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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






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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.




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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.




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 champions

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 20–12




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 France
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 Lad
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 Primero[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






Multi-sport events


2nd British Empire Games held in London, England
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


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 – Great Britain at 4–1 United States 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


a The Irish Derby Stakes was a dead heat.




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