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Show SLEEPING- SICKNESS ATTACKS ATHLETE SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 23. Gene Van Gent, former head COSCh Of the Stanford university football and basketball teams. Is s rlously 111 at San Francisco hospital here, a victim of sleeping sickness, it was announced by his physician, ic. Milton B, Leu-non. Leu-non. van Qent was stricken shortly after Thanksgiving day. Dr. Lcrinon explained that Van Gent's Illness Is extremely weakening, but It Is not marked by the usual long Bleeping periods common lo the malady. an Gent Is S former University of Wisconsin football star and twice won a place on the mythical all-western eleven |