The quintet, all regulars except
Pearlstein, already have been
dropped from the basketball squad.
Further action by the school will
'be taken tomorrow when the fac-
ulty-student athletic committee con-
venes. Leder is a member of the}
committee and also head of the Col-
Jege Men’s Athletic association.

May Amend Penal Code.

; The state law, as it now reads,’
jmakes it a felony to bribe a pro-,
jfessional athlete but a bill amend-
ling the penal code so that amateur
sports and athletes may be covered
was offered in the legislature today. |
‘| Manhattan police disclosed that
since horse racing came to an end
on Jan. 3 more than a dozen men
have been arrested in connection
with bookmaking on BpOEta events
in the Garden.

Led by Dr. Forrest [Phog] Allen, |
the veteran University of Kansas
basketball coach, sports officials
asked that something be done
quickly to curb gambling.

Ned Irish, acting president of the
Garden, and metropolitan athletic
heads, took undisclosed steps to
jeurb gambling and protect players
from approaches by persons inter-
ested in influencing the outcome of
‘games.