1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Bauer, Henry #14 QBBenson, Robert #26 HBCardwell, Lloyd #24 HBDeBrown, Wallace #23 TDouglas, Ronald #29 FBEldridge, Ralph #18 HBFlasnick, Don #28 EFrancis, Sam #38 FBFranks, Perry #20 GGarnick, William #40 GHeldt, James #32 GHolmbeck, Harold #34 THorchem, Willard #36 CHubka, Ladas #16 GJustice, Glenn #31 GLaNoue, Gerald #11 HBMcDonald, Lester #35 E


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Roster
Mehring, Neal #30 GMeier, Franklin #21 CParsons, Rollin #19 HBPflum, Walter #47 TReese, Carroll #41 TScherer, Bernard #44 EScofield, Vernon #33 TSears, Edgar #25 ESkewes, Glenn #17 FBThompson, John Russell #48 TToman, Ray #27 ETurner, Allan #15 HBUptegrove, Ed #42 GWhite, Clyde #39 GWilliams, John #22 FBYelkin, Virgil #12 E


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Wyoming
Wyoming and Nebraska met on the field for the first time ever, and coach Bible made sure the Cowboys understood what it was to face the Cornhusker machine. Wyoming was outclassed, outyarded and generally pushed around the field the entire game as the Cornhuskers easily rolled up 50 points in a dominating shutout which was the most points scored and largest margin of victory by Nebraska since a 58-0 blanking of Grinnell in 1927. The only disappointment of the game was Nebraska's two successful points after attempts in eight tries.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Nebraska's fortunes were quickly and clearly reversed when the Golden Gophers welcomed Nebraska to Minneapolis by soundly defeating them 20–0. Nebraska tried to make it a game and held Minnesota to a single first half score, but their attempt to tie it up was rebuffed when the Gophers managed to turn the Cornhuskers away with no points from just three yards out. Nebraska's defensive stand finally broke open in the fourth quarter as Minnesota put in two more scores to secure the victory, setting the Cornhuskers back to 2-12-2 in the series. Minnesota went on to finish their season 8-0-0 and ranked #1 in the US by the Dickinson System.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Iowa brought a squad loaded with experienced veterans to Lincoln, and was favored to win against Nebraska's relatively inexperienced squad that was still smarting from the 0-20 downing handed them by Minnesota the week prior. Both teams fought to a standstill for the first half, but in the third quarter the Cornhuskers managed to put the ball across the line to get points on the board. The Hawkeyes promptly answered, but their point after went wide. The teams traded touchdowns again in the fourth quarter, but the missed kick in the third quarter came back to haunt Iowa as time ran out before they could make up the missing point. Nebraska improved to 16-7-3 in the series.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Nebraska opened conference play against a stubborn Sooner team that intended to take advantage of the inexperienced Cornhusker roster. At one point in the first half, Oklahoma rolled up to Nebraska's 2-yard line with 1st and goal, yet the Cornhuskers stonewalled all four attempts and sent the Sooners back with nothing to show for their efforts. Nebraska's fortunes were much the same when they were repelled with 1st and goal at the Oklahoma 5-yard line later in the game. As the final five minutes were ticking away, the Cornhuskers managed to block a punt and took over at the Sooner 25, punching in the game's sole touchdown five plays later to snatch the win and advance to 10-2-2 against Oklahoma all time.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
Iowa State fought a fierce and close game, picking up 13 first downs to Nebraska's 9, in a mostly defensive battle that ranged back and forth with few points produced and only a handful of big plays. In the end, once again it was Nebraska's kicking game that saved the day with a successful point after kick, much to the relief of the Cornhuskers who had suffered a 2 of 8 kicking record in the first game of the season. Iowa State went home in disappointment, by one point having suffered yet another defeat in the series in which they lagged far behind, at 4-24-1.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
The inexperience of the Nebraska squad was exposed again when the reigning eastern champion Pittsburgh team arrived in Lincoln and successfully extended their winning streak over Nebraska. The game was never seriously in doubt as the Panthers moved the ball with relative ease, allowing the Cornhuskers just one touchdown near the end of the game to avoid a total shutout. The loss in Lincoln was the first home-field defeat since a 9–10 game was dropped to Kansas State at the end of the 1930 season. Nebraska fell to 1-5-3 in the Pitt series. Pittsburgh went on to finish their season 8-1-0 and ranked #2 in the US by the Dickinson System.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas
An extended period of rain leading up to the game resulted in slippery, muddy, sloppy conditions that prevented either team from consistent success, though the edge belonged to the Cornhuskers statistically. Nebraska rolled up 245 yards while Kansas managed only 44, but the Cornhuskers lost fumbles at the Kansas 5-yard line two times among other miscues that kept them off the board. The scoreless frustration was ended when Nebraska managed a field goal in the fourth quarter, which would be the only points of the game. This was Nebraska's 30th win in the series, with Kansas having collected only 9 wins and 2 tie games between them.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Nebraska may have insulted the Missouri squad by initially starting the game with backups, in the style of Knute Rockne's Notre Dame teams of years past, and the second team in fact quickly drove down the field to what seemed an inevitable score when the Tigers finally woke up and stopped them 10 yards out. Coach Bible put the starters in beginning in the second quarter, but the teams went on to hold each other off the board until halftime.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Missouri was poised to finally secure a win in the series with a third quarter score, and the Cornhusker squad looked like it might be downed in front of their own homecoming crowd as the final quarter got underway. At last, and inside of just two minutes, Nebraska punched in a couple of touchdowns to gain the edge. Missouri began to crumble at that point, allowing Nebraska two more carries across the goal line, however both were called back on penalties. The Missouri-Nebraska Bell would remain in Lincoln yet another year as Missouri dropped their seventh straight to Nebraska and fell to 6-19-3 in the series.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Nebraska, against many predictions due to the inexperienced team that began the season, faced only one more obstacle between them and another Big 6 championship. Kansas State, responsible for the only previous Big 6 title that was not won by the Cornhuskers by way of a Wildcat win in 1930, once again dashed Nebraska's intent to take home another league banner.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
The Cornhuskers managed to score first and entered the halftime break ahead 7–0, but it was all Kansas State for the rest of the day, although Nebraska took a small comfort in securing 21 first downs to the 13 obtained by the Wildcats, and remained comfortably in the series lead at 16-2-1.


1934 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
Despite the season's final record, 1934 was still regarded as a success, considering that the starting players were significantly inexperienced compared to most of their opponents, yet only lost three games on the season, with two of those losses handed over to the eventual #1 and #2 teams in the US. Coach Bible's career record dipped slightly with the three losses, to 37-11-6 (.741). For only the second time since the Big 6 formed, Nebraska failed to take the league championship, having to settle for 2nd place. The program's overall record now stood at 257-85-26, and the league record at 78-11-8 (.845).


1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, and featured state engineer Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake
The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. This 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on 15 January 1934 at around 2:13 pm IST (08:43 UTC) and caused widespread damage in northern Bihar and in Nepal.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Earthquake
The epicentre for this event was located in eastern Nepal about 9.5 km (5.9 mi) south of Mount Everest. The areas where the most damage to life and property occurred extended from Purnea in the east to Champaran in the west (a distance of nearly 320 km or 200 mi), and from Kathmandu in the north to Munger in the south (a distance of nearly 465 km or 289 mi). The impact was reported to be felt in Lhasa to Bombay, and from Assam to Punjab. The earthquake was so severe that in Kolkata, around 650 km (404 mi) from epicenter, many buildings were damaged and the tower of St. Paul's Cathedral collapsed.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Earthquake, Ground effects
One noteworthy phenomenon of this earthquake was that sand and water vents appeared throughout the central vents of the earthquake area. The ground around these sand fissures subsided, causing more damage. Extensive liquefaction of the ground took place over a length of 300 km (called the slump belt) during the earthquake, in which many structures went afloat.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Earthquake, Ground effects
In Muzaffarpur, sand fissures erupted at several places in town. The wells were choked with sand, while water levels in tanks became shallower due to sand deposited in the tank beds. Most of the buildings in Muzzafarpur were damaged. All the kutcha (ramshackle) buildings collapsed, while other pukka (solidly built) buildings suffered damage due to sinking and cracking of the ground.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
The three major towns of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal—Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan—were severely affected and almost all the buildings collapsed. Large cracks appeared in the ground and several roads were damaged in Kathmandu; however, the temple of Pashupatinath, the guardian deity of Nepal, escaped any damage.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
In Sitamarhi, not a single house was left standing. In Bhagalpur district many buildings collapsed. In Patna, many buildings in the bazaar were destroyed and damage was particularly severe along the river. In Rajnagar, near Madhubani, all the Kutcha buildings collapsed. The buildings of Darbhanga Raj, including the famous Navlakha Palace, were severely damaged. In Jharia the earthquake led to further spread of underground fire. The town of Birgunj was destroyed, along with its telephone line to Kathmandu.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
The number of deaths was 10,700 to 12,000 with 7,253 recorded in Bihar.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
A 1935 work by Major General Brahma Shamsher documenting the event, Nepalko Maha Bhukampa 1990, stated that this was Nepal's most destructive earthquake in living memory, and praised the Nepalese Army for its work in relief efforts.


1934 Nepal–India earthquake, Aftermath
Mahatma Gandhi visited the Bihar state. He wrote that the Bihar earthquake was providential retribution for India's failure to eradicate untouchability. Rabindranath Tagore took offence to the irrationality in his statement and accused Gandhi of superstition, even though he was totally in agreement with Gandhi on the issue of untouchability. In Bihar, Sri Babu (Shri Krishna Sinha) and the other great leader Anugrah Babu (Anugrah Narayan Sinha), threw themselves into relief work.


1934 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 1934 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada in the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1934 college football season. In their third season under head coach Brick Mitchell, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4–1 FWC) and finished last in the conference.


1934 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Vic Carroll played tackle for the 1934 team. He later played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston/Washington Redskins and the New York Giants.


1934 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 1933 season 4–4 and 3–0 in FWC play to finish in first place.


1934 Nevada gubernatorial election
The 1934 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Democratic nominee Richard Kirman Sr. defeated incumbent Republican Morley Griswold with 53.94% of the vote.


1934 New Caledonian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia in 1934 to elect half of the General Council. A first round was held on 14 October, with a second round on 28 October.


1934 New Caledonian legislative election, Electoral system
The elected Members of the General Council were elected using the two-round system for six-year terms. Half of the Council was elected every three years. The Chamber of Agriculture and Governor nominated additional members to the Council.


1934 New Caledonian legislative election, Results
The elected members were Beaumont, Berges, Collardo, James Louis Daly, Laborderie, Milliard, Paladini and Terrier. Governor Bernard Jacques Victorin Siadous appointed Louis Imboult and Souland, whilst Louis Page, Andre Robert and Michel Verges were nominated by the Chamber of Agriculture.


1934 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 1934 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell, the team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field. The team compiled a 3–4–2 record, being outscored by their opponents 89–148, while going undefeated at home, registering two wins and two ties in Durham.


1934 New Hampshire Wildcats football team, Schedule
The game against Saint Anselm was the third-ever meeting between the two programs; their prior games had been in 1894 (won by Saint Anselm) and in 1898 (won by New Hampshire). New Hampshire's field goal in the Harvard game was the only time the Wildcats scored against the Crimson in seven games played from 1929 to 1939, as Harvard outscored New Hampshire by a total of 282–3 in those contests. New Hampshire and Dartmouth would not meet again until 1956.


1934 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 1934 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Styles Bridges defeated Democratic nominee John L. Sullivan with 50.55% of the vote.


1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1934 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Harold G. Hoffman defeated Democratic nominee William L. Dill with 49.90% of the vote.


1934 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team
The 1934 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now known as New Mexico State University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 4–1–3 record (0–1–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 25.


1934 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1934 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference (Border) during the 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Lobos compiled an 8–1 record (3–1 against Border opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 251 to 73. Guyton Hays was the team captain.


1934 New Mexico gubernatorial election
The 1934 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Andrew W. Hockenhull, who had succeeded to the governorship in 1933 following the death of Arthur Seligman, did not run for election to a full term.


1934 New Orleans mayoral election
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1934 was held  on January 23, 1934. It resulted in the re-election of T. Semmes Walmsley as Mayor of New Orleans.


1934 New Orleans mayoral election, Candidates
The incumbent mayor, T. Semmes Walmsley, was backed by the Regular Democratic Organization, a powerful political machine which had dominated the city for decades, as well as by the wealthy residents of the city's Uptown neighborhood. Francis Williams, a longtime enemy of Senator Huey Long, was backed by an independent political organization led by himself and his brother. Long, looking to break the hold of the Old Regulars over New Orleans, searched for his own candidate, but potential nominees Paul H. Maloney and Joe O'Hara were reluctant to face the Old Regulars. Long eventually convinced John Klorer, Sr., a respected engineer and father of the editor of Long's American Progress newspaper, to head the Long ticket.


1934 New Orleans mayoral election, Campaign
The campaign was a vigorous one, with a level of vitriol and excitement uncommon even by New Orleans standards. Walmsley emphasized his close ties with popular President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and portrayed the campaign as a referendum on Huey Long. Klorer, a quiet unassuming man, kept a low profile while Huey Long did most of the public speaking for the Klorer campaign. Huey gave daily radio broadcasts interspersing tirades against the mayor he called "Turkey Head" Walmsley with amusing songs. Both Williams and Long accused the Old Regulars of tolerating vice and embezzling municipal funds. Walmsley responded to Huey's insults by threatening to "choke those words down his cowardly throat next time we meet."


1934 New Orleans mayoral election, Campaign
In the final days of the campaign, Long supporters were caught removing names of Old Regular supporters from the voter rolls, so the registration books were seized  by the civil sheriff and placed in the Orleans Parish Prison for safekeeping. Long's ally Governor Oscar K. Allen ordered the Louisiana National Guard to mobilize for New Orleans to defend the registrar's office, while Walmsley threatened to deputize ten thousand "special police." With potential armed clashes between the National Guard and Walmsley's police looming, a last minute agreement to submit to an arbitration committee averted a crisis.


1934 New Orleans mayoral election, Results
Walmsley won reelection with 47,753 votes (45%), followed by Klorer with 32,066 (29%) and Williams with 28,085 (26%). Walmsley and Klorer faced a runoff election, but with Williams adamantly refusing to endorse a Long candidate, Klorer withdrew from the race. The results were seen across the state and nation as a defeat for Long.


1934 New Year Honours
The 1934 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 29 December 1933.


1934 New Year Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1934 New Year Honours, United Kingdom and British Empire, Privy Councillor
The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:


1934 New Year Honours, United Kingdom and British Empire, King's Police Medal (KPM)
His Majesty has also graciously consented to the King's Police Medal being handed to the next-of-kin of the deceased officers whose names appear below, and who would have received the decoration had they survived:


1934 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1934 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1933 and the beginning of 1934, and were announced on 1 January 1934.


1934 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1934 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1934 New York Giants season was the franchise's 52nd season. Although they led in the standings for most of the season, the team finished in second place in the National League with a 93-60 record, 2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.


1934 New York Giants (MLB) season
On September 6th, the New York Giants were leading the Cardinals by 7 games with an 85-47 record, but went 8-13 the rest of the season to lose the lead the next to last day of the season. The Cardinals went 18-5 in the same time span to win the NL pennant.


1934 New York Giants (MLB) 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


1934 New York Giants (MLB) 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


1934 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 New York Giants (MLB) season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 New York Giants season
The 1934 New York Giants season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League. The Giants denied the Bears a perfect season as the Giants went on to win what would become known as the "Sneakers Game".


1934 New York Giants season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1934 New York Yankees season
The 1934 New York Yankees season was the team's 32nd season in New York and its 34th season overall. The team finished with a record of 94–60, finishing 7 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. It would also be the final year Babe Ruth would play as a Yankee.


1934 New York Yankees season, Regular season
The 1934 season would be Babe Ruth's last season in a Yankee uniform. He was released the following February.


1934 New York Yankees 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


1934 New York Yankees 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


1934 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 New York state election
The 1934 New York state election was held on November 6, 1934, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a U.S. Senator, two U.S. Representatives-at-large, the chief judge and two associate judges of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.


1934 New York state election, History
The Communist State Committee met on August 28, and nominated Israel Amter for governor.


1934 New York state election, History
The Socialist state convention met on July 1 at New York City, and nominated Charles Solomon for governor; and Norman Thomas for the U.S. Senate.


1934 New York state election, History
The Democratic state convention met on September 27 at Buffalo, New York, and re-nominated the incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine, Bennett, Loughran and Copeland; and completed the ticket endorsing two Republicans: Associate Judge Frederick E. Crane for Chief Judge and Supreme Court Justice Edward R. Finch for the Court of Appeals.


1934 New York state election, History
The Republican state convention met on September 28 at Rochester, New York, and nominated New York City Park Commissioner Robert Moses for governor on the third ballot after a struggle with the Macy faction.


1934 New York state election, History
Also nominated were Fred J. Douglas for lieutenant governor; Wilson R. Campbell, of Steuben County, for comptroller; William T. Powers, of Brooklyn, for attorney general; E. Harold Cluett for the U.S. Senate; Frederick E. Crane for chief judge; the incumbent Democrat John T. Loughran to succeed himself; and Charles B. Sears for the Court of Appeals, thus dropping fellow Republican Edward R. Finch who had been nominated by the Democrats in a common cross-endorsement deal for judicial officers.


1934 New York state election, History
The "Recovery Party" filed a petition to nominate state officers on October 9, 1934. The ticket was headed by Ex-Mayor of New York John F. Hylan for governor. The ticket was not allowed on the ballot because of numerous forged signatures and thus not meeting the legal requirements. Hylan did receive 15,208 write-in votes in New York City according to NYC Board of Elections records, but these were included in the state total of blank, void and scattering votes (141,700).


1934 New York state election, History
The "Constitutional Party" nominated Colonel Henry Breckinridge, a Democrat who opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy, for the U.S. Senate, and used the "Pine Tree of Liberty" as its emblem on the ballot.


1934 New York state election, Result
The whole Democratic ticket was elected in the third landslide in a row.


1934 New York state election, Result
The incumbents Lehman, Bray, Tremaine, Bennett, Loughran and Copeland were re-elected.


1934 New York state election, Result
The Law Preservation Party lost its automatic ballot access and disappeared.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1934 New Zealand rugby league season was the 27th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand did not play in any matches during the 1934 season.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New South Wales Rugby League's champions, the Western Suburbs Magpies, traveled the New Zealand and lost two matches against the Auckland Rugby League's champion Richmond Bulldogs, 18–16 and 10–3, at Carlaw Park.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Māori Rugby League Board of Control, was formed in 1934 to administer the game in Māori communities. King Koroki was the first patron.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Northern Union Cup
Canterbury held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season, after they defeated West Coast Rugby League 22–15 at Victoria Park, Greymouth on 18 August. Jim Amos captained the Canterbury side and scored a try as well as several goals. Canterbury also included Reg Ward while Jim Calder and Billy Glynn played for West Coast.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Richmond won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy, Roope Rooster, Stormont Shield and Norton Cup. This was the first time a club had captured the Fox, Rooster and Stormont treble.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene played for the City Rovers while Richmond included Harold Tetley, Ted Mincham, Cliff Satherley, Bill Telford and Clarry McNeil.


1934 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Ruru gained senior status, however only retained it for two seasons.


1934 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
The 1934 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the 15th tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia.


1934 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
The "Wallabies" won the Bledisloe Cup, with a victory and a tie.


1934 Nicaraguan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nicaragua on 7 October 1934 to elect half of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the seats in the Senate of the National Congress.


1934 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1934 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1934 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Carl Snavely and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference, finishing with an undefeated conference record of 2–0–1. North Carolina claims a conference championship for 1934, although the official conference champion is Washington and Lee, who finished 4–0–0.


1934 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
Team captain and guard George T. Barclay became North Carolina's first first-team All-American, being selected by several selectors including the AP and the All-American Board. He later was the head coach at UNC from 1953 to 1955.


1934 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team
The 1934 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1934 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record (2–1–1 against NCC opponents) and tied for second place out of five teams in the NCC. The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.


1934 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
The 1934 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1934 college football season. In its seventh year under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 7–1 record (3–1 against NCC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 88 to 10.


1934 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 1934 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Democratic nominee Thomas H. Moodie defeated Republican nominee Lydia Cady Langer with 52.98% of the vote.


1934 Northeastern Huskies football team
The 1934 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 1934 college football season. It was the program's second season and they finished with a record of 6–1–1. Their head coach was Alfred McCoy and their captain was Richard Mitchell.


1934 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team
The 1934 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1934 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period, and the Evansmen competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Chick Evans  and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.


1934 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1934 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1934 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.


1934 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1934 Norwegian Football Cup was the 33rd season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was played at Sorgenfri gressbane in Trondheim on 14 October 1934, and was contested by the defending champions Mjøndalen and the two-time former winners Sarpsborg. Mjøndalen successfully defended their title with a 2–1 victory after extra time, securing their second Norwegian Cup trophy.


1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1934 college football season.


1934 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1934 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1933 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 116 to 67.


1934 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team
The 1934 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team was an American football team that represented Ohio Northern University in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Harris Lamb, the Polar Bears compiled a 6–0–1 record, did not allow opponents to score a point, and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 0.


1934 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1934 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1934 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record. In Francis Schmidt's first season, the Buckeyes outscored their opponents 267–34.


1934 Ohio gubernatorial election
The 1934 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Democratic nominee Martin L. Davey defeated Republican nominee Clarence J. Brown with 51.13% of the vote.


1934 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
The 1934 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1934 college football season. This was the 34th year of football at A&M and the first under Albert Exendine, who replaced Pappy Waldorf who left to coach Kansas State. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 4–5–1, 1–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.


1934 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1934 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1934 college football season. In their third year under head coach Lewie Hardage, the Sooners compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 64 to 43.


1934 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Tackle Cassius Gentry received All-America honors in 1934, and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Gentry, guard James Stacy, back Ben Poyner, and tackle Dub Wheeler.


1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
The 1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat E. W. Marland defeated Republican William B. Pine. Also on the ballot were S. P. Green of the Socialist Party, Francis M. Simpson of the Progressive Party and four Independent candidates: Geo. G. Ison, Joseph Prather Wheat, Dan W. Womack, and John Franing.


1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
Fifteen candidates sought the Democratic nomination, including former governor Jack C. Walton, Lt. Governor Robert Burns, and Attorney General J. Berry King. Ponca City oilman E. W. Marland and Tom Anglin of Holdenville were headed to a runoff when Anglin withdrew, making Marland the nominee.


1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Former Senator William B. Pine defeated two challengers by a wide margin to claim the GOP nomination.


1934 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1934 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1934 college football season.


1934 Ontario general election
The 1934 Ontario general election was the 19th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect the 90 Members of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").


1934 Ontario general election
The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Mitchell Hepburn, defeated the governing Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Stewart Henry. Hepburn was assisted by Harry Nixon's Progressive bloc of MLAs who ran in this election as Liberal-Progressives on the understanding that they would support a Hepburn led government. Nixon, himself, became a senior cabinet minister in the Hepburn government.


1934 Ontario general election
The Liberals won a majority in the Legislature, while the Conservatives lost four out of every five seats that they had won in the previous election.


1934 Ontario general election
The legislature shrunk in size after the election of 1934 from 112 seats to 90.


1934 Ontario general election
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in its first provincial election, ran 37 candidates and won a seat in the Ontario Legislature for the first time with the election of Samuel Lawrence in Hamilton East.


1934 Ontario general election
The United Farmers of Ontario had affiliated with the CCF but disaffiliated immediately prior to the 1934 election due to a row over suspected Communist infiltration of the party. Accordingly, two UFO nominated candidates, incumbent MLA Farquhar Oliver (Grey South) and Leslie Warner Oke, former MLA for Lambton East, ran as UFO candidates rather than with the CCF. Oliver was re-elected and later supported the Hepburn government.


1934 Ontario general election
Earl Hutchinson of Kenora was re-elected as a Labour MLA but resigned a month later to allow Peter Heenan, a former Labour MLA in the riding, to contest Kenora in a by-election as a Liberal so that he could be appointed to Cabinet. Hutchinson was then appointed vice-chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board.


1934 Open Championship
The 1934 Open Championship was the 69th Open Championship, held 27–29 June at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Henry Cotton dominated the championship, leading wire-to-wire on his way to a five-stroke win and his first of three Open titles.


1934 Open Championship
Qualifying took place on 25–26 June, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes at St. George's and 18 holes at Royal Cinque Ports, and the top 100 and ties qualified. George Gadd led the qualifiers on 140; Cotton scored a course record 66 in the first round at Royal St George's and 75 at Royal Cinque Ports to be a shot behind on 141. He was joined on 141 by Jimmy Adams and Percy Alliss. The qualifying score was 152 and 101 players advanced.


1934 Open Championship
Cotton opened with 67 on Wednesday to take a three-shot lead over Fred Taggart. Cotton then shot an Open-record 65 in the second round to open up a nine-shot lead over Alf Padgham, while two strokes further back in third were Joe Kirkwood, Denny Shute, and Charles Whitcombe. The top 60 and ties would make the cut and qualify for the final 36 holes; it was at 153 (and better) and 69 advanced.


1934 Open Championship
Conditions were tougher on Friday with a stiff breeze blowing. Cotton scored a third round of 72 in the morning and extended his lead to ten shots over Kirkwood. Scottish amateur Jack McLean had seven threes in his outward nine of 31 and finished with a third round 69, the best third round score. Despite his comfortable lead, Cotton suffered from nerves and began to feel the pressure in the final round that afternoon. He made the turn in 40, then dropped three shots on the next three holes.


1934 Open Championship
With Sid Brews scoring 71, Cotton needed a last round of 83 to win. Suddenly it appeared as if his victory was in jeopardy. He managed to get up-and-down on the 13th and steadied himself on his way to a 79 and 283, five strokes ahead of runner-up Brews. His total tied the championship record set by Gene Sarazen two years earlier.


1934 Open Championship
Cotton was the first resident Briton to win the Open Championship since Arthur Havers in 1923. The previous ten had been won by American-born players or residents (Englishman Jim Barnes (1925)). Cotton's win was part of a long period of sustained excellence in the tournament. From 1930 through 1952, he finished in the top-10 in all but one of the Opens he played in. In all, he played in twenty Opens between 1927 and 1958, winning three and finishing in the top-10 in seventeen.


1934 Open Championship
Cotton received the Ryle Memorial Medal, awarded to members of the British P.G.A. winning the Open Championship. He was the first recipient since Arthur Havers in 1923. Living in Belgium, Cotton was not eligible for the Tooting Bec Cup awarded to the British P.G.A. member living in Great Britain scoring the lowest round in the Open Championship. It was won by Bill Davies for his second round of 68.


1934 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Amateurs: McLean (300), Thompson (307), Flaherty (308), Hartley (308),                 Garnett (311), Storey (311), Ricardo (313).


1934 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 1934 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1934 college football season. In their second season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 3–6–2 record (0–5–2 against PCC opponents), finished in ninth place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents, 131 to 104. The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.


1934 Oregon Webfoots football team
The 1934 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1934 college football season. In their third season under head coach Prink Callison, the Webfoots compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against PCC opponents), finished in fourth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 108 to 98. The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.


1934 Oregon gubernatorial election
The 1934 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. Democrat Charles H. Martin, who retired from the United States House of Representatives to run for governor, won a plurality over Republican Oregon State Senator Peter Zimmerman (who ran as an Independent), Republican nominee Joe E. Dunne, also a state senator, and several minor candidates.


1934 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
1934 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 28th water polo championship in Hungary. There were eight teams who played one-round match for the title.


1934 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Final list
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G-: Goals got P: Point


1934 Ottawa Rough Riders season
The 1934 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 4th place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 1–5 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.


1934 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 3, 1934.


1934 PGA Championship
The 1934 PGA Championship was the 17th PGA Championship, held July 24–29 at Park Country Club in Williamsville, New York, a suburb northeast of Buffalo. Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won the first of his two PGA Championship titles, defeating Craig Wood in 38 holes.


1934 PGA Championship
Defending champion Gene Sarazen lost 4 & 3 in the second round to Al Watrous.


1934 PGA Championship, Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1934 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:


1934 Pacific Tigers football team
The 1934 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP) during the 1934 college football season.


1934 Pacific Tigers football team
COP competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The team was led by head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton, California. This was Stagg's 45th year as a head coach and his second at College of the Pacific. The Tigers finished with four wins and five losses (4–5, 2–2 FWC). Overall, the Tigers were outscored by their opponents 67–76 for the season.


1934 Pacific hurricane season
The 1934 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1934. Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes was extremely unreliable. Most east Pacific storms were of no threat to land.


1934 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Possible Tropical Cyclone One
A possible tropical cyclone, with a ship-reported pressure of 29.53 inHg (100.0 kPa), was located southwest of Acapulco from July 8 to 9.


1934 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Possible Hurricane Two
On July 18, a possible hurricane existed north of Cape Corrientes.


1934 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Somewhere south of Acapulco, a tropical cyclone formed on September 16. It headed along the coast, not strengthening much until September 18. It was a hurricane by September 19. For the next three days, it slowly moved through the area south of the Gulf of California. It had weakened to a depression by September 22, whence it made landfall on the Baja California Peninsula and dissipated. The lowest pressure reported by a ship was 28.82 inHg (97.6 kPa).


1934 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
This hurricane caused death and destruction throughout the southern part of the Baja California Peninsula. A large number of people were killed, and many were injured. The hurricane left twenty thousand people homeless and reduced to hunger. Damage was particularly heavy in La Paz, Triunfor, San Antonio, San Bartolo, Miraflores, San José del Cabo, and Cabo San Lucas. Electricity and water utilities were severely disrupted. The hurricane destroyed the area's tomato crop, and severely disrupted sugarcane plantations. It also destroyed a recently finished highway between La Paz and San Bartolo, and flooded mines near San Antonio and Triunfo. The total damage was estimated at 500,000,000 pesos (1934 MXP). The Mexican government sent aid to the affected area, along with the International Red Cross.


1934 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
On October 14, well off the coast of Mexico, a tropical storm was noticed. It headed north towards the Gulf of California, and dissipated October 16. The cyclone was a hurricane, and a ship reported a pressure of 28.25 inHg (95.7 kPa).


1934 Pahiatua earthquake
The 1934 Pahiatua earthquake struck at 11:46 pm on 5 March, causing severe damage in much of the lower North Island. Wairarapa, Wellington and Hawke's Bay (which was still recovering from the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake) felt the strongest levels of shaking, with much of New Zealand feeling the tremor.


1934 Pahiatua earthquake
This earthquake has historically been referred to as the Pahiatua earthquake, but recent reviews of its epicenter place it closer to the locality of Horoeka.


1934 Pahiatua earthquake
It was felt as far north as Auckland, and the shaking was also felt in the mainland of the northern South Island, and along the east coast as far as Dunedin. Destructive intensities of VIII (Severe) were experienced in an area that extended approximately 8700 km2 over most of the lower North Island, and reached a peak of IX (Violent) south-east of Pahiatua, between the small towns of Pongaroa and Bideford.


1934 Pahiatua earthquake, Tectonic setting
The eastern part of North Island lies on the Hikurangi Margin, where the Pacific Plate is subducting obliquely beneath the Australian Plate. The dextral (right lateral) component of the convergence is accommodated in the overlying plate by a series of dextral strike-slip faults, known as the North Island Fault System.


1934 Pahiatua earthquake, Earthquake characteristics
The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.6 on the surface wave magnitude scale and 7.2–7.4 on the moment magnitude scale. The epicentre was originally assumed to be near Pahiatua, based on the severity of damage, but further analysis of seismograms from the event, the distribution of felt intensities and the location of aftershocks suggested that it was located near Horoeka. Results of trenching across the Waipukaka Fault suggests that this was the causative fault for the earthquake.


1934 Pahiatua earthquake, Damage
The earthquake was most severe in the Hawke's Bay and northern Wairarapa regions (now the Tararua District est. 1989), and caused widespread damage from Porangahau to Castlepoint. Much of this area, particularly towards the east coast, was sparsely populated at the time, but the shaking caused extensive damage in the town of Pahiatua, where a number of poorly constructed buildings were severely damaged or collapsed entirely. Two people with existing health problems died from heart failure, and one person sustained injuries that required hospitalisation. The movement also triggered numerous small landslides in the cliffs along the coast from Cape Turnagain to Castlepoint, and deformed the ground surface in a number of localities.


1934 Palestine Cup
The 1934 Palestine Cup (Hebrew: הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the sixth season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders were Maccabi Tel Aviv.


1934 Palestine Cup
For the second year in a row, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv met in the final. This time the winners were Hapoel Tel Aviv, winning their second final.


1934 Paris–Nice
The 1934 Paris–Nice was the second edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 11 March 1934. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Gaston Rebry.


1934 Paris–Roubaix
The 1934 Paris–Roubaix was the 35th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 1 April 1934 and stretched 255 km (158 mi) from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix. The winner was Gaston Rebry from Belgium.


1934 Paris–Tours
The 1934 Paris–Tours was the 29th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 29 April 1934. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Gustave Danneels.


1934 Penn Quakers football team
The 1934 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 118 to 83. The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.


1934 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1934 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1934 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.


1934 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team
The 1934 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1934 season playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer League. It was the program's 24th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team. The 1934 season is William Jeffrey's ninth year at the helm.


1934 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
The 1934 season was the Nittany Lions' 24th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 9th season playing as a part of the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association. The team was led by 9th year head coach, William Jeffrey, who had previously served as the head coach for the semi-professional soccer team, Altoona Works.


1934 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
At the beginning of the 1934 season a new rule was implemented by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association to allow for the re-substitutions of three players instead on the previous one. This allowed three players that had previously been brought off the field and replaced to return to play.


1934 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
The Nittany Lions engaged in a tour of six pre-season exhibition matches in Scotland through 6 weeks during August and September of 1934. The team was invited to compete with amateur sides by the Scottish Amateur Football Association becoming the first American soccer team schedule a Scottish tour. The trip was officially sanctioned by the American Amateur Football Association and approved by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association. The matches were scheduled by officials at Leith Athletic F.C.. Six of team the Nittany Lion's faced had captured a National Amatur Championship in Scotland. The Nittany Lions set sail for Scotland on August 11 of 1934 aboard the RMS Cameronia.


1934 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
Penn State was suspended for championship contention by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association in January of 1935. The team was suspended for using players from other schools as well as a coach in their exhibition matches in Scotland. Penn State's head coach Bill Jeffrey defended its actions by stating players on the trip had become sick and there was a need for substitutes to prevent scheduled games from being canceled. The team was reinstated for the 1935 season championship and no other sanctions were put on the team.


1934 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1934 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
The 1934 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican governor Gifford Pinchot was not a candidate for re-election. Democratic candidate George Howard Earle III defeated Republican candidate William A. Schnader to become Governor of Pennsylvania. This was the first Pennsylvania gubernatorial election won by the Democratic Party since 1890.


1934 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Election eve was marred by the Kelayres massacre, where the local small-town Republican boss and his family fired pistols, rifles and shotguns upon a Democratic rally and parade, killing three that night, and leaving at least a dozen more seriously wounded. News of the attack was front-page headlines across the nation. In Pennsylvania, the attack was strongly politicized in Democratic newspapers and on the radio. There were numerous reports of Republicans voting Democratic due to the attack. Schnader, as incumbent Attorney General, was forced to comment on the attack in strong terms, and to the end of his life, believed the attack cost him the election.


1934 Peruvian Primera División
The 1934 season of the Peruvian Primera División was the 19th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 9 teams competed in this league. Alianza Lima was the regular champion, but as Universitario protested the rules, a playoff took place. After winning this playoff Universitario won the 1934 championship.


1934 Peruvian Primera División
Alianza Lima still claims to be the champion, and today there is an ongoing effort by its supporters to get the title recognized to Alianza Lima, according to their own recent investigations and the official resolutions that were published on the newspapers of the time. However, the Peruvian Football Federation and the Sports Association of Professional Football, both recognize the title of this year belong to Universitario. Furthermore, in 2012 the FIFA published an article in which Universitario appears holding the 1934 championship.


1934 Peruvian Primera División
Circolo Sportivo Italiano disbanded after 3 matches. Hence, their 5 remaining matches were awarded to their opponents, Circolo gaining 0 pts. No team was promoted and First Division was reduced to 5 teams for 1935.


1934 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1934 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 82 losses.


1934 Philadelphia Athletics 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


1934 Philadelphia Athletics 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


1934 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Philadelphia Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1934 Philadelphia Eagles season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–5–1, losing seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. However, on an interesting note, all of Philadelphia's wins were shutouts. Not only that, but the team allowed 7.7 points per game (the best in franchise history). They allowed 6 points or less 5 times, and were 4-1 in those games.


1934 Philadelphia Eagles season, Off Season
The Eagles held their preseason training camp in the New Jersey resort city of Atlantic City, New Jersey.


1934 Philadelphia Eagles season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1934 Philadelphia Eagles season, Playoffs
In their second year of existence the Eagles failed to play for the NFL Championship.


1934 Philadelphia Eagles season, Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)


1934 Philadelphia Eagles season, Roster
Being a 2nd year expansion team the Eagles were mostly stocked with Rookies and 1st or 2nd years players. This was before the NFL Draft was started. All the NFL teams competed for the same players in an open market.


1934 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1934 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished seventh in the National League with a record of 56 wins and 93 losses.


1934 Philadelphia Phillies season, Offseason
On April 14, 1934, the Phillies entered into an affiliation agreement with the New York–Penn League Hazelton Mountaineers. This was the first minor league affiliation for the Phillies.


1934 Philadelphia Phillies 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


1934 Philadelphia Phillies 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


1934 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Philadelphia Stars season
The 1934 Philadelphia Stars baseball team represented the Philadelphia Stars in the Negro National League during the 1934 baseball season. The Stars compiled a 46–24–3 (.651) record and won the Negro National League championship. The team played its home games at Passon Field in Philadelphia.


1934 Philadelphia Stars season
Two players from the 1934 team were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, including first baseman Jud Wilson.


1934 Philadelphia Stars season
The team's leading pitchers were Slim Jones (20-4 record, 1.24 ERA) and Rocky Ellis (8-3, 2.72 ERA).


1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election
Election of delegates to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention was held on July 10, 1934, in accordance with the Tydings-McDuffie Act.


1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election
The Convention drafted the 1935 Constitution, which was the basic law of the Philippines under the American-sponsored Commonwealth of the Philippines and the post-War, sovereign Third Republic.


1934 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The elections for the members of the House of Representatives were held on June 5, 1934 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Consolidado was split anew into two factions: the Democrata Pro-Independencias who were in favor of the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act (the "Pros"), and the Democraticos who were against it (the "Antis"). The "Antis" were led by Manuel Quezon while the "Pros" were led by Sergio Osmeña. The "Antis" won in the House while the "Pros" won in the Senate.


1934 Philippine Senate elections
Legislative elections were held on June 5, 1934 in the Philippines. Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña were re-elected in the Philippine Senate and still arch-rivals since the Nacionalista Party broke up in 1922.


1934 Philippine Senate elections, Electoral system
In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were first disputed in 1922 were up for election. The Philippines is divided into 12 senatorial districts, of which all districts save for the 12th district, has one of its seats up. In the 12th district, any vacancy is filled via appointment of the Governor-General. The election itself is via first-past-the-post.


1934 Philippine Senate elections, Aftermath
This was the last Senate election before 1946, since the Constitutional Convention, elected a month later, abolished the Senate by creating the unicameral National Assembly. The Senate would have been restored with amendments to the constitution that would have been applied in 1941, but World War II broke out and the elected senators would not have served until 1946.


1934 Phillip Island 100
The 1934 Phillip Island 100 was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 1 January 1934. The 100 mile race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was attended by over 8,000 people. It was contested on a handicap basis with the limit starter, JW Williamson, commencing the race 17 minutes before the scratch starter, WB Thompson. A competitor had to complete the course within the prescribed time limit of 1¾ hours to be classified as a finisher.


1934 Phillip Island 100
The race was won by JW Williamson driving a Riley.


1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, coached by Jock Sutherland, represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1934 college football season. The Panthers finished the regular season with eight wins and a single loss (to Minnesota at home) and were considered the champions of the East. According to a 1967 Sports Illustrated article, Parke H. Davis, whose selections for 1869 to 1933 (all made in 1933) are recognized as "major" in the official NCAA football records book, named Pitt as one of that season's national champions, along with Minnesota, six months after his death on June 5, 1934.


1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The article contained a "list of college football's mythical champions as selected by every recognized authority  [sic] since 1924," which has served as the basis of the university's historical national championship claims, with Davis being the only major selector for three of them, including the posthumous 1934 pick (post-1933 selections are not "major").


1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, List of national championship selectors
A "list of college football's mythical champions as selected by every recognized authority  [sic] since 1924," printed in Sports Illustrated in 1967, revealed that Parke Davis' selection of Pitt after he was dead was the historical basis of the university's 1934 national championship claim, a selection that is not documented in the official NCAA football records book. After the death of Davis in June, 1934, Walter R. Okeson became the editor of the annual Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, which Davis had previously edited.


1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, List of national championship selectors
In the Guide, Davis had compiled a list titled, "Outstanding Nationwide and Sectional Teams," for the seasons from 1869 onward. For several years, Okeson continued to add annual selections to this list, described as "Originally Compiled by the late Parke H. Davis." The 1935 Guide stated, in Okeson's review of the 1934 season, "Minnesota — Undefeated and untied, team was generally conceded to be national leader," and "Pittsburgh — Defeated only by Minnesota, team was generally rated as strongest in East." Okeson listed both schools as "Outstanding Nationwide Teams" for 1934.


1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, List of national championship selectors
These are the selectors that determined Pitt to be national champion in 1934, as recognized by College Football Data Warehouse: none


1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, List of national championship selectors
However, there are 39 selectors who chose Alabama and Minnesota (who defeated Pitt in Pittsburgh) as national champions for 1934, including 13 "major" selectors (i.e., those that were "national in scope").


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season
The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the second season of the Pirates after formation the previous year. The 1934 Pirates (later renamed in 1940) began the season with a new coach, Luby DiMeolo, but again found themselves finishing in 5th place in the Eastern Division. The Pirates suffered a miserable 2–10 season, in which they were shut out in 6 games and only scored more than 10 points in 2 games.


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season
One point of interest of the season was the arrival of All-Pro and future Hall of Famer John McNally for one season from the Green Bay Packers. However, he did not have much of an impact for the Pirates before returning to the Packers the next season.


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season
This Pirates team also introduced their "jailbird" uniforms. While these uniforms were worn by the Steelers as throwbacks from 2012 to 2016 (albeit with the current colors, making them "bumblebee" uniforms), this was the only year they were used as the team was constantly made fun of for looking like convicts.


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season, Standings, Game summaries, Week 8 (Sunday October 28, 1934): Brooklyn Dodgers
The game is the first in NFL history to not feature any penalties by either team.


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 53rd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 48th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 74–76.


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Regular season
The roster featured seven future Hall of Famers: player-manager Pie Traynor, pitcher Waite Hoyt, pitcher Burleigh Grimes, shortstop Arky Vaughan, outfielder Freddie Lindstrom, center fielder Lloyd Waner, and right fielder Paul Waner.


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 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


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 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


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Portsmouth North by-election
The Portsmouth North by-election of 1934 was held on 19 February 1934. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Bertram Godfray. It was won by the Conservative candidate, Sir Roger Keyes. Keyes had had prominent career in the Royal Navy and held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. Labour's candidate was E. T. Humby, "a retired schoolmaster" and tutor for the Workers' Educational Association. He was also involved in extramural education programmes with the University of Oxford and the Southampton University College.


1934 Portsmouth North by-election
At the following year's general election Keyes again defeated Humby, increasing his majority to 11,454 votes.


1934 Portuguese legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 16 December 1934, the first following the establishment of the one-party state known as the Estado Novo. The National Union was the only party to contest the elections, and no opposition candidates were allowed to run. It subsequently won all seats in the National Assembly, three of which were taken by women.


1934 Portuguese legislative election, Electoral system
For the elections the country formed a single 100-member constituency. Suffrage was extended to all men aged 21 or over as long as they were literate or paid over 100 escudos in taxation, and to women aged over 21 if they had completed secondary education. However, only 8.2% of the population were registered to vote.


1934 Prairie View Panthers football team
The 1934 Prairie View Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View Normal and Industrial College—now known as Prairie View A&M University—as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1934 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sam B. Taylor the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play.


1934 Primera División de Chile
The 1934 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional was Chilean first tier’s 2nd season. Magallanes were the  tournament’s champions, winning their second ever title.


1934 Princeton Tigers football team
The 1934 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1934 college football season. The Tigers finished with a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 280 to 38. Their sole loss was to Yale by a 7–0 score. No Princeton players were selected as first-team honorees on the 1934 College Football All-America Team.


1934 Providence Friars football team
The 1934 Providence Friars football team was an American football team that represented Providence College during the 1934 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe McGee, the team compiled a 4–3 record and was outscored by a total of 100 to 66.


1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1934 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 93 to 75. C.D. Heldt was the team captain.


1934 Putney by-election
The Putney by-election of 1934 was held on 28 November 1934. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Samuel Samuel. It was won by the Conservative candidate Marcus Samuel.


1934 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
The 1934 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 25 February 1934 and ended on 17 March 1934.


1934 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
On 17 March 1976, Munster won the cup following a 4-03 to 3-02 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park. This was their fifth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1931.


1934 Rhode Island State Rams football team
The 1934 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as a member of the New England Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 6–3 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference.


1934 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1934 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Democrat Theodore F. Green defeated Republican nominee Luke H. Callan with 56.62% of the vote.


1934 Rice Owls football team
The 1934 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 44.


1934 Richmond Spiders football team
The 1934 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1934 college football season. Led by first-year head coach, Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, sharing the Virginia Conference title with William & Mary.


1934 Rose Bowl
The 1934 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1934, was an American football bowl game. It was the 20th Rose Bowl Game. The Columbia Lions defeated the Stanford Indians (now Cardinal) 7-0. Cliff Montgomery, the Columbia quarterback, was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively. At 35,000, it has the lowest attendance in the Rose Bowl game since the Rose Bowl Stadium was built in 1922. This was one of the few rainy New Year's Day celebrations in Pasadena, California. Rain three days before had turned the Rose Bowl stadium into a small lake.


1934 Rose Bowl, Teams
For New Year's Day, 1934, the Lions traveled to Pasadena, California to play the heavily favored Stanford Indians. Stanford had only been scored on four times the entire season, but the Light Blue had performed well, going 7–1 for the season.


1934 Rose Bowl, Teams, Stanford University Indians
In the previous 1932 season, the "Thundering Herd" of the USC Trojans, led by Howard Jones, defeated Stanford 13–0 on the way to a second consecutive national championship and victory in the 1933 Rose Bowl. Stanford player Frank Alustiza proclaimed “They Will never do that to our team. We will never lose to the Trojans.” A few minutes later, another member of the team proclaimed, “Let’s make that a vow.” The press reported on the vow, but it was forgotten until the next fall when facing USC, they were suddenly called upon to make good upon it. On November 11, in Los Angeles, USC (6–0–1) hosted Stanford (5–1–1). The Trojans suffered their first defeat in 27 games, losing 13–7, in a game that ultimately decided the Pacific Coast Conference championship. Thus, the Stanford class of 1936 became the "Vow Boys".


1934 Rose Bowl, Game summary
For the three days before the game, torrential rains soaked the field. “When we arrived the day before the game [after traveling from New York by train], the Rose Bowl looked like a lake,” Montgomery, the team captain, recalled in a 1981 article in The New York Times. The Pasadena fire department pumped out the stadium. Game day itself, though, was also uncharacteristically rainy for Southern California, and the muddy field rendered the game scoreless going into the second quarter.


1934 Rose Bowl, Game summary
At that time, and with the ball on the Stanford 17-yard line, Columbia quarterback Cliff Montgomery '34 executed a trick play called KF-79. During the play, he spun and slipped the ball to Al Barabas '36, then faked a hand-off to Ed Brominski '35, who ran in the opposite direction. While the Indians went for Montgomery and Brominski, Barabas successfully ran around the defense to score for the Lions. Stanford "Vow Boys" Bobby Grayson (152 yards on 28 carries), end Monk Moscript, lineman Bob Reynolds and other stars could not overcome the margin as mishaps ruined Stanford's chances. Columbia ended up winning the game, 7–0, capping one of the biggest upsets in Rose Bowl history. The win also cemented Lou Little's reputation at Columbia as the Lions' greatest coach thus far.


1934 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
Winning the 1934 Rose Bowl has, to date, been the greatest accomplishment in Columbia football history. The Columbia Lions would have a notable losing streak from 1983 through 1988. Columbia lost 44 games in a row during these years, the second-longest in major college football history. Cliff Montgomery died on April 21, 2005.


1934 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
The "Vow Boys", the Stanford class of 1936, never did lose to USC, defeating them again 16–0 in 1934, and 3–0 in 1935. The 1933 Michigan Wolverines team, who tied for first in the Big Ten conference with Minnesota on a 0–0 tie between the two teams, was voted the 1933 national champion. USC, who had won the previous two years, and who finished the season 10–1–1 was denied a third consecutive national championship.


1934 Rushcliffe by-election
The Rushcliffe by-election of 1934 was held on 26 July 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Betterton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Assheton.


1934 Rushcliffe by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Party selected Arthur Thomas Marwood, who had been their candidate in the 1929 general election. He was a commercial traveller in the grocery trade. He lived locally, in Carlton. He had run a Baptist church.


1934 Rushcliffe by-election, Aftermath
Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election.


1934 Rutgers Queensmen football team
The 1934 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1934 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach J. Wilder Tasker, the Queensmen compiled a 5–3–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 184 to 68.


1934 SANFL Grand Final
The 1934 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Glenelg beat Port Adelaide 123 to 114.


1934 SANFL season
The 1934 South Australian National Football League season was the 55th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


1934 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1934 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1934 college football season.


1934 Saint Louis Billikens football team
The 1934 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Cecil Muellerleile, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record and was outscored by a total of 67 to 59. The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.


1934 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
The 1934 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1934 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 125 to 40. The Gaels' victories included a 7–0 besting of California, a 14-9 victory over Fordham, a 9-6 victory over Washington State, and a 13-7 victory over Oregon. The lone setbacks were losses to Nevada (7-9) and UCLA (0-6).


1934 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
Two Gaels received honors on the 1934 All-Pacific Coast football team: end Ed Erdelatz (AP-2, UP-2); and tackle John Yezerski (UP-2).


1934 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1934 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State Teachers College during the 1934 NCAA football season.


1934 San Diego State Aztecs football team
San Diego State competed in the Southern California Conference (SCC). The 1934 San Diego State team was led by head coach Walter Herreid in his fifth season with the Aztecs. They played home games at three San Diego sites: four games at Balboa Stadium, one game at Navy "Sports" Field, and one game on campus. The Aztecs finished the season with three wins, five losses and one tie (3–5–1, 2–1–1 SCIAC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 61–106 points for the season.


1934 San Francisco Dons football team
The 1934 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their third season under head coach Spud Lewis, the Dons compiled a 3–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 47 to 16.


1934 San Francisco State Golden Gaters football team
The 1934 San Francisco State Golden Gaters football team represented San Francisco State Teachers College during the 1934 college football season.


1934 San Francisco State Golden Gaters football team
Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Golden Gaters" through 1934. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Cox. They played home games at Ewing Field in San Francisco, California. San Francisco State finished with a record of three wins, three losses and one tie (3–3–1). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 49–82. The Golden Gaters were shut out in four games.


1934 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1934 San Jose State Spartans football team represented State Teachers College at San Jose during the 1934 college football season.


1934 San Jose State Spartans football team
San Jose State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The team was led by head coach Dudley DeGroot, in his third year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season as co-champions of the FWC with a record of three wins, three losses and four ties (3–3–4, 2–0–3 FWC). The Spartans were outscored by their opponents 90–126 for the season.


1934 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football team
The 1934 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football team represented Santa Barbara State> during the 1934 college football season.


1934 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football team
Santa Barbara State competed in the Southern California Conference (SCC). The Roadrunners were led by first-year head coach Theodore "Spud" Harder and played home games at Peabody Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, five losses and one tie (2–5–1, 0–4 SCIAC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 31–91 for the season. The Roadrunners were shutout four times, and failed to score more than a touchdown in 7 of the 8 games.


1934 Santa Clara Broncos football team
The 1934 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University during the 1934 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Broncos compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 133 to 35.


1934 Santos FC season
The 1934 season was the twenty-third season for Santos FC.


1934 Saskatchewan general election
The 1934 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 19, 1934, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.


1934 Saskatchewan general election
The Liberal Party of former Premier James Gardiner was returned to power with a large majority – 50 of the 55 seats in the legislature – after the four year Conservative minority government interlude.


1934 Saskatchewan general election
After forming a coalition government to oust the Liberals from power after the 1929 election, James T.M. Anderson's Conservative government had tried to use anti-Catholic and anti-French Canadian feeling in the province to win support. The Conservatives also had the support of the Ku Klux Klan, which was a significant force in the province at the time. The Tories also had to contend with the effects of the Great Depression and the Prairie dust bowl, however; and although they won about a quarter of the popular vote, they won no seats in the legislature. The Conservatives remained a minor force in Saskatchewan politics for 40 years after this defeat.


1934 Saskatchewan general election
The Tories' allies in the previous legislature – the Progressives – did not nominate candidates in this election, and were replaced by Farmer-Labour candidates as the voice of the Left in the province.


1934 Saskatchewan general election, Results
Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.


1934 Saskatchewan general election, Riding results
Names in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " indicates MLAs who are not running again.


1934 Sewanee Tigers football team
The 1934 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 2–7 record.


1934 South American Basketball Championship
The 1934 South American Basketball Championship was the 3rd edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and won by the host Argentina national basketball team. 4 teams competed.


1934 South American Basketball Championship, Results
Each team played the other three teams twice apiece, for a total of six games played by each team. The top two teams after this round played each other one more time in the final.


1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Billy Laval, South Carolina compiled a 5–4 record. On September 29, 1934 South Carolina defeated Erskine 20–0 in the first ever game in Carolina Municipal Stadium.


1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Olin D. Johnston won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 98th governor of South Carolina.


1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1934 and it attracted many politicians because of the change in 1926 to the South Carolina constitution providing for a four-year term. Johnston emerged victorious from the runoff against former Governor Cole Blease and ran without opposition on account of South Carolina's effective status as a one-party state.


1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election, General election
The general election was held on November 6, 1934, and Olin D. Johnston was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election.


1934 South Dakota Coyotes football team
The 1934 South Dakota Coyotes football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harry Gamage, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–4 against NCC opponents), finished in last place in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 173 to 73. The team played its home games at Inman Field in Vermillion, South Dakota.


1934 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 1934 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State University in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Red Threlfall, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 72.


1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election
The 1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Berry ran for re-election to a second term. After defeating an intra-party challenge from Lieutenant Governor Hans Ustrud, Berry faced magazine publisher William C. Allen, who won a crowded Republican primary with a large plurality. Aided by the national environment favoring Democrats, Berry won re-election in a landslide.


1934 South Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team
The 1934 South Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team represented the South Georgia Teachers College—now known as Georgia Southern University—during the 1934 college football season. The team was led by Crook Smith in his sixth year as head coach.


1934 South West African legislative election
Legislative elections were held in South West Africa on 31 October 1934. The whites-only election saw a victory for the United National South West Party, which won eight of the twelve elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.


1934 South West African legislative election, Electoral system
The Legislative Assembly had 18 seats, of which twelve were elected in single-member constituencies, and six were appointed by the territory's Administrator, David Gideon Conradie. The twelve constituencies were Gibeon, Gobabis, Grootfontein, Keetmanshoop, Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, Swakopmund, Warmbad, Windhoek Central and Windhoek District.


1934 South West African legislative election, Results
Three seats, Gibeon, Kootmanshoop and Kolmanskop, were won unopposed by the United National South West Party. Of the six members appointed by Administrator, two were from the German League and four from the United National South West Party.


1934 South West African legislative election, Results
The results exclude the figures for Swakopmund, where an Independent candidate was elected with a 32-vote majority over their Economic League opponent.


1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–3, 1934 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Washington & Lee Generals won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harry "Cy" Young.


1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The top eight finishers of the conference's ten members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.


1934 Southern Illinois Maroons football team
The 1934 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1934 college football season. In its 22nd season under head coach William McAndrew, the team compiled a 5–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of 20 teams in the IIAC.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election
General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 7 November 1934, fourth elections since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted self-government. The elections were called only a year after the previous elections when the Prime Minister, Godfrey Huggins, formed the United Party as a merger of the conservative section of his Reform Party and the former governing Rhodesia Party. Huggins succeeded in winning a landslide, defeating all but one of his Reform Party opponents.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Electoral system
No changes were made to the franchise, the procedure of elections, or electoral boundaries since the previous election.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Political parties
The Reform Party was believed by many in Rhodesia to be a left-wing party but Huggins had presented a cautiously conservative Cabinet after winning power in 1933. In particular, Finance Minister Jacob Smit was a strong believer in conventional economics and opponent of Keynesianism. The course of government led eventually to a confrontration in August 1934 with the left-wing of the party over reform to the Rhodesian railways. Huggins decided to approach Sir Percy Fynn, leader of the Rhodesian Party, who pledged support for a National Government under Huggins.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Political parties
However, the Acting Governor refused a dissolution on the grounds that the Assembly had many years left, and the government had not been defeated. Huggins persuaded the majority of the Executive of the Reform Party to suspend the party's constitution to allow a National Government on 17 September, and then formed the United Party with Fynn, asking a second time for a dissolution on the basis of a changed party alignment. This time the Acting Governor acceded.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Hartley
James Joseph Conway died on 10 May 1935, leading to a byelection on 4 July 1935.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Selukwe
Robert Dunipace Gilchrist resigned on 30 June 1935, leading to a byelection on 28 August 1935.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Umtali South
Following his death, there was a byelection to replace Jonathan Hunter Malcolm on 15 September 1936.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Salisbury North
Following his resignation on 31 July 1936, there was a byelection to replace Vernon Arthur Lewis on 21 September 1936.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Eastern
John Louis Martin died on 28 May 1938 and a byelection to replace him was held on 15 August 1938.


1934 Southern Rhodesian general election, Byelections, Hartley
Following his death, there was a byelection to replace Roger Edward Downes on 30 August 1938.


1934 Southern Rhodesian sweepstakes referendum
The Southern Rhodesia sweepstakes referendum of February 1934 saw the voters of Southern Rhodesia vote to permit the running of sweepstakes gambling "under strict legislative control", managed by the government of the colony.


1934 Southern Rhodesian sweepstakes referendum, Background
The Lotteries Prohibition Act 1891 made lotteries illegal in Southern Rhodesia, but it became increasingly common for Rhodesians to participate in sweepstakes conducted outside the colony and it was felt among the political class that a measure of reform on the issue was overdue. The case for legalising sweepstakes had been raised in the Southern Rhodesia Assembly from 1928, and in the general election of 1933 the Reform Party stated in its manifesto that it would submit the issue to a referendum should it be elected.


1934 Southern Rhodesian sweepstakes referendum, Arrangements
No specific act was passed to authorise the referendum; instead the Government Statistician was instructed to conduct the ballot, which was conducted entirely through postal voting with no polling stations being open. All those registered to vote were sent a ballot paper at the beginning of February, with a calendar month to respond (the ballot closed on 28 February). There were two separate issues on the ballot paper, which read:


1934 Southern Rhodesian sweepstakes referendum, Results
There were 28,216 ballot papers dispatched, of which 20,550 were returned, making a turnout of 72.8%. The majority in favour of legalising sweepstakes was an overwhelming one of more than four to one. The voters then approved management by the Government direct, by a slightly more than two-thirds majority, although the Statistician discounted some 1,036 votes on the second question who had given contradictory answers "which made it impossible to determine what their views on management were". 203 ballot papers were blank on the second question.


1934 Southern Rhodesian sweepstakes referendum, Results
Following the result of the referendum, the House of Assembly passed the State Lotteries Act on 14 May 1935 which legalised sweepstakes under Government control.


1934 Southwark Borough election
Elections to Metropolitan Borough of Southwark were held in 1934.


1934 Southwark Borough election
The borough had ten wards which returned between 3 and 9 members. Labour won all the seats, bar one. This was the last Council until abolition in 1964 that had an opposition councillor.


1934 Southwark Borough election
The Ratepayers Association was an "anti-socialist alliance" which later changed its name to the Municipal Progressives. They should not be confused with Municipal Reform who were the Conservatives.


1934 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team
The 1934 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Truman F. Wilbanks, the team compiled a 5–4 record.