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December 17, 1944,

LINCOLN SUNDAY JOURNAL AND STAR _

 

 

 

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Kansas U., the man whom the
east delights in dressing him in
print as the “Phog Horn,” is

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chuckling up both sleeves at Mr. ;
. Ned Irish, that
Gamblers genial guy wholé
Grab Off conceived ie
ig | doubleheader
Clean Sweep jo cctball ideal!
at New York’s Madison Square|

Garden. ae
|° After Phog cut loose with his]
; recent blast of the Garden enter-
nm. prise, charging that the activities
‘ of professional gamblers endan-

gered the integrity of the court .
sport, Promoter Irish gave notice
-|that all members of the betting
|junta would be barred from the
3 iF Em ee Ne a arena. : . ;
UREST thing we know is that] And then it happened—one of
Coach Forrest (Phog) Allen of|those coincidences that defy ex-
—— a : ,|Planation. Mr. Irish staged his first]:

: ' |twin bill of the Garden season.|-

New York U., one of the four par-|-
ticipating teams, was established|-
along Broadway as favorites to|
win its game—it was “give” 13
points or “take” 15, and suit your
self in choosing your bet. — :
| Now for a “Believe It or Not.”}
The New York U. boys bagged th
victory by a 14-point margin, on|'
which basis the gamblers swe aa
‘the board on every bet,

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