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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
15
New York Giants coach Steve Owen recalled his brother Bill from Jersey City creating the only brother coaching duo in major football.
Chicago reports Minnesota focuses on rugged offense led by Bud Higgins as they prepare for a September 27 opener against Washington. Higgins competes to replace Captain Bruce Smith at left end while the team refines passes and fighting for starter spots. Wisconsin loses Bob Ailding to a shoulder injury, Purdue shows promising backs in air attack drills, and Iowa lists sophomores Miller and Yeltan seeking first team roles alongside Buck Correll who scored twice in a 12 0 victory over a second unit.
An offer to buy the National League Phillies was mailed to Gerry Nugent on Wednesday by Jack Kelly, a national figure involved in the deal. The notice signals potential changes in ownership and prompts market interest in the team.
Nugent directs a civilian physical training program for a syndicate he leads and is with the Phillies in Cincinnati. Former Olympic sculler Kelly reportedly declined to disclose the price his group offered the Phillies president.
Traffic violations were numerous this morning led by two speeders Roy Iverson and J P Adler fined 3 dollars each. Don Henian fined 2 dollars for failure to stop at a highway and three others Chick Talcott Mrs Evelyn Dexter and D W Burns paid 1 dollar each for overtime parking bonds.
Joe Louis plans exhibitions at army camps in Michigan Illinois and Wisconsin after his September 29 bout with Lou Nova at the Polo Grounds He says he will volunteer for the draft and insists Nova will not defeat him stating there has never been a heavyweight champion in the army and he would be the first.
Yale shifts responsibility to sophomores as Spike Nelson leads a young squad. With 27 players from last year’s standout freshman group, the Elis aim for surprising results while alumni push for fewer paid coaches. If they win one, they tie last season’s mark. two breaks the record.
In Brooklyn federal court a 24 minute scene from a film features Fréderick Duquesne discussing stolen military plans with counter espionage agent William Sebold. The 1941 sequence, with a time stamp 6:18 to 6:42, depicts envelopes of airplane, gun and boat images and outlines incendiary bombs and an attack on the General Electric plant in Schenectady.
In Denver on September 16, the Rocky Mountain Penterepee rejected a proposal to admit freshmen to varsity football due to draft and defense industry losses. Secretary Ralph J. Gilmore of Colorado College said no vote occurred, only a general discussion showing most schools opposed it. He noted the meeting followed State claims that Western could not field a team without freshmen.
New York report quotes Russell Swann president of the Master Magicians of America saying a silk shortage forces magicians to abandon silk tricks. He notes the classic illusion of pulling cloth from an empty hat will end when current stocks run out.
Chicago outfielder Bill Nicholson becomes the second player to homer in all National League parks. He completed the circuit with a two-run homer at Ebbets Field.
Philadelphia football figure Herb Nelson, a Pennsylvania end, hails from a football family. Alfred Nelson played at Wisconsin and another relative, Arthur, played at Temple, per the press.
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