1942 - Sports

Sports

Frederick R. "Ted" Schroeder, 20, wins in men's singles at Forest Hills, Pauline Betz, 22, in women's singles.

Virginia-born golfer Samuel Jackson "Sam" Snead, 30, wins his first PGA championship, having won the Canadian Open three times since 1938; Byron Nelson wins his second Masters Tournament victory.

The Boston Braves call up their Buffalo-born, left-handed farm-team pitcher Warren Edward Spahn, 21, who appears in four games before being drafted into the army (see 1945).

The St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees 4 games to 1.