anaheim-gazette 1951-02-20

LIU’s White Confess Teammates Bigos, Smith Arrested As Heat Turned on NY’s Garden NEW YORK (UP)—College basketball's biggest bet scandal spread to another major school today with the arrest of three Long Island university cage stars charged with "fixing" games. The district attorney said they confessed after 13 hours of questioning. One of the players snared in the widening gambling expose was Sherman White, six-foot, seven-inch forward considered one of the top court stars of the nation. The 22-year-old White is the country's second highest scorer. White and his two accused teammates, Capt. Adolph Bigos, 25, of Perth Amboy, N. J., and LeRoy Smith, 21, Newark, N. J., were charged with accepting a $3000 bribe to throw a game between LIU and Kansas State at Madison Square Garden last Dec. 2. LIU barely won, 60 to 59, after twice blowing 11 point leads. LIU was an eight-point favorite. In addition, District Attorney Frank S. Hogan said the three athletes plotted to arrange the point spreads in a number of LIU games this season. The sensational betting coup broke wide open last Sunday, enmeshing in its bribe net four other players, including three stars of the College of the City of New York, whose "Cinderella team" swept to the National Invitation and NCAA championships last year for basketball's first and only "grand slam." The fourth player arrested was from New York university. Hogan said the LIU stars broke under the long questioning and admitted at 2 am. (PST) today that they had accepted the bribes. The district attorney added they operated through Solvatore T. Sollazzo and ex-LIU player Edward Gard "to set up betting crews on certain games." Sollazzo and Gard also were charged with being the "money man" and go-between, respectively, in the GCNX phase of the scandal. Hogan implied the earlier arrests set the stage for the seizure of the LIU players. The four players arrested Sunday were Ed Warner, widely re- twice bloying 11 point leads, LIU was an eight-point favorite. In addition, District Attorney Frank S. Hogan said, the three athletes plotted to arrange the point spreads in a number of LIU games this season. The sensational betting coup broke wide open last Sunday, enmeshing in its bribe net four other players, including three stars of Sollazzo and ex-LIU player Edward Gard "to set up betting crews on certain games." Sollazzo and Gard also were charged with being the "money man" and go-between, respectively, in the GCNY phase of the scandal. Hogan implied the earlier arrests set the stage for the seizure of the LIU players. The four players arrested Sunday were Ed Warner, widely regarded last year as the nation's No. 1 collegiate basketball player, Ed Roman and Al Roth of City College and Harvey (Connie) Schaff of NYU. The district attorney's office disclosed today that detectives had recovered $5060 from a Brooklyn safety deposit box. Roth admitted that the money came from bribes he had taken, the office said. Detectives said they uncovered another cache earlier when Warner, forward on the GCNY team led them to the basement of his Manhattan home and from a shoe-box took an envelope containing $3060 in bills. Police said at least $2500 of the total represented money banded Warner by Sollazzo. Hogan said the three LIU players admitted they were paid for "shaving points" on games—attempting to meet the point spread designated by gamblers. Spreads fixed by bookmakers indicate the margin by which they think the favored team should win. The three players were booked on bribery charges 30 minutes after Hogan made his early morning announcement. The gangling White, who re-(Continued on page 7) Bradley to Miss NIT in Garden NEW YORK (P)-Two major basketball teams—Bradley and George Washington—have pulled out of Madison Square Garden for the present because of the latest betting scandal. Bradley players voted unanimously last night not to accept a bid to the National Invitation tournament, scheduled for the Garden next month. ROOTED IN IGNORANCE, VIOLATED IN SECRECY! Observation to the Storm, the Noth and the Poor! MARKETING OF THE NEW YORK POST NEW YORK (UP)—Two major basketball teams—Bradley and George Washington—have pulled out of Madison Square Garden for the present because of the latest betting scandal. Bradley players voted unanimously last night not to accept a bid to the National Invitation tournament, scheduled for the Garden next month. At the same time, Max Farrington, director of athletics at George Washington, said that "we wouldn't be interested in accepting an invitation to play a New York team in the Garden for some time." Meanwhile, the New York board of higher education barred for the present any scheduling of games in the Garden by CCNY, Brooklyn college, Queens college and Hunter college. These are municipal institutions, controlled by New York City. Queens and Hunter never have played in the Garden. The Washington Post quoted Dr. H. A. Fisher, director of athletics at North Carolina State, saying he would be against his school playing any of the teams involved in the New York scandal. PORTERVILLE (UP)—The of directors of the Pot baseball club has asked the leagues' commissioner to gate the Class C Sunset league disenfranchising the Packers. In a telegram sent last Commissioner George Mann at Cleveland, the board the disenfranchisement wi criminatory" and "unjust. The Sunset League acted taken last Saturday at Ariz., during the merger circuit and the Arizona loop into the new Southwestern international League. Baseball officials said ville, although desiring the new 10-team outfit, wasinated because of travel between it and n cities. However, when Port joined the Sunset League two sons ago the 487 stockholder $5000 for the franchise, spokesmen say the stock want this money returned. Spokesmen added that Mann doesn't take immediate, the board will file junction against the new until the franchise is clear. "SPEEDY" by K.T. HELLYER WWW.SPEEDY.COM "ORANGE COUNTY'S LOW COST TRANSPORTATION HEADQUARTERS" 410-6-LOS ANGELES ST.; ARANEIM; PHONE 229 nfesses to Cage Bribes BEYERLINES by Ernie Beyer It really pains me to have to put this into print, but the CIF is currently making itself look like the ultimate extremity of an Equus Caballus. Apparently not satisfied with its masterful job of crumming up the layout of the CIF playoffs last year, that unrevered body is now attempting to louse up what is left. Should Loyola and Alhambra make the finals this year, don't be surprised to see the playoff held in Pocatello, Idaho. Ridiculous?? Sure it is. But no more so than some of the "decisions" that the CIF has been handing down: Yesterday's "ruling" by the CIF president, who won't have to make the trip anyway, than the Sunset-Sau Diego game would be played on the "neutral floor of Pt Lom a was enough to get YORK MANAGER CROWNED—Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees got a big welcome, with 10-gallon hat attached, at Phoenix, Ariz., from Del E. Webb, co-owner of the club, upon opening of the Yank's training school—(Associated Press Wire photo) Kentucky Retains No. 1 Ranking; Illinois Only New Face in Top Ten NEW YORK (P)—For the fifth straight week, Kentucky is the leading basketball team in the country. The Wildcats, sporting a 16-game winning streak, again edged Oklahoma A & M in the weedy Associated Press poll. Columbia, only major unbeaten team left, moved up to third place, replacing Kansas State, which slipped to fifth. Indiana also advanced from sixth to four place, but that was before Hoosiers dropped a 71-85 decision to Illinois last night. Illinois, now a heavy favorite in the western conference, moved from 11th place into the select group with a 10th place finish. The rest of the Top Ten consists of St. Louis (6), Bradley (7), St. John's of Brooklyn (8) and North Carolina State (9). Kentucky, which edged DePaul, 60-57, last night for its 22nd victory against one setback, drew 2 first-place votes from the 140 sportswriters and sportsscasters who participated in the balloting. The leading 20 teams based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. First-place votes and season's records. Porterville 'Hot' Over League Boot PORTERVILLE (P)—The board of directors of the Porterville baseball club has asked the minor leagues commissioner to investigate the Class C Sunset league for disenfranchising the Porterville Packers. In a telegram sent last night to Commissioner George M. Trautmann at Cleveland, the board said the disenfranchisement was "discriminatory" and "unjustifiable." including last night's games in parentheses: Top Ten 1. Kentucky (52) (22-1) 2. Oklahoma A & M (52) (22-1) 3. Columbia (4) (17-0) 4. Indiana (7) (15-3) 5. Kansas State (2) (17-2) 6. St. Louis (18-5) 7. Tennessee (13-4) 8. St. John's (13-4) 9. N. Carolina State (2) (23-4) 10. Illinois (1) (16-3) Second Ten 11. Arizona (25-4) 12. Brightham Young (1) (21-5) 13. S. California (3) (15-3) 14. Dayton (1) (20-4) 15. Villanova (20-4) 16. IL (20-4) 17. Oklahoma (12-7) 18. Cincinnati (13-7) 19. Washington (1) (16-4) 20. Beloit (2) (15-4) Army to Ruin Micell's Chance PHILADELPHIA (P)—Joe Micelli emerged as a contender for the welterweight championship by punching lightweight king Ike Williams groggy last night, but it won't do him much good. The young New York Italian has a date with Uncle Sam in a few days. Actually, he was slated for induction into the Army yesterday, but his draft board gave him a few days grace so he could fight here. The 7801 fans who paid $27,385 to see the 10-round battle at the by the CIF president, who won't have to make the trip anyway, than the Sunset-San Diego game would be played on the "neutral floor of Pt Lom a was enough to get some Anaheimers up in arms, but this is nothing compared to what happened in another such decision about Ventura. Ventura junior college has just won its second straight Western States conference title. The team is largely composed of players who were on the high school championship team of 1948-49. That team won 30 games, without a loss that year, including both the CIF and Beverly Hills tourneys. Last year, the CIF decided that Ventura was simply tooContinued on Page 7. Illinois, K-State Near Loop Titles NEW YORK (P)—Illinois today loomed a strong favorite for the Big Ten basketball championship while in the Big Seven, Kansas State was running away from the pack. But the two favorites came into being in entirely different ways last night. K-State didn't even step on the court, Oklahoma polished off Kansas, 61-59, while Illinois took care of its main threat, Indiana, 71-65. The Jayhawks' loss left them with a record of 8-3 while the Idle K-States boast a 7-1 mark. That will be hard to overtake in the little time left. In the process of kicking Indiana, Illinois pulled its loop record to 10 triumphs in 11 games. Moreover, the only loss the Illini have suffered came at the hands of the Hoosiers. Kansas came close to putting the crusher on Oklahoma, but the combination of John Rogers and Marcus Freiberger turned the verdict the other way. Freiberger poured 20 points through the hoop, but although Rogers hit for one basket it was not that one. Since 1899 PORTERVILLE (UP)—The board of directors of the Porterville baseball club has asked the minor leagues’ commissioner to investigate the Class C Sunset league for disenfranchising the Porterville Packers. In a telegram sent last night to Commissioner George M. Trautmann at Cleveland, the board said the disenfranchisement was “discriminatory” and “unjustifiable.” The Sunset League action was taken last Saturday at Yuma, Arizona, during the merger of the circuit and the Arizona-Texas loop into the new Southwest International League. Baseball officials said Porterville, although desiring to join the new 10-team outfit, was eliminated because of travel distance between it and member cities. However, when Porterville joined the Sunset League two seasons ago the 487 stockholders paid $5000 for the franchise. Club packers say the stockholders want this money returned. Spokesmen added that if Trautmann doesn’t take immediate action, the board will file an intention against the new league until the franchise is cleared. PATROL MAKES RECORD IN MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR (UP) — The last patrol of the veteran first battalion Devonhire regiment is going home to Britain after hanging up an impressive record in the jungle war against communists. This patrol has killed 70 terrorist since the emergency regulations were proclaimed in Malaya in June, 1948. The patrol led by Sandhurst-trained E.L. Peter Graystone, of Paignton, is made up of 12 army men and two policemen. Tulane stopped Mississippi, 64-50; Virginia Tech beat William and Mary, 82-77; Duke triumphed over Wake Forest, 69-64, and Maryland dumped Clemson, 64-50, in the South. In the Southwest, Arkansas eked past Texas, 64-78 and Arizona thrashed New Mexico A and M, 75-46. Denver halted Colorado A and M, 64-64, and Wyoming topped Utah State, 68-51, in the Far West. There were no major games in the East. BASKETBALL STANDINGS CITY LEAGUE Ritz 10 7 Pts Bob Williams 10 6 Pts No. 6 1025 Cottera 8 2 Pts No. 7 2000 Hartfield 7 6 Pts Huntington Beach 2 6 Pts Horneta 2 10 Pts Garces Last Night Cottera St. Williams 50. Rita St. Haffield 9 (Torffail) Box Score Cottera St. Williams 18 Stewart W Trigg 12 Villopope Braden R Russell 30 Bollenhill G Gerrr 9 Huntington score Cottera 22 Huffman score Cottera 22 Scottier tabs: Voddera-Hamilton 6; William—Duncan J. Helmiland 6; CHYROF LEAGUE Grace Lutheran W L Pet Calvary Baptist B 2 500 Cyprus Naxirome D 2 720 White Temple D 2 025 St. Boniface I 6 444 Zlipn Lutheran I 6 400 Church of Christ D 3 000 Grace Lutheran W L Pet Calvary Baptist B 2 500 Cyprus Naxirome D 2 720 White Temple D 2 025 St. Boniface I 6 444 Zlipn Lutheran I 6 400 Church of Christ D 3 000 Grace Lutheran W L Pet Calvary Baptist B 2 500 Cyprus Naxirome D 2 720 White Temple D 2 025 St. Boniface I 6 444 Zlipn Lutheran I 6 400 Church of Christ D 3 000 Grace Lutheran W L Pet Calvary Baptist B 2 500 Cyprus Naxirome D 2 720 White Temple D 2 Louis Top Draw In SF Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO (P)—Ezzard Charles may be the heavyweight title holder but the old ex-champ, Joe Louis, still packs the biggest box office wallop. At least around here. Louis fights, Andy Walker in a 10-rounder this Friday night and the huge Cow Palace 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 Bomber is a willing but obscure local heavy. He recently won the California championship. The only time he fought out of the state was in 1948 in Tacoma. 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 contrast they probably wouldn't walk across the street to see Walker fight a bear with his bare fists. This will be the second time the Cow Palace has been used for boxing. The other one also was a sell-out—at $20 tops. It was the 1949 championship battle between Ezzard Charles and Pat Valentino. Valentino, however, was a San Francisco favorite with a tremendous local following. He brought All told, there are 13 league champions competing in the tournament. Others, besides the Colonists, include Redondo of the Bay league; Glendale Hoover of the Foothill league; Long Beach Poly of the Coast league; Alhambra of the Pacific league; Mt. Carmel and Cantwell, tied in the Catholic league; Valencia of the Orange league; Hart of the Ventura league; San Diego and San Diego Hoover, tied in the San Diego league; Hemet of the Riverside county league; and Lone Pine of the Desert-Inyo' league. To round out the bracket, two second-place teams were picked: the host Santa Monica team and Puehte, respective runners-up in the Bay and Tri-County Leagues. Ventura Junior high school has been invited as a free-lance entry. Ventura, a two-year high school, does not have a class B team and its preliminaries are all played by the junior high Bee team. The Mariners are unofficially champs of the Ventura league, however, since they have run through 18 straight games without defeat this year. Pafko Signs Pact, Stops Holdout Talk CHICAGO (P)—Outfielder Andy Pafko, who hammered 36 home runs last year, has signed his ninth Cub contract, ending all rumors of being a hold out. Also in on Cub signing ceremonies was veteran first baseman Phil Cavarretta. It was his 17th Cub contract. Pafko's salary was not disclosed, but it is thought to be the highest the Cubs will pay a player this season. Wid Matthews, the club's personnel director, was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles for salary chats with outfielder Hank Sauer and shortstop Roy Smalley. The Florida State Racing commission ordered the delay Saturday in an attempt to curb book-padding. Attorney General Richard W. Ervin, who recommended the delay, said it was too early to determine effects but results, if any, should be apparent by tomorrow. Results of the first eight races at Hialeah Park were delayed an average of 22½ minutes by the Associated Press in compliance with the commission's order. Results to the Daily Racing Form, Morning Telegraph and other Triangle publications were similarly delayed. However, some bookmakers reported they had results about 12 minutes after the races were run. One source said results from Hialeah were "about the same as last week, but results from Oldsmar (Sunsbine Park near Tampa) were about 45 minutes behind." Officials of the Associated Press and other wire services criticized the order but observed it to the letter. The rule was passed unanimously by the commission and (Continued on Page 7) 10 Likely to Go In Anita Derby ARCADIA (P) — The $100,000 Santa Anita Derby shapes up as a wide-open 10-horse race. It appeared today that not more than 10 of the classy three-year-olds dotting the Santa Anita stable area will answer postcall Saturday. The tentative lineup includes Phil D. Rough 'N Tumble, Gold Capitol, Gold Note, Nothirdchance, Pat's Own, Lion, Frendswood, Acgean and Interpretation. 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