1935 in sports

[edit] Auto racing

• Grand Prix racing - Main article: 1935 Grand Prix season. European Champion: Rudolf Caracciola

[edit] Baseball

• On May 25, Babe Ruth has a last hurrah, hitting three home runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The final one, the last of his 714 career home runs, sets a baseball record that stood for 39 years. This homer is the first to clear the right field grandstand at Forbes Field and is measured at 600 feet (183 m).
• June 2 - Babe Ruth announces he is going to retire from the sport.
• Detroit Tigers defeat Chicago Cubs in the World Series, 4-2.
• MVPs:
  • American League: Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers
  • National League: Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs
• The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship.

[edit] Basketball

• Eurobasket 1935, won by Latvia, is the first European international basketball championship.
• The fourth South American Basketball Championship in Rio de Janeiro is won by Argentina.

[edit] Bicyle racing

• Vuelta a España - The first edition of what will eventually become of one road bicycle racing's Grand Tours is raced and won by Gustaaf Deloor.

[edit] Boxing

• June 13 - In Long Island City, New York, James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer to win the heavyweight championship of the world.

[edit] American Football

• SMU Mustangs National college football champions.
• Detroit Lions 26-7 New York Giants for the NFL championship
• First Heisman Trophy presented to Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.

[edit] Football (soccer)

[edit] England

• First Division - Arsenal win the 1934-35 title, becoming only the second team to win the title three times in a row.
• FA Cup - Sheffield Wednesday beat West Bromwich Albion 4-2.

[edit] Brazil

• January 25 - São Paulo Futebol Clube is founded.

[edit] Costa Rica

• June 16 - Deportivo Saprissa is founded.

[edit] Golf

Men's professional

• April 4-8 - Masters Tournament - Gene Sarazen fired a double eagle on the 15th hole in the final round to force an 18-hole playoff in which Sarazen would win the next day.
• June 5-7 - U.S. Open - Sam Parks, Jr.
• June 25-28 - British Open - Alf Perry
• October 23 - PGA Championship - Johnny Revolta

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - Lawson Little
• U.S. Amateur - Lawson Little

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open - Opal Hill

[edit] Horse Racing

• May 4 - Ohama wins the Kentucky Derby

[edit] Ice Hockey

• 1934-35: Montreal Maroons defeat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 to win the Stanley Cup
• 1935-36: Detroit Red Wings defeat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25-20

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Joe Louis, Boxing
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Helen Wills Moody, Tennis

[edit] Births

• January 4 — Floyd Patterson, American heavyweight boxing champion (d. 2006)
• January 9 — John McCormack, Scottish boxer
• January 15 — Koosje van Voorn, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• January 23 — Mike Agostini, Trinidad and Tobago track and field athlete
• February 9 — Viktor Baykov, Soviet marathon runner
• February 17 — Yutaka Demachi, Japanese volleyball player
• March 6 — Ron Delany, Irish athlete
• March 25 — Flash Elorde, Filipino boxer (d. 1985)
• April 6 — Takashi Ishimoto, Japanese swimmer
• April 7 — Mervyn Crossman, Australian field hockey player
• June 2 — Ross Gillespie, New Zealand field hockey player
• June 5 — Anne Pashley, British track and field sprinter
• June 6 — John Malcolm Henricks, Australian swimmer
• July 18 — Tenley Albright, American figure skater
• July 19 — George Breen, American freestyle swimmer
• August 8 — Arquímedes Herrera, Venezuelan track and field athlete
• September 2 — D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer
• September 8 — Luigi Ulivelli, Italian long jumper
• September 29 — Bruce Tulloh, English long-distance runner
• October 9 — Ana María Schultz, Argentine freestyle swimmer
• October 23 — Chi Chi Rodriguez, Puerto Rico golfer
• November 1 — Gary Player, South African golfer
• November 6 — Allan Mills, British tennis player and referee
• November 9 — Bob Gibson, American baseball player
• November 17 — Toni Sailer, Austrian skier
• December 5 — Marise Chamberlain, New Zealand middle-distance runner
• December 26 — Paul Hornung, American football player
• December 30 — Sandy Koufax, American baseball player

[edit] Deaths

• January 10 — Edwin Flack, Australian athlete (b. 1873)
• September 25 — Tom Richards (53), Australian rugby union player (b. 1882)

[edit] Trivia

• In 1935, the Detroit Lions won the NFL championship and the Detroit Tigers won Major League Baseball's World Series. In 1936, the Detroit Red Wings would win the NHL's Stanley Cup. Thus, the city of Detroit produced champions in the NFL, MLB, and NHL within a span of 12 months. This feat has yet to be duplicated by any other city.