1940 Lonsdale by-election
The Lonsdale by-election of 1940 was held on 12 April 1940. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, David Lindsay. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ian Fraser.


1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record.


1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held in two rounds on January 16 and February 20, 1940. Like most Southern states between the Reconstruction Era and the Civil Rights Movement, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the two Democratic Party primaries held on these dates were the real contest over who would be governor. The election resulted in the narrow defeat of Earl K. Long and the election of Sam H. Jones as governor of Louisiana on a reform platform.


1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Campaign
The focus of the campaign was the ongoing 'Louisiana Scandals' which implicated former governor Richard W. Leche – and by extension Earl K. Long – in widespread corruption. Jones's main campaign focus was a moralistic crusade against corruption, and the state's newspapers featured him in overwhelmingly positive coverage. Behind the scenes, though, Jones enlisted the aid of veteran politicos who were themselves implicated in questionable dealings. He refused to criticize Huey Long, saying that "I am not running against a dead man. I am running against a gang of rascals as live as any gang that ever lived, and I'm running to clean out every one of them." Jones also promised to expand some of the Long programs, including teacher salary increases and a new old-age pension.


1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Campaign
Earl Long made use of the Louisiana Progress newspaper he had inherited from his brother, as well as state publications like the Louisiana Conservation Review. He also made extensive speaking tours throughout the state's rural areas, making colorful attacks on the big-city newspapers and calling Jones a tool of corporate interests.


1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Campaign
Jones got most of his funding from wealthy 'good-government' supporters, while Long's funding came from state employee deductions, oil and gas companies, and contributions from organized crime.


1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Campaign
After the first round of voting, Noe endorsed Jones after the two struck a deal in which the 'good-government' Jones promised Noe half of the state's patronage appointments in exchange for his support. Long called a special session of the legislature to pass several spending increases for social programs and some reform bills in an effort to influence runoff voters. But Long refused to  include a pay raise for teachers, alienating a large voting bloc in the process.


1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Results
Despite Long's promises of increased social programs, voters were still outraged over the recent corruption scandals and were unwilling to believe Earl Long's claims that he had had nothing to do with the scandals. Jones's victory ended twelve years of Longite governors in Louisiana.


1940 Louisiana hurricane
The 1940 Louisiana hurricane caused record flooding across much of the Southern United States in August 1940. The second tropical cyclone and hurricane of the annual hurricane season, it formed from a frontal low off the west coast of Florida on August 3. Initially a weak disturbance, it moved generally westward, slowly gaining in intensity. Early on August 4, the depression attained tropical storm intensity. Ships in the vicinity of the storm reported a much stronger tropical cyclone than initially suggested.


1940 Louisiana hurricane
After reaching hurricane strength on August 5 south of the Mississippi River Delta, the storm strengthened further into a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and a minimum barometric pressure of 972 mbar (hPa; 28.71 inHg) at 0600 UTC on August 7. The hurricane moved ashore near Sabine Pass, Texas later that day at peak strength. Once inland, the storm executed a sharp curve to the north and quickly weakened, degenerating into a tropical storm on August 8 before dissipating over Arkansas on August 10.


1940 Louisiana hurricane
Reports of a potentially destructive hurricane near the United States Gulf Coast forced thousands of residents in low-lying areas to evacuate prior to the storm moving inland. Offshore, the hurricane generated rough seas and a strong storm surge, peaking at 6.4 ft (1.95 m) on the western edge of Lake Pontchartrain. The anomalously high tides flooded many of Louisiana's outlying islands, inundating resorts. Strong winds caused moderate infrastructural damage, primarily in Texas, though its impact was mainly to communication networks along the US Gulf Coast which were disrupted by the winds.


1940 Louisiana hurricane
However, much of the property and crop damage wrought by the hurricane was due to the torrential rainfall it produced in low-lying areas, setting off record floods. Rainfall peaked at 37.5 in (953 mm) in Miller Island off Louisiana, making it the wettest tropical cyclone in state history. Nineteen official weather stations in both Texas and Louisiana recorded record-level 24-hour rainfall totals for the month of August as a result of the slow-moving hurricane. Property, livestock, and crops–especially cotton, corn, and pecan crops–were heavily damaged. Entire ecosystems were also altered by the rainfall. Overall, the storm caused $10.75 million in damages and seven fatalities.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Meteorological history
In early August, an extratropical trough moved off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia, with a stationary front extending from it. A weak low-pressure area began to develop at the southern end of the front just offshore of Jacksonville, Florida. Initially, the storm had an open center of circulation and remained a frontal low as it moved southwestward across Florida, and thus was not considered a fully tropical system at the time. Upon entering the Gulf of Mexico, however, observations indicated that the disturbance developed a closed center of circulation.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Meteorological history
As a result, the storm was analyzed to have developed into a tropical depression off the western coast of Florida at 1200 UTC on August 3. At the time, weather reports revealed a definite cyclonic rotation, though the depression had a shallow minimum barometric pressure of 1012.5 mbar (hPa; 29.90 inHg). Moving west-southwest, the depression steadily intensified and attained tropical storm intensity at 0000 UTC on August 4. Late that evening, the tropical storm executed a slight northward curve.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Meteorological history
Strengthening continued into the following day, and ships in the storm's vicinity began to report a much stronger storm than was previously suggested. A ship reported the first gale-force winds associated with the storm at 2100 UTC on August 4. The S.S. Connecticut observed force 11 winds, the strongest wind measurement associated with the storm as recorded by vessel. A minimum pressure of 995 mbar (hPa; 29.39 inHg) was analyzed for the system at 0600 UTC on August 5 based on an observation from a nearby ship.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Meteorological history
At 1800 UTC on August 5, the storm strengthened to hurricane strength, the first tropical cyclone of the season to do so. At the time, the hurricane was moving very slowly westward, allowing it to strengthen despite its close proximity to land. The hurricane reached Category 2 intensity by 0600 UTC on August 7. The storm made landfall at peak intensity at around 2100 UTC later that day near Sabine Pass, Texas. At the time, the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 km/h), with the storm's maximum winds extending out 10 mi (15 km) from its center.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Meteorological history
A weather station in Sabine Pass recorded a barometric pressure of 972 mbar (hPa; 28.71 inHg), which was analyzed to have been the lowest pressure measured in association with the storm. After moving inland, the storm immediately curved northward and began to gradually weaken. At 0600 UTC on August 8, the cyclone weakened to tropical storm strength while situated over East Texas, and later degenerated to a tropical depression by 1200 UTC the following day. The depression persisted into Arkansas, where it transitioned into a trough of low pressure at 1800 UTC on August 10 after its center of circulation lacked the well-defined closed circulation characteristic of tropical cyclones.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
Upon reaching hurricane strength off the United States Gulf Coast, hurricane warnings were issued for coastal regions from Lake Charles, Louisiana to Sabine Pass, Texas on August 7. Storm warnings were placed for areas east of Lake Charles to Grand Isle, Louisiana and areas west of Sabine Pass to Velasco, Texas. Offshore vessels were also warned of the storm in areas between Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and Galveston, Texas. At the time, the hurricane was forecast to make landfall slightly east of Port Arthur, Texas. In Texas, these warnings were delivered to residents via factory whistles.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
Evacuation procedures also began as a result of the approaching storm. The Spindletop near Beaumont, Texas and other nearby oil fields were evacuated. Coastal cities near Port Arthur, Texas were also evacuated by state highway police. Evacuees took shelter in refitted schools nearby. In the New Orleans, Louisiana area, several thousand residents were evacuated in advance of the storm. On Delacroix Island, Louisiana, 1,000 residents evacuated. Rail and airline operations were halted as a precautionary measure, but were later resumed after the storm passed. All storm warnings were ceased by midnight on August 8.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
Even before making landfall, the hurricane caused extensive damage in Louisiana, due in part to the hurricane's slow speed and close proximity to the state coast. Winds as high as 60 mph (100 km/h) brushed the coastline, causing extensive damage. Storm surge pushed coastal waters to near-record heights, inundating low-lying areas. Near Morgan City, Louisiana, 19 people went missing after going on a fishing trip; they were later found marooned at Atchafalaya Basin. The schooner J.W. Clise was abandoned during the storm 135 mi (215 km) south of the Mississippi River Delta, though its crew was also later rescued.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
Storm surge peaked at 6.4 ft (1.95 m) above-average in western portions of Lake Pontchartrain. A bridge crossing Thunder Bayou, which extended west of the lake, was washed out by the waves. Similarly, a station at Calcasieu Pass reported a storm surge 4.8 ft (1.46 m) high. Conservation officials feared the disturbance would disrupt the seafood and muskrat production. After the storm, it was estimated 75,000 muskrats were killed by the storm's effects. Offshore, Grand Isle was inundated by the strong waves. Around Houma, sugar cane crops were damaged.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
The hurricane was the strongest to impact Cameron since the tenth hurricane of the 1886 Atlantic hurricane season; strong gusts peaked at 70 mph (115 km/h), disrupting communication lines, thus isolating the city from other locations in the state. The high tides inundated town streets under 2 ft (0.6 m). Other areas extending from western Louisiana to Mobile, Alabama reported communication disruptions. In New Orleans, strong winds uprooted signboards and blew debris across the city streets. Several houses in Shell Beach and Delacroix Island were leveled by strong winds.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
Due to the storm's slow movement just offshore the Louisiana coast, the hurricane became the wettest tropical cyclone in state history, with numerous locations reporting record rainfall across the state. Of the state's ten highest official rainfall measurements associated with tropical cyclones, the two highest were measurements taken during the hurricane. Precipitation peaked at 37.5 in (953 mm) on Miller Island. For any given 20,000 mi2 (50,000 km/h2) area of Louisiana, the maximum rainfall averaged 12.1 in (307.3 mm). Thirteen official weather stations in the state reported monthly 24-hour rainfall total records.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
The highest of these was in Crowley, where 19.76 in (501.9 mm) of precipitation fell on August 9; the station would record 33.71 in (856.2 mm) of rain over the course of the storm. The torrential rainfall submerged the city under 2 ft (0.6 m) of floodwater. In Cameron, the storm dropped 21 in (533 mm) of rain was reported. In St. Landry Parish, bayous flowed over their banks, causing refugees to evacuate to Opelousas. In the Acadiana region of southern Louisiana, the resulting floods were considered worse than the floods that resulted from the Sauvé's Crevasse in 1849.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
There, whooping crane populations were severely impacted by the rainfall, and only one was known to be alive by 1947. The floods inundated roughly 2,000,000 acres (800,000 hectares) of land in Louisiana. Much of the lowland areas remained underwater until October 1940. As a result, cotton and corn crops experienced significant losses, as well as pecans. Livestock also saw large losses. Impassable areas caused by rising floodwaters prevented firefighters from extinguishing a fire which burned down much of the Shell Oil Company's offices and supply warehouses in the town of Iowa.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
Across the state, the hurricane caused $9 million in damages, though only six fatalities resulted, relatively less than most storms of similar scale. The low death count was attributed to large evacuation procedures which underwent prior to the storm, as well as guidance provided from the newly opened Weather Bureau east of Lake Charles.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
In East Texas, where the hurricane made landfall late on August 7, strong winds were felt across the region. Sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) were widespread, with occasional gusts peaking in excess of 90 mph (145 km/h). In Port Arthur, a barometer recorded a minimum pressure of 978 mbar (hPa; 28.87 inHg), establishing a new record for the lowest pressure measured by the particular weather station. The same station recorded 5.87 in (149.1 mm) of rainfall.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
Elsewhere in Port Arthur, strong winds caused significant damage to local oil refineries, with slight to moderate damage to other homes and businesses. Six people were injured in the city. Property damage in Jefferson County, containing Port Arthur and nearby suburbs, was estimated at $1 million. The city's communication and power service was cut during the storm. A weather station near Sabine Pass recorded a similarly low pressure of 973 mbar (hPa; 28.74 inHg). In Sabine Pass, strong winds unroofed houses, uprooted trees, and destroyed billboards. At the nearby Ged Oil Field, four wooden oil derricks were blown down.


1940 Louisiana hurricane, Preparations and impact
In Beaumont, three people were injured due to flying window and structural debris. Further inland, the hurricane produced considerable rainfall, though relatively less than in Louisiana. Six weather stations in the state set new 24–hour precipitation records for August. A measurement of 6.99 in (177.4 mm) on August 8 in Kirbyville was the highest of these records. However, maximum rainfall in the state was estimated to be in excess of 10 in (255 mm). The rice crop was particularly damaged by the rainfall. In Jefferson County, crop damage was estimated between $450,000–$500,000. In Texas, the hurricane caused $1.75 million in damages and resulted in one fatality.


1940 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 3–5–1 record.


1940 Loyola Lions football team
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Marty Brill, the Lions compiled a 3–7 record.


1940 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its 20th and final season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 1–6 record (1–2 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Roger Stearns was the team captain.


1940 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1940 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1940. Incumbent Republican Governor Lewis O. Barrows was term limited and unable to seek re-election. Republican Maine Senate President Sumner Sewall faced off against Democrat Fulton J. Redman in the general election, beating him easily. This election was the last gubernatorial contest in Maine held prior to United States involvement in the second world war.


1940 Maine gubernatorial election, Notes
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1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the eighth 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 9, 1940, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–0.


1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Umpires
The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Reardon and Basil swapped positions, also Pipgras and Stewart swapped positions.


1940 Major League Baseball season
The 1940 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 through October 8, 1940. Both the American League (AL) and National League (NL) had eight teams, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series over the Detroit Tigers in seven games. Hank Greenberg of the Tigers and Frank McCormick of the Reds won the Most Valuable Player Award in the AL and NL, respectively.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Season overview
The 1940 MLB season was dominated by stars such as Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, and Frank McCormick. Bob Feller took home the American league pitching triple crown by having the most wins, strikeouts and lowest era in his respective league. Debs Garms led the entire league in batting average by hitting .355. Hank Greenberg and Johnny Mize led their respective leagues in homerun's and runs batted in by having (41,150) and (43,137). The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award went to Bill McKechnie for leading his team to the World Series and winning it. The World Series was won in Game 7 by the Reds over the Tigers, due to a strong pitching performance by Paul Derringer.


1940 Major League Baseball season, 1940 All Star Game
This was the 8th time the MLB all star game "mid summer classic" had been played. It was held in St. Louis Missouri at Sportsman's Park on July 9, 1940. The NL was led to victory by the lone home run of the game by Max West of the Braves and they won the game 4–1. The two starting pitchers of the game were Red Ruffing of the New York Yankees for the American League who took the loss for this game and Paul Derringer of the Cincinnati Reds for the National League who got the win in this game.


1940 Major League Baseball season, 1940 All Star Game
The starting rosters for the both the National League and the American League are shown below:


1940 Major League Baseball season, Negro leagues standings
At this time there was also a separate professional baseball league composed primarily of African American and Latin baseball players which was called the Negro leagues. These leagues were created for minorities to play professional baseball because of the racism at the time that would not allow certain races to play in the Major Leagues.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Negro leagues standings
The standings for the 1940 Negro leagues season are shown below:


1940 Major League Baseball season, Playoffs
In a 7 game world series between the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds the Cincinnati Reds won in game 7. The 1940 World Series was a showdown between the best team in each league. The Reds were led by NL MVP Frank McCormick and the Tigers were led by AL MVP Hank Greenberg. This series game down to the last game where Paul Derringer threw a complete game no earned runs, and the Reds won 2-1.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Events
April 16, 1940 – Bob Feller pitches his first career no hitter on opening day against the Chicago White Sox. This no hitter remains the only no hitter ever on opening day.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Events
April 23, 1940 – Pee Wee Reese makes his Major League Baseball debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pee Wee Reese later in his career goes into the Hall of Fame.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Events
June 6, 1940 – Warren Spahn signs with the Boston Bees. Spahn later becomes a pitcher icon and wins the Cy young award.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Events
July 9, 1940 – All star game held at Sportsman Park in St. Louis Missouri. The National League beat the American League 4–1 with help from Max West's home run.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Events
September 24, 1940 – Jimmie Foxx "The Beast" hits his 500th career home run.


1940 Major League Baseball season, Events
October 8, 1940 – The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in game 7 of the World Series. This is the second time the Reds have won the World Series, they were led by NL MVP Frank McCormick.


1940 Manchester Exchange by-election
The Manchester Exchange by-election of 1940 was held on 21 September 1940. The by-election was held due to the death  of the incumbent Conservative MP, Peter Eckersley. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas Hewlett.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match
The 1940 association football match between the national teams of Mandatory Palestine and Lebanon was the latter's first official international match, and the former's last before they became the Israel national team after 1948. The match took place on 27 April 1940 at the Maccabiah Stadium in Tel Aviv. Officiated by John Blackwell of the British Army, the game was watched by 10,000 spectators and ended in a 5–1 victory for the home side.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match
Mandatory Palestine scored in the second minute of the game, doubling their lead 10 minutes later with a penalty kick. Two more goals by the home side meant the first half ended 4–0. Mandatory Palestine's forced substitution at half-time due to injury hampered their control of the game and in the fifth minute of the second half, Lebanese forward Camille Cordahi scored to become Lebanon's first official international goalscorer. Werner Kaspi scored his second goal of the game in the 60th minute, with the match ending 5–1.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match
Lebanon's next official games were all friendlies against Syria, one in 1942 and two in 1947. In 1948 the Mandatory Palestine national team formally became the Israel national team, with the establishment of the State of Israel. They played their next official game in a friendly against Cyprus in 1949. Out of Lebanon's 11 players, six went on to play at least one more international game. Shalom Shalomzon was the only Mandatory Palestine player to make another international appearance.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Background
During the 1930s, Lebanon was a regular destination for friendly tours by football clubs in Mandatory Palestine. Teams such as Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva, and Maccabi Haifa regularly played teams from Beirut, Tyre, and Sidon. At the end of 1939, Lebanese Football Association (LFA) chairman Jamil Sawaya visited family in Jerusalem and Jaffa. Sawaya had friendly relations with several presidents of Palestinian football clubs, especially with the president of the Palestine Football Association (PFA). During his visit to Jerusalem, Sawaya met with the PFA president where they arranged a friendly match between the national teams of Lebanon and Mandatory Palestine in Tel Aviv.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Background
Plans were announced in late March 1940 for a four-team football tournament with the national teams of Mandatory Palestine and Lebanon, and teams from the British Army in Palestine and the French Army in Lebanon. However, with the two armies put on alert in mid-April in anticipation of the Battle of France, the tournament was called off and only the match between Mandatory Palestine and Lebanon went ahead.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Background
The game was set for 27 April 1940 at the Maccabiah Stadium, located on the banks of the Yarkon River estuary in Tel Aviv. On the eve of the game, the Mandatory Palestine players, mostly Jewish, were invited to tea and cake at a café on Rothschild Boulevard. They were told that each player had to go to the locker room at the stadium on their own. The players did not train for the game and, in the small dressing room, 14 received the light-blue-and-white kit.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Background
Arthur Baar, an Austrian football coach, was in charge of selecting the Mandatory Palestine team, sending out the call-ups to the players. Baar became the de facto coach as Egon Pollak, the team's coach at that point, was spending time in Australia. On the day of the match, Baar invited Armin Weiss, Maccabi Tel Aviv's coach, to serve as the acting coach of the game. Weiss accepted the task, giving the Palestinian players a pre-match talk, and instructing them from the sidelines during the match.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Match
The match was Lebanon's first official international game, and Mandatory Palestine's last. Mandatory Palestine had previously played and lost four official games, all FIFA World Cup qualifiers (two in 1934 and two in 1938). Lebanon, on the other hand, had only played a few unofficial games prior, against clubs from Romania (CA Timișoara and Unirea Tricolor București) and Austria (Admira Vienna). The stadium was decorated with the flags of both nations, and around 10,000 spectators came to watch, many of whom were British. The referee was John Blackwell of the British Army.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Match, Summary
In the first half, Mandatory Palestine played against the wind. In the second minute of the game, Mandatory Palestine right winger Herbert Meitner scored against Lebanese goalkeeper Nazem Sayad. This was followed by a penalty kick by Avraham Schneiderovitz in the 11th minute, doubling the advantage for the home side. Although the Lebanese team began to respond offensively, they failed to score against goalkeeper Binyamin Mizrahi, who made several saves. Mizrahi was especially cheered by the crowd for his two saves in the 18th and 23rd minute.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Match, Summary
Mandatory Palestine regained control of the game later in the first half and in the 31st minute Gaul Machlis scored Mandatory Palestine's third goal. He was assisted from the left wing and ran around the defence to score into an empty goal. In the 40th minute Werner Kaspi, the Mandatory Palestine captain, scored a solo effort, with the first half ending 4–0. Mizrahi saved eight shots from Lebanon in the first half, several drawing "wonder from the crowd", whereas goalkeeper Sayad was described as having "had much work".


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Match, Summary
The second half was more balanced; Lebanon played against the wind. Mandatory Palestine centre-half Zvi Fuchs was replaced at halftime by left-back Lonia Dvorin following an injury, and left-back Yaacov Breir moved up to centre-half. The change hindered Mandatory Palestine's control of the game. Lebanese forward Camille Cordahi scored against Mizrahi in the 50th minute, with Muhieddine Jaroudi providing the assist; Cordahi was Lebanon's first official international goalscorer. A few moments after the goal, Jaroudi crossed the ball to the center, with Mizrahi getting low and comfortably collecting the ball.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Match, Summary
Lebanon tried to attack twice more, before the offensive momentum passed to Palestine. In the 60th minute Kaspi scored his second goal of the game. After the goal, the Lebanese coach asked Mandatory Palestine coach Arthur Baar to go easy. Baar later stated that the Lebanese coach had sought to maintain good relations between the two countries, and asked not to defeat them in a harsh manner. The home side began to pass the ball back and forth, and won by a final score of 5–1.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Match, Summary
The match was Lebanon's first international, and their first defeat. Mandatory Palestine's win was their first (and only) in a match before they became the Israel national team after 1948.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Post-match
The Palestine Post described the match as "rather one-sided" and stated it had not lived up to expectations, with the home side both physically and technically superior. In general, it wrote, the Mandatory Palestine team played efficiently throughout the whole game; exceptions being the two full-backs (Shalomzon and Dvorin), who were not deemed up to par in the second half. Despite the scoreline, Mandatory Palestine goalkeeper Mizrahi had been kept busy. With his two goals, captain Werner Kaspi became the first player of the Israel national team (Mandatory Palestine's successor) to score a brace. Following the game, commentators expressed surprise regarding coach Arthur Baar's decision to exclude Peri Neufeld from the match, given that he was one of "Palestine's most prominent players at the time".


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Post-match
Although the Palestinian forwards scored five goals between them, Lebanese goalkeeper Sayad made many saves, several "brilliantly", and played very well; "[t]he goals that did get past him would have beaten any custodian", the Post wrote. HaBoker added: "The Lebanese goalkeeper doesn't bear any responsibility for the five goals and he's not to blame for them". Lebanon's front line was their "weakest link", the Post continued, with centre-forward Cordahi and outside-right Jaroudi being the only two "up to international standard". Although Lebanon's midfield was not "very effective", their back line played particularly well, especially Yeghishe Darian at right-back.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Post-match
After the game, Palestinian fans enthusiastically waited outside the locker room to greet the players. The last two players to come out of the stadium were Dvorin, who supported his injured teammate Fuchs. Both walked to the Hadassah Hospital for Fuchs to receive treatment. The two coaches agreed for another friendly match, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1941. However, the match never came to fruition.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Post-match
Lebanon's next official matches were all friendlies against Syria—one in 1942 and two in 1947—losing all three games. Israel did not play their first official match under their new identity until 1949, in a friendly against Cyprus, although they played an unofficial match against the United States Olympic team in 1948.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Post-match
Regarding Palestine's 12 players involved, the match was the only appearance for eight (Mizrahi, Breir, Fuchs, Meitner, Erlich, Kaspi, Schneiderovitz, Dvorin), and the last cap for three (Friedmann, Reich, Machlis). Shalomzon, who debuted in the game, would become the only player of the match to go on to make an appearance for the Israel national team—albeit unofficial—playing in the 1948 friendly against the United States. As for the two unused substitutes, Neufeld's only two international caps were in the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where he scored once, whereas Asi Asher would ultimately never be capped at international level, neither for Mandatory Palestine nor for Israel.


1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, Post-match
The game was the only cap for five of Lebanon's eleven players (Sayad, Guiragos, Barbir, Nercesse, Ourfalian). Three players went on to play another game against Syria: Sakr and Falah on 19 April 1942, and Darian on 4 May 1947. The remaining three players played two more friendlies, all against Syria: Cordahi on 19 April 1942 and 4 May 1947, Jaroudi on 19 April 1942 and 18 May 1947, and Ajemian on 4 May 1947 and 18 May 1947.


1940 Manhattan Jaspers football team
The 1940 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 155.


1940 Marquette Hilltoppers football team
The 1940 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth and final 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.


1940 Marquette Hilltoppers football team
On November 23, 1940, with two games remaining on the schedule, Marquette announced that Paddy Driscoll's resignation as coach had been received and accepted. In announcing the resignation, the university stated: "This action was taken for personal reasons, independent of any winning or losing record." Driscoll compiled a 10–23–1 in four years as Marquette's coach.


1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 334 to 75. Jim Roberts and Andy D'Antoni were the team captains.


1940 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1940 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Faber, the Terrapins compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–1–1 in conference), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 171 to 39.


1940 Massachusetts State Aggies football team
The 1940 Massachusetts State Aggies football team represented Massachusetts State College in the 1940 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 1–8.


1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.


1940 Masters Tournament
The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.


1940 Masters Tournament
Jimmy Demaret won the first of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lloyd Mangrum, the largest margin of victory until 1948. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.


1940 Masters Tournament
Mangrum shot an opening round 64 (−8), a new course record by two strokes, and it stood for 46 years, until Nick Price's 63 in 1986, later equaled by Greg Norman in 1996. Although all three of these players won major titles, none won a Masters.


1940 Masters Tournament, Field
Ralph Guldahl (2,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,9,10,12), Henry Picard (6,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,9), Horton Smith (9,10,12)


1940 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Armour (4,6,9,10), Billy Burke (9), Chick Evans (3,a), Johnny Farrell, Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Tony Manero (9), George Sargent


1940 Masters Tournament, Field
Ray Billows (11,a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a), Bud Ward (10,11,a)


1940 Masters Tournament, Field
Ed Dudley (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Chick Harbert (a), Jimmy Hines (10), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon (10), Jug McSpaden (10), Frank Moore, Toney Penna, Felix Serafin (10), Sam Snead (10), Jimmy Thomson, Willie Turnesa (a), Frank Walsh, Al Watrous, Craig Wood (10)


1940 Masters Tournament, Field
Johnny Bulla, Sammy Byrd, Harry Cooper, Bobby Cruickshank, Jimmy Demaret, Jim Foulis, Dutch Harrison (12), Clayton Heafner, Dick Metz (12), Ed Oliver, Wilford Wehrle (a)


1940 Masters Tournament, Field
Enrique Bertolino, Jim Ferrier (a), Jules Huot, Martin Pose, Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)


1940 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round, Scorecard
First round, set course record   32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986


1940 Memorial Cup
The 1940 Memorial Cup final was the 22nd 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 Kenora Thistles of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-five series, held at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oshawa won their 2nd and consecutive Memorial Cup, defeating Kenora 3 games to 1.


1940 Memorial Cup, Winning roster
Don Daniels, Frank Eddolls, Jack Hewson, Bud Hellyer, Nick Knott, Jud McAtee, Norm McAtee, Dinny McManus, Gar Peters, Nig Ritchie, Roy Sawyer, Orville Smith, Doug Turner, Ron Wilson, Wally Wilson. Coach: Tracy Shaw


1940 Mercer Bears football team
The 1940 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 1–7 record.


1940 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Competition
The 1940 season was the eleventh completed season of Finnish Football League Championship but was played as a cup competition.


1940 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Competition, Overview
The 1940 Mestaruussarja  could not be played and a cup competition was held instead.


1940 Mexican general election
General elections were held in Mexico on 7 July 1940. The presidential elections were won by Manuel Ávila Camacho, who received 93.9% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Party of the Mexican Revolution won all but one of the 173 seats.


1940 Mexican general election
The campaign was very intense, with clashes between Camacho's and Almazán's supporters becoming common throughout the electoral process. The elections were the most violent in Mexican history, with clashes between Camacho's and Almazán's supporters on election day resulting in at least 47 deaths and 400 people being injured.


1940 Mexican general election, Campaign
Although initially Francisco José Múgica was seen as the likely successor of President Lázaro Cárdenas due to their shared leftist ideology, in the end President Cárdenas appointed Manuel Ávila Camacho as the PRM's presidential candidate. The decision was made due to Ávila Camacho's perceived conciliatory nature and the fact that he was a devout Catholic, which was crucial to defuse tensions between the Party and the Catholic Church in the aftermath of the bloody Cristero War, as well as to appeal to the conservative sectors of the country which had fiercely opposed Cárdenas social reforms. Cárdenas himself explained: "Gral. Múgica, a very dear friend of mine, was a widely known radical. We had barely avoided a civil war and we were putting up with tremendous international pressure due to the oil expropriation. What use could there be in a radical?"


1940 Mexican general election, Campaign
Nevertheless, most Mexican conservatives chose to support an opposition candidate, which they found in Juan Andreu Almazán. A former revolutionary combatant who later served as Communications Minister under Pascual Ortiz Rubio's administration and accumulated great wealth from construction works, Almazán presented himself as a right-wing candidate who would put an end to the "Comunazi degeneration" of the Cárdenas administration, although he promised to maintain the social reforms in case he won.


1940 Mexican general election, Conduct
On election day, a group of Almazán's supporters attempted to get into the National Palace to protest against the alleged electoral fraud that was taking place. In response, Paramilitary groups shot and killed many of them.


1940 Mexican general election, Conduct
The violence in Mexico City on election day was so severe that President Lázaro Cárdenas himself was unable to vote at his polling place until the nearby violence calmed down. There were violent incidents in other parts of the country as well.


1940 Mexican general election, Aftermath
Almazán refused to recognize the official results, claiming that the PRM had organized the violence against his supporters, as well as accusing it of stealing ballot boxes and preventing Almazán's supporters to vote for him.


1940 Mexican general election, Aftermath
Afterwards, Almazán fled to La Habana, unsuccessfully seeking support from the United States, which recognized Ávila Camacho's victory (although the US Government had opposed Cárdenas' social reforms, they saw Almazán's alleged Fascist sympathies as a bigger threat). When it became clear that it would be impossible to change the results, Almazán gave up on the idea of a violent revolt. He returned to Mexico and attended the inauguration of Ávila Camacho.


1940 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1940 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1940 college football season. The Hurricanes played their nine home games at  Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jack Harding and finished with a 3–7 record, unranked in the AP poll.


1940 Miami Redskins football team
The 1940 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Frank Wilton, Miami compiled a 0–7–1 record.


1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team
The 1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1940 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 1–5–1, failed to score in four of seven games, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 125 to 34. Walter Siera was the team captain. The team played its home games at Walter O. Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.


1940 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1940 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1940 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 3–4–1 record and lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 21 to 14 score. In inter-sectional play, the team lost to Temple (21-19) and Kansas State (32-0), played Santa Clara to a scoreless tie, and defeated West Virginia (17-0).


1940 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On October 5, 1940, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a 21 to 14 score. The game was the 35th played between the two programs. Tom Harmon scored all 21 points for Michigan on three touchdowns and three kicks for extra point. Michigan gained 312 rushing yards compared to 49 rushing yards for Michigan State. Both Michigan State touchdowns were scored by right halfback Walt Pawlowski.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1940 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. Under third-year head coach Fritz Crisler, Michigan compiled a 7–1 record and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. The team outscored opponents 196 to 34. The team's sole setback was a 7–6 loss on the road against a Minnesota team that finished the season No. 1 in the final AP Poll.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1940 team featured one of the greatest backfields in Michigan football history with all four principal starters going on to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as either a player or coach. Left halfback Tom Harmon was a consensus All-American and the winner of the Heisman Trophy as the best overall player in college football. Harmon became the focus of nationwide media coverage, even appearing on the cover of Life magazine in November 1940.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team
Quarterback Forest Evashevski won the Big Ten Medal as the school's best senior student-athlete and was later referred to by Coach Crisler as "the greatest quarterback I ever had." Fullback Bob Westfall, known as "Bullet Bob," was the country's fourth leading rusher in 1940, gaining 808 yards in eight games. (Harmon had 852 rushing yards.) Westfall went on to become a consensus All-American in 1941 and also won All-Pro honors for the Detroit Lions in 1945. David M. Nelson, who started the most games at right halfback, went on to a 20-year career as a college football coach and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team
The line playing in front of Michigan's Hall of Fame backfield was also one of the best in school history with four of the seven starters going on to play in the NFL. Left tackle Al Wistert had his jersey retired at Michigan, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and was an eight-time All-Pro selection for the Philadelphia Eagles. Left guard Ralph Fritz was a first-team All-Big Ten player in 1940 and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team
Center Robert Ingalls played for the Green Bay Packers and later served for 12 years as the head football coach at Connecticut. End Ed Frutig, who was Harmon's principal receiver, was selected as a first-team member of the 1940 College Football All-America Team and later played for the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team
A fifth starter on the 1940 line, Milo Sukup, was the running guard and one of the principal blockers for Harmon and Westfall. Harmon in 1940 publicly praised Sukup and Fritz as "two big reasons for Harmon." Sukup was reportedly on track for selection as an All-American until he suffered a career-ending injury late in the season. In a November 1940 game against Illinois, Sukup suffered a blow to the head while blocking for Harmon. He was knocked unconscious, suffered from temporary amnesia and was later hospitalized for several days after suffering recurring headaches.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team
Sukup was propped up in a bed at University Hospital when the Wolverines left to play Minnesota and listened by radio from his hospital bed as the team suffered its only loss of the season. Sukup missed the last three games of the season due to the concussion and did not compete further as a football player. Robert Kolesar, who replaced Sukup at right guard for the last two games, went on to play for the Cleveland Browns.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: at California
On September 28, 1940, Michigan opened its season on the road playing the California Golden Bears at Berkeley, California. The game was the first played between the two football programs. Michigan won the game by a score of 41 to 0. While celebrating his 21st birthday, Michigan halfback Tom Harmon scored four touchdowns, kicked four points after touchdown (PAT), and threw a touchdown pass to David M. Nelson. Cliff Wise also scored a touchdown for Michigan, after coming into the game as a substitute for Harmon in the second half, and William Melzow kicked the PAT.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: at California
Harmon's first touchdown came on the opening kickoff, which he returned 94 yards. His second touchdown came in the second quarter on a 72-yard punt return in which he reportedly dodged and swerved from one side of the field to the other, running about 100 yards before reaching the end zone. His third touchdown was on an 85-yard run in the second quarter. During the third touchdown run, a spectator jumped from the stands and ran onto the field trying, without success, to tackle Harmon.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: at California
Michigan gained 295 rushing yards, held Cal to only eight rushing yards, and only allowed Cal to advance beyond midfield once, and then only in the fourth quarter when the Bears advanced to Michigan's 40-yard line. The margin of defeat was the worst for a Cal team since a 70-0 loss to USC in 1930.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: at California
The Associated Press wrote that Harmon found California's defense "about as strong as a wet paper bag," noted that Harmon was "as hard to snare as a greased pig," and opined that the only reason Michigan's point total was not higher was that "Michigan's first-string players ran themselves into a complete state of exhaustion."


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: at California
Michigan's starting lineup against California was Ed Frutig (left end), Albert Wistert (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Robert Ingalls (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), Reuben Kelto (right tackle), Joe Rogers (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), Norman Call (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Michigan State
On October 5, 1940, Michigan defeated Michigan State by a 21 to 14 score. The game was the 35th played between the two programs.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Michigan State
Tom Harmon scored all 21 points for Michigan on three touchdowns and three kicks for extra point. Michigan gained 312 rushing yards compared to 49 rushing yards for Michigan State. Both Michigan State touchdowns were scored by right halfback Walt Pawlowski.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Michigan State
Michigan's starting lineup against Michigan State was Joe Rogers (left end), Albert Wistert (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Robert Ingalls (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), Reuben Kelto (right tackle), Ed Frutig (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), David M. Nelson (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Harvard
On October 12, 1940, Michigan defeated Harvard at Harvard Stadium by a score of 26–0. The game was the seventh played between the two programs, with Harvard having won four of the prior six games.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Harvard
Tom Harmon scored three touchdowns and passed for a fourth to Paul Kromer. Harmon also kicked for two extra points. Michigan rushed for 204 yards as compared to 61 yards for Harvard. Michigan's starters played only two minutes of the second half and were then replaced by substitutes.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Harvard
Michigan's starting lineup against Harvard was Joe Rogers (left end), Albert Wistert (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Robert Ingalls (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), Reuben Kelto (right tackle), Ed Frutig (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), David M. Nelson (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Illinois
On October 19, 1940, Michigan defeated Illinois by a 28-0 score. The game was the 26th meeting between the two programs with the Illini having upset the Wolverines in 1939.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Illinois
Michigan's scoring came on touchdowns by David M. Nelson, Tom Harmon, Ed Frutig and Bob Westfall. Harmon also threw a touchdown pass to Frutig and kicked both a field goal and a PAT. Michigan rushed for 240 yards, while Illinois was limited to 24 rushing yards. The game was attended by Michigan's Governor-elect Murray Van Wagoner and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., the President's son.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Illinois
Michigan's starting lineup against Illinois was Joe Rogers (left end), Albert Wistert (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Robert Ingalls (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), Reuben Kelto (right tackle), Frutig (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), Nelson (right halfback), and Westfall (fullback).


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: Penn
On October 26, 1940, Michigan defeated Penn by a 14 to 0 score. The game was the 17th meeting between the two programs. It was a match between highly touted, undefeated teams. It matched two of the game's top coaches (Fritz Crisler and George Munger) and featured the nation's top two scorers in Tom Harmon of Michigan and Frank Reagan of Penn. The game drew noted broadcasters Ted Husing and Bill Stern in an event that was reportedly relayed by short wave "clear into war-torn Europe."


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: Penn
Harmon carried the ball 28 times for 142 net rushing yards and also handled the passing (8 of 12 for 51 yards) and punting for Michigan. He scored early in the game on a 19-yard run around the right end after a Penn fumble gave Michigan good field position. Harmon was responsible for Michigan's second touchdown in the third quarter, as he threw a touchdown pass to Ed Frutig, and also kicked for both extra points. Harmon reportedly played the second half with his shirt "half ripped off his back", and "gave the dogged Quaker defense a going over that will never be forgotten." Michigan senior guard Milo Sukup sustained a concussion in the game and, on medical advice, did not appear in another game.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: Penn
Michigan's starting lineup against Penn was Joe Rogers (left end), Albert Wistert (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Robert Ingalls (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), Reuben Kelto (right tackle), Frutig (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), David M. Nelson (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback). George Ceithaml replaced Evashevski at quarterback after the latter left the game with an injury.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Minnesota
On November 9, 1940, Michigan played its annual rivalry game with Minnesota. The game was the 31st between the programs, with Minnesota having won the previous six games under head coach Bernie Bierman. The 1940 game was played "in the mud and rain" at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. Both teams came into the game undefeated with Minnesota ranked #2 and Michigan ranked #3 in the AP Poll. The game was played before a crowd of 63,894 spectators, the largest crowd at a Minnesota home game to that point.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Minnesota
In the first quarter, Michigan drove to the Minnesota one-yard line, but Tom Harmon slipped on fourth down, and the ball went to Minnesota on downs. In the second quarter, Michigan took a 6-0 lead on a touchdown pass from Harmon to Forest Evashevski. Harmon missed "by inches" the kick for extra point. Later in the second quarter, Michigan's Ed Frutig blocked a Minnesota punt that was recovered by Michigan's Reuben Kelto at the Minnesota three-yard line. However, Harmon's pass into the end zone was intercepted, and Minnesota took over at the 20-yard line. On the next play from scrimmage, Minnesota scored on an 80-yard run by Bruce Smith. Joe Mernik kicked the extra point which was the difference in the game, Minnesota winning by a 7-6 score.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Minnesota
Michigan outgained Minnesota with 210 yards from scrimmage to 199 for Minnesota and also led with 15 first downs to five for the Gophers. The 1941 Michiganensian opined: "The Wolverines completely outplayed the Bierman charges with fifteen first downs to five . . . but it was to no avail, as Harmon, trying to dive forward with his famous cutback, was continually pulled down by old man mud. . . . Minnesota went on to win the National Championship, while Michigan finished third, but here in Ann Arbor, we'll always believe it was rain and not the Gophers which pushed Michigan out of what would have been its first national championship since 1932."


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Minnesota
Michigan's starting lineup against Minnesota was Ed Frutig (left end), Albert Wistert (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Robert Ingalls (center), Robert Kolesar (right guard), Reuben Kelto (right tackle), Joe Rogers (right end), Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), Harold Lockard (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: Northwestern
On November 16, 1940, Michigan defeated Northwestern by a 20-13 score. The game was the 15th between the two programs, with the previous four games resulting in three Northwestern victories and one tie.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: Northwestern
Michigan's first touchdown was set up when end Ed Frutig blocked a punt out of bounds inside the Northwestern one-yard line. Tom Harmon then ran for the touchdown and kicked the PAT. On the ensuing drive, Northwestern was penalized 15 yards and forced to punt from its own end zone; Harold Lockard took the punt at the Northwestern 30-yard line and returned it 25 yards to the five-yard line. Harmon ran for five yards, and fullback Bob Westfall then ran for the touchdown. Harmon kicked the PAT, and Michigan led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: Northwestern
On the first play of the second quarter, DeCorrrevont threw a touchdown pass to Motl for a 49-yard gain and a touchdown to narrow Michigan's lead to 14-7. As with Michigan's first two touchdowns, its third touchdown was set up by a muffed punt. On this occasion, a high punt was caught in a strong wind and went out of bounds at the Northwestern 26-yard line. Westfall scored his second touchdown, but Harmon missed the kick for PAT.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: Northwestern
Michigan's starting lineup against Northwestern was Ed Frutig (left end), Albert Wistert (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Robert Ingalls (center), Robert Kolesar (right guard), Reuben Kelto (right tackle), Joe Rogers (right end), Forest Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), Harold Lockard (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Ohio State
On November 23, 1940, in the final game of the 1940 season, Michigan defeated Ohio State 40 to 0 in Columbus. The game was the 37th installment in the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry. Ohio State had won four consecutive games under its head coach, Francis Schmidt, from 1934 to 1937, but Michigan had won the 1938 and 1939 matches.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Ohio State
Michigan's first touchdown came in the first quarter on a run by Tom Harmon and was followed a minute and 14 seconds later by a second Michigan touchdown as senior Paul Kromer, hobbled most of the season by leg injuries, returned a punt 80 yards. Playing in his final game for Michigan, Harmon ran for three touchdowns, threw two touchdown passes (one to Forest Evashevski and the other to Ed Frutig), and kicked four PATs. He also averaged 50 yards per punt on three punts.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Ohio State
When Harmon left the field with 38 seconds remaining, the crowd game him a standing ovation. Harmon concluded his three years at Michigan with 33 touchdowns, surpassing the conference record set by Red Grange. Harmon gained 2,134 rushing yards on 398 carries for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. He also completed 101 of 233 passes for 1,399 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Ohio State
Michigan gained 447 yards of total offense against Ohio State, 299 rushing and 148 passing. On defense, Michigan limited Ohio State to 82 rushing yards and 33 passing yards.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Ohio State
The margin of defeat was the worst suffered by an Ohio State team since 1902 when Michigan had defeated Ohio State by an 86 to 0 score. Despite having led the Buckeyes to a conference championship in 1939, the humiliating defeat to Michigan marked the end of Francis Schmidt's reign as Ohio State's head coach. After the season ended, Ohio State appointed a special committee "to investigate the 'football situation'", and, in the end, Schmidt and five of four assistant coaches were given a choice to "resign or be fired." They chose to resign.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Ohio State
Michigan's starting lineup against California was Frutig (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Fritz (left guard), Ingalls (center), Kolesar (right guard), Kelto (right tackle), Rogers (right end), Evashevski (quarterback), Harmon (left halfback), Call (right halfback), and Westfall (fullback).


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Varsity letter winners
Twenty-five players from the 1940 Michigan team were awarded varsity letters, as listed below. Players who started at least half of the team's games are listed in bold.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Awards and honors, Tom Harmon awards and honors
At the end of the 1940 season, Michigan's Tom Harmon won numerous awards, including the following:


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Awards and honors, All-American and All-Big 10 honors
In addition to Harmon, two other Michigan players received first- or second-team All-America honors. They are Ed Frutig, who was selected as a first-team end by the International News Service and Liberty magazine, and Forest Evashevski, who was selected as a second-team quarterback by  Football Digest.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Awards and honors, All-American and All-Big 10 honors
Several Michigan players were also selected to the 1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team. They are: Forest Evashevski (AP-1; UP-2), Ed Frutig (AP-1; UP-1), Ralph Fritz (AP-1; UP-1), Tom Harmon (AP-1; UP-1), Al Wistert (AP-2), and Bob Westfall (UP-2)


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Awards and honors, Post-season all-star and team honors
Several Michigan players were also selected to play in post-season all-star game. Tom Harmon, Ed Frutig and Forest Evashevski were selected to play in the East–West Shrine Game on New Year's Day in San Francisco, while Ralph Fritz was a starter at guard for the north team in the Blue–Gray Football Classic in Montgomery, Alabama. The Michigan players accounted for both of the East's touchdowns in the Shrine Game, as Harmon threw touchdown passes to Evashevski and Frutig, the latter coming on a fake punt by Harmon.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Awards and honors, Post-season all-star and team honors
Team awards went to Tom Harmon as the team's Most Valuable Player, and to George Ceithaml as the recipient of the Meyer Morton Award.


1940 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, NFL Draft
The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL Draft.


1940 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 1940 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner defeated incumbent Republican Luren Dickinson with 53.06% of the vote.


1940 Middlesbrough West by-election
The Middlesbrough West by-election, 1940 was a parliamentary by-election held on 7 August 1940 for the British House of Commons constituency of Middlesbrough West.


1940 Middlesbrough West by-election, Previous MP
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), Frank Kingsley Griffith (23 December 1889 – 25 September 1962) vacated his seat on becoming a County Court Judge.


1940 Middlesbrough West by-election, Previous MP
Griffith was first elected as the constituency's MP at the 1928 Middlesbrough West by-election, caused by the death of the previous Liberal MP Walter Trevelyan Thomson. Griffith had previously contested Bromley in 1922, 1923 and 1924.


1940 Middlesbrough West by-election, Candidates
The election took place during the Second World War. Under an agreement between the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties; who were participating in a wartime coalition, the party holding a seat would not be opposed by the other two at a by-election. Accordingly, the Liberal Party nominated a candidate, but no Labour or Conservative representative was put forward. As no one else was nominated, there was an unopposed return and no poll took place.


1940 Middlesbrough West by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Party candidate, supporting the coalition government, was Harcourt Johnstone (19 May 1895 – 1 March 1945).


1940 Middlesbrough West by-election, Candidates
Johnstone was elected unopposed as the constituency's MP at the by-election. He sat for the seat until he died. Johnstone had previously been MP for Willesden East 1923 – 1924 and South Shields 1931 – 1935.


1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election
The 1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election was held for the Middleton and Prestwich constituency on 22 May 1940, after the death of the sitting MP, Nairne Sandeman. It was held during World War II, and five of the largest political parties – Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Labour and National Liberal agreed to an electoral pact not to contest any by-elections in seats held by any of the other parties.


1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election
The British Union of Fascists (BUF) had contested several recent by-elections, receiving very few votes. During the mid-1930s, the group had been able to organise sizeable demonstrations, but anti-fascist activity and the banning of political uniforms by the Public Order Act 1936 had hit the group hard. The BUF's main message was to call for immediate peace and a pact with the Axis powers; during the "phoney war" period this message had been received calmly. The British Union selected Frederick Haslam, who was 43 years old and working as an engineering designer.


1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election
Haslam had served in France and Palestine during World War I and had won the Military Medal when fighting on the Somme. However, by the time that the Middleton and Prestwich campaign started, the British Army was fighting the Germans in Norway; on 9 May, the Germans invaded France through the Low Countries. The sudden escalation in the war made the BUF seem like fifth columnists, and the seizure of power in Norway by Vidkun Quisling was a matter of extreme concern because Quisling's career was superficially similar to that of Oswald Mosley. When Mosley spoke in Middleton and Prestwich, missiles were thrown at him and people tried to hit him. The British government was also preparing to make the BUF illegal under wartime powers, and arrested several Fascist activists in the run-up to the election.


1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election
Nairne Stewart Sandeman had held the seat for the Conservative Party since the 1923 general election, and had won more than 60% of the vote in the 1935 general election against a Labour Party challenge. The party chose Ernest Gates to contest the by-election. With only Fascist opposition, the election was expected to be an easy win for Gates, who won resoundingly, with 98.7% of the votes cast and a 97.4% majority: an all-time record for any contested UK parliamentary by-election, and the largest majority in any parliamentary election since East Kerry in the 1885 general election.


1940 Milan–San Remo
The 1940 Milan–San Remo was the 33rd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1940. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Gino Bartali of the Legnano team.


1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 154 to 71.


1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The team was selected national champion by ten NCAA-designated major selectors in Associated Press, Berryman, Boand, DeVold, Dickinson, Football Research, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess) The team did not play in a bowl game.


1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Tackle Urban Odson was named an All-American by Liberty. Halfback George Franck was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International, Look Magazine and Collier's. Franck placed third in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Franck and Odson were also named All-Big Ten first team.


1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 234,990, which averaged to 46,998. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.


1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On November 9, 1940, Minnesota played its annual rivalry game with Michigan. The game was the 31st between the programs, with Minnesota having won the previous six games under head coach Bernie Bierman. The 1940 game was played "in the mud and rain" at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. Both teams came into the game undefeated with Minnesota ranked #2 and Michigan ranked #3 in the AP Poll. The game was played before a crowd of 63,894 spectators, the largest crowd at a Minnesota home game to that point.


1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
In the first quarter, Michigan drove to the Minnesota one-yard line, but Tom Harmon slipped on fourth down, and the ball went to Minnesota on downs. In the second quarter, Michigan took a 6-0 lead on a touchdown pass from Harmon to Forest Evashevski. Harmon missed "by inches" the kick for extra point. Later in the second quarter, Michigan's Ed Frutig blocked a Minnesota punt that was recovered by Michigan's Reuben Kelto at the Minnesota three-yard line. However, Harmon's pass into the end zone was intercepted, and Minnesota took over at the 20-yard line. On the next play from scrimmage, Minnesota scored on an 80-yard run by Bruce Smith. Joe Mernik kicked the extra point which was the difference in the game, Minnesota winning by a 7-6 score.


1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan outgained Minnesota with 210 yards from scrimmage to 199 for Minnesota and also led with 15 first downs to five for the Gophers. The 1941 Michiganensian opined: "The Wolverines completely outplayed the Bierman charges with fifteen first downs to five . . . but it was to no avail, as Harmon, trying to dive forward with his famous cutback, was continually pulled down by old man mud. . . . Minnesota went on to win the National Championship, while Michigan finished third, but here in Ann Arbor, we'll always believe it was rain and not the Gophers which pushed Michigan out of what would have been its first national championship since 1932."


1940 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1940 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Harold Stassen defeated Farmer–Labor Party challenger Hjalmar Petersen.


1940 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1940 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor C. Elmer Anderson of the Republican Party of Minnesota defeated Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party challenger Howard Y. Williams and Minnesota Democratic Party candidate Frank Patrick Ryan.


1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team
The 1940 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–4 record.


1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team
The 1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1940 college football season. This was Mississippi State's only undefeated season. End Buddy Elrod would be named SEC "Player of the Year" by the Nashville Banner and be selected to several All America teams.


1940 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1940 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1940 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 213 to 135. Don Faurot was the head coach for the sixth of 19 seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.


1940 Missouri Tigers football team
The team's leading scorer was Harry Ice with 42 points.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election
The 1940 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Forrest C. Donnell, over the Democratic nominee, Lawrence "Larry" McDaniel, and candidates representing the Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Democrats delayed Donnell's inauguration for six weeks as they unsuccessfully attempted to overturn the election result in an incident called the "Great Governorship Steal", which was ended by an order from the Missouri Supreme Court.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
In the Democratic primary, Excise Commissioner of St. Louis Larry McDaniel defeated State Senator Allen McReynolds of Carthage. McDaniel had the support of the urban Democratic political machines of Tom Pendergast in Kansas City and Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann in St. Louis, while McReynolds was supported by anti-machine reformists.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Results
Divisions among Democrats from the primary, along with reformist opposition to the Pendergast and Dickmann machines, allowed the Republican Donnell to obtain a narrow majority even as the state narrowly re-elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Senator Harry S. Truman, both Democrats.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Aftermath
Donnell's win was a disaster for the Democratic machines due to the governorship's control over judgeships, boards, and commissions that could be used for political patronage. Immediately after the election, Missouri Democratic Party chairman C. Marion Hulen claimed that electoral fraud and vote-buying were responsible for Donnell's victory. On November 13, Hulen met with Senator Bennett Champ Clark, St. Louis Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann, state Attorney General Roy McKittrick, St. Louis Democratic Party chairman Robert Hannegan, and others at the DeSoto Hotel in St. Louis, where they were suspected of strategizing how to overturn the election. One concern of the Democrats was that calling for a recount would allow Donnell to be seated provisionally as Governor and exercise the powers of the office.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Aftermath
On December 30, Hulen proposed to the Democratic state committee in Jefferson City that under Article V of the 1875 Missouri Constitution, the new governor could not be lawfully sworn in until the speaker of the state House of Representatives announced the results to the public, which he could decline to do on account of election fraud. On January 8, the state legislature voted for Joint Resolution No. 3, barring House Speaker Morris E. Osburn from proclaiming Donnell's election until a special joint legislative committee chaired by State Senator L. N. Searcy had re-examined the gubernatorial ballots for irregularities. Citing this resolution, Osburn refused to announce Donnell's election on January 10.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Aftermath
On January 13, the date when all newly elected statewide officials were to start their term, Chief Justice Charles A. Leedy, Jr. swore in all statewide elected officials except for Donnell. Governor Lloyd Stark, an anti-machine Democrat who openly opposed the attempt to overturn the election results and had vetoed Joint Resolution No. 3, remained in office as a caretaker. The same day, Donnell and three lawyers affiliated with the state Republican Party filed two lawsuits, one to compel Osburn to announce Donnell as duly elected, and the other to bar the Searcy committee from examining any ballots.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Aftermath
The cases were consolidated and argued before the Supreme Court on February 11. With public opinion decidedly against the Democrats, the court on February 19 unanimously ordered Osburn to tabulate and proclaim the election results as provided, bypassing the attempts at a legislative recount. Donnell was sworn in as Governor the next day.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Aftermath
McDaniel formally requested a recount of the election on March 4. After initial retabulations indicated Donnell's margin of victory would grow beyond 7,000, McDaniel withdrew the request and conceded the election on May 21. The Searcy committee disbanded shortly afterward.


1940 Missouri gubernatorial election, Aftermath
The incident has been called the "Great Governorship Steal" in various sources.


1940 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1940 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic incumbent Frank Gaines Harris defeated Republican nominee William P. Elmer with 51.95% of the vote.


1940 Mitcham by-election
The Mitcham by-election of 1940 was held on 19 August 1940. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Richard Meller. It was won by the Conservative candidate Malcolm Robertson, who was unopposed as during the Second World War the political parties in the Coalition Government had agreed not to contest by-elections when a vacancy arose in any of the seats held by the other coalition parties.


1940 Mitropa Cup
The 1940 Mitropa Cup was the 14th edition of the Mitropa Cup and the last season played before the competition was interrupted by the Second World War. The competition would be resumed after the war under the name Zentropa Cup but by that time it was overshadowed by the newly formed European Cup which included teams from all parts of Europe. Last season's champions Újpest were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the competition. This edition is notable for being the first edition in which a team from Romania reached the final. Rapid București of Romania beat Hungária FC MTK Budapest of Hungary in the quarterfinals and got past Građanski of Yugoslavia in the semi-finals to get to the finals in which they were to play Ferencváros. The final was cancelled due to the Second World War.


1940 Mitropa Cup
Eight teams participated in the competition with Hungary and Yugoslavia each sending three teams and Romania sending two. However Czechoslovakia and Italy did not participate because of the war.


1940 Mitropa Cup, Finals
The final between Rapid București and Ferencváros was scheduled to take place in July 1940. However, due to the events of World War II it was cancelled.


1940 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1940 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1940 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 1–2 PCC).


1940 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the team compiled a 4–4 record. Harold Saddler was assistant coach.


1940 Montana gubernatorial election
The 1940 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Governor of Montana Roy E. Ayers, who was first elected governor in 1936, ran for re-election. He narrowly won the Democratic primary by just over a thousand votes to win renomination, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Sam C. Ford, a former Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and the Republican nominee. Ultimately, in spite of the fact that then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won the state in that year's presidential election, Ford narrowly defeated Ayers to win his first of two terms as governor.


1940 Montrose Burghs by-election
The Montrose Burghs by-election of 1940 was held on 5 July 1940. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal National MP, Charles Kerr. It was won by the unopposed Liberal National candidate John Maclay. Due to the war time electoral truce, the Labour and Liberal parties did not put up any candidates.


1940 Montserratian general election, Electoral system
The Legislative Council had nine seats; four elected, three held by government officials and two by nominees appointed by the Governor.


1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football team
The 1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Artis P. Graves, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated Kentucky State in the Peach Blossom Bowl and Wilberforce in the Steel Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 238 to 39. The Morris Brown team was recognized as the 1940 black college national champion.


1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football team
Key players included fullback John "Big Train" Moody and halfbacks "Switch Engine" Jenkins and Joe Mitchell. Moody and guard Willie Griffin, one of Morris Brown's "Gold Dust Twins," were selected by The Pittsburgh Courier as first-team players on its 1940 All-America team. Shepard was selected as a second-team guard, and Jenkins was selected as a third-team back.


1940 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1940 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 4th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This year the National College Basketball Tournament (NCBT) changed its name to the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB).


1940 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The championship game featured Tarkio College (Mo.) beating the Aztecs of San Diego State 52-42. San Diego State became the first team to lose back-to-back title games.


1940 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1940 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:


1940 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, 1940 NAIA bracket, Third place game
The third place game featured the losing team from the national semifinalist to determine third and fourth places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.


1940 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–6 record (3–5 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 161 to 120.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game
The 1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion in the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 30, 1940. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 60–42 to win the school's first national championship in men's basketball.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Indiana
The Hoosiers' head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his second season on the job. In the previous season, 1938–39, Indiana had a 9–3 record in Big Ten Conference play, second behind Ohio State. On December 9, 1939, the Hoosiers opened the season with a 13-point win over Wabash; two days later, they routed Xavier 58–24. They finished 1939 unbeaten at 7–0, with their closest game a two-point victory over Duquesne.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Indiana
On January 6, 1940, the Hoosiers played their first Big Ten game of the season against Illinois, winning 38–36 in a contest that came down to the closing moments. After a 45–40 win over Iowa, the Hoosiers suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Minnesota 46–44. The team bounced back with victories over Wisconsin and DePaul, before a 46–39 win over Purdue on February 10 which gave the Hoosiers a share of first place in the conference. Although Indiana subsequently defeated Michigan by 27 points, the club lost two of its next four games, to Northwestern and Ohio State. However, the Hoosiers ended their regular season by beating Purdue again and one of the teams they had lost to, Ohio State.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Indiana
Indiana finished the regular season 17–3 and 9–3 in Big Ten play, one game behind conference winner Purdue; however, Purdue did not receive an NCAA Tournament invitation. While reports have indicated that a bid was declined by Boilermakers coach Ward Lambert, selection committee member Tony Hinkle said years after the event that Indiana was selected to appear in the tournament because the school was considered the "most representative team" in the Midwest. The invitation was approved by Indiana's faculty athletics committee, after McCracken supported appearing in the event.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Indiana
In the quarterfinals of the eight-team NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers faced Springfield, winning 48–24. Herm Schaefer scored 14 of the 48 Hoosier points, and Springfield was held to 13% shooting in the game. That result earned them a berth in the Final Four, in which Duquesne was their opponent; the Dukes had already had a runner-up finish in the 1940 National Invitation Tournament. By a 39–30 score, Indiana defeated Duquesne to earn a spot in the championship game. Bill Menke had a team-high 10 points for the Hoosiers.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Kansas
Phog Allen was the coach of the Jayhawks; he was in his 23rd season in the role across two stints. In the 1938–39 season, Kansas had a 6–4 record in conference play, and was 13–7 overall. The Jayhawks' first game of the season was a 34–30 win over Oklahoma A&M on December 5; three days later, they lost in overtime at Warrensburg. Following that defeat, the Jayhawks won their next eight games, including two victories over SMU and a 46–26 win over Oklahoma on January 5.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Kansas
On January 18, Missouri dealt the Jayhawks a 42–31 defeat; the team responded with wins over Nebraska and Iowa State, before a loss to Oklahoma A&M. Kansas then won their next four games, before defeats to Creighton and Oklahoma that ended the regular season. The Jayhawks faced Oklahoma again in a conference playoff game, winning 45–39.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Background, Kansas
Kansas was placed in the West region of the NCAA Tournament, with their first game against Rice. The Jayhawks took a 10-point lead into halftime and held on to win 50–44. With 21 points, Howard Engleman was responsible for nearly half of the Jawhawks' total output. Kansas then faced USC in the regional final. In a closely contested game, the Jayhawks advanced with a 43–42 victory. Richard Harp led Kansas with 15 points.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
The 1940 national championship game ended the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament administered by the organization, after the 1939 event was run by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). After the inaugural tournament lost money for the NABC, the group gave the rights to hold the event to the NCAA in exchange for the organization taking on the debt and giving NABC coaches future championship game tickets. The game was held on March 30, 1940, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri; the same arena also hosted the national title game in the following two years.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
The audience was mainly composed of Jayhawks fans, as the arena was approximately 40 miles from Kansas' campus. The game attracted a crowd of approximately 10,000 people, who paid a reported total of $8,509 for their tickets. Along with the previous rounds, the revenue from the final more than covered the debt from 1939. Prior to the encounter, a ceremony was held to honor James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, who had died in November 1939.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
Indiana won the opening tip, but was unable to score despite gathering two offensive rebounds. Kansas was also held scoreless on their first possession after a missed free throw. The Hoosiers' Curly Armstrong registered the first point with a made free throw two minutes into the game. At the start of the encounter, Kansas sought to slow down the Hoosiers by utilizing an attacking defense aimed at forcing Indiana's ball-handlers towards the center of the court. The strategy proved effective, as the Hoosiers were held without a field goal for the first eight minutes.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
The teams traded scores during the early play. Five minutes into the game, the Jayhawks had tallied 10 points and held the lead. Baskets by Marvin Huffman, Jay McCreary, and Bob Dro brought the Hoosiers to an 11–11 tie and forced a timeout by the Jayhawks. Afterwards, the Hoosiers took control of the contest with a faster-paced offense than Kansas. Indiana tied the game at 11, behind the efforts of reserve McCreary, Huffman, and Dro, and had the better of the play for the rest of the period.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
Although they held a slim 17–14 lead with seven minutes left in the first half, the Hoosiers outscored the Jayhawks 15–5 during the rest of the period, using a quick-tempo offense that led USC head coach Sam Barry to say following the contest, "I knew Indiana was fast, but not that fast." At the end of the first half, the Hoosiers held a 32–19 advantage.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
In the second half, Phog Allen's son, Bob, attempted to help Kansas remain competitive with five field goals and a pair of made free throws to lead the Jayhawks. However, the Jayhawks were affected by the quick offensive attacks of the Hoosiers, which led to a large number of fouls. By the start of the half, Ralph Miller had already accumulated four personal fouls. The Hoosiers also ran into foul trouble, as Huffman and Dro both reached four fouls for the game. McCreary paced the Hoosiers' offense in the second half, recording 10 points.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
Allen was forced out of the game after a hard landing on the floor, although he eventually returned. Indiana expanded its lead slightly in the half and won, 60–42, to claim the national championship. McCracken accepted the championship trophy from Oregon head coach Howard Hobson, whose team had won the previous year's title. Huffman was selected as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Statistical summary
The Hoosiers made 26 field goals in the game, out of 74 attempts, and converted on eight of their eleven free throw attempts. Huffman and McCreary each scored 12 points to lead the Hoosiers. Armstrong added 10 points, while Herman Schaefer had 9 and Dro tallied 7. For the Jayhawks, Allen contributed 13 points, making him the game's leading scorer. Engleman had 12 points, but no other Kansas player had more than 5 points. Kansas made 15 field goals, 11 fewer than Indiana, and missed eight of 20 free throw tries, along with over 60 field goal attempts. The teams combined to commit a total of 30 personal fouls, 19 of which were committed by the Hoosiers. The accumulation of fouls led to the disqualification of three players.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
In the following season, Indiana had a record of 17–3, with a 10–2 mark in conference play. This left the Hoosiers in second place, one game behind Wisconsin. The 1940 national championship game was the first of six appearances in the NCAA Tournament final for the Hoosiers, and the first of five times they won the title. The team did not return to the NCAA Tournament until 1953, when they won their second championship under McCracken.


1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
Kansas' appearance in the 1940 national championship game was the first of nine in the program's history. The Jayhawks posted a 12–6 record in 1940–41, and their 7–3 Big Six record tied them for first in the conference with Iowa State. However, the team did not receive an NCAA Tournament invitation. Kansas returned to the event in 1942, but lost in the regional semifinals. Under Allen, the Jayhawks made two further title game appearances, and in 1952 won the championship for the first time.


1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament
The 1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the participating champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The second edition of the tournament began on March 20, 1940, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of eight games were played, including a single third place game in the West region.


1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Indiana, coached by Branch McCracken, won the tournament title with a 60–42 victory in the final game over Kansas, coached by Phog Allen. Marvin Huffman of Indiana was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament, Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1940 tournament:


1940 NCAA Basketball Tournament, Locations, Championship Game
The 1940 tournament saw only two venues in use. Butler Fieldhouse, the largest college basketball arena in the country at the time, hosted the East regional on the campus of Butler University. Butler Fieldhouse, later renamed Hinkle Fieldhouse, would not host another NCAA tournament game until 2021. In Kansas City, the Municipal Auditorium hosted both the West Regional and the Championship Game. The Auditorium would go on to host another nine finals, nine regionals and two early rounds by 1964. The tournament would not return to Indianapolis again until 1978, when Market Square Arena hosted first-round games.


1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships
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1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships
The 1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the third annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.


1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 21 teams and 90 individual runners contested this championship.


1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships
The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the third consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).


1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships
The team national championship was won by the Indiana Hoosiers, their second, while the individual championship was won by Gil Dodds, from Ashland, with a time of 20:30.2.


1940 NCAA Golf Championship
The 1940 NCAA Golf Championship was the second annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. The tournament was held at the Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester, Vermont.