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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1937
Page
6
The Kansas Jayhawks renew the old rivalry with Kansas State in Lawrence tonight at 7:30. KU aims to extend its conference title bid while Kansas State, hampered by injuries and illness, fields a weakened lineup led by Rogers Holliday Wellhausen Noble and Pralin.
Nebraska’s Dana X Bible moves to Texas to discuss a coaching post with the Langhorns. Senor figures name Bible at 15000 dollars annually for five years or 23000 with assistants, while UT president H Y Benedict opposes high pay and long contracts.
A fragmented reminiscence connects Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to his novel Werther and the death by own action arc he imagined for its hero. It traces Goethe's romance with Charlotte Buff, heartbreak, and the writing of a tragedy that mirrors his own inner conflict, ending with Werther’s doomed fate.
Tuesday Kansas Aggies host KK U at Lawrence. Maskell meets College of Emporia at Emporia. Friday Lawrence High plays Ottawa at Ottawa. Haskell faces American Beauty Macaroni at Lawrence. Saturday Kansas battles Washburn in Topeka.
Sarasota report notes a near 25 percent rise in play in 1936 with more beginners taking up golf, aided by affordable costs and professional instruction. The sport sees lower scores spread across more players, with two new champions in national open and national PGA events and a rising competitive field.
The Associated Press reports former Vanderbilt football coach Don McGugin, age 66, who led the team for 31 seasons, has died. The brief item notes earlier career milestones and year of death, reflecting 2 years past context.
New York January 19 The first basketball game played with nine men on two teams using peach baskets as goals will be staged again at Madison Square Garden January 27. George Bennett heads the committee aiming to gather first-hand accounts from veterans among the six living players of the original team. The event will follow the original thirteen rules drafted by Dr. James Naismith. The effort includes Brooklyn YMCA members and old Springfield College ties. The article also recalls the early setup with nine players and positions and notes six of the original nine players are still living.
New York reports the 1936 minor star John Vander Meer, once nearly lost to the Dodgers, is set to join the Reds after a standout 295 strikeouts with Durham. The piece recalls his dodger camp days, a film quest, and how management shifts shape a young pitcher's career amid a broader portrait of baseball figures and 1930s sports politics.
Kansas City hockey fans will see the Greyhounds face the Wichita Skyhawks at Pla-Mar Friday night in a key American Hockey Association clash. The Skyhawks, led by Paul Goodman’s All-Star goalie and featuring rivalries with Mickey Murray minding the net for the Greyhounds, seek a win to upset the league leaders who have held dominate form but not beaten the Greyhounds this season.
Larry Mullins, former head coach at St. Benedict's Atchison, named head coach at Loyola University New Orleans to implement the Notre Dame system. Mullins played at Notre Dame, undefeated teams of 1929 and 1930, and previously coached at St. Benedict's with a 38-? record. Loyola, second largest Jesuit college, has seen recent football struggles but aims to rebound under Mullins.
Austria faces its most active winter season with 46 ski competitions including 15 juvenile meets 80 club events 165 provincial contests 73 national events and 13 international tests. The program runs October to May 16 1987 featuring hockey skating toboggan and bobsled programs. International meets open January 23 24 at Muray and February 7 Klagenfurt with a February 20 21 Innsbruck jubilee contest and March 11 7 Schneeberg events. The Fifth Academic World Games arrive February 17 at Zell am See with athletes from 20 nations.
A fragmentary summary lists several college football results with teams such as Nebraska, Iowa, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Texas among others. Notable scores include Nebraska defeating Iowa State, Kirksville Teachers beating Tulsa University, and Texas Christian University edging Texas in a close contest.
Chicago’s Jake Schaefer and New York’s Willie Hoppe will clash January 25 to 30 for the 28.2 billiards title on a 2,500-point route instead of 3,000. Hoppe seeks ten blocks of 230 points due to the game’s exacting style, a form called super billiards. Each player posted a $1,000 side wager.
Cleveland rookie Rob i Fotler expected to win 20 games next season with the Indians Alva Bradley president says Feller should win 3 or 20 games. Bradley predicts the Yankees will have trouble capturing the pennant naming the Indians Detroit and Boston as contenders.
Kansas State College wrestlers won only one match last night as Southwest Oklahoma Teachers triumphed 25 to 3 in Manhattan. Ernest Jessun at 165 earned the lone Wildcat point by decision over Marbles in one minute forty two seconds.
Lawrence high school B team defeated Lecompton first team 28 to 24 and the Cubs beat Lecompton second team 20 to 12 at Lecompton. B team players seeing action included Anderson Houk Jellsa Moon Moorman Palmateer with Edd Wood coaching. Cubs lineup featured Brown Decker Croom Hicks Maiden Nelis Price Wise and Moorman with Richard Vogel as coach.
A business men's volleyball league organized under NYA director Ernest Vanek will have weekly games each Wednesday from 7:30 to 10 PM in the junior high gym. Four teams are entered: State Highways, the Cohens, Wells, and Decorators. Vanek said two more teams may join.
Readers are invited to enter a team by calling Ernest Van Ek at 688 or by attending the junior high school gymnasium on Wednesday evening January 20 for entry procedures.
Frank F. Pierce located a long unmarked grave in Coopers Plains Cemetery believed to be John Williams, a Hessian captured with Burgoyne in 1777 who later settled in the area. A monument will mark his memory as a pioneer settler, with Williams’ grave restored after 120 years. Physical education dominates Michigan State College, with 2,700 undergrads in winter term and 2,539 in intramural and varsity sports.
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