Evening star., 1961-06-20
Police Alarm
Requested on
Fix Figures

In IyuIS
NEW YORK, June 20 (AP) .
Police have been asked to
broadcast a nationwide alarm
for the arrest of Philip Lacort
of Boston and Joseph Green Of
New York as the result of new
disclosures in the still spread
ing basketball scandal.
Indictment Of Lacort, IS, and
Green, 81, on charges of bribery
and conspiracy was announced
yesterday by District Attorney
Frank Hogan, who is conduct
ing the main part Of the inves-
tigation that now has spread
to envelop 36 players from 81
colleges. Games on which
point-spread fixes we're achieved
or attempted now number A.
In the 1851 scandal, 3S play
ers from seven colleges involv-
ing 86 games were cited.
For the first time, the new
investigation touched the Ivy
League with Hogan'S disclosure
that Fred Portnoy, sophomore
star of last seasons Columbia
University team, was involved.
Agreed to Shave Points
Hogan, a graduate of Colum-
bia, a trustee of the university
and a former president Of its
alumni group, said the 19-year-
old New Yorker agreed to shave
points in four games last sea-
son for $1,000 a game. Accord
ing to Hogan, Portnoy actually
received $1,140.
Portnoy last night was dis
missed by Columbia after the
university confronted him with
information furnished by Ho-
gan'S office.
His name came up in the
indictments of Lacort, described
by Hogan as well known in
New England gambling circles
who operated on the syndicate
level" and Green, an associate
of gamblers Aaron Wagman
and Joseph Hacken-the first
two men arrested when the
new scandal broke on st. Pat
rick's Day. Green had been
named previously in the New
York investigation as a CO.
conspirator and also in the
probe being conducted by North
Carolina authorities.
N. C. State Star Disciplined
Another phase of the North
Carolina investigation also was
disclosed yesterday, with Ken
Rohloff being placed on disci-
plinary probation at North
Carolina State for failing to-
report a bribe offer. Rohloff,
a junior from Paterson, N. j.,
is the fourth N. C. State player
involved. Officials of the school
said Rohloff was approached by
two of his teammates to fix
games. Three of his mates,
Stan Niewierowski, Terry Litch-
field and Dutch Muehlbauer,
were named in warrants drawn
last month for alleged involve
ment in bribery and game
fixing.
Hogan said Lacort put up
$4,000 for five point-shaving
deals allegedly arranged by
Wagman. He said Green gave
Portnoy $140 softening up
money. and later $1,000 for
his part in the outcome of the
Columbia Rutgers game last
December 13, which Columbia
lost, 1852. Deals, Hogan said,
also were arranged for the
Columbia-Penn game at the
Palestra in Philadelphia, Janu-
ary z; Colgate at Columbia,
January 10; and Columbia at
Army, January 81.
Welshed on Payments
Green, according to Hogan,
welShed on payments in the
other three games. Against
Penn, Columbia was supposed
to lose by 16 points or more.
Hogan said. However. Colum-
bia won, 65-54. and Hogan
said Green actually approached
Portnoy on the court at the
start of the second half and
berated him for his play.
The indictments also brought
in the names of Arthur Mandel.
10, ball boy for the professional
New York Knickerbockers: Nick
Khentigan, a player at Bridge
port, Conn.,, and Paul Walker.
80, Of New York-identified
as q truck dispatcher, known
gambler and mutual friend OF
Wagman and Lacort.
They were named as CO.
conspiratorS. Wagman, and
two others named in previous
indictments, former Alabama
players Jerry Vogel and Dan
Quindazzi, were also named CO.
conspirators.
Hogan said Walker brought
Wagman and Lacort together
and Lacort acted as Wagman's
bankroller. Green was accused
of making a corrupt approach
to Wilky Gilmore, star Colorado
player mentioned earlier in the
investigation. Portnoy, Hogan
said, introduced Gilmore to
Green. He said Gilmore refused
Green's offer but did not re-
port it to authorities.