Evening star., 1949-01-05
Shapiro S Disclosure
Brings n. Y. Arrests
After Long Probe
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effectively removed II other young
men will follow the courageous
course Of David Shapiro. Under
terrific tension over a period of four
months and at great personal incon-
venience, he co-operated magnif-
Gently throughout this entire investi-
CATION. He has rendered an out
standing service to sports and to law
enforcement. The police, my Office,
all lovers of clean sport, and the
entire community, are greatly in
debted to him"
Levy Described as Principal.
According to Mr.. Hogan, Levy was
the principal in the combination and
had admitted that he worked for a
Miami 'bookmaker. He said he was
in New York to collect money owed
the bookmaker.
Mr.. Hogan also said Klein had a
record of four previous arrests and
fhad been committed to the House of
Refuge twice in 1880 on petty lar
ceny and malicious mischief convic-
tions. He did not say whether the
other two men involved had any
prison records.
This is the story the district at
torney told:
Shapiro was first contacted by
Aronowitz by letter while in West
Copake, N. Y, where he worked as
counsellor at Camp Pontiac. The
letter stated that Aronowitz wanted
to- see him. The young basket ball
player, who never had seen Arono-
witz or heard of him, did nothing
about the letter.
On September l Shapiro received
q telephone call from Aronowitz,
who talked of basket ball games
and mentioned the fact that he
knew the young man was co-cap-
tain of the George Washington
team.
The player became suspicious, Mr..
Hogan related, and on September 2
went to the district attorneys Office
and informed Mr.. Hogan of the
conversation. He was instructed to
stall AronoWitz If other approaches
were made and to keep in touch
with the district attorneys Office
for further instructions.
Visited Players Home.
On September IA, Aronowitz and
Klein visited the players home and
offered him proposition whereby
he could make lot Of money for
himself. They told him he could
make as much as $4,000 during the
basket ball season, and that they
would pay him from $500 to $500 a
game just to see that his team won
or lost by a certain number of points
Still acting under instructions
from Mr.. Hogan, Shapiro said he
would think over the proposition.
Aronowitz told Shapiro the backer
of the bribe was big businessman
and manufacturer. He urged the
player to get other players to
join him.
Five more meetings between the
men and Shapiro took place. Three
of them were held in Washington.
The men suggested Shapiro throw"
games to North Carolina State,
Washington and Lee, and Virginia,
but each time Shapiro put them off.
At each of the meetings between
the player and the alleged conspira-
tors, New York City detectives were
in the vicinity.
On December % Aronowitz con-
tacted Shapiro at the students
Brooklyn home and told him he was
crazy for postponing the fix effort
any longer. Aronowitz said Shapiro
already had lost $1,000 by failing to
cooperate. 1t was at this time
that Aronowitz discussed the Man
haitian game.
On New Years eve Shapiro met
the men in Washington hotel and
arrangements were discussed for
the Manhattan-G George Washington
game. Under instructions from the
district attorneys office, Shapiro
asked for the money in advance. He
was told he would get the money
the day of the game
Met In Front of Theater.
Yesterday morning the player met
Levy, Klein and Aronowitz in front
of New York theater. They told
him that Manhattan was favored
to win by 10 or II points for last
nights game and told him that it
was his job to arrange for George
Washington to lose by at least 18
or 10 points. They said they would
give him $1,000
The player again asked for money
in advance, but was told he would
receive the money in an envelope
just before game time.
Shapiro then arranged to have
an uncle pick up the money. This
uncle was to be Detective Max Ru-
mack. Klein told the player he
would meet the uncle" at 7:30
o'clock last night in front of a
bar near the Garden with the
money.
At Ais pm, detectives, who had
been trailing the men throughout,
saw Levy purchase a ticket at an
airline office. They arrested him
then, finding $4,37O on him. They
also picked up Rivlin, who was wait
ing in a car outside the airlines
office. They found 1865 on him.
In the meantime, Aronowitz and
Klein met the uncle" at the meet
ing place at tbs pm The uncle"
arrested them both.
Before AronoWitz and Klein were
arrested they explained to "the
uncle they did not have the $1,000,
but expected to have it shortly.