Events in Sports History in 1935

Crawford Defeats Perry

Jan 14 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Home favourite Jack Crawford wins his 4th Australian title; beats Fred Perry of England 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Tennis Player and Broadcaster Fred Perry

Jan 14 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: In an all-British final Dorothy Round Little defeats Nancy Lyle 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

Vinson US Champion

Feb 9 US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson

Baseball History

Feb 26 NY Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves

Bluebird Sets Land Speed Record

Mar 7 Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 276.71 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car; last record set at Daytona Beach, Florida

Headley Steers WI Win

Mar 15 Brilliant batsman George Headley steers West Indies to an innings victory over England in 4th cricket Test at Kingston, Jamaica with a patient, unbeaten 270

Mar 16 Scotland beats England, 10-7 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to allow Ireland to win the Home Nations Rugby Championship with a 2-1 record
Mar 29 94th Grand National: Frank Furlong wins aboard Reynoldstown at 22/1; stallion repeats with back-to-back victory the following year
Apr 3 Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44)
Apr 6 H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more

2nd Augusta National

Apr 8 2nd Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Gene Sarazen wins Monday playoff with Craig Wood by 5 strokes

Maroons Wrap Up Finals

Apr 9 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for 3-0 series sweep; Maroons last defunct team to win the Cup

Apr 15 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley in 2:32:07.4
Apr 16 40-year-old future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth debuts in the NL with a HR and single in Boston Braves 4-2 win over the NY Giants, in Boston
Apr 26 Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years
Apr 27 Yanks pull a 1st inning triple-play & beat Philadelphia A's 9-8
May 4 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05
May 8 MLB Cincinnati Reds catcher Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th in 15-4 victory over Phillies, in game one of a double header at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl
May 11 60th Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4
May 14 Northamptonshire County Cricket Club gains (over Somerset at Taunton by 48 runs) what proved to be their last victory for 99 matches, a record in the County Championship. Their next Championship win was not until May 29, 1939.
May 15 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates squeak past Phillies 20-5 at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl
May 18 English batsman Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on his County Cricket debut for Somerset CCC vs Essex at Frome
May 19 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936
May 24 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Philadelphia 1)
May 25 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates

The Greatest 45 Minutes in Sports

May 25 Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan; remembered as "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport"

Jesse Owens gets into his stride at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin

May 30 Indianapolis 500: Kelly Petillo accompanied by riding mechanic Jimmy Dunham win; Pete DePaolo becomes first to win race separately as a driver (1925) and owner
May 30 Philadelphia pitcher Jim Bivin retires Babe Ruth on an infield grounder in "the Babe's" final MLB at-bat; Ruth plays just 1 inning in Boston Braves, 11-6 loss to Phillies at the Baker Bowl
Jun 2 40th Women's French Championships: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-2, 6-1)
Jun 2 French Championships Men's Tennis: Englishman Fred Perry wins his only French title, beating Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Jun 2 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at 40 years of age
Jun 8 67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6
Jun 8 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: 25-year-old club pro Sam Parks Jr, with no prior tournament wins, beats Scotsman Jimmy Thomson by 2 strokes

Braddock Upsets Baer

Jun 13 10-to-1 underdog James J. Braddock upsets defending champion Max Baer in a 15 round unanimous points decision at Madison Square Garden, NYC for the world heavyweight boxing title

Louis KOs Carnera

Jun 25 Future world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis moves to 20-0 with 6th round KO of former champion Primo Carnera of Italy at Yankee Stadium, NYC

Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis

Jun 26 Surrey's former England Test cricket batsman Andy Sandham scores his 100th first class century (103) v Hampshire at Basingstoke
Jun 28 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Alf Perry wins his only major title, by 4 shots from fellow Englishman Alf Padgham
Jun 28 Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673
Jun 29 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Sunset Ridge CC: Opal Hill scores an easy, 9 & 7 win over Mrs. S.L. Reinhart to claim her first of 2 consecutive major titles
Jul 2 Great Britain amateur boxing team beats United States in the first International Golden Gloves tournament in NYC, New York
Jul 5 Tony Cuccinello (Brooklyn Dodgers) and Al Cuccinello (New York Giants) become first brothers to both hit a MLB homer in the same game; Dodgers win 14-4
Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Fred Perry successfully defends his title against German Gottfried von Cramm 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 6 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody wins her 7th of 8 Wimbledon singles titles beating Helen Jacobs 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

Jul 8 3rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-1 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
Jul 28 29th Tour de France won by Romain Maes of Belgium
Jul 29 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: 3rd straight GB title as Pat Hughes & Raymond Tuckey beat Americans Wilmer Allison & John Van Ryn 6-2, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3 for unassailable 3-0 lead; ends 5-0
Aug 29 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)
Aug 31 Chicago White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0
Sep 3 First automobile to exceed 300cmph, Malcolm Campbell powers Bluebird to 301.129mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Sep 12 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Wilmer Allison beats Sidney Wood 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 for his lone major singles title

US Open Women's Tennis

Sep 12 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6-2, 6-4 for her 4th consecutive US singles title

Sep 22 Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115
Sep 27 Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game & clinch NL pennant
Sep 29 Ryder Cup Golf, Ridgewood CC: US wins, 9-3; first of 7 consecutive wins by the Americans
Oct 7 Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4-3 at Navin Field for 4 games to 2 series win; Tigers win first championship in 5 WS appearances
Oct 15 NHL's St Louis Eagles fold
Oct 17 Pacific Association of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics

MVP Hank Greenberg

Oct 20 Detroit Tigers future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BWAA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell is runner-up

PGA Championship

Oct 22 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Twin Hills CC: Johnny Revolta wins his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour, 5 & 4

Oct 23 Chicago Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett selected NL MVP
Nov 3 Korean runner Sohn Kee-chung sets new men's marathon world record, 2:26:42 in Tokyo, Japan
Nov 3 Philadelphia Eagles beat Boston Redskins, 7-6 at Fenway Park; respective quarterbacks combine to throw an NFL record 11 interceptions
Dec 7 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Winnipeg Pegs (later Blue Bombers) defeat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12
Dec 9 1st Heisman Trophy Award: Jay Berwanger, Chicago (HB)

Foxx to the Red Sox

Dec 10 Philadelphia Athletics sell infielder Jimmie Foxx's contract to Boston Red Sox for $150,000 (about $2.8M in 2020 dollars)

MLB Hall of Fame 1st Baseman Jimmie Foxx

Dec 10 White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Tigers for $75,000
Dec 14 Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith v South Africa, Durban
Dec 15 In major upset, Dutch grand master Max Euwe becomes World Chess Champion beating Russian Alexander Alekhine (9 wins, 13 draws, 8 losses) in Zandvoort, Netherlands

Detroit Lions' First Title

Dec 15 National Football League Championship, University of Detroit Stadium: Detroit Lions beat New York Giants, 26-7; Lions first title

Bradman's Sheffield Debut

Dec 18 Don Bradman scores 117 in his debut Sheffield Shield cricket match for South Australia in an innings & 5 run win over his old team, New South Wales