====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0031_2 from reel: L 2341 (1946-12-16 to 1947-11-13) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/154240 Title: Plan Predicted to Eliminate College Sports Professionalism Summary: Big Nine Commissioner Kenneth L. Wilson predicts quick passage of a five-point plan to eliminate professionalism in college sports, with delegates to the National Collegiate Athletic Association convention meeting in final session. Category: national news Subjects: college athletics; sports governance; professionalism in sports Named Entities: Wilson, Kenneth L. [Big Nine Commissioner] Confidence: 0.85 Title: 941 Club, Kappa Sigs Win 'B' Cage Games Summary: The 941 Club and Kappa Sigma win intramural basketball games in the 'B' league, with detailed scores and game highlights reported. Category: sports Subjects: intramural sports; basketball; campus athletics Confidence: 0.8 Title: Joe Louis Will Box in Latin America Summary: Heavyweight champion Joe Louis will begin a seven-week exhibition tour of Mexico, Central America, and South America, with first stop in Mexico City. Category: sports Subjects: boxing; professional sports; Latin America Named Entities: Louis, Joe [heavyweight champion] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Featherweight Champ Breaks Leg in Crash Summary: World featherweight champion Willie Pep suffers a broken left leg in an airplane crash near Millville, New Jersey, and may be prevented from fighting for six months. Category: sports Subjects: boxing; sports injuries; featherweight boxing Named Entities: Pep, Willie [world featherweight champion] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Basketball Clinic Held at Robinson Saturday Summary: A state basketball clinic for teachers, physical education majors, and women basketball students was held at Robinson gymnasium, featuring rules discussions and practical officiating tests. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; coaching clinics; sports education Confidence: 0.8 Title: Ruth and DiMaggio Improving Rapidly Summary: Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, both recovering from operations, are showing significant improvement in their recovery processes. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; sports injuries; New York Yankees Named Entities: Ruth, Babe [New York Yankees]; DiMaggio, Joe [New York Yankees] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Ten R.O.T.C. Cadets Make Rifle Team Summary: Ten R.O.T.C. cadets have been selected for the rifle team, with Maj. Emitt Witt as coach, and tryouts continuing for additional positions. Category: sports Subjects: ROTC; rifle team; military sports Named Entities: Witt, Emitt [team coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Women's Rifle Team Will Meet Carnegie Summary: The women's rifle team will compete against Carnegie Institute of Technology, with team members and coach Arthur Millard listed. Category: sports Subjects: women's sports; rifle team; intercollegiate competition Named Entities: Millard, Arthur [coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: College Basketball Summary: Comprehensive college basketball scores and standings from various universities across the country, including Big Six conference results. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; game results; sports standings Confidence: 0.8 Title: Why We Say Summary: Editorial column titled 'THREE ON A MATCH' discussing social observations and commentary on current events. Category: editorial Subjects: editorial opinion; social commentary Confidence: 0.75 Title: Depression Likely, Economist Warns Summary: Economist Robert A. Brady warns that a depression is likely within two to five years if current economic conditions continue. Category: national news Subjects: economics; economic forecast; depression prediction Named Entities: Brady, Robert A. [professor of economics] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Ball-Point Pen Patent in Perfume Dispensers Summary: The 'Battle of the Ball Point' patent will be extended to the perfume industry, with 1,000,000 ball point perfume dispensers to be manufactured. Category: informational content Subjects: inventions; patents; consumer products Confidence: 0.75 Title: It's Always Gesundheit in This German Town Summary: A small German town near Leipzig where it's considered almost a crime not to get drunk, with unique drinking customs dating back to 1434. Category: informational content Subjects: cultural practices; Germany; beer traditions Confidence: 0.75 Title: Bag 250-Pound Cougar Summary: Hunters in Longview, Washington bag one of the largest cougars ever recorded, weighing 250 pounds with an average weight of 150 pounds. Category: informational content Subjects: hunting; wildlife; cougars Confidence: 0.75 Title: Flies to High School Summary: Robert Beckman, a 17-year-old, flies 120 miles to high school daily using a plane his rancher-father bought him. Category: informational content Subjects: aviation; teen pilots; extraordinary achievements Confidence: 0.75 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Patee; Carl's Good Clothes; Undercurrent; De Luxe Cafe; The Jayhawker Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. 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