Evening star., 1951-01-18
Team 5 Coach
Feels Big Guys
'AreSti|| Free
Five Men Arroigned
In Attempt to Fix
Game With DePuuI
BY the Associafed Press

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NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-College
basketball's latest scandal, involv-
ing Manhattan College, may
spread to other colleges.
This was indicated today in the
wake of yesterdays abrupt dis
closure that Manhattan player
had been offered $1,000 to throw
Tuesday nights game against De.
Paul in Madison Square Garden:
a bribe attempt that failed and
led to the arrest of two former
Manhattan players for throwing
games last year and three men
described by police as "f1xers."
Edward j. Breslin, assistant dis
trict attorney of the Bronx, said
he had been told that other play
ers in New York and other cities
were doing the same thing"
And Kenny Norton. Manhattan
coach, asserted: II feel that this
is more than a local thing. .. If
these termites kept waving money
in front of my boys faces they
must have been waving some in
front of other boys faces. I can
not conceive that only Manhattan
players are the only ones got
ten to-"
"Big Guys" Sought.
"The big guys haven't been
caught yet." Norton added.
Manhattan, 10-point under
dog, beat DePaul $3.50 before a
crowd of 1000 in the garden. but
few of the spectators knew about
the attempted fix until yesterday.
Then police disclosed that, with
the undercover aid given by big
Junius Kellogg, Manhattan sopho-
more player. they had arrested
Henry Poppe, "a, and John Byrnes,
%, co-captains of last years Man.
haitian team, and three alleged
fixers, Irving Schwartzberg. SO; his
brother, Benjamin, 35; and Cor
nelius Kelleher, IS.
The five were arraigned on
charges of bribery and conspiracy.
The Schwartzberg brothers were
held without bail. Bail for
Kelleher was set for $4,000. for
Poppe $4,000 and for Byrnes ST.
500. They are to be given hear
ing on January "a. If convicted
they face up to five years in prison
and fines of $4,000.
Offered Bribe Last Thursday.
Kellogg, %, from Portsmouth,
Va. was offered the $1,000 bribe
last Thursday. but delayed giving
an immediate answer. He then
contacted Norton, who with other
Manhattan authorities, informed
the police. Kellogg was told to
pretend to go along with the deal.
Out of this came the arrests
and the disclosure by Breslin
that Poppe and Byrnes, Man.
hattan's highest scorers last sea-
son, had been involved in fixes
last year against Siena, Bradley,
Santa Clara, New York Univer-
sity and st. Francis of Brooklyn.
For their work in these games,
Breslin said, Poppe and Byrnes
each received $1,000 per game or
total of $4,000 plus a weekly
retainer of $40.
Siena, a 14-point underdog,
beat Manhattan, 48-33 on De-
cember 3, 1949; Santa Clara, a
two-point underdog, won by 73-
64 on December 26. 1949, and
Bradley, a seven-point favorite,
won by 1857 on January IL, 1850.
In the NYU and st. Francis
games, Breslin said, Poppe and
Byrnes were instructed to play
so the games would be won by
more than the point spread. Man
haitian beat NYU. 80-55, and St.
Francis, 71-57.
Complete Confession Made.
Breslin said Poppe has made a
complete confession" He quoted
Poppe as telling this story:
Acting on instructions, he first
approached Kellogg last Thurs
day, then said he would come
back on Sunday after Kellogg re-
fused.
On Sunday. Kellogg, after being
asked by police to 60 ahead, told
Poppe he would "go for the pitch. :"
Poppe told him that other players
in New York and other cities were
doing the same thing" and that
he himself had made enough
money to buy an automobile and
open a savings bank account.
Poppe told Kellogg not to play
$50 bad as to stink up the joint" :"
He said he would let him know
what the final point spread was
just before the game and that he
(Kellogg) would get the $1,000