Evening star., 1951-01-19
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. l9.-JunluS
Kellogg, the Manhattan basketball
star who foiled an attempted
basketball fix, told in his own
words yesterday the story of the
dump" that didn't happen. And
he added, I'm sure glad we won
that game"
How he was approached by
Hank Poppe, Manhattan co-cap-
tain Of last year, with a $1,000
bribe to throw Tuesdays De Paul
game. :. How he played his part
for the police in a week of dra-
matte suspense. How he led
the gamblers into a police trap.
Kellogg, towering Negro EXCL
from Portsmouth, Va. talked to
the press at a conference called
by Manhattan College officials.
'Poppe came to basketball prac-
tice at the gym last Wednesday
night" Kellogg said. "He sat
around on the bleachers until we
got through. Then about o'clock
we went UP to a fellows room in
the dormitory. Cabling and listen
ing to the radio. Poppe played
fer Manhattan last year, so we all
knew him.
Asked About Game.
HE asked me How do you think
you're going to do against De
Paul?' told him I thought we'd
win. Later the fellow whose room
we were in went down to dinner.
Poppe and I sat there talking.
He said again, What about
the De Paul game?' I said I al
ways thought we were going to
win every game. He said, Sup
pose they have better club. Sup
pose they pick you to lose by six
and you lose by 10. No one will
pay any mind
Then he said, Are you a bet
ting man?' I said what do you
mean, will I bet you that we're
going to win?' He said he meant
picking up some real money. He
said he'd pay me a grand if we
lost by more than the points.
Il told him to get out of the
room. And he said, Well, think
it over. It's still a grand. I'll
call you Sunday"
Kellogg said he tossed sleeplessly
in bed until $50 the next morn
ing, debating whether to report
the attempt because it all in
volved Manhattan" or whether to
forget it.
Didn't Know What to Do.
II remembered how others got in
trouble because they didn't report
attempted bribes," he said. "The
1000 never attracted me. But ]
didn't know what to do-tel the
coach or let it drop"
During the chill dawn Kellogg
made up his mind to tell. He
waited until after practice that
afternoon and spilled the whole
story to Coach Ken Norton.
Norton advised Manhattan au.
thorities and the police were
called in. Kellogg was advised te
play along" with the offer while
the police observed and to tel
nobody. None of the other play.
ers knew of the attempt until
after the De Paul game.
When Poppe called kellogg
Sunday night at 9 o'clock, sew.
eral detectives and the assistant
district attorney watched in the
darkened athletic office. The,
saw Poppe's car splash through
the rain to meet Kellogg in the
college parking lot.
I'VE drove down to Broadway. ,
Kellogg said. He said we'll gt
have a beer and talk. On thu
phone he'd asked me if II
thought about it. And I said yes
but I had never thrown a game
and didn't know how.
Questioned About $1,000.
When we got to the bar,
asked him about the grand. Wa!
to split it with five other guy.
or what; he told me it was al
mine. Did want it in SOS, 2Os
or los, before or after the game
The police didn't tell me what te
say about that so I told him after
the game.
He told me that rah rah stuff
doesn't get you any good. He
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