World War II Chronicle: September 16, 1941
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Page two reports that at 12:01 a.m. the U.S. Navy took over convoy protection between North America and Iceland, freeing up the British to look after their half of the ocean. American merchant ships can now carry arms and munitions to the British Empire… Page four details the second day of the Louisiana Maneuvers and on the same page a reporter shares what it’s like flying a 10-hour reconnaissance patrol over the Atlantic…
The Dodgers and Reds are in hot water with the National League after yesterday’s marathon contest at Crosley Field. No one had scored until the 17th inning and Brooklyn was worried that after scoring five runs off Paul Deringer (who put in 16 innings) and and reliever Joe Beggs that the game would be called and the score reverted to the last completed inning, giving the Dodgers a tie instead of a win. So second baseman Billy Herman “strikes himself out,” while the Reds did whatever they could to slow down the action. which brings the Reds to the plate. Johnny Allen of the Dodgers threw 15 innings of shut-out ball but did not get the decision. Brooklyn is now two games ahead of St. Louis, with 15 games left to play…
On Aug. 27, a Royal Air Force Hudson crew became the first to ever “capture” a submarine with an airplane (pictures on page five). U-570, operating to the south of Iceland, attempts a crash dive once they spot an American-made Lockheed Hudson lining up for the kill, and the depth charge attack nearly overturns the submarine. Heavily damaged and with what the crew believes to be deadly chlorine gas filling the sub, they surface and surrender. The captured U-570 becomes the only U-boat to serve in both the German and British navies, renamed HMS Graph and conducting three combat patrols for the Royal Navy…
Sports section is on page 12, which shows that Ted Williams’ batting average stands at .409… The Cleveland Rams play the Chicago Cardinals tonight under the lights at Comiskey Field. The Rams and Cardinals have occupied the basement of the NFL West division since Cleveland’s first season in 1937. The Cardinals occupied last place in 1935 and 1936, but finished 4th in 1934 when the Cincinatti Reds (0-8) were suspended for not paying their league dues and were replaced by the independent St. Louis Gunners (1-2) who played Cincinnati’s remaining games. The Cardinals move to St. Louis in 1960, then west to Arizona in 1988. The Rams move to their current home of Los Angeles for the 1946 season, but spent 1995-2015 in St. Louis…
Grantland Rice column on page 14… Page 30 asks for volunteers to serve as ambulance drivers for the British in the Middle East
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 16 September 1941. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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