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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
NOVEMBER 19,1946
By BOB DELLINGER Daily Kansan Sports Writer
Dr. C. J Hambro, Monday's convocation speaker, once was active in athletics in his own country.
He was captain of his college football, or soccer, team at the University of Oslo, and also was vice-president of the Norwegian football association.
According to the statesman, teams were picked from two organizations or professions and were matched for a charitable cause.
"We picked teams from the doctors, and played them against clergymen," he said, "and they drew big crowds. Most people wondered why the clergymen didn't wear their robes while playing."
Dr. Hambro doesn't know much about the American brand of football, because he hasn't had a chance to see any games, but his six feet of height and his broad shoulders give him the appearance of a prospect for a tackle slot on any American team.
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Mike Getto, Kansas coach, was sought after in playing days by the immortal Knute Rockne. "The Rock" liked Getto so well that he later recommended him for the coaching position at Kansas.
Although Geto never knew Rockne well, he wrote him several times expressing gratitude for his recommendations and stating a desire to see the Notre Dame coach.
His only chance to see Rockne face to face came when, on an airplane trip west, Rockne's plane crashed in a Kansas wheat field, and Getto was among the first to arrive at the wreckage. And it was Mike Getto who lifted the body of Knute Rockne from the charred ruins and carried it away from the plane.
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Even blindness wasn't enough to stop Bob Wetzel from enjoying the sport he likes best of all. And because of his love for skiing, the California youth has regained his sight.
Bob dived for a ditch to escape an artillery barrage, and landed on a mine.
When-Wetzel entered the army early in the war, he was regarded one of the most promising skiers in the country, but after the battle of the Volterrone river, he thought he would never ski again.
His right eye was torn from the socket, and the left was pierced by sharp fragments. He managed to make an aid station where he was told he was completely blind.
Despite the fact that he could scarcely tell light from dark, Wetzel refused to give up skiing. With the help of his brother Gerald, also an excellent skier, Bobby took to the trails again.
At first, the blind youth stuck to the easy slopes, following voice commands of his brother. Later, he became so proficient that the pair became a familiar sight on ski runs throughout the mountains.
Last spring, Wetzel met Dr. Otto Barkan, San Francisco surgeon who also is a ski enthusiast. Barkan was so impressed by the youth's will to ski, that he promised to try to restore the sight of Wetzel's good eye. Recently, Barkan performed the operation and today Wetzel boasts normal vision in his left eye.
K.U. Trains For Turkey-Day Game; Observers Say Outcome A Toss-Up
The Jayhawkers took a well-earned rest from practice sessions Monday but will begin drills again today in preparation for the final game of the season against Missouri Thanksgiving day.
Observers look upon the Tiger game as a toss up. With Oklahoma's trouncing still fresh in their memories, the Bengals will be out to overthrow the team that has upset the $^{\textcircled{2}}$ Big Six and is now making a bid for R
Big Six and is now making a bid for top honors in the conference.
Some sportswriters in this area are still attributing K.U.'s victories to breaks and its ability to capitalize on the errors of opposing teams.
It's true that the Jayhawkers have taken advantage of every opportunity to score after recovered fumbles and blocked punts. These factors might be called breaks, but it sounds more like heads-up football. A fumble is as much a part of a football game as a completed pass, and the team that can take advantage of it is playing good ball.
In one case, Bud French's interception of a Kansas State pass which resulted in a touchdown was called a break. Although he had good blocking, he ran for 52 yards for the score. If this is a break then every time Ray Evans completes a pass, it's a break.
It's about time the Jayhawkers were recognized as the smart, alert, ably-coached team they are. It's been a long time since Kansas has had a team as good. They're knocking at the Big Six gates, and head-up football, not breaks, will put the Jayhawkers at the top.
Dick Bertuzzi, 170-pound halfback who was injured in the Kansas State game, will be ready for action against Missouri.
Other than the eight cut lips which some of the squad received, all the men will be ready for the game. Bill "Red" Hogan, out of play since the beginning of the season, probably will be ready by Thanksgiving.
Confused Store Ad Lists Chromium-Plated Suits
Maysville. Ky. (UP)—A mechanical slip of the Maysville Daily Independent showed up in a store advertisement, much to the amusement of the readers. Items listed were:
Young Men's Tweed Suits—chrome plated, fits all make cars, easy to install. Quantity limited at $3.39.
Ladies' Brassieres Reduced—crisp and fresh cotton marquette, ruffled curtain. Extra fine quality. Matching tie backs, $3.77.
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Bostonian Defies Old Age
Boston. (UP)—Boston's oldest citizen is Mrs. Lucy Cleary, who has just observed her 103rd birthday. She reads newspapers and magazines without spectacles.
So, once again, on the trails of the Sierras, Wetzel is practicing to defend his state skiing title. Few will bet that he won't succeed.
store the sight of Wetzel's good eye.
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