Robertson pitched a perfect game, not a man reaching first base. **Newsom pitched nine hitless innings and allowed one hit in tenth.***Night game. ****Opening game of season. Death of Lou Gehrig, Holder of Consecutive Games Record Lou Gehrig, former captain and first baseman for the New York Yankees and holder of the record of 2,130 consecutive games played as a member of that club, died (June 2, 1941) at his home in New York City. He would have been 38 years old had he lived 17 days longer. Gehrig was forced to end his career with the Yankees when an ailment that impeded his efforts was diagnosed as paralysis. He suffered from amytrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare type of illness that involves the motor pathways and cells of the central nervous system, and is characterized by hardening of the spinal cord, causing muscles to shrivel. In lay terms, it is known as a form of chronic poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis. On his retirement (June, 1939), Gehrig was appointed a member of the New York Municipal Parole Commission and held that office at the time Year 1935 of his death. In his career with the Yankees (June, 1925, to May, 1939) it is estimated that Gehrig received in salary $361,500 from the club. Since he participated in seven world series, where the return was always heavy, it is estimated that his total income from 16 years in baseball approximated $400,000. A monument to Gehrig was dedicated in the Yankee Stadium (July 5). The inscription reads: June 19, 1903-Henry Louis Gehrig-June 2, 1941." "A man, a gentleman and a great player, whose amazing record of 2,130 consecutive games should stand for all time. This memorial is a tribute from the Yankee players to their beloved captain and former teammate." (A tabulation of Gehrig's consecutive games played record and other records compiled by him is printed in the World Almanac, 1940, page 885.) National Semi-Pro Baseball Champions, 1935-1940 Bismarck, N. D. Champion 1936 Duncan (Okla.) Halliburton Cementers 1937 Enid (Okla.) Eason Oilers 1938 1939 Buford (Ga.) Bona Allens Duncan (Okla.) Halliburton Cementers 1940 Enid (Okla.) Champlin Refiners 1941 Enid (Okla.) Champlin Refiners Runner-up Duncan (Okla.) Halliburton Cementers *Called stadium unless otherwise classified; U is for University; Mem. for Memorial; Mun. for municipal. Polo Records INTERNATIONAL POLO CUP SERIES 2 1921 (Hurlingham, England) America, matches; England, 0. America: 1, Louis E. Stoddard; 2, T. Hitchcock, jr.; 3, J. Watson Webb; Back, D. Milburn. England:-1, Lieut. Col. H. A. Tomkinson; 2, Major F. W. Barrett; 3, Lord Wodehouse; Back, Major Lockett. 1924 (Meadow Brook, L. I.)-United States, 2 matches; England, 0. United States: 1, J. Watson Webb; 2, Thomas Hitchcock, jr.; 3, Malcolm Stev. enson; Back, Devereux Milburn. England: Major T. W. Kirkwood; 2, Major F. B. Hurndall; 3, Major E. G. Atkinson; Back, Lewis L. Lacey. 1. ham Club, London, England, U. S. Army team won over British Army team, 8-4, 6-4. U. S. POLO ASSOC. CHAMPIONSHIPS. Open-(1927) Sands Point, 11; British India Army, 7. (1928) Meadow Brook, 8; U. S. Army, 5. (1929) Hurricanes, 11; Sands Point, 7. (1930) Hurricanes, 6; Templeton, 5. (1931) Santa Paula (Argentine), 11; Hurricanes, 8. (1932) Templeton, 16; Greentree, 3. (1933) Aurora, 14; Greentree, 11. (1934) Templeton, 10; Aurora 7. (1935) Greentree, 7; Aurora, 6. (1936) Greentree, 11; Templeton, 10. (1937) Old Westbury, 11; Greentree, 6. (1938) Old Westbury 16, Greentree 7. (1939) Bostwick Field. 8; Greentree 7. (1940) Aknusti 5; Great Neck 4. (1941) Gulf Stream 10: Aknusti 6. Junior-(1927) U. S. Army, 13; Rumson, 11. (1928) Old Oaks, 12; U. S. Army, 8. (1929) Old Aitken, 12; Mid West, 5. (1930) U. S. Army, 17; Whippany River, 1928 (Meadow Brook, L. I.)-America won 2 Knights, 6. (1932) U. S. Army, 11; Bahadur, 8. 7. (1931) Roslyn, 9; Aiken matches; Argentina, 1. America (1st and 2nd (1933) Aknust, 11; Aurora, 9. (1934) Burnt Mills, matches) 1, W. A. Harriman; 2, Thomas Hitch-5: United States Army, 4. (1935) Aiken Knights, cock, Jr.; 3, Malcolm Stevenson; Back, F. W. C. 13; Burnt Mills, 3. (1936) Hurricanes, 6; Meadow Guest. (3rd match) 1, Harriman; 2, E. A. S. Hop- Brook Ramblers, 4. (1937) Santa Barbara, 12; ping; 3, Hitchcock; Back, Guest. Argentina (all matches) 1, Arturo Kenny: 2, Jack D. Nelson; 3, 5. (1939) changed to National 20 Goal ChampionNarragansett, 7. (1938) Bostwick Field, 8; Aknusti John B. Miles; Back, Lewis L. Lacey. ship-League of Nations 15; Hurricanes 9. (1940) Great Neck 12; Bostwick Field 7. 1941 (title changed to 20 championship) Bostwick Field 9; 1927 (Meadow Brook, L. I.)-America, 2 matches; England, 0. America: 1, Watson Webb; 2, Thomas Hitchcock, jr.; 3, Malcolm Stevenson; Back, Devereux Milburn. England: 1, Capt. R. George; 2, Capt. J. P. Denning; 3, C. T. I. Roark; Back, Major E. G. Atkinson. 1930 (Meadow Brook, L. I.)-America won 2 matches; England, none. America: 1, Eric Pedley; 2. E. A. S. Hopping; 3, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.; Back, Winston Guest. England: 1, Gerald Balding; 2, Lewis Lacey; 3, Capt. C. T. I. Roark; Back, Lieut. Humphrey Guinness. 1936 (Hurlingham, England)-United States won 2 matches to 0, by scores of 10-9 and 8-6. Lineups: United States: 1, Eric Pedley: 2, Michael Phipps; 3, Stewart Iglehart; Back, Winston Guest. England: 1, H. Hesketh Hughes; 2, Gerald Balding; 3, Eric H. Tyrrell-Martin; Back, Capt. Humphrey P. Guinness. 1939 (Meadow Brook, L. I.)-America won 2 matches to 0, by scores of 11 to 7 and 9 to 4. Line-ups: United States: 1, Michael Phipps; 2, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.; 3, S. B. Iglehart, back, W. F. C. Guest. England: 1, Robert Skene; 2, Aidan Roark; 3, Gerald Balding; back, Eric Tyrrell-Martin. Hurricanes 4. Intercollegiate Championship - (1928) Penn. Military College, 72; Yale, 62. (1929) Harvard, 6; Yale, 3. (1930) Yale, 11; Princeton, 0. (1931) Army, 6; Harvard 5. (1932) Yale, 13; Harvard, 9. (1933) Princeton, 10; Harvard, 9. (1934) Harvard, 12; Pennsylvania Military Academy, 2. (1935) Yale. 12: Harvard, 0. (1936) Harvard, 8; U. S. Military Academy, 7; (1937) Ú. S. Military Academy, 10; Cornell 6. (1938) Harvard, 7; Yale, 1. (1939) Yale. 12; Harvard 8. (1940) Yale 13; Princeton 1. OTHER POLO RESULTS Waterbury Cup Match-Gulf Stream 8; Aknusti 7. 20 Goal Championship-Bostwick Field 9; Hurricanes 4. 12 Goal Championship-Pelicans 7; Pegasus 6. Intercollegiate Indoor Championship-Princeton 9; U. S. Military Academy 4. Mexico vs. United States Series, Mexico CityTie, each nation winning two out of four games International Military Title Cup-Winner (cup presented by Meadow Brook Club): (1923) at Westbury, N. Y., U. S. Army team won over British Army team, 10-7, 12-10, 10-3. (1925) at Hurling-played. Amateur Wrestling in 194T 121 lbs. 128 lbs. 136 lbs. Charles Ridenour, Penn State. Robert Eberle, Princeton. -Warren Taylor, Princeton. 145 lbs. -Joseph Quinn, Lehigh. *Retained title. Borican Wins National A. John Borican of the Asbury Park A. C., won the National A. A. U. pentathalon championship (Oct. 19, 1941) in Elizabeth, N. J., by rolling up 3,244 points, compared with the American record of 3,304 which he set in 1938. The Negro runner took third in the broad jump, tied for fifth in the javelin throw, tied for second in the 200-meter sprint, was third in the discus throw and second in the 1,500-meter run. Danny Dorpe of Seton Hall A. A., won the 1,500 in 4:19.6, three seconds 155 lbs.-Milton (Jim) Bennett, Navy. 175 lbs. Richard Di Battista, Pennsylvania. National Collegiate A. A. Championships, Bethlehem, Pa., March 21-22. 121 lbs.-M. Jennings, Michigan State. Western Conference. University of Minnesota won team championship with 22 points over lowa second with 17. A. U. Pentathalon for 1941 faster than Borican. Bob Sovetts, also of the Seton Hall A. A., ran the 200 meters in 0:21.4, a national pentathalon record for the distance. Sovetts also won the broad jump with 23 feet 25% inches. Joshua Williamson of the Asbury Park A. C., won the javelin event with a toss of 183 feet 10% inches, and Eddie Styrna of the University of New Hampshire took the discus throw with a toss of 115 feet 11 inches. Williamson was second with 3,157; Styrna, 2,986; and Sovetts, 2,933. Horseshoe Pitching Championships of 1941 Fernando Isais, Mexico City, Mexico, won the 1941 world horseshoe pitching championship (Aug. 24. 1941) at Des Moines, la., by rallying to defeat the defending champion, Ted Allen, Boulder, Col. Isais turned in 23 consecutive victories in the three-day tournament. averaging 82.9 per cent of ringers. Allen dropped his match to Isais by a 50 to 46 score to finish second with 21 victories and two losses. Casey Jones, Waukesha, Wis., was third with 20 victories and three defeats. Yale-Harvard Regattas won 28 races and Harvard 18. The record time for The Yale-Harvard rowing contests were begun in 1852 by six-oar crews without coxwains on a threemile course on Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H., Harvard winning. The two colleges rowed their first regatta with eight-oared boats with coxswains on June 30, 1876 over a four-mile course on the Connecticut River at Springfield, Mass., Yale winning in 22 m. 2 sec. The course was changed to the Thames River at New London, Conn., in 1878. The race was omitted in 1917, but in 1918, a two-mile race was rowed on the Housatonic River, Derby, Conn., on June 1. which Harvard won, time, 10 m. 58 sec. From 1876 to 1923 inclusive Yale VARSITY EIGHTS Time Date June 22, 1923... Yale. Loser Loser Time Winner Winner June 24, 1927.. Harvard June 22, 1928. June 21, 1935. Yale 20 19 22 53 3-5 20 01 3-5 21 04 Harvard. 20 19 20 40 3-5 June 23. 1939 20 23 4-5 22.09 20 53 2-5 21 42 *One and a half miles. Past history, covering a period of 59 years, shows, it is said, that, over the Henley distance on still water on a perfectly calm day the speed of an eight-oared crew is limited to 17 feet per second. June 16, 1933 Harvard. 11 49 1-5 11 49 4-5 June 22, 1934 Yale. 9 40 1-5 9 48 3-5 June 21, 1935. Yale 9 56 9 56 2-5 June 19. 1936. Yale 10 52 2-5 11 08 2-5 June 25, 1937 Yale 11 56 1-5 11 59 2-5 Intercollegiate Rowing at Poughkeepsie The leading American rowing colleges (except | resumed the four-mile course in 1925. The full Yale and Harvard) have sent eight-oared crews to compete over the four-mile course on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., since 1895. Columbia won that year, defeating Cornell and Pennsylvania in that order. In 1896 Cornell defeated Harvard, Pennsylvania and Columbia. In 1897 Cornell defeated Columbia and Pennsylvania on July 2, after defeating Yale and Harvard at New London on June 25. The following year, 1898, the three-mile course on Lake Saratoga was used, Pennsylvania defeating Cornell, Wisconsin and Columbia. In 1899 the crews returned to Poughkeepsie. Pennsylvania won that year, and subsequent winners were: 1900, Pennsylvania; 1901, Cornell; 1902, Cornell; 1903, Cornell; 1904, Syracuse; 1905, Cornell; 1906, Cornell; 1907, Cornell; 1908, Syracuse; 1909, Cornell; 1910, Cornell; 1911, Cornell; 1912, Cornell; 1913, Syracuse; 1914, Columbia; 1915, Cornell; 1916, Syracuse. Racing was dropped during the war years and was resumed by four crews over a two-mile course on Lake Cayuga, Ithaca, N. Y., on June 19, 1920, when Syracuse won in 11 m. 2 35 sec. The colleges again returned to Poughkeepsie in 1921 and for four years rowed over a three-mile course, but UNIVERSITY EIGHT-OAR CREWS; 1923, June 28. Wash., 1924, June 17. Wash., 1925, June 22 Navy, 1926, June 28. Wash., 1927, June 29. Col'bia., 1828, June 19. Calif., 1929, June 24. Col'bia, 1930, June 26. Cornell, 1931, June 16. Navy, 1932, June 20. Calif., 1934, June 16. Calif., 1935, June 18. Calif.. 1936, June 22. Wash., 1937, June 22. Wash., 1938, June 27 Navy, 1939, June 17. Calif., 1940, June 18. Wash.. Second results of the races from 1901 to 1935 inclusive will The Junior varsities first rowed at Poughkeepsie on the two-mile course in 1914, Cornell winning. In 1915 Cornell won and in 1916 Syracuse. The race was rowed on Lake Cayuga in 1920, Cornell winning. In 1926 the course was lengthened to three miles. The results of the regattas at Poughkeepsie since Fourth Fifth Cornell 14.03 1-5 Navy, 14.07 2-5 Col'bla, 14.15 4-5 Syracuse 19.44 1941, June 25 Wa3h., 18:53 3 Calif., 19.02 3 Cornell, 19.14 6 S'acuse, 19.18 9 In 1936, Pennsylvania (19.37) was sixth; Syracuse (19.372) seventh. In 1937, Columbia (19.20 2-5) was sixth; Wisconsin (19.24 3-5) seventh. In 1938, Cornell (18:38 4-5) was sixth; Syracuse (18:40 1-5) seventh. In 1939, Wisconsin (18:40 2-5) was sixth; Columbia (18.50) seventh. In 1940, Columbia (24.02) was sixth; Wisconsin (24.06) seventh; Princeton (24.09) eighth. In 1941, Wisconsin (19:29.4) was sixth; Rutgers (19:29.8) seventh; M. I. T. (19:32.8) eighth: Columbia (19:35.5) ninth. 13.49 1-5 California.. 13.50 2-5 13.56 3-5 Wash'ton.. 13.57 2-5 18.07 1-5 Navy 18.23 14.40.4 Wash'ton.. 14.45.7 In the 1941 Freshman race Syracuse was third, Princeton fourth, M. I. T. fifth, Columbia sixth. In the 1941 Junior Eights race Cornell was third, Columbia fourth. *Course record. Freshman record, Cornell, 1909, 9.1135. Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race-414 Miles (Recapitulation: Victories, Cambridge 48, Oxford 42, dead heat 1. Best time since inauguration of races in 1841 is 18.03, made in 1934. For races back to 1841 see 1936 Almanac, page 819.) Date Winner Time Yr. Yr. Date Winner Time Yr. Da te Waner Time 1931 Mar. 21 Cambridge 19.26 1932 Mar. 19 Cambridge 19.11 1933 April 1 Cambridge 20.57 1934 Mar. 17 Cambridge 18.03 1935 April 6 Cambridge 19.48 1936 April 4 Cambridge 21.06 1937 Mar. 24 Oxford..... 22.39 1938 April 2 Oxford. 1939 April 1Cambridge 19.03 1940 Mar. 2 Cambridge *9.28 20.30 Distance 11⁄2 miles on account of war and not counted in the record. 1941--no race account of war. |