What’s not said:
Point-shaving is done as favors for organized crime, so that they can steal money. The crime done isn’t his done to either team... it’s grand theft against people who made wagers. If Beard tangled for the mob for only $700, it doesn’t mean his crime was less; it means only his soul was cheap.
Perry’s antics were part of the equation when people decided who to root for, and were useless in trying to fix games for the mafia. Dirty? Yes. Mafia-related crime? No.
And there’s the difference.
As an official old fart, I feel it's my duty to remind you that $700 bucks was a pretty good haul for a college kid back in the 40s.
Why the dollar had only been devalued once and was still worth $.50, a whole heck of a lot more than it's worth today!
um, if they were mob-backed wagers wouldn't they be illegal, and the people making them equally guilty of involvement with, and subsidizing, organized crime?