Nile Kinnick miscellaneous news clippings, 1939-2009

              boys' work secretary.
Inexpensive gifts were exchanged
around the Christmas tree in the
lobby of the boys division. Members of the V. O. F. club assisted in
decorating the tree and lobby for
the   occasion.
NILE KINNICK IS VOTED
CHICAGO TRIBUNE AWARD
Iowa's "Sensational   Backfield   Star
Most Valuable In Big Ten
.   . League
Chicago, Dec. 18.—(£>)—The football season is a thing of the past,
but the honors still roll in for Nile
Kinnick, Iowa's great triple-threat
All-America back.
The week-end brought him the
award as the western conference's
most valuable player in a poll of
coaches and official conducted annually by the Chicago Tribune. Kin-
nick will receive a silver football,
actual size. Tom Harmon of
Michigan, another fine back, was
second.
The twenty-three participating in
the voting gave Kinnick more votes
than any winner since the award
was started in. 1924, when the Illinois immortal, Red Grange, was the
recipient. Howard Weiss of Wisconsin won the award a year ago.
The only athletics eligible are the
10 representing the various conference school who have been voted
most valuable to their respective
teams by their teammates. . Besides
Kinnick and Harmon, those in the
running this year were Bob Wasem,
Chicago; Steve Andrako, Ohio
State; James Logan, Indiana; Frank
Bykowski, Purdue; George Paskvan,
Wisconsin; John Haman, Northwestern; Bill Lenich, Illinois and
Harold Van Every, Minnesota.
TEAMS FINALLY DECIDE TO
END GAME WITH TIE SCORE
Stella, Neb.,'   Dec.    18.—(IP)—The
Stella and Brownsville high school
reserve basketball teams battled to
a 4 to 4 tie in a regulation game,
played one extra period that found
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„»» mva. j'cax-, me state conservation department" announced.
The - development is along the
Mississippi river at DeSoto where
an additional 40 acres of land has.
been acquired. 'The state has
owned 35 acres at this point for a
number "of years. There will be a
total of 10 ponds in the development, seven on the 40-acre tract.
The ponds will be used for the
propagation of such fish as blue-
bass. Other ponds are at Stoddard,-
Brush creek and Wyalusing. ,"\ :
The • ponds can be drained
separately and it is planned to use
one of them to hold breeder fish
over winter. A flow of water will be
brought into the ponds from the
Mississippi river, an important
factor in . the productivity of the
ponds, according to B. O. Webster,
superintendent of fisheries, as the
water of the river carries a great
amount of fish food. '".V<; . ■
; The bluegill", common in Wisconsin, is .receiving1 world wide
recognition for its excellence.   ::.
ROCKFORD -HIGH DEFEATED      ,
BY BELVIDERE CAGE FIVE
Kabs Drop 28 to  24 Contest;  Rab-
lets Win;  Woodstock  Club Is   ''
Eliminated
Belvidere,'. Ill,, Dec. -8.—Belvidere'
high school basketball team handed
Rockford majors.a 28 to 24 defeat
here Saturday night. In the preliminary the Rablets trimmed Belvidere lights by a margin of 29 to 25.
The heavyweight game was slowed
by 45 fouls Belvidere making 14
free throws while the Rabs negotiated 12. Schwarz made eight free
tosses for the home club.'      -     ■ ■•
. Woodstock Eliminated
Evanston, HI., Dec. 18.—De LaSelle
high. . of . Chicago eliminated St.'
Mary's of Woodstock from .the St.
George'^ tourney Saturday night by
taking.a 33 to 30 contest. Conway_
scored 16 points for the losers.  ■,._■ '2
CROWELL SHELL QUINTET  -
LOSES AT ROCKFORD
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