Backs Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes of the Giants were questioned about an attempt by a New York man to fix the championship game
On December 22, 1946 The 1946 NFL Championship game, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 24-14, but the event was overshadowed by a gambling scandal. New York Giants backs Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes were questioned by the league after it was revealed that a man named Alvin Paris had attempted to bribe them to fix the game. NFL Commissioner Bert Bell suspended Hapes indefinitely, but allowed Filchock to play in the game itself he played well, but Chicago won 24-14
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