- 1942 in sports
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dn3=1970s|"Many sporting events did not take place because ofWorld War II ."Baseball *
January 4 : Hall of Fame election:Rogers Hornsby is elected to theBaseball Hall of Fame , getting 78 percent of the vote. Further selections of 19th century players are delayed.
*January 15 : President Franklin D. Roosevelt givesbaseball the go-ahead to play despiteWorld War II . FDR encourages more night baseball so that war workers may attend. The Cubs, who had signed contracts to install lights atWrigley Field , drop their plans because of the military need for the material. There will be no lights at Wrigley for 46 more years.
*World Series :St. Louis Cardinals (NL) defeatNew York Yankees (AL), 4 games to 1.
*Negro League World Series :Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) defeatHomestead Grays (NNL), 4 games to none.
* TheWinnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship. It would also be their last.Basketball * The tenth South American Basketball Championship in Santiago is won by Argentina.
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=Football (American)=*
1 January . The Rose Bowl not being available for war-related reasons, theOregon State Beavers played theDuke Blue Devils for that championship at the latter's venue ofDurham, North Carolina , beating the Blue Devils 20-16.
*Ohio State Buckeyes andWisconsin Badgers share the NCAA National Championship.
*Washington Redskins win their secondNFL Championship 14-6 over theChicago Bears atWashington, D. C. .
=Football (Australian)=*
Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 46th VFL Premiership (Essendon 19.18 (132) d Richmond 11.13 (79))Golf Men's professional
*April 9-13 -Masters Tournament -Byron Nelson
*U.S. Open - not played due toWorld War II
*British Open - not played due toWorld War II
*May 31 -PGA Championship -Sam Snead Men's amateur
*British Amateur - not played due toWorld War II
*U.S. Amateur - not played due toWorld War II Women's professional
*Women's Western Open -Betty Jameson
*Titleholders Championship -Dorothy Kirby Horse Racing *
May 2 -Shut Out wins theKentucky Derby Ice hockey *
National Hockey League :
**Stanley Cup :Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 3 over theDetroit Red Wings
*** The Leafs won the series after losing the first three games, a feat that has only happened twice since then in North American professional sports.
** NHL scoring leader:Bryan Hextall ,New York Rangers
**Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Tom Anderson,Brooklyn Americans Awards
*Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year:
Frank Sinkwich ,College football
*Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year:Gloria Callen ,Swimming Births
January-March
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January 1 —Bruno Arcari , Italian light welterweight boxer
*January 14 —Gerben Karstens , Dutch cyclist
*January 17 —Cassius Clay , laterMuhammad Ali , American heavyweight boxing champion
*January 28 —Sjoukje Dijkstra , Dutch figure skater
*February 11 —Gian Corrado Gross , Italian breaststroke swimmer
*February 20 —Phil Esposito , Canadian ice hockey player
*February 23 —Paul Dearing , Australian field hockey player
*February 25 —Betty Heukels , Dutch medley swimmer
*February 27 —Hasse Thomsén , Swedish heavyweight boxer(d.2004 )
*March 8 —Ann Packer , British sprinter, hurdler and long-jumper
*March 13 —André Hermsen , Dutch water polo player
*March 30 —Alva Colquhuon , Australian freestyle and butterfly swimmerApril-August
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May 9 —Mirko Sandić , Yugoslavian water polo player (d.2006 )
*May 13 —Pál Schmitt , Hungarian fencer and politician
*May 18 —Nobby Stiles , English football (soccer) player
*May 26 —Jan Bultman , Dutch water polo player
*June 16 —Giacomo Agostini , Italian motorcycle road racer
*June 25 —Willis Reed , American Pro Basketball Player
*July 2 —John Farrington , Australian long-distance runner
*July 4 —Kevin Rigby , New Zealand field hockey player
* July 4 —Sylvia Ruuska , American medley and freestyle swimmer
*July 24 —Bengt Johansson , Swedish handball player and coach
*August 7 —Carlos Monzón , Argentinian boxer (d.1995 )
* August 7 —Hadriaan van Nes , Dutch rower
*August 22 —Harald Norpoth , German middle and long distance runner
*August 24 —Patty Kempner , American medley swimmer
*August 26 —Hubert Raudaschl , Austrian sailor
*August 31 —Isao Aoki , Japanese golfereptember-December
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September 16 —Dennis Conner , American sailer
*September 16 — Víctor Peralta, Mexican long-distance runner
*September 17 —Brenda Archer , Guyanese high jumper
*September 22 —David Stern , Commissioner of the NBA
*September 25 —Oscar Bonavena , Argentinian boxer (d.1976 )
*September 29 —Felice Gimondi , Italian cyclist
*October 20 —Bart Zoet , Dutch cyclist (d.1992 )
*October 22 —Giancarlo Ferrari , Italian archer
*October 28 —Kees Verkerk , Dutch ice skate speed skater
*October 29 —Jan Pieterse , Dutch cyclist
*November 8 —Angel Cordero Jr. , Latin horse racing jockey
*November 17 —Derek Clayton , Australian long-distance runner
*December 2 —Norman Tate , American long and triple jumper
*December 3 —Mike Gibson (rugby player)
*December 20 —Bob Hayes , American Olympic track and field champion and American Football player
*December 25 —Françoise Durr , French tennis playerDeaths
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January 4 —Mel Sheppard , American athlete (b.1883 )
*June 14 —Otto Herschmann (65), Austrian swimmer (b.1877 )
*December 28 —Alfred Flatow (73), German gymnast (b.1869 )
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