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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. l----.. -----~------~·r i i j i i i 1 S. A. ~eDaddy" BOLES I I • i j The name "Daddy''' Boles brings up the j I mental picture of a mild-mannered. fun-Jo,·ing I i gentleman \\'hose ruddy face needs but little 1,· j encouragement to melt into an engaging grin. f l ie is known to hundreds of athletes, former-. i athletes and men interested in the athletic _':·. coachi ng p1'ofession throug hout l(entucky. o I His na'me is synony inous with athletics. 1' A farm boy who turned from the soil to ij j athletics as a career, ~I r. Boles real name is i 1 Stanley Atwood Boles. 1 iI Born in Grant County. Mr. Boles was iI i raised on a farm and was graduated from o • \Villiamsto wn High School, where he was a I I member of the football team. He took his underg raduat e college work at Ken- I i tucky \Vesleyan, where he was a warded his Bachelor of Arts Degree a nd w here i I he captained the Pan ther football team of 1909. i i It was at \Ncsleyan that \\'e won his nickname of "Daddy." Larger than I= .i most of the other boys on the squad, Boles attracted the at tention of a faculty !

i member, who walked up to him at practice one day and said, "I didn't know 1 10 .i you were on the team; you look big enough and old enough to be the father o ij of the others." ! f Following his graduation at \Vesleyan. i\l r. Boles went to Vanderbilt for his I i \faster of A rts Degree. Later he took additional work at t he !.01~ i versit i es of ~ Tennessee, Virginia. lllinoi;; and P rinceton. He was in a bayonet school at Prince- ~~' tun during the Wor ld \Var. o I ~l r. Boles firs t coaelting job was at Lucus t Gn)\'C Institute. Georgia. From ! i there he went to Polytechnic College. Fort Wort h. Texas. That institution now ! i is Southern ~Ie thodist University. Then he went to Texas Christian University. ! . where he coached footba ll for a year before coming to the Uni,·ersity of Ken- 1., tucky in 1916 to ha,·e charge of all physical education classes and to assist in . 1 coaching athletic teams. I ln 1917 .\1 r. Holes was appointed head football and basketball coach at Ken­ I tucky, while the following year he was placed in charge of all physical educa tion t and athletics, holding t hat position until 1930, when the Department of l\ thl etics i \\'aS set up. Sinre the n he has sen·cd as a manager in this depar tment. I t Interested in high sdwc:l as "·ell as college athletics. !Hr. Boles fathered t he I State high school basketball tournament. \\'hich he started in 1919. i I •!•) _,,._. ., _u_o~~u~u.-....-., .._.. l _l_)_,_o_~n.-....-.~~· ·- ·-·~~~,,....~o-~•-o-t•-(.....-...:~t~•I!• The Kentucky High School Athlete Otficial Organ of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association

Vol. III - No. I. AUGUST, 1940 $1.00 Per Year.

From the Seeretary~s Offiee

The Insurance Program if principals will see to it that 1he information on the statement forms is absolutely accurate. Since the During 1939-40, the first year of the K. H. S. A. A. Board of Conrol has recently redistricted the state, P rotectio n Fund, claims paid for injuries sustained by the new 1940-41 booklet should be studied for the cor­ athletes amouuted to $886.25, this amount exceeding rect number of the district and region. by a few dollars the amount received from the schools i~ football and basketball fees. A statement of the Changes in the Rules receipts and disbursements of the Protecion Fund ap­ pears in this issue of the magazine. Several changes were made in the KH. S. A. A. The Board of Control has set the cost of protection Constitution, By-Laws, and Tournament Rules at the under the insurance plan at the same figures as those last annual meeting. These changes were given in the of last year, namely, 75 cents per player in football May issue of the magazine, and will also appear in and 25 cents per player in each other sport. The foot­ the new booklet. The Board of Control asks every ball fee will include coverage for spring practice in school official to make it a point of honor to know football. The schedule of benefits for 1940-41 is iden­ the rules a nd to carry them out. Requests for inter­ tical with tha t of last year with the exception of the pretations of the rules should be made to President X-ray allowance, which has been changed from $2.00 O'Donnell. to $3.00. Among the s ugg estions which have come to the Board concerning the program is one that the bene­ IMPORTANT CHANGES fits be increased. Since the insurance plan is not self­ Principal shall verify player's age by referring to sustaining but has to depend upon the regular K. H . vtlal stat1stics, both for original certification S. A. A. fund for a subsidy, the Board feels that any and for ccrtificatiOJl of transfer athlete-By­ rn.a terial increase in the benefits would call for an increase in the cost of protection, which it is unwill­ Law XIII, Sec. 3. ing to make at this stage of the de velopment of the New principal shall secure from the association's program, with the great majority of member schools secretary a co py of the original certifications of tlle K. H, S. A. A. not insuring their athletes as yet. of his players-By-Law XIII, Sec. 4. Considering the small iec charged fo r protection in School shall be ti ned for not using registered offic­ each sport, a study of the other state associations ial- By-Law X XVIII, Sec. I. which have comparable programs indicates that the District winners a nd runners-up shall select the benefitS under our Kenucky plan are probablv thl: site of the regional tournament- Tournament most liberal of all. - Rule 3. A bulletin li sting the schedule of benefits and the Two-thirds o~ p~rtic!pati ng schools may adopt any requirements for participation in the insurance plan plan for dtstnbut1on of tournament receipts. If will be mailed to member schools within a few weeks. no plan can be agreed upon, state plan shall be with their statements of the 1940-41 dues. Meanwhile, used-Tournament Rule .4. principals or coaches wishing to study the plan may refer to the August issue of the magazine, of last year. Expenses of first and second place winners in regional track meets paid to state meet-Tourn­ Principals of schools playing footba ll. who wish to ament Rule 4. insur~ their athle~es for the period of preliminary pract1cc should wnte the secretary at once and indi­ Ten tournament players must be designated for cate the number of boys who wish protection. in or­ each game- Tournament Rule 10. der that application cards may be sent to the schools.

1940-41 ~e~bersbip Registration of Officials The secretary requests schools not to send in their Fees for registered officials will again be $2.00 in dues until they receive their statements, and that prin­ e.ach spori. The fee \~ill. pay for rules and play situa­ cipals fill out these blue forms in full, the information t iOns books, a s ubscnpt10n to the magazine and an called for being necessary for complete records of emblem of the Officials' Division of the K. H'. S. A. A., the association. Especial attention is called to the to be worn on the shirt or sweater. Application cards lines on which the various sports maintained by the for registration and additional information concern­ schools a,-e li sted. On numerous occasions in the past ing the clinics and the rules examinations will be the name of a coach in a certain sport is given. when mailed to previously registered football officials within the school actually does not maintain that sport. This a few days. Ne-yv officials who wish to become regis­ is especially true in baseball. This office receives many t er~d should wnte the secretary's office in order that calls for lists of coaches in 1 he various sports, and th ~ 1r. names .may be placed on the mailing list for has been compelled to compile inaccur ate lists since th1s mformatton. Fees should. be accompanied by ap­ the blue statement form is our only source of inform­ plica tion cards, filled out in full. ation for this material. It will be greatly appreciated (Continued on page three) Page Two The KENTCCKY HI GH SCHOOL ATHLETE

AUCUST, 1940 Vol. III, No. 1 owing to the fact that track has now become a pop­ Published monthly, except june and july, by tbe Kentuck) ular sport in the Kentucky high schools. It was High School Athletic Association also proposed that eight high school football coaches Office oi Puhlication, Carrollton, Kentucky oi the ::>tate would be sckcted to come in to teach Entered as second-class mauer August 18, 1939, at the post the~e boy:., the $arne as they ha,•e in the past. It office at Carrollton. Kentucky, under the Act of March 3, 1879. was also propo$ed to bring in four basketball coaches Editor------Rt:SSELL E. BRIDGES to coach the ba~kctball boy ~-- \<\'ith these coaches it J2 indiana Avenue, Fort Thomas, Kentucky was sugge!>ted that promincm Cniversity coach-s BOARD OF CONTROL would abo be addtcl to the , taff for lecture and dem­ President------W. F. O'Donnell, Richmond onstration work, 1he details of this to be worked out Vioc-Prcsident...... Russell E. Bridges, Fort Thomas Secretary-T reasurer------Theo. A . Sanford, Carrollton later. The eight high school coaches would be ex­ Directors- John A . Dotson. Benham; W. B. Owen, Horse Cave; pected to also give a one-hour lecture on an assigned J, Matt Sparkman, Benton. topic based on their own selections. :Mr. Potter, Subscription Rates . . . $1.00 per Year ~peaking ior the U niv ~rs it y, suggested t hat it \VOuld be poss~lc to t1SC the Cniversity dormitories and t he Un iversity Cafeteria at a minimum cost at t hls time. THE COVER PICTURE He a lso sugg<.:,tt!d t hat the University would be glad to work out a pla n w lJI!reby t he coaches en rolling in The 1940 Athlete continues its policy oi pay ing t his course could ht· g iven one• ho ur of University t ri bute to the State Champs. In winning t he 1940 c redit. Two plans · have bee n , uggested ior working State High School Flaseball Championship, th e ::\ew­ out this game : port boys proved t hemselves to be of real champion­ s hip calibre by sweeping t he three games by a total L That th..: cn tir\! progTaln should be sponsored score of 44 to a combined 7 r uns for all opponents. ht:rc a t the Uui vcrsity of Kentucky t he same I n winning the regional title the vVi ldcats sco red as tha t sponsored by Norlhwestern Univer­ wins of II to 0, a nd I I to L sitv at .Evans ton. Sixty-six runs in 5 games is real scoring and 8 2. That the plan he sponsored by t he Kentucky runs for the opposition in 5 games indicates a strong State Jligh School A thletic .Association. defense. The groups considerin g this are : \Ve ~a lu tt' Coach Foster and t he Newport Wild­ L The Univers ity of Kentucky. cats. Readers, a<.ld this pict ure of the Baseball Champs 2. The Kentucky State High School At hletic to your gala.xy of Kentucky All-Stars. Association. 3. The Kentucky State Coaches' Association. ----:---- 4. The Kentucky State Officials' Association. "DADDY" BOLES :>. The Shrine All-Star Football Committee. The plans for financing this program have been sug­ Among those who have contributed much t o the gested as follows : cause of athletics in Kentucky ''Daddy" Boles must 1. That the Kentucky State High School Ath­ hold a high place. For 24 years '·Daddy" ha> meant letic Association ii it ~ponsors the program far more than just a name to U. K's hundreds of should take care of all expenses. athletes. During all the years of its existence, the 2. H the University of Kentucky is to sponsor K. H. S. A. A. has found in S. A. Boles a friend and the program they will be glad to do so a s loyal supporter. May that fine relationship continue they have in t he past. for many, many years! E stimated Revenues: ----:---- L Fees charged the coaches enrolling in the course. 2. The Basketball gate receipts. A COMBINED PROGRAM 3. Financial assistan ce Irom the U niversity. During the S tate High School Track Meet in * * * * Lexington in May, at a group gathering, it was sug­ The Board of Control at its July meeting took up gested t hat some plans be worked out whereby all the various proposals, but postponed any de fi nite the athletic inte rests o f the State High School Ath­ a ction beyond the silnction of postponing the 1940 letic Association and a lso of the University m ight in A ll-Star Football Game. some way be combined. I t was proposed a t t hat time to have

FROM THE SECRETARY'S OfFICE DIS BURSEMENTS (Coutiuucd fro111 page on.:) \Y. F. O'Donnell , President...... $ 800.00 .\lisccl. Expenses, President's Office 99.59 FOOTBALL CLINICS Board of Control Expense...... 969.~ T. A. Saniord, Sec. & Tn:a~. Salary.. 1,500.00 Registered officials will he glad to learn that T elephone and Tl·lcgraph ...... 152.29 the association has again secur ed the services of Bond fo r Trca)urcr ...... 37.50 Gayle Mohney for the football clinics. Mr. Mohney received numero us compliments on his work in 1939, Printing ...... 412.91 and has beeu asked to repeat for 1940. l\ew Equipmt nt (Typ~: writ e r , Files and Addressograph ...... 452.82 The tcntaivc dates and locations of the clinics arc as follows : Adtlressograph P lates ...... : ...... 26.45 Repair of Equipment ...... 9.70 LEXINGTON . . August 22. 7 :30 P . .M. Iusurance on Equipment...... 5.00 BAl-tDOURVlLLE August 23, 7 :30 P. M. Supplies ...... 27.29 13ENIIAM August 24, 10 :30 A. M. Postage ...... 216.50 PIKEVILLE August 24, S :00 P. M. .Magazine Costs: ASHLAND . August 26, 7 :30 P. M. Printing ...... $1,260.00 COVINGTON Aug ust 27. 7 :30 P. l\L Engraving ...... 153,85 LOUISVILLE Atigust 28. 7 :30 P.M. Editor•,, Salary ...... 400.00 MURRAY . . August 29, 7 :30 P . M. Editor's Office Expense.... 30.85 MADISONVILLE August 30, 7 :30 P M. Mailing ...... 4431 BOWLING GREEN August 31, 2:30 P . M. Mailing Permit ...... 25.00 - -- 1,914.01 Clinics : REPORT OF AUDIT Salary and Expenses of Gayle Mohney ...... $ 285.00 Kentucky H igh School Athletic Association Salary and Expenses of Buford Clark ...... 300.00 ] u1y 17, 1940. Expenses Incurred ...... 61 Mr. T heodore A. Sa nford, Secretary & Treasurer, 585.61 Kentucky H igh School Athletic Association, Examinations, Bulletins, Carrollton, Kentucky. (Football and Basketball)...... 61.00 Employment Bureau Expense...... 5.68 Dear Sir: Track Expense ( Regional and Pursuant to instructions received, we ha,,e made State Meets) an audit of the books and records of the KENTUCKY Trophies ...... 176.80 HIGH SCHOO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION for the Medals ...... 77.52 period of one year beginning J uly 1, 1939, and ended Mileage ...... 481.05 June 30, 1940. In addition we have prepared and at­ Committee Expense ...... 50.97 tached hereto statements of the Receipts and Disburse­ Regional Track Meets...... 4.01 790.35 ments, which iu our opinion reflect the true financial condition of the Association as of ] une 30, 1940. Baseball State M eel : The Cash Fund on hand was verified by letter Meals ...... 180.00 from your depositories. 255.00 vVe found the records presented us for purpose of ~~~~:~~ng···::: : :: : ::::::::::::: : : : ::::::: 2.14 437.14 audit to be in ag rceu1 ent and in good condition. Res pectfully submitted. Golf Trophies- S tate Mee·t ...... 49.72 Refunds ...... 7.00 JOHNSON-FOWLER & COMPANY Bad Checks ...... olf :jh By 0. L. Fowler 25.50 Purchase of Rule Books ...... 375.00 Investigations for Board of Control.... 6922 Delegates to National Meeting...... 60.70 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Rent-Safe Deposit Box...... 1.10 P eriod from J uly 1, 1939, t o June 30, 1940 Annual Banquet: Delegates, Guests ...... 68.00 STATEM ENT OF RECEIPTS Honorarium for Speaker... 75.00 143.00 AND DISBURSEM E NTS Audit, 1938-1939 ...... Balance in Checking Account July I. 1939 ...... $ 2.741.07 25.00 .Miscellaneous ...... 18.68 RECEIPTS 555 Annual D ues @ $3.00 ...... $1 ,665.00 T otal Disburaements ...... --...... $ 9.277.80 600 Official Dues (171 Football. 429 Basketball) .... 1.200.00 Cash Balance in Bank on. this date ...... $ 2,176.19 Overpayment on Dues (Schools and Officials) ...... 7.00 F UKDS ON HAND Bad Checks Made Good...... 23.25 Cash Balance-First Xational Bank Advertising in Magazine ...... 497.00 of Carrollton ...... ·$2,176.19 Subscription to Magazine...... 2.00 Sale of Rules Books ...... 27.30 Savings Account- Ky. State Bank... 5,220.33 Sale of Magazin e Cut ...... 2.00 Savings Account- First National Transfe rred from 1940 State Bank & Trust Co...... 2,020.00 Tourname nt Account ...... 4.889.37 G. S. Savings Bonds Transferred from Protect'n Fund '40 400 00 8.712.92 (Value June 30. 1940) ...... 4,580.00

T otal Cash and Receip ts ...... $11,453.99 T otal Funda on H and J une 30, 1940 ...... $ 13,996.52 •

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Kentucky High School Athletic Association SCHOOLS' RATINGS ON Statement of Receipts and Disbursement s BASKETBALL OFFICIALS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 1939-40 1vf arch 14 - 15 - 16, 1940 F ailure of a large number o f schools playing bas­ ketball to file reports with the secretary bas caused RECEIPTS numerous registered officials to receive no ratings Ticket Sales ...... $10 ,372.00 fo r the 1939-40 school year. Profit on Stand Concession...... 330.79 Ex. Good Fair Poor Program Concession P rofit ...... 207.21 Aker, Gay ...... 3 Basketball s Sold ...... 35.00 Alcorn, M . H., Jr...... 1 - - - $10,945.00 Allen, H . Edwin ...... 19 Applegate, Spaxky ...... 1 DISBURSEM:E KTS Arnzen, Sta nley ...... 2 Austin, Acree ...... 4 Transportation ...... $ 1,059.1 5 Bacon, J. R ...... 14 2 1'Ieals ...... 1,162.00 Baker, Wilford B ...... 1 Lodging ...... 1,162.00 Baker, W. M ...... 1 Guards, T icket Sellers, Etc...... 303.00 Baril. Charles ...... 1 Basham, Bail ey ...... 6 3 Asst. Managership (J. S. .Mitchell) . 50 00 Bathiany, R ichard ...... 2 9 2 4 O ffi cials ...... 300.00 Bauer, William ...... [ 5 Public Address Service...... 25.00 Beeler, H ug h H ...... [ 6 2 Tournament J\11anager's Expense...... 41.70 Beicrsdorfer, Jim ...... ! 1 ' 1 9.61 Benedict, S teve, J r ...... 2 Telephone a nd Tdegraph ...... Bennett, F red ...... 1 Bqske-tballs, Trophies, Awards, Etc. 200 00 Bennett, \

Ex. Good Fair Poor Ex. Good Fair Poor Dever, J. H . ···························· 1 Jeffries, Irvine r 7 1 Deweese, James B ...... 2 5 I Jeffries, Owen :::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 9 7 I Dossett, Norman v ...... l 7 r Jenkins, W. H ...... ! 1 I 5 1 Duncan, Smith ························ 5 2 Jennings, Denzil ...... ~ 1 I 1 Dunigan, R. L...... 14 Johnson, Thomas ...... 1 1 Dunigan, T. H ...... 5 Johnson, Willard S ...... l 1 I Dunlevy, Thomas ·················· 3 Johns, Wilson ...... 3 Durham, Edward ·················· 1 Jones, J as. H ...... 4 E delen, Benny ······················· 4 2 Jordan, Kenny .. ,, ...... 6 I 1 1 Edens, Ray ······························ 1 2 Juet t, James G...... 6 4 1 Edwards, Ravmond ...... !. 1 Kidd, Robert ···················· ········ 7 2 1 I 5 ... Elkins, Archi"e ························· 2 Kirkland, Kelly F:L ...... 3 2 Elliott, James ...... 5 Koster, Fred c...... 4 4 3 5 Ellis, Chas. c...... 3 3 2 Kraesig, Ravmond ...... 1 3 ! Ernst, Ray c...... 1 4 1 Kriener, Harlan ...... 1 Ewing, Roscoe L ...... 8 9 1 Lamb, c. G ...... 16 11 4 I 2 Fanning, Home1· ···················· 5 Laws, Glenn ...... 3 1 1 I 2 Farrell, Monne ...... 18 5 2 Lawson, Carl E ...... 1 1 I Farris, Cha rles ...... Leitch, David A ...... I 1 Faulkner, Hood ...... 10 1 Lewis, Thomas A ...... 1 I Featherstone, \1\,Talter ...... 6 Litchfield, Louis ...... 12 3 I F leming, James w...... 1 Litteral, Lindsay ...... 17 2 I Forsythe, Robert ...... 5 15 Long, Cooper ...... I 6 Francis, John E...... 2 Long, Harry M ...... 11 3 I 2 Gaines, 'Wilfred H ...... 3 2 2 2 Long, .Marvin ...... 3 3 I Galusha, \1\filson ...... 1 1 Looney, Dick ...... 5 I Gardner, Daniel H ...... 6 2 4 Lowe, Chas...... 3 I Garrison, X. L ...... 4 1 2 Lowery, Franklin ...... 1 I 2 Garth, Russell ...... 5 4 2 2 Lutz, Nicholas H ...... 1 I Gates, s. c...... 1 4 3 2 McAtee, Oreville ...... 5 4 1 I Gay, Leslie ...... 1 6 6 McBrayer, Sherman ...... 4 2 3 I Gilb, Elmer T ...... l 5 11 3 McConnell, G. \1\f ...... 6 J Gish, Delmas ...... 10 13 McCuiston, Pat ...... 1 ! Glascock, Jim Gower...... 3 McGinnis, Lawrence L...... 4 Glover, Jim ...... 1 McGown, Stanley ...... 7 2 3 I Goff, Otto ...... 2 1 McMullin, E. E ...... 2 Goranfto, Emmett 2 .McNabb, Edgar ...... 18 7 4 I 2 Gordon, R. T ...... 1 McReynolds, Willie ...... ~ 17 I Gore, Randolph ...... 2 Magruder, Dan A ...... 1 1 I Gover, Roy L ...... 2 .Mahan, Boyd W ...... 1 1 2 I Grandle, Olen R ...... I Mansfield, Joe B...... ~ 1 11 1 Gray, James ...... ~ I 1 :Mantle, E. B ...... 5 Green, H. Tom ...... 2I 7 5 Markham, J. Paul...... : .. 4 6 I Greenwell, Richard ...... 1 Martin, Ray ...... 1 I Grimes, Orbin Newton...... 1 Mason, James E ...... 3 2 I Gupton,· Dennis ...... 1 1 Massey, Robert ...... 7 I Hall, Elds ...... 2 .M esser, James Bernard...... 12 6 1 I Hall, Robert P ...... Messer, William ...... 1 1 2 1 Hampton, Kelley ...... 10 5 2 .Miller, Bob ...... 8 2 I Harlow, Allan ...... 1 .Miller, John E ...... 3 6 1 I Harris, Overton ...... 5 Moore, Alfred H ...... 12 9 3 I Hayes, Orville ...... 3 .Moore, w. A ...... 1 I Haynes, w. H ...... 3 .Mullins, Kenneth P ...... I H ead, John vv ...... 3 1 3 Murray, Walter ...... 1 2 H eatherly, J. Foster...... 23 5 Mutchler, Bradford D ...... l 10 4 Heaton, Robert I-I...... I 3 2 Nailling, W. 7 4 I Heil, John H., Jr...... : ...... 1 6 1 Napier, Vim. t:::::::::::::::::::::::l 1 I Heldman, John, J r ...... 8 19 4 Newby, Paul H ...... I 5 19 Hendon, c. B ...... 3 Newton, Reason G ...... l 2 4 2 I Henry, Maxwell ...... 10 Nix, Harold ...... ! 5 1 I Bern, Samuel J ...... 2 Oakley, Carlos ...... ! 3 8 I Hickey, Robert A ...... l 10 17 1 O'Connell ...... ! 1 I Hieronymus, 2 1 O'Dell, Dorse ...... ! I High, Carlos ~-~~-~) ...~: ::::::::: : :: I 8 14 1 Onne, Charles Hinkle, Woodrow 4 23 3 Osborne. Paul ~~~~-~~-~:::: : : ::: : I 14 I Hogan, John E ...... 1 Owens, c. B ...... l I Hord, Ben, Jr...... Oxley, Lus ...... ! 3 3 2 Hou11Shell, A. c...... 1 Parnsh, Shack ...... 1 2 I House, Darrell c...... 9 4 3 Patterson, G. Rowland ...... 5 1 I Howard, Joe 1\lf ...... 1 5 Penn, Hunter ...... 1 I Howard, Z. R ...... 1 Phillips, Charles Eddie...... 9 4 I Hubbard, J. D ...... 10 Phillips, Bob ...... 10 Hughes, Chas. T ...... l 5 1 Phillips, Red ...... 10 1 I Hughes, Edward ...... 1 Philpot, Ford ...... ! 2 Husband. Thomas ...... ~ 3 Pickerill, W. E ...... l 1 I Inman, \i\Ti lliam ...... 1 Putman, Lyle ...... ! 4 I J effers, Howard D ...... l 2 Ramey, Charles ...... 6 7 2 I Page Six The KE.l\TUCKY HIGH SCHO OL ATHLETE

Ex. Good Fair Poor Ex. Good F air Poor Rankin, Otwell ...... ! 21 4 I 1 vVilson, Morris ...... 1 I Reece, Alfred M ...... l 2 1 Wilson, Robert ...... 1 Reed, Marvin ...... 1 W in kcnhofer, Arnold ...... 4 5 3 Reed, Russell ...... 2 1 Wise, Hugh ...... 4 Reid, Cecil ...... 6 1 W itten, Stoy G ...... 5 7 Re naker, Billie ...... vVoforct, Ernest ...... 3 4 Reynolds, H arold D ...... 2 2 \

Tenth Annual Kentueky High Sehool Tennis Tournament JUNE 20 and 21, 1940

Held at the UNIVERSITY of KENT UCKY under the direction of DR. H. H. DO"WNING, Tennis Coach of U. of K.

SCHOOLS ENTERED DOUBLES SINGLES Bellevue, K. .M:. I., M. M. I., Middlesboro, Mt. Bellevue, Bowling Green, Danville, K. M. I., M. M. I. Sterling, Shelbyville, and Wilmore. Middlesboro, Mt. Sterling, Shelbyville and \Vilrnore

RESULTS ol SEMI-FINALS and FINALS

SINGLES

NATHAN SMITH - Middlesboro ~

__N_·A _T_H_r_~_N~S~_£_IT_H__ ~(6 _· 0~, _6_-l~)__ _

JIMMIE HUGHES - Danville

JACK BYRD - Shelbyville 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 JACK BYRD - Shelbyville

~ JACK BYR D (6-J, 10-8) t BO BBY RICHMOND - K M. I. ~ ·' ·~- DOUBLES

JACK and RYLAND BYRD Shelbyville JACK and RYLAND BYRD 6-3, 6-3 NATHAN S1HTH and JAMES DANCE R- Middl esboro

JACK and RYLAND BYRD 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 BOBBIE RICHMOND and GILBE RT KRE NTLE R- K.M.I. BOBBIE RICHMOND and GILBE RT K REWfLER 6-1, 6-4 FAULCONER and ROBERT GLASS - M. M. I. Page Eighl The K£-'ITLCKY filCH SCHOOL ATHLETE A Short ·Histot•y of Football For this short histo ry of Football The Athlete is indebted 10 a pamphlet from the Sports Department of Keds.

Football Before Our Time One afternoon, in the midst of a Rugby game, a young E nglish athlete named William Ellis, became The first people to indulge in kicking a small round 1nfuriated because his many attempts to kick a bound­ object from place to place were ancie;:nt warriors. who iug ball were in vain. Finally he scooped the ball up, after capturing the leader of an invading anny, be­ placed it under his ann and raced across his oppon­ headed him and propelled the uniortunate man's head ent's ~oal line. The score wasn't allowed because he along the streets with their feet. had vtolated the rules. The fi rst organized ball kicking game that we As time progressed, many English players were oi know of, was played by the ancient Greeks and was the opinion that Rugby would be more enjoyable if called Ha r pa~ to n. T o a very slight degree, it resem­ the ball could be advanced by eithe r a kick o r a run. bled modern football. On the opo.:niug play of every Certain individuals fell that it shouldn't be called foot­ game, a member of one team standing in m idfield, ball if gains were to be made in a ny way other t han threw the ball (probably a n ai r-fill ed animal bladder kicking. Despite their protests carrying was legalized covered wi th this leather) as far as possible into en­ and the uew game became more popular than ever. CIUY territory. A ll scoring was done by kicking the in­ T here were a few, hovvcver, who adhered to the Aa ted bladder across the goal line. Carrying the ball original set of rules which permitted kicking only. was prohibited. T here was no set of rules w hich gov­ The running and kicking games was known as Rugby erned the number of players representing each team. Football. T hose complying with the first set of R ugby The playing fi eld varied in size according to the num­ rules called their game Soccer. ber of participants. As the mentioned rules indicate, Our modern game of football e,·olved from the Harpaston was a timid game without bodily contact. run made by William Ellis. Little did he realize that As time progressed, the game spread to Rome and his breach of the rules would eventually lead to such other countries, and the rules were altered consider­ an important development in football. ably. Players were allowed to wear helmets, knee braces and elbow pads made from steel. T hey played, First American Intercollegiate Game no t ne c e~s a ril y to wi n but to force opponents out of T he first scheduled football game to be played in competition from in jury. Officials· were unheard of, the United Sta tes was between R utgers "U" and consequently the players settled their arguments in Princeton, on November 6, 1869, in New Brunswick, their own way. P lay fi nally reached a state w hich N. J. No admission fee was charged. Coll ege songs even Caesar didn't approve of, so he declared the were sung a nd cheers were very much in evidence. game illegal. This menacing sport was harmful to The crowd was small, but enthusiasm ran high. Many those men who were eligible for his anny. Caesar's spectators stood throughout the game-others were ruli11g put the game out of existence for quite some seated on a board fence which surrounded the play­ time. ing field. Banned By All Kings From Henry II to Henry VII Players Reach Scene of Battle A game similar to the one Caesar forbade was At 3 o'clock both teams appeared on the field. ruled unla wful by Henry 11 and all who s ucceeded They removed their hats, coats and vests, rolled up hi m, thru the reign of Henry VTI. Henry II, in order their sleeves a nd were all set for action. The bovs to make E ngland more powerful during wa r time, representing Rutgers wore reel caps, in order to di's­ passed a law making archl!ry compulsory. All boy;;, play their school color. upon reaching a certain age, were compelled to master The ball was small a nd round. It wasn't verv dur­ the art of shooting arrows from a bow. T here were able. In fact the game had to be held up several other activities which the English youths prefened. t imcs while a new supply of air was pumped into the namely the new modified game of H a rpaston. They bladder. didn't have the pleasure of this sport long however Before five minutes elapsed, Rutgers made two because Henry II realized it was weakening the de­ goals. The players and sp~ctators became very ex­ fenoe of his country. [b popularity was influencing cited-play became rough. Princ(!ton scored and the a \·ast number of young men away from archery. lead sec-sawed. \Vith only one more goal to play, two Evidently every king went thru a similar experi­ players hot in pursuit of a loose ball crashed head-on ence. Henry VII had to bar the game because of its into a board fence which was crowded with specta­ brutality. One writer wrote "It is a devilish pastime tors. They hit the ground with a thud but no one w hich produces brawls, homicide and great effusion was badly hurt. Soon after 1h e crash. Rutgers scored · of blood." A nother wrote "It is a beastly fury a nd - thus emerging t rium phant in the first college foot­ s hould be put to perpetual silence." T he latter s ug­ ball game. gestion was accepted. T he game was d iscontin ued for Rules of First Game approximately 400 years. 1. There were 25 men per team. Reappeared With Different Rules 2. The goal posts were 25 feet apart. 3. There was no cross-bar. When James I took the throne in 1603, England 4. Scoring was done by kicking or batting (by hand) was using gunpowder for war purposes. Archery .was the ball through the goal posts. Tllis was called no longer a necessity, so James placed his stamp oi a goal. approval on football (under revised rules) as a health 5. Running with the ball was illegal. building sport for the young men of England. The 6. Six goals constituted a game. new game was called Rugby. It was ~-xceedingly 7. The playing field was much larger than the mod­ popular, despite the fact •that all scoring was done ern field. by kicking. Running with the ball was illegal. 8. The rules to this game were very similar to soccer. l /or AUGUST; 1940 Page ·Nine Other Colleges Organize The State Baseball Columbia "U" organized a team in 1870 and played both Princeton a nd Rutgers in that year. Yale in Ton••naDlent 1872 had its first team. By W . J. FOSTER The f1rst hint toward inter-sect-ional competition came in 1873. At this tim e, ;'v[ichigan " U" issued a Coach, Newport High School challenge to Cornell. T he game was to take place in Cleveland, a city reasonably close to both Universities. Everything was fi ne, until one of the Cornell boys In an effort to again popularize baseball in our mustered up enough courage to ask permission from his Prexy to have the game. President \¥bite, after high schools the K H. S. A. A. delegates a t their last hea ring the boy's proposal, stated rather emphatically regular meeting in April authorized the Board of HI will not permit Cornell students to travel 400 miles Control through its popular secretary and treasurer, just to agitate a bag of wind." Ted Sanford, to conduct baseball tournaments neces­ sary for the determination of a state championship. Early Rules Change Eight regional tournaments were p 1·ovided for and Harvard, in 1874, produced a team. During that the champions determined. The eight winners con ­ year they tried both the Soccer and Rugby FootbalL T he players favored the latter, because it permitted verged upon Lexington lviay 31 , to decide the winner. kicking and running. In 1875, Yale and H arvard met, Rain caused the postponeme nt for one day. The first using Rugby rules. The: game we nt over with a bang round games were played on Saturday and the semi­ - it was thoroughly enjoyed by participants a nd spec­ finals and finals on Sunday. tators. In 1876, at a rules meeting in Springfield, Mass., it was decided that all games woul d be played The following teams won their respective regional Rugby style. The kicking game was still stressed titles and were entitled to participate in the finals : though. because four points were give n for a kicked ASH LA.KD, BROWNSVILLE , D A VIESS COUNT Y, goal while a run across the goal line counted but one. K INGSTON, NEWPORT, WAYLAND, WEST LIB­ In 1877, the number of rnen per team was reduced ERTY and X AVIE R of LOUISVILLE. Several of from 25 to 15. Shortly afterward, the number was the teams, notably Davices County and Brownsville, cut to 11 players on each side. In 1897, a touchdown counted 6 points, a goal after a touchdown 1 point came to the tournament with impressive records. T he and a goal from the fi eld 5 points. results of the t hree rounds were as follows: Brownsville ...... 4 Xavier- ...... 3 Football Nearly Lost To America Ashland ...... 3 Kingston ...... 0 (11 innings) In 1905, American football was decidely on the down grade, due to innumerable injuries and deaths Daviees Coun ty...... 7 Newport ...... 16 resulting from -the style of play which characterized W avland ...... 5 West Liberty ...... 2 the game after carrying became legaL Nine plays - (10 innings) out of ten were behind mass interference - close. SEMI-FINALS ro ug h play predorninated at all times. The most im~ portant requisites of a player were brute strength Daviees County...... 3 Newport ...... 11 and a large body. Xavier ...... 1 Brownsville ...... I Parents, teachers and alumni bodies were attempt­ FINALS ing to ha ve iootball discarded permanen-tly. Some­ thing had to be doue at once. Newport ...... 17 Daviees County ...... 4 The rules committee, in 1905, made several im­ portant changes, w hich unq uestionably saved the Newport won its regional title by defeating game for America. \Varsaw 11 to 0 ; and Hamilton 11 to 1. L Forward passing became legal (incidentally The K. H. S. A. A . provided for the expenses for Yale,in her first attempted aerial play, scored the fi nals and arranged for handsome trophies fo r a touchdown against Harvard). all regional winners and for the state champions and 2. Practically all mass iormations were elim­ runner-up. The expenses in the regionals were as­ inated. sumed Dy the local school that conducted the tourna­ 3. T eams were given four downs to make ten ment. yards-previously they had three downs to gain five yards. I believe all those who had a ny part in the pro­ 4. Hurdling became illegal. motion of the various tournaments or in observing :J. The playing period was reduced from 70 to the finals will agree that the K H . S. A A first annual 60 minutes. tournament was a success. T he tournaments gave a number of fi ne athletes a chance for recognition in T hese new · rules necessitated a different stvle of­ a sport that many excelled in and who were unable football w hich was not only much safer but· more to do so in either football, basketball, or tJ·ack. T he interesting for pla yers and spectators. It was now writer saw at least eight boys on various teams in a " wide open" game. the finals tha t showed definite possibilities as future professionals. Value Derived From Football Special credit should be given Ted Sanford for his To repeat the opinion of experts regarding foot· able and untiring efforts ; also mention should he ball's worth : It does, more than any other game, made of M r. Shively. and Mr. Mosely, of the Univer­ teach a hoy to take it on the chin and come back sity of Kentucky, and the• assistance of Mr. G. D. fighting- an invaluable asset w hen facing life's prob­ Downing, forme-rly athletic director M Morehead lems ! Teachers College. Page Ten The KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE Results of State High Sehool Tt·aek Meet - - 1940--

100-Yard Dash (Time : 10.3) 200-Yard Low Hurdles (Time: 24) SCHOOL TOTALS l. M iehaus - Manual l. Ott - Manual 2. Berkeley - Dayton 2. Baltzer - Newport Ashland ...... 2 3. Peel - Berea Bellevue ...... 7 3. McClellan - Fulton 4. Beske - Holmes 4. Neff - College High 5. Schirclif{ - Male Benham ...... ,...... 3 5. Koshewa - Male Berea ...... 3 Mile Relay (Time 3 :38.7) B reckenridge ...... 0 220-Yard Dash (Time: 22.5) l. Covington Campbell County ...... 4Y;J 1. Goodman - Manual 2. Manual College H igh S.chool...... 5 2. Patterson -Holmes 3. H ighlands Danville ...... 60 4. Providence Dayton ...... 4 3. Neff - College H igh S. Danville 4. M iehaus - Manual Fulton ...... 9 Hall H igh ...... 0 5. Chalk - Newport Pole Vault (Height : 10' 8") Henry Clay ...... 0 T ie: l. R ussell - Male Henderson ...... 0 440-Yard Dash (Time : 52.5) Smith - Campbell County 1. Chalk - Newport Cowan - P rovidence Holmes ...... 25 2 Lanham - Manual 4. Appell - Lloyd Hopkinsville ...... 7 5. Gregory - Danville 3. Dean - Male Highlands ...... :······ 3 4. Lee - Fulton Lafayette ...... 5 High Jump (H eight: 5' 11") 5. Frazier - Holmes Lloyd ...... 2 1. Chapman - Manual Ludlow ...... 0 2. Draper - Hopkinsville 880-Yard Dash (Time: 2.05) Jvfadisonville ...... 2 3. Wilder - Pineville Male ...... 15Y;l 1. Robinson - Murray Tie: 4. H ill - Lafayette 2. Soward$ - Raceland Buckingham - Fulton :Nfan ual ...... 54 3. Pippin - Benham D uell - Bellevue .Middlesboro ...... 4 4. Hagan - Male M illersburg ...... 0 5. ] atnes - Newport Broad Jump (Distance: 22' 0") lVI urray ...... 0 1. W inters - Bellevue Murray Training...... 6 1-Mile Run 2. Cowan - Providence Newport ...... 18 1. Walters - H olmes 3. Draper - Hopkinsville North Middletown ...... 0 2. Rose - Lafayette 4. Durbin - Manual 3. W heeler - Manual 5. Hallen - Jvlanual Paris ...... 0 4. Oliver - Madisonville Pineville ...... 3 5. Ranz - Holmes Shot Put (Distanct : 46' 1") P rovidence ...... 11Y;J I. Richter, Manual - 46'1" Raceland ...... 4 120-Yard High Hurdles(Time: 15.7) 2. Fuson, Middlesboro - 45'9'' Ruddles Mill ...... 3 1. Baltzer - Newport 3. McKinney, Ruddles M ill - Somerset ...... 0 457" 2. Fields. - Dan ville St. Xavier ...... 0 3. Patterson - Covington T ie: 4. Keenon, Ho!mes, and 4. Ott - Manual Beggerman, Winchester - Versailles ...... 0 5. Crowell - Providence 44'W W inchester ...... 10

MURRAY STATE COLLEGE MOREHEAD STATE TEACHERS Murray, Kent ucky . COLLEGE Morehead, Kentucky lMOFOOTBALLSCHEDULE Sept. 27-LOUISIANA NORMAL in Natchidoches 1940 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Oct. 5- MOREHEAD ...... at Morehead Sept. 21-MARSHALL ...... at H untington Oct. 11- CONWAY, ARK., T EACHERS at M urray Sept. 28- 0PEN 8:00 P. M. Oct. 19- EAST TEXAS STATE in Commerce Oct. 5-lvfURRAY ...... at Ashland Oct. 25- UNION U NIV. at J ackson ...... 8:00 P . M. Oct. 12- 0PEN Nov. 2-DELTA STATE at M urray...... 2 :00 P . M. Oct. 19- HOL BROOK ...... a t Morehead Nov. 9- WEST TENNESSEE a t Murray, 2:00 P. M. Oct. 26-EASTERN ...... at 'Richmond "Homecoming" 1\ov. 2- CONCORD ...... at .Morehead Nov. 16-MIDDLE TENNESS E E ... .. at M urfreesboro · Nov. 9- vVESTERN ...... at Morehead Nov. 23-WEST KY. STATE .TEA. in Murray Nov. 16-TRANSVYLANii\ ...... at Morehead 2:00 P. M. "Homecoming" 1 l, for AUGUST, 1940 Page Eleven

Kentu.eky, Indiana·to Clash .J940 FOOTBALL PLAY In All-Star Tilt August 16 SITUATIONS These announcements of the I n diana-Kentucky Coaches, P layers, Fans: All-Star High School Game should ])e of considerable If you want to keep up to the minute on your interest to our Kent ucky Readers since we are to b e football r ules, you need the 1940 Football Play Situa­ represented by some of o ur outstanding players oi tions Book, published by the National Federation of the past season and by \Vestern's Great Coach, Ed. State High School Athletic Associations. Coaches will D ibble. g·et their copy when the school joins the State Asso­ * * * * * ciation; officials will receive a copy when they have It was a nnounced tonight that t he second annual joined the o fficials division of the State Association. A II -S·tar basketball game and Rules Clinic would be Let's get t hem early t his year! held August 16 in the B utler F ield House under the direction of Paul D. Hinkle, B utler Coach. This year You'll need t his book and a 1940 Rule Book to the Indiana All-Stars to be selected by a state-wide settle .such questions as follows: How would you vote of the fans, will be pitted against a team of Ken­ answer t hese? Suppose you were the o fficial, what tucky High School All-Stars. would you do? Coach, if your boys a sked you these ques tions, could you give the correct answers? College coaches yet to be selected will direct the play of the Indiana team. Ed Diddle, whose \Veste.rn l. The visitors object to a molded ball or to the Kentucky State Teacher;; College team competed in color of the ball that is to be used. the N . C. A . A. Tournament here last spring, ·will 2. A-1 hands the ball to A-2 who is in advatice of coach the Kentuckians. him. A -2 is eligible to receive a for ward pass and is at least a yard behind t he line of scrim­ I n last year's game the All-Stars defeated the mage when he receives the ball? senior m.embers of Frankfort's 1939 state h igh school champions. Since t hen, however. the Indiana H igh 3. A team is not on t he field (a) ready to start the School Athletic Association has banned high school game on time or (b) within 15 rninutes after t he coaches from participating in such games. end of the first half and in 't he opinion of the Referee tf1e delay is inexcusable. The game last yea r attra c ted 5,000 persons. 4. A -2 catches a second forward pass from behind It was also announced that Diddle has promised the line, adva nces and fumbles. B -1 recovers. to bring the strongest available Ken tucky combination vVhose ball ? Where? to Indianapolis for this game. Both the Kentucky and 5. A- 1 in endeavoring to recover a fumble, acci­ the I ndia na squads will report here on Manday before den tally strikes it w ith his foot, or leg, or knee the game for practice. and it goes out o f bounds from the scrimmage In the voting to select the I ndiana team the five zone. vVhose ball? vVhcre? players receiving the highest number of votes will 6. B-1 signals for a fair catch muffs the ba ll an d make up the star ting line-up. The next five players B -2 who did not sig nal, catches a nd advances. will be available as reserves. Only players who grad­ \l\1hose ball? vVhere? How put in play? uated t his spring will be eligible. 7. A free-kick is simultaneously .recovered by B-1 There will also be a vote by the fans to select· and A -1 after touching B- 1 but before crossing the two college coaches to pilot the Indiana team. B 's restraining line. Whose? ·w here? The balloting will be conducted later this month. 8. Tackle A-1 takes a position on the end of h is line and is in that position a t the snap. Is he * * * * eligible for a pass? 9. Runner A-1 deliberately fumbles the ball across A LATER ANNOUNCEMENT B's goal lin e in orde.r to permit A-2 to recover in that end zone for a touchdown. Proper R uling? KENTUCKY CAGERS BIG; FIVE ALL-STARS 10. After a time-out, A p uts the ball in play before NAMED; ALL ARE S IX FEET TALL the Referee has ascertained if t he Captains a1·e ready and has blown !~i s whistle, Indianapolis, July 28 (AP)- Coach Ed Diddle, The a nswers to these ten questions may be found vVestern State T eachers Coll ege, announced today in t he 1940 Football P lay Situations Book. These a re five members of the all-star basketball squad which new play situations which did not appear in last year's will play a team of Indiana high school players g rad­ edition. Most of them in volve some cha nge in the uated from hig h school last spring a t Butler Field rules from last year. House, here, August 16. Biddle announced that the Kentucky squad would ----:---- include Leonard Metcalfe of Calvert City, 6 ft. 4 in. tall; Russell V cnnoy of Hickman, 6 ft. 2 in.; Joe F ulks of K uttawa, 6 ft. 3 in. ; Pat House oi Man­ UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE chester, 6 H. 3 in. ; and ] . T. Harper of Dra kesboro, Louisville, Kentucky 6 ft. Other members of the Kentucky team, all high school seniors last year, will be selected early ·this 1940 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE week. Sept. 21- INDIANA STATE...... Homc The Indianapolis Star is conducting an election to Sept. 28- UNI V. of CI NCINNATI...... at Cincinnati pick the Indiana team for the game, which ·will climax Oct 5-EVANSVILLE ...... at Evansville the newspaper's second ann ual basketball clinic. A Oct. 12- ST. ]OSEPH'S ...... at Collegeville squad of ten a nd a coach from the Indiana Collegiate Oct. 19- CENTR E ...... Home Conference will be selected from a group of 25 players Oct. 25-HOLBROOK ...... Home a nd six coaches nominated by public ballot last week. Nov. 2- GEORGETOWN ...... H ome The paper w ill publish eight daily ballots, begin­ Nov. 9- HANOVER ...... at Hanover ning tomorrow, for the final selections. Nov. 16-LON G ISLAN D UNJV.. ... at Brooklyn, N.Y. •

Page Twelve The KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE Athletie Coaching Sehool AUGUST 12- 17, 1940 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COACHING STAFF: Carl Snavely, Adolph Rupp, Ab Kirwan, Bernie Shively

THE PROGRAM records in recent years, winning six games, tying Alabama, and losing only to the two "Vol" teams of T he general program will consist of lectures and Georgia Tech and Tennessee. demonstration work by the Coaching School staff, assisted by local high school coaches, high school * * * * players, and University of Kentucky athletes. "Extras" ADOLPH RUPP is in his tenth year as head in' the way oi movies a nd added entertainment fea­ basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. His tures will be provided throughout the week. work has been highly successful and h is VVildcats have held undisputed championships of the South­ FOOTBALL. Lecture and dernonstration in charge eastern Conference five years; in 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, of Coaches Snavely, Kirwan, Shively, and assistants. 1940. The \iVildcats' record for the entire period of BASKETBALL. Lecture and demonstration in ten years includes 160 wins agail).st 37 losses. This charge of Coach Rupp and assistants. record is remarkable, since many of the opponents were of national ranking. Besides a host of All­ EXPENSES and ACCOMMODATIONS. A notn­ Conference players, Rupp has developed two All­ inal fee of $17.50 covers the entire costs for the Ameican basketball players at Kentucky- Forest Sale, Coaching School and includes tuition, room, and meals. forward, and LeRoy Edwards, center. Rooms will be provided in the dormitory on the Rupp_ played basketball in his college days under . ) basis of two men per room. Bed linens are furnished. Coach Phog Allen of the University of Kansas. He played guard on the team reputed to be the best Board includes meals from Monday noon to Sat· ever developed by Allen, the undefeated :Missouri urday noon, served in the University cafeteria. Vall ey Champions of 1923. Reserva·tions should be made early. For further information ·w rite M. E. Potter, Director of Phy­ * * * * sical Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, BERNIE SHIVELY, line coach and athletic di­ Kentucky. r~:ector at the University. of Kentucky, is recognized as one of the leading line coaches in the countrv today. A graduate of the University of Illinois where he was an All-American g uard in 1927, Shively is COACHING STAFF recognized by Coach Bob Zuppke as one of his ·'all­ CARL G. SNAVELY, head football coach at Cor­ time" great linemen. nell University ,is one of the leaders in modern at~ ­ Shively served as line coach at the University of letic instruction. In 1935, as head coach at the Um­ Kentucky from 1927 to 1~33 under Harry Gamage ; versitv of North Carolina, he developed one of the from 1933 to 1936 he ass1sted Coach Chet Wynne, greatest Tar Heel teams in history. and in 1937 became athletic director and line coach Snavelv teaches a modified Vvarner system with a with Ab Kirwan, head football coach. single wingback formation pred~min~ting, uses the Under Shively tutelage the University has devel­ open game, and relies on deception m many of h1s ~ped many outstanding linemen and the play of his plays. hnemen has always been recognized as one of the In 1939 the Cornell team went through its season strong features of \1\Tildcat football teams. He is undefeated and untied and was ranked among t he recognized as a thorough technician of all angles of three fi rst iea ms in the nation. It ·won the "Ivy line play. League" mythical championship, and was awa\ ded ----:---- the Lambert Trophy, emblematlcal of the champiOn­ ship of the East. Carl Snavely was frequently men­ tioned as "the coach of the year." UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Coach Snavely's all-time record is: VI/on, 132; Lexington, Kentucky Lost, 38; Tied, 14. H e coached the nol-thern team in the North-South contests at Montgomery, Alabama, m 1938 and 1939. 1940 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE * * * * AB KIRWAN, bead football coach at the Univer­ Sept. 21- BALDWIN-WALLACE...... at Lexington sity of Kentucky since 1938, is well-known t hroughout Sept. 27- XAVIER (1\igbt) ...... at Cincinnati the state for his successful coaching at Manual H igh School, Louisville, and his 1939 University of Ken­ Oct. 5- WASI-IINGTON & L EE...... at Lexington tucky team. Oct. 12-VANDERBILT...... a t Nashville In 1926. Kirwan was appointed varsity backfield coach at the University of Kentucky. F rom 1927 to Oct. 19- GEORGE WASHINGTON...... at Lexington 1931 he served as assistant football coach at Male Oct. 26-GEORGIA ...... at Athens High School, Louisville, and in 1932 was appointed head football coach at Manual High School, Louis­ Nov. 2-ALABAMA ...... at Lexington ville, where he remained in service until his appoint­ Nov. 9- GEORGIA TECH ...... at Louisville ment at the University. Nov. 16-WEST VIRGINIA ...... at :Morgantown Under Kirwan's tutelage the University of Ken­ tucky 1939 football team turned in one of the best Nov. 23- TENNESSEE ...... at Knoxville .;.. _,_,_.,_,_.,_.,_,_, __ ,__ ,_,_·-·-,~-·-·--·-·-·-··-..-.,-·_,_, ____ ·-···· ! i ! i

I! ATTENTION i f i I Principals and Coaehes! 1 I 1 = j I' You will soon he certifying to the eligibility of your 1940- .I ! 4·1 athletes. It is to be hoped that they all may be eligible. i ! Remember, an athlete is NOT ELIGIBLE: I I l. If he has •·cached his twentieth birthday. I ! ·X·2. If he has participated in the given sport for all or part of i I four seasons in high school. j ! *3. If he entered school later than 20 days after the begin- i ! ning of the semester. i I 4. If he was not in attendance at school at least three months I I of last semester, spring of 1940. I I *5. If he did not pass in at least three full-credit high school i i studies, or have made up his deficiencies. I 0 i l *6. If he has changed sd1ools without a corresponding change i ! of residence on the part of his family. i I *7. If he does not have for the week preceding, and for the j ! current semester a passing average in each of at least three i ! full-eredit high school subjects. i I - I *8. If he has competed under an assumed name, or when not ~ ! properly certified. i I 9. If he has graduated from, or is eligible to graduate from a i I four-year secondary school, or has ever attended College, i ! or played on a College team. I I *10. If any undue influence has been used to retain the student i 1 or his parents or to secure him as a student or player. I ! * * * * * i ! i ! *NOTE: These rules have exceptions, or there are additionai i I requirements. Better consult the B·y-Laws. Have you con- i i sulted the Bureau of Vital Statistics regarding the ages of i• ! your players? i1 ! i ! i - ~ •!~••--u..-..-o-c•-' ·..._.,~,,.....,__.,,...,.,..._,,...... ,_,....,. .._.. l__ .,~c•-c•-.u-u_o_n_,_).-.,1-)._.., .... o.-.c-o_o_o_c..._.c •- • _ a _ D _~,_,.- -~ I I---·-·-·-· I I I i SUTCLIFFE'S I I ATHLETIC GOODS CATALOG I Our College and High School Catalog with wholesale prices to schools will I be mailed about September 1st. If you don't receive your copy by September I 5th let us know and we will mail another one to you. Our Kentucky School Salesmen, PAU L SMITH and " BUTCH" SOSNIN, i I will be around before long. Should you need to see them for special appoint­ I I men t on football equipment, drop us a line. I I I I TWO SPECIALS i I I I I I f I I i No. 2-RIDDELL M OULD ED BASKET BALL. No. BRC - A discontinued OFFICIAL B EST I i 'vVas made to Retail ior $8.00 with a $6.00 school GRADE F OOTBALL. Perfect in every respect t price. The factory made a slig ht changE" in tht> and official for any game as well as being a i leather t annage and sold their discon tinued one:: s li ne ball for practice usc. Only 3 dozen of these i at a r ea l p1·icc reduction. They ;.u·e good enough available and w e urge you to g et your order to for game ust.:. us at once. I PRICE $4.25 PRICE $4.95 ' I THE SUTCLIFFE CO. I Inc orporated I LOUISVULE, KENTUCKY I

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