Phog went on to say that he
held Irish in high esteem and

that the Madison~Square~gar- ~~

den tournaments “were run on

the up and up.”

Every hoop coach and fan
knows that. But they also know
that gamblers support the sport
in the garden.

If anyone doubts that the
guys who pass the green keep
the: sport going, all he has to
do is buy a seat in any section
of the big indoor arena and he
can see the green stuff being
passed under his nose all night.

Allen adds:

“If they (the gamblers) aren’t
there, why did a spectator run
out and embrace a Utah player
on the floor of the garden last
spring, saying that the goal the
boy had scored saved the man
$15,000.”

Add that to the recent state-
ment by the Utah coach, among
others, that they have been ap-
proached in this big city, and
it adds up.

Everyone knows that it’s im-
possible to stop a bet on any-
thing where the issue may go
one way or another.

Fans and coaches in the bas-
ketball games at Madison

Square garden admit that if it

weren't for the guys who like
to bet a little mazuma on the
outcome, there | wouldn't be

 

 

enough around to support the
sport. ° es

But Allen shouldn’t be kick-
ed aside as “another old wo-
man.’ The coach.-knows more
about the game than most of

its followers ever will. He was |.

one of the fathers with Dr.
James Naismith. He hasn’t any
axe to grind. He just loves bas-
ketball.

So how can anyone condemn
a philosophical gentleman
whose admirers believe he has
done about everything for his
love but put the bounce into}
the ball?