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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1950
Page
8
Two letters from small colleges reveal offers to pay tuition and living expenses to amateur athletes in exchange for joining intercollegiate boxing basketball and football programs. One letter notes over the counter benefits while another laments subsidies yet confirms student athletes' participation as education within sports.
Tonganoxie pulled away late to move into second place in the Tri-County League with a 68 42 victory over University High. Jack Campbell led the winners with 18 points, while University High’s Gene Perry had 14 and Reinhold Schmidt left early for UH. The Eagles will travel on a western trip to Abbeyville and LaVis on the schedule.
Ashington Feb 1 The Training Squadron will move from Fairfax Air Kansas City Kan to the Naval Air Station Olathe in a joint Navy Air Force arrangement. Officials say area parking and barracks will be shared as the move proceeds. Pittsburgh Feb 2 Holy Cross Coach Lester Sheary claims his Crusaders deserve the top ranking but accepts Duquesne’s challenge. Dom In Moore says if the Dukes win half their remaining 12 games, he’ll be tickled. The Dukes beat Baldwin Wallace 75 55 with Chuck Cooper scoring 19. Holy Cross beat Springfield 62 49. St. Johns, Butler and others won their games as teams chase top national spots. In other action Miami Ohio upset Xavier 60 59 with Carl Linson’s late goal. Tulsa surprised Oklahoma City University 33 23. Wake Forest beat The Citadel 82 43. Texas Christian beat East Texas 48 44. St Marys Calif defeated Fresno State 51 44. kinescoped TV program noted.
J B ears recounts his arrival in Oklahoma for the A and M football coach job. He details three talks before Arkansas was added to the opener, more speeches after, and Notre Dame looming as a midweek foe. He jokes he won’t leave town again to avoid more schedule additions.
One minute sports notes: Clair Bee of Long Island University mocks Kentucky schedule yet praises Adolph Rupp. Lions eye Bobby Layne,但 price by Ted Collins seems steep. Edwin J. Anderson pressure for 1950 season. Bill Kane training at Alabama war college. Fred Baxter Mile entry. Don Gehrmann unavailable. Lehigh wrestling chair Billy Sheridan leads Bethlehem Recreation. Dave Barron Harris divers for Georgia swimming. Date senior delivers ninth inning hit spoiling Bridges no-hitter.
A coal miner from Collinsville, Charlee Waidhekauskas, returned to work after a three week layoff following a dispute with his union over installing gas heat in his home. He is 46 and had planned to heat his new home with gas, which his fellow workers opposed due to union bylaws. The incident involved his adopted son, a 20 year old, diagnosed with rheumatic fever, and the case sparked comments from union leaders amid the ongoing dispute.
Washington reports the new multi billion dollar federal housing and slum clearance programs are expanding. Housing officials say 275000 new low rent units are planned, with 200 or more localities mapping slum clearance. Grants total 500000.40 and loans 1000000000 to aid blighted-area redevelopment.
New York reports Lauritz Melchior and Helen Traubel feel slighted by the Metropolitan Opera over next season contracts. Melchior, a longtime Wagnerian tenor, hints his Met days may end, while Traubel says she will pursue other plans though negotiations continue. The piece notes plans to reengage Kirsten Flagstad and indicates manager discussions, with Melchior criticizing the absence of preliminary talks.
A garbled OCR fragment references a Sunday event at a venue in Kansas City involving a Brahma orchestra and a concert line up. Details are unclear but indicate a performance with multiple acts and a desert dessert portion.
A coal mine near Williamson WV collapsed burying three miners under slate and rock. Lan Estep 28 Juliuson 27 and Leo Crum 19 died as rescuers spent 13 hours recovering bodies. the Puritan Coal Corp mine near Anaut experienced the fatal fall.
Mrs Pearl Campbell a soprano who studied with Alice Maoncneff will perform in Strona auditorium Sunday afternoon at KR U. She is a Stafford graduate and has worked with local pianist Stoops during the past year.
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