World War II Chronicle: September 4, 1941

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The New York Yankees, now 19-1/2 games ahead of the second-place Boston Red Sox, have secured their fifth pennant in six years (12th in franchise history), and clinched the playoffs faster than any team in a 154-game season. A report on page 5 announces that a cadre of British officers will attend the upcoming Louisiana Maneuvers, sharing their combat experience with American commanders during the massive exercise… Sports section is on page 42

Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 4 September 1941. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1941-09-04/ed-1/