Minnesota Fares Foremost Captain Leads Gophers Into 1942
Minnesota ends the 1941 season with Bruce Smith passing the captaincy to a new leader at the athletic convocation. The 1942 squad faces a leaner lineup as 14 veterans depart, including Dick Wilding and Bill Daley, with possible co-captaincy discussed. Michigan stands out as the strongest foe, while the team recalls the 41-6 win over Wisconsin as the season’s peak and notes the tough Northwestern sleeper play setup.
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Minnesota
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Pigskin Heights
Smith
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Bill Daley
Bob Sweiger
Socker
Wolverines
Michigan
Wisconsin
Alf Bauman
Northwestern
Sweiger
Aberdeen Huron meet eyed to expand Class A tourney
Aberdeen officials propose changing the South Dakota Class A state basketball tourney from four teams to eight. A meeting with 16 A schools is planned for Saturday in Huron to discuss a revised playoff format and aim for 1942 adoption.
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Aoe
Flandreau Indian School
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Pierre
Mitchell
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Sioux Falls
Yankton
Madison
Beresford
Rapid City
Lead
Spearfish
State Board of Control
Wisconsin Star Pat Harder Wins Big Ten Scoring Title
Wisconsin sophomore fullback Pat Harder scored 58 points in six Big Ten conference games to win the league scoring crown by more than three touchdowns. Ohio State’s Jack Graf finished second with 36 points, while Minnesota’s Bill Daley led a group of top scorers and several others tied at 24 to 18 points.
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Big Ten
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Wisconsin
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Ohio State
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Graf
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Daley
Minnesota
Bill de Correvont
Northwestern
Billy Hillenbrand
Indiana
Otto Graham
Dave Schriner
Bill Garnaas
Bud Higgins
Bruce Smith
Bob Westfall
Tom Kuzma
Michigan
Dick Fisher
Don Clawson
Bill Green
Iowa
Yale Trojans Triumph Over Bonilla Eagles In Beadle clash
The Yale Trojans defeated the Bonilla Eagles 16 to 8 last Friday night at Yale. Wesley Fast led with 14 points as Yale opened a solid lead early and held control, Bonilla being shut out in the third period. The Trojans’ second team also beat Bonilla seconds 38 to 23.
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O'Keefe
YALE
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Yale Trojans
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Bonilla Eagles
Trojans
Wesley Fast
Bonita
Trojan
Bonilla
Football Banquet Addresses Highlight Huron Coaches
More than 200 local sports enthusiasts heard C. B. Hoy and Harry Gamage, USD coaches, speak at the first annual Huron Quarterback Club banquet. Hoy praised clubs for fostering teamwork and independence while Gamage urged players to uphold sport standards. George Deklotz introduced the speakers as grid squads from Huron College and high school were guests, with 122 high school lettermen named and honored.
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Tschetter
Wollaman
Clyde Cotton
Ketzhack
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Dilley
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Hoppel
McGinty
Ramsell
Riley
Sangers
Tyrrell
Vanderhart
Brenner
University
Harlyn ‘Hedblom
Concentration Keys To Success In Sports And Life
Newspaper clip reviews the importance of focus across sports and careers. Angelo Luisetti cites Hollywood filming lessons shaping his game while Stan Forbes and Hank Luisetti emphasize mental discipline. The piece critiques reliance on clippings as distraction before pivotal showdowns with Baylor and Texas Christian.
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Luisetti
Red Grange
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Texas
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Louisville Tops Fielding Record in 1941 Amer. Assoc.
Louisville’s Colonels dominated the fielding statistics in the 1941 American Association season with a team defensive mark of .874. St Paul followed at .972. Fabian Gaffke, veteran Minneapolis outfielder, set a new single season record by finishing 33 straight games without an error from May 1 to Sept 7.
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Columbus Club
Fabian Gatfke
Ameraican Associa
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Ians
Reading
Colective
St.’ Paul
Gaffke
Minneapolis
Browns Renew Hornaby Contract As Manager Five Years Ago
Five years ago the Browns renewed Rogers Hornaby's contract as manager for two additional years marking a period of renewed leadership and team direction.
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Rogers Hornaby
Barefoot Boy Runs Wild for Glennville High
In Glennville Georgia PIA Moody the 135 pound halfback scored three touchdowns in a game against Savannah freshmen. He ran 88 65 and 70 yards shoeless after preferring bare feet this season.
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PIA
Moody
Glennville High School
Savannah
Hoffman and Saxton Honored as Kemper Lettermen
Charles Hoffman of Huron and Bill Saxton of Huron earned football letters at Kemper Military School Boonville Missouri this season Saxton was elected co captain plays right tackle Hoffman left tackle The Kemper Wentworth Thanksgiving game 14 0 was marked by the sudden death of Wentworth captain Ralph Conger An event witnessed by Hoffman family members and KC Missouri fans later that day
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L. C. “Hoffman
Huron
Bill. Saxton
Kemper Military School
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Hoffman
Kemper
Ralph Conger
Wentworth
Conger
L. O. Hoffman
Lawrence
Kan
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