Evening star., 1963-01-19
SIEGH AT LARGE
Federal Bribe
Law Needed
By MORRIS SlEGEE

ON THE MONDAY after the 1910 clobberng the
Dallas Cowboys hung on the Redskins at D. C. Stadium
last November angry steamed into Room l0l OF
the old Senate Office Building.
Fixed tell you that game was fixed" he protested
why don't you do something about it?"
The visitor may have had his facts wrong, but he
to the right place Room l0l old Senate Office Build
Ing headquarters for the staff of the Permanent Sub
committee Investigations. 1t is better known as the
Senate RacketS Committee.
How do you know fixed?" Jerry Alderman, the
chief counsel of the committee, asked.
How do I know?" the doubter replied, "Why it was
plain everybody there 1t that obvious You don't
think the Cowboys that much better than the Redskins
do you And what was the point spread points favorng
the Redskins, but they lose by % points?
THE CALLER WAS NO crank. He experienced
Capitol Hill reporter He was also Redskin fam The
resurgence Of the team had reacated his interest to
point where the Redskins were capable OF Staying
thousand dragons Or the Green Bay Packers
Sometimes people get so aroused by their personal
interests and emotions they lose sight of things Paul
Tieney assistant Rackets Committee counsel explained
Il the game thought the ReoSKins played
terribly but didn't think there was anything dlSnoneSt
about it,"
There never has been finger pointed at the Redskins
Cowboys game but Tierney used it example OF now
general accusations get started The KacKets Oo
mittee is flooded with letters and phone calls charging
skulduggery in many fields.
This has especially true since conducted ex-
tensve hearings gambling and organized crime in 1851
good part of the investigation concerned itself with
point spreads horse betting and sports gambling generally
THE RACKETs COMMITTEE operates on Don't call
u.s. We'll call you basis 1t works in close contact with the
Justice Department the FBI and law enforcement agencies
everywhere Whenever there's stink raised about wrong
doing where possible Federal violation has taken place
the rackets squad goes to work.
Chief Counsel Alderman, who succeeded Bobby Ken
nedy in the job silent when he asked if his office
had been in contact with NIL Commissioner Pete Rozee
From his refusal to or the other 1T became
clear he had been talking to the football boss about
the latest scandal talk
Both Alderman and his No. assistant, Tierney, a
Georgetown grad and former FBI agent think the present
crisis has been overpayed From what we hear they
said there have been distortions exaggeraons and the
like nothing like you're led to believe That OF the
moment they added unwilling to close the book on what
the future might bring
IN THE AREA OF gambling and organized crime both
Alderman and Terney feel strongly that must make
bribery the attempt to bribe fix the outcome Of
game Federal ofense. There is Federal legislation
against it currently.
I personally believe it would be great deterrent"
Terney said To-day there various State and city
ordinances dealing with bribery and SUCH but what is
needed Federal legislation We recently passed several
strict Federal anti-gambling bills Gambling by our nves
legations shown to be interstate The gamblers are the
usually involved in the fixes and law must be passed
to deal with them. States have limited authority no
jurisdiction beyond State lines"
III CIle course oI ItS 1901 pIope oI al a1Vept W
shave the Oregon Michigan football game in Ann Arhor,
the Racket Committee pointed out clearly the laxity Of
State laws either because of indifference influence
bad law.
A MAN ACCUSED BY the oregon player as the one
who tried to get him to shave points positively iden
fled before the committee.
Senator Mundt asked Michigan State police lieu
tenant appearing witness the result Of the arrest of
the man, a New Yorker.
He was charged with false registration in motel He
was convicted fined $lOO and $40 costs the officer test
fled The State of Michigan the officer added took no
further interest the except to turn its findings
to New York officials.
The Rackets Committee staff suggested the man
wouldn't have gotten off as lightly in Federal court