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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1941
Page
10
Major Ad Lindsey reports a busy Camp Robinson and notes KU football players finishing exams with little trouble. Several players left quizzes early, while Kansas City aims to host a future A A U meet. A Western Illinois Iowa Teachers game ended with Coach Hanson fainting twice after a dramatic finish.
Red Burman faces Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden in Louis 13th title defense. Odds favor Louis though Burman, 26, is a strong challenger who has not been stopped since 1936. Louis has trained hard and aims to KO Burman, with the crowd hoping for a competitive, dramatic fifteen rounds.
New York reports Jimmy Braddock doubts Joe Louis odds against Red Burman. Officials oust colliders for the pros over dough. Al Schacht and Buddy Hassett perform baseball skits in army camps near New York. Tom Stidham not cure Marquette football ills. calls for stiffening program. Eddie Mead backs Red Burman in tonight’s bout.
Boston writers honored two veteran players John Cooney and Jimmy Wilson at a dinner noting Cooney’s 318 batting average with the Bees and Wilson’s six of seven World Series catches while naming DiMaggio the outstanding rookie of 1940. Branch Rickey spoke on sports as America’s answer to dictatorships.
Lawrence Lions travel to Leavenworth to face the Pioneers in the NKRL opener. Leavenworth coached by Forsberg with seven major letter winners and a 640 enrollment. Lawrence sits fourth in the league, a win tying the standings.
Phoenix January opening round for the 72 hole Western Open gathers 140 pros and amateurs at Phoenix Country Club. Defending champ Jimmy Demaret and stars Byron Nelson James Hogan plus past champions like MacDonald Smith Ed Dudley and Ralph Guldahl headline a deep field including Snead Little Metz Revolta and Bulla. The trio Demaret Hogan and Nelson are favored to win as they tune up amid strong competition.
Willie Hoppe won his third straight match beating Irving Crane 60 to 26 in 54 frames as Allen Hall of Chicago kept undefeated with an eighth straight win in the $20,000 event. Hall’s 48 billiards in 20 innings vs Earle Lookabaugh marked a new best-inning milestone, matching world mark after 23 by Bozeman and Layton. Hoppe next faces Clarence Jackson of Detroit.
Public notices quote Dr. Jock Sutherland demanding focus on pro football and his Brooklyn Dodger contract. Odds and Ends mentions Bummy Davis enlisting and Greg Rice’s ten indoor wins. Chicago honors Jocko Conn with a testimonial dinner as Billy Conn prepares tuneups for Joe Louis. Mention of Notre Dame’s George Gipp and rest Evaskevii joining Hamilton College staff.
Louisville Times columnist B. M. Atkinson Jr. notes many unsigned contracts cloud the Cubs plans and doubts their reported strength on paper ahead of the season.
Boxing veteran Jack Dempsey criticizes Joe Louis saying he seems to be going backward after the Pastor rematch. Proceeds from the Ohrbach Wake Forest game go to infantile paralysis fund. Various notes: contestant shifts, tennis tour sag, and a radio announcer report from WEBR.
Rockhurst college defeated Haskell Junior College 49 to 33 in Kansas City Missouri. A 30 to 12 first half lead, plus a zone defense, put the game away as Haskell’s Indians were forced to take long shots.
Howard Engleman leads Kansas into a nonconference game with Wichita University after a 24 point per game stretch. The Jayhawks, boosted by a strong lineup of seniors and guards, aim to rebound from two losses and maintain depth for the trip.
Wichita defeated Emporia State Teachers College 49 to 43 in a non conference basketball game. The first half ended with Emporia leading 23 to 20, but Wichita shooters McDonald Calhoun and Vice sparked a second half rally against a tight zone defense, in a rough 29 foul contest.
Syracuse defeats Princeton 34 to 24 and Loyola Chicago tops Chicago 47 to 27. Alabama beats Vanderbilt 40 to 28 with several other college games listed. scores include Duke 38 over St Ambrose 49 and Arizona 45 over New Mexico Aggies 39. The results cover multiple junior colleges and high schools.
Mirror Today recalls that Brooklyn Dodgers bought veteran pitcher Tex Carleton from Milwaukee of the American Association last year. Pirates announce Forbes Field will be ready for night baseball in 1940. Schmeling outpoints Foord in Hamburg fight five years ago. Boston Braves renamed the Bees by committee choice.
Lawrence High School team Oread Cagers defeated Cubs 29 to 13 to wrap up the game with a clear lead. Key scoring came from several players including top rebounder and guard contributions throughout the contest.
Four Haskell boxers reach regional Golden Gloves in Emporia. A Lunak 118 lb, Alex Askenitte 126 lb, Ed Harrison 112 lb, Ted Quinton 147 lb win to claim wins while John Arbuckle 147 lb, Willie Phillips 112 lb, George Coon 160 lb lose. Askenitte scores a technical knockout and Harrison a knockout.
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