Evening star., 1949-01-06
Shapiro Back at 6. W.,
Longs for Normal Life
But II Must Wait

With the strain and pressure of
dealing with gamblers and the New
York district attorneys office over
after four months ordeal, George
Washington's Dave Shapiro planned
to return to school today and hoped
to resume the normal life of a
college basket ball player.
But Dave learned yesterday, in
one of the most hectic days of his
Is years, that he will not be per-
mitted normal existence for weeks
to come.
For 36 hours he has been the
biggest sports news in the country.
He has been quoted-and mis-
quoted-besieged by reporters and
radio men, watched over by police
and representatives of District At
torney Frank S. Hogans Office, Of
fered job and asked to appear at
benefits. Today he found it difficult
to get his mind on his law school
classes at G. w. due to constant
interrogation by fellow students.
Protection Here Declined.
The district attorneys Office in
New York offered to send protec-
ton for Shapiro to Washington and
look after him for several days,
but Shapiro and Tom Coleman,
George Washington's director of
athletic publicity, declined after
discussing the matter with the DA's
Office.
"One Of the men in the DA's Of
flee told me that the type of men
mixed up in this case were not
likely to rough anybody up," Cole
man said. They told me to go
with him (Shapiro) in all inter-
views and personal appearances, but
Dave Is trying to duck all of those
possible He will make one radio
talk and one television appearance,
but that's all"
Shapiro was told by the New
York DA's Office to contact it upon
graduation and it would see to it
that he got job. He was invited
to appear on the NAT Holman
Night" program at Madison Square
Garden Saturday night, but de-
clined, as he then will be in Wake
takes them to Wake Forest Satur-
Expose Is NCAA Topic.
Shapiro's act Of working with the
DA's Office secretly for four months
and finally exposing the four men
arrested in New York yesterday was
to be the chief topic Of discussion
at the NCAA meeting today in San
Francisco. The attempted bribery of
the G. w. courtman reached Capitol
Hill, where a bill was reintroduced
by Representative F. Edward Hebert,
Democrat, of Louisiana to punish
bribery in connection with interstate
athletic competition.
Shapiro's family has been ap-
preached by the I'VE the People"
radio program. His life story in
detail was carried by New York
papers and in brief by the wire
services.
Although the grand jury invest-
cation in New York may last several
days, Shapiro was permitted to COM
plcUS Ills CcSGuIlOlly ycoOcludy oO ClldI
he could return to his classes at
G. w.
G. w. Going on Tour.
Tomorrow the Colonial courtmen
leave for a North Carolina tour that
Forest, N. c.
day and Chapel Hill Monday, Cole
man has received queries from
Carolina papers for pictures and
background on Shapiro. He will be
big news everywhere the Colonials
play for weeks.
George CARRIER, acting coach Of
the Colonials, called from New York
this morning and said he would
accompany the team despite the
death Of his father just after the
G. W.-Manhattan game Tuesday
night.
George Washington's next local
appearance will be next Wednesday
night when the Colonials meet
Georgetown at the National Guard
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