1935 Claxton Shield

January 2018 January 2018 Australia Interstate Baseball Carnival 1935 3 – 10 August Victoria Melbourne, VIC South Australia 3 South Australia 2 New South Wales Victoria 1934 1936 The 1935 Claxton Shield was the second annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at the Albert Ground and the Melbourne Cricket Groundhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11753652 Baseball Carnival—Umpires Appointed 2 August 1935 The Argus Melbourne, VIC 12 1 January 2010 in Melbourne from 3 to 10 August, and was won by South Australia for the second time in a row. The other participating teams were New South Wales and hosts Victoria. Format As had been the case in the 1934 tournament, each team met each other team twice over the course of the week. In each game, two competition points were on offer to the teams. The points were awarded as follows: Win – two points Tie – one point Loss – no points At the end of the tournament, the team with the most points was declared the winner, and awarded the Claxton Shield.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11756773 Baseball Championship—Won By South Australia 12 August 1935 The Argus Melbourne, VIC 14 1 January 2010 Had there been a tie between New South Wales and Victoria for first place, they would have been declared joint winners. However had South Australia been involved in a tie for first, they would have retained the Shield.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11756408 Carnival Baseball—Finals To-Day 10 August 1935 The Argus Melbourne, VIC 28 1 January 2010 Results bb-state 1935 Claxton Shield Champions South Australia 2nd Team Points Wins Ties Losses South Australia 5 2 1 1 New South Wales 4 2 – 2 Victoria 3 1 1 2 3 August 1935 New South Wales 1 – 4 Victoria Victoria Albert Ground 3 August 1935 Victoria 0 – 5 South Australia Victoria Albert Ground 6 August 1935 South Australia 3 – 0 New South Wales Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground 8 August 1935 New South Wales 13 – 1 South Australia Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground 10 August 1935 Victoria 1 – 2 (F/11) New South Wales Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground 10 August 1935 South Australia 0 – 0 (F/15 Tied game – Bad light) Victoria Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground References Clark 2003, pp.52–3 Harris 2009, p.26 Bibliography Clark Joe A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game https://books.google.com/books?id=rIXGQra02mAC&pg=PP1 1 January 2010 2003 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln, NE, United States 0-8032-6440-2 refClark Harris John O. Baseball Queensland 1905-1990 http://www.qld.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=52210 19 July 2009 2009 refHarris https://web.archive.org/web/20110706101958/http://www.qld.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=52210 6 July 2011 dead Claxton Shield Claxton Shield Category:Claxton Shield Category:August 1935 sports events in Australia Category:1930s in sport in Melbourne Category:Sports competitions in Melbourne Category:Baseball in Victoria (state)