▁The ▁National ists ▁pushed ▁into ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Val encia . ▁Japan ▁not ified ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁for fe iting ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁since ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁prepare ▁for ▁them ▁while ▁fighting ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War . ▁The ▁mayor ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁said ▁the ▁city ▁would ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Games ▁instead . ▁Paul ▁Run yan ▁won ▁the ▁P GA ▁Championship ▁at ▁Shaw ne e ▁Country ▁Club ▁in ▁Smith field ▁Township , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Se ab isc uit ▁won ▁the ▁first - ever ▁Hollywood ▁Gold ▁Cup . ▁D ied : ▁Samuel ▁Ins ull , ▁ 7 8 , ▁British - born ▁American ▁business ▁magn ate ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( S und ay ) ▁Douglas ▁Cor rig an ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁F loyd ▁Ben nett ▁Field ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁supposed ly ▁heading ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁after ▁being ▁denied ▁permission ▁to ▁fly ▁across ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁To ▁the ▁bew ilder ment ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁on look ers ▁present , ▁his ▁plane ▁turned ▁ 1 8 0 ▁degrees ▁and ▁van ished ▁in ▁a ▁cl ou db ank . ▁D ied : ▁Robert ▁W iene , ▁ 6 5 , ▁German ▁film ▁director ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁Douglas ▁Cor rig an ▁land ed ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁got ten ▁lost .