Yard Meter Controversy at 1941 A A U Meet
Denver December 6 The yard versus meter dispute rises as the 52nd national A A U convention opens with Dr L W Olds and James E Snyder backing a return to yard distances for outdoor track championships in 1941 The metric system has been in effect for 10 years and indoor meets used yards this year The committee recommendations will be submitted for ratification tomorrow and are rarely overruled.
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Denver
A.A.U
L. W. Olds
National Track and Field Committee
James E. Snyder
Philadelphia
Snyder
Europe
Dr. Olds
Michigan Normal
Football Oddities Of A Strange Season And Its Surprises
A look at unusual football moments from 1940s headlines. Cornell’s fifth down controversy, Hanover misdirection, a Centre touchdown from a misplayed center snap, a Baylor safety trick, a Florida fluke score, and other oddities including a kickoff bounce, a caromed field goal, and a Missouri loss on a long completed pass.
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New York
Cornell
Ithacans
Dartmouth
Associated Press
Hanover College
Indiana
Hanover
Zor
Jack Keeley
Southern Methodist Baylor
S.M.A
Matty Bell
Cliff Hagerman
Hagerman
Florida
Tampa
Forest Ferguson
Bob Sayers
Nebraska
Harry Hovp
Oklahoma
Honp
Kansas
Drake
Paul Christman
Missouri
Ralph Carter
Sports Quirks From The Past A Sports Snippet
Mirror reviews notable sports notes from past years. Gene Mako and Wayne Sabin faced suspensions by the USLTA for eight week expense rule violations a year ago. Ford C Frick's NL presidency saw a failed bid to raise player limits.
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Gene Mako
Wayne Sabin
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Ford C. Frick
National League
Hmit
Lawson Bittle
University of Kansas Varsity to Meet Texas After Freshmen Scrimmage
The Kansas varsity basketball team will face Texas after tonight's 7 30 Hoch auditorium scrimmage with the freshmen. Veterans Howard Engleman and Bill Hogben are sidelined by influenza and a hand injury, replaced by T P Hunter and Chuck Walker to add height. Freshmen starters include Jack Ballard and Charles Black with Ray Evans and Don Ettinger in guard spots and Paul Turner at center. Officially, officials A E Woestemeyer, J Carmody, and others attend the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walker
Flack Ballard
T. P. Hunter
Charles Black
Bob Johnson
Paul Turner
Bob Alidn
Ray Evans
John Kline
Bea
Pestadanae
Don Ettinger
A. E. Woestemeyer
Kansas
Joh Carmody
Midland
University of Kansas
University of Texas
Hoch Auditorium
Howard Engleman
Bill Hoghen
F. C. Allen
Englemen
Hogben
Chuck Walker
Rice selects all stars for college football heartland
Rice names its all American and all Big Six teams with many Nebraska players. Don Pierce of Kansas centers the Big Six selection chosen by C. E. McBride. Rice all American includes Rankin Reinhard Lio Mucha Suffridge Bauman Goudreault Albert Harmon Franck Kimbrough. Rice all Big Six includes Prochaska Preston Behm Kahler Alison Schwartzkopf Pierce Christman Hopp Petsch Martin.
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Grantland Rice
Collier’s
Don Pierce
Kansas
Nebraska
David Rankin
Purdue
Rupert Reinhard
California
Agostino Lio
Georgetown
Rudy Mucha
Washington
Robert Suffridge
Tennessee
Alfred Bauman
Northwestern
John Kimbrough
Texas A
Rice
C. E. McBride
Kansas City Star
Prochaska
Preston
Alison and Schwartzkopf
Pierce
Bucks — Christman
Missouri
Hopp and Petsch
John Martin
Oklahoma
EXPECT JOHN GARNER BACK
Friends of Vice President Garner say he will return to Washington for the January 4 inauguration of President Roosevelt and Vice President-Elect Wallace. Garner has been in Texas since October and has not indicated his plans, but friends expect his return in early January.
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Washington
Garner
Roosevelt
Wallace
Texas
Football Forecast and Big Six Echoes in 1950 Outlook
Dr. F C Allen predicts football life ends in ten years while Kansas fans debate the sport with 1800 attendance at the last Kansas game. The column notes Kansas has produced All-Big Six centers and players like Smoot Phelps Pierce Bausch Warren and Jenkins. It also covers Missouri attendance claims, Nebraska Rose Bowl prep, and Getto’s NFL drafting impact plus Army coaching critiques by Stanley Woodward.
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F. C. Allen
John R. Tunis
Jayhawker
Dr. Allen
K. U
Society
Kansas
Charley Smoot
Wichita
Ed Phelps
Don Pierce
Pete Bausch
Chicago Bears
Chuck Warren
Pierce
C. E
McBride
Kansas City Star
Star
Darold Jenkins
Missouri
Collier's
Mr. Mc
Mrs. Carolyn Drew Freed in Self Defense Murder Charge
In Kansas City Kansas on December 6 Mrs. Carolyn Drew 87 was discharged of a murder charge in the September 6 shooting of her husband James Drew a city firefighter. Judge Clark E Tucker ruled the act self defense and noted her testimony of threats by her husband.
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Kansas City
Kan
Carolyn Drew
James Drew
Clark E.tucker
City Court
Giants Open Rich Pouch for Players in Big League Moves
At the 39th annual minor league convention in Atlanta Brooklyn’s president showcased big money for talent as the New York Giants announced a $50 000 purchase of pitcher Bob Bowman from St Louis. Rumors swirled around Danning Leiber Passeau Witek Moore and other potential swaps. The Giants also completed deals sending Hy Vandenberg and John Dickshot to Rochester and Hollywood respectively for future options, while Zeke Bonura drew no buyer and Cletus Poffenberger surfaced as a possible Senators target. Billy Myer took command of the Kansas City Blues after negotiations with the Yankees. The meeting closed with final business sessions.
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Atlanta
Larry MacPhail
Flatbush
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Dodger
New York Giants
Giants
Bob Bowman
St. Louis Cardinals
Giant
Bill Terry
Hoss Danning
Harry Danning
Chicago Cubs
Hank Leiber
Claude Passeau
Nick Witek
Cincinnati
Whitey Moore
Delas
Harold
Hy) Vandenberg
Rochester
New York
Cardinals
John Dickshot
Roy Joiner
Jersey City
Hollywood
Joe Hoover
Zeke Bonura
Washington Senators
Cletus (Boots) Poffenberger
Nashville
Billy Myer
Kansas City
New York Yankees
Kansas City Blues
Landis Receives Marietta Plot for Home Near Mountain
Marietta citizens presented Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis with a building plot near Kennesaw Mountain during a ceremony. The event recalled Landis name origins from a Civil War wound to Dr. Abraham Landis and a son named Kenne saw Mountain. Landis, visiting after a minor league convention in Atlanta, said he would consider building once he could focus on living.
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Marietta, Ga
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
L. M. Blair
Marietta
Abraham Landis
Kennesaw Mountain
Landis
Atlanta
Fifty Four Fresh Cage Candidates at University
Fifty four University of Kansas freshmen have checked out equipment for basketball practice. The list includes Bob Abrams St Louis Mo Dwayne Adams Cullison Tolbert Anthony Leavenworth Donald Atchison Carbondale Jack Ballard Kansas City Mo Jack Beck Dwight Lester Bibberstein Attica Charles Black Lawrence Gale Botts Sharon Springs Bill Brill Kansas City Kan W W Burger Great Bend Ray Callow West Mineral John Chester Wichita Kenneth Dugan Circleville Gordon Durna New York City Don Ettinger Independence Mo Ray Evans Kansas City Kan Bob Fitzpatrick Salina Harry Foresman Pittsburg Charles Hampton Bethany Tom Harris Abilene Art Hastings Jetmore Forrest Hill Casper Wyo Robert Hill Casper Wyo Dean Huebert Halstead Marshall Hulett Platts City Mo Warren Israel Kansas City Mo John Jenkins Kansas City Kan Lawrence Johnson Osage City Dick Keene Lawrence Max Kissell Portis Joe Laird Talmage Wendell Link Emporia Harry Luebbe Horton Glenn Mize Bonner Springs Bill Nichols Topeka George Phillips Overland Park Tom Porter Ottawa Robert Quiring McPherson George Robb Kansas City Mo Sol Rosenzweig New York City Phil Russell Kansas City Mo Glenn St Aubyn Russell Glen Smith Horton Clair Sommers Ellsworth Jack Steele Pittsburg Robert Stephens Toeka Otto Telchgraeber Gypsum Richard Tinberg Bonner Springs Paul Turner Kansas City Kan Porter Wiley Columbia Tenn Lynn Williams Salina Kenneth Winters Kansas City Mo Don Wysong Kansas City Mo
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University of Kansas
Bob Abrams
St. Louis
Dwayne Adams
Cullison
Tolbert Anthony
Leavenworth
Donald Atchison
Carbondale
Jack Ballard
Kansas City
Jack Beck
Dwight
Lester Biberstein
Attica
Charles Black
Lawrence
Gale Botts
Sharon Springs
Bill Brill
Kan
W. W. Burger
Great Bend
Ray Callow
West Mineral
John Chester
Wichita
Kenneth Dugan
Circleville
Gordon Durna
New York City
Don Ettinger
Independence
Ray Evans
Bob Fitzpatrick
Salina
Harry Foresman
Pittsburg
Charles Hampton
Bethany
Tom Harris
Abilene
Art Hastings
Jetmore
Forrest Hill
Casper
Wyo
Robert Hill
Dean Huebert
Halstead
Marshall Hulett
Platt City
Warren Israel
John Jenkins
Lawrence Johnson
Osage City
Dick Keene
Max Kissell
Portis
Joe Laird
Talmage
Wendell Link
Emporia
Harry Luebbe
Horton
Glenn Mize
Bonner Springs
Bill Nichols
Topeka
George Phillips
Overland Park
Tom Porter
Ottawa
Robert Quiring
McPherson
George Robb
Sol Rosenzweig
Phil Russell
Glenn St. Aubyn
Russell
Glen Smith
Clair Sommers
Ellsworth
Jack Steele
Robert Stephens
Toneka
Otto Telchgraeber
Gypsum
Richard Tinberg
Paul Turner
Porter Wiley
Columbia
Tenn
Lynn Williams
Kenneth Winters
Kansas City, Mo
Don Wysong
Spurs Roundup from New York December report
Lowdown on the Kreevich Cramer mix up at Atlanta shows Dykes joking while Cronin and Collins are serious. Collins is burned up. Joe Louis will train in a New York gym for the first time with Red Burman. Sugar Bowl teams look to about $75 000 each in prize money.
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New York
Kreevich-Cramer
Atlanta
Jimmy Dykes
Joe Cronin
Eddie Collins
Collins
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Stanford
Minnesota
Joe Louis
Red Burman
New Jersey
College teams tally by surname in major elevens
A snappy sports note counts players by surname across colleges. It lists 23 Smiths 13 Browns six Whites five Greens two Grays one Blue and one Black. It adds two Smythes, both at Amherst.
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Smiths
P. S
Smythes
Amherst
Giants and Yanks face uncertain broadcasting renewals
The article notes uncertain renewal talks for Giants and Yanks, with a 50 50 chance of new contracts. It lists college football bets for tomorrow including Southern California over Notre Dame and Texas over Florida. It adds Petey Sarron joining the military, Jack Johnson basing in Chicago, Maine coach Fred Brice facing dismissal after years on the job, and Lynn C Doyle commenting on shifting sports interest from Navy to baseball politics in Atlanta.
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Giants
Yanks
Southern California
Notre Dame
Southern Methodist
Rice
Auburn
Villanova
Texas
Florida
Petey Sarron
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Fred Brice
U. of Maine
Packers face uncertain future as players depart next season
The piece notes multiple familiar Packers faces likely to miss next season and hints at fan interest in departures. It references a former baseball star Sheriff Dave Harris, and mentions other sports figures tied to teams and cities including Berlin Maryland Auburn Boston College and Ken Overlin.
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Green Bay Packers
Samuel G. Riddle
Berlin
Auburn
Tennessee
Boston College
Atlanta
Dave Harris
Washington Senators
Freddie Steele
Los Angeles
Bing Crosby
Steve Belloise
Ken Overlin
Joe Louis Expands Role as Public Speaker at New England Book Fair
Thoughtful note suggests Joe Louis shifts from boxing to politics and culture by speaking at the junior book fair in New England. The piece warns rivals Al M Coy and Red Berman not to be fooled by this broader public role.
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Joe Louis
New England
al M’coy
Red Berman
Et Cet
Basketball Scores From The Midwest And East
Georgia led Chicago 38 to 41 in a basketball result. Loyola Maryland defeated Georgetown 36 to 34. Missouri Mines beat Central Wesleyan 45 to 26. Kirksville Teachers downed Central College 52 to 28. Cape Girardeau Teachers beat Arkansas State Batesville 40 to 38. Stanega defeated Kearney Teachers 50 to 37.
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The
Associated Press
Georgia
Chicago
Loyola
Baltimore
Georgetown
Missouri Mines
Central Wesleyan
Kirksville
Central
College
Cape Girardeau
Arkansas State
Batesville
Stanega
Kearney
Neb
Haskell Boxers Travel to Emporia for Local Show
Coach Clarence Powless leads eight Haskell Indian boxers to Emporia for an 11 bout card at the Emporia auditorium. Haskell wrestles Kansas City and Emporia foes in 112 to 147 pound bouts including Willie Phillips, Charles Chibbitty, Jerome Wise, Wilbur Whitebeaver, Ernest Stack, and Ted Quinton against regional opponents.
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Clarence Powless
Haskell
Emporia
Emporia Auditorium
Kansas City
Kan
Willie Phillips
Joe Aguiler
Charles Chibbitty
Hasken
Tony Ortega
Francis Schulyer
Brown
Jerome Wise
Victor Buck
Charles Wilkie
Lou Amigo
Wilbur Whitebeaver
Gonzales
Ernest Stack
Garcia
Ted Quinton
Kenneth Cooper
KU enrolls students from 38 states and seven nations
University of Kansas registrar figures show 38 states and seven foreign countries represented among students. Australia Panama China Hawaii Japan Puerto Rico and Venezuela listed as nations. Missouri leads non Kansas states followed by Oklahoma New York Texas and Illinois. Stanton county has no KU student while 104 of Kansas' 105 counties are represented. Outside Douglas Shawnee counties have the most KU students on Mt Oread with 335. Wyandotte Sedgwick Johnson Lee each have 146.
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University of Kansas
Australia
Panama
China
Hawaii
Japan
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Kansas
Missouri
Mt. Oread
Oklahoma
New York
Texas
Illinois
Stanton
Douglas County
K. U
Shawnee
Oread
Wyandotte
Sedgwick
Johnson Lee
Glamor Boy Bill Kern Named to All-Big Six Team
University of Kansas tackle Bill Kern known as glamor boy was chosen for the all-Big Six glamor team by a Missouri coed for the student newspaper. Gift subscriptions to the Journal-World are growing annually. Phone 22.
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Bill Kern
University of Kansas
University of Missouri
Journal-World
Christman Pins Fraternity Pin On Coed At Missouri U
Paul Christman, Missouri football standout, announced his engagement and placed his Kappa Sigma pin on Miss Inez Potter of Kansas City. Sorority sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta rushed to kiss the gridiron hero, prompting playful comments about preferring football to the attention.
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Columbia
Des
Paul Christman
Missouri
Christman
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Inez Potter
Kansas City
Kappa Alpha Theta
Paul
Faurot Rehired to Lead Missouri Football in 1941
Don Faurot will coach the University of Missouri football team for 1941 marking his seventh straight year. He signed a one year contract at a $7,500 salary matching this year. Chauncey Simpson remains backfield and head track coach, and John C. Simmons returns as freshman football and varsity baseball coach on one year deals.
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Columbia
Don Faurot
University of Missouri
Chauncey Simpson
John C. Simmons
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