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The real action came on Feb. 18, 1951, when City College players Ed Warner, Ed Roman and Al Roth were arrested on charges of bribery in Penn Station, New York. They were returning home from Philadelphia where City beat Temple, 95-71. The arrests of the three City College players on that February evening were the initial tremor of the earthquake of scandal that hit college basketball. Eventually, District Attorney Frank Hogan arrested 32 players from seven colleges who …
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…He claimed under oath that he was innocent of 'dumping' games, stating that he had been approached twice but refused. He did, however, admit to not reporting the incidents. Jim Line and Walter Hirsch testified that Spivey was a willing participant. This point of contention led to an indictment of Spivey for perjury that spring. Spivey, Kentucky's All-American center and leading player on the NCAA champions of 1951, was barred on March 2, 1952 !
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