The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-30
BROOKLYN BOYS SOLD QUIT FOR
 PAY OF S3,OOQ
By CARL LUNDQUIST Limited Press Stan Correspondent

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 New York, Jan. 3O-(UP)-A sweeping nationwide investigation of big time collegiate basketball ap- peared certain today following rev. elation that five Brooklyn college players had admitted conspiring with gamblers to throw game against Akron university at Boston tomorrow night for 5000.
 It was the first specific revela- ton that any players actually had been involved in dealings with gamblers, although there have been persistent rIlmorS for some time that bookmakers had been making killings" on major collegiate games, here and in other large cities.
 The players held for questioning by Assistant District Attorney Ed ward A. Heffernan of Kings county (Brooklyn) were Bernard Barnett, Bob Leder, the team captain and it's leading scorer, Larry Pearlstein, Jerry Green, and Stanley Simon. Heffernan said they would be used as material witnesses against the alleged gamblers, Harvey Stemmer and Henry Rosen, whom he said would be arraigned on charges of bribery and conspiracy.
 It was the old story, Hefernan said, of college youths wanting easy spending money and not having it, then suddenly being given quick way to acquire it.
 Barnett and Pearlstein, the first players to be apprehended, admit ted he said, that they received a series of mysterious telephone calls by persons who said they could make some quick dough" by throw ing basketball games. They admit ted getting in touch eventually with RoSen and after brief discussion on Jan. g, each of the five players involved was given $l00 bill. The next day, Barnett said, one of them received $500, which he divided equally among himself and the others.
 That amount was advanced on account with the remaining $2,OOO to be delivered after the game, they said.
 Heffernan said the players told him that they had agreed not only to drop the game, but that they would do 1t by @ given number Of points" Thus bookmakerS not in- volved in the deal would be sub Jected to heavy losses if plans went through as contemplated.
 Although there appeared to be no established liaison with regular bookmakers on the proposed "coup," it was easy to see that by establish- ing Brooklyn College to lose by fixed number of points, the profess Sional bet takers could win wagers on both teams.
 Heffernan emphasized that Ak ron's players were absolutely in the clear and in no way involved"
 The players also admitted they had made preliriuary plans for Brooklyn college to throw its game against St. Francis College, one of the weaker Metropolitan teams in a scheduled garie at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 10.
 Promoter Ned Irish, who arranges all scheduled Madison Square Gar den games told the United Press that it is too bad such thing had to happen. but certainly think it is good thing that the police are vigilant to protect the integrity of the game to clear other teams which have been unJusly accused of complicity with gamblers"
 If the players not involved are given clean bill of health, by the school authorities, I see no reason why the game with St. Francis should not go on as scheduled" he said
 Police said the conspiracy was revealed accidentally" while detec- tives Jrailed one of the alleged gam blers as fence for stolen goods. When Barnett and Pearlstein made visit to his home they followed them and picked them up for ques- tioning. They implicated both Stem mer and Rosen and the other three players.
 Although Brooklyn has not been one of the stronger Metropolitan teams this season, the kingSmen have. won seven games while los ing four. Barnett was the teams third highest scorer with 88 points, Green was next with 75. Leder had 59, and Simon 47. Pearlstein was not a regular, nor was he profi- cient scorer.
 The Brooklyn coach, Maurice Raskin, said he was crushed over the whole affair"
 They were fine, splendid boys" he said. I cant understand what n0Illd hn.ta La klan..a An I.