World War II Chronicle: November 22, 1941

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On the front page: Luftwaffe ace Oberst Werner Mölders, the first pilot to ever shoot down 100 enemy planes, has perished in a plane crash. The 28-year-old Mölders had notched 115 official victories and was assigned to Inspector General of Fighters, a duty which barred him from further combat missions. Mölders continued to fly, however, and had several more unofficial tallies. Over the course of 100 combat missions over Spain he was the leading scorer of the Condor Legion with 14. He flew over 300 missions during World War II. More on his loss in tomorrow’s edition…

Sports section begins on page 25, which mentions that Bud Schwenk, quarterback for Washington University in St. Louis, has set an NCAA record for 108 completions. The All-America quarterback will also pace all of college football in total yardage by season’s end. He joins the Navy during the war and teammate Al Lindow is mentioned on page six, who is about to be drafted by the Army. Both play for the Chicago Cardinals — Lindow will play one game after the war and Schwenk is a third-round pick in the 1942 NFL Draft…

Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 22 November 1941. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1941-11-22/ed-1/