University Daily Kansan Thursday, Sept. 27, 1956
Babe Zaharias Loses Long Fight To Cancer
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GALVESTON, Tex., Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the greatest woman athlete of modern times, died at 6:28 a.m. today, ending a three-year fight against cancer.
At the bedside of the 42-year old Olympic champion and first lady of golf was her husband, George Zaharias, former wrestler and members of the immediate family, a sister and two brothers.
End Expected
The end was not unexpected for the famous woman athlete. Her doctors disclosed Sunday that Mrs. Zaharias' condition was such that "the situation cannot continue much
Bell Showing His Best Form
"He likes to play," said Coach Mather, "and spends a great deal of time preparing himself mentally for a game. He also is a consistent player and is outstanding on both offense and defense."
Flashing the best form of his career has earned Bill Bell, senior end, a starting berth on the Jayhawk team for this Saturday's College of Pacific game.
Bell's football career started in the 8th grade at Raytown, Mo. "I knew nothing about the game," said Bell, "but I was pretty good sized and since most of the boys in my class played I went out for the team. I got to like the game and stayed out." This decision paid off, since Bell received all-state honors his senior year. He was also picked on the all-state track team, as a high jumper.
Bell was KU's regular right end the last five games of 1954 as a sophomore. He caught 6 passes for 74 yards that year. Last year he played little but has come back strong this year.
Bell, an economics major, will
longer in view of the widespread dissemination of the malignant growth."
The Babe, confined to her bed in John Sealy Hospital since the day after her 42nd birthday last June 26, was put in an oxygen tent Monday.
The Babe first took up track and field in 1930 and single-handedly won the Women's National AAU in Chicago for her team by winning five events and placing in two others for 30 points. She was only 17 at the time.
It took her two years to develop herself into a champion, but from 1935 until finally driven from the fairways by cancer, she had no peer among the women golfers of the world.
Babe began to take golf seriously in 1933 and she worked diligently to perfect her game just as she had her track and field form.
Won British Amateur
She won 82 tournaments from 1935 to 1953, including all the big ones and the Women's National Open three times. She became the first American to win the British Women's Amateur Championship.
The Babe's golf game was on a par with most of the men pros as far as distance was concerned. It was nothing for her to belt 250-yard drives down the fairways.
graduate in June. He will also have earned an Army ROTC commission. He is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. In his spare time he is active in intramural sports. He especially enjoys playing golf.
Commenting on KU's chances this year, he said, "We definitely are improved over the last two years. I feel that we have an excellent chance to play in the Orange Bowl Jan. 1.'
Mather Vamps KU Backfield; Wants Power
Billy Vessels, former Oklahoma great has been picked to take National Professional League rookie-of-the-year honors this year.
Bobby Robinson and Ernie Russell replaced John Francisco and Bill Horn, halfbacks, Wednesday in an effort to build up Kansas University's power.
The Jayhawks meet powerful College of Pacific here Saturday. Coach Chuck Mather also moved Bob Marshall to first string quarterback, displacing Dave Preston.
Quarterback Wally Strauch is improved but it is doubted that Mather would risk his lame knee against COP.
K-State Looks For Speed
Keady is a quarterback and saw brief action against Oklahoma A. & M. He is a transferee from Garden City Junior College.
K-State Looks For Speed MANHATTAN, Kan., -- (UP) — Coach Bus Mertes looked to Gene Keady Wednesday as a possible breakaway runner able to give Kansas State's backfield more speed.
During drill Terry Lee, a fullback from Olathe, favored a sprained ankle, but Ellis Rainsberger, captain and guard, and halfback Chuck Norris returned to practice pads after suffering injuries.
K-State's rival this week is Colorado at Boulder.
COLUMBIA, Mo.-(UP) - Coach Don Faurot stressed condition Wednesday, and said the need for it was demonstrated by Missouri in the fourth period against Oregon State here last weekend.
MU Stresses Condition
Halfback Sonny Stringer was sidelineled with a sprained knee. He was the only man on the injury list who won't make the trip to Lafayette Saturday for Missouri's clash with Purdue.
There were 48 freshmen out for the opening of the Kansas 1956 football campaign.
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Hurricane Jackson Beats Big Bob Baker
Shuffling Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson completely wore down big Bob Baker in the final rounds of a nationally televised 12-round heavyweight outdoor fight Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.
Jackson, a 5-8 underdog, racked up his 28th victory in 34 fights and his second over Baker in seven months. Hurricane's triumph put the 25-year-old New Yorker in line for a shot at the winner of the agreed upon but still unsigned heavyweight title bout between light heavyweight champion Archie Moore and Floyd Patterson.
Homer Floyd's 96-yard rushing output against TCU not only started him off in the Big Seven lead, but it was the highest first-game production by a Kansas rookie since Charles Hoag rocketed for 101 net yards against the Horned Frogs in 1950.
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