'Poss' Parsons, Denver Sports Writer and Announcer, Is Dead Well Known Commentator Passes Away at Summer Home in Montana WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont., Aug. 27. (JP) -C. L. (Poss) Parsons, 52, Denver sports writer and broadcaster for many years, died last midnight at his summer home near Hebgen lake, northwest of here. - Parsons; a nine-letter athlete at the University of Iowa, was coach at Colorado college in lszz ana 1923. Later he joined the staff of the Denver Post and became widely known in the Rocky mountain area as a sports editor. Recently he served as -a sports announcer on radio station KOA. Alsab Looms as Favored Entry in American Derby nvnc.nan An?: Alsab. Valdina Orphan and 'Rounders will comortse "the big three" in Saturday's $78,000 American derby at Washington pare. It appears likely that . at least six horses will eo to the Tost for the mile and a quarter event.-' In addition to the Dig tnree, prooame starter Include King"s Abbey, Aletern nrt Anticlimax.- With Reeards may go if muddy conditions prevail. Alsab is expected to oe tne xavor-ite. o Meet the Coach BUNNY OAKS LAItAMIS, Wyo.. Aug. 27. WV-This is only Bernard Francis Death was due to a heart ailment and a hemorrhage of the lungs. His health had been poor for some time. Survivors include his widow, Isa-belle; a son in the army air corps, Lieut. Charles Parsons, and his mother, Mrs. Louella Parsons, Fort Collins, Colo. Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning. A Bozeman funeral home said Mrs. Parsons was expected this afternoon from her Hebgen lake home to plan the rites. Parsons was one of the few nine-letter men at Iowa. He won his T" in football, basketball and track three straight years in the 1912-1915 period. He was a halfback on the grid team, a guard on the basketball team and ran the 440 on the track squad. Before enrolling at Iowa, Parsons was an outstanding athlete at Iowa City high school. Parsons served overseas during World war I with the army engineer. After the war he became coach at Tricjty college at Sioux City, Iowa, handling football, basketball and track there for two years. Then he came to Colorado, coaching football at Colorado Mines at Golden one year and all sports at Colorado college for three years. He left Colorado college to Join the post sports staff. Parsons was Instrumental in bringing the national A. A. U. basketball tournament to Denver for the first time in 1935 and was named national basketball chair man for the A. A. U. the following year.