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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1949
Page
10
The Sooners, unbeaten this season, await a bowl bid and decide which post season game to chase. Rumors point to the Sugar or Cotton Bowls, with the Rose Bowl unlikely due to Pacific Coast Western Conference ties.
California replaces Oklahoma as the runnerup behind Notre Dame after a 33-14 win over Stanford. Notre Dame holds the top spot with 1,459 votes, California 1,173, and Oklahoma 1,166 in the Associated Press weekly poll.
Nevada gambler Fitzgerald, 7 year old casino operator and co owner of the Nevada Club, was seriously wounded by shotgun blasts in an ambush outside his Reno home around 11 43 p m. Detectives say it did not appear to be robbery and may have been revenge.
New York November 22 John Erskine lecturer and Pi Novel ist in critical condition at Beekman downtown hospital showed some improvement during the night a hospital spokesman said today. Erskine 70 was admitted last Wednesday his wife reports he suffers from high blood pressure.
AP Sports discusses Wilbur Evans of Texas and a new set of statistics comparing college football teams by deficit points. Notre Dame Oklahoma Army California have no deficits. Villanova, Rice, Maryland, Cornell and Texas show small losses. Texas’ four losses total ten points, average defeat around 22 points.
Penn State coach Doe Bedenk asserts an unidentified alumnus has the final say on two platoon rules in a communication. He urges either adopt the two platoon system or stop scheduling teams using it as unfair.
A prominent syndicate head who runs a nut company is noted as a key buyer of the Indians. The piece also mentions Western Michigan College naming two co captains for 1950 Pat Crysdale and Bill Zabonick, with hopes for a future captain.
U. of Iowa back Jerry Faske says Notre Dame quarterback Bob Williams is about the finest he has ever seen. He notes Williams' protection should allow him to be great.
Brothers Charley Keller, unlikely Yankee return, is named as a potential buyer for the Hagerstown interstate fee franchise if the price is right. The note ties to a Rose Bowl reference and old New Year controversy from 29 years ago.
Blue Mill swept all games with Todd Insurance while Reeves Grocery fell to Drakes Bakery. Tonganoxie No 2 swept Tonganoxie Standard Oil as Poehler Mercantile took two of three from Adelanes. Fritzel Locker dropped two to Winter Chevrolet and Round Corner beat Pladium Five. Bonnie Meyer led Blue Mill with a 192 Hi 10 and 508 Hi 30.
A local club in Burlington advocates Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 1942 Republican presidential nominee. George Abbott says the movement proceeds despite Eisenhower's silence, with a city hall meeting and posters declaring him “First in war, first in peace and first in the heart of humanity.”
Los Angeles police report Jean Wallace, wife of screen actor Franchot Tone, stabbed herself after a dinner with Tone and their children. She stated she did it for laughs, but investigators called it an attempted death by own action, aided by her mother. The motive cited is despondency over their divorce finalized October 1. Her wound was not serious.
New York sports column argues undefeated Notre Dame would be decisively defeated by the Cleveland Browns. It compares Notre Dame’s college discipline to Cleveland’s professional power and star players, concluding the gap between amateur and pro football is unbridgeable.
Editorial editor Carroll Binder warns at the University of Kansas convocation that free press nations are shrinking as censorship grows globally. He notes Russia Poland and Red China restrict reporting while middle nations like Mexico and India push limits, highlighting how careless American reporting fuels the trend.
University of Kansas drawing and painting instructor Herbert L. Fink received two honors. A pencil drawing by Fink was purchased by the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, is hosting a solo show of Fink’s drawings arranged by Prof. David Strout of Kenyon. The Michigan purchase features a half nude man in a peaked hat, first shown at KU’s Museum of Art last year.
About 22 million people have viewed Washington D.C. from the Washington Monument’s observation platform. The number reflects years of visitor access and the landmark’s enduring appeal.
Sublette Kansas reports a man is held for questioning after the shooting of George Hixon a livestock dealer from Ordway Colorado. Hixon was critically wounded by a 22 caliber rifle shot in the home of a tavern operator. Sheriff Paul H Blackmore did not name the suspect.
Henry A Bubb of Lopesa Kansas was chosen president of the United States savings and loan league at its annual convention. Bubb heads Capitol Federal Savings and Loan and leads the University of Kansas Alumni Association.
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