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Rodeo Clown's Peril Nothing to Laugh at
Friday, Oct. 23, 1950
McALESTER, Okla.—(UPI)—The rodeo crowd turned its attention from the snorting bull to the gaudily-dressed creature ambling into the arena carrying a broom.
Taunting the animal, the funny man hopped, dodged and cavorted about the field, distracting the bull from the cowboy he had just pitched to the ground.
While the crowd laughed and applauded, the ridiculous figure managed an awkward bow and made way for the next event.
What the audience didn't know was that the clown was performing with six broken ribs, a twisted knee and a hole in his leg the size of a silver dollar. The broom wasn't even part of the act; he needed it to support himself.
The enraged animal kicked at Crane and gored him until the clown's 21-year-old son Bobby rushed in and steered the bull away. Two broken ribs and a badly mauled face were the result.
Gored by Bull
The night before, Sherman Crane, who has been riding on top of the rodeo circuit for three years, had suffered the worst injuries of his career. One of his knees buckled just as he was about to leap over a 2,000-pound bull as part of his act.
Two weeks earlier, Crane had suffered four cracked ribs during a performance at Eugene, Ore., and a shotgun blast knocked a hole in his leg at Wieser. Ida. Crane said the
wadding of a blank cartridge tore through his leg during his act.
Popular at 39
The rodeo here was Crane's 36th of the year. Most good clowns get only about 20 jobs a year, he said.
At 39, Crane is one of the most popular clowns and bullfighters in the rodeo field. And despite the danger, he has no immediate plans to retire.
As for his injuries, Crane shrugged and said, "A rodeo clown who does any work can expect to be crippled at least half of the time."
"I enjoy making people laugh," he said. "I hate to think of the day when I must quit, but I know its coming."
Golfer Fires 2 Holes-In-One
Crane's wife and five-year-old daughter live at Midway City, Calif., while he and his son are touring the rodeo circuit. He moved to California from Chickasha, Okla., in 1943.
LODI, Calif. — (UPI) — Jerry Rinn,
a golfer who fires in the middle 90's,
fell into a pleasing routine last week
when he fired two holes-in-ones.
The aces were fired on the same 135-yard eighth hole at the Woodbridge Golf and Country Club.
(UPI)—U.C.L.A. and Auburn, two strong teams on the rebound, were favored to win big games Friday night to ignite an explosive college football weekend loaded with important conference games.
UCLA, Auburn Grid Favorites
The "weekend" actually got underway Thursday afternoon when the passing of Harvey White sparked bowl-conscious Clemson to a 27-0 triumph over South Carolina in the last game of a "Big Thursday" series that started back in 1896.
Harvard Sets Race
On Friday night U.C.L.A. is a two-point favorite over the once-beaten Air Force Academy at Los Angeles and Auburn is a seven-point pick over Miami (Fla.) in a battle of once-beaten teams. In the only other major Friday game, Boston University is favored over Connecticut.
Clemson had little trouble in trouncing South Carolina before 47.–
Frosh Runners In Postal Meet
KU's freshman cross-country track team will open its postal season against Missouri and Colorado tomorrow.
KU's best 2-mile time trial to date was held October 9 with Ted Risinger winning in a time of 9:43.5. Kirk Hagan was second with a 9:47.8 time. The rest of the squad finished in
The rest of the squad finished in the following order:
Last Thursday the freshman team ran a time trial on the varsity three mile course with outstanding results.
Tim Burns. 9:51; Bill Hayward.
9:51.2; Bill Stoddart. 9:58.6; Stan Mack. 10:18; Bob Martin, 10:28.5;
Dave Kirkman, 10:51.5.
Stephenson won four straight games against Tau Kappa Epsilon to move into the first place standing in the Twilight League last night.
Bowling
In the Oread League the Splinters split their four games (2 and 2) but remained in the first place. Fred Foos of the Medics rolled the night's high, 214.
Risinger again had the winning time of 14:59.9, better than the winning varsity time in the Arkansas. Wichita and Tula triangular meet last week of 15:21.4.
Twilight League
Jay League
| | W | L |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Stephenson | 12 | 4 |
| Sigma Chi | 12 | 4 |
| 4 B's | $11^{1_{2}}$ | $4^{1_{2}}$ |
| Triangle | 8 | 8 |
| Tekes | $4^{1_{2}}$ | $11^{1_{2}}$ |
| Pin Hunters | 0 | 16 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — (UPI) Harvard's football team set the all-time single season scoring record by totalling 765 points during a 14-game schedule in 1886.
| | W | L |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Phi Kappa Tau | 13 | 3 |
| Phi Kappa Psi | $12^{1_2}$ | $3^{1/2}$ |
| Empty Set | 11 | 5 |
| Hi-Hopes | 8 | 8 |
| Englishmen | $2^{1/2}$ | $13^{1/2}$ |
| Acacia No. 2 | 1 | 15 |
Oread League
| | W | L |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Splinters | 10 | 6 |
| Keglers | 9 | 7 |
| Sleepers | 8 | 8 |
| Medics | 8 | 8 |
| Sig Eps | 7 | 9 |
| Air Force | 6 | 10 |
Hilltop League
| | W | L |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Phi Kappa Psi** | 12 | 4 |
| **Kappa Alpha Psi** | 11 | 5 |
| **Delta Sigma Phi** | 9 | 7 |
| **Acacia** | 8 | 8 |
| **Empire Club** | 6 | 10 |
| **Vandals** | 2 | 14 |
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000 fans at the South Carolina State Fair. The rivalry, always colorful and frequently stormy during its 63-year history, will be resumed next year on a home-and-home basis rather than part of the State Fair celebration.
White completed nine of 11 passes for Clemson, two for touchdowns, and sub Lowndes Shingler hit on two of six as the Tigers swapped their usual reliance on rushing for a pass attack because of a muddy field. Bill Mathis scored twice for Clemson, once on a pass from White, and Den
Usry slammed one-yard for the other Tiger marker. Clemson, 4-0, in Atlantic Coast Conference play, is a red-hot post-season bowl possibility.
U. C.L.A. (1-2) is on the upgrade after beating California and thus as the home team is rated a slight choice over the Air Force, which suffered its first loss last week to Oregon in an upset after three wins. Auburn's long unbeaten streak was scuttled by Tennessee in the season opener but the Plainsmen came all the way back in upsetting Georgia Tech last week.
"THE WORM TURNS"
THE WORM TURNS'
Shakespeare said it this way:
"The smallest worm will turn, being trodd on." But Miguel de Cervantes beat him to it in "Don Quixote". Part II, Book 3:
"Even a worm when trod upon, will turn again."
"MUSIC HAS CHARMS"
"RHYME OR REASON"
The 17th Century playwright, William Congreve, was the first to set down this classic metaphor concerning the powers of sound and rhythm. You'll find the whole quote in "The Mourning Bride", Act I, Sc. 1: "Music hath chars to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
RHYME OF LIFE
Edmund Spenser, 16th Century poet, expected a pension. He didn't get it. So he wrote this rhyme:
"I was promised on a time/To have reason
for my rhyme./From that time unto this season,/
I received no rhyme nor reason."
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