Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-28
Pro Gridders
Open Season
On Sept. Il
By EDGAR HAYES

By EDGAR HAYES
a record season Is expected y
the Nstional Football League when
il opens its season September y
and continues through December
: with a 55-game schedule. Only
three night games are on the card.
an for week day nights All other
games VIII be PLAYED on Sunday
afternoon.
The Chicago Bears picked off
the finest schedule OF the league
with SIN successive home games,
all during October and the first
half Of November The Bears,
league champions by virtue Of
their 3 10 victory over the
Washington Redskins last Fall,
viii also play The Collegiate. Aii-
Stars. Latest rumors have How
ard Jones Of Southern California
slated 70 coach the college boys if
Fritz CriSler continues in his re-
fuSal 10 take the post.
The Bears and Redskins are
scheduled for return bout IN
Chicago November 19 in a game
which should fill Wrigley Field.
The Redskins will neither forgive
nor forget the Bears for the 70 to
q trouncing they received last De-
cember II was the worst defeat
ever handed a team IN the league
and it had to happen in the cham
pionship game.
CHANGES IN LEAGUE
Several changes have been
made in the league since last
years campaign drew 10 close.
The Philadelphia Eagles now arc
owned by Alexis Thompson of
New York and have Greasy Ncale,
formerly assistant at Yale. as
head coach The Pittsburgh Steel
erS have two owners now. Art
Rooney and Bert Bell, who owned
the Eagles for many years. The
personnel Of the Eagles and Steel
ers has been scrambled beyond
recognition.
The Cleveland Rams have new
owners in Daniel F. Reeves Of
New York and Fred Levi of Louis
vile. Dutch Clark will remain as
coach with Art Lewis as his
assistant.
The Detroit Lions have a new
coach in Bill Edwards of Western
Reserve of Cleveland who is MAX
ing his debut in the professional
ranks. He will have team made
up for the most part of new ma
terial.
The complete league schedule
follows
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER
Pittsburgh At Cleveland
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER ~
Detroit a. Green Bay.
Ss>A York =, Philadelphia
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER IA
Cleveland ~ Chicago Cardinals
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER ~
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Philadelphia a. Pittsburgh.
Detroit 81 Brooklyn.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER u
Brooklyn AZ Philadelphia
Detroit a. Chicago Cardinals
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER -
Chicago Bears ~ Green Bay.
New York a. WsshinFt0n
SUNDAY OCTOBER ;
Ne~ York AZ Pittsburgh
Chicago Bears az Cleveland
4
Milwaukee
Brooklyn a, Washington.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER IL
philadelphia ~ New York.
Washington ~ Pn,sburEh
Chlcaro Cardinals at CHICAGO Bears
brooklyn vs. Green Bay 4. Milwaukee
Cleveland ~ Detroit
SUNDAY. OCTOBER ~
Csreen Bsy ~ Cleveland
Pittsburgh % New YORK
Detroit a. Chicaro Bear
CHICAGO Cardinals ~ Rr0oklvo
-WAshlnEtnn at PhIlah.lnnia
SUNDAY OCTOBER a.
New York ~ BrooNlyr
Pittsburgh A. Chicago Pesrs
Chicago Cardinals 81 Phnld'lrr
Green Bay a. Detroit
Cleveland 81 Washington
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER
chicago Cardinals q, New York
Green Ray at Chicago pears
Pittsburgh NJ washington.
Detroit At Cleveland.
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER
Detroit a. New York.
Cleveland at Chicago Bears
Pittsburgh at Philadslphia.
Washington A. brooklyn
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER l6
Cleveland a. New York
Chicaro Cardinals A. Green Bay
Prooktvn A. Pittsburgh
Philads lphia ~ Detroit
washington ~ Chicago Rssrs
SUNDAY NOVEMBER -
Washington ~ New York
Chicago Cardinals ~ Cleveland
Chicago Bsars ~ Detroit.
VhNadeinhla ~ BROOKLYN.
Green pay ~ Pittsburgh
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 90
rVtFhurFh 81 BROOKLYN
Green Bay ~ Washington.
Chicago Bears A. Philadelrhla.
ChicaEa. Cardinals ~ petruli
SUNDAY DECEMBER
Chicaro Bears a. Chicago Carc.nat
BROOKLYN a. New YORK
Thna deirh.a o. Wash.nr' On.
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