1935 in sports

1935 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football

• Detroit Lions defeat 26–7 New York Giants for the NFL championship
• SMU Mustangs national college football champions
• First Heisman Trophy presented to Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago
• The Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia was founded

Association football

Brazil

• January 25 – São Paulo Futebol Clube founded.

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.

Germany

• Origin of the DFB-Pokal, which is Germany's premier national cup competition, in the institution of the "Tschammer-Pokal", a competition with Nazi affiliations that is terminated at the end of World War II. It is then restored as the DFB-Pokal in the 1952–53 season.
• National Championship – FC Schalke 04 6–4 VfB Stuttgart
• Tschammer-Pokal – 1. FC Nuremberg 2–0 FC Schalke 04 in Düsseldorf

Baseball

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP

• Detroit Tigers defeat Chicago Cubs 4–2 in the World Series
• MVPs:
  • American League: Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers
  • National League: Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs
• 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.
• The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship.

Basketball

Events

• 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.

Boxing

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

Cycling

• 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.

Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament – Gene Sarazen fired a double eagle on the 15th hole in the final round to force an 18-hole playoff which Sarazen would win the next day.
• U.S. Open – Sam Parks, Jr.
• British Open – Alf Perry
• 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

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 – Bahram
  2. Epsom Derby – Bahram
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Bahram
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Omaha
  2. Preakness Stakes –
  3. Belmont Stakes –

Ice hockey

• 4 April to 9 April – Montreal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 to win the Stanley Cup
• Norway – The Norwegian Ice Hockey League was established

Motor racing

• European Championship won by Rudolf Caracciola for Mercedes-Benz
• 30 May – Kelly Petillo wins 23rd running of Indianapolis 500 in the Gilmore Speedway Special Wetteroth-Offenhauser in 4:42:22.77.

Nordic skiing

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

• 9th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1935 are held at Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia

Rowing

The Boat Race

• 6 April — Cambridge wins the 87th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Rugby union

• 48th Home Nations Championship series is won by Ireland

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25–20

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

• Men's All-round Champion – Michael Staksrud (Norway)

Tennis

Australia

• Australian Men's Singles Championship – Jack Crawford (Australia) defeats Fred Perry (Great Britain) 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
• Australian Women's Singles Championship – Dorothy Round Little (Great Britain) defeats Nancy Lyle Glover (Australia) 1–6, 6–1, 6–3

England

• Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
• Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

France

• French Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
• French Women's Singles Championship – Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (Germany) defeats Simone Mathieu (France) 6–2, 6–1

USA

• American Men's Singles Championship – Wilmer Allison (USA) defeats Sidney Wood (USA) 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
• American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs (USA) defeats Sarah Palfrey Cooke (USA) 6–2, 6–4

Davis Cup

• 1935 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Great Britain at 5–0 United States (14) Centre Court, Wimbledon (grass) London, United Kingdom

Awards

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