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Prisoner Key Figure in Case By International News Service NEW YORK, Dec. 19—The Dis-| wught it Paris gam- bling. “fix” investigation. 4] Police said that Krakauer has a record involving arson, counterfeit-: «jing, burglary and Sullivan Law vio-| 4Iation, an dthat as a gambler bad! jbeen associated with such big time’ , operators as Arnold Rothstein. He how wobeing sought tor question- i. ‘The District Attorney's effice also disclosed that it is investi- gating reports that an attempt was made to “fix” » prise fight last Friday night at Madison © Square Garden, In this match, Charles Fusari, a welterweight, won aTKO over Chuck Taylor. Fosarj started as a heavy fa- vorite but the betting odds sank to even money then jumped back up to 8-5. A flood of rumore alco spread through the Garden before: the main event got under way. One change of officials also was made jat the last minute. Jn another development @ fthe hectic day, Treasury agents tried unsuccessfully to get into the of- fice of the Jay Manufacturin ¢ 09> the firm for which Paris sald * he was employed, by Attos George F, Monaghan as an employe of “a combination of gamblers and. bookmakers” ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Repre- bert of Louisiana. declared today Congress should drive “chiselers and fixers” away from pro and amateur sports by making bribery of athletes a federal offense, - He told a reporter he will intro- Congress convenes Jan. 3—“and don’t think the penalties won't be! tough.” Referring to charges that gam-' blers approached two New York “This thing has got to stop. And the time to get this through is before the shock wears off.” One of his proposed bilis will ap- ply to the District of Columbia, the other to the rest of the nation. They will be patterned r the New York State Anti-briberv law, BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 19.—J. Walter Morris, president of the Class D Evangeline League dicted today that at least six play- ers in the cirduit were through with baseball after allegedly precipita- i mbling scandal which he| rock the baseball world.” id that “more than six” players have been involved on! charges of “throwing games, bet-; ting against their own clubs and) being in collusion with gamblers. He refused to name. the players or their clubs. ° ee a “4m ae37 y) Y~ PG J racn ~ Lae