Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-06 | Page 14 | AAU Officials Clear Gruenig of Violating Amateur Rules

A AAU A U Officials Clear Clea Gruenig Of Violating Amateur Rules DENVER April 6 INS INS Bob Bob Ace Gruenig seven time all- all America basketball center of the Denver Legion Ambrose basketball team team runners up In the national A AAU A AU U tourney held recently at Denver today stood cleared of any r intent to violate the amateur code cod of the AA AAU U. U Charges that he violated hi his amateur standing grew out of an advertisement on which his picture pic plc- ture Lure was wu used In the advertisement advertise advertise- ment hoop fans were invited t to come out and talk over basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball at a tavern own owned d b by Gruenig's s In sister in ster inlaw law vi W.- W. N N. Greim national AA AAU U basketball chairman stated that tha Gruenig may receive censure from the national body but that Gruenig had not violated the self tion rule under strict interpretation tion of the amateur code Investigation of Gruenig's case cas I brought to light a new part of the th amateur rules which forbid players players play play- ers from p. p participating in ir radio radi broadcasts either directly or Indirectly indirectly indirectly in in- directly connected connect d with advertising advertis advertis- ing big or allowing their photographs photograph i ito to be used in connection with an any I advertising or a motion picture other than a news news picture Fight Results I By By Associated Press I ELIZABETH N. N J. J FreddY Freddy Russo Rusa o oi of Rahway N. N J. J knocked o oEarl out out Earl Mintz o oC f Jer Jersey City 6 5 y Larry h. h Fontana 6 fB B Brooklyn n rno l knock knockout knocked J out Steve Brogan Garfield GarfIeld- N. N 7 3 2 Baby Beau Augusta Ga ou out pointed Al AI Simon New York 6 OAKLAND Cal Cal Cal-Al Al Jordan of ofaS Chicago aS t l Harold d United States State t array army f formerly eai of Monterey Cal 10