New Coaches Take Charge In Every Big Conference
Football coaches across major conferences enter the 1941 season with heavy turnover. Frank Leahy moves from Boston College to Notre Dame, Denny Myers goes to Boston College, and Paul Brown becomes Ohio State’s rookie coach.
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Earl Blair
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Raymond “Ducky
Pond
Emerson Nelson
Eli
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Fred Brice
Eck Allen
Wes Fesler
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Forest Evashevski
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Elmer Layden
Leahy
Tom Stidham
Oklahoma
Paddy Driscoll
Marquette
Dewey Luster
Sooner
St. Ambrose
Iowa
Moon Mullins
Florida
James Dockery
Jim Yeager
Iowa State
Ray Doncels
Corner College
Walton Koch
Loras College
Vincent Dowd
Penn College
Russell
Frank Leahy
Boston College
N' York
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Ward Edges Abbott in U S Amateur Final Crowd Uproar
Ward defeats Abbott to win the U S Amateur after a tense 36 hole match. A crowd pro Abbott mobbed both players, lifting Ward in celebration as he held off Abbott’s late surge with key putting and a final eight iron near the hole.
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Fairfax Gun Club Opens For Afternoon Practice
Fairfax Gun club will be open for practice shooting this afternoon after 2 p.m. Members can arrive for target shooting and range use following the posted hours.
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Devil Diver Wins Saratoga Hopeful
The Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga was a merry-go-round as Devil Diver leading Green Tree and Manhassett stable entries Shut Out and Amphitheater finished one two three in order.
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Coupee Uses Draft Form But Will Play Football
Davenport AP report notes Al Couppee of Iowa will join the 1941 Big Ten football season. Draft questionnaire sent to Couppee by Scott County board, but sufficient 1-A men and later university policy may allow him to finish the semester. He is expected to be classified after returning to Iowa City for practice on Sept. 10.
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Cubs Recall Novikoff From Milwaukee Sept. 8
Lou Novikoff, a sensational rookie once boosted for Chicago, will return to the Cubs on September 8 after the American Association season ends. Cubs general manager Jim Gallagher said Novikoff will get another chance to prove his hitting against major league pitching. He hit well in Milwaukee and earlier did strong power hitting in Los Angeles.
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Clyde McCullough Sparks Home Run spree in NL
Chicago recruit Clyde McCullough, a catcher, hit his first six home runs of the season as the Chicago club sparked a surge in National League play.
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Plan Softball Meet On Maquoketa Field
Maquoketa hosts the first annual eastern Iowa invitational softball tournament at Athletic park. Twelve teams compete over four nights with five inning early rounds and seven inning eliminations for semi finals and finals. Monday matchups include Bellevue versus Sinclair and other pairings with byes for four teams.
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Trotters Clash Ends Grand Circuit Meet in Syracuse
A collision between Grantown and Edgar Hanover threw both drivers but left them unharmed as the Grand Circuit meet closed in Syracuse New York. The feature $1 000 purse for 2 14 pacers was won by On Time owned by Good Time stable Goshen New York driven by Harry Craig.
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Football critics weigh future of amateur and pro play
Moray Eby recalls 1906 reforms and praises the forward pass as football evolves. Vee Green questions knowledge of the game while predicting room for both amateur and professional football. Vee Green notes pro centers may grow, but amateur football remains beloved nationwide. Jason Saunderson cites pay-player concerns and PAC and NCAA cleanup efforts.
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Athletes Are Tough As Ever Says Whit
Whit recounts coach Frank Leahy claiming today’s athletes are less rugged, but notes memory and context distort comparisons. The piece cites Tommy Harmon, Pug Lund, Joe Louis, Rudy York and teams like the Cardinals and Dodgers to argue that athletes have endured tough competition across eras.
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Son of Tommy Gibbons Dies in Montana
John A Gibbons, 21, son of former heavyweight contender Tommy Gibbons, died in Kalispell Montana after a foot infection. He had been working at Glacier National Park this summer. His father, Hennepin County Sheriff, and his stepmother flew from St Paul to be at his bedside.
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Fishermen reel in record catfish near Town City river
John Rohner John Drees and Bob Hess landed a 344s pound channel catfish along the Town City river south of Town City marking a local record. The piece also notes duck season opens Oct 16 with a federal stamp needed and urges lake restoration at Cedar Lake.
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West Liberty Prepares for 1941 Southeastern Iowa Schedule
West Liberty football coach Ray Forbes announced the squad is ready for a 1941 schedule. The team will face Southeastern Iowa rivals and neighbor towns Lone Tree and Columbus Junction with games at home and away. The schedule lists Lone Tree Anamosa University High Mt Vernon Tipton Columbus Junction Monticello and Weet Breerh with dates in September through November.
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