Eastern Kentucky University Encompass The Athlete Kentucky High School Athletic Association 8-1-1941 The Kentucky High School Athlete, August 1941 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete Recommended Citation Kentucky High School Athletic Association, "The Kentucky High School Athlete, August 1941" (1941). The Athlete. Book 426. http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete/426 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]. Pictured above is the 1941 Newport High School Baseball Squad that won the state championship this year. Front row, left to right: Stone 2b; Michael ss; Wachsman cf; Klein 1b; Second ro~, left to right: Knapp p; Morrow c; Eggemeir rf; Nie p; Gillenbeck of; Third row, left to right: Thoney p; Huskisson If; Bradley p; Robinson 3b; W. J. "Blue" Foster, coach. The Kentucky High School Athlete Official Organ of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Vol. IV - No. 1 AUGUST, 1941 $1.00 Per Year From The President's Office Your president takes, this, his fir~t opportunity to officials. Federation publtcation.s are supplied to express to every school in the Association sincere ap­ officials and to the schools. preciation for the honor and opportunity to serve in (7) An official organ, The Kentucky Athlete edited the same capacity as his distinguished predecessors: and published for three years devoted to the M. E. Ligon, C. I. Henry, Glen 0 . Swing, and W. F. high school athletic program. O'Donnell. To attempt to measure up to the high (8) Revived interest in and sponsored meets in track, standards which they have set for the office is indeed golf, tennis, and baseball. a challenge-a responsibility that one would hesitate (9) Secured membership in the National Federation to assume were it not for the promise of support and and adopted Federation Rules for both football co-operation of 550 Kentucky high schools. With that and basketball. assurance it is a pleasure to look ( 10) Developed and adminis- forward to the year's work with tered an active efficient pro­ the other members of the Board gram on a business basis com­ of Control. parable to that of any state as­ In a recent letter a superin­ sociation employing full - time tendent of one of our member executive officers. schools said, "I think you can And this entire program has see that the K . H. S. A. A. is been carried out at an adminis­ entering upon a critical period trative expense of less than $3000 in its history... Perhaps that per year. Other states with may also be well said of Ameri­ similar programs expend $5000 ca and the World. However, our to $8000 annua!ly in salaries and Association has weathered criti­ secretarial help. cal periods in i~s 24 years of ex­ Such an enumeration of activi­ istence and will again, if critical ties would normally be followed situations arise, as they may in by a suggested program for the the days ahead. future. Since, however, the legis­ Naturally, tl:e resignation of lative activities of our Associa­ President O'Donuell and the sev­ tion are vested in the Delegate erance of his direct connection Assembly and since the Board with our Assoriation is a distinct does from time to time advance loss. But his interests and best needed rules change, no such wishes are with us and he has suggestions will be made here. promised to continue to lend ad­ The Constitution, By Laws, and vice and counsel whenever we Tournament R.nles as now in may need to cal~ on him. force have evolved from year to Duri.ng the past twenty-four year as experience and wise fore­ years of its history and particu­ sight have demanded. The great­ larly during the past five or six est need for 1941-42 lies not in years the K. H. S. A. A. has made more rules changes but in a more strides never visioned even by careful administration of the M. E. Ligon, VI. 0. Hooper and RUSSELL E. BRIDGES, President rules now existing. If athletics J. H . May, our first officers, and in our school \JrogTams can be the eighteeen charter member justified, it must be on the basis schools. of the educational values to be To enumerate a few steps of progTess : obtained. Within the next six weeks 125 teams of (1) Girls' basketball tournaments •.verto eliminated. approximately 4,000 boys will enter the conditioning· (2) The eight semester rule and the twenty year age period for the coming football season in Kentucky high limit were adopted. schools. (3) Membership on the Board of Control has been in­ For many of those teams it will be a season of vic. creased to give better representation to all tories; for others a season of losses For some, cham­ schools, and the delegate assembly established. pionships; for others a place at the end of the list­ (4) The state basketball tournament has been man­ also rans. But be they termed "champs" or "chumps" aged in such a way as to clear a handsome profit there will be ample opportunity for all to get real value each year. from the competition. The season need n·ot be a (5) An active state-wide program of interscholastic failure even for the losers. There's the ever present athletic insurance has been put in force. chance for clean, hard play, teamwork, co-operation, (6) Provision has been made for a .o;ystem of clinics, loyalty to the group, and good sportsmanship. interpretation meetings, and training program for (Continued on Page Two) Rage Two The KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE AUGUST, 1941 Vol. IV, No. 1 one of the best magazines of its kind in the entire Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky nation. With the help and encouragement of Ken­ tucky school leaders, we trust it will retain such High School Athletic Association. standing. Office of Publication, Henderson , Ky. The September and October issues will contain (Second Class Permit Pending) football schedules and notices of games of general Editor ..... .. ..... .. ... .. , ... .. W . B. OWEN appeal. Send your schedules at once so that at least Horse Cave, Kentucky some of the games may be included. Any plans that you may have for increasing attendance at the games BOARD OF CONTROL or making athletic events more attractive to the President. .... .. ... Russell E. Bridges, Fort Thomas public will be appreciated; their publication might Vice-President . ... .... .. .. ..... .... W. B. Owen, Horse Cave be beneficial to others without decreasing their value Secretary-Treasurer .. .. ..... Theo. A . Sanford, Henderson to you. Directors-John A. Dotson, Benham; J. Matt Sparkman, Send them in, boys, send them in! Benton ; Chris Purdom, Lancaster . Subscription Rates . $1.00 P er Year. ----:- --- ASSOCIATION INSURANCE Your Association provides insurance for athletes From The President's Office covering· a great number of injunes at extremely reasonable rates, $1.00 per boy for football and 25c (Continued from P age One) per boy for other sports. Due to low rates charged, Coaches, principals, athletic directors, all who are the normal number of injuries, and increasing amounts responsible for the athletic activities have a great op­ of claims registered, the insurance account shows a portunity to really justify athletics as an integral deficit each year. However, the Board of Control are part of the educational program. Begin now to convinced that the program should continue about plan for your most successful season. as it was originally Gonstituted de:;;pite a substantial (1) Start your preliminary training early enough loss to the organization. In 1939-40. 533 boys were in­ to put all of the boys in good pJ:::ysical condition. sured in basketball and 778 in football. In 1940-41, there were 915 insured in basket.ball and 1299 in (2) See that each one has a thoroug-h physical exami­ football. This indicates a gTowing interest in the in­ nation by a competent physician. surance program among the school men of the state. (3) Exclude all whose condition does not warrant but the Board of Control will not be satisfied until strenuous exercise. every boy in the state who participates in high sr:hool (4) Insure every boy under The K. H. S. A. A. Pro­ athletics is fully protected under the K . H . S. A. A. tection Fund. (Write Secretary Sandford at Hen­ Protection Fund. Seemingly there are but two ways derson for blanks.) to prevent further losses on insurance. (5) Check every player for eligibility as to age, resi­ Other state associations charge considerably high­ dence, semesters in school, attendance and schol­ er fees on schedules no more favorable than ours. But astic record during the spring of 1941. the policy of our association is to keep charges :><; low as possible enabling a greater number of schools ( 6) If you have occasion to question the eligibility of a to take advantage of the protection offered. player of a neighboring school, t<01.ke up the matter with the principal, give him your evidence, and One thing can be done. Claim:o- can be pared to ask him to investigate the case. the actual cost of the injury. The tendency in claims submitted is progressively toward the maximum :>!­ And finally, if you need assistance from the presi­ lowed for the in.iury involved. By far the greater dent's office, the secretary's office or from The Board, number of practicing physicians in Kentucky are do not hesitate to present your problem.