1 minute read Cleveland Indians owner Alva Bradley finally fires manager Oscar Vitt and replaces him with Roger Peckinpaugh November 12, 1940 0 70
1 minute read 1940: Winter and Summer Olympics were to be held in Japan but were canceled due to World War II. The NCAA continued to play that year, with Utah defeating Dartmouth in overtime 42-40 to win the NCAA basketball title in New York City. May 2, 1940 0 79
1 minute read Dec. 29, 1939: Longtime NCAA Secretary-Treasurer Frank W. Nicolson, of Wesleyan University (Connecticut), resigns after 30 years in that position. December 29, 1939 0 78
1 minute read In the Japanese Professional Baseball League, pitcher Victor Starffin wins his 42nd game in a 96-game season November 12, 1939 0 67
1 minute read June 24-29, 1939: The Intercollegiate Golf Championships of the United States are first conducted by the NCAA (after sponsorship by the U.S. Golf Association beginning in 1887). Vincent D’Antoni of Tulane wins the individual title, and Stanford wins the team title. June 29, 1939 0 84
