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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1945
Page
14
KU basketball coach Phog Allen leads a 15 man Jayhawker squad to Oklahoma City for the All-College tournament. They open Wednesday at 2 p.m. against Rice, aim to reach the finals by beating Oklahoma A&M or Texas, with standout players Black Schnellbacher and a versatile roster to drive a fast break in the eight-team event.
Dallas, Dec. 24. The University of Missouri Tigers held a brisk workout for the second time here in preparation for the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. Coach Chauncey Simpson led 36 players through polishing their offense and running plays from the T formation with all hands in excellent condition.
The item reviews dated memory moments from past games and teams. It references Tennessee and New York U. basketball, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Johnny Allen, Eddie Casey, and Ray Flaherty in a concise score roundup.
Three top basketball powers Wyoming Kansas and Kentucky threaten to challenge Oklahoma A M and DePaul for national honors. Notre Dame Iowa Cornell Indiana and New York University also ride undefeated. Wyoming’s improved lineup led by Sailors Komenich and Weir crushed Kansas State 43 27 as they tour the East. Kentucky defends the SEC and meets St John’s and Temple while Kansas aims for the Big Six and an eight team all college tourney in Oklahoma City. DePaul expands its Midwest schedule after a seven game win streak.
In New Orleans Mississippi gulf coast hosts 72 football players as St. Marys Jim Phelan and Oklahoma A&M Jim Lockabaugh push for hard workouts before the Sugar Bowl. Lockabaugh cites influenza and cold weather hindering practice while Phelan emphasizes youth and final exams. Alabama Crimson Tide also passes through en route to the Rose Bowl. halfback Lowell Tew's broken jaw will be wired but he will play New Years Day.
The St Louis Cardinals announced the unconditional release of outfielder Deb Garms and pitcher Bill Crouch on Saturday. Garms, a member of the pennant winning teams of 1943 and 1944, played three seasons with the Cards. Crouch joined last summer and appeared in six games.
Eight teams compete in an all college event in Oklahoma City. Kansas Jayhawks led by Charlie Black aim to extend a strong 7 game stretch, totaling 401 season points with Black scoring 91.60. Oklahoma Sooners face tough foes including TCU Baylor and Pepperdine in the lower bracket. Nebraska Iowa and Missouri struggle against Big Ten and Rocky Mountain opposition. Jim Stark and Gib Stramel are among top scorers for Iowa State and Kansas respectively.
The second weekend of NAIB intercollegiate basketball hosts Kansas State Marshall Hamline and Eastern Kentucky in Kansas City Friday and Saturday. Friday games begin at 8 and 9 30 p m and Saturday features Marshall Hamline at 8 followed by Kansas State Eastern Kentucky. Last weekend results include Valparaiso beating Pepperdine 65 60 West Texas State losing to West Texas 54 60 Pepperdine edging Loyola 49 48.
New York University beat Rochester 88 to 61 while Brooklyn College lost to Queens College. Cornell defeated Columbia 70 to 36 and Yale topped Dartmouth 87 to 40. Ohio University salted St. John's 38, and Indiana edged ater sette 58 in overtime.
Wichita Kansas has been chosen by the Missouri Valley conference to host track, golf and tennis championships on May 10 and 11. Football game scheduling remains with individual schools until Washington University and Creighton rejoin conference competition, announced Artie Eilers, the new conference commissioner, after a coaches and faculty meeting.
Golf fans might gift Byron Nelson tractors and cows for his Texas ranch to keep him from chasing big money tournaments this winter. A column letter complains about Arkansas fans booing at NYU basketball, and Lt. Bill Sullivan Jr moves to a Braves PR post in January. Ira Vail opens a liquor store in Port Washington. Bob Zuppke and Ernest Hemingway reunite in Havana after 29 years. Hemingway once played for Zuppke in 1916.
The Navy All Stars toppled the touring USC National League All Stars 8-7 in Honolulu. Navy jumped to a seven run lead in the first two innings against Ralph Branca, with Ken Keltner delivering a two run homer in the second. Tom Brown sparked a late rally for the Dodgers in the seventh.
The State Geological Survey at the University of Kansas reports 53 new oil and gas pools in 1944, with 666 oil wells and 98 gas wells drilled. Kansas produced 99.853 million barrels of oil and 134 billion cubic feet of gas, mainly in western Kansas, as Barton, Russell, Stafford and Pratt counties show the most activity. Two new producer counties Kiowa and Stanton. The bulletin Expl oration for oil and gas in western Kansas during 1944 by W. A. Ver Wiebe is available free or by 25 cent mail.
In Austin Minnesota on December 24 the crowd was assured by a road company presenting Uncle Tom's Cabin that the bloodhounds pursuing Eliza on stage are friendly and respond to the name Mike. The note about the hounds was described as part of the pre Civil War play.
Washington University Bears edged Missouri Tigers 45 to 42 on a Saturday night, fending off a late Missouri rally in St. Louis. The game featured a tight finish as WashU held on to claim the win.
Schedule lists Kansas State versus Wyoming at Laramie on Wednesday. In Oklahoma City tournament Kansas State faces Kansas Oklahoma Rice Oklahoma A and M Texas Baylor George Pepperdine Texas Christian. Friday Nebraska meets Oregon State at Lincoln and Kansas State plays Marshall College in N.A.L.B with a Kansas City doubleheader. Saturday Kansas State meets Eastern Kentucky in N.A.LB with another doubleheader at Kansas City.
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Miss Betty Day of 414 Elm Street was bitten on the right foot by a small yellow dog last Saturday afternoon. Police were notified but the dog's ownership is undetermined and the animal has not been found. Miss Day said the animal appeared ill.
The Dr. O A Johnson Clinic in Kansas City Missouri advertises thirty years of non surgical treatment for piles and related rectal ailments. It claims average cure in under two weeks with no hospitalization and offers free examination and a free book by mail or long distance call for an appointment.
Army vast exchanges in the Pacific did a gross business more than seven million dollars per month, reflecting substantial wartime commerce across occupied areas and supply routes.
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