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This was a June 14, 1942, event at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Warmerdam won at 14-8, barely missing at 15-2.

The event was part of an Army-Navy Relief Games, with multiple sports involved. Attendance was 12,648.

Boo Morcom was 2nd in the pole vault, apparently clearing 14-0 (the New York Times reported "went out" at 14-0, but while we would understand that as he missed 14-0, the more common usage at the time would be that 14-0 was the last height he cleared), with Warren Broemel at 13-6 (aparently).

A two mile handicap race on the grass was won by Greg Rice in 9:15.2. Jimmy Herbert won the 440y in 52.4 over Joe Nowicki, Frank Cotter and Ed Shine. John Borican won the 880y over Don Burnham, Bob Williams and Fred Sickinger in 2:00.0.

The Army won the mile relay in 3:41.8, running with Burnham, Shine, Sickinger and Borican. The Nany team ran with Cotter, Nowicki, Williams and Herbert.

Bob Feller was the winning pitcher for the Norfolk Naval Training Station in a five-inning 4-0 win over an Army All-Star team. Feller struck out seven and gave up three hits, getting the win against Hugh "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahy. Commander Gene Tunney sat on the Navy bench during the game.

Joe Louis fought a four-round exhibition against sparring partner George Nicholson. Billy Conn was introduced before the fight.

The South beat the North, 5-1, in lacrosse.

Karel Kozeluh and John Nogrady won a tennis doubles set over Alice Marble and Don Budge, 6-4.

Porky Oliver won a golf pitching contest.

Music featuring Fred Waring and Tommy Dorsey and the Army and Coast Guard bands added to the festivities, along with pantomime comedy performances by Ray Bolger, Al Schacht and Zero Mostel.

Not a bad afternoon's entertainment for five-and-a-half hours.
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