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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1944
Page
8
A terse report notes the state conservation commission director mentioning 276 000 barrels and 348 662 barrels as thresholds or results from November to December. The fragmented text references aging chasers and a December timing, with Morgan tied to the figures.
Kansas Jayhawkers set opening game for Monday December 4 in Topeka against Washburn College. Coach F C Allen trains at Mt Oread to shape the team. Charles Moffett and Everett Hill lead a mix of returning and new players as the squad faces Rockhurst Lawrence and a Kansas City twin bill featuring Colorado Missouri and Nebraska in late December.
A University High School basketball squad of about 25 boys, coached by Reginald R Strait in his second year, will open the season Tuesday afternoon at 7 20 against Linwood High in the Lawrence Community building. The team reports returning lettermen Roger Olmsted Bill Porter and Gene Tait plus several promising reserves. Home games alternate between the Community building and Robinson gymnasium with a schedule including De Soto Tonganoxie Olathe Baldwin and Perry among others.
A listless day in New York and Wisconsin sports notes recount the deaths of Exterminator’s longtime pony Peanuts and other racing and boxing updates. The Kentucky Derby winner Exterminator’s pony Peanuts died aged about 30 after 17 years together, while Luck’s stable faced illness and a jockey injury.记
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 78, long time baseball commissioner since 1921, died at St. Luke's Hospital Chicago after seven weeks illness. His death ends a storied era noted for iron rulings and deep influence on major league baseball. Survivors include widow, son Reed Landis, daughter Mrs Richard Phillips. Yankees manager Joe McCarthy mourned baseball’s loss.
New York reports a roundup of 18 year olds shining on service teams this fall. Johnny Donaldson of Jessup Georgia, 18, stars at Jacksonville naval air station. Orville Baker 212 pound fullback at the marine officers school New Orleans, and Charley Justice of Bainbridge Maryland top service competition. Also notes tensions over Sammy Baugh’s usage and coach opinions. Ray Johnson heads home after AAU convention trip.
Brooklyn reports halfback Frank Sasche telephoned GM Tom Gallery to say he can play against the Giants on Sunday if air transport is arranged. Sasche had a chipped bone in his right ankle from preseason practice and aggravated it midseason. Baltimore notes Pimlico jinx on Ben Jones as he eyes potential Futurity winner Pot O.
Eudora announces a 14 game basketball schedule for the season. The opener is December 15 at 2:30 PM against Vinland on the local floor. The slate includes six league games with dates facing Baldwin Gardner DeSoto Wellsville Linwood University High.
Eudora High School closed its season with a 25 to 0 victory over Baldwin after posting six wins in eight games. Coached by G F B Figgs, the team totaled 102 points while allowing 70, with notable scores including 38 6 against Gardner and 32 0 versus Wellsville.
Navy defeated Army 15-0 at West Point in a limited crowd of 16 000. Minnesota topped the AP poll for the third straight time. Michigan beat Ohio State 21-14 before 27 277 fans. Penn State upset Pitt 10-0 for its first win in 26 years. Ammay beat Navy 12-7 for the fifth straight victory ten years ago.
Major Jack Harris of Hutchinson, public relations officer with the army, recently returned from service including Paris HQ, will begin a 30 day furlough Sunday. He plans to spend most of his leave at Hutchinson, according to the Washington bureau report.
Hal Boyle writes from France about the Third Infantry division, long frontline fighters from the Pacific coast states, enduring 75 straight days in combat across Sicily Italy and France. The unit, famed for its blue and white patch, faced extreme hardship, heavy losses, and relentless pursuit of Germans toward Berlin.
Marshal Tito announces a new Yugoslav federal democratic government embracing six states Serbia Croatia-Slavonia Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The plan aims at close collaboration with Balkan neighbors, notably Bulgaria, following an accord with exiled Yugoslav premier Dr Ivan Subasic. In Moscow Subasic met with Stalin as part of the negotiations.
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