The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-17
This Sporting World
Eogle.Giants Cannes Tipoff
By JOHN A. ULUNEY

II the entire truth were known ordinary footbali fans who follow thI dolnea of the professional playera were hardly knocked Into q coma tose condition by the news Of thu attempted "fix" of the Giants. Bear title game Sunday. At least no selnce the two games betweenn thl Giants and Philadelphia Eagles [ few weeks ago, played on successive Sundays-first ln Philly, then ir New York. Eagles won the first game a. i4; though the Giants were favored because of Fslchock's sensatlona play all season Co that date. On ths next Sunday, the same two teams ir the Polo Grounds wound up with { score Giants 45; Eagles i7; a differ. ence between minus 10 points ir Philadelphia to plus 2s points in New York for the Giants; though there was but points difference between the two scores for the weaker Eagles
 The two games just didn't Took
 right in the final analysis, as pro-
 fessionai football clubs, with as
 much difference in playing talent
 as there Is this season between the
 Eagles and Giants shouldn't lose
 by 10 points on given Sunday:
 then win by 2s points the next
 time out against the same oppon.
 ent.
 All last week, Chicago Bears
 were established 10 point favorites
 by the book-nakers and odds-Fnen
 over the Giants, which had just
 blarked the Washington Redskins
 3i-O at the Polo Grounds. And, by
 the great Horn Spoon-the Giants
 Bears finished just 10 points apart;
 24-i4: which means a standoff on
 Chicago bets: though some Of the gamblers cut the points from 10 to
 g; which would have beaten Giant
 packers; others even dropping to
 points; despite the known fact
 that a Giant key" player. sullbsck
 Bill Paschal, was in the hospital
 with . broken jaw.
 Add to the general picture; the fact that BETTING is (or has besn) the gesl business oi the real owner of the New York Giants; who has had one of the biggest books" at New York racetracks for a good many years; and the further inform- ation that one of the biggest plung- CTS in the betting business owns an- other National League football team and Is said to have won several hln- dred thousands of dollars on horses within one seaSon-there you have a rather messy picture; which may come to light in better focus, if the present FALL GUY, Alvin Paris, can be made to talk further; though he has "Sounded off considerably al- ready; which is why the Giants Bears betting scandal broke Satur- day night; as c smart New York copper. familiar with operations os ". '. gamblers, learned of Q sudden switch" from the favored Bears to the underdog Giants; resulting in the arrest of Paris and the subse- qlient disclosure that s20,OO0 of Jer- sey gamblers money; bet on the Bears to win by 10 or more points: was suddenly HED0ED; that is large amounts Of money wagered or the Giants, to offset the amount bet on the Bears: when the 'fixer" Paris, could not definitely "tle up" two Giant stars, Frank F1lchock and Merle Hapes.
 College basketball tn New York, Boston, and midwesteTn cities has been the particular target Of the crooked RslCney-Flaen for more than two years; while there is probably not . large college or university in the country that is without one os more students paid for information on the football team; that is, which player is sick or aiiing or worried or injured in practice before q game; etc. At Illinois, plenty of students are selling 'parlay cards" on college football games; allowed to keep % s,erceut of sales: and paid extra, oi course, for FEED BOX information; which now, can concern only the Rose Bowl game with U.CL-A.
 verily, money is the root of all evil--at least in sports, during re- cent years.