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...story, as Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hogan put it together this week, had a grimly familiar sound. Gambler Sollazzo, said Hogan, struck up an acquaintance with L.I.U.'s Ed Gard at a Catskill resort hotel last summer, entertained him "extensively." Then he put up his proposition: How about lining up some basketball friends of his, picking up some big, easy money by making games come out right for Gambler Sollazzo? Ed Gard agreed. So, when it was put up to them in turn, did Roth, Roman and Warner of C.C.N.Y. Schaff of N.Y.U. was willing, but, said Hogan...
...Roth, Ed Roman and All-America Ed Warner, said Hogan. They did their best for Gambler Sollazzo in three games in the Garden during December and January. C.C.N.Y., the heavy pre-game favorite each time, lost to Missouri (54-37), Arizona (41-38) and Boston College (63-59). Roth collected $4,650, Roman $3,250 and Warner (who was out with injuries for one game) $2,500. Ed Gard got commissions...
...police court for booking, the players seemed shamed and remorseful. That part of the story was grimly familiar, too. Said Prosecutor Hogan, whose men had been working on the case for seven weeks: "I fervently wish that any person who might be so tempted could have seen these stupid and dishonest young men as they admitted their guilt. Tears, remorse, self-reproach and scalding thoughts of the perpetual heartache and disgrace ... all of this was too late...
There were more self-reproaches and tears to come. Two days later Hogan arrested three stars of this year's L.I.U. team, Sherman White, Leroy Smith and Adolph Bigos, on similar charges...
...York District Attorney Frank Hogan said that Coach Nat Holman's players--Ed Warner, Ed Roman, and Al Roth--told him they had not agreed to lose but to see that the margin of victory was less than three points. The three were said to have been paid up to $1,500 apiece for each fixed game by jewelry manufacturer Salvator Sollazo...