BRIBERY CASE
Seek Legislation to|
Cover Offense. |f

Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 31 (7).—Ac-)f
tion in the. basketball gambling|'
scandal moved fast today, as the]
Kings county grand jury indicted’
the two men alleged to have bribed
five Brooklyn college players, state
officials prepared to make such an
joffense a felony, and -sportsmen
thruout the country urged prompt].
steps be taken to curb wagering on
intercollegiate sports. :
| The grand jury, in session until
‘Midnight last night on instructions
of Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz,
handed down an indictment charg-
ing Harvey Stemmer and Henry
Rosen with conspiracy to commit
the crime of larceny and defraud].
divers persons who would make|’
money bets with Stemmer.

“More Vicious than Robbery.”

Judge Leibowitz fixed bail of both
men at $25,000 each after Assistant
‘District Attorney Martuscello had
\called their crime more vicious than
irobbery and said the ramifications
of the case may assume such pro-|
‘portions that the defendants might
want to flee. Their trial was set)
for Feb. 13. A third defendant,
jlisted as John ee, also was in-
dicted. 1

The five players involved — Ber-
nard Barnett, Larry Pearlstein,
\Jerry Green, Robert Leder, and!
‘Stanley Simon—also were named as|.
‘co-conspirators but were not charged
with any crime. In testimony be-

ee Stemmer on agreement to throw
ithe game scheduled against Akron
luniversity in Boston tonight. This/
igame has been canceled.