f. PP November 24, 1941 :
(CAPTAIN RALPH |

CONGER DIES
AT BOONVILE

Heart Attack Proves Fatal to
Coach During Game With
Kemner

Capt. Ralph Lloyd Conger,
Wentworth Military Academy var-
sity football and basketball coach
‘who died on the afternoon of
Thanksgiving day early in’ the
second quarter when his team was

winding up its season against.

 

 

 

Kemper Military School at Boon-
vilie, Mo., died following a coron- !
ary occlusion, Dr. B. T. Payne, |
Wentworth physician, revealed to-

side on the Kemper field.

Conger was sitjing on the bench
when the heart attack occurred,
and every man on the squad knew
that the coach had passed away.
This was reflected in the playing
the second half when the Kemper

to defeat the Dragons. The aud-
ierce in the Boonville stadium was
net aware of what had happened.
Conger’s body was quickly re-
moved from the field and spectat-
ors knew. only that there was a
litile excitement on the Went-
worth bench. Col. Lester B. Wi-
koff, former Wentworth athletic
director and varsity coach, and
Capt. Kenneth Sylvester, assist-
ant coach, took over the coaching
for the rest of the game.

At the end of the game the news
was flashed over the loudspeaker
system and evervone in the stad-
ium stood with bowed heads for

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night. Payne was at Conger’s |

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Yellowjackets piled up #4 points |