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BASEBALL

defeat the Chicago Cubs , 4-0.

. A special committee selects organizer Alexander Cartwright and promoter Henry Chadwick ; selections of 19th century players are again postponed.

Starting Pitcher , Johnny Vander Meer throws back-to-back No-hitter s, meaning they came in two consecutive starts, something not accomplished before or since.

BASKETBALL

The sixth South American Basketball Championship in Lima is won by Peru .

BOXING

American boxer Henry Armstrong simultaneously holds the featherweight, welterweight & lightweight world titles.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

New York Giants 23-17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League

--- Carlton wins the 42nd VFL Premiership (Carlton 15.10 (100) d Collingwood 13.7 (85))

--- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds ( Essendon )

FOOTBALL ( SOCCER )

FIFA World Cup - 1938 World Cup held in France . Italy retain their title, beating Hungary 4-2 in the final.

England

First Division - Arsenal win the 1937-38 title.

FA Cup - Preston North End beat Huddersfield Town 1-0.

SNOOKER

beats Sidney Smith 37-24

TENNIS

American, Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam In Tennis of all 4 Championships.

EVENTS

February - British Empire Games held in Sydney , Australia

March 3 - Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.

In what was billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeated the United States Triple Crown Of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral .

The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the first Aerial Tramway in the United States, opens at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.

BIRTHS

February 11 — Mohammed Gammoudi , Tunisian athlete

April 12 — Clement Quartey , Ghanaian boxer

April 26 — Nino Benvenuti , Italian boxer

May 10 — Manuel Santana , Spanish tennis player

June 24 — Boris Lagutin , Soviet boxer

July 12 — Wieger Mensonides , Dutch swimmer

October 3 — Alessandro Mazzinghi , Italian boxer

October 7 — Anny Haydon , tennis champion

October 17 — Lorraine Crapp , Australian swimmer

October 24 — Ross McPherson , New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper

DEATHS

January 27 - Bernd Rosemeyer , race car driver

July 4 - Suzanne Lenglen , tennis great