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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1931
Page
7
South Bend mourns as Kenneth Rockne dies in a Kansas plane crash. Notre Dame leaders, students, and players express shock and grief. Funeral plans uncertain. Heartley Anderson expected to lead 1931 team with possible additional assistants.
Duluth Hornets and Kansas City Pla-Mers split games as they approach a decisive showdown in the American Hockey League semi finals. A victory in tomorrow’s contest secures a spot in the championship against Tulsa Oilers. Pla-Mers are the defending champs.
A quirky item notes Sir George Grigraon famed linguist who reportedly speaks 179 languages and masters 554 dissections. It also mentions a Leeds Wool Industries Research Association experiment where skin grafts fed with plasma nourished hair roots on a watch crystal, with visible growth though details are fragmentary. A Brooklyn death notice, Mrs. John Alden, died in her seventy first year, with a bookcase lined chamber.
Kansas University baseball players, hampered by a long winter and lack of a paid coach, prepare for two exhibition games with Haskell on April 13 and 16 before opening Big Six play against Kansas State on April 27 and 28. Captain Tom Bishop relies on lettermen with Price and Smith breaking in as sophomores. pitching remains a major concern as weather limits practice.
April drills begin for St. Joseph Wichita Claremore Guthrie and Oklahoma City as new owners players and managers shape rosters for the season. Shaky Hain Rouza join St. Joseph while Wichita prepares for an early practice game and Tulsa and Des Moines crews report for workouts under cool winds and wet fields. Diana Fishwick peaks in Virginia showing strong form at Hot Springs.
Lou Gehrig, called the Crown Prince of Swat, challenges Ruth and Wilson for the leagues home run title. The prime slugger is modest and avoids publicity while discussions at a New York baseball meeting hint at a looming showdown. Joe McCarthy, newly named Yankees boss, reveals plans to become acquainted with Gehrig.
Associated Press recap notes several featherweight bouts with outpoints and knockouts. Levinsky outpoints O Kelly in Chicago, Berlenbach defeats Clark in New York, Mandell beats Estrada in Daytona Beach, Fontaine tops Arthurs in Indianapolis, Cooper stops Russell in St Petersburg and Townsend defeats Glick in Los Angeles.
AP dispatches from Memphis Asheville Bradenton Birmingham and Los Angeles recap spring training chatter. Giants players teased about gym workouts McGraw jokes about workers coming to work. Burt Shatton on Watt Shields comeback prospects. Street praises Cardinals pitching depth with Flint Rhem favored for opening day. Waddell and Bettencourt set to win Browns outfield jobs. Eddie Phillips, Pirates catcher, rebukes observers and hits two homers vs Cubs.
Laurence mourns the death of Knute Rockne after his visit and speech to hundreds praising the legendary Notre Dame coach. Rockne’s career peaked with two national titles and bold leadership of the Irish, leaving a lasting imprint on football and his era.
Georgia Tech continues its athlete program reforms under director Alexander. The program emphasizes scholar athletes and discipline while expanding facilities at the $250,000 field project. Dodd and Cannon join as new gridiron aides, aiding spring football and upcoming baseball preparations.
The 1932 Kansas class A high school basketball tournament will be held in the forum at Wichita March 17, 18 and 19. E A Thomas executive secretary of the Kansas High School Athletic association announced the move from Topeka where it had been held the past two years. The location for the class B tournament was also discussed with Pratt seeking to host.
Washington March 31 AP The agriculture department reports March 1 interior mills and elevators hold 82,840,000 bushels of wheat, down from 100,349,000 a year earlier. Estimates come from 3,565 mills and elevators representing about a fifth to a quarter of capacity. 1928 March 1 stocks were 84,707,000 bushels.
Chicago April 1 AP Knute Rockne will be remembered first for football. He was the wizard of Notre Dame and a master of stories and wisecracks. His sharp tongue and open game concept shaped college football though he loved his players and taught them with psychology.
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