1939 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 3 and February 12, 1939, in Zürich and Basel, Switzerland. Austria had been annexed by Germany in 1938, and four Austrians played this tournament in German jerseys. The fourteen teams participating in the 1939 World Championship were initially divided into four preliminary groups: two groups of four and two groups of three. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round. The eight teams in the second round played in two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the third (final) round. The six teams not advancing to the second round played a consolation round in two groups of 3 teams with the winners of each group playing a one-game play-off for 9th place. The four teams not advancing from the second round played a consolation round for placed 5 through 8.


1939 Ice Hockey World Championships
Canada won its eleventh world championship winning all their games while only giving up one goal in the entire tournament. The USA had lost to the Swiss in the semi-final round, but defeated them in the final to claim silver. The host, Switzerland, won its third European championship by winning a one-game playoff against Czechoslovakia well after the World Championship had concluded. Both teams had earned one point in the final round and decided to play tie-breaking game.


1939 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 8-1 victory over the Belgian side would be the last victory for Hungary at the World Championships highest level until 2016


1939 Idaho Vandals football team
The 1939 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1939 college football season. The Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Ted Bank, and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus in Moscow at Neale Stadium, with one game in Boise at Public School Field.


1939 Idaho Vandals football team
The Vandals were 2–6 overall and lost all three conference games. They did not play any of the four California teams, Washington or Oregon. In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered a twelfth straight loss, falling 13–21 at Rogers Field in Pullman on November 11. Idaho's most recent win in the series was a fourteen years earlier in 1925 and the next was fifteen years away  in 1954.


1939 Idaho Vandals football team
Two weeks earlier, Idaho began a rare three-year losing streak to Montana in the Little Brown Stein rivalry with a 13-point shutout at homecoming in Moscow. While Montana was in the PCC (through 1949), the loser of the game was frequently last in the conference standings.


1939 Idaho Vandals football team, All-conference
No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; honorable mention were ends Ray Smith and Emory Howard, guard Tony Kamelevicz, and center Tony Aschenbrenner.


1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 27th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–4–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Bill Lenich was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching
On 21 January 1939, the Imperial Airways Short Empire flying boat Cavalier, en route from New York City to Bermuda, lost power to its engines and ditched in heavy seas approximately 285 miles (459 km) southeast of New York. She subsequently sank with the loss of three lives. Ten hours later, ten survivors were picked up by the tanker Esso Baytown.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Aircraft
Cavalier was a Short Empire flying boat with the registration G-ADUU that had been launched on 21 November 1936 and delivered to Imperial Airways.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Aircraft
In 1937, Imperial Airways and Pan American World Airways had opened up a London-New York-Bermuda flying-boat passenger service. Imperial Airways used Cavalier on the route. Shipped by sea to Bermuda, she operated on the route for the first time on a survey flight on 25 May 1937.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Accident
On the day of the incident, Cavalier left Port Washington on Long Island, New York, at 10:38 bound for Bermuda. At 12:23 p.m. the flying boat sent the message Running into bad weather. May have to earth, which referred to earthing the aerial; this was followed by another message at 12:27 Still in bad weather. Severe Static. Port Washington tried to call the Cavalier for the next 15 minutes but did not get a reply. At 12:57 Cavalier broadcast an SOS message followed at 12:59 by All engines failing through ice. Altitude 1,500 ft [457 m].


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Accident
Forced landing in a few minutes. Another message eight minutes later said she was still flying but on two engines; four minutes after that came a series of messages to say that she had had to come down in the sea. The last message, at 13:13, was the single word Sinking.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Rescue
As soon as it was realised at Port Washington that Cavalier was going to land in the sea, Port Washington requested a Pan American World Airways Sikorsky S-42 flying boat from Hamilton, Bermuda, to go to her assistance. The United States Coast Guard sent a flying boat from Long Island to Cavalier's last known position but it did not find her. A United States Army Air Corps Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber made a sortie from Langley Field in Virginia to search for Cavalier but had to return before midnight without success. Other aircraft also tried in vain to find the Cavalier.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Rescue
The US Coast Guard also despatched two cutters and two patrol boats to the scene; one was only 70 nautical miles (130 km) away but the other three had to come from Cape Cod, Massachusetts; New York; and Norfolk, Virginia. The commercial tanker Esso Baytown was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and reported at 23:25 that she had sighted wreckage and had lowered her lifeboats.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Rescue
By listening for the sound of their cries – they were in fact singing – Esso Baytown rescued six passengers and four members of the crew who had clung together on the water for ten hours. The United States Navy gunboat USS Erie (PG-50) transferred a doctor to Esso Baytown but because of the high seas and darkness had to discontinue the search for any other survivors. The ten survivors were taken to New York, arriving on 23 January 1939; the other three people aboard were lost.


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching, Report
The British Air Ministry's Inspector of Accidents reported that the accident had been caused by icing in the carburettors of all four engines. This caused a full loss of power in the inboard engines and partial loss in the outer; the commander of the Cavalier had reported icing problems prior to ditching. The inspector recommended that extra heating of carburetters and of the incoming air be provided and that a temperature indicator be installed. He also advised that passengers should be instructed in the fastening of lifebelts and the location of emergency exits and recommended the provision of extra life-saving equipment like rafts and pyrotechnic signals and that passengers should fasten safety belts at take-off and alighting.


1939 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1939 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.


1939 Indianapolis 500
The 27th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1939. The race was won by the number two car of Wilbur Shaw, who started in the third position, driving a Maserati 8CTF. The race was notable for a three car accident on lap 109, when Floyd Roberts, the reigning champion, was killed when his car went through the wooden outer wall at over 100 miles (160 km) an hour at the backstretch. In Louis Meyer's final Indy 500, he too would crash at the backstretch at over 100 miles (160 km) an hour, but he walked away unharmed.


1939 Indianapolis 500, Time trials
Ten-lap qualifying runs were eliminated for 1939, and the distance reverted to four-lap (10 mile) runs. This change was made permanent, and four-lap runs have been used ever since.


1939 Indianapolis 500, Floyd Roberts crash
With Roberts on lap 109, the car driven by Bob Swanson lost control and went sideways. Roberts' car contacted Swanson's, causing Swanson's car to eject Swanson, flip over, and catch fire, while Roberts' car went through the outer wall. Attempting to avoid the accident, Chet Miller swerved into the debris field. His car flipped, and went into the inner wall. Two spectators were also injured by flying debris. The three drivers were taken to hospitals, while it took over 30 minutes to clear the burning wreck of Swanson's car from the track. Roberts death due to brain injuries was announced before the race was completed.


1939 Indianapolis 500, First rear-engined car
George Bailey became the first driver to compete with a rear-engined car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.


1939 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1939 Individual Speedway World Championship was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. It would have been the fourth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.


1939 Infantry Regiment (Poland)
The Polish Infantry Regiment; (Polish: Pulk Piechoty) during World War 2  comprised on average some 2,900 men and 60 officers organised around 3 rifle battalions armed with the Mauser 98k 7.92mm bolt-action rifle. Each 19-man squad was also issued the RKM wz.28 light machine gun. Other regimental weapons included the Polish version of the French Model 1897 75-mm field gun, the Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle, the Ckm wz.30 heavy machine gun, the wz.31 81 mm mortar, and the wz.36 46mm light mortar/grenade launcher.


1939 International Cross Country Championships
The 1939 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cardiff, Wales, at the Ely Racecourse on 1 April 1939. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1939 International Cross Country Championships
Complete results, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1939 International Cross Country Championships, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.


1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.


1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September.


1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone
The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.


1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone
7 teams entered the America Zone: 6 teams entered the North & Central America Zone, while 1 team entered the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Final to compete against the winner of the Europe Zone.


1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone
Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the Americas Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. Australia went on to face Yugoslavia in the Inter-Zonal Final.


1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.


1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
20 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Yugoslavia defeated Germany in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.


1939 International University Games
The 1939 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested. An alternative version was held in Vienna, Austria.


1939 International University Games (Vienna)
An International University Games (German: Studenten-Weltspiele) was an international multi-sport event held between 20–27 August 1939 in Vienna, German Reich (now Vienna, Austria), which had originally been scheduled as the official 1939 staging of the Summer International University Games awarded to Vienna by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) in January 1938, prior to Austria's absorption into Nazi Germany by the Anschluss. The National Socialist German Students' League (NSDStB) withdrew from the CIE in May 1939, and the CIE at short notice moved its version of the 1939 International University Games to Monte Carlo.


1939 International University Games (Vienna)
The formal opening was by Bernhard Rust, the Reich Minister of Science, Education and Culture, on 20 August in the Prater Stadium, the main venue of the games. The NSDStB invited many nations to the Vienna games, but most entrants were nations affiliated with the Axis powers. The following countries were reported to have participated in the games: Kingdom of Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, German Reich, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, Peru, Slovak Republic, Spanish State, Union of South Africa, Sweden, and Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation stated in 1940, "The results of the Monaco Games were much superior to those of the Vienna Games."


1939 International University Games (Vienna), Other sports
Military sports were held at the games, reflecting the militarism of Nazi and fascist states. Other sports included tennis, boxing, field hockey (Germany beat two Italian teams), basketball, swimming, handball, association football, rugby, rowing, fencing, gliding, and water polo (won by Hungary).


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. The team, nicknamed the Ironmen, was coached by Eddie Anderson and was led on the field by halfback Nile Kinnick.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
Iowa football was clearly struggling as 1939 began. In fact, the entire Iowa athletic department was in poor financial shape. The Great Depression had greatly impacted the small farming state, and Iowa's athletic receipts sharply declined throughout the 1930s. The debt on Iowa Stadium, which was built in 1929, grew by the year. The Hawkeyes had finished among the worst three teams in the Big Ten standings every year in the 1930s except 1933. Iowa had won just one Big Ten game in the last three years, and the team they beat, Chicago, announced that they would be dropping their football program following the 1939 season. Chicago soon withdrew from the Big Ten Conference.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
After compiling a 2-13-1 record in two years at Iowa, head football coach Irl Tubbs was fired. Iowa athletic director E. G. Schroeder tried to inject some life into the program by hiring Dr. Eddie Anderson of Holy Cross. Anderson, a Mason City, Iowa native, played and coached under Knute Rockne at Notre Dame. He was the 1921 Notre Dame team captain, and Notre Dame went 28-1 in Anderson's last three years as a player. Ironically, the lone loss was to the 1921 Hawkeyes.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
Around 85 players arrived for spring practice in 1939. About fifty of them did not return in the fall. Anderson installed a complicated new offense and conducted rigorous practices. The 1939 Hawkeye team would be severely lacking in depth. Anderson felt the Hawks could still be a good team in 1939, but only if the starters played significant minutes. A coach brought in temporarily to help with Iowa's spring practice was quoted as saying when he left, "Among 5000 male students at the University of Iowa, there are only five real football players."


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, and Ohio State were the Big Ten favorites for the 1939 season, while many sportswriters liked Purdue. Notre Dame was also highly ranked nationally. Iowa was picked at the bottom of the Big Ten.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
Before the season, Iowa's best player appeared to be Nile Kinnick. Kinnick was an all-Big Ten selection as a sophomore, when he led the nation in punting average, but he struggled through an injury-riddled junior season. As a result, end Erwin Prasse, an all-Big Ten selection in 1938, was elected as the team captain of the 1939 Hawkeyes. However, Kinnick had recovered from his injuries and was ready for a standout senior season.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, South Dakota
After a few uneventful series, Iowa got its first touchdown of the year on a 65-yard touchdown run by Kinnick. The Hawkeyes broke the game open in the second quarter, as Kinnick scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in the period.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, South Dakota
Coach Anderson pulled many of his starters at halftime, but Vollenweider returned the second half kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Anderson, upset with the futility of the offense in the second half, reinserted Kinnick into the lineup with less than a minute remaining in the game. Kinnick quickly led Iowa down the field and passed for the touchdown, his fifth of the game.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Indiana jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead, but a 73-yard Kinnick punt changed field position to lead to Iowa's first touchdown. Kinnick then used a 55-yard run to set up Iowa's second touchdown. Prasse caught his second touchdown pass of the game to give Iowa 20 unanswered points, but Indiana countered with a touchdown pass of their own just before halftime.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Indiana dominated play in the third period, taking a nine-point lead. Diehl got a crucial interception to stop another Indiana drive early in the fourth period, and Iowa responded with an 11 play drive to cut Indiana's lead to 3 points. Green came up with an interception that gave Iowa the ball in Indiana territory. Iowa advanced to the Indiana ten-yard line, but the Hoosiers drove Iowa five yards back in three plays to bring up fourth and goal from the fifteen. Rather than attempt a game-tying field goal with minutes to play, Iowa went for the win and got it, as Kinnick fired his third touchdown pass to Prasse.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
An early Kinnick touchdown pass was not enough for the Hawks, as Michigan scored the last 27 points of the game. Iowa outgained the Wolverines by over 100 yards, but turnovers and special teams woes doomed the Hawkeyes to their only defeat of the season. Kinnick fumbled a Michigan punt, which set up Michigan's game tying score. An Iowa drive to the Michigan 12-yard line was halted when Harmon intercepted a Kinnick pass attempt for Prasse in end zone.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
A long punt return led to Michigan's second score, and Kinnick's only blocked punt of the season gave Michigan position for a third touchdown. Iowa's best field position of the second half saw Iowa with the ball at the Michigan 18-yard line. Tom Harmon sealed the game for Michigan when he snatched Kinnick's pass for the end zone and returned it 90 yards for the Wolverines' fourth touchdown.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Iowa had yielded 34 unanswered points going back to the Michigan game after Wisconsin scored the game's opening touchdown. But Kinnick returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to the Wisconsin 35-yard line, and the Hawkeyes responded with a touchdown of their own. Iowa's missed extra point gave Wisconsin a one-point halftime advantage.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Iowa briefly pulled ahead on a Kinnick touchdown pass before Wisconsin drove 79 yards to reclaim the lead at 13-12. A Dean interception early in the final period gave Kinnick the opportunity to complete another game-clinching, fourth-quarter touchdown. Hawkins and Dean each intercepted passes late to cut off Badger rallies.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
The Boilermakers had practiced all week to shut down Kinnick's passing, and Purdue's Jack Brown intercepted four Kinnick passes in the game. Iowa had an apparent touchdown negated by a false start on Ken Pettit in the first half, and turnovers killed the other Iowa drives. A fumble ended Purdue's only serious scoring threat of a scoreless first half.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
The defensive struggle continued until early in the fourth quarter, when Iowa forced a punt deep in Purdue territory. Enich blocked the kick, and Prasse recovered to give Iowa field position. Though Iowa turned the ball over on downs, the Hawkeyes soon forced another Purdue punt, this time from Purdue's end zone. A bobbled snap allowed Iowa to tackle Brown for the safety and the game's first points.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
A Kinnick punt late in the fourth quarter pinned Purdue deep in their own territory, and Iowa again forced Purdue to punt from their own end zone. Enich came crashing through the line for his second blocked punt of the game, and Brown recovered it in the end zone for another Iowa safety. Iowa then ran out the clock on one of the most bizarre final scores in Hawkeye football history.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Both teams played very conservatively in the first half, as the teams punted back and forth. Toward the end of the second quarter, Kinnick made a touchdown saving tackle on a Notre Dame run at the Notre Dame 41-yard line. On the next play, a Notre Dame pass was intercepted by Kinnick at the Iowa 45-yard line, and Kinnick dodged several tacklers to return the ball 20 yards with less than two minutes remaining in the first half.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
On the next play, Kinnick fired a pass for Dean in the end zone, but it was intercepted by Steve Sitko at the goal line. Sitko returned the ball for a few yards before being hit hard by Andruska, forcing a fumble. Dean and Evans recovered at the Notre Dame 4-yard line. Rushes by Kinnick and Dean for no gain brought up third down, and Notre Dame called a time out. Kinnick shifted to right halfback on third down and carried the ball over the goal line for the touchdown with forty seconds remaining in the half. Kinnick added the extra point under a heavy rush to give Iowa a 7-0 halftime lead.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Most of the third quarter, like the first half, was just a long exchange of punts. But late in the period, Notre Dame put together their best sustained drive of the game. The third quarter ended with the Irish on the Iowa 10-yard line. On the second play of the fourth quarter, Notre Dame rushed ahead for the touchdown. But the critical extra point attempt missed wide left, and the Hawkeyes still held a one-point lead.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Iowa's defense continued for force punts from the Notre Dame offense, while Kinnick's booming punts kept Notre Dame on the other side of the field. With under two minutes remaining in the game, Kinnick's 16th punt of the game traveled 63 yards and rolled out of bounds at the Notre Dame 6-yard line, effectively sealing the Iowa victory.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Minnesota missed a field goal in the first period, and Sonny Franck intercepted a Kinnick pass in Minnesota territory to end Iowa's first scoring threat. Minnesota converted in the second quarter on their second field goal try of the game, and Harold Van Every made a spectacular one-handed interception of a Kinnick pass deep in Gopher territory late in the first half to keep Iowa scoreless at halftime.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
A Minnesota punt pinned the Hawkeyes at their own four-yard line in the third quarter, and a 20-yard return of the ensuing Iowa punt gave the Gophers the ball at Iowa's 28-yard line. A series of running plays brought up fourth and goal from the Iowa six-yard line. Franck rushed toward the end zone, and officials ruled that Franck narrowly crossed the goal line, despite Iowa's protests. The controversial touchdown gave Minnesota a nine-point lead.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
But Kinnick rallied Iowa again. Early in the fourth quarter, Kinnick led Iowa on a quick five play, 79-yard drive for a touchdown to cut the Minnesota lead to two points. With five minutes remaining, Iowa took over possession at their own 21-yard line. After a few plays, Kinnick threw an interception, but Minnesota was flagged for interference, giving Iowa the ball at midfield. Three plays later, Kinnick threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Green with three minutes left in the game. Minnesota's final threat was eliminated when Kinnick came up with an interception at midfield.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Iowa spent most of the first half in Northwestern territory, but five first half fumbles, including one at the Northwestern 3-yard line, stopped all Hawkeye scoring threats. A 74-yard Northwestern punt changed field position, and Northwestern put together a good drive late in the first half. The Wildcats scored on a touchdown run with twenty seconds remaining in the first half to take a seven-point halftime lead.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Northwestern's third quarter drives were stopped by turnovers, but Iowa could not capitalize on many of them as Kinnick left the game with a separated shoulder. Enich recovered a Wildcat fumble, Northwestern's third turnover of the period, at the Iowa 22-yard line to give Iowa good field position going into the fourth quarter. Northwestern was called for interference on Prasse on a fourth down pass into the end zone, giving Iowa field position to score the game-tying touchdown.


1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Midway through the fourth quarter, the Wildcats were able to drive to the Iowa goal line. But an Enich tackle stopped Northwestern for no gain on fourth and goal inside the Iowa one-yard line. Northwestern later missed a desperation field goal, and Iowa ran out the clock to end the game with a 7-7 tie.


1939 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1939 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Six Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Cyclones compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 117 to 50. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.


1939 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Marty Boswell was the team captain. Center Jack West was selected as a first-team all-conference player.


1939 Iranian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1939, throughout the month of July and most of August. They were the last elections held during the reign of Reza Shah and were not considered free.


1939 Iraqi parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 29 April 1939 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.


1939 Iraqi parliamentary election, Background
Following pressure from army generals and Nuri al-Said, Prime Minister Jamil al-Midfai resigned on 24 December 1938. Al-Said subsequently formed a new government, but MPs who were still loyal to al-Midfai tried to force a vote of no confidence. King Ghazi stepped in and dissolved the Parliament on 23 February 1939. In March, al-Said declared that there was a plot to depose Ghazi and assassinate key political leaders. The plot was linked to Bakr Sidqi's loyalists; al-Said used the incident to carry out a purge of army officers and leftist groups.


1939 Iraqi parliamentary election, Background
On 4 April 1939, Ghazi died in a car accident. Crown Prince Faisal was too young to ascend to the throne, and it was unclear who would assume the position of regent. The dismissed Parliament was reconvened, and Queen Aliya bint Ali testified that it was Ghazi's desire to appoint her brother 'Abd al-Ilah as regent. Many were doubtful about the accuracy of this statement. However, based on her testimony, Parliament elected Abd al-Ilah as regent. The decision was strongly supported by al-Said, who considered Abd al-Ilah an ally. It had previously been decided that fresh elections should be held in the spring of 1939 and al-Said saw this as an opportunity to consolidate power.


1939 Iraqi parliamentary election, Results
Following the elections on 29 April, the new parliament convened on 12 June with al-Said's bloc having won an absolute majority. Al-Said remained Prime Minister and succeeded in introducing regulations that gave the executive branch more power. The regulations enabled the government to censor the media, request supplies, and issue decrees and administrative regulations without parliamentary approval.


1939 Iraqi parliamentary election, Aftermath
At the beginning World War II, the al-Said government severed relations with Germany, removed German officials from Baghdad and allowed British forces to use Iraqi lands in accordance with the Anglo-Iraqi treaty. However, it did not declare war on Germany to maintain neutrality. These measures aggravated the opposition, which considered this policy to be pro-British and a breach of Iraq's neutrality.


1939 Iraqi parliamentary election, Aftermath
Political tension was rising and al-Said was forced to resign. Under pressure from army generals, a coalition government was formed by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani on 18 February 1940. The new government adopted a foreign policy that was less favorable to Britain, and to some extent more sympathetic to Germany. However, al-Gaylani was forced to resign by the regent and al-Said, and a more moderate government was formed by Taha al-Hashimi on 3 February 1941.


1939 Iraqi parliamentary election, Aftermath
This government did not last for long, and on 1 April an ultra-nationalist group of army generals overthrew the government in a coup d'état, subsequently forming a military government headed by al-Gaylani. Abd al-Ilah and al-Said both fled Baghdad. Parliament convened and elected Al-Sharif Sharaf to replace Abd al-Ilah as regent. Tensions soon escalated between the al-Gaylani government and the United Kingdom, which led to the Anglo-Iraqi War. British forces occupied Baghdad by the end of May and Abd al-Ilah and al-Said returned to Iraq. Parliament reinstated Abd al-Ilah as a regent. A few months later, al-Said formed a new government, which remained in power until June 1944.


1939 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 1939 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July with the final being held at Markets Field Greyhound Stadium in Limerick on 15 July. It was the first time that the race had been held outside Dublin.


1939 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Marchin' Thro' Georgia won £225 and was owned by the Dorans.


1939 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Master Eamonn recorded a new track record of 30.15 secs in the second round beating the previous best of 30.17 set by a previous Derby finalist Brave Leader in 1939. Marchin' Thro' Georgia then clocked 30.18 when beating Irish Rambler by less than one length. In the first semi-final Marchin' Thro' Georgia beat Lombardstown Brother by four lengths in a time 30.22. In the second semi hot favourite Master Eamonn was eliminated when Irish Rambler beat Midnight Bill by five lengths in another new track record time of 30.10. The third and final race went to Reel Rasper half a length ahead of Pretty Forethought in 30.42.


1939 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the final Marchin' Thro' Georgia impressed leading throughout and setting another track record of 30.05 with Irish Rambler only a neck behind in a time which would also have been a track record if not for the winner.


1939 Isle of Man TT
The 1939 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the last races until 1947 due to the interruption by World War II. It was also the last of ten Isle of Man TT victories for the 34-year-old Stanley Woods in which he won the Junior TT on a Velocette at 83.19 mph and also finished in 4th place in the Senior TT race. The 250cc Lightweight TT race was a first time winner for Ted Mellors and the Benelli marque. The Senior TT race was won by the German competitor Georg Meier on a supercharged  500CC BMW Type 255  motor-cycle.


1939 Isle of Man TT
The Austrian competitor  Karl Gall riding for the works BMW team crashes at Ballaugh Bridge during an evening practice session and later dies of his injuries and the effects of pneumonia in hospital.


1939 Isle of Man TT, Junior TT (350 cc) Race final standings
Monday 12 June 1939 –  7 laps (264.133 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course


1939 Isle of Man TT, Junior TT (350 cc) Race final standings
Fastest Lap: Harold Daniels  – 85.05 mph (26’ 38.0) on lap 7.


1939 Isle of Man TT, Lightweight TT (250 cc)  Race final standings
Wednesday 14 June 1939 –  7 laps (264.133 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course


1939 Isle of Man TT, Senior TT (500cc) Race final standings
Friday  16 June 1939 –  7 laps (264.133 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course


1939 Isle of Man TT, Senior TT (500cc) Race final standings
Fastest Lap: Georg Meier  – 90.75 mph (24’ 57.0) on lap 2.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet
The Japanese expedition to Tibet was an intelligence mission undertaken by Jinzō Nomoto (野本 甚蔵, Nomoto Jinzō) in Tibet in 1939.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet, Background
From 1918 to 1922, Japan began conducting secret operations in the Xinjiang area. Japanese Genyosha agents operated undercover in Hami and other cities to gain information about the Soviets in Central Asia.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet, Background
During the 1930s, the Imperial Intelligence Services was interested in gaining in-depth intelligence about Tibet and Xinjiang. In the Kantogun headquarters, a series of undercover operations was organized, and Jinzō Nomoto was one of those to be sent on such missions. Meanwhile, Germany also sent expeditions to the same areas in Xinjiang.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet, Expedition
In 1935, Jinzō Nomoto, from Kagoshima, was sent to Manchukuo and was posted to an intelligence unit in the Japanese Kantogun Army as a Mongolian-language research student specializing in Central Asian issues.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet, Expedition
In May 1939, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Nomoto secretly entered Tibet by disguising himself as a Mongolian and accompanying a Tibetan monk. He began an 18-month intelligence-gathering mission that collected information regarding the social conditions, culture, religion, and local policies of the natives by personal interviews with local residents. He submitted the intelligence mainly to the Intelligence Army Bureau and left the area in October 1940.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet, Expedition
The Muslim Chinese (Dungan) General Ma Bufang was an obstruction to Japanese agents trying to contact the Tibetans and was labeled as an "adversary" by a Japanese agent.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet, Aftermath
Other agents continued secret moves in the area by meeting local Afghan tribesmen to organize infiltrations, sabotage, and disturbances in British India on the North West Frontier in case of a Japanese invasion of India. Another alleged interest in the Tibet area was the recovery of all information related to ancient powers related in Tibetan legends.


1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet, Aftermath
Jinzō Nomoto published his memoirs on his experiences in his Tibetan mission during the war in 2001 as Tibet Underground 1939(チベット潜行1939).


1939 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
The 1939 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team was an American football team that represented John Carroll University in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1939 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record. John Carroll won its first Big Four conference title, going a perfect 3–0.


1939 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
Tom Conley was the team's head coach for the fourth year. Conley had been the captain of the national champion 1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team  – Knute Rockne's last team.


1939 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
Five John Carroll players received honors from the United Press on its 1939 All-Ohio Conference football team. End Jack Dewan won first-team honors, and four others received second-team recognition: tackle Sulzer; guard Rancourt; halfback Carl Estenik; and fullback Young.


1939 Kansas City Monarchs season
The 1939 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team represented the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League (NAL) during the 1939 baseball season. The team compiled a 42–25 (.627) record and won the NAL pennant.


1939 Kansas City Monarchs season
The team featured three individuals who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: manager/pitcher Andy Cooper, center fielder Turkey Stearnes, and left fielder Willard Brown.


1939 Kansas City Monarchs season
The team's leading pitchers were George Walker (8–1, 1.99 ERA) and Frank Bradley (7–4, 2.75 ERA).


1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 107 to 47. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.


1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The team's statistical leaders included Ed Hall with 189 rushing yards, Ralph Miller with 261 passing yards, Jake Fry with 137 receiving yards, and Fry and Milt Sullivant with 12 points scored each. Sullivant was the team captain.


1939 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1939 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1939 college football season. The team's head football coach was Wesley Fry, in his fifth and final year of his at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 4–5 record with a 1–4 record in conference play. They finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 107 points and gave up 108 points.


1939 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Homecoming game against Nebraska
Kansas State played the Nebraska Cornhuskers on October 28, 1939. This game is notable for being the first college football homecoming game ever televised., the second ever televised college football game and the first televised game west of New York City.


1939 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Homecoming game against Nebraska
Kansas State scored first with a field goal, but two minutes later Nebraska took the lead. Nebraska won the game 25–9.


1939 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Homecoming game against Nebraska
Although Nebraska entered the game a 12–5 favorite, the game itself was considered to a good test for Nebraska, who was undefeated at the time. The matchup was considered to be important to the outcome of the Big Six Conference championship. Nebraska ended the game as one of ten college teams in the US that were unbeaten up to that point.


1939 Kennington by-election
The Kennington by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Kennington.


1939 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1939 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1939 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Donald Starn, Kent State compiled a 3–4–1 record.


1939 Kentucky Derby
The 1939 Kentucky Derby was the 65th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1939.


1939 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1939 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Albert D. Kirwan, the Wildcats compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2–1 against SEC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 64. The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.


1939 Kentucky gubernatorial election
The 1939 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1939. Incumbent Democrat Keen Johnson defeated Republican nominee King Swope with 56.51% of the vote.


1939 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1939 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.


1939 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Éire Óg won the championship after a 3-07 to 3-05 defeat of Carrickshock in the final. It was their first ever championship title.


1939 Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire by-election
A parliamentary by-election was held on 30 March 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire.


1939 Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire by-election, Vacancy
The Unionist MP for the constituency, Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey was appointed by the Prime Minister as Governor of South Australia, whereupon he resigned from the House of Commons on 8 March.


1939 Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire by-election, Electoral history
The seat was created in 1918 and thereafter became a Unionist/Liberal marginal. The Labour Party had never fielded a candidate. Barclay-Harvey gained it from the Liberals in 1923, lost it to the Liberals in 1929 and won it back again in 1931. The seat was held at the last election with a reduced majority;


1939 Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire by-election, Campaign
According to the return of election expenses, the Unionists spent £835 10s 7d on their campaign and the Liberals £652 5s 8d.


1939 Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire by-election, Aftermath
In the 1945 general election, there was a further small swing to the Liberals but Thornton-Kemsley hung on again against a new Liberal challenger;


1939 Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire by-election, Aftermath
Irvine left the Liberal Party and joined the Labour Party, being defeated in 1945 at Twickenham.


1939 LSU Tigers football team
The 1939 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1939 college football season.


1939 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1939 La Flèche Wallonne was the fourth edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 18 June 1939. The race started in Mons and finished in Rocourt. The race was won by Edmond Delathouwer.


1939 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1939 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 4–5 record. Hunter Jaggard was the team captain.


1939 Langston Lions football team
The 1939 Langston Lions football team was an American football team that represented Langston College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 83 to 26. The 1939 Langston team was recognized as the 1939 black college national champion.


1939 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1939 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1939 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 3–6 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.


1939 Lehigh Engineers football team
The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1939 Liberian general election
General elections were held in Liberia in 1939. It was the first presidential election since 1931, as special legislation approved by a referendum in 1935 had extended Edwin Barclay's term from four to eight years. Barclay, a member of the True Whig Party, was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.


1939 Liechtenstein general election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 4 April 1939. Although a new system of proportional representation had been introduced to pacify voters at a time when the country was under threat from neighbouring Nazi Germany, it was not used and the elections became known as the "silent elections" as no actual vote was held. Instead, the governing Progressive Citizens' Party and opposition Patriotic Union formed a coalition, assigning a roughly equal number of seats each, in order to prevent the German National Movement in Liechtenstein from acquiring any seats in the Landtag.


1939 Liga de Lima
The 1939 Liga de Lima, the first tier of the league of Lima and Callao of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 11 teams. The tournament winner, Alianza Lima was promoted to the Promotional Playoff against San Carlos (Callao league's champion). From 1931 until 1942 the points system was  W:3, D:2, L:1, walk-over:0.


1939 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1939 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.


1939 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Ahane won the championship after a 5-08 to 2-04 defeat of Croom in the final. It was their eighth championship title overall and their seventh title in succession.


1939 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1939 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 29th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 14 May 1939. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Albert Ritserveldt.


1939 Loretta
1939 Loretta, provisional designation 1974 UC, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 October 1974, by American astronomer Charles Kowal at Palomar Observatory in California, who named it after his daughter, Loretta Kowal. The discovery of the asteroid took place during Kowal's follow-up observations of Jupiter's moon Leda, which he had discovered one month prior.


1939 Loretta, Orbit and classification
Loretta is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of main-belt asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.7–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,015 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic.


1939 Loretta, Orbit and classification
First identified as 1934 JE at the South African Johannesburg Observatory, Loretta's first used observation was made at the Finnish Turku Observatory in 1939, extending the body's observation arc by 35 years prior to its discovery.


1939 Loretta, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Loretta measures between 26.3 and 30.4 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo between 0.092 and 0.101. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.072 and a diameter of 29.8 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 11.1.


1939 Loretta, Physical characteristics, Rotation period
A fragmentary rotational lightcurve of Loretta was obtained from photometric observations made by French amateur astronomer Pierre Antonini in March 2011. It gave an approximate rotation period of 25 hours with a brightness variation of 0.12 magnitude (U=1).


1939 Loretta, Naming
This minor planet was named by the discoverer after his daughter, Loretta Kowal. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 June 1975 (M.P.C. 3828).


1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football team
The 1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 1939 college football season. Louisiana Normal finished with an 11–0 record and claimed the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference championship.


1939 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1939 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ray E. Davis, the team compiled a 5–6 record.


1939 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1939 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 5–2–1 record.


1939 Loyola Lions football team
The 1939 Loyola Lions football team was an American football team that represented Loyola University of Los Angeles (now known as Loyola Marymount University) as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their second non-consecutive season under head coach Mike Pecarovich, the Lions compiled a 2–6–1 record.


1939 Loyola Wolf Pack football team
The 1939 Loyola Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented Loyola College of New Orleans (now known as Loyola University New Orleans) as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Mullins, the team compiled a 5–5 record. At the conclusion of the season, Loyola discontinued the football program citing financial losses.


1939 Macclesfield by-election
The Macclesfield by-election of 1939 was held on 22 November 1939. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Remer. The only candidate nominated was W. Garfield Weston, also representing the Conservative Party, who was elected unopposed.


1939 Madrid Victory Parade
he 1939 Madrid Victory Parade was held in Madrid on May 19, 1939, over a month after the victory of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). It was the first of a yearly series held from then on in April the First, named Día de la Victoria (Victory Day).


1939 Madrid Victory Parade
The parade was commanded by General Andrés Saliquet, Commander of the Madrid Military Region, and was presided by the Head of State Generalísimo Franco.


1939 Madrid Victory Parade
More than 120.000 men and 1.000 vehicles took part in the parade, including small contingents of the German Condor Legion, the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie and the Portuguese Viriatos. The forces went along Paseo de la Castellana, the main Madrid avenue, in a North to South direction and in total spent around 4 hours in marching past the full path. Around 400.000 people attended the event.


1939 Madrid Victory Parade
The environment was spectacularly fitted out with countless patriotic, triumphal and Franco`s Cult of personality slogans.


1939 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1939 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 5–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents) and won the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Richard Dyer was the team captain.


1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the seventh playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1939, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, the home of the New York Yankees of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3–1.


1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Umpires
The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Hubbard and Magerkurth swapped positions, also Goetz and Rommel swapped positions.


1939 Major League Baseball season
The 1939 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 8, 1939. The Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Reds in the World Series, four games to none. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series four years in a row.


1939 Maltese general election
General elections were held in Malta between 22 and 24 July 1939. The Constitutional Party emerged as the largest party, winning 6 of the 10 seats.


1939 Maltese general election, Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications. The number of seats was reduced from 32 to 10.


1939 Manhattan Jaspers football team
The 1939 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 155.


1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team
The 1939 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Paddy Driscoll, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 99 to 95. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.


1939 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1939 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 286 to 84. "Boot" Elkins and Zack Kush were the team captains.


1939 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1939 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1939 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 2–7 record (0–1 in conference), finished in 14th place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 106 to 64.


1939 Massachusetts State Aggies football team
The 1939 Massachusetts State Aggies football team represented Massachusetts State College in the 1939 college football season. The team was coached by Elbert Carraway and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. Mass State finished the season with a record of 2–5–2.


1939 Massachusetts legislature
The 151st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1939 during the governorship of Leverett Saltonstall. Joseph R. Cotton served as president of the Senate and Christian Herter served as speaker of the House.


1939 Massachusetts legislature
"1939 was the first year the General Court began meeting every other year instead of annually. ... No session was held in 1940 and no legislation or other materials relating thereof was published during that year."


1939 Masters Tournament
The 1939 Masters Tournament was the sixth Masters Tournament, held March 31 to April 2 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to adverse weather conditions, the first round was postponed to Friday and the final two rounds were played on Sunday.


1939 Masters Tournament
Ralph Guldahl won his only Masters title with a tournament record 279 (−9), one stroke better than runner-up Sam Snead. He had finished as a runner-up the previous two years, and it was the third of Guldahl's three major titles; he won consecutive U.S. Open titles in 1937 and 1938. The previous Masters record was 282 (−6) in 1935, and Guldahl's mark stood until 1953, when Ben Hogan shot 274 (−14).


1939 Masters Tournament
The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500. The gallery for Sunday's final two rounds was estimated at 10,000 spectators. Challenging weather conditions during the second round on Saturday included hail, wind, rain, and some sun breaks.


1939 Masters Tournament, Field
Byron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Henry Picard (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10,12), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)


1939 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Armour (4,6,10), Billy Burke (9), Johnny Farrell, Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Tony Manero (7,9)


1939 Masters Tournament, Field
Harry Cooper (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon, Ray Mangrum, Jug McSpaden (10), Dick Metz (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous


1939 Memorial Cup
The 1939 Memorial Cup final was the 21st junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Edmonton Athletic Club Roamers of the Edmonton Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-five series, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Oshawa won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 3 games to 1.


1939 Memorial Cup, Winning roster
Les Colvin, Don Daniels, Joe Delmonte, Jim Drummond, Gerry Kinsella, Nick Knott, Jud McAtee, Norm McAtee, Dinny McManus, Gar Peters, Nig Ritchie, Roy Sawyer, Orville Smith, Billy Taylor. Coach: Tracy Shaw.


1939 Mercer Bears football team
The 1939 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–7 record.


1939 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship
The 1939 season was the tenth completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Mestaruussarja.


1939 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship, Overview
The 1939 Mestaruussarja  was contested by 8 teams, with TPS Turku winning the championship. KPT Kuopio and Viipurin Reipas were relegated to the second tier which was known as the Suomensarja.


1939 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship, League table
The league was abandoned due to the Winter War (14 rounds having been scheduled). The above table was declared final.


1939 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1939 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the  1939 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Jack Harding, in his third year as head coach for the Hurricanes.


1939 Miami Redskins football team
The 1939 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Frank Wilton, Miami compiled a 1–7–1 record.


1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team
The 1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1939 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 3–3–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 68 to 64. Joseph V. Pokrywka was the team captain. The team played its home games at Walter O. Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.


1939 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1939 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1939 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 4–4–1 record and lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 26 to 13 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Syracuse (14-2) and Temple (18-7) and lost to Santa Clara (6-0).


1939 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On October 7, 1939, the Aggies opened their season with a 26 to 13 victory over Michigan. The game, the 34th played between the two programs, was played at Michigan Stadium before 68,618 spectators that The New York Times called "a howling throng."


1939 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan took a 26 to 0 lead at halftime. The Wolverines' first points came on three-yard run around the right end by Paul Kromer, with blocking by Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski, capping a 65-yard touchdown drive. On the opening play of the second quarter, Harmon scored on a two-yard run, capping a drive that started at Michigan State's 33-yard line. On the ensuing Michigan State drive, Archie Kodros intercepted a pass at the Spartans' 20-yard line, and after a 15-yard penalty was assessed, Michigan took over on the five-yard line. From there, Harmon threw a touchdown pass to Evashevski.


1939 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan's final score followed a second interception by Kodros, with Kodros catching the ball at the 45-yard line and returning it 17 yards to the 28-yard line. On fourth down from the four-yard line, Harmon threw his second touchdown pass to Evashevski. In the third quarter, Bill Batchelor of Michigan State intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, the Spartans scored again on a 71-yard pass play from Bill Kennedy to Wyman Davis. Harmon and William Melzow each kicked one point after touchdown (PAT) in the game.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1939 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. Under second-year head coach Fritz Crisler, Michigan compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents 219 to 94. The team was ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll after winning its first four games by a combined score of 165 to 27, but lost its fifth and sixth games to Illinois and Minnesota. After winning its final two games, the Wolverines finished the season ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll. In the post-season rankings by Frank Dickinson, the University of Illinois professor who developed the Dickinson System, Michigan ranked seventh in the country.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan's junior halfback Tom Harmon was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player after leading the team with 102 points on 14 touchdowns, 15 kicks for point after touchdown (PAT) and one field goal. Harmon was also named a consensus All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player and finished second behind Nile Kinnick in the voting for both the Heisman Trophy and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team
Junior quarterback Forest Evashevski was the team second leading scorer with 25 points and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player. Senior center, Archie Kodros, was the team captain.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
During  the 1938 season, Michigan compiled a 6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten) record and a #16 ranking in its first season under head coach Fritz Crisler. Three players from the 1938 team, Ralph Heikkinen, Jack Brennan and Norm Purucker, were on rosters of National Football League teams when the 1939 season began, though Purucker was released before appearing in any regular season games.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
The 1939 team returned the core of its 1938 backfield, including quarterback Forest Evashevski and halfbacks Tom Harmon and Paul Kromer, who had become known in 1938 as the "Touchdown Twins". On the line, the Wolverines returned their starting center Archie Kodros, who had been selected as the 1939 team captain at the close of the 1938 season. However, the Wolverines lost all four of their starting tackles and guards, including All-American guard Ralph Heikkinen. Before the season began, the Associated Press opined that Michigan, "apparently with plenty of backfield speed and power, will be hard to stop if Coach Fritz Crisler can mold a good line."


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
One week before the season started, Irving Kane Pond, the man who in 1879 scored the first touchdown in Michigan football history and later became a renowned architect, died in Washington, D.C.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Michigan State
On October 7, 1939, Michigan opened its season with a 26 to 13 victory over Charlie Bachman's Michigan State team. The game, the 34th played between the two programs, was played at Michigan Stadium before 68,618 spectators that The New York Times called "a howling throng."


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Michigan State
Michigan took a 26 to 0 lead at halftime. The Wolverines' first points came on three-yard run around the right end by Paul Kromer, with blocking by Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski, capping a 65-yard touchdown drive. On the opening play of the second quarter, Harmon scored on a two-yard run, capping a drive that started at Michigan State's 33-yard line. On the ensuing Michigan State drive, Archie Kodros intercepted a pass at the Spartans' 20-yard line, and after a 15-yard penalty was assessed, Michigan took over on the five-yard line. From there, Harmon threw a touchdown pass to Evashevski.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Michigan State
Michigan's final score followed a second interception by Kodros, with Kodros catching the ball at the 45-yard line and returning it 17 yards to the 28-yard line. On fourth down from the four-yard line, Harmon threw his second touchdown pass to Evashevski. In the third quarter, Bill Batchelor of Michigan State intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, the Spartans scored again on a 71-yard pass play from Bill Kennedy to Wyman Davis. Harmon and William Melzow each kicked one point after touchdown (PAT) in the game.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Michigan State
Michigan's starting lineup against Michigan State was Ed Frutig (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Evashevski (quarterback), Kromer (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Iowa
On October 7, 1939, Michigan defeated Iowa by a 27 to 7 score. The game, the 10th played between the two programs, with Michigan having compiled a 6-2-1 record in the prior nine games. The game was played before a crowd of 27,512.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Iowa
Iowa scored first on a touchdown pass from Nile Kinnick (1939 Heisman Trophy winner) to Floyd Dean that covered 70 yards. Tom Harmon scored all 27 points for Michigan on four touchdowns and three kicks for PAT. Michigan's first touchdown was set up by a fumbled punt recovered by Roland Savilla and a 27-yard pass from Harmon to Ed Frutig with Harmon then running the final two yards for touchdown. Harmon's second touchdown was set up by a 39-yard punt return by Fred Trosko. Harmon's third touchdown was set up by a blocked Iowa punt recovered on Iowa's 37-yard line. Harmon's final touchdown came on a 90-yard interception return in the third quarter.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Iowa
Michigan's starting lineup against Iowa was Ed Frutig (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), Joe Rogers (right end), Evashevski (quarterback), Fred Trosko (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Chicago
On October 21, 1939, Michigan defeated Chicago by an 85 to 0 score. The game was the 26th and final match in the Chicago–Michigan football rivalry. What had once become a fierce rivalry had become a one-sided affair after the departure of Chicago coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Chicago
Tom Harmon scored two touchdowns on runs of 57 and 41 yards, threw two touchdown passes (to Forest Evashevski and Bob Westfall), and kicked three PATs and one field goal. Westfall and Dave Strong each scored two touchdowns, and the remaining touchdowns were scored by Bob Zimmerman, Hercules Renda, Ed Czak, Fred Trosko, and David M. Nelson (on a 55-yard punt return). In addition to Harmon's three PATs, additional PATs were kicked by William Melzow (4), James Grissen, Evashevski and Trosko.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Chicago
Michigan's offense finished with 461 net yards and was so dominant that it registered more touchdowns (12) than first downs (11). Despite Michigan's extensive use of reserves through most of the game, Michigan's 85 points was the highest total by a Michigan team since Fielding H. Yost's Point-a-Minute teams and the worst defeat in the history of the Chicago Maroons football program.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Chicago
The Chicago Tribune found no fault with Michigan for running up the score, noting that the first string played only 20 minutes, and adding: "You can't expect a young man with a clear field before him to pause and tie his shoelaces or pass the time of day with a Maroon."


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Chicago
Michigan's starting lineup against Chicago was Czak (left end), George Ostroot (left tackle), Fred Olds (left guard), Don Ingalls (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), Harlin Fraumann (right end), Harry Kohl (quarterback), Renda (left halfback), Norm Call (right halfback), and Zimmerman (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Yale
On October 21, 1939, Michigan defeated Yale by a 27 to 7 score in the fourth and final played game, dating back to 1881, between the two programs. Michigan had compiled a 1-2 record in the prior three games.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Yale
Tom Harmon scored three touchdowns and kicked three PATs for Michigan. Paul Kromer scored Michigan's other touchdown. Michigan had 353 rushing yards to 35 for Yale. After scoring 21 points against Yale, Harmon was the leading scorer in the country with 73 points.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Yale
Michigan's starting lineup against Yale was Ed Frutig (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Kromer (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: at Illinois
On November 4, 1939, Michigan played Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The game was the 25th meeting between the two programs with Michigan having won in 1937 and 1938. Michigan came into the game ranked #2 in the AP Poll, but lost to Illinois, which was 0-4 to that point in the season, by a 16 to 7 score. The Chicago Tribune wrote of Illinois that "a football season that began dismally reached a hysterical climax."


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: at Illinois
Michigan outgained Illinois 112 to 98 on the ground and 99 to 77 in the air. However, Michigan gave up eight turnovers on three interceptions and five fumbles, including three fumbles by Fred Trosko. Michigan's only points came on a 49-yard touchdown pass from Dave Strong to Tom Harmon with Strong running for the PAT after Harmon's kick was blocked.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: at Illinois
Michigan's starting lineup against Yale was Ed Frutig (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Archie Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Trosko (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: Minnesota
On November 11, 1939, Michigan lost its second consecutive game, falling by a 20 to 7 score to a Minnesota squad that came into the game with three losses and no victories against a Big Ten opponent. The game was the 30th between the programs, with Minnesota having won the previous five games under head coach Bernie Bierman. T


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: Minnesota
Minnesota jumped to a 20 to 0 lead with touchdowns in the first, third and fourth quarters. Minnesota's touchdown in the third quarter came on a 59-yard run by halfback George Franck. In the fourth quarter, Michigan finally scored on touchdown pass from Tom Harmon to Paul Kromer. Harmon kicked for the PAT.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: Minnesota
Michigan's starting lineup against Minnesota was Joe Rogers (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Archie Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Ingalls (quarterback), Paul Kromer (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: at Penn
On November 18, 1939, Michigan defeated Penn by a 19 to 17 score at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The game was the 16th meeting between the two programs.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: at Penn
Tom Harmon scored two of Michigan's touchdowns, including a 63-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, returned a punt for 40 yards, threw a 30-yard pass to Ed Czak for Michigan's third touchdown, and was successful on one of three kicks for PAT. Harmon gained 202 yards from scrimmage and an overall total of 294 yards, including passes and punt and kickoff returns. Frank Reagan of Penn totaled 356 yards, including 188 yards passing. Michigan center Archie Kodros played all 60 minutes for Michigan.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: at Penn
Michigan's starting lineup against Penn was Joe Rogers (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Evashevski (quarterback), Trosko (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: Ohio State
On November 25, 1939, Michigan defeated Francis Schmidt's Ohio State Buckeyes by a 21 to 14 score. The game was the 36th meeting in the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry. After Schmidt's teams had won four straight games from 1934 to 1937, the Wolverines had defeated the Buckeyes in 1938 in Michigan's first year under Fritz Crisler. Despite the loss, Ohio State won its first Big Ten championship since 1920.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: Ohio State
Ohio State took a 14 to 0 lead in the first 11 minutes of the game on two touchdown passes thrown by Don Scott. Michigan rallied with touchdowns in each of the second, third and fourth quarters. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by Forest Evashevski, Tom Harmon and Fred Trosko. The first Michigan touchdown was set up by a 49-yard gain on a pass from Harmon to Joe Rogers and was capped by a touchdown pass from Harmon to Evashevski. The second touchdown was set up when Ralph Fritz recovered a Don Scott fumble at the Ohio State 35-yard line.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: Ohio State
The game-winning touchdown was scored with 50 seconds left in the game and followed an Ohio State fumble recovered by Bob Westfall at the Buckeyes' 38-yard line. After being stopped at the 24-yard line, Michigan lined up for a field goal attempt with Trosko holding and Harmon set to kick. Harmon faked the kick, and Trosko, who had thrown two interceptions and fumbled earlier in the game, picked up the ball and ran for a touchdown with Harmon blocking ahead of him. Harmon also kicked all three PATs for Michigan.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: Ohio State
Michigan's starting lineup against Ohio State was Joe Rogers (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Evashevski (quarterback), Trosko (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
In the post-season rankings by Frank Dickinson, the University of Illinois professor who developed the Dickinson System for determining college football's national championship, USC ranked first with 25.73 points, and Michigan ranked seventh with 22.5 points. In the final AP Poll, Texas A&M was ranked No. 1, and the Wolverines were ranked No. 20.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
With respect to individual honors, halfback Tom Harmon was Michigan's most decorated player in 1939. Harmon was selected as Michigan's Most Valuable Player, a consensus first-team All-American, and a first-team halfback on the All-Big Ten Conference team. He placed second behind Iowa's Nile Kinnick in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, with Kinnick receiving 651 points to 405 for Harmon. Harmon also placed second behind Kinnick in the voting for the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
Quarterback Forest Evashevski was also honored as a first-team All-Big Ten player. Known as one of the country's best blocking backs, Evashevski was voted by his teammates at the end of the season to serve as captain of the 1940 Michigan team.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
In December 1939, Michigan's longtime rival, the University of Chicago, announced that it was dropping its football program. Chicago's decision opened the way for a new university to join the Big Ten Conference, with the leading candidates being Pitt, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Nebraska. In the end, the conference did not immediately add another university to replace Chicago. It was not until 1953 that the conference added Michigan State as its 10th team.


1939 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Varsity letter winners
On November 28, 1939, head coach Fritz Crisler presented varsity "M" letters to 25 players for their participation on the 1939 Michigan football team. With players who started at least half of Michigan's games during the 1939 season are listed in bold, the following list identifies the players who received varsity letters.


1939 Milan–San Remo
The 1939 Milan–San Remo was the 32nd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1939. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Gino Bartali of the Legnano team.


1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 154 to 82.


1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Tackle Win Pederson was named All-Big Ten first team. Halfback Hal Van Every was awarded the Team MVP Award.


1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 229,954, which averaged to 45,991. The season high for attendance was against Northwestern.


1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On November 11, 1939, Minnesota defeated Michigan by a 20 to 7 score. The game was the 30th between the programs, with Minnesota having won the previous five games under head coach Bernie Bierman. Minnesota jumped to a 20 to 0 lead with touchdowns in the first, third and fourth quarters. Minnesota's touchdown in the third quarter came on a 59-yard run by halfback George Franck. In the fourth quarter, Michigan finally scored on touchdown pass from Tom Harmon to Paul Kromer. Harmon kicked for the PAT.


1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan's starting lineup against Minnesota was Joe Rogers (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Archie Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Ingalls (quarterback), Paul Kromer (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team
The 1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1939 college football season. The Maroons finished 8–2 in head coach Allyn McKeen's first season.


1939 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team
The 1939 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 4–2–3 record.


1939 Mississippi gubernatorial election
The 1939 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1939, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Hugh L. White was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.


1939 Mississippi gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured seven contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former U.S. Representative Paul B. Johnson Sr., who defeated former Governor Martin S. Conner.


1939 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1939 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1939 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against Big 6 opponents), won the Big 6 championship, lost to Georgia Tech in the 1940 Orange Bowl, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 155 to 79, and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll. Don Faurot was the head coach for the fifth of 19 seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.


1939 Missouri Tigers football team
The team's leading scorer was Paul Christman with 42 points. Christman was also selected as a first-team All-American by the All-America Board, Collier's Weekly (chosen by Grantland Rice), Newspaper Enterprise Association, and The Sporting News. He finished third in the 1939 Heisman Trophy voting, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956, and had his jersey (No. 44) retired at Missouri.


1939 Mitropa Cup
The 1939 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Újpest who defeated fellow Hungarian side Ferencváros 6–3 on aggregate in the final. It was the third consecutive final appearance for Ferencváros and it was Újpest's second and final victory in the competition.


1939 Mitropa Cup
This was the 13th edition of the tournament. Last season's winners Slavia Prague were eliminated in the quarter finals by Yugoslavian side Beogradski SK.


1939 Monmouth by-election
The Monmouth by-election, 1939 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 25 July 1939.


1939 Monmouth by-election, Vacancy
The Conservative MP John Herbert had resigned his seat on 1 July 1939, having been appointed as Governor of Bengal.


1939 Monmouth by-election, Candidates
The Conservative candidate was 55-year-old Leslie Pym, who had not had previously contested a parliamentary election.


1939 Monmouth by-election, Candidates
The Labour Party candidate at the 1935 general election had been 22-year-old Michael Foot, who later became Leader of the Labour Party. Foot did not contest the by-election, when the Labour candidate was F.R. Hancock, who had been unsuccessful in Salisbury at the 1929 general election and at a by-election in 1931. He had also been an unsuccessful candidate in Lewes at the 1931 and 1935 general elections. He was also a Quaker and thus opposed to all war.


1939 Monmouth by-election, Result
On a slightly reduced turnout, Pym held the seat for the Conservatives, with a reduced but still large majority of 5,815.


1939 Monmouth by-election, Aftermath
Pym was re-elected at the 1945 general election, but died five days later.


1939 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1939 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1939 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by fifth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (3–6, 1–2 PCC).


1939 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1939 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1939 college football season. In its 10th season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the team compiled a 2–7 record.


1939 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1939 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 3rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This was also the year the NCAA basketball tournament was started. This tournament also featured the lowest-scoring game in tournament history between Loras College (Iowa) and Central Missouri State University, the two-time champions. Loras scored a total of 16 points, a tournament low as well, Central Missouri State won the game with a total score of 20. The total combined score of the game was 36, resulting in the all-time lowest scoring game in tournament history.


1939 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The championship game featured Southwestern College (Kan.) defeat San Diego State by a score of 32-31. It would be the closest final score until the 1981 tournament which ended in overtime with a score of 86-85. (1939, 1981, and 2016 are the only three years a team has won by one point, to date.)


1939 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
This year the NAIA awarded the first Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award. The first award went to Edgar Hinshaw of Southwestern College


1939 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1939 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:


1939 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, 1939 NAIA bracket, 3rd place game
The third place game featured the losing team from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.


1939 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1939 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 2–8 record (2–4 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 191 to 49.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game
The 1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1939 NCAA Basketball Tournament and the first NCAA Tournament title game. The contest was held on March 27, 1939, at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois, and determined the national champion in the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The Ohio State Buckeyes, the champions of the Big Ten Conference, faced the Oregon Webfoots, winners of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Oregon won the game, 46–33, to claim the school's only national championship in men's college basketball.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, First NCAA Tournament
The inaugural National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was held in 1938. The following season, a second postseason college basketball tournament was founded: the NCAA Tournament, which was originally organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), although the NCAA did consider the event its basketball championship. The concept of the tournament was pitched to the association by Ohio State coach Harold Olsen. In October 1938, the NCAA announced that it approved the tournament's creation, as long as it was run by the NABC. The tournament featured an eight-team field, consisting of conference champions. The teams were divided into East and West regions.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, First NCAA Tournament
Seeking to control the amount of travel teams would face, the NABC decided to select the location of the championship game in advance. However, it did not do so until three weeks remained before the scheduled date of the contest. The site chosen was Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois, on the campus of Northwestern University. Olsen, the tournament committee chairman, made the arrangements for the arena to be used, as it was located in the center of the U.S. and could be procured with the NABC's available budget.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Ohio State
Olsen was the head coach of Ohio State in 1938–39; it was his 17th season in the position. The Buckeyes were coming off a 1937–38 season in which they finished third in the Big 10 with a 5–5 conference win–loss record and had an overall mark of 12–8. The team's captain was senior Jimmy Hull. a guard who made the All-Big 10 team. Other regular starters on the Buckeyes' roster included center John Schick, Dick Baker, Dick Boughner, and Bob Lynch. The team won its first game, 43–37, against George Washington on December 10 before embarking on a six-game trip to California and Washington.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Ohio State
In their six West Coast games, the Buckeyes lost four times. Two losses came against Washington, while the other two defeats were to California; Ohio State did manage two victories over UCLA and finished the road trip at 3–4. The team's play improved during the Big Ten Conference schedule, as its only losses were to Illinois and Indiana; the latter team held the lead in the conference standings until a February 27 loss to Purdue.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Ohio State
That day, the Buckeyes defeated Michigan to climb into a tie for first with Indiana, as both teams had two losses in conference play entering their final games. On March 4, the Buckeyes posted a 16-point win over Purdue, behind a 20-point effort from Hull, while Michigan defeated Indiana 53–45. These results clinched the Big Ten title for Ohio State.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Ohio State
The selection committee for Ohio State's district—which included Ohio and several other Midwestern states—originally offered Bradley its NCAA Tournament invitation, but that school turned the bid down to participate in the NIT, where it finished third. The Buckeyes were the committee's second choice, and accepted the invitation despite Hull's later statement that the players "were not interested in playing in this tournament", due to fatigue and the tournament's perceived lack of standing at the time. In their first NCAA Tournament game, the Buckeyes faced Wake Forest. A 64–52 victory sent them to the national semifinals, where Villanova opposed them. Ohio State won by a 17-point margin to advance to the NCAA title game. The win gave the Buckeyes a season record of 16–6.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Oregon
The 1938–39 Webfoots were coached by Howard Hobson, who was in his fourth season as the team's head coach. The previous season, Oregon had won the PCC's North division with a 14–6 record in conference play, before losing to Stanford in the best-of-three PCC championship series. The Webfoots returned all five starters from the 1937–38 team: center Slim Wintermute, forwards Lauren Gale and John H. Dick, and guards Bobby Anet and Wally Johansen. The team was nicknamed the "Tall Firs" due to its collective height, and employed a fast-paced style of play. The Webfoots began their season on November 29, 1938, with a 51–24 win over Portland, and won their next three games by double-digit margins.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Oregon
Oregon went on a tour of the Eastern United States, which started at Madison Square Garden with a game against City College of New York. The Webfoots suffered their first loss of the season, 38–36. The December 17 game was followed by numerous stops in cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia over the following two weeks. After a four-game winning streak, Oregon lost for the second time, falling to Bradley 52–39 on December 26. The Webfoots won twice over the next three days, before traveling to San Francisco to face Stanford on December 31, losing by a 50–46 margin.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Oregon
In conference play, the Webfoots had a 14–2 record, finishing three games ahead of Washington for first place in the North division. Oregon reached the PCC championship series, where they faced California. The Webfoots posted a five-point win in the first game, before beating California again by a 53–47 score to claim the conference championship and earn the PCC's NCAA Tournament berth. The Webfoots' first NCAA Tournament game came against Texas, and a 56–41 win earned them a place in the national semifinals. There, they defeated Oklahoma by an 18-point margin, which gave them a berth in the NCAA championship game. Oregon had a record of 28–5 entering the contest.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
The national championship game was held on March 27, 1939. Although attendance figures vary, the contest was not a sellout. Tim Bannon of the Chicago Tribune reported the listed attendance as 5,500, while author Terry Frei gave a figure of 5,000. A contemporary reporter for The Oregonian gave an even lower estimate of 4,400, less than half of Patten Gymnasium's capacity of 9,000. Among those at the game were about 400 college basketball coaches, who had been in Chicago for an NABC convention. Also in attendance was basketball's inventor, James Naismith.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
Oregon scored the first points of the game, as Anet rebounded a missed Webfoots field goal attempt and made his subsequent shot. Anet and Dick each made one free throw, before a shot by Johansen gave Oregon an early 6–0 advantage. The Webfoots played at a fast pace from the outset, a style of play that the Buckeyes were unaccustomed to. However, the Buckeyes managed to rally. Hull scored the team's first point on a free throw at approximately the 3:30 mark, and they scored the next two baskets.


1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
A pair of baskets by Lynch brought them to within one point of the Webfoots, 12–11, before two Johansen baskets and an Anet score brought Oregon's lead up to seven. Ohio State's defensive efforts were primarily aimed at stopping Wintermute and Gale; instead of featuring those players exclusively, the Webfoots spread offensive opportunities throughout their starting lineup, and Gale later called himself "a decoy" in the game. Hull responded to Oregon's run by making a hook shot, and after Dick made a field goal attempt Ohio State scored the last two baskets of the first half. The Webfoots held a 21–16 lead at halftime.