Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Sunday May 6,1945the stars and stripes Pennsy nixes Geegee plan Harrisburg May 5 ans a a a fourth Bill to legalize betting on horse racing in Pennsylvania was Defeated by the House last night by a vote of a to 17. A total of 106 votes Are necessary to pass the Dill a measure was proposed to establish a racing commission with authority to locate three major race tracks in areas where local opinion favored the sport opponents of the measure represented numerous religious groups which sponsored a vigorous Campaign against the proposed Bih Terry and the pirates Cowboy to Grid coach is Saga of Mckeever by Jimmy Jordan up news features writer South Bend ind., May 5-�?smilm de Mckeever who helped pay his College expenses by making belts of Snake skins and now teaches boys to Belt a pigskin left behind him a City full of Well wishers when he signed with Cornell University. The personable dimple cheeked texan rang the Gong with his Fine football Schive ments at notre a Dame there in t one Irish rooter who did t hate to see the Exco boy leave Here. De was one of the hardest working coaches the Blue and Gold Ever had Mckeever stepped tip from Backfield coach Mckeever to acting head coach at notre Dame a year ago when Frank Leahy accepted a Navy commission. Selective service had taken most of the 1943 team. The material looked none too Good. Prospects weren to Rosy. Irish surprised is the Ramblers unmindful of the dolorous mornings of their followers went out to win eight of ten Tough games to was surprised we did so Well was All Mckeever said. The results speak for themselves. A a smiling eds Quot athletic background is As colourful As the teams he helped Leahy turn out at Boston College and notre Dame and his own 1944 Irish. Bom in san Antonio tex., he attended St. Edwards prep at Austin where he played three years of varsity football basketball and baseball under Jack Meagher Iowa Seahawk Mentor last fall. He captained All three teams in his last two years. He attended notre Dame one year 1930-31 and won freshman numerals in football basketball and track he played halfback three years at tech under Pete Cawthon called signals and did the passing for two years. Quot the teams he played on won 30 of 35 games. 8om Bells to Freeti Between terms he worked As a cowhand and with construction gangs and in his spare time killed rattlesnakes. These he made into belts bundled them up and carted them off to Lubbock each fall when school opened. A there were plenty of them around those Texas Prairies and it was easy Money a he drawls. Cawthon named him Backfield coach at Texas tech after his. Graduation and in 1939 he went to Boston College with Leahy coming Here in 1941 when the latter became football coach of the Ramblers. Next year hell be on the Cayuse with the big red and you can bet de will have a team worthy of All Cornellus traditions. 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