WE.ADNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1951 THE 'MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THR&E rio Arrested as l. Y. Cage Expose Con tinues ON THE SPOT By GEORGE FLINT Daily Sports Editor A SCANDAL as dangerous to sports as was the 1919 Black Sox affair has exploded in New York-and from this corner it looks like there may be further similar revelations at any time. When the attempt to bribe Manhattan College center Junius Kellogg was bared earlier this winter, there was considerable furore. But with the confessions of Ed Roman, Ed Warner, and Al Roth of City College, which was the 1950 national champion in the hardwood sport, gambling on collegiate cage games assume the status of an immensely serious cancer. *Yesterday's LIU revelation clinched the situation. The fact that the bribing took place in New York, and the teams involved in both fixes-CCNY and LIU-play their home games in Madison Square Garden is particularly significant. The Garden, since it is not a college fieldhouse, and since the purpose of its proprietors is to make money on 'big' games during the collegiate season, is more conducive to the gentle art of fixing than are Yost Fieldhouse or other local courts m The gambling crowd considers the sprawling pleasure arena in midtown Manhattan its own peculiar domain, even though Garden promoter Ned Irish has made laudable efforts to rid the place of the three-to-one boys. That doesn't mean that betting does not take place in the other sections of the country. It does. But it's on a small scale compared to the shoddy practice of bribe and counter-bribe which has been brought into the open in the big town. One peculiar facet of the City College case is the sacrifice of prestige and honor that the three stars were willing to make for the 4 sake of a couple .of thousand greenbacks. ' WTH ONE OF the best coaches in the business, Nat Holman, and a student body which supported their team with more rah-rah than do Michigan fans, City College was sitting on top of the cage world last season. Roman, Warner and Roth had national reputations. They had their pictures plastered all over newspapers and magazines. They were cheered as conquering heroes after they had completed bas- ketball's 'double'-the NIT and NCAA championships. And they threw away all those laurels for the sake of money, much like a tank-town pugilist who will take a dive for anybody's r fifty bucks. It says little for what is left of amateur-ness in college athletics. And it bodes ill for college basketball in the Garden. From now on, every upset, every sloppily-played game, will bear the possible stigma of 'fix. It's entirely possible that more instances of bribery or attempted bribery will be turned up, now that the heat is definitely on in New York. And the investigations may well turn to other big town sports places. Betting is not confined to Madison Square Garden. * * * * T UNDOUBTEDLY IS PREVALENT in Chicago, where double- headers with big name teams are played at the Arena. It might be in the picture out at San Francisco's huge Cow Palace. Although collegiate games played at the big sports centers bring the cage game to a wider audience, it seems to me that the answer to the gambling problem lies in bringing the sport back to the college courts, where the game can be played for its own sake and not for the benefit of the get-rich-quick point-spread impresarios. The big fix has cast a pall of doubt over the legitimacy of college basketball. Fans and schools who love the game for its own sake will hereafter be highly suspicious of the exhibitions put on in the big arenas. Only a real return to amateurism will satisfy them. I (<+1 1 * * * G 1 / 11'x. Pucksters * * * Spartans Blackbirds'Sherman White Confesses Part in Bribery By KEITH MILLER In a renewal of the farm week activities, Vic Heyliger's puck- chasers will travel to East Lansing tonight for a contest with a vastly improved Michigan State sextet.- The action will get underway at 8:00 p.m. in the Demonstration Hall Arena, which has a seating capacity of 4,000. AFTER A LAPSE of twenty years Michigan State renewed the ice sport last year and concluded the season with 14 defeats without a victory. This year coach Harold Paul- sen has a squad which has been playing beyond expectations. The Spartans have won six out of thirteen clashes. Included in the victory column are three successes over Michigan Tech, a team that the Wolverines will face early in March. Defeats have been inflicted upon the Spar- tans by North Dakota and Minne- sota, the latter chalking up four wins. LAST WINTER the Maize and Blue trounced State 10-4 and 17-1, but Heyliger doesn't expect such runaways this year. The affable coach believes the clashes between the two Michigan schools will be much closer. Heading the Spartan skaters * * -C. f ---._ Detroiter Del Reid, who has been' working in fine style. Reid is a 24 year -old junior, who weighs only 140 pounds. ON THE HOME SIDE of the picture, captain Gil Burford is still favoring a bruised leg, a reminder of the rugged Colorado series. Af- ter tonight's tilt the Wolverines come home for a two game stand against the North Dakota Sioux this weekend. The Wolverines will have to be at their defensive best against the Spartans. In Saturday's con- test with Toronto, on several oc- casions the Michigan defense opened up so that the Blues had one man free with the puck al- most on top of the Maize and Blue net. Neil Celley added 2 goals Sat- urday to give him 53 points and team leadership in scoring, and the Wolverines now have an over- all season record of 14 victories (11 against American opposition), 4 defeats (2 to U. S. colleges) and one tie (inflicted by Montreal). The Wolverines' record against American college teams is of spe- cial significance because it is on this record, not the won-lost totals against American and Canadian foes both, that teams are selected for the NCAA playoffs in Colorado Springs each year. NEIL CELLEY ... scoring leader is Dick Lord, a center from Mon- treal. Lord, a sophomore, has been handling himself quite well. Other top performers for State are veteran wings Bill Blair and Neil Bristol, center Bill McCor- mick, and defenseman -Jim Doyle. Guarding the Spartan nets is NINE DOWN, ONE TO GO: Nelson Sparks, Undefeated Grapplers * * * <4> LARRY NELSON ...wins 'em all ; I AP Spts Flashe By The Associated Press NEW YORK, N. Y.-Big New HOUSTON, Texas--Nine golfers York bookmakers, Y in th were fined by the PGA for skip- pocketbook, made their own ef- ping a tournament to go to Mex- forts to run down fix rumors ico. Jimmy Demaret was fined about the LIU basketball team $500 for leading in the defiance .po ling $5,000 to finance a to a PGA order forbidding par- trbe irdhe performances of ticipation in the Mexican Nation- Bc r al Open. Others include Vic 'Ghezzi and Al Besselink. MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- Prize- fighter Buddy Scott of Dallas ad- SOUTH BEND, Indiana mitted yesterday that he had Johnny Jordan, basketball "taken a dive" in his November coach at Loyola University in 21 Fairgrounds bout with Oscar Chicago, has been appointed Buchanan of Memphis, Scott said head coach at Notre Dame the "knockout" punches were re- University, succeeding Edward hearsed the night before the fight (M oose) Krause, who hence- forth will devote full time to came off in the hotel suite of the Job of athletic director. Frank Casone, a local gambler. 'M' Gridders Travel South Two of Michigan's Rose Bowl football stars are off and travel- ing again. After journeying out to Pasa- dena, California for the annual Rose, Bowl Classic on New Year'sl Day, Don Dufek and Leo Koceski, both seniors, are off to Puerto Rico in the Carribean. The two Maize and Blue grid- ders are expected to leave by plane sometime in March, and will be guests of Michigan alumni of that island. Both Michigan seniors are fol- lowing in the footsteps of two of their teammates, Charlie Ortmann and Al Wahl, who spent a plea- sant afternoon in Hawaii almost two months ago playing in the Hula Bowl. 1, By. BOB CARPENTER Larry Nelson, the Wolverines' 123 pound battling mighty mite, ithe only varsity wrestler who has won every one of his matches so far this season. His efforts have contributed 33 points to the Michigan mat mas- ters' cause this year and have greatly aided the Wolverines' nine meet undefeated skien. HOWEVER, Nelson's sparkling showing so far this season isn't any 'rags to riches' story, nor is his climb to prominence as mete- oric as those of some of his fel- low team mates. Larry's grappling career start- ed at South Division High School in his home town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he wrestled for three years. Dur- ing this period he lost only one match, the first one he wrestled in scholastic competition. After this one taste of defeat, Nelson bounced back anti copped the Wisconsin State High School Championship in the 125-pound division in 1947, and the Catholic Youth Organization Champion- ship for Milwaukee at 125 pounds in 1948. * * * LARRY ALSO managed to qual- ify for the 1948 Olympic Team in the Mid-Western division at 136 pounds, but was eventually defeated in a national elimina- tion tournament. Here at Michigan Nelson con- tinued to improve under the watchful eyes of mat maestro, Cliff Keen and assistant Bob Betzig. During last season, as a sophomore, Larry had the remarkable record of nine wins LATE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES Bradley 97, St. Louis 65 Oklahoma A. & M. 63, Houston 52 St. John's 61, N. Y. U. 52 William and Mary 76, V. M. 1. 43 La Salle 64, Manhattan 63 North Carolina State 78, Wake Forest 56 Ohio University 83, Cincinnati 74 Duquesne 73, Waynesburg 64 Albion College 101, Hope 65l Connecticut 74, Boston University 59 NBA SCORES Syracuse 81,Indianapolis 79 Philadelphia 99, Tri-Cities 69 Rochester 105, Baltimore 89 as against one defeat, this de- feat being only the second one of his career. Despite his brilliant first year record, Michigan's diminutive 123 pounder failed to place among the top four in last year's Big Ten Championship. He was defeated by Alan Rice of Minnesota, who went on to cop second place in the tournament. IN HIS NINE straight triumphs so far this year Larry has been headed only once, and that was THIS WEEK HOCKEY Feb 21-Michigan State College at East Lansing. Feb. 23-University of North Da- kota at Ann Arbor at 8:00 p.m. Feb.a24-University of North Da- kota at Ann Arbor at 8:00 p.m. BASKETBALL Feb. 24-University of Iowa at Iowa City. SWIMMING Feb. 24-Ohio State University at Ann Arbor at 8:00 p.m. WRESTLING Feb. 24-Ohio State University at Ann Arbor at 7:30 p.m. GYMNASTICS Feb. 24-Ohio State University at Ann Arbor 9:00 p.m. by Manuel Macias of Iowa, who finally succumbed four to three by virtue of two minutes riding time awarded to the Wolverine's mighty mite at the end of the match. However, Nelson will face an- other crucial test when the var- sity mat men play host to a powerful Ohio State aggrega- tion that will invade Yost field House this weekend. The Buck- eyes, who have great depth in all divisions, can throw either Deno Sangalis or Bill Weber against him-both of whom are undefeated so far this season. If Larry survives this final hur- dle, his chances for the Big Ten Championship will look quite bright. The time for the Ohio State meet this Saturday has been changed from 7:30 to 4:15 p.m. Admission is free for Michigan students and faculty, others will pay the usual fee of $1.00. Wildcats AP Pick as Top Cage Team NEW YORK-(P)-The Univer- sity of Kentucky Wildcats, voted the Nation's no. 1 college basket- ball team for the fifth week in a row, end their regular season this week, then head into tournament play that could clinch the lofty rating. Only two Southeastern Confer- ence foes remain for Coach Adolph Rupp's club, which already is as- sured of its eighth league crown in succession. In this tenth weekly AP poll of the season, Kentucky re- ceived 115 more points than the no. 2 team, Oklahoma A & M. KENTUCKY plays Georgia Fri- day and Vanderbilt Saturday, both games at Lexington, and should have no trouble winding up the Conference race undefeated. In all the Wildcats have won 22 and lost only one. This includes 12 Conference victories without a de- feat. As champions of the Confer- ence, Kentucky automatically gets a place in the NCAA Tour- nament. There is little doubt the- team will receive a bid to the Na- tional Invitation Tournament next month at Madison Square Garden. The balloting was completed be- fore Illinois (16-3) defeated In- diana Monday night, 7 1-65. Indi- ana, sixth in last week's poll, had jumped to no. 4 this time. The leading 10 teams: TEAM POINTS 1. Kentucky (22-1) ............ 1,036 2. Oklahoma A & M (23-1) .... 921 3. Columbia (17-0)............615 4. Indiana (15-3)...... 596 5. Kansas State (17-3).........554 6. St. Louis (19-5).............. 395 7. Bradley (24-4)............... 392 %. St. John's (19-3).......271 9. North Carolina State (23-4) 266 10. Illinois (16-3)..............194 Bradley Votes Not to Accept. TourneyBids PEORIA, Ill. - /P) - Bradley University basketball players Mon- day voted unanimously to reject any invitation to play in Madison Square Garden next month and the school president indicated Bradley would not schedule games there next year. "The boys voted 11 to 0-with one not voting-not to return to the Garden this year," said Dr. David Blair Owen, Brad- ley President. "The Garden looks doubtful for next year as well." OWEN SAID the New York gambling expose was a contribut- ing factor, adding that "the glam- or of playing in the Garden has worn off after 10 or 11 games there." Owen said the players have voted to accept either an invitation to the University of Hawaii Tour- nament or a proposed invivation- al meet in Chicago Stadium in- cluding such teams as Kentucky and Oklahoma A & M. IF. Which "Joe" has the "GABANA RO"' Both, of course! The new Arrow "Gabaiaro" sports shirt can be worn two ways. Because of the new Arafold collar, it can be worn with or without tie ... looks perfect either way. In your exact collar size and sleeve length (sied to fit all shapes and sizes!) Washable rayon gabardine. s', 1 P $6.50 NEW YORK-MP)-The biggest scandal in college sports history shook another major school yes- terday with the arrest of three Long Island University basketball stars on charges of taking gamb- lers' bribes. The trio of players nabbed in the spreading bet coup included Sherman White, 22-year-old Ne- gro forward and the nation's top college scorer. The gangling shot- maker was considered a cinch for All-America honors. 4 * * DISTRICT ATTORNEY Frank S. Hogan said that White and his two accused teammates cracked under nightlong questioning and admitted taking payoffs to "fix" seven LIU games. Charged with bribery along with White were LIU's other star forward and team captain, Adolph Bigos, 25, of Perth Am- boy, N.J., and guard Leroy Smith, 21, a Negro, of Newark, N.J. White is from Englewood, N.J. They were held in $15,000 bail each. Arrest of the LIU players raised to seven the number of local col- lege cage stars snared in the sen- sational expose. Three members of the College of the City of New York's team and a New York Uni- versity player were arrested when the scandal broke wide open Sun- day. All of the cage stars, Hogan said, admitted "shaving points" -in return for bribes--to beat the "point spreads" designated by bookmakers.I tibJ ( -.. r t Hogan said the plot eventually backfired on its alleged master- mind and "Money Man," Salva- tore T. Sollazzo and his go-be- tween, Edward Gard, member of last year's LIU team. * * * IN ADDITION to four games "thrown" last season, LIU had these games affected by the "fix," according to Hogan: LIU versus Kansas State, Dec. 2, 1950; LIU versus Denver, Dec. 7, 1950; and LIU versus Idaho, Dec. 25, 1950. In the seven fixed games, Hogan said, Bigos received a to- tal of $7,250; White, $6,250 and Smith $2,000. Gard, he added, was paid $3,000 for 1949-50 games. Coach Clair Bee of Long Island expressed a general feeling when he heard that three of his players had admitted fixing games: "Those three? It's terrible, ter- rible!". SLIU Cancels Four Games NEW YORK-(IP)-Long Is- land University last night can- celled its four remaining basket- ball games and said it is with- drawing from inter-collegiate athletics of all kinds. As a result, a special meeting of the Univer- sity's trustees decided to return all sports at LIU "to the status of intra-mural competition." ARROWSHIR TS & TIES ARW UNDERWEAR * HANDKERCHIEFS * SPORTS SHIRTS I$5t-1951 2"m .1 M --- -- G AI announces THE GARG GIRL PHOTO SURVEY PURPOSE-To Find The New GARG GIRL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 1. ONLY MALE STUDENTS may sponsor an entry. 2. She must be a Michigan Co-ed. 3. 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