I have never charged any college coach with gambling connections in the

 

betting racket. Such action on the part of some might be taken as an
effort to becloud the main issue which is the appointment of a national

college czar to control gambling rackets and other allied ills of college

athletics.

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For instance, I know of two prominent football teams each of which had a

player who was asked by professional gamblers to furnish weekly information
regarding physical condition of the players, esprit de corps of the team,
end other vital factors. In return for their information these players
wk to be paid substantially by tha gaubloves This clandestine relation=
ship was discovered ak vee up by the respective coachess

It is not my intention to play the role of prosecutors However, the

above cases are just two of many in which boys competing in college
athletics are being subjected to great temptation under the present

setup. This is the sole reason for my plea to hire a man like Judge

Landis who will give to intercollegiate athletics the same high standing

that is now enjoyed b¥ professional baseball.