Word: burk
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...athlete who, "by his performance, example and influence as an amateur and a man, has done the most during the year to advance the cause of sportsmanship."* But even those heroes might be edged out by the winner for 1939, announced last week. It was 25-year-old Joe Burk, world's singles scull champion, unbeaten in 37 consecutive contests from 1937 through 1939, twice winner of the famed Diamond Sculls at Henley Regatta, and-as the Sullivan citation said-"a fine example of young American manhood...
...Burk is modest. Last week, when he was told of the award, his already pink cheeks turned the color of the apples on his dad's farm, and he said: "Alice Marble should have got it." But the 600 exathletes, sportswriters and promoters polled by the A. A. U. liked Joe best, gave second place to Charles ("Chuck") Fenske, Wisconsin miler, and third place to Tennist Marble. Their reasons for picking...