1942 Latvian Higher League
Three sides were considered main contenders for the league title - Daugavieši, ASK and Olimpija, whilst RFK had an outside chance for it. After the first two match days results corresponded to the pre-season predictions: Daugavieši and ASK were on top of the table with 3 points, thus showing their ambitions to win the league. However, in the following three match days their results went in opposite directions - ASK got 3 victories, meanwhile Daugavieši suffered three defeats.


1942 Latvian Higher League
The collapse of the Riga qualification tournament winners was mainly connected with loss of several key players during the season and before it.


1942 Latvian Higher League
Alfons Jēgers, one of the most talented Latvian forwards of the 1940s, was arrested by the German officials and sent to a concentration camp, another key forward Ludvigs Putniņš decided to return to his previous club - ASK, several players suffered injuries and a result of it all Daugavieši finished last in the league and had to participate in a play-off match against Rīgas Vilki for the right to play in the higher league in the following season. By losing that game also, Daugavieši faced relegation.


1942 Latvian Higher League
Meanwhile, in the title race there was no competition for ASK Riga which won four out of five league games.


1942 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1942 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1942 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Hoban, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, with one win and one tie against its Middle Three Conference rivals.


1942 Lehigh Engineers football team
The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1942 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1942 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.


1942 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Croom were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Rathkeale in the Western Championship final.


1942 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
On 18 October 1942, Ahane won the championship after a 7-08 to 1-00 defeat of Rathkeale in the final. It was their ninth championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.


1942 Llandaff and Barry by-election
The Llandaff and Barry by-election of 1942 was held on 10 June 1942. The by-election was held due to the death  of the incumbent Conservative MP, Patrick Munro. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Lakin.


1942 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1942 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their third year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–3 record.


1942 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1942 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1942 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 2–3 record. Louisville did not field a football team in 1943 or 1944 due to World War II


1942 Loyola Lions football team
The 1942 Loyola Lions football team was an American football team that represented Loyola University of Los Angeles (now known as Loyola Marymount University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bernie Bradley, the Lions compiled a 5–4–1 record.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike
The Luxembourgish general strike of 1942 was a manifestation of passive resistance when Luxembourg was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. The strikes opposed a directive that conscripted young Luxembourgers into the Wehrmacht. A nationwide general strike, originating in Wiltz, paralysed the country and led to the occupying German authorities responding violently by sentencing 21 strikers to death.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, Origins
Following the German invasion of Luxembourg on May 10, 1940, Luxembourg was briefly placed under military occupation. On August 2, 1940, the military government was dissolved and replaced by a civilian government under the leadership of the German civilian administrator of the adjoining German district. The Luxembourg population was declared to be German and was to use German as its only language; the German authorities, under the orders of the Gauleiter Gustav Simon, developed a robust policy of germanization. Furthermore, on August 30, 1942, Gustav Simon announced that all Luxembourger males born between 1920 and 1927 were to be conscripted into the Wehrmacht to fight against the Allies.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
Reaction to the policies was swift among the Luxembourg population, especially against the forced conscription policy. Within hours, a number of Luxembourgers discussed possibilities and decided to organize a general strike. Leaflets calling for the strike were printed, and distributed clandestinely throughout the country by resistants. On August 31, 1942, the strike officially began in the northern Ardennes town of Wiltz with a gathering of local Luxembourg town officials, led by local town officials Michel Worré and Nicolas Müller, refusing to go to work. These were gradually joined by other local workers, among them the employees of IDEAL Lederwerke Wiltz, a large industrial tannery belonging to the Adler & Oppenheimer group before "aryanisation". News on the strike spread rapidly.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
Soon thereafter, workers from the southwestern industrial towns of Schifflange and Differdange were alerted, and also refused to go to work. In Schifflange, Hans Adam, a worker of German origins sounded the alarm across the valley to alert all workers.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
In Differdange, news of the strike spread throughout the workforce by word of mouth, and increased in intensity on September 1. On September 2, 156 mill workers refused to take their shift, and many of those who were already working stopped. The German directors of the mill warned the millworkers that they could be killed for their actions. A few workers got back to work, but approximately 50 still refused, and declared they were on strike.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
At 10 a.m., German authorities reacted and designated who they held as responsible for the situation: Jean-Paul Schneider, Nicolas Betz,Alphonse Weets, Robert Mischo, René Angelsberg, and Ernest Toussaint. The six men were arrested, tried by a special tribunal, sentenced to death, and deported to the Hinzert concentration camp where they were shot. Their families were sent to prison and work camps in Germany.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
The strike spread also to Esch-sur-Alzette, the capital of the Luxembourg mining area, all aspects of the administration were paralysed, including administration, agriculture, industry and education structures.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
The central post office in Luxembourg received rumours of the strike in the morning, and received formal confirmation of the strike by early afternoon, which disrupted the distribution of mail that evening and the following day.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
Throughout the country, schoolchildren were kept away from school, teachers refused to teach, laborers refused to work, there was no or little production of steel, milk, and other products.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, The strike and its consequences
Although the exact number of strikers is unknown, the movement did have a strong effect on the country and the occupying forces, and revitalized resistance movements. The strike was also widely publicized internationally by the allied press.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, German reaction to the Strike
Fearing a further escalation of protests, German authorities decided to react in the harshest way to the strike. Within hours, the strike leaders were rounded up and interrogated by the Gestapo. They were formally arrested soon thereafter, on September 1, and interned in local prisons. Twenty strike leaders were summarily tried by a special tribunal (Standgericht) and sentenced to death and transferred to the Hinzert concentration camp where they were shot and buried in an unmarked grave. Hans Adam, who had rung the alarm in Schifflange and had German origins, was considered to be a traitor and was thus decapitated. Two thousand Luxembourgers were arrested, 83 were tried by the special tribunal and transferred to the Gestapo. 290 high school children, boys and girls, were arrested and sent to re-education camps in Germany, as were 40 ARBED trainees and 7 young postmen.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, German reaction to the Strike
The first two strikers to be shot, on September 2, 1942, at 6.30 p.m., were Michel Worré and Nicolas Müller, from Wiltz. Their last words, according to an SS who witnessed the execution, were "Vive Lëtzebuerg" (Long live Luxembourg! ).


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, German reaction to the Strike
A series of black on red posters were then posted throughout Luxembourg announcing the death of the strikers as a consequence of the strike, bearing the names, occupation, and residency of each victim. Their families, including their children, were subsequently transferred to work camps, many in Silesia, under very harsh conditions.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, Commemoration of the Strike
The 1942 Luxembourg general strike strongly marked Luxembourg's resistance to the German occupier, and represents one of the proudest moments of the history of the Grand-Duchy. Each year, the Strike is commemorated on August 31 by the head of state and government officials.


1942 Luxembourgish general strike, Commemoration of the Strike
In 1965, a lighthouse-shaped "National Monument to the Strike" was opened in Wiltz. Luxembourg's most famous 20th-century sculptor Lucien Wercollier created the two reliefs on the lighthouse displayed there. Wercollier was himself imprisoned at the Hinzert concentration camp.


1942 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1942 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 2–4 record (0–2 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Ray Neal and Robert Nutter were the team captains.


1942 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1942 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1942. Incumbent Republican Governor Sumner Sewall was seeking a second term, and faced off against Democratic challenger George W. Lane, Jr.  Sewall was able to easily win his re-election. This contest was the first gubernatorial election held after the entry of the United States into the second world war.


1942 Maine gubernatorial election, Notes
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1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the tenth playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 6, 1942, at Polo Grounds in New York City the home of the New York Giants of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3–1. While the game had been scheduled for a twilight start at 6:30 p.m. EWT, rain delayed the first pitch for an hour, leading to the first All-Star contest played entirely under the lights; the two-hour, seven-minute game ended just ahead of a 9:30 p.m. blackout curfew in New York.


1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Two nights later, the American League All-Stars traveled to Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, to play a special benefit game against a team of players from the U.S. Army and Navy. The contest, which the American Leaguers won 5–0, attracted a crowd of 62,094 and netted $70,000 for the Army Emergency Relief Fund and the Navy Relief Society. Mutual Radio broadcast the second game, with Bob Elson, Waite Hoyt, and Jack Graney announcing.


1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Umpires
The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Ballanfant and McGowan swapped positions, also Stewart and Barlick swapped positions.


1942 Major League Baseball season
The 1942 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 5, 1942. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Yankees in the World Series, four games to one.


1942 Major League Baseball season
In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers had a record of 104–50, but finished two games behind the Cardinals; the Dodgers tied the 1909 Chicago Cubs, who had a record of 104–49, for the most wins in an MLB regular season without reaching the postseason.


1942 Major League Baseball season, Feats
The Philadelphia Athletics set a record for the fewest runs batted in during a season, with only 354.


1942 Maldon by-election
The Maldon by-election, 1942 was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 June 1942 for the British House of Commons constituency of Maldon in Essex. It was one a series of by-elections in World War II won by radical independent candidates.


1942 Maldon by-election, Previous MP
The seat had become vacant on when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Edward Ruggles-Brise, had died on 12 May, aged 59. He been Maldon's MP since the 1922 general election, with a brief interruption from 1923 to 1924.


1942 Maldon by-election, Candidates
During World War II, 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.


1942 Maldon by-election, Candidates
The Conservative candidate in Maldon, R. J. Hunt, thus faced neither a Labour Party nor a Liberal candidate. However, the left-wing journalist Tom Driberg stood as an "Independent Labour" candidate. Driberg was well known as the Daily Express columnist "William Hickey" and had a home in Bradwell-on-Sea – the only candidate who lived in the constituency. He was a member of the "1941 Committee", a group of progressive intellectuals who met under the chairmanship of J. B. Priestley at the home of Edward G. Hulton, the owner of the Picture Post newspaper. At the start of May, the committee had published a "Nine-Point Plan" calling for works councils and the publication of "post-war plans for the provision of full and free education, employment and a civilized standard of living for everyone." The plan formed the basis of Driberg's campaign.


1942 Maldon by-election, Candidates
The third contestant was 64-year-old Borlase Matthews, standing as a National Independent and Agricultural candidate. He was Liberal candidate at Henley for the 1931 general election, the 1932 Henley by-election, at Ashford for the 1935 general election, and at the 1937 Tonbridge by-election. He was an engineer but left engineering to take up farming. He was a Member of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society. He was a Member of the Electricity Commissioners Rural Electrification Conference. He was Chairman of the Rural Reconstruction Association. He was also an author of several books and papers on farming. Matthews supported Churchill's Coalition government but felt that it was too dominated by the Conservatives and wanted it to be more progressive in nature.


1942 Maldon by-election, Results
On a much-reduced turnout, the result was a massive victory for Driberg, who won 61.3% of the votes. Ruggles-Brise had held the seat at the 1935 general election with 53.4% of the votes, a majority of 24.5%; but Hunt won only 31.3%.


1942 Maldon by-election, Results
Driberg sat as an Independent Labour MP until January 1945, when he took the Labour Whip in the House of Commons. As a Labour Party candidate, he held the seat comfortably at the 1945 general election, and remained Maldon's MP until he stepped down at the 1955 election.


1942 Maldon by-election, Results
The rejection of the government candidate was widely linked to the Axis capture of Tobruk only a few days beforehand, the latest in a string of British defeats, although Driberg denied that this had been a major factor.


1942 Manchester Clayton by-election
The Manchester Clayton by-election of 1942 was held on 17 October 1942. The by-election was held due to the death  of the incumbent Labour MP, John Jagger. It was won by the Labour candidate Harry Thorneycroft.


1942 Manchester Gorton by-election
The Manchester Gorton by-election of 1942 was held on 11 March 1942. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, William Wedgwood Benn. It was won by the Labour candidate William Oldfield.


1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team
The 1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard football team represented the United States Coast Guard's training school at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0–1 record and was ranked No. 9 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.


1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team
The team was coached by Gar Griffith, who both played and coached football at Ohio State before the war, and Pug Vaughan, who was a player-coach. Notable players included Esco Sarkkinen, Mike Karmazin, and Eulace Peacock. Lt . Commander Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion of the world, was the director of physical education; he was referred to in press coverage as the team's "water boy."


1942 Manhattan Jaspers football team
The 1942 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 148 to 63.


1942 Manhattan Jaspers football team
In July 1943, coach Kopf announced that Manhattan was abandoning football due to the manpower shortage resulting from wartime military service. Manhattan's usual enrollment had dropped from 1,000 students to 300 civilians along with 400 Army trainees, with the latter group being prohibited by War Department policy from participating in varsity athletics. Manhattan's decision followed a similar decision announced days earlier by Fordham.


1942 March Field Flyers football team
The 1942 March Field Flyers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Fourth Air Force stationed at March Field during the 1942 college football season. The base was located in Riverside, California. The team compiled a 5–2 record.


1942 March Field Flyers football team
The team was coached by Major Paul J. Schissler, a former NFL coach.


1942 Marquette Hilltoppers football team
The 1942 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its second season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 90. Its victories included major college opponents, Kansas, Michigan State, Iowa State, and Arizona, and its two losses were to Wisconsin and Great Lakes Navy. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.


1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 118 to 52. Sam Clagg and Paul McCuskey were the team captains.


1942 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1942 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Terrapins compiled a 7–2 record (1–2 in conference), finished in 13th place in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents 198 to 124. The team's victories included shutouts against Connecticut (34–0) and Florida (13–0). Shaughnessy returned as Maryland's head coach in 1946.


1942 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1942 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democrat Herbert O'Conor defeated Republican nominee Theodore McKeldin with 52.55% of the vote.


1942 Massachusetts State Aggies football team
The 1942 Massachusetts State Aggies football team represented Massachusetts State College in the 1942 college football season. The team was coached by Walter Hargesheimer and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1942 season was the team's last before disbanding during World War II. Mass State finished the season with a record of 2–5.


1942 Massachusetts elections
The 1942 Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1942, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 15.


1942 Massachusetts elections
At the federal level, Republican Incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was reelected to the United States Senate over Democratic U.S. Representative Joseph E. Casey and Republicans won ten of fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives.


1942 Massachusetts elections
In the race for Governor, Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeated Democrat Roger Putnam. Overall, Republicans won four of the six elected state-wide offices and both houses of the Massachusetts General Court.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Governor
Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeated Democratic Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts Roger Putnam.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Lieutenant Governor
In the race for lieutenant governor, Republican incumbent Horace T. Cahill defeated Democratic Mayor of Medford John C. Carr. Both were unopposed in their parties’ primaries.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Eleven-term Republican Incumbent Frederic W. Cook ran unopposed in the primary and defeated Democrat Joseph J. Buckley in the general election for Secretary of the Commonwealth.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Democratic primary
Joseph J. Buckley, a former WPA employee and a virtual unknown in politics, defeated Leo A. Gosselin in the Democratic primary.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Incumbent Democratic Treasurer and Receiver-General William E. Hurley was constitutionally prevented from running for a fourth consecutive term. Democrat Francis X. Hurley defeated Republican Laurence Curtis to succeed Hurley.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Republican primary
State senator Laurence Curtis defeated former state senator Sybil Holmes, attorney Edgar A. French, Perennial candidate Wallace E. Stearns, and Boston finance commissioner Richard E. Johnston for the Republican nomination.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Democratic primary
Attorney and former Massachusetts Auditor Francis X. Hurley defeated former state representative Thomas E. Barry, Boston City Councilor William F. Hurley, and state auditor Thomas J. Buckley’s former confidential secretary John F. Welch to win the Democratic primary. Francis X. Hurley was the third consecutive person in 12 years named Hurley to win the Democratic nomination for state treasurer, following Charles F. Hurley and William E. Hurley.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Auditor
Incumbent Democratic Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated his predecessor, Republican Russell A. Wood in the general election.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Auditor, Democratic primary
Incumbent Thomas J. Buckley defeated assistant director of Boston’s Bureau of Americanization (immigration) Leo D. Walsh in the Democratic primary.


1942 Massachusetts elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Robert T. Bushnell (R) defeated former Boston city councilor and Massachusetts Fish and Game Commissioner James E. Agnew (D) to win reelection. Both won their parties’ nominations unopposed.


1942 Massachusetts elections, United States Senate
Republican Incumbent Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Joseph E. Casey to win his second term.


1942 Massachusetts elections, United States House of Representatives
All of Massachusetts' fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1942. Republicans won 10 of the 14. Due to the loss of one congressional seat, the districts of Democrats, Thomas A. Flaherty and Thomas H. Eliot, were combined. Flaherty retired and Elliot lost renomination in the new Boston-based 11th congressional district to James Michael Curley. The Republicans gained a seat when Angier Goodwin won the seat previously held by Democrat Arthur Daniel Healey, who resigned when he was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Two other incumbents (Democrat Joseph E. Casey and Republican George H. Tinkham) also did not run for reelection and they were succeeded by members of their own party (Philip J. Philbin succeeded Casey in the Worcester County-based 3rd district and Christian Herter succeed Tinkham in the Boston-based 10th district).


1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeated Democrat Roger Putnam, Communist candidate Otis A. Hood, Socialist candidate Joseph Massidda, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.


1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Primary
Springfield Mayor Roger Putnam defeated former Lieutenant Governor Francis E. Kelly for the Democratic nomination.


1942 Masters Tournament
The 1942 Masters Tournament was the ninth Masters Tournament, held April 9–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.


1942 Masters Tournament
Byron Nelson, the 1937 champion, won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over runner-up Ben Hogan. Down by three strokes after four holes, Nelson played the final fourteen holes at five-under-par to claim the winner's share of $1,500 from a $5,000 purse. The playoff was refereed by tournament host Bobby Jones. Nelson was the second to win a second Masters, joining Horton Smith.


1942 Masters Tournament
On Sunday, Nelson started the final round with a three stroke lead, with a gallery of 6,000 on the grounds. Hogan birdied 18 to shoot 70 (−2) and 280 (−8) and waited for Nelson to finish the last three holes. Nelson found a greenside bunker at 17 and bogeyed to fall into a tie. He had a 12-foot (3.7 m) birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole, but left it short and tapped in to force the Monday playoff.


1942 Masters Tournament
It was the second playoff at the Masters; the first in 1935 was 36 holes.


1942 Masters Tournament
This was the last Masters until 1946; it was not played from 1943 to 1945, due to World War II.


1942 Masters Tournament, Field
Jimmy Demaret (9), Ralph Guldahl (2,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6,9,10,12), Henry Picard (6,10), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,9,10,12), Horton Smith (9,10), Craig Wood (2,9,10)


1942 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Armour (4,6), Billy Burke, Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9,10)


1942 Masters Tournament, Field
Sammy Byrd (10), Harry Cooper, Ed Dudley (10), Jim Ferrier (10), Jim Foulis, Willie Goggin, Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan (10,12), Gene Kunes (10), Lloyd Mangrum (10,12), Jug McSpaden (10), Toney Penna, Jack Ryan, Felix Serafin, Sam Snead (10,12), Jimmy Thomson


1942 Masters Tournament, Field
Herman Barron, Jerry Gianferante, Dutch Harrison, Herman Keiser, Johnny Morris, Johnny Palmer, Joe Zarhardt


1942 Matagorda hurricane
The 1942 Matagorda hurricane was the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season. The second tropical storm and hurricane, as well as the first major hurricane of the year, it originated from a tropical wave near the island of St. Lucia on August 21. Moving generally westward across the Caribbean Sea, the storm remained weak for much of its early existence. However, it gradually intensified, and reach hurricane strength south of Jamaica on August 25 before coming ashore the Yucatán Peninsula late on August 27.


1942 Matagorda hurricane
Once in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane quickly strengthened, and attained its peak intensity on August 29 as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). However, nearing the Texas Gulf Coast, the storm waned in intensity, and was only a Category 1 hurricane by the time it made a final landfall near Matagorda, Texas on August 30. Continuing inland, the hurricane weakened, and dissipated into a remnant low on August 31.


1942 Matagorda hurricane
At the hurricane's first landfall near the northeastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula, little information was documented on the storm's impacts. However, as the storm approached the Texas coast, widespread evacuations took place, including the evacuation of roughly 50,000 people from Galveston, Texas alone. Upon making landfall, the hurricane caused extensive damage in coastal regions. In Matagorda, storm surge peaking at 14.7 ft (4.5 m) inundated the city and damaged many others. Strong winds from the storm wreaked havoc as far inland as San Antonio, Texas.


1942 Matagorda hurricane
The winds leveled numerous buildings and uprooted trees, in addition to causing widespread power outages. Crops in the areas affected saw large losses, particularly the rice crop. Rainfall associated with the storm was relatively light, due to the hurricane's rapid forward motion once inland, peaking at 9.3 in (0.24 m) in Woodsboro, Texas. Overall, the storm caused $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Meteorological history
A tropical wave was first noted near St. Lucia at 0600 UTC on August 21, associated with squally weather, though there were little signs of any organization. However, in HURDAT–the official database of positions and intensities of Atlantic hurricanes dating back to 1851–the system is listed to have already organized into a tropical storm at the same time. Nonetheless, development was slow throughout its early existence as it moved quickly eastward across the Caribbean Sea. Forward motion slowed as the storm progressed westward south of Jamaica on August 25.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Meteorological history
Though signs of development were first noted at around this time, later reanalysis was conducted on the system, revealing that it had already strengthened to the equivalent of a modern-day Category 1 hurricane. Shortly after, observations indicated that the hurricane was rapidly intensifying. Passing well north of the Swan Islands, the storm attained Category 2 intensity at 0600 UTC on August 26. Shortly after, the hurricane made its first landfall at a similar intensity on the northeastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula late on August 27.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Meteorological history
Once in the Gulf of Mexico on August 28, the hurricane moved northwest on a nearly linear path towards the Texas coast as it steadily intensified. By 0600 UTC on August 29, the storm reached Category 3 intensity with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h)–this would be the storm's maximum intensity. However, the hurricane weakened back down to Category 1 strength before making landfall just after midnight on August 30 near Matagorda and Palacios, Texas.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Meteorological history
At the time, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), with hurricane-force winds extending out 150 mi (240 km) from the storm's center of circulation. The hurricane's minimum central pressure at landfall was estimated at 950 mbar (hPa; 28.06 inHg), though a pressure reading of 952 mbar (hPa; 28.16 inHg) in Seadrift, Texas marked the lowest recorded pressure. Once inland, the storm quickly weakened, and degenerated to tropical storm strength at 1200 UTC on August 30 while located near Hallettsville, Texas. Weakening to a tropical depression the following day, it dissipated at 1200 UTC on August 30 near Sweetwater, Texas.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
Despite making landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula on August 27 as a Category 2 hurricane, no damage was reported there. As the storm traversed the Gulf of Mexico towards the Texas Gulf Coast, evacuation procedures were conducted across the region. In the storm-warning area of Galveston, Texas, roughly 50,000 people evacuated inland; the high number of evacuees was likely due in part to another hurricane which struck the coast a week prior. Camp Hulen, located near Palacios, Texas, was also evacuated. Other coastal locations were evacuated via trucks, buses, and trains with the guidance of warnings published by the United States Weather Bureau. Schools in the region were prepared as emergency shelters in advance of the storm's landfall.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
Upon making landfall near Palacios, Texas early on August 30, considerable damage was wrought to an extensive area of the state. At the coast, the hurricane produced a strong storm surge, mostly in the storm's eastern hemisphere. Storm tides were reported across the Texas coast up to southwestern Louisiana. A station in Matagorda, Texas recorded a storm tide 14.7 ft (4.48 m) above average. At the time, this was the third highest storm surge ever measured in Texas, behind peak observations taken during the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane and the 1900 Galveston hurricane.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
The unusually strong tide inundated Matagorda under 6 ft (1.8 m) of seawater. The accumulation of the hurricane's affects resulted in the destruction of nearly every building in the city. Due to debris and other sediments scattered by the strong waves, the reach of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in both the Matagorda and San Antonio Bays decreased by 540 ft2 (50 m2). Further north in Freeport, Texas, the storm surge reached 11.8 ft (3.6 m) above normal. The strong wave action reopened two inlets near Corpus Christi Pass, and also destroyed two cottages on North Beach. In Harris County, Texas, located near the northern edge of the storm, crops sustained heavy damages, and losses to the rice crop alone amounted to $600,000.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
The hurricane also brought strong winds which caused considerable damage as far inland as San Antonio, Texas, 120 mi (195 km) from the coast. In Seadrift, Texas, where the storm's lowest pressure reading of 952 mbar (hPa; 28.16 inHg) was recorded, winds were estimated to have reached 115 mph (185 km/h). The Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse, then situated offshore in Matagorda Bay, was knocked off its pilings due to the strong winds. As such, the United States Coast Guard decided to sell the lighthouse to a private owner. The lighthouse was later repositioned on land.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
In Matagorda and Palacios, winds of at least 100 mph (160 km/h) lasted roughly three hours, leveling several buildings. Later reports from Palacios indicated that the storm was the worst there since the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Due to the storm's fast motion before and after landfall, hurricane-force winds were felt as far inland as Atascosa County, Texas. In Corpus Christi, Texas, a peak wind gust of 72 mph (116 km/h) was reported. There, damage was limited to oil derricks and other light structures. Communications from the city to Port Aransas, Texas. The county sheriff of Victoria County, Texas reported that every house was "damaged to some extent." In Cuero, Texas, strong winds caused severe infrastructural and crop damage.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
Precipitation associated with the storm was generally light due to the hurricane's rapid forward motion. Moderate to heavy rainfall was of local extent and covered a limited area of South Texas, peaking at 9.3 in (240 mm) in Woodsboro, Texas. Contrary to typical rapidly moving tropical cyclones, much of the storm's rainfall fell to the west and south of the storm throughout its duration, which up to that point was a phenomenon rarely observed. The peak rainfall measurement in Woodsboro was located 25 mi (40 km) away from the center of the hurricane. Throughout Atascosa County, at least 4 in (100 mm) of rain fell.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
After making landfall, the hurricane's fast speed enabled it to still bring strong winds and impacts well inland. In South-Central Texas, the tropical cyclone was considered the worst of the entire 20th century. On August 30, despite being situated over the Austin and San Antonio metropolitan areas, the storm still retained maximum sustained winds of at least 50 mph (80 km/h). In Floresville, Texas, the winds damaged numerous buildings. Similar effects occurred in Atascosa County and Seguin, Texas, where trees were uprooted and additional buildings were damaged.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
In Seguin, the passing storm was considered the worst since the 1886 Indianola hurricane,  which also moved rapidly inland. In New Braunfels, Texas, damage was confined to trees, while in Austin, Texas power lines were downed by the strong winds. San Antonio saw the brunt of the storm's impacts in South-Central Texas. Gusts reaching as high as 70 mph (110 km/h) battered the city for at least five hours, causing extensive damage to infrastructure, as well as causing numerous power outages. Hundreds of trees were uprooted, and the resulting damage was considered the worst since 1899. Despite being held to the ground by 8 ft (2.4 m) stakes, 70 of the 75 planes at Alamo Field. were damaged by the strong winds. Total estimated damages in the city amounted to $300,000.


1942 Matagorda hurricane, Preparations and impact
Overall, the hurricane caused $26.5 million in damages, with $11.5 million to property and $15 million to crops, with the storm's damage in Texas spread across twelve counties. This would make the storm the most costly of the hurricane season. Despite the hurricane's wide swath of damage and strong intensity, only eight people were killed. The low number of fatalities is attributable to the extensive evacuation procedures which underwent prior to the storm, as well as warnings provided by the Weather Bureau.


1942 Meistaradeildin
1942 Meistaradeildin was the inaugural season of Meistaradeildin, the top tier of the Faroese football league system. It was performed in knockout rounds rather than in a league format. KÍ Klaksvík defeated TB Tvøroyri by 4–1 in the championship final.


1942 Meistaradeildin, Qualifying round, East, Preliminary
The first leg was played on 21 June and the second leg on 28 June.


1942 Meistaradeildin, Qualifying round, East, Final
The first leg was played on 5 July and the second leg on 19 July.


1942 Meistaradeildin, Qualifying round, West, Preliminary
The first leg was played on 14 June and the second leg on 28 June.


1942 Meistaradeildin, Qualifying round, West, Final
The first leg was played on 12 July and the second leg on 19 July.


1942 Meistaradeildin, Qualifying round, South, Preliminary
The match was played on 14 June. A second leg was planned to be played on 21 June, but SVB withdrew after the first leg.


1942 Meistaradeildin, Qualifying round, South, Final
The match was played on 28 June. A second leg was planned to be played on 5 July, but Royn withdrew.


1942 Memorial Cup
The 1942 Memorial Cup final was the 24th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Portage la Prairie Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-five series, held at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Portage la Prairie won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Oshawa 3 games to 1.


1942 Memorial Cup
Toby Sexsmith and other members of the 21st Manitoba Legislature declined to sit in a nighttime session while the Terriers were in the playoffs. The session was adjourned as many members had tickets to the games.


1942 Memorial Cup, Winning roster
Gordon Bell, Joe Bell, Lin Bend, Don Campbell, Billy Gooden, Bill Heindl, Bobby Love, Jack McDonald, Jack O'Reilly, Bud Ritchie, Lloyd Smith, Wally Stefanew. Coach: Addie Bell


1942 Memphis State Tigers football team
The 1942 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Lefty Jamerson, Memphis State compiled a 2–7 record.


1942 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Competition
The 1942 season was the thirteenth completed season of Finnish Football League Championship but was played as cup competition.


1942 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Competition, Overview
The 1942 Mestaruussarja  could not be played and a cup competition was held instead. Not even a cup competition was arranged in 1943.


1942 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1942 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1942 college football season. The Hurricanes played their eight home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Jack Harding and finished with a 7–2 record.


1942 Miami Redskins football team
The 1942 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Stu Holcomb, Miami compiled a 3–6 record.


1942 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team
The 1942 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1942 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 3–3–1 record and were outscored by their opponents, 81 to 64. Lowell W. Beach and Charles Nemeth were the team captains. The team played its home games at Walter O. Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.


1942 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1942 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1942 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 4–3–2 record and lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 20 to 0 score. In inter-sectional play, the team played both Temple and Oregon State to 7-7 ties, lost to Washington State (25-13), and defeated West Virginia (7-0).


1942 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On October 3, 1942, Michigan State played Michigan. Playing in Ann Arbor in front of 39,163 spectators (the smallest crowd to see a Michigan-Michigan State game since 1935), the Wolverines defeated the Spartans, 20–0. With Don Kuzma injured, Don Robinson got the start at left halfback. Robinson scored the first touchdown for Michigan in the third quarter. Frank Wardley and Warren Yaap also scored touchdowns for Michigan. Jim Briske converted two PATs.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1942 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. The 1942 team compiled a record of 7–3 and was ranked No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll. The team's line that included Albert Wistert, Merv Pregulman, Julius Franks (U-M's first African-American All-American), Elmer Madar, Robert Kolesar, Bill Pritula and Philip Sharpe and was known as the "Seven Oak Posts."


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Great Lakes Navy
On September 26, 1942, Michigan opened the season against the Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team. The Great Lakes team was an all-star team of players serving in the Navy. It included 13 players who had been named All-Americans (Urban Odson and Pete Kmetovic) and some who had been playing in the NFL (Carl Mulleneaux, Rudy Mucha, and Gust Zarnas) before the war. The Ann Arbor News reported that Great Lakes was favored by 35 points. Only 17,087 fans attended the game, making it the smallest crowd at Michigan Stadium since 1931.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Great Lakes Navy
The game marked the debut of Bob Chappuis, who led the team on a 92-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter. The touchdown came on a pass from Chappuis to Paul White. Michigan added a field goal by Jim Brieske in the third quarter. Michigan shut out the heavily favored Great Lakes team, 9-0.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Great Lakes Navy
Michigan's starting lineup against Great Lakes was Madar (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Sharpe (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Wise (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Michigan State
In the second week of the season, Michigan played Michigan State College. Playing in Ann Arbor in front of 39,163 spectators (the smallest crowd to see a Michigan-Michigan State game since 1935), the Wolverines defeated the Spartans, 20–0. With Don Kuzma injured, Don Robinson got the start at left halfback. Robinson scored the first touchdown for Michigan in the third quarter. Frank Wardley and Warren Yaap also scored touchdowns for Michigan. Jim Briske converted two PATs.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Michigan State
Michigan's starting lineup against Michigan State was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Robinson (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: Iowa Pre-Flight
In the third week of the season, Michigan played the football team from  the U.S. Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa. The Iowa Pre-Flight team was coached by Bernie Bierman, who came into the game with a 20-game winning streak, and led by quarterback Forest Evashevski, who had played for Michigan from 1938 to 1940. Playing in Ann Arbor in front of 34,124 spectators, Michigan took a 14-0 lead on touchdown pass from Don Robinson to Bob Wiese and from Elmer Madar to Bob Chappuis. The Iowa pre-flight cadets responded with 26 unanswered points and won the game, 26-14. The game was Bierman's ninth straight victory (including games at Minnesota) over Michigan. Bierman had been responsible for five of Fritz Crisler's losses to that date since he joined Michigan in 1938.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: Iowa Pre-Flight
Michigan's starting lineup against the Iowa pre-fight cadets was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Robinson (left halfback), Warbley (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Northwestern
In the fourth week of the season, Michigan opened its Big Ten Conference schedule with a 34-16 win over Northwestern in Ann Arbor. After missing the first three games, Tom Kuzma returned to the lineup in the game. Kuzma scored a touchdown in the third quarter. Paul White scored twice, and Bob Wiese scored once. Merv Pregulman also scored in the fourth quarter after intercepting an Otto Graham pass and returning it 34 yards for a touchdown. Jim Brieske converted four of five PATs. Northwestern's All-American Otto Graham completed 20 of 29 passes for 295 yards, but Michigan's defense held the Wildcats to only 26 rushing yards.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Northwestern
Michigan's starting lineup against Northwestern was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Robinson (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: at Minnesota
In the fifth week of the season, Michigan traveled to Minneapolis and lost to Minnesota, 16-14. Tom Kuzma ran for touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters, and Jim Brieske converted both PATs. Bill Daley, who would go on to play for Michigan in 1943, ran 44 yards for a tying touchdown in the second quarter.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: at Minnesota
Michigan's starting lineup against Minnesota was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Kuzma (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Lund (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: Illinois
In the sixth week of the season, Michigan defeated Illinois, 28-14, in front of 33,826 fans at Michigan Stadium. Michigan touchdowns were scored by Paul White, Bob Chappuis, Bob Wiese, and Bob Stenberg. Wiese's touchdown came on a 19-yard pass from Tom Kuzma. Jim Brieske converted all four PATs for Michigan.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: Illinois
Michigan's starting lineup against Illinois was Madar (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Sharpe (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Kuzma (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Boor (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: Harvard
In the seventh week of the season, Michigan defeated Harvard, 35-7, in front of 25,534 fans at Michigan Stadium. Right halfback Paul White ran for two touchdowns, and Tom Kuzma ran for another. Elmer Madar also scored on a 53-yard interception return. Michigan's final touchdown came on a 32-yard pass play from Bob Chappuis to White. Stenberg also scored on a touchdown pass from Wiese. Jim Brieske converted all five PATs for Michigan.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: Harvard
Michigan's starting lineup against Harvard was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), __ _ __ (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Kuzma (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Notre Dame
In the eighth week of the season, Michigan traveled to Notre Dame and defeated the Fighting Irish, 32-20 in front of a capacity crowd of 57,500. Michigan's total of 32 points was the most scored against Notre Dame since 1905. Michigan's first touchdown came on a quarterback sneak by George Ceithaml from the one-yard line. Robinson ran for Michigan's second touchdown on a fake field goal attempt from the four-yard line. Tom Kuzma scored two touchdowns in the second half.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Notre Dame
Michigan's starting lineup against Harvard was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Kuzma (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Ohio State
In the ninth week of the season, Michigan traveled to Columbus and lost to Ohio State, 21-7. With the win, Ohio State won the Big Ten championship. Michigan's only touchdown was scored by Bob Wiese in the third quarter.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Ohio State
Michigan's starting lineup against Ohio State was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Kuzma (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 10: Iowa
Michigan concluded the 1942 season with a 28-14 win over Iowa in Ann Arbor. Michigan touchdowns were scored by Tom Kuzma, Bob Wiese, Paul White, and Charles Kennedy. Jim Brieske converted all four PATs.


1942 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 10: Iowa
Michigan's starting lineup against Harvard was Sharpe (left end), Wistert (left tackle), Kolesar (right guard), Pregulman (center), Franks (right guard), Pritula (right tackle), Madar (right end), Ceithaml (quarterback), Kuzma (left halfback), White (right halfback), and Wiese (fullback).


1942 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 1942 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee Harry Kelly defeated incumbent Democrat Murray Van Wagoner with 52.60% of the vote.


1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election
The 1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election was a by-election held on 27 January 1942 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament in the seat of Mid-Canterbury. The by-election resulted from the death of Arthur Grigg; his wife Mary Grigg was elected unopposed.


1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election
Arthur Grigg had held the seat since 1938 for the National Party. He was killed on 29 November 1941 while serving during World War II with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in Libya. His wife was selected as the candidate for the National party, while Labour decided not to stand a candidate because of the war. Therefore, as no independent candidate stood (Mrs) Grigg was elected unopposed; from 21 January 1942 according to Wilson.


1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election
Wood  notes that in the extreme case of Mid-Canterbury, 1942 the (unopposed) by-election was gazetted without date of election, and four different dates are available from reputable sources: Official Year-book, Parliamentary Record, Journals of the House and J Boston.


1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election
Grigg became the first female National Party MP and the fourth overall. She had little impact on parliament, retiring at the 1943 general election (30 August 1943) after marrying William Polson, the National MP for Stratford. Despite this her election is seen as a milestone in women's suffrage in New Zealand.


1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election, Byelection date
In late November 1941 three MPs died (on 28, 29 and 30 November), two while on overseas military service. The date for the by-election(s) was a problem because of the post-Christmas break and because of the arrangements required for voting by servicemen overseas. Two by-elections were held on 7 February 1943 for Hauraki and Temuka where two independent candidates stood, but in Mid-Canterbury the widow of the sitting member was unopposed.


1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election, Byelection date
The date of the resultant by-elections had been discussed by Peter Fraser the Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Electoral Department, the clerk of writs J. W. Heenan, and the speaker Bill Barnard. They were all National seats, and the Labour Party did not contest these wartime elections, but as independent candidates stood in two electorates, two by-elections were required.


1942 Mid-Canterbury by-election, Byelection date
The speaker could not call them until the death was registered (which took longer for overseas deaths) , and the Government Printing Office was closed for the Christmas-New Year holiday from 25 December to 7 January, so gazette notices could not be issued in that period.. The notification of vacancies by the speaker was on 6 December 1941. A full period of 17 days was required between nomination day and polling day; ten days was too short because of the requirement to record soldier’s votes from overseas. Heenan said that an election on Saturday 27 December was not possible although Saturday 31 January was; but Saturday 7 February 1942 was selected, with the last day for nominations 21 January and writs to be returned on 23 February. Warrants were issued on 13 January.


1942 Milan–San Remo
The 1942 Milan–San Remo was the 35th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1942. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Adolfo Leoni of the Bianchi team.


1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach George Hauser, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 152 to 91.


1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Tackle Dick Wildung was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, Stern, Collier's/Grantland Rice, Look Magazine. Wildung was also named All-Big Ten first team.


1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The Gophers hosted the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight school at the University of Iowa. The Pre-Flight team was coached by Bernie Bierman, who had coached the Golden Gophers to five national titles between 1934 and 1941, and resumed coaching the Golden Gophers in 1945.


1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 231,307, which averaged to 38,551. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.


1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
In the fifth week of the season, Minnesota defeated Michigan, 16–14. Tom Kuzma ran for touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters, and Jim Brieske converted both PATs. Bill Daley, who would go on to play for Michigan in 1943, ran 44 yards for a tying touchdown in the second quarter.


1942 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1942 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Harold Stassen defeated Farmer–Labor Party challenger Hjalmar Petersen. This was the last election in which the Democratic Party of Minnesota and the Farmer–Labor Party ran separate candidates; in 1944, both parties ran under the umbrella of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.


1942 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1942 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Edward John Thye defeated Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party challenger Juls J. Anderson and Minnesota Democratic Party candidate Joseph Kowalkowski.


1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team
The 1942 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 4–0 record in the wartime football setting of WWII, and outscored their opponents by a total of 142 to 7.


1942 Mississippi State Maroons football team
The 1942 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1942 college football season.


1942 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1942 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled an 8–3–1 record (4–0–1 against Big 6 opponents), won the Big 6 championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 288 to 107. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.


1942 Missouri Tigers football team
The team's leading scorer was Bob Steuber with 121 points, a scoring title that remained a Missouri record for 65 years until Jeff Wolfert scored 130 points in 2007.


1942 Missouri Tigers football team
During the 1942 season, Don Faurot was the head coach for the eighth of 19 seasons. In June 1943, after a younger brother was reported missing in action in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, the 41-year-old Faurot joined the United States Navy where he was commissioned as a lieutenant. A total of four Faurot brothers served in the military during World War II. Chauncey Simpson, who had been the school's head track coach and a backfield coach for the football team, was appointed to serve as "acting football coach" during Faurot's military service.


1942 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1942 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1942 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC).


1942 Montana Grizzlies football team
Clyde Carpenter led the Grizzlies in his only season as head coach; they played their three home games on campus in Missoula at Dornblaser Field and lost all eight games (0–6 in PCC, last), shut out in the final five, all in conference.


1942 Montana Grizzlies football team
With manpower shortages due to World War II, Montana's football program went on hiatus after this season and resumed play in 1945.


1942 Montenegro offensive
The 1942 Montenegro offensive was an Italian-led counter-insurgency operation of World War II, which targeted the Yugoslav Partisans in the Italian governorate of Montenegro and the eastern Herzegovina region of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was carried out from mid-May to June 1942, with Chetnik forces taking part on the Italian side. The offensive followed the conclusion of the joint German-Italian Operation Trio in eastern Bosnia. Together these two operations comprise what was known as the Third Enemy Offensive (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Treća neprijateljska ofenziva) in Yugoslav historiography.


1942 Montenegro offensive
The offensive resulted in the expulsion of almost all Partisans from Montenegro and eastern Herzegovina.


1942 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1942 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 6th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game featured Hamline University (Minn.) beating Southeastern Oklahoma State University 33 to 31.


1942 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1942 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:


1942 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, 1942 NAIA bracket, 3rd place game
The third place game featured the losing team from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.


1942 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1942 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–1–2 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 142 to 70.


1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament
The 1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1942, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region.


1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Stanford, coached by Everett Dean, won the national title with a 53–38 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by O. B. Cowles. Howie Dallmar of Stanford was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Everett Dean is the only coach to have never lost an NCAA tournament game. Dean was 3–0 in his lone appearance.


1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Dartmouth and Kansas became the first teams to appear in multiple NCAA Tournaments by appearing in the 1942 tournament.


1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament, Locations
The following were the sites selected to host each round of the 1942 tournament:


1942 NCAA Basketball Tournament, Locations, Championship Game
For the third straight year, the Municipal Auditorium hosted both the West regionals and the championship game, making it one of two cities (along with its successor, New York City) to host more than two years in a row. For the fourth straight year, the East Regional was held on a college campus, this time on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans. This would be the only time prior to the construction of the Louisiana Superdome that the tournament would be held in the Crescent City, now a regular tournament site.


1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships
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1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships
The 1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the fifth annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.


1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 16 teams and 63 individual runners contested this championship.


1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships
The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the fifth consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). This was the first championship since 1942 after the 1943 race was cancelled due to World War II.


1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships
The team national championship was won by both Indiana and Penn State (the third for the Hoosiers and the first for the Nittany Lions) in a tie. The individual championship was won by Oliver Hunter, from Notre Dame, with a time of 20:18.0.


1942 NCAA Golf Championship
The 1942 NCAA Golf Championship was the fourth annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. The tournament was held at the South Bend Country Club in South Bend, Indiana, hosted by the University of Notre Dame .


1942 NCAA Golf Championship
LSU and Stanford, the defending champions, finished tied in the standings and shared the team championship, the second for the Tigers and the third for the Indians. The individual title was won by Sandy Tatum, also from Stanford.


1942 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1942 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse, Madison Square Garden, and Pic Magazine.


1942 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
The 1942 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships were contested March 27, 1942 at the Indoor Athletic Building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the sixth annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.


1942 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Yale topped the team standings, claiming the Bulldogs' first title in program history. Yale topped five-time defending champions Michigan by 32 points to take the team championship.


1942 NCAA Track and Field Championships
The 1942 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested as part of the 21st annual track meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate track and field in the United States. This year's events were held at Memorial Stadium at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.


1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships
The 1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 15th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan hosted the tournament at Jenison Fieldhouse.


1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 31 points and having four individual champions.


1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships
David Arndt of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.


1942 NCAA baseball season
The 1942 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1942. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947.


1942 NCAA baseball season, Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1942 season.


1942 NCAA football rankings
One human poll comprised the 1942 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The Coaches' Poll began operation in 1950; in addition, the AP Poll did not begin conducting preseason polls until that same year.


1942 NCAA football rankings, AP Poll
The final AP Poll was released on November 30, at the end of the 1942 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.


1942 NCAA football rankings, AP Service Poll
On December 2, a special panel of 91 sportswriters for the Associated Press released a ranking of the US service academy football teams, as they had not been permitted in the regular 1942 AP poll (this practice would be reversed in 1943). The Great Lakes Naval Training Station football team was awarded service champion, garnering the most overall (812) and 1st place votes (50) in the special poll. The ranking system was ten points to the first place team, nine for 2nd place, and so on, with the sportswriters ranking their top ten. Teams that did not finish in the overall top ten but still received individual votes were also added to the final standings.


1942 NFL Championship Game
The 1942 National Football League Championship Game was the tenth title game of the National Football League (NFL), played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on December 13, with a sellout capacity attendance of 36,006.


1942 NFL Championship Game
It matched the undefeated Western Division champion Chicago Bears (11–0) and the Eastern Division champion Washington Redskins (10–1). The Bearswere co-coached by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos (after George Halas had entered the U.S. Navy) and led on the field by quarterback Sid Luckman. The Redskins were led by head coach Ray Flaherty and quarterback Sammy Baugh.


1942 NFL Championship Game
Chicago had won easily in the summer exhibition game with Washington, but the teams had not met during the 1942 regular season. The Bears were aiming for their third consecutive league title and were favored by three touchdowns, but were upset 14–6 by the home underdog Redskins.


1942 NFL Championship Game
Tickets were sold out three weeks in advance, and some were being resold for up to fifty dollars.


1942 NFL Championship Game
This was the second and final NFL title game played at Griffith Stadium and in the city of Washington. The two teams met on the same site two years earlier with a very different result, as the visiting Bears won in a 73–0 rout.


1942 NFL Championship Game, Officials
The NFL had only four game officials in 1942; the back judge was added in 1947, the line judge in 1965, and the side judge in 1978.


1942 NFL Championship Game, Players' shares
The gate receipts from the sellout were over $113,000, a record, and each Redskin player received about $976 while each Bear saw about $639.


1942 NFL Championship Game, Next year
At the time, an owners' winter meeting and the annual draft of college players  was held around the title game. A year into World War II for the United States and with much of the talent in or entering the military, the meeting focused on whether or not to operate the league in 1943; the decision was to continue, with the 1943 NFL draft postponed until April.


1942 NFL Draft
The 1942 National Football League Draft was held on December 22, 1941, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago.


1942 NFL season
The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service in World War II, thus depleting the rosters of all the teams.


1942 NFL season
The Chicago Bears finished the regular season at 11–0, and faced the 10–1 Washington Redskins in the championship game. Washington, which had been beaten 73–0 in the 1940 title game, got a measure of revenge in spoiling the Bears' hope for a perfect season, winning 14–6.


1942 NFL season, Draft
The 1942 NFL Draft was held on December 22, 1941 at Chicago's Palmer House Hotel. With the first pick, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected runningback Bill Dudley from the University of Virginia.


1942 NFL season, Final standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1942 NFL season, NFL Championship Game
Washington 14, Chi. Bears 6, at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., December 13, 1942


1942 NSWRFL season
The 1942 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-fifth season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season, which lasted from May until September, culminating in the Canterbury-Bankstown club's grand final victory over St. George.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals
The minor premiership was won by Canterbury-Bankstown in a play off against Balmain after both sides had finished the season on twenty points.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals
In the semi finals, Canterbury-Bankstown lost their match to St. George whilst Eastern Suburbs, who only just made the finals after South Sydney had drawn their match in the final round of the season, defeated Balmain. The result of the first semi final meant that St. George and Eastern Suburbs played a Preliminary Final which would decide who met minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown in the Grand Final. St. George won the match, as they had done four weeks earlier over Easts in the final round of the season proper.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals
St. George had won two matches in the semis while Canterbury had just one victory, but the Berries were guaranteed a Grand Final berth under a call back of the old rules giving the minor premiers a right of challenge. In the Grand Final, Canterbury-Bankstown narrowly defeated St. George to collect their second premiership victory.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
The Sydney Cricket Ground was a muddy quagmire with a treacherous patch in the centre which kept the teams evenly matched and the crowd in a fever of excitement until the final whistle. The "Gregory’s" reference records that 7,000 of the crowd on the hill had jumped the fence during the reserve grade final and invaded the half-empty new member's stand. Towards the end of the first grade match 5,000 people crowded onto the touchline and referee O'Brien had to hold up play until officials were able to get them back twenty yards.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
Canterbury's defence was tested during a torrid ten-minute period when St. George hurled themselves at the line from never more than eight yards away. The Berries defence held and the Dragons could not break through.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
The Canterbury-Bankstown tactics were to keep the game with the forwards and away from the St George backs. Canterbury hooker Kirkaldy won the vital scrums. Bob Farrar, Frank Sponberg and Henry Porter were tireless with Porter's handling and kicking skills on display.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
Saints were leading 9–6 late in the match after a try to their record-breaking winger Jack Lindwall was converted by his brother Ray Lindwall. Berries' winger Bob Jackson then scored a magnificent try made possible by a resolute and tricky run from skipper Ron Bailey which locked up the scores at 9–all.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
Canterbury's Lindsay Johnson managed a late conversion to secure the win. Johnson's goal just scraped over the cross bar to give his team the premiership.


1942 NSWRFL season, Finals, Grand Final
St George 9 (Tries: J. Lindwall. Goals: R. Lindwall 3)


1942 National Challenge Cup
The 1942 National Challenge Cup was the 29th edition of the United States Football Association's annual open cup. Today, the tournament is known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Teams from the American Soccer League II competed in the tournament, based on qualification methods in their base region.


1942 National Challenge Cup
Gallatin F.C. from Gallatin, Pennsylvania won the tournament for first time defeating the defending champions, Pawtucket F.C. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island in the process.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December)
The 1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December) was the National Football League's fifth all-star game. The game pitted the Washington Redskins, the league's champion for the 1942 season, against a team of all-stars. The game was played on Sunday, December 27, 1942, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in front of 18,671 fans. The All-Stars defeated the Redskins by a score of 17–14.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December)
Due to World War II, the All-Star Game was canceled following 1942 as travel restrictions were imposed. It would not return until 1951 as the Pro Bowl, with the champions vs. all-stars format changed to between divisions to avoid confusion with the Chicago College All-Star Game.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Pre-game
The All-Star team was coached by Chicago Bears head coach Hunk Anderson while Ray Flaherty led his Washington Redskins. Anderson and assistant coach Luke Johnsos elected to run the T formation after the players voted for the system, though they also implemented the Notre Dame Box as Green Bay Packers and All-Star quarterback Cecil Isbell excelled in such an offense.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Pre-game
The All-Star roster was decided by fan vote, though some players did not participate for various reasons. Packers receiver Don Hutson missed the game due to a chest injury and a cold, though he had initially announced his intention to play and was only permitted to kick extra points. Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Milt Simington suffered a heart attack during practice for the game and was forced to retire.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Pre-game
Redskins players Willie Wilkin and Dick Todd also skipped the game, the former having to report for military service. Quarterback Sammy Baugh was sick with the flu and failed to make his flight to Philadelphia for the game, which prompted NFL Commissioner Elmer Layden to launch an investigation into the matter. According to a league official: "from all we know Baugh might have had a legitimate excuse for not showing up. But so far we can find no legitimate reason for his not notifying us that he could not or was not coming". Baugh said the car that was supposed to take him from his Rotan, Texas home to a Dallas airport failed to materialize on time.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Pre-game
Baugh's disappearance was allegedly condemned by his teammates, with a Detroit Free Press report claiming some players said he would "never be forgiven for failing to appear." A "spokesman for the players" told the New York Daily News, "We were determined to win this game to prove that our victory over the Bears was no fluke. [ ...] We wanted to win this one as much as the playoff. And Sammy doesn't show up. Hell, suppose all of us did that? There wouldn't have been any game, and there wouldn't have been any money for the seamen."


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Pre-game
Washington owner George Preston Marshall and Bears player Lee Artoe defended Baugh, the former suggesting his illness prevented him from traveling, while Artoe accused the NFL of poor scheduling for placing the game in a "bad sports town" like Philadelphia and in late December.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Pre-game
Layden ended the case on January 20, 1943 with no punishment imposed on Baugh, concluding he was indeed sick and was unable to reach Dallas in time. In a league statement, Layden considered "the publicity and subsequent investigation attendant upon Baugh's failure to appear in Philadelphia" to be "sufficient punishment under the circumstances."


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Game
With the ongoing war, the game raised $75,000 for the United Seaman's Fund, while the game ball was auctioned at halftime to sell war bonds, raising $90,170 (the winning bid was $31,000).


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Game
The Redskins scored first with Ki Aldrich's 30-yard punt return touchdown in the first quarter. After a scoreless second quarter, Bill Dudley of the Steelers intercepted a pass and returned it 97 yards to tie the game. Later in the quarter, Fred Davis went offside and collided with Bears quarterback Sid Luckman, sparking a fight with Artoe that led to Davis being ejected from the game. The next play, the Bears' John Petty recorded a two-yard rushing touchdown, which the Redskins answered on Roy Zimmerman's 15-yard touchdown throw to Bob Seymour.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December), Game
Early in the fourth quarter, Artoe kicked a 43-yard field goal to put the All-Stars ahead 17–14. Washington's Bob Masterson attempted to tie the game with seconds remaining, but his 27-yard kick was wide. The win was the first for the All-Stars in the game's history.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (January)
The 1942 National Football League All-star Game (January) was the professional football league's fourth all-star game. The game pitted the Chicago Bears, the league's champion for the 1941 season, against a team of all-stars. The game was played on Sunday, January 4, 1942, at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The Bears defeated the all-stars by a score of 35–24.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (January)
The George Halas' Bears entered the game as 4–1 favorites over the All-Stars led by New York Giants head coach Steve Owen. Although as many as 40,000 fans were expected,  cold and snowy weather kept the crowd down to 17,725.


1942 National Football League All-Star Game (January)
The game was originally planned to be played in Los Angeles where the first three All-Star games had been held, but it was moved to New York due to travel restrictions brought on by World War II. To support the war effort, half of the game's proceeds went to the Naval Relief Society, a sum that amounted to $25,529.84. It was the first January football game ever held in New York.


1942 National Invitation Tournament
The 1942 National Invitation Tournament was the 1942 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.


1942 National Invitation Tournament, Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.


1942 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 1942 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Whelchel, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–4 record, shut out five opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 82 to 58.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Six Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Glenn Presnell, the team compiled a 3–7 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the Big Six, and was outscored by a total of 158 to 55. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Before the season
Former assistant coach Glenn Presnell was promoted to the top spot after  the departure of Lawrence Mcceney "Biff" Jones, who was recalled to active military duty when the United States was drawn into World War II following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Wartime conditions had drastically altered life across the nation, with travel restrictions, blackouts, and rationing. Football teams were made threadbare by the mass volunteer enlistment of young men into the armed services.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Before the season
It was against this backdrop, and with a roster that included at least two players recovering from broken legs sustained in the previous year, that a new head coach would attempt to carry a Nebraska team still reeling over the disappointing 1941 season that saw a new record set for consecutive losses at five straight.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Athey, Marvin #41 HBBachman, Forrest #11 CBradley, Dale #42 HBBryant, William #29 GBuckley, Newman #15 CByler, Joe #45 TChaloupka, Melville #43 TClark, Victor #47 ECooper, Robert #24 QBDeBus, William Howard #31 HBDomeier, Dwayne #27 TDuda, Charles #22 GEisenhart, Kerwin #17 FBGelwick, Dean #19 EGissler, Bert #10 EGrubaugh, Alvin #48 GGrubaugh, Marvin #49 THatfield, Wilford #21 CHazard, Frank #34 GHazen, Jack #32 EHennings, Glen #38 THewit, William #35 EHopp, Wallace #18 FBHungerford, Harold #23 HB


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Kathol, Gerald #12 EKindler, Dorsey #26 TLong, Roy #33 HBMcKee, Neal #53 HBMcNutt, Robert #53 TMetheny, Fred #36 QBNyden, Ed #16 EPartington, Joe #20 CPeters, John #46 EReichel, Henry #51 HBSalisbury, Harold #63 QBSalisbury, Randall #14 FBSchleich, Victor #57 TSim, Eugene #52 TStranathan, Wayne #30 GThompson, Marvin #44 EThompson, Richard #13 HBThorne, Charles #54 EVonGoetz, Herbert #58 GWilkins, Frank #37 GWilson, Art #55 GWright, Charles #56 TWright, George #65 HBZikmund, Allen #59 HB


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Nebraska opened their season with their first wartime game, traveling to Iowa City to meet the Hawkeyes. Hopes to open the season with victory were quickly deflated as Iowa had little difficulty getting around the Cornhusker line. By the final whistle, Iowa had posted 27 unanswered points to shut out Nebraska, and had snapped their skid of eight straight losses to the Cornhuskers.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
It was the first time that Nebraska had been held scoreless to open the season since the 1929 0–0 tie opener against Southern Methodist, and their first shutout loss to open a season since a 0–18 blanking handed down by the Hawkeyes in 1919. Iowa made a move to narrow their series deficit, going to 8–20–3.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
The Cornhuskers utilized much of the same forms of attack that Iowa had utilized in their win the previous week, and in doing so Nebraska took an uncharacteristic turn towards an aerial attack to befuddle the Cyclones, leaving Iowa State in disarray for much of the game. The Cornhuskers completed 11 of 16 passes and kept the Cyclones off the board to bounce back from the disappointing season opener. It was Nebraska's fourth straight win in the series as they improved to 31–5–1 against Iowa State all time.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Indiana
The Nebraska season started low, then high, and dropped right back into gloom when Indiana came to Lincoln and defeated Nebraska for the second time in a row, in front of the homecoming crowd. Nebraska had gone undefeated in the first five meetings of these teams, only to suffer its second loss to the Hoosiers despite a spirited defensive effort.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The #14 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers seemed to be back to their ways, again handing Nebraska an all-too-familiar defeat. If not for a flashy blocked punt in the second quarter, with the Gophers pinned just six inches off their goal, the Cornhuskers would not even have managed the 2-point safety to avoid being blanked for the third time in four straight games. Minnesota improved to 18–4–2 over Nebraska, but had slipped to a 5–4 record and three-way tie for 19th in the AP Poll by the conclusion of the season.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
After a very disappointing opening stretch to the 1942 season, the Cornhuskers found a bright spot and darkened the spirits of Oklahoma by handing the Sooners a shutout loss in Norman, the first home opening loss to be suffered by Oklahoma in eighteen years. Nebraska was able to taste some victory and enjoy their 4th straight win in the series, improving to 16–3–3 over the Sooners to date. This win marked Nebraska's 300th program victory of all time.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas
This game was a back and forth affair with neither team able to put points up until only ten minutes remained. Finally, Nebraska's third-string quarterback provided the spark to produce points. The Jayhawks responded in kind once, but could not answer Nebraska's second touchdown. Kansas saw their record run of futility stretch to 26 straight games without a win against the Cornhuskers, as they fell to 9–37–3 in the series.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Missouri overcame Nebraska's single early game score to steadily run up the points and easily pull away from the Cornhuskers. Although both teams had fifteen first downs, and despite Nebraska not lagging far behind with 325 overall yards compared to Missouri's 390, the game was not as close as some statistics might imply. Husker quarterback Roy Long accounted for 258 all purpose yards, setting a new quarterback single-game national record. The Tigers kept the Missouri-Nebraska Bell for another season, enjoying their tenth win against Nebraska all time in 36 meetings.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
Nebraska's rough fortunes so far this season may have caused some to not hope for much success at Pitt Stadium against longtime nemesis Pittsburgh. The Cornhuskers came out strong, and their stiff defensive effort produced a tipped Panther pass in the first quarter that unfortunately redirected the ball into the hands of another Pitt receiver. The result was the first points of the game, but Nebraska allowed no others.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
The Cornhuskers produced successful drives, twice pulling up to the Panther six yard line before being turned away on downs, and accumulated 15 first downs on the day compared to only 6 for Pittsburgh while holding the time of possession advantage. For all those stats and efforts, the Cornhuskers were never able to actually score, allowing the one first-quarter Panther touchdown to carry the game. Nebraska fell to 3–11–3 in the series.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa Pre-Flight
As the United States had entered World War II, five "service teams" joined the college football landscape in 1942. With so many former college players to choose from, condensed into those five teams, the service team rosters contained a disproportionate number of former stars and all-Americans. One of those teams was the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks, affiliated with the University of Iowa, and so it was that the Cornhuskers returned to Iowa Stadium for the second time of the season.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa Pre-Flight
Even at full strength, Nebraska would have faced long odds, but the Cornhusker roster was so short due to injuries that a tackle had been moved into the starting fullback position. The outcome was never in doubt, as the Seahawks rolled up and down the field at will and kept Nebraska from ever finding the scoreboard.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa Pre-Flight
It was the worst ever defeat for Nebraska to date, as no other team had ever scored so many points or won by such a large margin of victory in the 50-year history of the program, supplanting the previous record 0–40 loss to Pittsburgh in 1931. This was the only game ever played between the teams, denying Nebraska any opportunity of payback.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Nebraska ended the 1942 season on another down note, dropping another shutout loss, this time to Kansas State in Lincoln. It was the 2nd win in a row and just the 4th win overall against the Cornhuskers for the Wildcats in all 27 tries. This loss also set a new record for consecutive losses to close a season, the four closing losses exceeding the record of the three losses posted to close the 1899 campaign.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
The 1942 season ended as one of the worst seasons in program history. It was only the second time ever that Nebraska dropped seven games in a single season, the previous being the bleak 1-7-1 record from the A. Edwin Branch's single season at the top in 1899. While the cause of these disappointments could be attributed to the personnel changes at the top, the depleted roster, or the high number of injuries, the numbers posted for the 1942 season were no less of a disappointment.


1942 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
Coach Presnell subsequently stepped down after just one year, and assistant Adolph J. Lewandowski assumed the role of head football coach and also athletic director. Presnell's single season career at Nebraska was the second-worst in the program's history to date, which contributed to the football team's overall record slipping to 301-110-31 (.716), as the conference tally also fell, to 107-19-11 (.821).


1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, and featured incumbent Governor Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former Governor Charles W. Bryan, to win a second two-year term in office.


1942 Negro World Series
The 1942 Negro World Series was a best-of-seven match-up between the Negro American League champion Kansas City Monarchs and the Negro National League champion Washington-Homestead Grays. In a six-game series, the Monarchs swept the Grays four games to none, with two additional games not counted in the standings.


1942 Negro World Series
The Monarchs actually won the 1942 series 5-1, but a second game played in Yankee Stadium on September 13 (a seven-inning victory by the Monarchs) was not counted by prior agreement, and the only game played in Kansas City was thrown out on appeal when the Grays used unauthorized players from other NNL teams.


1942 Negro World Series
It was the first World Series between eastern and western Negro leagues champions since 1927, resuming after a 14-year lapse since the collapse of the Eastern Colored League had ended the previous post-season meetings. The series featured seven members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, three from the Monarchs (Satchel Paige, Hilton Smith, and Willard Brown) and four from the Grays (Josh Gibson, Jud Wilson, Ray Brown, and Buck Leonard). One additional Hall of Famer, Leon Day, played in one of the games that was not counted, Monarchs legend Bullet Rogan umpired in that same game.


1942 Negro World Series
The Monarchs and Grays had met during the regular season in two exhibition games, in which the Grays had twice defeated Monarch ace Satchel Paige in extra innings. Some of the pre-Series publicity had concentrated on whether Paige would be seeking revenge for his losses or whether the Grays truly held a "jinx" over him and would continue to dominate him. Paige pitched in all four official games and earned one victory and one save in a series that saw four official games, an exhibition game, and a game called due to protest.


1942 Negro World Series
This was the Grays' first appearance ever in the Negro World Series, though this was their third consecutive NNL pennant, and fifth in six seasons. They would appear in the next three CWS, winning in 1943 and '44. It was the third appearance by the Monarchs (going back to 1924) in the CWS, their second championship, and their fifth NAL pennant in six seasons. They would appear one more time, losing to the Newark Eagles in 1946.


1942 Negro World Series, Matchups, Games not counted in Series
September 13, 1942 (game 2) at Yankee Stadium in New York


1942 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 1942 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record.


1942 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Marion Motley, who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played for the Wolf Pack from 1941 to 1943.


1942 Nevada gubernatorial election
The 1942 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democrat Edward P. Carville defeated Republican nominee Aaron V. Tallman with 60.26% of the vote.