1934 in sports

none 1934 sports 1934 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 4th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at St Moritz, Switzerland. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: Men's Downhill – David Zogg (Switzerland) Men's Slalom – Franz Pfnür (Germany) Men's Combined – David Zogg (Switzerland) Women's Downhill – Anny Rüegg (Switzerland) Women's Slalom – Christl Cranz (Germany) Women's Combined – Christl Cranz (Germany) American football NFL championship The New York Giants defeat the Chicago Bears 30–13 at the Polo Grounds, which is known as the "Sneakers Game" College championship College football national championship – Minnesota Golden Gophers and Alabama Crimson Tide (shared) Association football International 1934 World Cup held in Italy – Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the final. 14 November – England defeats Italy 3–2 in the "Battle of Highbury". England The Football League – Arsenal 59 points, Huddersfield 56, Tottenham 49, Derby 45, Manchester City 45, Sunderland 44 FA Cup final – Manchester City 2 – 1 Portsmouth (Empire Stadium, Wembley, London) Spain La Liga won by Athletic Bilbao Germany National Championship won by Schalke 04 Italy Serie A won by Juventus France French Division 1 won by FC Sète Athletics 9 June – Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new world record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 1:59:02. 9 – 11 August - 1934 Women's World Games, London 9 September – European Championships Marathon at Turin won by Arnas Toivonen (Finland) in a time of 2:52:29 Australian rules football VFL Premiership Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership, beating South Melbourne 19.14 (128) to 12.17 (89) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1934 VFL Grand Final Brownlow Medal The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon) South Australian National Football League 6 October – Glenelg win their first SANFL premiership, beating Port Adelaide 18.15 (123) to 16.18 (114) Magarey Medal awarded to “Blue” Johnson (Glenelg) Western Australian National Football League 13 October – West Perth 11.7 (73) defeat East Fremantle 5.9 (39) for their sixth WANFL premiership Sandover Medal awarded to Sammy Clarke (Claremont-Cottesloe) Bandy Sweden Championship final – Slottsbrons IF defeats IFK Uppsala 6–0 on the replay after a 1–1 tie in the first final. Baseball 1934 in baseball Major League Baseball July 10 – In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left–handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin consecutively. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9–7. October – St. Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4–3. Brothers Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean each won two games for the "Gas House Gang" Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers gave up a great battle in the series but fell short a game. International Australia August – The inaugural Claxton Shield is held in Adelaide, South Australia. The host South Australian team won the tournament, defeating New South Wales and Victoria. Japan December 26 – Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, officially founded, as first professional baseball club in Japan.December 2016 Basketball Events The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina. Boxing Events 14 June – Max Baer defeats Primo Carnera by an eleventh-round technical knockout at Long Island City to win the World Heavyweight Championship Lineal world championsCyber Boxing Zone World Heavyweight Championship – Primo Carnera → Max Baer World Light Heavyweight Championship – Maxie Rosenbloom → Bob Olin World Middleweight Championship – vacant World Welterweight Championship – Jimmy McLarnin → Barney Ross → Jimmy McLarnin World Lightweight Championship – Barney Ross → vacant World Featherweight Championship – vacant World Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al Brown World Flyweight Championship – vacant Canadian football Grey Cup Sarnia Imperials defeat the Regina Roughriders 20–121934 Grey Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20120214042047/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1934 2012-02-14 Cricket Events England undertake their first Test match tour of India, winning two Tests to nil 4 November – The inaugural Ranji Trophy begins with a match between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk, just over a year after Ranjitsinhji’s death. England County Championship – Lancashire Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire Second Eleven Most runs – Harold Gibbons 2,654 @ 52.03 (HS 157) Most wickets – Tich Freeman 205 @ 23.18 (BB 8–103) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Stan McCabe, Bill O‘Reilly, George Paine, Bill Ponsford, Jim Smith Australia Sheffield Shield – Victoria Most runs – Don Bradman 1192 @ 132.44 (HS 253) Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 66 @ 21.83 (BB 7–57) India Bombay Quadrangular – not contested New Zealand Plunket Shield – Auckland South Africa Currie Cup – Western Province West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad Cycling Tour de France Antonin Magne wins the 28th Tour de FranceCycling-Tour de France list of winners https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/cycling-tour-de-france-list-of-winners_sto7851605/story.shtml Eurosport UK 18 February 2021 en 26 August 2020 Giro d'Italia Learco Guerra of Maino wins the 22nd Giro d'Italia Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Men's Champion – Karl Schäfer World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie World Pairs Champions – Emília Rotter and László Szollás Golf Events Inaugural Masters Tournament is held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA. Until 1939, it is known as the Augusta National Invitational Tournament. Men's professional Augusta National Invitational Tournament – Horton Smith U.S. Open – Olin Dutra British Open – Henry Cotton PGA Championship – Paul Runyan Men's amateur British Amateur – Lawson Little U.S. Amateur – Lawson Little Women's professional Women's Western Open – Marian McDougall Harness racing USA Hambletonian – Lord Jim Kentucky Futurity – Princess Peg Horse racing England Champion Hurdle – Chenango Cheltenham Gold Cup – Golden Miller Grand National – Golden Miller 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Campanula 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Colombo The Derby – Windsor LadEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 2 January 2022 en The Oaks – Light Brocade St. Leger Stakes – Windsor Lad Australia Melbourne Cup – Peter Pan III Canada King's Plate – Horometer France Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Brantôme Ireland Irish Grand National – Poolgowran Irish Derby Stakes – Patriot King and Primerodead a a USA Kentucky Derby – Cavalcade Preakness Stakes – High Quest Belmont Stakes – Peace Chance Ice hockey Stanley Cup Chicago Black Hawks defeat Detroit Red Wings 3 games to 1 Ice Hockey World Championships Events 18 September – The Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation founded Motorsport 1934 in motorsport List of 1934 motorsport champions Multi-sport events 2nd British Empire Games held in London, EnglandOur Games Commonwealth Games Federation https://thecgf.com/games thecgf.com 4 January 2022 en 4 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220104004327/https://thecgf.com/games dead 10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 8th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 are held at Sollefteå, Sweden Rowing The Boat Race 17 March — Cambridge wins the 86th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Rugby league 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain 1934 New Zealand rugby league season 1934 NSWRFL season 1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby union 47th Home Nations Championship series is won by England Snooker World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Tom Newman 25–23 Speed skating Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Bernt Evensen (Norway) Tennis Australia Australian Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 Australian Women's Singles Championship – Joan Hartigan Bathurst (Australia) defeats Margaret Molesworth (Australia) 6–1, 6–4 England Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 6–0, 7–5 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothy Round Little (Great Britain) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 France French Men's Singles Championship – Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Scriven Vivian (Great Britain) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 USA American Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Wilmer Allison (USA) 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6 American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs (USA) defeats Sarah Palfrey Cooke (USA) 6–1, 6–4 Davis Cup 1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – GBR at 4–1 USA 1912 at Centre Court, Wimbledon (grass) London, United Kingdom Yacht racing The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Rainbow defeats British challenger Endeavour, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 2 Awards Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Virginia Van Wie, LPGA golf Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Dizzy Dean, Major League Baseball Notes dead a aThe Irish Derby Stakes was a dead heat. 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