1942 in sport

Chronology of the sport

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Baseball

the Saint-Louis Cardinals gain the World Series vis-a-vis the New York Yankees by 4 victories for 1 defeat.
First edition of World Black series news formulates between the champions of the Negro National League and the Negro American League. The Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) are essential by 4 victories on zero vis-a-vis the Homestead Grays (NNL).

Basketball

US Subway champion of France.

Boxing

the champion Joe Louis preserves his championship of the world of the heavy trucks at boxing by beating

the January 9th, Buddy Baer by K.O with the 1st round with New York.
the March 27th, Abe Simon by K.O with the 6th round with New York.

Football

May 17th: The Red Star gains the Coupe de France vis-a-vis FC Sète, 2-0.
Schalke 04 champion of Germany.
FC Valence champion of Spain.
ACE Rome champion of Italy.

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American football

December 13rd: Washington Redskins champion of NFL. detailed Article: Season NFL 1942

Canadian Football

Grey Cup : Toronto RACF 8, Winnipeg RACF 5

Golf

the American Sam Snead gains the tournament of the USPGA
the American Byron Nelson gains the tournament of Masters

Hockey

Toronto Maple Leafs gain the Coupe Stanley.
Cut Magnus: Chamonix champion of France.
HC Swiss Davos champion of .

Tennis

championship of the USA.

the American Fred Schroeder is essential into simple men.
American the Pauline Betz is essential into simple women.

Births

January 7th: Vassili Alexeiev, haltérophile Russian
January 17th: Muhammad Ali, American boxer
January 18th: Johnny Servoz-Gavin, racing driver French of Formula 1. († May 28th 2006).
February 5th: Roger Staubach, football player américainfootball US American
February 9th: François Jauffret, French tennis player
February 14th: Ricardo Rodriguez, Mexican pilot of Formula 1. († 1 {{er}} November 1962).
February 24th: Friedrich Rafreider, Football Austrian or . († September 16th 2007).
March 2nd: Jacques Casolari, Football French or.
March 28th: Bernard Darniche, racing driver (rally) French
April 7th: Joaquim Agostinho, racing cyclist Portuguese. († May 10th 1984).
April 18th: Jochen Rindt, Austrian pilot of Formula 1, world champion on a purely posthumous basis in 1970. († September 5th 1970).
1 {{er}} May: Jean Saubert, alpine skier American. († May 14th 2007).
May 3rd: Vera Cáslavská, gymnaste Czech
May 8th: Benoit Dauga, player of Rugby to XV French.
May 13rd: Jeffrey Astle, Football or English. († January 19th 2002).
May 21st: Jon Konrads, swimmer Australia N, Olympic champion on: 1500 m with the Plays of Rome in 1960.
May 24th: Hannu Mikkola, racing driver (rally) Finnish
June 6th: Franck Fiawoo, Football Togolese or.
June 11th: Giacomo Agostini, Italian pilot motor bike.
June 19th: Bernard Bosquier, Football or French, which obtained 42 selections in team of France between 1964 and 1972.
June 21st: Selji Aochi, skijumper Japan board.
July 16th: Margaret Short-Smith, Australian tennis player, having gained 62 tournaments of the Large Slam: 24 into simple (record), 19 into double ladies and 19 mixed double between 1959 and 1975.
1 {{er}} August: Kent Andersson, pilot motor bike Swedish, double world champion of motor bike 125 cm in 1973 and 1974. († August 30th 2006).
August 2nd: Ilja Pantelic, Yugoslav footballer
August 7th: Carlos Argentinian Monzón, Boxing ur , 53 years. († January 8th 1995).
August 13rd: Georges Carnus, Football French or
September 14th: Raymond Floyd, American golfor
September 16th: Refusals Conner, skipper (veil) American
September 25th: Henri Pescarolo, racing driver French of Formula 1 and endurance.
1 {{er}} October: Jean-Pierre Jabouille, racing driver French of Formula 1.
October 24th: Zygfryd Szoltysik, Football Polish or, Olympic champion at the time of the Plays of Munich in 1972.
December 8th: Bob Coils, player American of Basket-ball.
December 25th: Francoise Durr, French tennis player

Death

February 7th: Dorando Pietri, athlete Italy N become famous at the time of the epilog of the marathon of the Plays of London in 1908. (° October 16th 1885).

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