The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-12
Cuff Notes
By JACK STILLMAN

1850 the gambling scandal
w. 10 concerning the Brooklyn
s s,Gr basketball team, the ef-
.Y VI. has been to dig up anything
W., even looks or sounds like
s 4,r,bling in the World OF Sports
s' o., recently efforts to expose
o D1s+ gamblers have come into
ps :..once, and for the first time
eNs' an,ber of U. S. boxing COM
a ls;on has admitted that gam.
nllss+j; s = menace to clean. honest
pug i.;sa He is 1t. Col. Edward Eag-
0oAl ne new chairman of the New
al, !. @ State Commission. To 1t.
w soiA Fagan, the Brooklyn College
w. .dal proved that even college
ss.essetball was not too far reslov-
Ds's sron, professional gamblers.
ea wen t, though many officials be-
,.rs that gambling has been
NV as,st1v exaggerated in Madison
s s.v Garden, the Brooklyn Col
I ayr'' incident was what we need
ls i. n SPUR on the investigation of
~ sambling in all sports. 1t. Col.
g sa has ordered Mike Jacobs
n'' keep the lobby of Madison
couare Garden clear before and
s sstween fights for boxing card.
Gambling and boxing have been
,1most as closely associated as
letting s.I and horse racing. AS long
y. y. here is competition of any sort,
gamblers will attempt to arrange
nv their take, don't think any
l one in Wilmington is prepared to
oven estimate the take" GAM
t,ers make on ITALIAN Hall bouts
W The petty wagers laid on local
tishts, Of course, some of the bet
t fin is not petty, but it stands to
reason that big time" gamblers
are going to be where the big
money is.
However, the Scott-Mitchell fight
+oright in the local ring will prob
,bly draw one of the largest fight
..ouds ever to attend a card in
Wilmington, and it is reasonable
IA believe that the hall will con-
tain fair share of gamblers.
Betting in the ring recently took
on new aspect for the fight COM
mission Of New York State. Their
interest in the betting side of a
fight was spurred by certain as
meets Of the fight in which Bobby
Rutfin beat Johnny Greco in ten
rounds in the Garden last Febru-
airy 2.
The odds on Johnny Greco were
| to 2 and as high as to II be-
fore the night of the bout. Sud-
denly, the odds were even. The
boxing commission wanted to
inow why this could be.
Here is what Will Corum had to
ay about the fight in his column
n the New York Journal-Ameri-
an, The first letter is from John
y Greco, following the fight.
Dear Mr.. Corum: Many thanks
,r your visit to my dressing room
tter my fight with Ruffin. I'm
,rry I disappointed you, Mr.. Cor
m, for if ever there was a fight
wanted to win by a kayo, it
as that one.
I've had trouble with my meals
" quite some time now, but new
: before did it bother me in a
ght.
Please dismiss any thoughts you
light gather from side-of-the
louth talk about the fight being
n for Ruffin. Like in the case
Ernie schaaf, the truth has
0 defense
In another hour or two I'm
aving for Johns Hopkins in Bal
more, where I will undergo
lorough examination in order to
nd out whether an operation is
If they find everything
order, III return and fight for
charity that know is close to
our heart, the Infantiie Paralysis
und.
please believe me that I was
DING my best under the condi-
ons Of not being able to breathe
aturally from the second round
H. Also convey publicly my thanks
the soldier doctor who aided me
my dressing room after the