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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
5
New rules on unlimited substitutions and fourth down passes inside the 20 spurred higher scoring. AP writers list the rise of offense as football’s dominant trend of 1941, with gains in attendance, night games, and formation changes like the T formation gaining attention nationwide.
The all college basketball tournament began with 18 colleges in action as four days of play start. The first preliminaries were held this morning and the champion will be decided next Tuesday. About 37 games are planned before the field narrows to eight teams after tonight. Arkansas University faces Warrensburg Teachers and Oklahoma A and M plays Texas Christian University in notable early matchups.
Readers react to Hub Ulrich selection on the west squad while John Bentley and Biff Jones face criticism over Clarence Herndon. A Kansas basketball roundup notes Frosty Cox’s system, Gerald Tucker’s early impact at Oklahoma, and looming staff changes if war expands. Nebraska opens cage play versus Minnesota as college hoops languishes before break ends.
Duke and Oregon State near New Year’s Day Rose Bowl as Beavers train in Durham and Duke resumes drills. Beavers coach Lon Stiner and captain Martin Chaves reject underdog talk despite 2 to 1 odds. Duke’s Moffat Storer injured may miss game. Captain Bob Barnett voices quiet confidence.
Columbus Georgia December 26 Elmer Riddle Cincinnati Reds pitcher of the year mentors a Columbus battlin company basketball team He compares managing hoops to pitching and plans to bring the squad to Atlanta for a benefit game for the temple of basketball honoring Dr James A Naismith Proceeds go to the national fund.
A special detachment of swimming soldiers trained by two Olympic scorers aided the capture of Hong Kong. They swam the water between Kowloon and the island, located mines, and exploded them to allow Japanese transports to cross safely. Trainers Reizo Koike and Saburo Ito were noted Olympic medalists.
Vatican City December 26 Pope Pius XII urged warring nations to sheath the sword for the third time in as many Christmas seasons. He addressed his guards invoking calm seas and a ship of bounty and faithfulness to bring men to embrace justice and peace.
Today a year ago Eiddie Miller of the Boston Braves signed his 1941 contract. Three years ago Joe Louis was rated the top boxer of 1938 in Ring Magazine. Five years ago Georgia Tech upset California 13 to 7 and Long Island University won its 48th consecutive basketball game.
New York crowds near holiday sports mix as Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs launch pro tennis at the Garden. Alexis Thompson has sold over eight thousand dollars in seats including top price ducats, while he hints at potential one-sided profit schemes among players.
Gene Korzelius reports on a Pittsburgh golf club escalator joke while dissecting what it takes for a 2 ball player to be the American League MVP beyond hitting .400 since Rogers Hornsby. The piece notes DiMaggio versus Williams in person and credits Joe with a batting streak that sparked the Yankees world title run.
Gary Body, Norfolk naval training baseball coach, expects to assemble a club rivaling any AA league. He plans to have Bob Feller head the pitching staff and may include Claude Corbitt if he avoids military service. Al Davis has moved to the Philippines, Ray Trail has joined the Army Air Corps, and a Wichita Falls station awaits his transfer.
The piece links A J Aschenbrener in Miles City to carer shifts as Joe Strizich takes over basketball duties when Strizich becomes interim coach. It mentions Ken Overlin, Moffat Storer and Burleigh Grimes in passing, noting a Rose Bowl risk, a Tigers manager in San Antonio, and a Toronto manager quitting chewing tobacco.
Corky Kelly, 19 months old, son of the late Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr., receives many Christmas gifts did including a goat and wagon from his grandfather Colin P. Kelly Sr. The elder Kelly won fame for sinking a Japanese battleship and died in a plane crash returning to base.
Washington reports raiding Japanese submarines aim to divert naval forces from fight duties and disrupt American shipping. Analysts note Japan may field about 40 long range subs able to operate off the Pacific coast while enemy submarines face less ASW pressure near home bases.
A German U-boat named U-156 raided off Cape Cod firing on the tug Perth Amboy and four barges with planes from Chatham attacking in vain. The sub burned the tug and sank the barges while near Massachusetts. After days of disrupting New England fishing it hit a mine and sank, the only one of six U boats to not return home.
Miss Anna Donovan of Denver and local residents shared visits at multiple homes around Villa Eden. Christmas program at Linwood schools drew a large crowd with Santa handing out gifts. Happy Hour club held its annual Christmas party in Lawrence with 21 members and six guests. Additional social visits occurred among local families including Torneden, Pettengill, Brock, and White households.
The bodies of seven Dayton residents were recovered from Bright Lake near Sault Ste Marie Ontario after a Christmas Day ice boat accident left them drowned. Local authorities and rescuers retrieved the victims today, ending the search that began with the drowning incident yesterday.
University of Kansas basketball drills resume tomorrow night after the cage squad held practice Tuesday. Players were excused to go home for Christmas, returning to campus for workouts.
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