In re the Calims of Kaftan

— Appeal by the Industrial Commissioner from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, which affirmed a decision of a referee. The latter overruled a determination of the commissioner that claimants were ineligible for benefits on the ground they were not totally unemployed. Claimants are professional basketball players, and each entered into a contract with the Madison Square Garden Corporation to play professional basketball for a stated season at salaries ranging from $4,500 to $14,000 a season. The scheduled playing season extends from the early part of November to about the…