Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-08
Baltimore Race Wires
kept 0ufofD Under
Accord, Probe Told

An old agreement with a sup
posed Government official" keeps
the service of a Baltimore sport
ing news distributor out of Wash
ington. the Senate Crime Investi-
eating Committee was told today
Harry Bilson, manager, secre-
tary and treasurer of Howard
Sports Daily, said the firm. organ
lied in 1888 or 1889. had never
served Washington although it
covered Maryland and Virginia.
He said this was by agreement
with some one he Imagined" was
a Government official although he
could not say whether it was a
Federal or District official.
The testimony came during a
hearing On Maryland in the COM
mittee scrutiny of underworld &C
tlVltles IN various States.
kcfduver Is Presiding.
/ Hearings today and tomorrow
/ to question witnesses about gam
bling, drug traffic and alleged po-
lice corruption were decided on
after the committee questioned a
number IF witnesses recently in
closed SESSION.
Senator Kefauver. Democrat. of
Tennessee, former committee
chairman. presided in place of
Senator O'Conor. Democrat, of
Maryland.
Senator Kefauver asked Mr.. Bill
son. who furnishes track service
to Washington. Mr.. Bilson re-
piled that station WGAY in Sill
yer Spring could get it out faster
than we can get it out
i Unaware of Reasons.
Mr.. Bilson was asked why the
supposed Government official did
not want the Howard service to
come into Washington.
Il don't know what his reasons
We're" he replied.
! He said that Howard Sports
Daily formerly covered Florida
but the radio has taken the place
of the service it gave.
He said it was apparently use
less TO have a track crew in
Florida. Asked why, he told the
committee, you can answer that
better than l."
! They've got law down there
now?" suggested Senator Ke-
fauver.
Owner Has Eeft Baltimore.
! The first witness was Leonard
j. MatuSky. president of World
Wide News and Music Co. of Bal
timore, a customer of Howard
Sports.
| Mr.. Matusky was questioned by
Associate Committee Counsel
Downey Rice on the whereabouts
of two men associated with World
Wide whom the committee is seek
ing. Mr.. Matusky said that San
ford Niles, who he said was vice
president of World Wide and own
er OF all the stock. had left some
time in March," He said he I'M
derstood Mr.. Niles was living with
his mother in Chicago.
The second man is Soscoe Odle,
track man described as being en-
pioyed both by Howard Sports and
World Wide.
Mr.. Matusky said he had last
seen Mr.. Odle in May but that
the latter had called him last week
from Asbury Park and said he
would be in town in a day or so.
MI. Rice said the committee had
been seeking him since last Sep
TENDER.
No Written Contract.
The witness said World Wide
gets Its racing news from Howard
Sports, although there is no writ
ten contract and at present the
service is not being paid for.
| Asked who this was, Mr. Matus-
ky said, They probably know
we're not making any money"
| Other witnesses scheduled to be
heard include a man identified
only as "Hurwitz," also known as
l"Paggly."
Mr.. Rice said Mr.. Hurwitz is now
in the wholesale liquor business in
Maryland and the District and has
an interest in some Baltimore
credit companies.