1929 Tour de France
The 1929 Tour de France was the 23rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 28 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 5,286 km (3,285 mi).


1929 Tour de France
Nicolas Frantz had won two consecutive Tours, in 1927 and 1928, and was looking for a third. In addition the 1926 Tour winner, Lucien Buysse, was looking for another title.


1929 Tour de France
Victor Fontan, leader of the general classification and therefore wearer of the yellow jersey, crashed in the Pyrenees during stage 10, breaking the forks to his bicycle. At that time, a rule stated that a rider must finish a stage with the bike he started it with. Fontan went house to house, looking for a bike to borrow. He eventually found one and rode 145 km to the finish line, with his broken bike strapped to his back. At the end of the day Fontan quit the race in tears. The rule was removed for the 1930 Tour de France.


1929 Tour de France
The Tour was won by Belgian Maurice De Waele, although he was sick during the race. The Tour organisation was not content with the outcome of the race, because the strongest team Alycon had been able to deliver the winner even though he was sick, so they changed the rules after the 1929 Tour de France, and for the next years there were no sponsored teams but only national or regional teams.


1929 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
In 1928, many stages were in the team-time-trial format, where the teams started separately. The Tour organisation had invented this rule to make the flat stages more competitive, but it had the effect that the public stopped following the race. Therefore, in 1929 the most stages were run in the normal format, except for stages 12, 19 and 20, the stages that were expected to be raced slower than 30 km/h.>


1929 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The entire podium in 1928 was occupied by members from the Alcyon cycling team. The tour organisation wanted the Tour to be an individual race, so in 1929 the teams were officially not there, and riders started in the A-category (professional cyclists) or as touriste-routiers (semi-professional or amateur).


1929 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
In 1928, cyclist could be helped when they had a flat tire; in 1929 this rule was reversed, and cyclists had to fix their flat tires by themselves.


1929 Tour de France, Race overview
In the first stages, the cyclists remained close to each other. Aimé Dossche won the first stage, and kept the lead for the next two stages. In the fourth stage, Maurice De Waele and Louis De Lannoy escaped from the bunch. De Lannoy won the stage, while Dewaele took over the lead in the general classification.


1929 Tour de France, Race overview
In the seventh stage, De Waele had two flat tires, and was not in the first group. Three man from that first group now shared the lead. There was no rule for this situation, so all three cyclists were given the yellow jersey in the next stage. In stage eight, this situation was solved, as Gaston Rebry took over the lead.


1929 Tour de France, Race overview
In the ninth stage, the first mountain stage, Lucien Buysse, the winner of the 1926 Tour de France and now racing as a touriste-routier, took the lead early in the race, and mounted the Aubisque first. In the descent, De Waele and Victor Fontan caught him. De Waele then punctured and lost eight minutes. Fontan was caught by the Spaniard Salvador Cardona, but his second place in the stage gave him the lead in the general classification. In the tenth stage, after only seven kilometers Fontan broke his fork.


1929 Tour de France, Race overview
Some sources say he hit a dog, others say he fell in a gutter. He is said to have knocked on every door of a small town before he found a replacement bicycle. According to the rules, he had to finish the race with the bicycle he started with, so he strapped the broken bicycle to his back, and rode for 145 through the Pyrenees with a broken bicycle on his back, before he finally gave up.


1929 Tour de France, Race overview
After that tenth stage, Maurice De Waele was leading the general classification. One hour before the start of the fifteenth stage, he collapsed. The Alcyon team asked for the stage to be started one hour later, which was granted. De Waele was literally dragged on his bicycle, and his teammates rode shoulder-to-shoulder to prevent opponents from attacking. At the end of the stage, his teammates had helped him so much that he had lost only 13 minutes to the winner, finishing in 11th place. In the sixteenth stage, De Waele became better, and only Charles Pélissier could win time on him.


1929 Tour de France, Race overview
After the race was over, Jef Demuysere received 25 minutes penalty time in the general classification because he had taken drinks where this was not allowed. This moved him from the second place in the general classification to the third place.


1929 Tour de France, Results
In stages 12, 19 and 20, the cyclists started in teams. The cyclist who reached the finish fastest was the winner of the stage. In the other stages all cyclists started together. The time that each cyclist required to finish the stage was recorded. For the general classification, these times were added up; the cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey.


1929 Tour de France, Results, General classification
During the 1929 Tour de France, the cyclists did not race in trade teams, but still the cyclists of the same team cooperated.


1929 Tour de France, Results, Other classifications
The organing newspaper, l'Auto named a meilleur grimpeur (best climber), an unofficial precursor to the modern King of the Mountains competition. This award was won by Victor Fontan.


1929 Tour de France, Aftermath
After Victor Fontan had to give up in the tenth stage because of mechanical problems while he was leading the race, journalist Louis Delblat wrote that the rules should be changed, because a Tour should not be lost because of mechanical problems. Eventually the rule changed, but only after Tour director Henri Desgrange retired.


1929 Tour de France, Aftermath
The team-time-trial format, which had been introduced to equalize power between the teams, had completely failed. It was removed for the 1930 Tour de France. Between 1935 and 1937, the concept was seen back, and returned again in 1954.


1929 Tour de France, Aftermath
Henri Desgrange was angry at the outcome of the race. The strongest trade team decided who the winner was, while Desgrange wanted the strongest individual to win. Immediately after the 1929 Tour de France, he announced that he would drastically change the rules for the 1930 Tour de France. He removed the trade teams completely, and replaced them by national teams.


1929 Tour de France, Aftermath
The winner of the race, Dewaele, would never reach his level of 1929 again. In 1931 he ended his Tour de France career with a fifth place.


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11
The 1929 Tour de France was the 23rd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 30 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 13 July with a flat stage to Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 28 July.


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 1
30 June 1929 — Paris to Caen, 206 km (128 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 2
1 July 1929 — Caen to Cherbourg, 140 km (87 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 3
2 July 1929 — Cherbourg to Dinan, 199 km (124 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 4
3 July 1929 — Dinan to Brest, 206 km (128 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 5
4 July 1929 — Brest to Vannes, 208 km (129 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 6
5 July 1929 — Vannes to Les Sables d'Olonne, 204 km (127 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 7
6 July 1929 — Les Sables d'Olonne to Bordeaux, 285 km (177 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 8
7 July 1929 — Bordeaux to Bayonne, 182 km (113 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 9
9 July 1929 — Bayonne to Luchon, 363 km (226 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 10
10 July 1929 — Luchon to Perpignan, 323 km (201 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 11
13 July 1929 — Perpignan to Marseille, 366 km (227 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22
The 1929 Tour de France was the 23rd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 30 June, and Stage 12 occurred on 13 July with a team time trial from Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 28 July.


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 12
15 July 1929 — Marseille to Cannes, 191 km (119 mi) (TTT)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 13
16 July 1929 — Cannes to Nice, 133 km (83 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 14
18 July 1929 — Nice to Grenoble, 333 km (207 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 15
20 July 1929 — Grenoble to Evian, 329 km (204 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 16
22 July 1929 — Evian to Belfort, 283 km (176 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 17
23 July 1929 — Belfort to Strasbourg, 145 km (90 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 18
24 July 1929 — Strasbourg to Metz, 165 km (103 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 19
25 July 1929 — Metz to Charleville, 159 km (99 mi) (TTT)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 20
26 July 1929 — Charleville to Malo-les-Bains, 270 km (170 mi) (TTT)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 21
27 July 1929 — Malo-les-Bains to Dieppe, 234 km (145 mi)


1929 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 22
28 July 1929 — Dieppe to Paris, 332 km (206 mi)


1929 Tour de Hongrie
The 1929 Tour de Hongrie was the fourth edition of the Tour de Hongrie cycle race and was held from 27 to 30 June 1929. The race started and finished in Budapest. The race was won by Oskar Thierbach.


1929 Tour of Flanders
The 1929 Tour of Flanders was held on March 17, 1929.


1929 Tour of the Basque Country
The 1929 Tour of the Basque Country was the sixth edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 7 August to 11 August 1929. The race started in Bilbao and finished in Las Arenas. The race was won by Maurice De Waele.


1929 Transjordanian general election
General elections were held in Transjordan on 2 April 1929, the first in the country's history.


1929 Transjordanian general election, Background
Following the preparation of electoral laws and a draft constitution by the Jordanian authorities in 1923, the British government declared an intention to recognise the independence of the country and prepare a treaty. However, the treaty was not signed until 20 February 1928.


1929 Transjordanian general election, Electoral system
The 1928 basic law provided for a unicameral Legislative Council. The 16 elected members were joined by the six-member cabinet, which included the Prime Minister. The term length was set at three years.


1929 Transjordanian general election, Results
After being appointed Director of Antiquities, Ala'a al-Dien Touqan resigned from the council. In a by-election held on 14 November 1929, Nadmi Abd Al-Hadi was elected to replace him.


1929 Transjordanian general election, Aftermath
Hassan Khalid Abu al-huda remained Prime Minister, and joined the Council along with the ministers Reda Tawfiq, Hussam al-Dien Jaar Allah, Aref al-Aref, Abd al-Rahman Ghareeb and Alin Karkbried. On 17 October 1929 al-Huda formed a new government, which included Ibrahim Hashem, Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Ala'a al-Dien Touqan, Odeh al-Qsous and Sa`id al-Mufti.


1929 Transjordanian general election, Aftermath
The council was dissolved on 9 January 1931 after rejecting the budget annex. Early elections were held on 10 June.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 1929 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Bernie Bierman and captain Bill Banker, the Green Wave posted a 9–0, undefeated record and outscored opponents 297–45. Tulane compiled a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Before the season
The team would feature a veteran backfield of quarterback Dick Baumbach, halfbacks Ike Armstrong and captain Bill Banker, and fullbacks Fred Seeuws and Jack Pizzano.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Louisiana Normal
In the season opener against Louisiana Normal (today Northwestern State), Tulane won  40–6.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Louisiana Normal
The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Upton (center), Roberts (right guard), Rucker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Banker (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Texas A&M
After leading at the half 7–2, Tulane allowed the Texas A&M Aggies to take the lead 8–7. A pass from Ike Armstrong to Wop Glover in the last quarter got the win. After a safety, Tulane won 13–10.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Texas A&M
The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Upton (center), Roberts (right guard), Rucker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Banker (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Mississippi A&M
In the third week of play, Tulane defeated the Mississippi Aggies 34–0. The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), Upton (right guard), Rucker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Banker (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Southwestern Louisiana
The Green Wave romped 60–0 over Southwestern Louisiana. The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), Upton (right guard), Rucker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Banker (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Georgia Tech
During the game with Georgia Tech, Banker wore a helmet onto the field because coach Bernie Bierman threatened to yank him out of the game. But the helmet slipped over his eyes as the Yellow Jackets were preparing to kickoff, so Banker tossed it to the sideline, and was never taken out, calling Bierman's bluff. Tulane went on to win 20–14.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Georgia Tech
The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), Upton (right guard), Rucker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Banker (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Georgia
The Green Wave defeated Georgia, conquerors of Yale, in Columbus 21–15, twice coming from behind. For the first score, end Vernon "Catfish" Smith nailed Bill Banker behind the line for a safety. After Tulane blocked a punt, Banker put in a touchdown for the lead.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Georgia
Tulane's second touchdown came on a 62-yard run from Ike Armstrong. Georgia's Smith next caught a pass and went 20 yards to the goal. Georgia went ahead 15–14 after Ripper Roberts intercepted a pass and ran 60 yards for the touchdown. Tulane won on an ensuing 80-yard drive,  in a 2-yard run from Banker.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Georgia
The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Boenger (left guard), Robert (center), McCormick (right guard), Luker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Banker (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Auburn
All of the reserves got to play in the 52–0 romp over Auburn. The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), Upton (right guard), Rucker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Banker (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, Sewanee
Tulane defeated the Sewanee Tigers 18–0. The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCanse (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), McCormick (right guard), Rucker (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Baumbach (quarterback), Banker (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), Seeuws (fullback).


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Season summary, LSU
The Green Wave won 21–0 over rival LSU. The first touchdown came on a pass from backer to Armstrong. Jerry Dalrymple scored the next touchdown, snatching a pass from Armstrong and running more than half the field for a score. Preacher Roberts returned an interception for the final score.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Postseason
Roberts' performance in the LSU game netted him next year's captaincy. Roberts was selected All-Southern.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Postseason
Tulane won the SoCon, and was invited to the Rose Bowl.


1929 Tulane Green Wave football team, Players, Depth chart
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Tulane's lineup during the 1929 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a single wing on offense.


1929 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1929 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–3–1 record, won the Big Four Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 107 to 81.


1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team
The 1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1929 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 9–0 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out seven of 10 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 249 to 45. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.


1929 Tuvan coup d'état
The 1929 Tuvan coup d'état took place in the Tuvan People's Republic. It occurred in January after the Tuvan government under Prime Minister Donduk Kuular attempted to implement nationalist, religious and anti-Soviet policies, including making Tibetan Buddhism the official religion. With support from the Soviet Union, five Tuvan youths successfully overthrew the government, and one of them, Salchak Toka, became supreme ruler as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party. They quickly reversed Donduk's policies and brought the republic closer to the Soviet Union. The Tuvan People's Republic later joined the Soviet Union in 1944.


1929 Tuvan coup d'état, History, Background
Tuva, today a federal subject of Russia, had been Chinese territory from the Yuan dynasty up until the Wuchang Uprising of 1911 when Tsar Nicholas II of Russia annexed the region. A nominally independent state was formed, which after the Russian Revolution—during the Russian Civil War—came to be occupied by the Red Army, the White movement and the Republic of China. After retaking it from the Chinese, the Russian Bolsheviks established Tannu Tuva on 14 August 1921 as another nominally independent state.


1929 Tuvan coup d'état, History, Donduk's policies
Tannu Tuva, renamed the Tuvan People's Republic a few years later, was ruled by the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party and was recognised by only the Soviet Union (USSR) and the Mongolian People's Republic. The population, numbering roughly 300,000 at the time and largely nomadic, adhered mainly to Tibetan Buddhism ("Lamaism") and Tengrism and lived under feudal conditions. Prime Minister at the time was Donduk Kuular, a Buddhist monk. Formally independent, the country (which suffered continuous political unrest and several anti-Bolshevik rebellions) was viewed abroad as a Soviet satellite state.


1929 Tuvan coup d'état, History, Donduk's policies
Despite this Prime Minister Donduk enacted distinctly non-Soviet policies, heavily leaning towards theocracy in opposition to the state atheism of the contemporary USSR. In 1928 a law was passed making Lamaism the official state religion and legally restricting the production and distribution of anti-religious propaganda. Donduk, who opposed the influence of Joseph Stalin and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on his country, also favoured the introduction of religious education for all Tuvan youths.


1929 Tuvan coup d'état, History, The coup d'état
The USSR did not take kindly to these policies. At the same time as the Tuvan government built an increasingly religiously dominated political structure, the Soviet Russians laid the foundations for a new leadership, primarily by making connections among Tuvan youths. Among the measures taken was the creation of a "Revolutionary Union of Youth" movement, members of which were militarily trained, and several Tuvan youths were sent to the Communist University of the Toilers of the East.


1929 Tuvan coup d'état, History, The coup d'état
In January 1929 during the Second Plenary Session of the Central Committee, five of the youths educated in Moscow launched a successful coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Donduk and his faction. The new government launched a cultural revolution, not only purging about half of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party and coming down on the country's feudal landowners through collectivisation (as well as ending the New Economic Policy), but also persecuting lamas and other religious figures and destroying Buddhist temples and monasteries.


1929 Tuvan coup d'état, History, The coup d'état
One of plotters, Salchak Toka, became the pro-Stalinist supreme leader of the country as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party. Donduk was executed in 1932, while his successor remained in power until 1973, overseeing the eventual annexation of the Tuvan People's Republic to the USSR in 1944.


1929 Twickenham by-election
The Twickenham by-election, 1929 was a parliamentary by-election held on 8 August 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Twickenham in Middlesex.


1929 Twickenham by-election, Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir William Joynson-Hicks, had been elevated to the peerage as Viscount Brentford. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election.


1929 Twickenham by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Party ran 55-year-old Frederick Graham Paterson. He was a barrister of Gray's Inn, educated at New College, Oxford. He had been Liberal candidate here at the last general election and had previously contested Lowestoft in 1923 and 1924.


1929 Twickenham by-election, Result
The result was a narrow victory for the Conservative candidate Sir John Ferguson, from whom the Conservative Central Office withdrew support over his advocacy of Empire free trade. Ferguson died in office three years later, triggering the 1932 Twickenham by-election.


1929 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The 1929 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The men's tournament ran from 7 September until 14 September, while the women's event took place from 19 August to 24 August. It was the 49th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year. In the men's singles competition Bill Tilden won his record seventh and final singles title.


1929 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Champions, Men's Singles
Bill Tilden defeated  Francis Hunter  3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4


1929 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Champions, Men's doubles
George Lott /  John Doeg defeated  Berkeley Bell /  Lewis White 10–8, 16–14, 6–1


1929 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Champions, Women's doubles
Phoebe Holcroft Watson /  Peggy Michell defeated  Phyllis Covell /  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 2–6, 6–3, 6–4


1929 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Champions, Mixed doubles
Betty Nuthall /  George Lott defeated  Phyllis Covell /  Bunny Austin 6–3, 6–3


1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Bill Tilden defeated Frank Hunter 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships. It was Tilden's seventh and final U.S. Championship title and his ninth Grand Slam title overall.


1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one list of six foreign players. Bill Tilden is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1929 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships. It was her sixth U.S. National singles title and her third in a row.


1929 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The tournament used a list of eight U.S. players and six foreign players for seeding the women's singles event. Helen Wills is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.


1929 U.S. Open (golf)
The 1929 U.S. Open was the 33rd U.S. Open, held June 27–30 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Bobby Jones won his third U.S. Open title in a 36-hole playoff, besting Al Espinosa by 23 strokes on the West Course.


1929 U.S. Open (golf)
Jones opened with a 69 in the first round to grab the lead, then followed with a 75.


1929 U.S. Open (golf)
After a third round 71, he had a three-stroke lead over Gene Sarazen and was four clear of Espinosa after 54 holes. Sarazen fell out of contention in the final round with a 78 and fell to a tie for third place. Espinosa shot a 75 and a 294 total, but it appeared like it would not be enough to overtake Jones. Beginning with the 15th, Jones needed only three bogeys and a par to win the championship. However, he triple-bogeyed the 15th and then made another bogey on 16 and his lead was gone. He made par at the 17th, but his approach on the 18th found a greenside bunker. Needing to get up-and-down to save par and force a playoff, Jones rolled in a 12-foot (3.7 m) putt for the tie.


1929 U.S. Open (golf)
Jones dominated the 36-hole playoff on Sunday, with a 72 in the morning round to grab a 12-shot lead. Espinosa struggled again on the second 18, shooting an 80 to Jones' 69, and Jones won the playoff by 23 shots. He won his fourth U.S. Open in 1930 and the grand slam. The 23-stroke win is the largest margin of victory in a major golf tournament playoff.


1929 U.S. Open (golf)
Originally scheduled to be played over the East Course at Winged Foot, storm damaged caused the championship to be relocated to the West Course. It was the first of six U.S. Opens to be held on Winged Foot's West Course; it later hosted in 1959, 1974, 1984, 2006, and 2020; it also hosted the PGA Championship in 1997.


1929 UCI Road World Championships
The 1929 UCI Road World Championships took place in Zürich, Switzerland.


1929 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
The men's road race at the 1929 UCI Road World Championships was the third edition of the event. The race took place on Friday 16 August 1929 in Zürich, Switzerland. The race was won by Georges Ronsse of Belgium.


1929 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1929 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Zürich, Switzerland from 11 to 18 August 1929. Three events for men were contested, two for professionals and one for amateurs.


1929 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1929 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Bruins compiled a 4–4 record (1-3 against PCC opponents), finished in sixth place in the PCC, and were outscored by a total of 190 to 121.


1929 UCLA Bruins football team
The season opened with the first game played between UCLA and USC, ending in a 76–0 victory for USC. UCLA's lone conference win was against Montana, 14–0, in the last game of the season.


1929 UCLA Bruins football team, Roster
The following is a partial list of student-athletes on UCLA's football roster during the 1929 season.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the fourth year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
1929 was an unusual year for greyhound racing because the boom experienced during the two previous years suddenly slowed. The total annual attendance across the country for 1929 increased slightly to 15,855,162 from 13,695,275 (in 1928). Prize money was cut and the construction of new greyhound tracks had slowed down dramatically. The fledgling industry had seemingly reached a peak but the arrival of Mick the Miller from Ireland was about to make greyhound racing the nation's pastime.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
The public flocked in their tens of thousands to watch the first star of greyhound racing; he had arrived from Ireland with eleven wins from fifteen including winning the Spring Cup and National Cup at Shelbourne Park. The £10 entry fee was sent to London after the National Cup so that he could travel over for the 1929 English Greyhound Derby. Mick the Miller broke the 30 second barrier for 525 yards recording 29.82 in first round qualifying that led to his owner Father Martin Brophy auctioning his star on the terrace steps.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
He sold to a London Bookmaker Albert Williams for 800 guineas. It was huge amount of money in 1929 and was well documented in the evening newspapers. The bid beat off an attempt by Wimbledon deputy chairman Arundel Kempton to buy the brindle dog. Mick the Miller went on to win the Derby and would take up residence at the Burhill kennels of Sidney Orton when in December Arundel Kempton finally got his dog, he purchased Mick the Miller for an incredible £2,000 as a present to his wife.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
Romford Greyhound Track was opened on 21 June, a local businessman Archer Leggett and his brother in law put down £400 to equip a small piece of land near the Crown Hotel in London Road. Privately owned greyhounds would race around a track chasing a hare powered by an old Ford car engine. It was one of four independent tracks to open, another one was Crooked Billet, the precursor of Walthamstow Stadium.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
Southampton was purchased by the Hampshire Greyhound Racing Syndicate from the Southampton Greyhound Racing Company but Charles Knott retained control. Blackpool decided to take independent status on 29 July and two new tracks Mansfield and Doncaster were both banned from the NGRC after a breach of the rules of racing and the refusal to comply with the NGRC stewards.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
The Southend-On-Sea syndicate of Shand, Wilson and Bilsland moved their entire operation, greyhounds included by train to take over Stanley in Liverpool. Stanley was sold to the Electric Hare Company by the GRA and prospered.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, News
Wimbledon introduced weighing scales at their kennels so that the racing public could be issued with the greyhounds weights before racing. Wimbledon would be at the forefront of experimentation and enterprise. Trainer Harry Leader left the track to return to Ireland and was replaced by Sidney Orton.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, News
A greyhound called Idle Chief won 16 consecutive races at Slough.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
After the Derby, Mick the Miller went for the International and duly won the event before taking on Welsh dog Back Isle in two match races. Mick the Miller lost to Back Isle in the race at White City Stadium, Cardiff but gained revenge a week later at Wimbledon.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
Back Isle also claimed the Welsh Greyhound Derby and in the Grand National competition Levator trained by Bob Burls at Wembley won the final by no less than 12 lengths. The win was Levator's 13th win from 29 races but he died shortly afterwards following a tragic kennel fight.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
The leading bitch in racing, Bradshaw Fold, was unlucky when finishing runner up in both the Oaks and Cesarewitch. Two new events were introduced, both for puppies. They were The Puppy Derby at Wimbledon and the Trafalgar Cup at Wembley. The first running of both competitions ended with So Green trained by Jim Syder taking the honours.


1929 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
The St Leger provided a bizarre incident, in the first semi-final the Paddy McEllistrim pair of Loughnagare and Sonnie Hale qualified for the final and awaited opposition. The second semi-final started with Fleeting Fashion disqualified for interference and a re-run was ordered. The re-run then saw Starman disqualified leaving Keen Goer and Ham Sandwich with places in the final without having to qualify.


1929 USC Trojans football team
The 1929 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1929 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 492 to 69. The team defeated Pittsburgh 47–14 in the 1930 Rose Bowl and was retroactively selected as the 1929 national champion under the Houlgate System and also retroactively selected as the national champion under the Berryman QPRS system and as a co-national champion by Jeff Sagarin.


1929 USSR Chess Championship
The 1929 USSR Chess Championship was the 6th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2 to 20 September in Odessa. The tournament was won by Boris Verlinsky. The event was held outside Moscow and Leningrad for the first time. 36 players competed in four quarterfinal sections, with the top three in each advancing into two six-player semifinals. The top two from each semifinals were then to play a double round final to determine the champion (but due to the withdrawal of one of the finalists, the final tournament had only three players).


1929 USSR Chess Championship, Tables and results, Final
Izmailov could not play at the end as he had to go off to take his final exams.


1929 United Kingdom general election
The 1929 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 30 May 1929 and resulted in a hung parliament. It stands as the fourth of six instances under the secret ballot, and the first of three under universal suffrage, in which a party has lost on the popular vote but won the highest number (known as "a plurality") of seats versus all other parties (the others are 1874, January 1910, December 1910, 1951 and February 1974). In 1929,  Ramsay MacDonald's Labour Party won the most seats in the House of Commons for the first time. The Liberal Party re-led by ex-Prime Minister David Lloyd George regained some ground lost in the 1924 election and held the balance of power.


1929 United Kingdom general election
The election was often referred to as the "Flapper Election", because it was the first in which women aged 21–29 had the right to vote (owing to the Representation of the People Act 1928). (Women over 30 had been able to vote since the 1918 election.)


1929 United Kingdom general election
The election was fought against a background of rising unemployment, with the memory of the 1926 general strike still fresh in voters' minds. By 1929, the Cabinet was being described by many as "old and exhausted".


1929 United Kingdom general election
The Liberals campaigned on a comprehensive programme of public works under the title "We Can Conquer Unemployment". The incumbent Conservatives campaigned on the theme of "Safety First", with Labour campaigning on the theme of "Labour & the Nation".


1929 United Kingdom general election
This was the first general election to be contested by the newly formed Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru.


1929 United Kingdom general election
It stood as the last time when a "third party" non-Labour or Conservative polled more than one-fifth of the popular vote until 1983, the next election thus ushering in five decades in which two-party politics dominated.


1929 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
The 1929 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 30 May as part of the wider general election. There were ten constituencies, seven single-seat constituencies with elected by FPTP and three two-seat constituencies with MPs elected by bloc voting.


1929 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland, Results
The Nationalist Party ran in this election, having not contested the previous election in 1924. It regained the two seats in Fermanagh and Tyrone it had held from 1922 to 1924.


1929 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland, Results
In the election as a whole, the Conservative Party, which included the Ulster Unionists, led by Stanley Baldwin, lost its majority and the Labour Party formed a minority government with Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister.


1929 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
The 1929 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 30 May 1929 and resulted in a hung parliament. It stands as the fourth of six instances under the secret ballot, and the first of three under universal suffrage, in which a party has lost on the popular vote but won the highest number (known as "a plurality") of seats versus all other parties – others are 1874, January 1910, December 1910, 1951 and February 1974. In 1929, Ramsay MacDonald's Labour Party won the most seats in the House of Commons for the first time. The Liberal Party re-led by ex-Prime Minister David Lloyd George regained some ground lost in the 1924 election and held the balance of power.


1929 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
The Election results in Scotland saw a dramatic swing towards the labour party lead by Scottish leader Ramsay MacDonald (Although at the time he represented a seat in London). These results followed a general swing towards Labour at this election.


1929 United States House of Representatives elections
There were elections in 1929 to the United States House of Representatives:


1929 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1929, in the state of Virginia. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year.


1929 Uruguayan Primera División
The Uruguayan Championship 1929 was the 27th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.


1929 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved fourteen teams, and the champion was Peñarol.


1929 Utah State Aggies football team
The 1929 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1929 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 3–4 record (3–4 against RMC opponents), finished ninth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 60 to 50.


1929 Utah Utes football team
The 1929 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1928 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled a 7–0 record, won the RMC championship, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 219 to 23. The 1929 season was part of a 24-game unbeaten streak that began on November 12, 1927, and continued until September 26, 1931.


1929 Utah Utes football team
Bob Davis was the team captain. Two Utah players received recognition on the 1929 All-America team: tackle Alton Carman (3rd team, INS); and center Marvin Jones (3rd team, INS; 3rd team, Consolidated Press).


1929 VFA season
The 1929 Victorian Football Association season was the 51st season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Northcote Football Club, after it defeated Port Melbourne by 42 points in the Grand Final on 12 October. It was the club's first VFA premiership.


1929 VFA season, Association membership
In November 1928, the Oakleigh Football Club applied to join the Association. Oakleigh had been a successful club in the Sub-District Association, had a good quality ground, the growing suburb of Oakleigh provided the team strong support, and the club had been previously considered for Association membership. Oakleigh's application was accepted unanimously.


1929 VFA season, Association membership
In February 1929, the Sandringham council applied to the Association to establish a local senior team in the competition. The Association approved the application, subject to the council receiving permission from the Minister for Lands to erect a fence around its home ground, Beach Park, which it received on 22 February; the council had been refused permission to erect the same fence by the previous Minister for Lands in late 1927, which was one of the reasons why an application to join the Association was rejected the previous year. The Sandringham Football Club was established as a new club representing the district, and entered the Association.


1929 VFA season, Association membership
The two new clubs brought the size of the Association to twelve clubs – the largest it had been since 1896. This was the last change to the Association membership until 1951.


1929 VFA season, Premiership
To accommodate a balanced fixture with the two extra clubs, the home-and-home season was extended from eighteen matches to twenty-two matches, the longest it had been since fixed-length seasons were first introduced in 1894. Then, the top four clubs contested a finals series under the amended Argus system to determine the premiers for the season.


1929 VFL Grand Final
The 1929 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1929. It was the 33rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1929 VFL season. The match, attended by 63,236 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 29 points, marking that club's eighth premiership victory and third in succession.


1929 VFL Grand Final, History
Collingwood’s 1929 season was extremely successful. They won all 18 games of the home-and-away season, a record that still stand today. Gordon Coventry became the first player to kick 100 goals in a season (124 in total), and Albert Collier won the Brownlow Medal.


1929 VFL Grand Final, History
While Collingwood finished on top of the ladder, Carlton were second on 15 wins, Richmond on 12 wins and a draw and St Kilda on 12 wins. The 2nd Semi-Final saw the upset of the season, with the rugged and determined Tigers beating the Magpies by 62 points for Collingwood's only loss of the season. They went on to beat Carlton in the Preliminary Final with a thrilling finish; Jack Titus scored the winning goal right on the bell. A third Collingwood v Richmond Grand Final was scheduled.


1929 VFL Grand Final, History
In the week leading up to the Grand Final, Collingwood received handwritten anonymous letters, threatening the lives of eleven prominent players. They were intercepted by officials and withheld from the players until after the game.


1929 VFL Grand Final, Match summary
Richmond kicked the first goal of the day but wasted opportunities for the rest of the quarter. Collingwood took advantage and led by 27 points at half time, a lead they held for the rest of the match. The two teams fought determinedly and, quite often, outside the spirit of the game. Bob Makeham was knocked senseless in the 2nd quarter, although he played on despite concussion.


1929 VFL Grand Final, Match summary
While Gordon Coventry kicked only 2 goals for the day, the attention that the Richmond defence paid him allowed Horrie ‘Tubby’ Edmonds to fulfill the most important day of his footballing life, kicking 5 goals playing deep near the boundary line in attack.


1929 VFL Grand Final, Match summary
Charlie Ahern, 24 years old and playing in only his third VFL match, provided inspiration to the side. His main role was to protect Syd Coventry and, despite fracturing his arm, he battled on manfully, and held his own in what was, at times, a physically spiteful match. Ahern was to die only 18 months later from rectal cancer.


1929 VFL Grand Final, Match summary
Collingwood won by 29 points, attributable to the Magpies’ rock-solid defence, Edmonds' 5 goals and that players carried on in the face of serious injuries.


1929 VFL season
The 1929 Victorian Football League season was the 33rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.


1929 VFL season, Premiership season
In 1929, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.


1929 VFL season, Premiership season
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.


1929 VFL season, Premiership season
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1929 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".


1929 VFL season, Finals
All of the 1929 finals were played at the MCG so the home team in the semi-finals and Preliminary Final is purely the higher ranked team from the ladder but in the Grand Final the home team was the team that won the Preliminary Final.


1929 VFL season, Grand final
Collingwood defeated Richmond 11.13 (79) to 7.8 (50), in front of a crowd of 63,336 people at the MCG 28 September.


1929 VPI Gobblers football team
The 1929 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1929 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).


1929 VPI Gobblers football team, Players
The following players were members of the 1929 football team according to the roster published in the 1930 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.


1929 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1929 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1929 college football season. The 1929 season was Dan McGugin's 25th year as head coach.


1929 Vermont Catamounts football team
The 1929 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented  the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their second year under head coach William V. Rattan, the team compiled a 2–7 record.


1929 Victorian state election
The 1929 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 30 November 1929 to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.


1929 Victorian state election, Background, Seat changes
The Nationalist Party had gained two seats in the Assembly since the previous election, having won two by-elections in seats held by independents. Henry Bodman (Gippsland South) died on 2 November 1927, and Walter West won the seat for the Nationalists on 3 December. Speaker Oswald Snowball (Brighton), who had been disendorsed by the Nationalists in the previous election after voting against the redistribution bill, had rejoined the Nationalists since but died on 16 March 1928. Ian Macfarlan won the seat in the by-election on 24 April 1928.


1929 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1929 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1929 college football season. The head coach was Harry Stuhldreher, coaching his fifth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.


1929 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1929 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia during the 1929 college football season.


1929 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 1929 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1929 to elect the governor of Virginia.


1929 Volta a Catalunya
The 1929 Volta a Catalunya was the 11th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 8 September to 15 September 1929. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Mariano Cañardo.


1929 WAFL season
The 1929 WAFL season was the 45th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations.


1929 WAFL season
East Fremantle proved the outstanding team, and won the second of what would become seven successive minor premierships and four successive flags. Subiaco denied a Perth club bolstered by the return as coach of Jack Leckie – who had masterminded their pre-war successes including their only premiership to that point – its first finals appearance since 1920 with a convincing last round win. Claremont-Cottesloe won more games than in its first three seasons combined and a brilliant mid-season burst looked to assure it of a finals berth before a September fade-out – but the Great Depression and the financial power of several wealthy VFL clubs prevented the Tigers sustaining this improvement.


1929 WAFL season
Following the death in a truck accident of champion coach Phil Matson, an upheaval off the field during the summer, and the retirement of numerous top players of their 1920s dynasty such as Bonny Campbell, Val Sparrow (who took to coaching the club), “Paddy” Hebbard, Joe O'Meara and Jack Walsh, former powerhouse East Perth suffered its first wooden spoon since 1913 and lost a club record fifteen consecutive matches. The Royals were also affected by injuries to remaining key players Owens and Fletcher, who missed several games and were never fully fit.


1929 WAFL season
Sol Lawn of South Fremantle beat the record of Bonny Campbell for most goals in a WAFL season, finishing with ninety-six.


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 1
South Fremantle come back from 31 points down to beat Perth, whilst Claremont-Cottesloe record a first-ever win over an “experimental” East Fremantle lineup


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 2
No teams had two wins after two rounds, as a succession of close finishes and the defeat of all the opening round victors suggested at this early stage that the seven clubs were very evenly matched.


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 4
West Perth score a century against Old Easts for the first time, ending the longest sequence of scores under 100 by one club against another.


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 5
South Fremantle, with Sol Lawn maintaining an average of six goals a game despite Perth’s wettest May since 1879 win their fifth on end in a match memorable for former umpire Percy Trotter, who was a spectator, officiating in the last quarter after field umpire Frank O‘Connor had to leave the field because of a twisted knee and was replaced by boundary umpire Oakley.


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 10
Claremont-Cottesloe entered the top four for the first time in their history with a skilful display of precise ball movement that leaves them the sole unbeaten team since the clubs had met each other once.


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 17
Claremont-Cottesloe kick their highest score in the WA(N)FL until 1937 and their first ever twenty-goal score, leaving West Perth as the only existing club not to have scored twenty goals in a game. The result leaves the Tigers three wins clear inside the top four.


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 19
Subiaco’s second-half recovery to beat South Fremantle leaves the red and whites’ battle with Claremont-Cottesloe a must-win for the latter team to remain with a final chance owing to their last-round bye and poor percentage.


1929 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 20
Claremont-Cottesloe dropped out of the running for the finals, but Perth kept its chances of playing major round football alive by easily beating East Fremantle, who were resting players for the finals.


1929 WAFL season, Finals, First semi-final
The crowd established a record for a club match at Fremantle Oval


1929 WAFL season, Finals, Grand Final
On a windy day, East Fremantle set up its win by holding South Fremantle goalless in the second quarter when the latter had the aid of the wind. Sol Lawn, who entered the match with 96 goals for the season, was held scoreless by Woods.


1929 WAFL season, Notes
Awarded retrospectively in 1997 after losing on casting vote. The other competing clubs’ first 20-goal scores were: Perth – 25.24 (174) v Subiaco in 1904; East Fremantle – 21.11 (137) v Midland Junction in 1905; Subiaco – 20.15 (135) v West Perth in 1913; South Fremantle – 22.15 (147) v Midland Junction in 1916; East Perth – 21.8 (134) v West Perth in 1926. North Fremantle kicked its only 20-goal score of 25.24 (174) against Subiaco as early as 1902, whilst West Perth was to score its first in 1933.


1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pat Miller, the team compiled a 6–5–1 record.


1929 Wansbeck by-election
The Wansbeck by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 13 February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck.


1929 Wansbeck by-election, Vacancy
The by-election was triggered by the death the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) George Warne, who had held the seat since the 1922 general election.


1929 Wansbeck by-election, Candidates
The local Liberal association had selected 39 year-old Harry Anson Briggs as their prospective candidate in 1928. Briggs had stood for the Liberals in the 1923 general election at Sheffield Attercliffe and in the 1924 general election at Buckrose. He was educated at Sheffield Secondary School and Sheffield University. He saw active service from 1914-18 in France and Belgium.


1929 Wansbeck by-election, Result
The result was a victory for the Labour candidate George Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority.


1929 Wansbeck by-election, Result
Warne was re-elected at the general election in May 1929.


1929 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team
The 1929 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1929 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 142 to 33. Bill Amos was the head coach.


1929 Washington Huskies football team
The 1929 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1929 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Enoch Bagshaw, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record, finished in last place in the Pacific Coast Conference, but still outscored all opponents by a combined total of 145 to 127. Paul Jessup was the team captain.


1929 Washington Senators season
The 1929 Washington Senators won 71 games, lost 81, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Walter Johnson and played home games at Griffith Stadium.


1929 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1929 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1929 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1929 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1929 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1929 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1929 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1929 college football season. Head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 4–2 mark in the PCC and 10–2 overall.


1929 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 1929 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.


1929 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Erin's Own won the championship after a 10-04 to 1-01 defeat of Lismore in the final. This was their third championship title overall and their third title in succession.


1929 Wellington City mayoral election
The 1929 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1929, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1929 Wellington City mayoral election
George Troup, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, defeating Walter Nash who was his sole opponent.


1929 West Tennessee State Teachers football team
The 1929 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 8–0–2 record.


1929 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1929 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the Mountaineers compiled a 4–3–3 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 95 to 77. They played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Marshall Glenn was the team captain.


1929 Western Maryland Green Terror football team
The 1929 Western Maryland Green Terror football team was an American football team that represented Western Maryland College (now known as McDaniel College) as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a perfect 11–0 record and shut out eight of its eleven opponents. Key players included Charles Havens and Paul Bates. Western Maryland's 1929 season was part of a 27-game undefeated streak that started in 1928 and continued into 1931. Coach Harlow was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


1929 Western Samoan general election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 6 November 1929.


1929 Western Samoan general election, Background
In a Legislative Council debate of 16 March 1928, elected member Olaf Frederick Nelson proposed a motion that Samoans should be represented in the Council. Nelson had made the same proposal in the 1924–1926 Council term, but it had been rejected. The new motion was defeated again.


1929 Western Samoan general election, Background
On 5 August 1927, the New Zealand Parliament passed an amendment to the Samoa Act 1921, giving the Administrator the power to deport Europeans without trial in cases where they had reason to believe were "preventing or hindering the due performance of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, of its functions and duties.. or the due administration of the executive government of the Territory." This power was subsequently used to deport Nelson, who was replaced by an appointed member, Alexander W. Johnston in April 1928.


1929 Western Samoan general election, Background
Despite Nelson's motion to include Samoan representatives having been defeated, prior to the 1929 elections, the New Zealand government amended the structure of the Legislative Council to reduce the number of elected Europeans from three to two, and introduce two nominated Samoan members.


1929 Western Samoan general election, Results
Prior to the elections, Johnston resigned from his nominated seat and stood for one of the elective seats. He was elected with the most votes, alongside Samuel Meredith.


1929 Western Samoan general election, Aftermath
Following the elections, Malietoa Tanumafili I and Mata'afa Muliufi were appointed as the Samoan representatives.


1929 Western State Hilltoppers football team
The 1929 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents, 161 to 44. Halfback Herman Seborg was the team captain. They played their home games at Western State Teachers College Field.


1929 Wightman Cup
The 1929 Wightman Cup was the seventh edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held on August 8 and 9, 1929 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City,  NY in the United States. The U.S. team regained the cup.


1929 William & Mary Indians football team
The 1929 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1929 college football season.


1929 Wimbledon Championships
The 1929 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1929. It was the 49th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1929.


1929 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Men's Doubles
Wilmer Allison /  John Van Ryn defeated  Ian Collins /  Colin Gregory, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 10–12, 6–4


1929 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Women's Doubles
Peggy Michell /  Phoebe Watson defeated  Phyllis Covell /  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 6–4, 8–6


1929 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Mixed Doubles
Frank Hunter /  Helen Wills defeated  Ian Collins /  Joan Fry, 6–1, 6–4


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Allison and Van Ryn defeated Ian Collins and Colin Gregory in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 10–12, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championship.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Henri Cochet defeated Jean Borotra 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships. René Lacoste was the defending champion, but did not participate.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Pat Spence and Elizabeth Ryan were the defending champions, but Spence did not participate. Ryan partnered with Colin Gregory, but lost in the semifinals to Ian Collins and Joan Fry.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Frank Hunter and Helen Wills defeated Collins and Fry in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Peggy Michell and Phoebe Watson successfully defended their title, defeating Phyllis Covell and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron in the final, 6–4, 8–6 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Helen Wills successfully defended her title, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships.


1929 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
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1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1929 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 88 to 78. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.


1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Fullback Harold Rebholz was selected as the team's most valuable player. Guard John Parks was the team captain. Parks was also selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1929 All-Big Ten Conference football team.


1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293. During the 1929 season, the average attendance at home games was 21,560.


1929 Wisła Kraków season
The 1929 season was Wisła Kraków's 21st year as a club.


1929 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1929 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 23–28 January 1929.Nancy Cave won her second title defeating her sister Joyce Cave in the final.


1929 World Fencing Championships
The 1929 World Fencing Championships were held in Naples, Italy.


1929 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.


1929 World Figure Skating Championships
Men's competitions took place from March 4th to 5th in London, United Kingdom. Ladies' and pairs' competitions took place from February 2nd to 3rd in Budapest, Hungary.


1929 World Series
The 1929 World Series featured the American League (AL) champion Philadelphia Athletics playing against the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs. The Athletics defeated the Cubs in five games to win the Series.


1929 World Series
This Series featured the Athletics' "Mack Attack" (so called in honor of longtime A's owner-manager Connie Mack), in which they overcame an eight-run deficit by scoring 10 runs in the home half of the seventh inning in Game 4 (before two strikeouts by Pat Malone ended it) to gain a 10–8 victory, which ensured the Series did not even out at two games won apiece.


1929 World Series
The Athletics were further exalted in the middle of the "Mack Attack" when Cubs center fielder Hack Wilson lost Mule Haas's fly ball in the sun for a fluke three-run inside-the-park home run, bringing the A's to within a run at 8–7. It was the last occurrence of an inside-the-park home run in a World Series game until Game 1 of the 2015 World Series.


1929 World Series, Background
Because seven of the eight regulars in the Cubs' lineup hit right-handed (except for first baseman Charlie Grimm), Mack started only right-handed pitchers and kept all his left-handed pitchers in the bullpen even though two of his best starters, 300-game-winner-to-be Lefty Grove and Rube Walberg, were left-handed.


1929 World Series, Background
Accordingly, Game 1 will be remembered mostly for the surprise start of aging A's pitcher Howard Ehmke, whose record 13 strikeouts in a complete game 3–1 win beat "Big" Ed Walsh's 1906 Series record by one, and stood until Carl Erskine broke it by one in 1953. Ehmke went on to start Game 5 but failed to get out of the fourth inning, the bullpen and a ninth-inning A's come-from-behind walk-off rally bailing him out.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
This was the first World Series game ever played at Wrigley Field.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
The 35-year-old Ehmke's first-game appearance was no sentimental move by Mack even though he was considered "over the hill", having won only seven games for the slugging A's, pitched only two complete games and worked a scant 55 innings in the regular season. Mack chose Ehmke over Grove or George Earnshaw because he thought Ehmke's pitching technique would surprise the hard-hitting Cubs, and that his sidearm delivery would make it hard for them to pick up the ball against the white-shirted "bleacher bums" of Wrigley Field.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
He proved his shrewd manager right, striking out 13 Cubs for a Series record that would stand until 1953. Mack had rested Howard's arm by sending him to scout the Cubs for the last few weeks of the season, with both the A's and Cubs far ahead in their respective standings.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Attending Game 1 was 9-year-old John Paul Stevens, who would grow up to become a Supreme Court Justice. A lifelong Cub fan, Stevens later said, "And that was my first game, a tragic game for a young boy to go and see in person!"


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
Jimmie Foxx became the first player to homer in his first two World Series games. Simmons also homered and had four RBI's. The A's now had a 2-0 lead in the series.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Game 3 was a pitcher's duel. It also featured many tense moments. Guy Bush won this game for the Cubs only victory, holding the A's to one run despite allowing nine hits and two walks.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Sticking to his right-handed-pitchers-only policy, Mack again made a risky move in Game 4 by starting 46-year-old Jack Quinn. Unlike Ehmke, however, Quinn was no challenge to the Cubs hitters, who hit 7 runs off him before Mack pulled him in the sixth inning, setting the stage for the "Mack Attack" in the bottom of the seventh.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
After Wilson's miscue on Haas's hit, an unknown fan wrote new lyrics to "My Old Kentucky Home", beginning with "The sun shone bright into poor Hack Wilson's eyes..." and ending "For we'll sing one song for the game and fighting Cubs, for the record whiffing Cubs far away." After seeing his seemingly safe 8–0 lead disintegrate to a 10–8 loss after the A's record seventh and a scoreless last two innings, Cub manager Joe McCarthy was anything but jovial.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
When a boy came by after the game asking for a baseball, "Marse Joe" muttered, "Come back tomorrow and stand behind Wilson, and you'll be able to pick up all the balls you want!" That eight-run deficit overcome by the A's on that Columbus Day in Philadelphia is still the largest in postseason history, and Mule Haas's 7th inning inside-the-park home run was the last in a World Series game for 86 years.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Art Nehf's relief pitching appearance in this game was his last in the Major Leagues.


1929 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Mack gave Ehmke his second start of the Series, but without the advantage of surprise and without the white shirts in Wrigley's bleachers he was ineffective, touched for two runs and taken out in the fourth inning. The A's rallied for their only three runs in the bottom of the ninth to come from behind for the second time in the series and win it at home, 3–2. Haas suddenly tied the game up with a two-run homer; and after a double by Al Simmons and an intentional walk to Jimmie Foxx, Bing Miller's double scored Simmons to give the A's their first World Series Championship in 16 years.


1929 World Series, Composite line score
1929 World Series (4–1): Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.) over Chicago Cubs (N.L.)


1929 World Snooker Championship
The 1929 World Snooker Championship, known at the time as the Professional Championship of Snooker, was a snooker tournament held between 17 December 1928 and 7 March 1929 at various venues in England, with the final taking place from 4 to 7 March 1929 at the Lounge Hall, Nottingham. Defending champion Joe Davis won the title for the third time by defeating Tom Dennis by 19 frames to 14 in the final, after securing a winning margin at 17–12.


1929 World Snooker Championship
It was the third edition of the World Snooker Championship. The first round match was held at Loughborough Town Hall, and the venue for the semi-finals was Camkin's Hall, Birmingham. The highest break of the tournament was 61, a new championship record, compiled by Davis in the 23rd frame of the final.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Background
Professional English billiards player and billiard hall manager Joe Davis had noticed the increasing popularity of snooker compared to billiards in the 1920s, and with Birmingham-based billiard hall manager Bill Camkin, who had also seen snooker's increasing appeal, persuaded the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC) to recognise an official professional snooker championship in the 1926–27 season. The inaugural event was won by Davis, who defeated Tom Dennis 20–11 in the final. Originally called the Professional Championship of Snooker, the annual competition was not titled the World Championship until 1935, but the 1927 tournament is now referred to as the first World Snooker Championship.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Background
For the 1928 championship, a qualifying competition had been held to produce a challenger to Davis, the defending champion. In July 1928 the BACC decided to abandon the challenge system that had been employed for both the Billiards Championship and the Professional Snooker Championship. This meant that Davis, the champion, had to play through the 1929 tournament, which was the third staging of the championship.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Background
The closing date for entries for the snooker championship was 15 October 1928. The entry fee was set at five guineas per player (equivalent to £322 in 2019), with a five-guineas sidestake required for each match. Preliminary heats and the semi-finals were to be best of 25 frames, played over three days, with the final contested over 33 frames across four days. When the conditions for the championship were published, Camkin's Hall in Birmingham was named as the venue for the final. For pre-final matches, the players concerned were to arrange the dates and venues.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary
Five players entered the Championship: Joe Davis (Chesterfield), Tom Dennis (Nottingham), Fred Lawrence (Birmingham), Alec Mann (Birmingham) and Kelsall Prince (Loughborough). Lawrence and Mann had to play a first round match, with the winner to meet Davis. Dennis and Prince faced each other in the other semi-final.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary
The first match played was the semi-final between Dennis and Prince. This was scheduled from 17 to 22 December 1928 at Town Hall, Loughborough, over six evening session rather than across the three sets of afternoon and evening sessions envisaged when the tournament's conditions were announced. There was just one of four frames each evening, with five planned for the final day. The match was close until halfway through the fourth session with Dennis then leading 8–6. However, Dennis then took the next five frames to win the match 13–6. He added the final frame of the evening to leave the score at 14–6 after five sessions. The match did not continue to the planned sixth session and so finished on 21 December.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary
The first round match and the other semi-final were arranged for the week of 21 to 26 January 1929 at Camkin's Hall, Birmingham. The first round match was on the first three days; the winner to play Davis on the last three days. Both matches were over 25 frames with two sessions of four frames each day. After 13 frames of their match, Lawrence led Mann 10–3 but Mann won the last three frames of the day to close the gap to 10–6.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary
On the final day, Mann continued his run of frames, winning 9 out of 10, to take a 12–11 lead. However, Lawrence won the last two frames to take the match 13–12. A columnist in the March 1929 edition of The Billiard Player magazine praised Mann's potting and Lawrence's safety play generally, but commented that "almost atrociously bad technique" by Mann when attempting to pot the yellow instead of playing for a snooker in the deciding frame lost him the match. The same writer also added that "the scarcity of the London Press reports in connexion with the Professional Snooker Games ... was freely commented upon in Birmingham."


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary
In the Birmingham semi-final, Davis obtained a 5–3 lead on the first day, maintaining a two-frame advantage at 9–7 after two days. On the final day Davis won the first two frames but Lawrence took the next two to again close the gap. On the final evening, Davis won the first frame to lead 12–9 but lost the following frame. Davis added the third frame of the evening to secure a 13–10 victory.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary, Final
At the request of Davis and Dennis, the BACC agreed to change the venue and date of the final from Camkin's Hall in late March. The 33-frame final was played from 4 to 7 March. Eight frames were played each day, with four frames in the afternoon and four in the evening (five on the final day). The match was held at The Lounge, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham and was refereed by W. Malkinson of Nottingham. Davis led 6–2 after the first day.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary, Final
On the third day, the first frame featured prolonged exchanges of safety play, before a 45 break by Davis. Dennis had an opportunity to win if he completed a clearance, but went in-off the pink ball and left Davis an easy pot, which he made, to win the frame. The following frame saw Davis's 31 break followed by a 36 break made by Dennis, before Dennis went in-off the blue ball.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary, Final
Dennis's potted blue had resulted in a foul stroke, the blue was replaced on its spot, and Davis potted it from in-hand, following that by potting the pink to win the frame. Dennis won the 15th frame by six points, after clearing the last three colours. He added the 16th frame, during which he escaped from a snooker with a massé shot, and potted the pink after Davis had gone in-off. With the frames from the session shared, Davis retained his four frame lead at 10–6.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary, Final
On day three, Dennis took three of the four frames in the afternoon, but Davis won three in the evening to maintain his four frame advantage. Davis compiled a 61 break in that evening session, potting nine reds, six blacks and two blues in the 23rd frame. In the fourth afternoon session, on 7 March, Davis lost the first frame by one point, 56–57, despite making a break of 45. He took the next, aided by a fluke pot of a pink ball. With each player winning a further frame, the session finished with Davis 16–12 ahead.


1929 World Snooker Championship, Summary, Final
Davis then won the first frame in the evening, with breaks of 33, 24 and 33, to claim the championship by achieving a winning margin at 17–12. The four "dead" frames were played, with each player winning two. The Championship Cup was afterwards presented by Tinsley Lindley. Davis's break of 61 was a new championship record, and the only break of over 50 made during the tournament. The secretary of the BACC, A. Stanley Thorn, claimed that "the event attracted considerable interest in Nottingham, and excellent attendances were present during the four days' play."


1929 World Snooker Championship, Main draw, Results
Match results are shown below. Winning players and scores are denoted in bold text, with scores including "dead" frames.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships
The 3rd World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from January 14 to January 21, 1929.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles was the third edition of the men's doubles championship. Miklós Szabados and Viktor Barna defeated Sándor Glancz and Laszlo Bellak in the final by three sets to nil.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
The 1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles was the third edition of the men's singles championship.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Fred Perry met Miklós Szabados in the final of this event. The latter won 14–21, 21–12, 23–21, 21–19.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) was the third edition of the men's team championship.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
Hungary won the gold medal following a perfect 9-0 match record.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
The 1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles was the third edition of the mixed doubles championship.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
István Kelen and Anna Sipos defeated Laszlo Bellak and Magda Gál in the final by three sets to one.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
The 1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles was the second edition of the women's doubles championship.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Mona Rüster and Erika Metzger defeated Fanchette Flamm and Gertrude Wildam in the final by three sets to nil.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
The 1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles was the third edition of the women's singles championship.


1929 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Mária Mednyánszky met Gertrude Wildam in the final of this event winning 21–9, 21–15, 21–12 to secure a third consecutive title.


1929 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1929 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1929 college football season. In its third season under head coach George McLaren, the team compiled a 1–7 record (0–7 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 160 to 33.


1929 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1929 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1929 college football season. In their second year under head coach Mal Stevens, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–2–1 record.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship
The 1929 National Championship (Serbo-Croato-Slovenian: Državno prvenstvo 1929. / Државно првенство 1929.) was won by Hajduk Split.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship
The season was marked bt a major controversy at the end. BSK Belgrade finished the season at top, however because they fielded an unregistered player, they had to replay their two last matches. Having refused to play the first one against their Belgrade rivals Jugoslavija, a 3-0 defeat was registered, and later their 2-1 victory over Hajduk was not enough to grant them the title.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship
Bosnian club SAŠK dissolved before the season began and the clubs participating was reduced to five, all Serbian or Croatian. 1929 was the first year in which the championship used a double round-robin style league, and so the stats for each team began having higher numbers.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship, Controversial end of the championship
The season featured a good deal of controversy as the team that finished the season in top spot was BSK, not Hajduk Split. However, because they were judged to have had an improperly registered player on their roster (Dušan Marković), BSK got ordered by the FA to replay their last two matches of the season: home match against SK Jugoslavija and the away match at Hajduk Split (both of which BSK originally won: 5-1 and 3-1, respectively). Furious with what they considered to be an unfair decision, BSK refused to re-play the matches.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship, Controversial end of the championship
They didn't show up to replay their arch cross-town rivals SK Jugoslavija and the match was eventually registered 3-0 in Jugoslavija's favour. As for re-playing the second match at Hajduk, BSK originally also refused, but were eventually forced to travel to Split by the FA under a threat of heavy sanctions. Though re-gathered and put together in hasty fashion, BSK players still managed to beat Hajduk 2-1. However, it still wasn't enough for the title as Hajduk had more points due to BSK refusal to play Jugoslavija.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship, Controversial end of the championship
BSK appealed, launching a formal complaint with the FA (Jugoslovenski nogometni savez). Their appeal was scheduled to be heard during the next scheduled FA assembly that took place on March 24, 1929, at the FA headquarters in Zagreb. The initiative for the relocation of FA headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade was also discussed at the same assembly, causing high tensions and incidents that even police had to intervene. The assembly was interrupted and stopped following the incident, which meant that BSK's appeal was not even discussed.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship, Qualifiers
This season introduced a change in which there was no longer directly qualified teams, and this meant that all teams had to go through one round of qualifiers. As in previous seasons, the subassociations of Belgrade and Zagreb provided the first two teams, while the access to the rest of the subassociations was only provided to the correspondent subassociation champion.


1929 Yugoslav Football Championship, Qualifiers
The first leg was played on June 2, and the second on June 9.


1929 college football season
The 1929 college football season saw a number of unbeaten and untied teams. Purdue, Tulane, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh all finished the regular season with wins over all their opponents. Notre Dame was recognized as national champion under the Dickinson System and by a United Press writer while Pitt was considered a national champion by several others due to Pitt possessing a greater scoring differential over the two teams' only common regular season opponent.


1929 college football season
Following the season, Pitt traveled to Pasadena to meet USC in the Rose Bowl, at that time the only postseason college football game and held between the perceived best teams of east and west. Despite Pitt's losing 47–14 to the Trojans, as bowls were still considered exhibitions by many, college football historian Parke H. Davis, whose national championship selections are recognized by the official NCAA records book, named the Panthers as that season's national champion while several other retroactive selectors recognized by the NCAA records book have selected Notre Dame. Both Notre Dame and Pitt claim a national championship for the 1929 season and both are recognized in the NCAA Records Book and by College Football Data Warehouse.


1929 college football season
A major change in the rules for 1929 was that a fumbled ball was dead as soon as it struck the ground. Previously, a defending player could run with a recovered fumble, as in the case of Roy Riegels in the 1929 Rose Bowl.


1929 college football season, September
September 21 In Dallas, Southern Methodist University (SMU) opened its season with a 13–3 win over North Texas State.


1929 college football season, September
SMU and Howard Payne College played to a 13–13 tie, and TCU rolled over visiting Daniel Baker College, 61–0. In Los Angeles, USC opened its season against crosstown rival UCLA, rolling over the Bruins 76–0. Pittsburgh beat Waynesburg State, 53–0California beat Santa Clara 27–6Pennsylvania beat Franklin & Marshall 14–7  Tulane opened with a win over Northwestern State, 40–6


1929 college football season, October
SMU and Nebraska played to a 0–0 tie in Nebraska. Notre Dame opened its season with a 14–0 win at IndianaTCU beat Hardin Simmons, 20–0Illinois beat Kansas 25–0, and Purdue beat Kansas State, 26–14Pittsburgh won at Duke, 52–7USC beat Oregon State 21–7Pennsylvania defeated Swarthmore 20–6California and St. Mary's played to a 0–0 tie. Tulane beat Texas A&M, 13–10


1929 college football season, October
In Baltimore, Notre Dame defeated Navy, 14–7. SMU beat Austin College, 16–0In Shreveport, TCU registered another shutout, beating Centenary College 28–0Nebraska won at Syracuse, 13–6USC won at Washington, 48–0, and California beat visiting Washington State, 14–0. Purdue beat Michigan 30–16 and Illinois beat Bradley 45–0Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 27–7Pennsylvania beat Virginia Tech, 14–8Tulane beat Mississippi State, 34–0


1929 college football season, October
Pittsburgh handed Nebraska its first loss, 12–7; TCU surrendered its first points, but beat Texas A&M, 13–7. Illinois and Iowa played to a 7–7 tie. Purdue beat DePauw 26–7Tulane beat Lafayette College of Louisiana, 60–0USC scored big again, with a 64–0 win over Occidental. At 4–0–0, the Trojans had outscored their opponents 209–7. In Chicago, Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 19–0


1929 college football season, October
In Philadelphia, (1–0–1) California and (3–0) Pennsylvania played, with California winning 12–7


1929 college football season, October
October 26 During the weekend between October 24 and October 29, 1929 (see Wall Street Crash of 1929), SMU beat visiting Ole Miss, 52–0 and TCU, with a 131–7 aggregate lead over its opponents, won its fifth straight, a 22–0 win over Texas Tech. In Pittsburgh, the Pitt Panthers beat Allegheny 40–0 and Notre Dame defeated Carnegie Tech 7–0. Illinois beat visiting Michigan 14–0, and Purdue won at Chicago 26–0The USC offense was held to single digits at Stanford, winning 7–0. California defeated the non-college Olympic Club, 21–19. Pennsylvania beat Lehigh 10–7 and in New Orleans, Tulane beat Georgia Tech, 20–14. Nebraska and Missouri played to a 7–7 tie.


1929 college football season, November
November 2  In Los Angeles, USC (5–0–0) hosted California (4–0–1). California handed the Trojans their first loss, 15–7In Dallas, unbeaten (3–0–2) SMU and unbeaten and untied Texas (5–0–0) both stayed unbeaten, playing to 0–0 tie. Notre Dame beat visiting Georgia Tech 26–6In Columbus, Georgia, Tulane beat Georgia, 21–15


1929 college football season, November
TCU beat North Texas State, 25–0 Nebraska beat Kansas, 12–6Purdue won at Wisconsin 13–0, but Illinois lost at Northwestern, 7–0, Pittsburgh beat Ohio State, 18–2Pennsylvania defeated Navy, 7–2


1929 college football season, November
SMU won at Texas A&M 12–7 and TCU beat Rice, 24–0Illinois beat Army, 17–7 and Purdue beat Ole Miss 27–7Pittsburgh beat Washington & Jefferson 21–0Notre Dame defeated Drake UniversityTulane beat Auburn, 52–0USC beat visiting Nevada, 66–0 and California beat Montana 53–18


1929 college football season, November
In Chicago, a record crowd of 123,000 turned out at Soldier Field to watch Notre Dame (6–0–0) and USC (6–1–0). Knute Rockne, who had been hospitalized with an infected leg, guided his team from a cot set behind the Notre Dame bench. In the third quarter, the Irish took a 13–6 lead, on—Savoldi's plunge and Frank Carideo's extra point. On the ensuing kickoff, -- Saunders ran the ball back 95 yards for a touchdown, but the point after failed, and Notre Dame held on to win 13–12.


1929 college football season, November
Nebraska and visiting Oklahoma played to a 13–13 draw; at (2–1–3), the Cornhuskers had tied more games than they had won or lost. SMU beat Baylor, 25–6. TCU was (7–0–0) and had outscored its opposition 193–7; Texas (5–0–2) had an aggregate 120–0 lead on its opponents, though its last two games had been scoreless ties. When they met at Austin, Texas scored first, but Cy Leland returned the kickoff 90 yards for a TCU score. At halftime, TCU led 13–12 on the only extra point scored that day, and finished 15–12 Illinois defeated Chicago 20–6 and Purdue beat Iowa 7–0Pittsburgh beat Carnegie Tech, 34–13Pennsylvania visited Columbia and won 20–0California beat Washington 7–0


1929 college football season, November
November 23Nebraska won at Kansas State, 10–6SMU beat Rice, 34–0TCU beat Baylor, 34–7Illinois beat Ohio State, 27–0, and Purdue won at Indiana 32–0 to finish its season unbeaten. Notre Dame won at Northwestern 26–6. USC beat visiting Idaho, 72–0Stanford (7–2–0) and California met in Palo Alto, with Stanford winning 21–6.


1929 college football season, November
November 28, Thanksgiving Day; Pittsburgh beat Penn State 20–7Pennsylvania beat Cornell 17–7Nebraska closed its season with a 31–12 win over Iowa State, to finish at 4–1–3.


1929 college football season, November
November 30In a season-ending matchup of the Southwest Conference's two best teams at Fort Worth, Texas Christian (9–0–0) hosted Southern Methodist (6–0–3). Although SMU took a 7–0 lead in the third quarter, and held the Frogs once at the goal line, TCU reached the one on its next possession, and scored on third down. Hawks Green's kick staved off an upset, tied the Mustangs 7–7, and gave TCU the conference title.


1929 college football season, November
Notre Dame (8–0–0) closed its season at Yankee Stadium in New York, where it faced Army (6–2–1). The Fighting Irish won 7–0. USC beat Washington State, 27–7Tulane closed its season with a 21–0 win at LSU, to finish unbeaten at 9–0–0


1929 college football season, 1930 Rose Bowl
USC had been beaten earlier in the year, at Chicago, by Notre Dame. The Trojans and the Fighting Irish were not able to agree on a rematch, and USC was given the right to invite another eastern powerhouse—the unbeaten (9–0–0) Pittsburgh Panthers. Pitt's bid for a claim to the national championship started on the first play of the game, as Toby Uansa ran 68 yards before being tackled at the 11, but the Panthers failed to reach the end zone. Six minutes into the game, Russ Saunders and --- Edelson connected on a 56-yard pass play for USC's first touchdown. By halftime, USC led 26–0. Pitt finally scored in the third quarter to trail 33–7. After seven USC touchdowns, the final score was USC 47, Pitt 14.


1929 college football season, Dickinson System
The AP sportswriters' poll would not begin continuously until 1936. (although, the first time was a one instance publishing in 1934)  Frank G. Dickinson, an economics professor at the University of Illinois, had invented the Dickinson System to rank colleges based upon their records and the strength of their opposition.


1929 college football season, Dickinson System
The system was originally designed to rank teams in the Big Nine (later the Big Ten) conference. Chicago clothing manufacturer Jack Rissman then persuaded Dickinson to rank the nation's teams under the system, and awarded the Rissman Trophy to the winning university.


1929 college football season, Dickinson System
The system awarded 30 points for a win over a "strong team", and 20 for a win over a "weak team". Losses were awarded points (15 for loss to a strong team, 10 for loss to a weak team). Ties were treated as half a win and half a loss (22.5 for a tie with a strong team, 15 for a tie with a weak team). An average was then derived by dividing the points by games played.


1929 college football season, Final Dickinson rankings
Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, both with nine wins and no losses or ties (9–0) were ranked first and second by Dickinson, with the Irish getting the higher rating based on their opposition. As Grantland Rice noted in his column, "There is no questioning the fact that among the unbeaten teams who were not even tied, Notre Dame fought its way through the hardest field. But when it comes to saying that Notre Dame could beat Pittsburgh or that Notre Dame could beat Purdue or that Pittsburgh could beat Purdue -- that is something else again,"


1929 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1929 in Afghanistan. The Afghan Civil War continued from the previous year.


1929 in Afghanistan, January 7
In order to placate the Shinwaris, Amanullah issues a proclamation cancelling most of his reforms, such as the education of women, and the introduction of conscription and European dress, and also promises to appoint a council, including clergy, nobles, and officials, to assist him in revising the law, and in reviewing the decisions of the popular assembly. But his efforts are now too late to save him.


1929 in Afghanistan, January 7
When Bacha-i-Saqao resumes the offensive on January 9 Amanullah is able, with the help of Russian airmen, to ward off his attacks, but the Shinwaris clamour for further concessions, and in fact seem determined upon his dethronement. Feeling himself powerless to resist them, Amanullah, on January 14, abdicates in favour of his elder brother, Inayatullah Khan, who for the previous ten years had lived a private life. Soon after, he succeeds in making his way to Kandahar, where the tribesmen are still loyal to his house, and where he had sent his queen Souriyah some time before.