Sport: The Big Money

Big-time college basketball, the commercialized, Madison Square Garden variety, got another brutal kick in the teeth—the worst yet, in a game already punchy from its own scandals. Three stars of the City College of New York team, national champions last year, were arrested for throwing games for money. They were All-America Forward Ed Warner, Center Ed Roman, Guard Al Roth. Arrested with them as "go-betweens" were Connie Schaff, a member of this year's New York University team, and Ed Gard, of last year's Long Island University team. Rounding out the little group was a hard-faced gambler and ex-convict (armed robbery) named...

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