 634; Hi Haman. Portland. 616: Ed Loiian. Salem. 499; Lome Kitchen, Salem, 693; Hugh wuicerson, saiem, 45S; Joe coe, Balem, 638; Luke Braden, Salem, 404; John Olney, Salem, 640, Class B Doubles Ed Lotran and Plovd McNeil. Salem, 880; Lome Kitchen and Rex AdolDh. Salem, 946; Harold Ollnger and Clayton Foreman, Salem, 980; Tony Blgler and Stan Braden, Salem, 1102; John Irons and Luke Braden, Salem, 1014; Erwln Llndsey anq uua straw, saiem, bbj; ueorgo cau sey and Carl Butte, Salem.. 1041: John Olney and Kenneth Clark, Salem, 978; bioya jones ana uon Duncan, saiem. lOOfi. Singles Ployd McNall. Salem. 487: Rex Aaoipn, saiem, 4BS; Harold Ollnger, Ba lem, 589; Clayton Poreman, Salem, 488; Roy Parley, Salem, 408: Ton? B I Bier. Sa lem, 504; John Irons, Salem, 448; Erwln Llndsey, Salem, 530; Bud Straw, Salem, 515; George Causey, Salem, 475; Carl Butte. Salem. 486: Kenneth Clark. Salem. 510; Lloyd Jones, Balem, 440; Don Dun can, saiem, 474. Class C Doubles Ben Creasy and Roy Parley, Salem, 807. Singles Ben Creasy, Balem, 437; Thoe. Ellinger, Salem, 637. Lebanon Moves To Support Team Lebanon The chamber of commerce board has moved spring opening date up to March Z in- order to accommodate a large local tournament at the district basketball eliminations March 9, in Corvallis, with the Lebanon Warriors taking the floor that evening at Gill colise um. Thursday's chamber meeting also saw President Richard Dav is appoint a committee headed by Jack Davis, Delmar Clem and Rdgis Foss to work with school and student-body offi cers in fostering maxibum lo cal support of the Lebanon War riors at the district playoffs and state tournament. JUD, the Plumber, JOINT - meant a place of union of two bones, when movable one upon the other! JOINT - also .means .0 place .of .union .of .two pieces of lead pipe. . . . To wipe a joint correctly is a skilled job. Judson's, your ONE TRIP plumber specializes in skilled work! "24 Hour Emergency Service" b 'fi&JUm w tomituu it. ' Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 21, 1951 Page 13 will be studied at our sessions here." Hamilton believes there is a 50-50 chance for a renewal of the pact with the Tournament of Roses association. The Big Ten already has given unofficial ap proval of a renewal of its part of the pact. Final decision of the PCC rests in the hands of the faculty representatives and col lege presidents. 'I believe all our men have an open mind on the subject," said Hamilton. "I know I'm still in a quandary about the future of post-season games." He said that the discussion of the pact definitely was not aim ed as a political move against the Big Ten. "There have been rumors that we are tired of being pushed around by the Big Ten," Hamil ton admitted, "and are using this method of putting them in their place. "Nothing could be farther from the truth. Our relations with the Big Ten have been ami cable and we are well satisfied, "I would also like to point out that we have no criticism of the men handling the Rose Bowl They are fine gentlemen." Hamilton said that he would be opposed to a proposed post season game between the cham pions of the Big Ten and the PCC a week ;or two after the regular season ended. "It would be nearly impossible to administer such a game," he said. "It takes us going at full speed five or six weeks to set up the handling of the Rose Bowl, How could we ever do the same thing in a week or two?" Hamilton said that the possl bility. that the professionals might be asked into the Rose Bowl if the PCC bowed out has been considered by the PCC men at the recent Riverside meetings. The new sessions, to be held in the Clift hotel here, will have an open agenda. The return of the wartime rule that allowed freshman ath letes to compete in varsity con tests may be brought in,to the discussion. Also, there is a pos- siDimy tnat the banned televi sion may come before the group again. Triangle Tourney To Determine B-2 State Meet Entry Monmouth. Ore. VaTo Perrydale and Falls Cltv win J gage in a triangular tournament on the Oregon CoIIpbb nf EHn. cation gym floor Wednesday nigni 10 determine the Polk County B basketball title. The winner and runner-nn will tnk-a part in the Detroit B-2 tourney to Be played here March 1, 2 and 3. Valsetz with an unusuallv strong quint, took the county ti tle during the regular season and will be favored to win ton hon ors in the tournament that will be concluded Thursday night. for old -time tftram Walker qualify JUsTmL YOU MUM IMPERIAL Blended whisker. 16 proof. 70 grain neutral ipiriri. Hiram Walker & Soni Iocs Peoria, 11L m NEWS AND FEATURES Bomber Still Packs Biggest Box Office Wallop in Frisco San Francisco, Feb. 21 (PI- Ezzard Charles may be the heavyweight title holder but the old ex-champ, Joe Louis, still packs the biggest box of fice wallop. At least around here. Louis fights Andy Walker in a 10-rounder this Friday night and the huge Cow Pal ace already is a sell-out. That means approximately 16,000 fans will see the bout. It's another warm - up in Louis' campaign to get back into the ring with Charles for a return championship fight. Who is Walker? The latest opponent for the Brown Bomb er is a willing but obscure lo cal heavy. He recently won the California championship. The only time he fought out of the state was in 1948, in Ta coma. Louis is the attraction. Among the 16,000 who will cram the pavilion will be hundreds who haven't turned out for a boxing contest in years. They want to be able to say they saw the former champion in action. In con trast they probably wouldn't walk across the street to see Walker fight a bear with his bare fists. Halbrook Sets New Portland Point Record Portland, Ore., Feb. 21 (U.PJ Wade (Swede) Halbrook, Lin coln high school's seven-foot center, has set a new Portland Interscholastic basketball league scoring record of 291 points in 12 games. Halbrook scored 22 points yes terday against Washington high to boost his season's total 15 points over the previous record 276 points set in 1940 by Maur ie Stremich of Commerce. Stre mich's record, however, was for a 16-game season. The city league now plays a 14-game sea son. Lincoln's 71 to 52 win over Washington also gave the Red birds the city league champion ship and a berth in the 1951 state tournament at Eugene. Dayton Squeezes Past Amity with Single Point Dayton Dayton union high's Pirates and Amity staged a ding- dong court battle here Tuesday night with Dayton taking the decision, 36 to 35. Dayton led 18-12 at the half but had con siderable difficulty in taking the win. Dayton had previously cinched the Yawama pennant. Preliminary: Dayton 45, Ami ty 32. D.Tlon (M) (39) Amltr Raxler 4 P 1 Neumann D. Allen 7 P g Kinu Snerman IS .C. ......... 7 Ediren J. Allen 1 o 4 Williams Hoard 9 0 3 Buck a Schuchardt Inscriptions reveal that bricks were used as structural material at least 6,000 years ago. THE WANT mil m $025 $ 110 a qt. Jmpl.