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University Daily Kansan
Friday, May 18, 1962
Sport Briefs
NEW YORK — (UPI) — District Attorney Frank S. Hogan, highly pleased with the arrest of Jack Molinas as the alleged mastermind in the college basketball "fix" scandals, today promised to "keep the ball bouncing" in his tireless probe.
"We are continuing the investigations," Hogan said after Molinas, a former court star, was indicted yesterday for bribing or conspiring to bribe 22 players from 12 colleges to dump 25 games from coast to coast.
Molinas, 30, who was barred from playing in the National Basketball Association in 1954 after admitting he had bet on games in which he played for the Fort Wayne (now Detroit) Pistons, pleaded innocent at his arraignment and was released on $5,000 bail.
The ex-Columbia University high scorer declined comment when he appeared in general sessions court but later said that "when this matter is finally resolved, my innocence will be fully established."
The arrest of Molinas, who became a lawyer after he was tossed out of the NBA, climaxed a 21-month investigation of the nationwide gambling conspiracy which took Hogan's investigators into 51 cities and 22 states.
It also broke up what Hogan described as "The Molinas Ring"—a ring that included a group of 11 coconspirators operating from New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, plus the 22 former college players.
Molinas, who faces prison sentences of nearly 35 years and fines of more than $30,000 if convicted, was the 10th alleged fixer caught in Hogan's net since he started his current investigations. Nine have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentence.
BALTIMORE — (UPI) — Handicappers are still struggling to come up with the favorite for tomorrow's $150,000 added Preakness Stakes, which is expected to draw 11 starters.
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Should it be Decidedly, the Kentucky Derby winner from California; Ridan, third in the Kentucky Derby, or Jaipur, a newcomer to the classics who boasts an impressive record of six wins in nine races with three seconds? Each was listed at 3 to 1 in the early betting line.
Also expected to be named for the mile and three-sixteenth race—one-sixteenth of a mile shorter than the Kentucky Derby — were: T. Alie Grissom's Roman Line, Brandywine Stable's Greek Money; Townsell B. Martin's Sunrise County, Crimson King Farm's Crimson Satan, Frank Powers' Vimy Ridge, Mrs. Joe W. Brown's Green Hornet, Robert Lehman's Prego, and Jopa Stable's Flying Johnnie.
Bill Hartack, a favorite in Maryland, once again rides Decidedly, the handsome gray son of Determine he rode to a record win two weeks ago at Churchill Downs, completing the mile and one-quarter in 2:00 2/5. The time wiped Whirlaway's record of 2:01 2/5 off the books after 21 years.
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SAN FRANCISCO — (UPI) — Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals now holds nearly as many National League records as there are years in his life.
Musial, 41, notched his 40th league mark Wednesday when he tied Honus Wagner's record total of 3,430 hits. After going hitless 15 times in-a-row, Musial stepped to the plate Wednesday and hit a single off San Francisco's Juan Marichal.
Stan had collected 3,429 hits five days ago but had been unable to get a safety until the sixth inning yesterday when he came to the plate for the third time in the game. During his five-day slump, Musial's batting average fell from above .400 to .341.
The Cardinals were leading 2-0 when Musial singled Wednesday, but the Giants moved ahead to win 7-2.
Musial celebrated his record-tying feat by going to the Blue Fox Restaurant with three friends for a large dinner. The restaurant's owners, Mario Mondin and Piero Fassio, presented the Cardinal Star with a cake decorated with 343 candles, one for each 10 hits he has made during his major league career.
Accompanying Musial were Card Pitching Coach Howie Pollet, teammate Red Schoendienst and Redbird radio announcer and former Musial teammate Joe Garagiola.
Big Sports Weekend For KU Jayhawks
Preliminaries at the Big Eight track and field championships in Memorial Stadium start at 3 p.m. today with the finals getting underway at 1 p.m. tomorrow.
Oklahoma, the defending champion, and Nebraska, who lost the indoor title by 11/12 of a point are expected to battle for first place. Kansas, who has won the title nine out of the last 10 years, is picked for third.
The Jayhawker baseball nine is meeting the Oklahoma Sooners this afternoon in a double-header that began at 1 p.m. The two squads meet tomorrow morning in a single game at 10 p.m.
Semi-finals in Big Eight tennis doubles will be held tomorrow morning. The singles and doubles finals will start at 1:30. The matches will be held on the courts west of Allen Field House.
Oklahoma State is favored to retain its Big Eight championship but not without a strong effort from Kansas and Colorado.
With sophomores playing in the top three spots, Kansas will scramble hard for a first division finish in the Big Eight golf tournament today and tomorrow at Columbia.
Golfers Vie At Columbia
Oklahoma State is heavily favored to bag its fifth consecutive title over the 54-hole test, which plays thru 36 holes Friday. Missouri and Oklahoma are forecast to battle for runner-up with the rest of the field vying tightly for the remaining first division place. Team scores are totaled thru the top four individual finishers for each five-man squad.
Oklahoma's defending individual champion, Bob Smith, is a doubtful starter because of recent illness.
Detroit May Land Heavyweight Fight
Coach Jay Markley will send up this quintet, Reid Holbrook, John Hanna and Paul Carlson, sophomores; and Dick Haitbrink and Doug Kieswetter, juniors. Only Haitbrink, who did not score last year, has previous tournament experience. This gang compiled an 8-7 record in dual play thru the spring.
DETROIT — (UPI) — Detroit's chances of landing the multi-million-dollar Floyd Patterson-Sonny Liston world heavyweight title bout improved today — but hinged on setting trick schedule and financial problems at Tiger Stadium.
Local promoters and real estate men Elisha Gray and Leon Saddler, encouraged by Patterson's corner, have applied to Tiger Stadium for possible fight dates.
They will meet tomorrow with Harry M. Sisson, executive vice president of the Detroit Baseball Co., in an effort to work out arrangements.
Jean Murphy's
Gray's brother, James, said last night the local promoters received a call from Gus D'Amato, Patterson's manager, who said the only thing holding up settlement of Detroit as the site "is the working out of arrangements with the Tigers."
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