CREATE TABLE table_74586 ("Tournament" TEXT, "1940" TEXT, "1941" TEXT, "1942" TEXT, "1943" TEXT, "1944" TEXT, "1945" TEXT, "1946 1" TEXT, "1947 1" TEXT, "1948" TEXT, "1949" TEXT, "1950" TEXT, "1951" TEXT, "1952" TEXT, "1953" TEXT, "1954" TEXT, "Career SR" TEXT)

What is the 1944 result for the U.S. Championships?
SELECT "1944" FROM table_74586 WHERE "Tournament" = 'u.s. championships'
SELECT "1944" FROM "table_74586" WHERE "Tournament" = 'u.s. championships'