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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
6
The 79 year old legendary manager Connie Mack, with 58 years in the game, remains active and says he will not retire unless necessary. The stamp honors his role from sandlots to the Cooperstown Hall of Fame as a builder of baseball.
Joe Louis, defending his heavyweight title for the twenty first time, has been chosen as fighter of the year by Ring magazine from a vote of 202 writers worldwide. Buddy Baer ranks fourth. other top contenders include Billy Conn Lem Franklin and Bob Pastor.
Joe Louis shows peak boxing form as he prepares for the Naval Relief Society bout with Buddy Baer at Madison Square Garden on January 9. He weighed 209 pounds after yesterday's drill and will skip training today and Thursday.
Duke coach Walace Wade expresses uncertainty about the Rose Bowl clash with Oregon State, noting limited knowledge of both teams. End-around plays by Duke ends Jim Smith and Bob Gantt are highlighted as key weapons in a game seen as a tossup for a sellout crowd of 56 000 in Durham.
Major Lawrence Biff Jones, Nebraska football coach, in Baton Rouge for an all star game, ordered to Baton Rouge airbase for a fitness exam. His active duty call expected soon. Speculation swirls on a Nebraska successor after a 1941 season marked by five straight losses. Jones, a West Point graduate, has led Nebraska since 1936 and coached Army LSU and Oklahoma.
The piece lists former KU and Baker athletes in naval flight training at Corpus Christi, names potential hires in Wichita and college coaching shifts, and notes salaries and career moves for figures like Ralph Graham and Bill Dudley. It also recounts humorous anecdotes from college football coaching lore and press satire.
A wartime roundup recalls Amby Gilligan and former pupils Francis Conlon and Gerald Ross who played in Hawaii. Ross hit a triple to win a division championship before Pearl Harbor and later wrote that the first battle was over and they came through okay. The piece links sport to resilience in wartime.
Monday Matinee notes Oregon State will handle the Pacific Coast conference Rose Bowl salary and office expenses. Harold Lambert, Rice guard, played at Madison Square Garden, recalling little of his experiences after a summer illness. Babe Ruth drops weight for Lou Gehrig biopic, and publicity for Baer Louis fight uses Pearl Harbor and Griffith Stadium cues. Major league chatter includes Tojo as a baseball admirer and Don Barnes salary rumors.
Under Dr. F C Allen a KU physical education program offers an 80 by 40 yard ice rink south of the Hill for students and townspeople. Water from the KU pool powers the rink and four flood lights illuminate night skating. Ski runs will be marked on the Mt. Oread north slopes. supervised, free activities emphasize safe recreation this winter.
Fort Lauderdale Florida December 29 Pi Pudgy Matt Mann renowned Michigan swimming coach believes Japan’s swimmers have got ten better and better while the United States as a nation is going downhill physically He urges compulsory swimming courses in grade schools which would require more pool facilities He recalls being forced to swim in school in England 50 years ago and questions why the policy isn’t adopted here Mann notes Japan’s focus on developing swimmers to allow small men to compete in aquatic sports
A vast body of tailors and dressmakers in Germany work around the clock to remake Army clothing surrendered by the German people. Fur coats hats woolen jumpers gloves and under wear are being collected throughout the Reich per a Stockholm Tidningen Berlin dispatch quoted by Reuters.
Boston December 29 Joe Cronin at 36 nose to the grindstone daily at University Club in Boston in a heavy sweat suit on a stationary bike. He says the routine is “just in case” Pesky and Pellagrini fail at short or enter military service in March.
The column recalls notable performances from the Sugar Bowl mile won by John Munski in 4:15.2, Fred Walcott’s 120 yard high hurdles in 14.4, and a meal to Rice in the three mile at four times. It also notes Freddy Hutchinson’s Detroit contract at 19, and a 1937 season note on forward pass interference rule remained unchanged.
A light week for Big Six teams features non league foes and key battles. Nebraska faces Detroit and Iowa on foreign courts while Oklahoma plays Bradley Tech in Peoria. Drake visits Iowa State as the Cyclones defend a four game win streak.
New York Gene Mako, ex doubles partner of Donald Budge, turns pro to fill for injured Fred Perry in touring tennis troupe after a spill at Madison Square Garden. St Louis club president dismisses all coaches and publicity director in cost cut move. Montgomery Southern grid stars using razzle dazzle football defeat North 16 to 0 in the annual Blue and Gray game with Texas University star Jack Crain ailing.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, head of the 100000 dollar Indianapolis 500 mile race, announced today the suspension of the event for the duration of the war. The decision comes as New York reports the wartime measure as a national pause in major speed contests.
New Orleans reports professional football clubs seek infirm players, drafting many college stars into the armed services. Bruce Smith, Bill Dudley, Frankie Albert, Pete Kmetovic and others face 1-B or 4-F classifications due to injuries, health issues, or disabilities, while some stand firm despite past injuries.
In Oklahoma City the sixth annual all college tournament moves to the semifinals with two matches: Oklahoma A and M versus Texas at 8 15 p m and West Texas State against Pittsburg Kansas Teachers at 9 30 p m. Texas offense leads with 104 points in two games while Oklahoma A and M has 72 points and 54 allowed. West Texas, the tallest team, is favored over defending titlist Pittsburg Kansas Teachers.
Chick Harbert of Battle Creek Michigan won the $5,000 Beaumont Open in Beaumont Texas finishing 276 eight under par for 72 holes. He never went over par despite a strong field led by Ben Hogan and Paul Runyan tied for second at 283. Hogan earned $650 to end the year with $18,358 in earnings. Snead Nelson Wood and Nelson also noted in the season totals.
Because of the war the annual western tractor and power farm equipment show and the annual southwest road show scheduled for February 24 to 27 at Wichita have been canceled.
James Saunders 18 died after a car collided with a Rock Island passenger train at a grade crossing in Edwardsville on Sunday. Two companions escaped with minor injuries.
A string of Christmas and holiday dinners lists numerous households in the Hesper area. Guests include the Gabriels, Knabes, Lane and Starr families, with involvement from De Soto, Lawrence, Kansas City, St Helen Oregon, and Mound City.
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