Evening star., 1952-02-18

whether or not he was big operator newspapers
branded criminal just few cuts above gunman he
early in his Actually was only sma-tim guy
with big time ideas"
paragraphs later writes of the biggest
which spread of basketball
My system simple the players what they wanted
cold, hard cash. And began with only $3.50"
AT ONE TIME he and two partners were $4,000 ahead
Engiss arranged his last fix he had only $22
left pocket Fifteen months later two detectives knocked
his door and led him Engis, Groza Beard Barn
stable plus Gene Mechorre Bill Mann and George Chanakls
Of Bradley all were apprehended. Nobody got rch
According the confessed xer he had something extra
going him in dealing with the Kentucky and Bradley players
New York gamblers in the AK business
Kentucky and Bradley players wary But Engisis was
college man."
In broad sense was Engliss claims he received
athletic scholarship Kentucky and that he produced for
playing enough major letters in 1914 and 1945
finished at Kentucky for two reasons he writes One
illness the family "and the other because
refused to play Bryant to Kentucky from
University Maryland with picked team in 1946
He had his players selected before he saw me practice
obque way this is plug for Bryant but the unver-
sy isn't let of easily by Engss mo matter how big hero
you he nside get the feel
ing just working for the school, not going to it,
AS FOR HIS CLOSE relationship to Groza and Beard 1t
says that Engs took the physical education
courses "They basketball technique and took football
technique That's another of saying got academic
credits for playing sports"
It was pushover Englisis indicates
ton trip in the fall of 1948 and sat bench with
Beard who had just returned from England
the United States Olympic basketball team II
they liked the trip" Nick writes land Beard
snapped
1T lousy. They fancy blue cardigan jacket
and whteduck pants to wearke kid graduating from
high They should have cut out that stuff and handed
money But wound with nothing but free trip
and that Little Lord Fauntleroy suit"
After that, it easy according to Engsis. Groza,
particularly to the bait 1t in True Anegedy he
propoioned "ck you're around New York lot You must
know place who make some money for u.s. It's
my year here and my last chance to cash in
basketball"
LATER, ENGLISIS DECLARES wasn't satisfied with
his He wanted $500 than the other Kentucky hx
players Barnstabe and he aegedy said I'm the
big boy this club let's face it. They couldn't do thing
without me- The xrs trapped agreed but made $500 extra
the limit on his "raise"
Things didn't always right Englss and his combine
heavily under bet freak Kentucky defeat in the
National vtatonal Tournamenwhen Kentucky supposedly
win than the 113 points the bookies
giving But the defeat knocked Kentucky out Of the NIT
then according to EngiSis story that he began to
members OF the Bradley team, beginning with saying
"Tkanis" chow you in Greek to Chianaks in Chance
meeting" Chianakis led to Mechiorre and
to Mann and first thing Brother Engis knew he had another
full-fedged deal going, so he
Eventually, Engisis the players and other fxers
caught It all became too involved particularly between
Bradley ST. Josephs Philadelphia in $780, and the jig
up. Made wonder though how many got away The
suspicion that the whole rotten business hasn't been cleared
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