1934 in sports

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1934 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years:	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937

Contents 1 American football 2 Association football 3 Athletics 4 Australian rules football 5 Baseball 6 Basketball 7 Golf 8 Horse racing 9 Ice hockey 10 Snooker 11 Yacht racing 12 Multi-sport events 13 Awards 14 References

[edit] American football

• New York Giants win 30–13 over Chicago Bears for the 1934 NFL title.
• Minnesota Golden Gophers are national college football champions.

[edit] Association football

International

• 1934 World Cup held in Italy – Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the final.
• November 14 – England beat Italy 3–2 in the "Battle of Highbury".

England

• First Division – Arsenal win the 1933–34 title.
• FA Cup – Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2–1.

[edit] Athletics

• June 9 – Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new word record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 1:59:02.
• September 9 – European Championships Marathon at Turin won by Arnas Toivonen (Finland) in a time of 2:52:29

[edit] Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership (Richmond 19.14 (128) d South Melbourne 12.17 (89))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

[edit] 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 consecutivley. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9–7.
• 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.

[edit] Basketball

• The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina.

[edit] Golf

Men's professional

• Masters 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

[edit] Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –
• Grand National –

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –
  2. Epsom Derby –
  3. St. Leger Stakes –
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Cavalcade
  2. Preakness Stakes –
  3. Belmont Stakes –

[edit] Ice hockey

• September 18 – The Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation founded

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Tom Newman 25–23

[edit] 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

[edit] Multi-sport events

• 10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila

[edit] 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

[edit] References

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