1935 in sports
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1935 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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Alpine skiing [edit]
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 5th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, 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 – Franz Zingerle (Austria)
- Men's Slalom – Anton Seelos (Austria)
- Men's Combined – Anton Seelos (Austria)
- Women's Downhill – Christl Cranz (Germany)
- Women's Slalom – Anny Rüegg (Switzerland)
- Women's Combined – Christl Cranz (Germany)
American football [edit]
- 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 [edit]
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 [edit]
- 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 [edit]
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 [edit]
Events
- 13 June – James J. Braddock defeats Max Baer over fifteen rounds at Long Island City to win the World Heavyweight Championship
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – Max Baer → James J. Braddock
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – Bob Olin → John Henry Lewis
- World Middleweight Championship – vacant
- World Welterweight Championship – Jimmy McLarnin → Barney Ross
- World Lightweight Championship – vacant → Tony Canzoneri
- World Featherweight Championship – vacant
- World Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al Brown → Baltazar Sangchili
- World Flyweight Championship – vacant → Benny Lynch
Cycling [edit]
- 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 [edit]
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
Women's professional
Horse racing [edit]
Steeplechases
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:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Bahram
- Epsom Derby – Bahram
- St. Leger Stakes – Bahram
- United States Triple Crown Races:
Ice hockey [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- 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.[2]
Nordic skiing [edit]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 9th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1935 are held at Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia
Rowing [edit]
The Boat Race
- 6 April — Cambridge wins the 87th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league [edit]
- 1935 European Rugby League Championship / 1935–36 European Rugby League Championship
- 1935 New Zealand rugby league season
- 1935 NSWRFL season
- 1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season
Rugby union [edit]
- 48th Home Nations Championship series is won by Ireland
Snooker [edit]
- World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Willie Smith 25–20
Speed skating [edit]
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion – Michael Staksrud (Norway)
Tennis [edit]
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 [edit]
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Joe Louis, Boxing
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Helen Wills Moody, Tennis
References [edit]
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