World War II Chronicle: September 24, 1941
Sports section starts on page 18 and correspondent Francis E. Stan talks about a humble Stan Musial introducing his father to Cardinals manager Billy Southworth and the coaching staff after a game against Pittsburgh. Today’s contest is just his ninth major league game and already Musial is drawing comparisons to Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. Apparently, his first home run was clubbed well enough, the sports writer says, that Pirate centerfielder Vince DiMaggio would have had to run all the way to the University of Pittsburgh to snag it. Musial’s sweet swing is pictured on page 20, which also features a story on how he transitioned from “bargain basement southpaw pitcher” this spring to a major league sensation…
Meanwhile, page 18 also reports that Cleveland’s Bob Feller has just logged his first solo flight. Feller wanted to become a military aviator once the United States joined World War II, but failed the high-frequency hearing test… Park rangers have reached the crash site of the Army Air Corps bomber that collided with Mount Constance earlier in the month (see page 34).
Spot your plane: the Curtiss Hawk 75A
Curtiss sold a lot of Model 75s to foreign air forces. A few American pilots used this airplane (a P-36 Hawk) at Pearl Harbor, but there isn’t much to discuss other than if you switch out the radial engine for a liquid-cooled Allison V-1710 it becomes the P-40 Warhawk.
In case you’re wondering if a man can lift an airship, the answer is yes.
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 24 September 1941. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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