1939 Southern Rhodesian general election, Electoral system
A boundary revision in 1938 enabled the elimination of the four remaining double-member electoral districts as the Colony was split into 30 single-member districts.


1939 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Salisbury Gardens
Sir Percival Fynn died on 25 April 1940. Owing to the war, normal party politics had been suspended and a joint selection conference including members of both the United Party and the Rhodesia Labour Party was included. Four candidates stood for the selection: Cecil Douglas Dryden (United Party), Mrs. Gladys Maasdorp (Rhodesia Labour Party), Arthur William Redfern (Independent) and O.P. Wheeler (Independent). Redfern was selected and returned unopposed on 26 June 1940.


1939 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Umtali North
Edgar Whitehead resigned from the Assembly on 24 June 1940. A byelection was held to replace him on 27 August 1940.


1939 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Hartley
Hugh Volant Wheeler resigned on 30 June 1940. A byelection was held in his constituency on 27 August 1940.


1939 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Lomagundi
Lewis Aloys MacDonald Hastings resigned on 30 June 1940. A byelection was held in his constituency on 27 August 1940.


1939 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Victoria
William Alexander Eustace Winterton resigned on 30 October 1940. A byelection was held on 10 December 1940.


1939 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Insiza
Robert Clarkson Tredgold resigned on 28 February 1943. A byelection was held on 21 April 1943 to replace him.


1939 Southwark North by-election
The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.


1939 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team
The 1939 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Johnny Cain, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.


1939 Soviet Cup
The 1939 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union.


1939 Soviet First League
The 1939 Gruppa B was fourth season of the Soviet (second tier) professional football competitions. The second tier competitions were revived after last year merger.


1939 Soviet First League, Teams, Relegated
There were 12 teams relegated from the 1938 Gruppa A.


1939 Soviet Top League
1939 Soviet Top League was the fifth season of the Soviet Top League known at that time as Group A.


1939 Soviet Top League
It started on May 12 with six games of the first round. The main calendar was scheduled to be finished on October 19 with the Moscow derby between Lokomotiv and Dynamo. However, due to numerous protests and postponed games the championship finished on November 30 in Tbilisi with game between Dynamo Tbilisi and Dynamo Odessa. The new champions became Spartak Moscow with two teams being relegated: Elektrik Leningrad and Dynamo Odessa. This was the first full season championship with each team playing over 25 games.


1939 Soviet Top League
The last year defending champions were Spartak Moscow. There were no newly promoted teams and initially was decided to conduct the championship with 12 teams. However the Soviet sport committee allowed for two Leningrad teams Stalinets and Elektrik to remain in the league.


1939 Soviet Top League
Spartak once again won the cup competition that started in summer with final played in mid-September. That was the last edition of the cup before World War II.


1939 Speedway National League
The 1939 National League Division One was an eleventh and unfinished season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.


1939 Speedway National League, Summary
Southampton Saints had moved up from Division Two and Bristol Bulldogs moved back down after just one season.


1939 Speedway National League, Summary
Belle Vue Aces were leading the championship ahead of Wimbledon Dons when the league was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II .


1939 Speedway National League, National Trophy
The 1939 National Trophy was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup. Wembley and Belle Vue were declared joint winners following the abandonment of the final fixture due to the outbreak of the war.


1939 Speedway National League, National Trophy, Qualifying Rounds
Sheffield Tigers won the Division Two final and therefore secured a place in the quarter finals.


1939 Speedway National League Division Two
The 1939 National League Division Two was the second season of British speedway's National League Division Two. The season was never completed, due to the outbreak of World War II.


1939 Speedway National League Division Two, Summary
As with the previous season, there were several team changes. Southampton Saints had moved up to the National League and Bristol Bulldogs had moved down to take their place. Other new entrants were Crystal Palace Glaziers, Stoke and Middlesbrough. Absentees from the end of the previous season were Lea Bridge, West Ham Hawks (West Ham's reserve team), Birmingham (Hall Green) and Leeds Lions.


1939 Speedway National League Division Two, Summary
Newcastle were leading the league at the point of abandonment. Middlesbrough resigned after 8 matches, Crystal Palace Glaziers after 10 matches and Stoke after 14 matches. Belle Vue Aces provided a team to complete Stoke's fixtures.


1939 Speedway National League Division Two, Uncompleted table Division Two
The season was incomplete due to the outbreak of World War II. Uncompleted table on September 1.


1939 Speedway National League Division Two, Uncompleted table Division Two
+ Belle Vue Reserves replaced Stoke Potters mid-season. Stoke scored 4 points from 8 matches, Belle Vue reserves scored 4 points from 6 matches.


1939 Speedway National League Division Two, Uncompleted table Division Two
Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace Glaziers withdrew mid-season and their records were expunged.


1939 Speedway National League Division Two, National Trophy
The 1939 National Trophy was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup. Wembley and Belle Vue were declared joint winners following the abandonment of the final fixture due to the outbreak of the war. Sheffield Tigers won the Division 2 Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition).


1939 Speedway National League Division Two, National Trophy, Final, Second leg
Sheffield were declared National League (Div 2) Champions, winning on aggregate 114–100.


1939 St. Edward's Crusaders football team
The 1939 St. Edward's Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented St. Edward's University as a member of the Texas Conference during 1933 college football season. Led by Bill Pierce in his fourth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 6–3 overall with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Texas Conference title with Abilene Christian. St. Edward's changed its fight name from the Tigers to the Crusaders prior to the season.


1939 St. Louis Browns season
The 1939 St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 43 wins and 111 losses.


1939 St. Louis Browns season, Regular season
The Browns lost a franchise record 111 games—not surpassed until the 2018 Baltimore Orioles (the team moved from St. Louis to Baltimore in 1954)—and finished 64.5 games out of first place. The Browns played particularly poorly at home, posting an 18–59 record. The 59 home losses stood as the most in a modern-era major league season until it was matched by the 2019 Detroit Tigers, who went 22–59 at home. Because of the shorter season, the Browns home winning percentage in 1939 (.234) is still the worst in history.


1939 St. Louis Browns season, Regular season
Browns pitching struggled tremendously. The pitchers allowed 739 walks, which was over 100 walks more than the next worse team. The team had an earned run average of 6.01. The next time that a team would have an ERA over 6.00 was the 1996 Detroit Tigers, who had an ERA of 6.38.


1939 St. Louis Browns season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1939 St. Louis Browns season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1939 St. Louis Browns season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 St. Louis Browns season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 St. Louis Browns season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 58th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 48th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 92–61 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League.


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Season summary
Shortly after the end of the 1938 season, owner Sam Breadon appointed former reserve Cardinals outfielder Ray Blades as manager. He had managed many of the organization's top young players in Columbus, Ohio, and Rochester, New York.


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Season summary
A feisty skipper, Blades guided the Cardinals back into the pennant race. The Cincinnati Reds took over first place on May 26 and never fell back. The Cards seized second place at midseason and played at a .708 clip in the final 65 games-including a 29–6 record at home the second half-but never could catch the Reds.


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Season summary
The Redbirds made Cincinnati work down the stretch, though. They took two games from the Reds with the third of the three-game series washed out as a tie, and that pulled the Cards to only 3 and a half games back. Twice the Cardinals drew a game closer in September.


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Season summary
An old trade haunted the Cards: Paul Derringer, a former St. Louis farmhand, went 25–7 for the Reds. That record included a 5–3 victory in September that clinched the pennant for the Reds.


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Season summary
The best offense in the league was at least partially responsible for the Cardinals' dramatic turn. They led the NL in runs and made the most of their speed to head the league in doubles and triples. Their .294 team batting average was 16 points higher than anyone else's.


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Season summary
The trade that sent Dizzy Dean to the Chicago Cubs actually paid some dividends. Curt Davis, one of the two pitchers picked up in the deal, led the Redbirds' staff in almost every category. Clyde Shoun, the other ex-Cub, worked a team-high 51 games out of the bullpen. With rookie Mort Cooper winning 12 games and working more than 200 innings, the Cards pitchers posted the league's second-best ERA.


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 St. Louis Cardinals season, Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Sacramento, Asheville, Kilgore, Springfield, Albuquerque, Cambridge, Albany, Washington, Gastonia


1939 St. Louis smog
The 1939 St. Louis smog was a severe smog episode that affected St. Louis, Missouri on November 28, 1939. Visibility was so limited that streetlights remained lit throughout the day and motorists needed their headlights to navigate city streets.


1939 St. Louis smog, The problem of pollution control
Smoke pollution had been a problem in St. Louis for many decades prior to the event, due to the large-scale burning of bituminous (soft) coal to provide heat and power for homes, businesses and transport. In 1893, the Council passed an ordinance prohibiting the emission of "thick grey smoke within the corporate limits of St. Louis" but was unable to enforce it because of failed legal action taken against Heitzberg Packing and Provision Company, one of the worst corporate offenders. The effectiveness of laws was also limited by the lack of adequate inspection and enforcement. In 1933, the mayor, Bernard F. Dickmann, created a "citizen smoke committee" and appointed his personal secretary Raymond Tucker to take charge of efforts to improve air quality.


1939 St. Louis smog, The problem of pollution control
Early efforts had relied on education such as teaching people how to build cleaner fires – but this had almost no impact. It was soon realized that real improvement would only come about by switching to a cleaner fuel – gas, oil, coke, or anthracite were all considered but ruled out on cost grounds. The alternative was to wash and size the existing soft coal to make it burn hotter and cleaner, and ensure that all coal sold in St. Louis was of this variety. In February 1937 a smoke ordinance was passed creating a "Division of Smoke Regulation in the Department of Public Safety", forcing larger businesses to burn only clean coal and setting standards for smoke emission and inspection. By 1938 emissions from commercial smokestacks had been reduced by two-thirds.


1939 St. Louis smog, The problem of pollution control
Despite some improvement, smoke pollution was still a visible problem since the new law did not cover smaller businesses and domestic users – 97% of homes still used coal. The city council was reluctant to pass further legislation that might alienate voters so the mayor's "enforcer", Tucker, was limited to using persuasion through the press and radio broadcasts. One newspaper in particular, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, became notable for its campaign to persuade residents of the benefits of switching to cleaner forms of coal.


1939 St. Louis smog, The smog episode and its aftermath
However, on Tuesday, November 28, 1939, a meteorological temperature inversion trapped emissions from coal burning close to the ground, resulting in "the day the sun didn't shine". A cloud of thick black smoke enveloped St. Louis, far worse than any previously seen in the city. The day came to be known as "Black Tuesday". The smog hung about for nine days over the course of the following month. This proved to be the catalyst that forced the council's hand. New cleaner, affordable supplies of coal (semi-anthracite) were quickly secured from Arkansas in time for the next winter. This, together with a new smoke ordinance, improvements to the efficiency of furnaces and the ongoing public education campaign resulted in a significant and permanent improvement in air quality in the city.


1939 Stanford Indians football team
The 1939 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in during the 1939 college football season. Seventh-year head coach Claude "Tiny" Thornhill led the team to a 1–7–1 record, which ultimately contributed to his relief at the end of the season. He was replaced by Clark Shaughnessy, who surprised critics by leading the following year's team, largely made up of the same players, to the Rose Bowl. Shaughnessy noted that the players were not suited to the single-wing offense that Thornhill had employed.


1939 Stanford Indians football team
Before the season, the Stanford Board of Athletic Control retained Thornhill as head coach, despite opposition from some of the alumni base. The Indians finished last in the Pacific Coast Conference with a 0–6–1 record against league opponents. It was the first time in history that Stanford failed to win a single Pacific Coast Conference game in a season. Contemporary sources called the 1939 squad the worst football team to represent Stanford University in the history of the program.


1939 Stanford Indians football team
Stanford's only victory came in the season finale against Dartmouth at the Polo Grounds in New York City. At halftime, Stanford trailed 3–0, and Thornhill and his assistants, at a loss for words, asked former "Vow Boys" back Bones Hamilton to deliver a halftime pep talk. He told the downtrodden players, "You are by far and large the worst group of players who have ever worn the Stanford red." The insult motivated the team to score 14 unanswered points to take away their only win of the season.


1939 Stanford Indians football team
After the game, the United Press wrote, "Stanford, the worst team the West Coast has produced in years, pulled the day's gridiron surprise by walloping the strong Dartmouth eleven."


1939 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1939 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was Boston's first appearance in the Finals since 1930; Toronto had appeared in the previous year. Boston won the series 4–1 to win their second Stanley Cup. This was the first Stanley Cup Finals to be contested as a best-of-seven series.


1939 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals
Boston defeated New York Rangers in a best-of-seven 4–3 to advance to the Finals. The Maple Leafs had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–0 against New York Americans, and 2–1 against the Detroit Red Wings to advance to the Finals.


1939 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries
Frank Brimsek held Toronto to just six goals in the 5 games.


1939 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The 1939 Stanley Cup was presented to Bruins captain Cooney Weiland by NHL President Frank Calder following the Bruins 3–1 win over the Maple Leafs in game five.


1939 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The following Bruins players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup


1939 Star World Championship
The 1939 Star World Championship was held in Kiel, Germany in 1939. The hosting yacht club was Yacht-Club von Deutschland and Norddeutscher Regatta Verein.


1939 Star World Championship, Results
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; WDR – Withdrew;


1939 State of the Union Address
The 1939 State of the Union Address was given to the 76th United States Congress, on Wednesday, January 4, 1939, by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd United States president. Foreseeing World War II, he said, "In Reporting on the state of the nation, I have felt it necessary on previous occasions to advise the Congress of disturbance abroad and of the need of putting our own house in order in the face of storm signals from across the seas. As this Seventy-sixth Congress opens there is need for further warning. A war which threatened to envelop the world in flames has been averted; but it has become increasingly clear that world peace is not assured." On September 1, 1939, the War in Europe began.


1939 Streatham by-election
The Streatham by-election of 1939 was held on 7 December 1939. The by-election was held due to the resignation  of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Lane-Mitchell. It was won by the Conservative candidate David Robertson.


1939 Stretford by-election
The Stretford by-election of 1939 was held on 8 December 1939. The by-election was held due to the death  of the incumbent Conservative MP, Anthony Crossley in a plane crash in Denmark in August 1939. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Etherton.


1939 Sugar Bowl
The 1939 Sugar Bowl featured the TCU Horned Frogs and Carnegie Tech Tartans.


1939 Sugar Bowl, Background
Davey O'Brien led TCU to a perfect 10–0 regular season as quarterback, throwing 94 of 167 passes for 1,509 yards with 19 touchdowns. with 1,847 yards total yards of offense by him in an era with little passing. Carnegie (who were nicknamed the Skibos and the Tartans) were the underdogs and ranked sixth in the AP poll.


1939 Sugar Bowl, Game summary
TCU scored the first with a Connie Sparks touchdown run, but O'Brien's kick missed, so they were only up 6–0. Carnegie stormed back with a George Muha touchdown catch from Pete Moroz. Carnegie led 7–6 going into halftime, the first time TCU had trailed all season.


1939 Sugar Bowl, Game summary
TCU rallied back with a Durwood Horner touchdown catch from O'Brien, who missed the extra point once again. But after Carnegie punted the ball back, TCU drove to Carnegie's 1-yard line, where they were stuffed as O'Brien set up to try a short field goal, having missed two PAT's earlier. But this time he made the field goal, increasing the lead to 15–7 with seven minutes remaining.


1939 Sugar Bowl, Game summary
Carnegie almost scored immediately when Muha returned the kickoff to TCU's 21-yard line, but O'Brien intercepted Carnegie's pass as TCU ran the clock down without having to score again, clinching TCU's first undefeated season and their second national championship in three years. It was their last bowl win until 1957. O'Brien went 17 for 28 and threw for 225 yards and Ki Aldrich had 19 tackles.


1939 Summer Deaflympics
The 1939 Summer Deaflympics (Swedish: 1939 Sommardeaflympics) officially known as 5th International Silent Games (Swedish: 5: e Internationella Tysta Spelen), was an international multi-sport event that was held from 24 August 1939 to 27 August 1939. This event was hosted in Stockholm, Sweden.


1939 Sun Bowl
This fifth annual Sun Bowl featured the Utah Utes and the New Mexico Lobos in a postseason bowl game for both teams and the final game of the 1938 college football season.


1939 Sun Bowl, Background
New Mexico was champion of the Border Conference while Utah was champion of the Mountain States Conference. The game was touted as the most evenly matched of the five major bowl games of the 1938 season. This was also the first meeting between the two schools and the first bowl game for either school.


1939 Sun Bowl, Game summary
Nevertheless, the Utes dominated from the start, scoring three first-half touchdowns, with a Tom Pace touchdown run and two Ray Peterson touchdowns, including a 1-yard run on fourth-down. In the second half, New Mexico had numerous opportunities to close the gap following Utah turnovers but their aerial attack couldn't capitalize, being held to 59 yards passing and four interceptions, not even reaching Utah's 40 the whole game. Utah, on the other hand, racked up 366 yards rushing, and outgained the Lobos 384–212, adding in a Clarance Gehrke touchdown late to make the final score 26–0, the first ever shutout in Sun Bowl history.


1939 Sun Bowl, Aftermath
New Mexico returned to the Sun Bowl twice in the next decade (1944 and 1946). Utah did not return to the Sun Bowl until 2011.


1939 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1939 Swiss Grand Prix was a motor race held at Bremgarten on 20 August 1939.


1939 Swiss Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was run as a combined event for Grand Prix cars and Voiturettes. Each class had a heat with the best from each going through to a combined final. This was the last victory for a German driver driving a German car until Nico Rosberg's victory at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.


1939 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1939. The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 187 seats. Due to the outbreak of World War II, there were no elections in nine of the 25 cantons; Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Schwyz, Solothurn, Ticino, Valais, Vaud and Zug. In what became known as "silent elections", a total of 55 candidates were elected unopposed.


1939 Swiss federal election, Results, Council of the States
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.


1939 Swiss referendums
Four referendums were held in Switzerland during 1939. The first two were held on 22 January on a popular initiative on civil rights (which was rejected) and a federal resolution on the restricted use of the urgency clause in the constitution (which was approved). The third was held on 4 June on a constitutional amendment regarding the funding for government policies on defence and unemployment, and was approved by voters. The fourth was held on 3 December on a federal law on the employment status and insurance for federal civil servants, and was rejected by voters.


1939 Swiss referendums, Background
The referendums on the urgency clause and the funding of defence and unemployment policies both involved amending the constitution, and so were "obligatory" referendums, requiring a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons. The decision of each canton was based on the vote in that canton. Full cantons counted as one vote, whilst half cantons counted as half. The popular initiative on civil rights also required a double majority, whilst the referendum on civil servants was an optional referendum, requiring only a majority of voters in favour to pass.


1939 Syracuse Orangemen football team
The 1939 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1939 college football season. The Orangemen were led by third-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team was co-captained by guard Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty, who would later become a Hall-of-Fame-inducted coach at Michigan State. The Daily Orange predicted before the season that Syracuse will beat all the team except Duke.


1939 São Paulo FC season
The 1939 football season was São Paulo's 10th season since club's existence.


1939 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1939 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1939 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his sixth year as head coach, finishing the season with a 3–7 record after winning the national championship the season before. The team scored 11.6 points per game while the defense allowed 11.9 points per game. The Horned Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.


1939 Taça de Portugal Final
The 1939 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1938–39 Taça de Portugal, the 1st season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 25 June 1939 at the Campo das Salésias in Lisbon, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Académica and Benfica. Académica defeated Benfica 4–3 to claim the first Taça de Portugal.


1939 Temple Owls football team
The 1939 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Fred H. Swan, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 96 to 51. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. Edward Kolman was the team captain.


1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1939 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1939 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC Champions and with a loss against USC in the 1940 Rose Bowl.


1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Tennessee entered the season as defending national champions and coach Neyland led the team to their second of three consecutive undefeated regular seasons. The 1939 Vols were also the last team in NCAA history to go undefeated, untied, and unscored upon in the regular season. Tennessee had two All-American performers that year: George Cafego, a single-wing halfback, and Ed Molinski, a guard.


1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1939 college football season.


1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Led by consensus All-American fullback John Kimbrough, the Aggies went undefeated at 11–0 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 31. They finished the season ranked in the top spot in the final AP Poll and with a claim to the national championship.


1939 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1939 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1939 college football season. The Longhorns were coached by Dana X. Bible in his third season and played as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). They finished the season with an overall record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 3–3 SWC).


1939 Texas Mines Miners football team
The 1939 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 71.


1939 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 1939 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech during the 1939 college football season and were led by Pete Cawthon in his 10th season as the program's fourth head coach. The team outscored opponents by 150 to 74. The season is notable for the game against Centenary in which the teams combined for an NCAA-record 77 punts.


1939 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, at Centenary
The game was played in a torrential downpour that led to muddy field conditions that prevented either team from effectively running or passing the ball. To cope with the poor conditions, the teams resorted to punting in hopes of recovering a turnover on the other end of the field. Both teams combined for 77 punts (39 for Texas Tech and 38 for Centenary), with 67 occurring on first down. 42 punts were returned, 19 went out of bounds, 10 were downed, 1 went into the end zone for a touchback, 4 were blocked, and 1 was fair caught. The Gentlemen managed to finish with 31 yards of total offense, while the Red Raiders finished with a one-yard loss. Texas Tech punter Charlie Calhoun punted the ball 36 times for 1,318 yards, both of which still stand as NCAA records.


1939 Texas Tech vs. Centenary football game
The 1939 Texas Tech vs. Centenary football game was an American college football game played between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Centenary Gentlemen on November 11, 1939, at Centenary College Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. In "one of the weirdest games in NCAA History," torrential downpour and muddy field conditions prevented either Texas Tech or Centenary from advancing the ball by running or passing. To cope with the conditions, both teams resorted to repetitive and immediate punting. Both teams combined to punt 77 times. With each punt, both teams hoped to recover a fumble at the other end of the field.


1939 Texas Tech vs. Centenary football game
6 of 14 fumbles were lost, but none of the turnovers led to a score. 42 punts were returned, 19 went out of bounds, 10 were downed, 1 went into the end zone for a touchback, 4 were blocked, and 1 was fair caught. 67 punts (34 by Texas Tech, 33 by Centenary) occurred on first down, including 22 consecutively in the third and fourth quarters. The game ended in a 0–0 tie with Centenary owning a statistical edge with 31 yards of total offense compared with a one-yard loss for Texas Tech.


1939 Texas Tech vs. Centenary football game, Historical significance
The 1939 Texas Tech vs Centenary game is referenced in the 2013 edition of the NCAA Football Records Book 14 times. More NCAA single-game records (13 total) were set in the 1939 Texas Tech vs Centenary game than any other game played in NCAA history. Steve Boda, a former associate director of NCAA statistics, researched the record in 1987. Stunned by the brief wire-service report of the game, he used a play-by-play account to confirm the details. All NCAA records set during the game have remained unbroken. Boda claims three modern football factors guard against a repeat of these records: Better field surfaces, easier to handle footballs, and advanced gloves and footwear.


1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1939 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the eighth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.


1939 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 1939 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.


1939 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Thurles Sarsfields won the championship after a 5-03 to 4-02 defeat of Cashel King Cormacs in the final. It was their 12th championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1939 Titleholders Championship
The 1939 Titleholders Championship was contested from January 16–19 at Augusta Country Club. It was the 3rd edition of the Titleholders Championship.


1939 Toledo Rockets football team
The 1939 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four of ten opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 180 to 59. The defense held opponents to 5.9 points per game and allowed only nine touchdowns, both of which remain program records. The team allowed zero passing touchdowns, which is tied for the program record.


1939 Toledo Rockets football team
Frank Maher, who later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, was the team captain. He returned a kickoff 92 yards in a game against Long Island.


1939 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1939 Toronto Argonauts season was the 53rd season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 4–1–1 record and qualified for the playoffs, but lost the two-game total-points IRFU Final series to the Ottawa Rough Riders.


1939 Toronto Argonauts season, Preseason
The Argonauts participated in the 1939 city of Toronto championship series, winning the competition with victories over Balmy Beach and the University of Toronto varsity team.


1939 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1939. Incumbent Ralph Day was re-elected mayor over former lawyer Lewis Duncan.


1939 Toronto municipal election, Toronto mayor
Day was expected to be acclaimed, but in December lawyer and Liberal Lewis Duncan entered the race. Day but won by a significant margin in a high turnout race.


1939 Toronto municipal election, Board of Control
All four Board of Control incumbents were reelected despite a group of high-profile challengers. Closest to winning a seat was Alderman William Croft in fifth place. In sixth place was communist Tim Buck and in seventh Alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Finishing surprisingly far back in seventh was former mayor William D. Robbins.


1939 Toronto municipal election, City council
Results taken from the January 3, 1939 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.


1939 Tour de France
The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 10 to 30 July. The total distance was 4,224 km (2,625 mi).


1939 Tour de France
Taking place on the eve of World War II, there was already much animosity in Europe. Italy, Germany and Spain all declined to send teams to the race, so the 1938 Italian champion Gino Bartali would not be defending his title. To fill out the ranks, Belgium sent two teams, and France had five teams. This would be the final Tour for eight years, until 1947.


1939 Tour de France
Between the second and the seventh stage, the last rider in the general classification was eliminated.


1939 Tour de France
The race was won by Belgian Sylvère Maes who also won the mountains classification.


1939 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
For the first time, a mountain time trial was scheduled: stage 16b. A rule was added to make it more difficult to finish the race: from the second stage to the seventh stage, the last rider in the classification was to be removed from the race.


1939 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The nutrition of the cyclists became more professional: cyclists were reporting that the use of vitamins increased their performance.


1939 Tour de France, Teams
Because Italy, Germany and Spain did not send teams, the Tour organisation were short on participating cyclists. To solve this, they allowed Belgium to send two teams, and France to send four additional regional teams.


1939 Tour de France, Teams
The French cyclists had been successful in the 1930s, but their Tour winners were absent in 1939: 1930 and 1932 winner André Leducq had retired in 1938, as had 1931 and 1934 winner Antonin Magne; 1933 winner Georges Speicher did not ride, and 1937 winner Roger Lapébie was injured. This all made the Belgian team favourite.


1939 Tour de France, Route and stages
The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,770 m (9,090 ft) at the summit of the Col de l'Iseran mountain pass on stage 16b.


1939 Tour de France, Race overview
In the first stage, regional Amedée Fournier won the sprint of a group of nine cyclists, and was the first cyclist in 1939 to wear the yellow jersey. In the next stage, Romain Maes, who had finished in the same group as Fournier, won the time trial, and captured the lead. He lost it in the second part of that stage, when a group got away. Three regional riders were now on top of the general classification, led by Jean Fontenay.


1939 Tour de France, Race overview
René Vietto, leader of the regional South-East team, was in second place. In the fourth stage, Vietto got into the winning break, and took over the lead, closesly followed by Mathias Clemens on six seconds.


1939 Tour de France, Race overview
In the ninth stage, the single Pyrenees stage of 1939, Edward Vissers attacked instead of helping his team leader Sylvère Maes. Vissers won the stage, but Vietto was able to stay with Maes. Maes climbed to the second place in the general classification, three minutes behind Vietto.


1939 Tour de France, Race overview
Maes was able to win back a little time, and just before the Alps were climbed from stage 15 on, Vietto was still leading, with Maes still in second place, two minutes behind. Sylvère Maes attacked on that stage, and Vietto was not able to follow. Vietto finished 17 minutes behind Maes, and lost the lead. The next stage was split in three split stages. In the first part, Vietto was able to stay close to Maes, but in the second part, the individual mountain time trial, Maes won ten minutes on Vietto. Maes was now leading with a margin of 27 minutes, and the victory seemed secure.


1939 Tour de France, Race overview
In the last stages, Maes was able to extend his lead with a few more minutes. Maes became the winner, with a margin of more than half an hour.


1939 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
The time that each cyclist required to finish each stage was recorded, and these times were added together for the general classification. If a cyclist had received a time bonus, it was subtracted from this total; all time penalties were added to this total. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey. Of the 79 cyclists that started the race, 49 finished.


1939 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
For the mountains classification, 10 mountains were selected by the Tour organisation. The mountains classification in 1939 was won by Sylvère Maes. The first cyclist to reach the top received 10 points, the second cyclist 9 points, and so on until the tenth cyclist who received 1 point.


1939 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
The team classification was calculated in 1939 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team; the team with the least time was the winner. In 1939, there were ten teams of eight cyclists. There were the national teams of Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and France. Belgium also sent a second team, "Belgium B". Finally, there were four regional French teams: North-East, West, South-West and South-East. The South-West team was registered with eight cyclist, but only seven cyclists started the race. Only two of the South-West cyclists finished the race, so they were not in the team classification.


1939 Tour de France, Aftermath
Although he did not win the race, René Vietto became a popular cyclist. He was the most popular runner-up in France until Raymond Poulidor.


1939 Tour de France, Aftermath
The sales of the organising newspaper l'Auto had dropped to 164000, and the newspaper was sold to Raymond Patenôtre. A few months after Germany had conquered France in the Second World War, Patenôtre sold l'Auto to the Germans.


1939 Tour de France, Aftermath
Directly after the Tour, the organisation announced the 1940 Tour de France would be run in 20 stages and five rest days. But the Second World War made it impossible to hold a Tour de France in the next years, although some replacing races were held. Only in 1947 would the Tour be held again, and Vietto would again play an important role then, holding the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for 15 of the 21 stages.


1939 Tour de France, Aftermath
The victory of Maes would be the last Belgian Tour victory for 30 years, until Eddy Merckx won the 1969 Tour de France.


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c
The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 10 July, and Stage 10c occurred on 21 July with a flat stage to Montpellier. The race finished in Paris on 30 July.


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 1
10 July 1939 — Paris to Caen, 215 km (134 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 2a
11 July 1939 — Caen to Vire, 63.5 km (39.5 mi) (ITT)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 2b
21 July 1939 — Vire to Rennes, 119.5 km (74.3 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 3
12 July 1939 — Rennes to Brest, 244 km (152 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 4
13 July 1939 — Brest to Lorient, 174 km (108 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 5
14 July 1939 — Lorient to Nantes, 207 km (129 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 6a
15 July 1939 — Nantes to La Rochelle, 144 km (89 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 6b
15 July 1939 — La Rochelle to Royan, 107 km (66 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 7
17 July 1939 — Royan to Bordeaux, 198 km (123 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 8a
18 July 1939 — Bordeaux to Salies-de-Béarn, 210.5 km (130.8 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 8b
18 July 1939 — Salies-de-Béarn to Pau, 68.5 km (42.6 mi) (ITT)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 9
19 July 1939 — Pau to Toulouse, 311 km (193 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 10a
21 July 1939 — Toulouse to Narbonne, 148.5 km (92.3 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 10b
21 July 1939 — Narbonne to Béziers, 27 km (17 mi) (ITT)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c, Stage 10c
21 July 1939 — Béziers to Montpellier, 70.5 km (43.8 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b
The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 10 July, and Stage 11 occurred on 22 July with a flat stage from Montpellier. The race finished in Paris on 30 July.


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 11
22 July 1939 — Montpellier to Marseille, 212 km (132 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 12a
23 July 1939 — Marseille to Saint-Raphaël, 157 km (98 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 12b
23 July 1939 — Saint-Raphaël to Monaco, 121.5 km (75.5 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 13
24 July 1939 — Monaco to Monaco, 101.5 km (63.1 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 14
25 July 1939 — Monaco to Digne, 175 km (109 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 15
26 July 1939 — Digne to Briançon, 219 km (136 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 16a
27 July 1939 — Briançon to Briançon, 126 km (78 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 16b
27 July 1939 — Bonneval to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 64.5 km (40.1 mi) (ITT)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 16c
27 July 1939 — Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Annecy, 103.5 km (64.3 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 17a
29 July 1939 — Annecy to Dôle, 226 km (140 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 17b
29 July 1939 — Dôle to Dijon, 59 km (37 mi) (ITT)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 18a
30 July 1939 — Dijon to Troyes, 151 km (94 mi)


1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b, Stage 18b
30 July 1939 — Troyes to Paris, 201 km (125 mi)


1939 Tour de Serbie
The 1939 Tour de Serbie (Serbian: Trka oko Srbije) was the 1st edition of the Tour de Serbie cycling stage race. It was scheduled from 22 to 29 May.


1939 Tour de Suisse
The 1939 Tour de Suisse was the seventh edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 5 August to 12 August 1939. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Robert Zimmermann.


1939 Tschammerpokal
The 1939 Tschammerpokal was the 5th season of the annual German football cup competition. In the final which was held on 28 April 1940 in the Olympiastadion 1. FC Nürnberg defeated Waldhof Mannheim 2–0, thereby becoming the first club to win the cup twice.


1939 Tschammerpokal, Matches, Semi-finals, Replays
* After the second replay a drawing decided that Mannheim would advance to the final.


1939 Tschammerpokal Final
The 1939 Tschammerpokal Final decided the winner of the 1939 Tschammerpokal, the 5th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 28 April 1940 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. 1. FC Nürnberg won the match 2–0 against Waldhof Mannheim, to claim their 2nd cup title.


1939 Tschammerpokal Final, Route to the final
The Tschammerpokal began the final stage with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a second replay would take place at the original home team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.


1939 Tschammerpokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


1939 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 1939 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 8–1–1 and a mark of 5–0 in conference play, sharing the SEC title with the Tennessee and Georgia Tech. Tulane  was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Texas A&M.


1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Chet Benefiel, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the Missouri Valley Conference.


1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team, After the season
The 1940 NFL Draft was held on December 9, 1939. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.


1939 Turkish National Division
The 1939 National Division was the 3rd edition of the Turkish National Division. Galatasaray won their first title.


1939 Turkish general election
General elections were held in Turkey on 26 March 1939. The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time. Voter turnout was reported to be 77.8%.


1939 Turkish general election, Electoral system
The elections were held under the Ottoman electoral law passed in 1908, which provided for a two-stage process. In the first stage, voters elected secondary electors (one for the first 750 voters in a constituency, then one for every additional 500 voters). In the second stage the secondary electors elected the members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.


1939 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The 1939 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 7 September until 17 September. It was the 59th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.


1939 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Adrian Quist /  John Bromwich defeated  Jack Crawford /  Harry Hopman 8–6, 6–1, 6–4


1939 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Sarah Palfrey /  Alice Marble defeated  Kay Stammers /  Freda James Hammersley 7–5, 8–6


1939 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Mixed Doubles
Alice Marble /   Harry Hopman defeated  Sarah Palfrey /  Elwood Cooke 9–7, 6–1


1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Bobby Riggs defeated Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships.


1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1939 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Alice Marble defeated second-seeded Helen Jacobs 6–0, 8–10, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from September 7, through September 17, 1939 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.


1939 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
The draw consisted of 64 players of which eight were seeded.


1939 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Alice Marble is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.


1939 U.S. Open (golf)
The 1939 U.S. Open was the 43rd U.S. Open, held June 8–12 at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. Byron Nelson won after two playoff rounds to prevail against Craig Wood and Denny Shute to claim his only U.S. Open title, and the second of his five major championships. It was the first playoff at the U.S. Open in eight years and the first three-way playoff since 1913.


1939 U.S. Open (golf)
Sam Snead led after each of the first two rounds but his triple-bogey on the 72nd hole dropped him to fifth place, two strokes back. Two years earlier, he was runner-up in his first U.S. Open in 1937. Following World War II, Snead finished second three more times, but never won the title to complete a career grand slam.


1939 U.S. Open (golf)
In his fourth U.S. Open, Ben Hogan made his first 36-hole cut at the championship and finished in a tie for 62nd. He finished in a tie for fifth the following year; after the war he won four U.S. Opens and contended in numerous others. He made every subsequent cut he played in at the U.S. Open, the last in 1967 at age 54.


1939 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round
Nelson began the final round on Saturday afternoon five strokes back of leader Johnny Bulla and shot 68 to gain the clubhouse lead at 284. Wood birdied the 18th to also get to 284, while Shute also finished on that number after a bogey at 17. It appeared, however, that that number would not be enough. Snead stood on the par-5 18th needing only a par to win the championship. Snead believed he needed a birdie to win and played the hole aggressively. After finding two bunkers, he made a triple-bogey 8 and missed the playoff by two strokes.


1939 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Playoff
In the three-way 18-hole playoff on Sunday afternoon, Nelson and Wood each carded 68 (–1), while Shute shot a 76 (+7) and was eliminated. In the second 18-hole playoff on Monday morning, Nelson took control at the third hole with a birdie while Wood double-bogeyed. At the next hole, Nelson holed out for an eagle to take a five-stroke lead. With a three-shot lead at the turn, Nelson matched Wood on the back nine and finished with a 70 to Wood's 73.


1939 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1939 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 26 August to 3 September 1939. Two events for men were contested, one for professionals and one for amateurs.


1939 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1939 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 6–0–4 record (5–0–3 conference), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, played #3-ranked USC to a scoreless tie, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. Jackie Robinson, who is better known for breaking the color barrier in pro baseball, was a running back on the team.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 14th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Despite the outbreak of World War II, another ten tracks opened, buoyed on by the attendances and profits generated. Attendances and totalisator turnover at National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) licensed tracks was on course for a record year but was disrupted, with many tracks closing in the latter part of the year. A record 92,000 attended the 1939 English Greyhound Derby final at White City and the totalisator turnover for the final was £14,341 and for the meeting it was £114,780 which set a new record for a greyhound meeting. The race was won by Highland Rum.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
The leading greyhound company, the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) saw reduced profits, due to the closure of their London tracks from September. The operating net profit for 1939 was £151,000 and attendances at GRA tracks increased rose to 3,808,994.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks
Oxford Stadium was one of twelve known tracks to open during the year, it was opened on 31 March by Lord Denham of the NGRC. Just four days later Lord Denham was opening the new Dagenham Greyhound Stadium. Castleford Whitwood Stadium raced for the first time and the Hull Kingston Rovers rugby league team sold the Craven Park stadium to the Greyhound Racing Company following financial difficulties. Ten thousand attended the first meeting at the City Stadium in Norwich.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks
Clapton Stadium underwent renovation and Bristol Rovers F.C. sold Eastville Stadium to the Bristol Greyhound Company for £12,000. The first General Manager was Lieut-Col Forsdike who was to become secretary of the NGRC. A successful professional punter called Len Franklin bought the flapping track site in West Caister with plans to open a new stadium.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks
Many tracks closed or were refused licences during 1939, for various reasons including the threat of bombing, staffing shortages and requisitioning by the authorities. Several would never reopen such as Battersea and Brixton.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Two new major events were introduced, the Birmingham Cup at Perry Barr and the Essex Vase at Romford Greyhound Stadium.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
The Oaks and Pall Mall were suspended before their 1939 running and return in 1945. Juvenile Classic reached a second Grand National final coming home three lengths behind the winner Valiant Bob and Grosvenor Ferdinand upset the odds at Catford Stadium by holding off the challenge of hot favourite Black Peter by a head in the Gold Collar final.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Carmel Ash who finished runner-up to Highland Rum in the Derby final finished fourth behind Misty Law II in the Scottish Greyhound Derby final. The Scurry Gold Cup at the end of July went to a Derby Greyhound Stadium trained hound Silver Wire. Orlucks Best was one length behind Silver Wire and was representing trainer Charlie Ashley for a third consecutive final, winning one and finishing second twice and Gold Collar champion Grosvenor Ferdinand was third. Gayhunter switched kennels from Harry Buck to Eddie Wright who steered the greyhound to the St Leger crown in November.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
All identity books were microphotoed and stored in secret in case they were lost during the war years.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Ireland
The Irish provincial tracks had pressured the Irish Coursing Club since 1932, for the right to stage Ireland's premier event, the Irish Greyhound Derby which had been exclusively run in Dublin. During a vote in 1939, the club agreed to let Limerick Greyhound Stadium host the race and Cork Greyhound Stadium would hold the 1941 version.


1939 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Ireland
Despite the Irish Derby prize money decreasing, the event at Limerick was a success. Marchin' Thro' Georgia impressed throughout. Even two track records by other greyhounds failed to stop the red fawn dog from going through the competition unbeaten. The runner-up and one of the two track record breakers, Irish Rambler was bought by English buyers and sent to West Ham Stadium. The trend of selling the best Irish hounds to England would continue for many years because of the purchasing power of the English and in particular the London owners.


1939 USC Trojans football team
The 1939 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1939 college football season. The Trojans defeated the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1940 Rose Bowl, scoring the only points achieved on the Volunteers all season, ending their 23-game win streak. USC finished third in the final AP Poll, which was conducted before bowl season. They were crowned as national champions by the Dickinson System, which is designated as an NCAA "major selector" of national champions.


1939 USC Trojans football team, 1940 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following last season.


1939 USSR Chess Championship
The 1939 USSR Chess Championship was the 11th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 15 April to 16 May 1939 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Mikhail Botvinnik. Semifinals took place in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev. Alexander Kotov, author of the classic book Think Like a Grandmaster, made his debut, achieving the runner-up. Former champion of the 1920s Peter Romanovsky returned to compete, but finishing in last place. The level and popularity of chess was skyrocketing in the Soviet Union, the final round, which featured the duel between Botvinnik and Kotov, sold out all the thousands of tickets available to the public.


1939 United Australia Party leadership election
The United Australia Party held a leadership election on 18 April 1939, following the death in office of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons on 7 April. Robert Menzies narrowly defeated Billy Hughes – a former Nationalist prime minister – on the third ballot, following the earlier elimination of Treasurer Richard Casey and Trade Minister Thomas White. Another former prime minister, Stanley Bruce, had also been considered a leadership contender, but for various reasons (including his position outside of parliament as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom) he was never nominated. Menzies was not sworn in as prime minister until 26 April.


1939 United Australia Party leadership election, Newspaper endorsements
The press took a keen interest in the leadership contest, which was one of the first in which a party chose a new prime minister in an open fashion with multiple viable candidates. In Melbourne, The Age endorsed Menzies as the new prime minister on 8 April, only a day after Lyons' death. The Argus endorsed Casey, arguing that had remained remain loyal to Lyons and the government where Menzies had not.


1939 United Australia Party leadership election, Newspaper endorsements
The Herald on 12 April stated a slight preference for Bruce, but observed that it would probably be too difficult to recall him from London and that Menzies was the only other alternative. It gave a more enthusiastic endorsement of Menzies two days later. In Sydney, The Daily Telegraph supported Casey, while The Sydney Morning Herald was an "earnest advocate of recalling Bruce".


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1939 United States House of Representatives elections
There were special elections for the United States House of Representatives to the 76th United States Congress.


1939 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1939, in three states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.


1939 Upper Hunter state by-election
The 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 7 October 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the death of Malcolm Brown (Country). There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party.


1939 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Nacional won the championship.


1939 Utah State Aggies football team
The 1939 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against MSC opponents), finished fifth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 81 to 76.


1939 Utah Utes football team
The 1939 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled a 6–1–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 74.


1939 Utah Utes football team
Four Utah players received recognition on the 1939 All-Mountain States football team: end Paul Bogden; tackle Luke Pappas; guard Rex Geary; and quarterback Bill Swan.


1939 Utah Utes football team, After the season, NFL draft
Utah had three players selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.


1939 Utah Utes football team, After the season, NFL draft
In addition, Halfback Fred Gehrke was not drafted but played eight seasons in the NFL.


1939 VFA season
The 1939 Victorian Football Association season was the 61st season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Williamstown Football Club, which came from fourth on the ladder to defeat Prahran by nine points in the Grand Final on 7 October. It was the club's third VFA premiership, and it was a strong revival after having won the wooden spoon in 1938.


1939 VFA season, Premiership
The home-and-home season was played over twenty matches, a large increase from 1938 when sixteen matches were played, before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season. This pushed the end of the season into October, the weekend after the Victorian Football League Grand Final. It became standard for the VFA Grand Final to be scheduled for the weekend after the VFL Grand Final until 1963.


1939 VFL Grand Final
The 1939 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1939. It was the 43rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1939 VFL season.


1939 VFL Grand Final, The match
The match, attended by 78,110 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 53 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and first since winning the 1926 VFL Grand Final.


1939 VFL season
The 1939 Victorian Football League season was the 43rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.


1939 VFL season, Premiership season
In 1939, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.


1939 VFL season, Premiership season
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.


1939 VFL season, Premiership season
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1939 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.


1939 VFL season, Grand final
Melbourne defeated Collingwood 21.22 (148) to 14.11 (95), in front of a crowd of 78,110 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).


1939 VPI Gobblers football team
The 1939 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1939 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1).


1939 VPI Gobblers football team, Players
The following players were members of the 1939 football team according to the roster published in the 1940 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.


1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1939 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the fifth season of his second stint, and sixth overall, as head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 2–7–1 overall and 1–6 in conference play. The Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. On October 7, Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt. 21–13, for the 100th loss in the schools football program.


1939 Vermont Catamounts football team
The 1939 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented  the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach John P. Sabo, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.


1939 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1939 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1939 college football season. The head coach was Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, coaching his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.


1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1939 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–4.


1939 Volta a Catalunya
The 1939 Volta a Catalunya was the 19th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 17 September to 24 September 1939. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Mariano Cañardo.


1939 WANFL season
The 1939 WANFL season was the 55th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League. It is best known for West Perth's record losing streak of twenty-seven matches up to the fifteenth round, an ignominy equalled by Peel Thunder in their formative years but never actually beaten. The Cardinals finished with the worst record since Midland Junction lost all twelve games in 1917, and were the first WANFL team with only one victory for twelve seasons.


1939 WANFL season
In their only win, champion forward Ted Tyson became the first West Australian to kick over one thousand goals and he just failed to replicate his 1938 feat of leading the goalkicking for a bottom club. Subiaco, despite a second Sandover win from Haydn Bunton (in spite of several problematic leg injuries) won only three matches, and Swan Districts, affected by the loss of star goalkicker Ted Holdsworth to Kalgoorlie, began a long period as a cellar-dweller with a fall to sixth.


1939 WANFL season
Claremont, with captain George Moloney returning to the goalfront from the centre, won their second consecutive premiership despite the loss of many key players in the week before the Grand Final, whilst East Fremantle and East Perth remained firmly entrenched in the top and had a neck-and-neck battle late in the season for the double chance.


1939 WANFL season
Perth and South Fremantle, both of whom had had long periods in the wilderness, fought an exciting battle for the last place in the top four that ended with the red and whites winning by the narrowest of margins, in the process providing a basis for the club's dynasty following World War II, which began on the weekend of the penultimate round.


1939 WANFL season
Two key rule changes were made in the WANFL and nationally in 1939. The holding the ball rule was altered to eliminate the provision for a player to drop the ball when tackled, meaning that a player was forced to either kick or handpass the ball when tackled to avoid conceding a free kick; and, the boundary throw-in was reintroduced whenever the ball went out of bounds, except when put out deliberately, instead of a free kick being awarded against the last player to touch the ball, as had been the case since 1925.


1939 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 1
Claremont unfurls its first pennant with a convincing win over an inexperienced Old Easts side lacking George Doig, who was unsure whether he would play more football because of his work as a florist.


1939 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 6
East Perth win the battle of the remaining unbeaten clubs to go clear top with an outstanding display led by the defence of Starr.


1939 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 7
Weakened by the absence with injury of “Scranno” Jenkins and Neal Lewington, South Fremantle unexpectedly fade out in the second half against lowly Swan Districts.


1939 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 8
Swan Districts’ narrow escape was to be their last win at Leederville until August 11 of 1956. The intervening 23-game streak is the longest losing streak by any WA(N)FL club at an opposition ground.


1939 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 18
With a fighting win in shocking conditions, Perth recapture South Fremantle’s place in the top four.


1939 WANFL season, Finals, First semi-final
East Perth take advantage of a weakening wind in the last quarter to hold out South Fremantle in the latter’s first final for seven seasons.


1939 WANFL season, Finals, Second semi-final
East Fremantle, without several leading players, cause a surprise by convincingly beating a Claremont side weakened by the absence of George Moloney. The game is close for three quarters before Old Easts kick 7.1 (43) to 1.7 (13) in the last quarter amid expectations they would tire.


1939 WANFL season, Finals, Preliminary final
A vicious game with two reports comes alive in the last quarter, sees Claremont fight back to win narrowly.


1939 WANFL season, Grand final
Despite the absence of Compton (suspended), Reid and Edmeades, and injuries to skipper George Moloney and Lovegrove, Claremont convincingly win their second premiership with a brilliant third quarter into the wind.


1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Southern Conference.


1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Wake Forest tackle Ruppert Pate was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Southern Conference football team.


1939 Washington Huskies football team
The 1939 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1939 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 4–5 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 93 to 77. Chuck Bechtol was the team captain.


1939 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft selections
One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1940 NFL Draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.


1939 Washington Redskins season
The 1939 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 3rd in Washington, D.C.. It began with the team improved on their 6–3–2 record from 1938, finishing at 8-2-1, but missed the playoff for the second year in a row.


1939 Washington Redskins season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1939 Washington Redskins season, Standings
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1939 Washington Senators season
The 1939 Washington Senators won 65 games, lost 87, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.


1939 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1939 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1939 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1939 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1939 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1939 college football season. Fourteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–5 record (3–5 in PCC, sixth); they were outscored 138 to 67, held scoreless three times, and recorded two shutouts.


1939 Washington State Cougars football team
The Cougars' three home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman.


1939 Washington State Cougars football team
Longtime assistant coach Karl Schlademan moved on to Michigan State after this season.


1939 Washington University Bears football team
The 1939 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University of St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1939 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 103. The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.


1939 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 1939 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.


1939 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
On 17 September 1939, Mount Sion won the championship after a 2-04 to 2-02 defeat of Erin's Own in the final. This was their second ever championship title and their second title in succession.


1939 Waverley state by-election
The 1939 Waverley state by-election was held on 22 April 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley because of the death of John Waddell (United Australia).


1939 Wayne Tartars football team
The 1939 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by opponents, 117 to 66.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game
The 1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game was a college football game between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets played on September 30, 1939. The game was played at Triborough Stadium on New York City's Randall's Island. Fordham won the game 34–7. Broadcast by NBC, the contest was the first American football game ever televised.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Game play
Fordham entered the game a pre-season pick for the national championship, but the first score was completed by Waynesburg when Bobby Brooks completed a 63-yard run for a touchdown on the third play of the game. Waynesburg only scored in the first quarter but managed to keep Fordham within reach during the early part of the game. Fordham scored in every quarter, leaving the final score at 34–7.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Game play
Fordham's offense managed sixteen first downs and 337 yards, while Waynesburg managed only five first downs for a total of 157 yards. Fordham blocked a punt in both the first and second halves of the game and recorded an interception in the fourth quarter that the offense was able to turn into a touchdown.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts
NBC broadcast the game on station W2XBS with one camera and Bill Stern was the sole announcer. Estimates are that the broadcast reached approximately 1,000 television sets.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts
The game came just one month after the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the Cincinnati Reds in the first-ever televised professional baseball game, and five months after the Princeton and Columbia baseball teams played the first televised sporting event.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts
Sports broadcasting continued. Less than one month later (October 22) the now defunct Brooklyn "Football" Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24–14, at Ebbets Field for the first televised professional football game. On February 28, 1940, the University of Pittsburgh played Fordham at Madison Square Garden in the first televised basketball game.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts
College football on television continued with the second televised college game just one month later, on October 28, when the Kansas State Wildcats hosted the Nebraska Cornhuskers for their homecoming contest.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts, Other claims
Sources have cited a University of Pennsylvania home football game from 1938 as the first televised football game. This is likely due to the 1981 NCAA Television Briefing Book, which said


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts, Other claims
College football television had begun in 1938, when one of the University of Pennsylvania's games was beamed from Franklin Field to the Philco offices-laboratories, also in Philadelphia. As far as is known, there were six television sets in Philadelphia; and all were tuned to the game.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts, Other claims
However, this game occurred before the 1939 New York World's Fair, which marked the beginning of regularly scheduled television broadcasts. This, along with the fact that the game was broadcast to the Philco laboratories, likely means the game was used as a field test.


1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game, Sports broadcasting firsts, Other claims
The University of Pennsylvania hosted the first full schedule of college football games in 1940.


1939 Wells by-election
The Wells by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Wells in Somerset on 13 December 1939. The seat had become vacant when Anthony Muirhead, the constituency's Conservative Party Member of Parliament had died on 29 October, aged 48. He had held the seat since the 1929 general election. It was viewed as a significant turning point for politics in the local area.


1939 Wells by-election
The Conservative candidate, Lt. Colonel Dennis Boles, was returned unopposed.


1939 Wells by-election
This was the ninth election since the start of World War II, when unopposed by-elections were common, since the major parties had agreed not to contest by-elections when vacancies arose in seats held by the other parties. Contests occurred only when independent candidates or minor parties chose to stand, and the Common Wealth Party was formed in 1942 with the specific aim of contesting war-time by-elections.


1939 West Tennessee State Tigers football team
The 1939 West Tennessee State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, Memphis State compiled a 3–8 record.


1939 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1939 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Marshall Glenn, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 94 to 70. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Albert Baisi and Harry Clarke were the team captains.


1939 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 18 March 1939 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier John Willcock, won a third term in office against the Country and Nationalist parties, led by Opposition Leader Charles Latham and Robert Ross McDonald respectively.


1939 Western Australian state election, Results
The election was notable for the lack of change to the status quo. Only one member—former Speaker Michael Troy, who had been in the Assembly continuously since 1904—opted to retire, being replaced in his seat of Mount Magnet by fellow Labor member Lucien Triat. Labor's Bill Hegney gained the seat of Pilbara from two-term Nationalist MLA Frank Welsh, whilst the Nationalist member since 1914 for North Perth, James MacCallum Smith, was defeated by independent Nationalist Arthur Abbott (who joined the party some years later).


1939 Western Australian state election, Results
Elsewhere, the only change was the exit of one Independent member—Clarence Doust in Nelson, who was defeated by his Nationalist predecessor John Henry Smith after one term—and the entry of another from Irwin-Moore, Claude Barker, replacing Country member Percy Ferguson.


1939 Western Australian state election, Results
Western Australian state election, 18 March 1939Legislative Assembly << 1936–1943 >>


1939 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 1939 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in the 1939 college football season. They were led by coach Gander Terry and team captain Sam Panepinto.


1939 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The 1939 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1939 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bill Edwards. Home games were played at League Park and Shaw Stadium.


1939 Western State Broncos football team
The 1939 Western State Broncos football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Mike Gary, the Broncos compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents, 85 to 51. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The stadium, built at a cost of $270,000, was dedicated on November 4, 1939, prior to the game against Western Kentucky.


1939 Western State Broncos football team
Center Art Guse was the team captain. Halfback Dave Kribs received the team's most outstanding player award.


1939 Westminster Abbey by-election
The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 17 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London.


1939 Westminster Abbey by-election, Previous MP
The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Sidney Herbert had died on 22 March 1939. Herbert had held the seat since an unopposed 1932 by-election.


1939 Westminster Abbey by-election, Candidates
The Conservative candidate was Harold Webbe. The Labour candidate in 1935, William Kennedy, had been reselected to contest the next General Election; however, the Labour party decided not to contest the by-election. The Communist party, who had not contested the seat before, chose Dr Billy Carritt. In an attempt to revive the Popular Front strategy, Carritt stood as an Independent Progressive.


1939 Westminster Abbey by-election, Campaign
Carritt's campaign chairman was Liberal MP, Richard Acland. Both the constituency Liberal and Labour parties actively supported his campaign. Those who came to speak for him in the constituency included Liberal MP Wilfrid Roberts, expelled Labour MPs Sir Stafford Cripps and George Strauss and other public figures such as J.B. Priestley.


1939 Westminster Abbey by-election, Result
Carritt attracted the highest ever percentage poll of any anti-Conservative candidate in this seat. The performance revived interest nationally in electoral co-operation to defeat National Government candidates at a General Election, expected to take place later in the year.


1939 Westminster Abbey by-election, Aftermath
In the 1945 general election, Carritt stood in Westminster Abbey as a Communist.


1939 Westminster Abbey by-election, Aftermath
Webbe remained its MP until the constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, when he became MP for the new Cities of London and Westminster constituency.


1939 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1939 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) in the Central Intercollegiate Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Al Gebert, the Shockers compiled a 5–3–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the CIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 68.


1939 Wightman Cup
The 1939 Wightman Cup was the 17th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City in the United States.


1939 William & Mary Indians football team
The 1939 William & Mary Indians football team represented The College of William & Mary during the 1939 college football season.


1939 Wilmot by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wilmot on 27 May 1939. This was triggered by the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, a member of the United Australia Party.


1939 Wimbledon Championships
The 1939 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1939. It was the 59th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1939. Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble won the singles titles.


1939 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Men's Singles
Bobby Riggs defeated  Elwood Cooke, 2–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2


1939 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles
Elwood Cooke /  Bobby Riggs defeated  Charles Hare /  Frank Wilde, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7


1939 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles
Sarah Fabyan /  Alice Marble defeated  Helen Jacobs /  Billie Yorke, 6–1, 6–0


1939 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Mixed Doubles
Bobby Riggs /  Alice Marble defeated  Frank Wilde /  Nina Brown, 9–7, 6–1


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Don Budge and Gene Mako were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional.


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs defeated Charles Hare and Frank Wilde in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championship.


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
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1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Second-seeded Bobby Riggs defeated Elwood Cooke in the final, 2–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships. Don Budge was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1938 season.


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
It would be the last Wimbledon tournament for seven years due to World War II.


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
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1939 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Don Budge and Alice Marble were the defending champions, but Budge was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1938 season. Marble partnered with Bobby Riggs and defeated Frank Wilde and Nina Brown in the final, 9–7, 6–1 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships.


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
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1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Sarah Fabyan and Alice Marble successfully defended their title, defeating Helen Jacobs and Billie Yorke in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Doubles.


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
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1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Alice Marble defeated Kay Stammers in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships. Helen Moody was the defending champion, but did not compete.


1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
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1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
The 1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the WIFU with a 10–2 record. The Blue Bombers won their second Grey Cup championship by defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders 8–7.


1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his fourth year as Wisconsin's head coach.


1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Fullback George Paskvan was selected by the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Big Ten Conference football team. He was also selected as Wisconsin's most valuable player. Ralph Moeller was the team captain.


1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 36,000. During the 1939 season, the average attendance at home games was 23,726.


1939 Wisła Kraków season
The 1939 season was Wisła Kraków's 31st year as a club.


1939 Wisła Kraków season, Ekstraklasa
The championship was unfinished because of the Nazi German attack on Poland which triggered the Second World War.


1939 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1939 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 28 February - 6 March 1939. Margot Lumb won her fifth consecutive title defeating Susan Noel in the final. Due to war Margot Lumb was unable to defend her title and missed the opportunity to increase her number of victories over the next seven years.


1939 Women's British Open Squash Championship, Seeds
Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke  Miss Susan Noel  Miss Betty Cooke  Miss Eleonora Sears  Miss Elizabeth Pearson  Miss Ann Page


1939 Women's Western Open
The 1939 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Westwood Country Club, which was the 10th edition of the event. Helen Dettweiler won the championship in match play competition by defeating Bea Barrett in the final match, 4 and 3.


1939 World Archery Championships
The 1939 World Archery Championships was the 9th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Oslo, Norway in July and August 1939 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). It was the last edition of the World Archery Championships until 1946.


1939 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.


1939 World Figure Skating Championships
Men and pairs competitions took place from February 17th to 19th in Budapest, Hungary. Ladies' competitions took place from February 11th to 12th in Prague, Czechoslovakia.


1939 World Figure Skating Championships
These World Figure Skating Championships were the last before World War II. The Austrian skaters Edi Rada, Emmy Puzinger, Anita Wägeler, Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin, and the judge Dr. H. Deistler represented Germany. The former Austrian skater Herbert Alward represented Hungary.


1939 World Series
The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since winning the scandal-tainted 1919 World Series. The Yankees swept the Series in four games for the second straight year, winning their record fourth consecutive title (they would later win five straight from 1949 to 1953). Yankee manager Joe McCarthy won his fifth title, tying the record held by Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack.


1939 World Series
In the 10th inning of the final game, a famous play at the plate typified the Series. "King Kong" Charlie Keller scored when he and the ball both collided with catcher "Schnoz" Ernie Lombardi, and then Joe DiMaggio also scored while Lombardi, rolling on the ground, tried in vain to retrieve the ball. Lombardi had been smacked in the groin, but the puritanical press reported it as Lombardi "napping" at the plate.


1939 World Series
The Yankees matched the Reds in hits with 27, but out-homered them 7–0 and out-scored them 20–8. Keller led the Yanks with seven hits, three home runs, six RBI, eight runs scored, a .438 average and a 1.188 slugging percentage. Both teams played sterling defense for most of the series until the ninth inning of Game 4. Up until then the Reds matched the Yankees with committing just one error for the series. But Cincinnati committed a total of three errors in the ninth and 10th innings of Game 4 which led to five unearned runs, sealing the New York sweep.


1939 World Series
Keller broke the record for most homers by a rookie in a World Series game with two in Game 3. Also in Game 3, Junior Thompson gave up five hits in 4+2⁄3 innings worked. Four of the five were home runs, tying the record for long balls allowed during a Series game set by the Cubs' Charlie Root in 1932.