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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1945
Page
4
A student column recalls Kent State's wartime drop in male enrollment and debates reviving varsity sports. It notes plans and uncertainties for 1945 46 including basketball in fall, then track baseball golf and tennis in spring and possible football later, as enrollment determines feasibility.
In 1857 at a venerable university two teams play a chaotic game that lacks balls and defined strikes. A pitcher struggles to throw while a spectator disrupts plays, and the ball bounces around as outs are made by quirky rules. The first national convention later standardized baseball and umpire roles.
Chief Machinist Mate A. L. Owens now at the U S Naval Hospital Annapolis won Kate Smith's prize for a tall tale read on The Kate Smith Hour. Owens recounts a Pacific patrol tale with Salty the parrot guiding a stranded crew home using fantastical sea creatures and a parrot fish to reach safety within days.
Pi Kappa Sigma won the annual Pan-Hellenic scholarship cup for the third straight year with the highest cumulative point average. Theta Sigma Upsilon took second. Dr Grace Sherrer spoke on Scholarship at the twilight tea. Agnes Sawyer became Pi Kappa Sigma president. Beta Gamma received the bridge award. Mrs Bowman Mrs Blair and Dr Lawrence served tea at the awards reception.
The 1944 45 school year at Kent State shows little sports action aside from the return of varsity basketball and the dropping of varsity golf.
Wartime conditions limited participation with few male students eligible. Freshmen faced upperclassmen in football and basketball while softball lingered unfinished. Sigma Tau Gamma revived participation, varsity basketball aimed to reset for future years, and spring sports were canceled due to lack of players. The 1944 45 year aligned with wartime expectations and yielded modest athletic activity.
Reports indicate the war ban on professional athletes may be lifted around V-E Day. Proposals to dedicate upcoming major league doubleheaders to Germany’s defeat are considered, with officials like commissioner-elect Happy Chandler ready to push the plan.
The undefeated Sigma Tau Gam ma softball team meets the Yankees Thursday at 4 pm at Rockwell Field in the intramural tournament third game.
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