1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 28 January 1934. The championship began on 25 March 1934 and ended on 7 October 1934.


1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
St. Finbarr's were the defending champions. Divisional side Seandún fielded a team in the championship for the first time.


1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 7 October 1934, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3-2 to 0-6 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their first championship title ever and the first of eight successive championship titles.


1934 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1934 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1934 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 2–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 114 to 55.


1934 Costa Rican parliamentary election
Mid -term parliamentary elections were held in Costa Rica on 11 February 1934. The result was a victory for the Independent National Republican Party, which received 48.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 41.6%.


1934 County Championship
The 1934 County Championship was the 41st officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title.


1934 Coupe de France Final
The 1934 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 6, 1934, that saw FC Sète defeat Olympique de Marseille 2–1 thanks to goals by Istvan Lukacs.


1934 Creighton Bluejays football team
The 1934 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Eddie Hickey, the team compiled a 2–7 record (2–1 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 151 to 44. The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.


1934 Cupa României Final
The 1934 Cupa României Final was the first final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Ripensia Timișoara and Universitatea Cluj, and was initially played on 8 September 1934 in Timișoara.


1934 Cupa României Final
After losing 3-2, Universitatea Cluj contested the decision to stage the game in the opponent's hometown, and insisted the final to be replayed on a neutral venue. The objection was accepted, and a replay took place on 30 September 1934 in Bucharest. Ripensia won again, this time by a five goals margin, and became the first winners of the Romanian Cup.


1934 Cupa României Final
Both teams played in 1–2–3–5 formula, 1 GK, 2 DF, 3 MF and 5 FW.


1934 Cupa României Final
The first game played at Timișoara on 8 September 1934 was contested by Universitatea Cluj which required the match to be played at a neutral stadium.


1934 Cupa României Final
The second game replayed at Bucharest on 30 September 1934, was won categorically by Ripensia Timișoara by five goals to nil.


1934 Cupa României Final
This final remain in history for the circumstances of being played twice, both wins for Timișoara team.


1934 Currie Cup
The 1934 Currie Cup was the 18th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.


1934 Currie Cup
The tournament was jointly won by  Border (for the second time) and  Western Province (for the 15th time).


1934 Curtis Cup
The 2nd Curtis Cup Match was played on September 27 and 28, 1934 at the Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The United States won 61⁄2 to 21⁄2.


1934 Curtis Cup, Format
The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 18 holes.


1934 Curtis Cup, Format
Each of the 9 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.


1934 Curtis Cup, Teams
Eight players for the USA and for Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. The American's had a non-playing captain, Glenna Collett-Vare, while Britain's captain, Doris Chambers, was one of the team.


1934 Curtis Cup, Teams
The captain, Doris Chambers, and Freda Coats did not play any matches.


1934 Czechoslovak presidential election
The 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 24 May 1934. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was elected for his fourth term.


1934 Czechoslovak presidential election, Background
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was 84 years old when his third term concluded. He wanted Edvard Beneš to become his successor but Beneš didn't have required support and Masaryk decided to run instead of him. Masaryk had to deal with poor health and suffered a stroke prior to election. Communist Party of Czechoslovakia nominated Klement Gottwald as its candidate.


1934 Czechoslovak presidential election, Procedure
President was elected by bicameral parliament that consisted of 300 Deputies and 150 Senators. Candidate needed 60% of votes to be elected.


1934 Czechoslovak presidential election, Voting
418 electors voted. Masaryk received 327 votes while Gottwald received 38 votes. 53 Ballots were blank.


1934 Czechoslovak presidential election, Aftermath
Masaryk resigned on 14 December 1935 and Edvard Beneš was elected his successor.


1934 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Electoral system
Three members of the Administrative Council were elected from single-member constituencies; Abomey, Ouidah and Porto-Novo. However, the franchise was extremely restricted.


1934 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Campaign
The councillors supported by La Voix were challenged by an alliance of candidates created by Louis Hunkanrin after he returned from exile in Mauritania. The Hunkanrin group was supported by civil servants, farmers and workers, and allied itself with Augustin Nicoué, who had run against the La Voix group in the 1932 elections. During the campaign they accused the La Voix group of being capitalists and not socialists.


1934 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Campaign
In the Abomey constituency incumbent councillor Augustinho Olympio opted to stand down rather than run for re-election.


1934 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Results
The La Voix candidates were beaten in all three constituencies. Richard Johnson, who was elected in Abomey, was the brother of the defeated Pierre Johnson.


1934 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Aftermath
Following the elections, Casimir d'Almeida attempted to sue his opponents for defamation, but was not successful. However, the administration did successfully prosecute Pierre Johnson and Hunkanrin group associate Blaise Kuassi for the same offence, resulting in a prison sentence.


1934 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Aftermath
Soon after the elections Dosso-Yovo and Nicoué changed their stance to one supportive of the administration, with Richard Johnson the only councillor to remain critical of the establishment.


1934 Dartmouth Indians football team
The 1934 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Earl Blaik, the Indians compiled a 6–3 record. George Hill was the team captain.


1934 Dartmouth Indians football team
Phil Conti was the team's leading scorer, with 30 points, from five touchdowns.


1934 Dartmouth Indians football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


1934 Dayton Flyers football team
The 1934 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Harry Baujan, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record.


1934 DePaul Blue Demons football team
The 1934 DePaul Blue Demons football team was an American football team that represented DePaul University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. The team compiled a 4–3 record and was outscored by a total of 105 to 102. The team played its home games at Wrigley Field in Chicago.


1934 Declaration of Principles
The 1934 Declaration of Principles was a political platform of the Militant faction passed at the Socialist Party of America (SPA) May 1934 National Convention held in Detroit, Michigan. The document committed the organization to "refuse collectively to sanction or support any international war" and condemned the "bogus democracy of capitalist parliamentarism" in favor of establishment of a "genuine workers' democracy." The 1934 Declaration of Principles was instrumental in causing a split of the SPA, with its so-called "Old Guard" faction exiting the organization en masse to establish a rival organization, the Social Democratic Federation, in 1936.


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
The chief author of the 1934 Declaration of Principles was Devere Allen, a pacifist follower of Socialist Party leader Norman Thomas from Connecticut. It was vocally supported by the party's organized "Militant" faction.


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
In closing the debate at the convention, New York "Old Guard" leader Louis Waldman railed against adoption of the Declaration of Principles:


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
"I warn against these dangerous, provocative proposals, which will lead the party to ruin. They are anarchistic, illegal, Communist doctrine. This is a wild, irresponsible declaration."


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
Then Norman Thomas went forward to close the debate in favor of adoption of the new declaration. Waldman recalls:


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
"When Thomas rose, he received a great ovation from the Militants, but he was pale and nervous. He had been maneuvered into a position inconsistent with his long time stance as a social reformer. He was ill-suited to be a leader of a revolutionary movement committed to violence and dictatorship. I considered him more a captive than a leader.


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
While I felt that the leadership and encouragement he had given the Militants had helped bring the party to the brink of disaster, if not past it, I was nevertheless sympathetic to a man who had been cast in a role so alien to his past. "But he had passed the point of no return. He rejoiced in the declaration, he said. He praised Allen. As a pacifist, he had little difficulty in making a general and eloquent statement about the horror of war, which he condemned.


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
When he got to the question of seizure of power and the imposition of a dictatorship, he seemed lost. He declared that Fascism, which he said the declaration clearly implied was now at hand, 'left the Socialist Party no alternative but to seize power whether or not it had a majority."


1934 Declaration of Principles, History
The 1934 Declaration of Principles was approved at the Detroit convention by a vote of delegates representing 10,882 members in favor, and delegates representing 6,512 opposed.


1934 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1934 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Skip Stahley, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record and was outscored by a total of 71 to 51.


1934 Delaware State Hornets football team
The 1934 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—in the 1934 college football season. In their first season in the Middle Atlantic Athletic Association, Delaware State went undefeated, posting an 8–0 record to win the conference title. They only allowed two points to be scored against them all season and did not allow any touchdowns. Their coach was Edward Jackson.


1934 Denver Pioneers football team
The 1934 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1934 college football season. In its third season under head coach Percy Locey, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–4 against RMC opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 91.


1934 Detroit Lions season
The 1934 Detroit Lions season was the fifth season in franchise history. It was the first season the team played in Detroit; the franchise had previously played as the Portsmouth Spartans in Portsmouth, Ohio, a city with a population of approximately 40,000. Under head coach Potsy Clark, the Lions won their first ten games (of which the first seven were shutouts) before losing three straight games to end the season. They finished in second place in the NFL Western Division behind the undefeated Chicago Bears. The lions started 10-0 as did the Bears, but Detroit lost the 3 remaining games whilst Chicago won their 3 remaining fixtures.


1934 Detroit Lions season
Three Lions ranked among the NFL leaders in rushing yardage: Dutch Clark with 763 yards (third), Ernie Caddel with 528 yards (fifth), and Ace Gutowsky with 517 yards (seventh). Two Lions also ranked among the league leaders in points scored: Dutch Clark with 73 points (second) and Glenn Presnell with 63 points (third). Clark also led the NFL with 1,146 yards of total offense and ranked among the league leaders with 13 extra points made (second) and 383 passing yards (fourth). Harry Ebding led the NFL with 264 receiving yards and 22.0 receiving yards per game.


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


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 1: New York Giants
On September 23, 1934, the Lions opened their first season in Detroit with a 9–0 victory over the New York Giants before a crowd of 12,000 persons at the University of Detroit Stadium. Dutch Clark drop-kicked a field goal from the 20-yard line in the third quarter, and Father Lumpkin intercepted an Ed Danowski pass and returned it 45 yards for the Lions' first touchdown. On offense, the Lions gained 187 yards of total offense, 185 rushing yards and only two passing yards (one completion on three passes). On defense, the Lions held Harry Newman's Giants to 153 yards, 109 rushing and 36 passing (two completions and two interceptions on 18 passes). The Lions fumbled five times in the game and gave up 45 yards on penalties.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 1: New York Giants
The Lions' starting lineup in their first game in Detroit was as follows: Harry Ebding (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Chuck Bernard (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Bill McKalip (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Ace Gutowsky (fullback). Detroit substitutes who appeared in the game were backs Frank Christensen, Glenn Presnell, and Bob Rowe, ends Buster Mitchell and John Schneller, and tackles Sam Knox and Bob Emerick.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 2: Chicago Cardinals
On September 30, 1934, the Lions defeated the Chicago Cardinals, 6–0, before a crowd of 7,000 at University of Detroit Stadium. Dutch Clark scored on a two-yard touchdown run five minutes into the game; Clark then missed on his drop-kick for the extra point. Father Lumpkin had a key interception to stop a Chicago drive at midfield. The Lions were held to 119 rushing yards in the game. A group of Detroit Tigers, including Mickey Cochrane, Schoolboy Rowe, Elon Hogsett, and Elden Auker, watched the game from a midfield box before the start of the 1934 World Series three days later.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 2: Chicago Cardinals
The Lions' starting lineup against the Cardinals was Harry Ebding (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Chuck Bernard (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Bill McKalip (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Frank Christensen (fullback). Detroit substitutes who appeared in the game were backs Ace Gutowsky, Glenn Presnell, Bob Rowe, and Bill McWilliams; ends Buster Mitchell and John Schneller; guards Thomas Hupke and Russ Lay; and center Clare Randolph.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 3: at Green Bay Packers
On October 7, 1934, the Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers, 3–0, before a crowd of 8,000 at City Stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The only points of the game were scored on a 54-yard field goal kicked from placement by backup quarterback Glenn Presnell. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported that Presnell's kick was "probably the longest kick for a score in the record" of NFL competition.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 3: at Green Bay Packers
On offense, the Lions gained 172 total yards, 101 rushing (led by Ace Gutowsky with 54 yards), and 71 passing (five completions out of 22 passes, including a 30-yard gain on a pass from Dutch Clark to Ernie Caddel). On defense, the Lions held the Packers to 123 total yards, 115 rushing and eight passing (two completions and one interceptions on eight passes).


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 3: at Green Bay Packers
The Lions' starting lineup against the Packers was John Schneller (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Clare Randolph (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Buster Mitchell (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Frank Christensen (fullback). Detroit substitutes who appeared in the game were Bill McKalip (left end), Chuck Bernard (center), Russ Lay (right guard), Ace Gutowsky (left halfback), Glenn Presnell (quarterback), Harry Ebding (end),  Ray Richards, Thomas Hupke, and Bob Emerick.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 4: at Philadelphia Eagles
On October 7, 1934, the Lions defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 10–0, before a crowd of 10,000 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. Ernie Caddel ran nine yards for the game's only touchdown in the second quarter, and Dutch Clark drop-kicked the extra point. Caddel also had the longest run of the game at 53 yards. Clark added a field goal from the 25-yard line in the fourth quarter. On offense, the Lions rushed for 145 yards and tallied 36 passing yards (four completions out of 18 passes). On defense, the Lions held the Eagles to 131 rushing yards (80 by Swede Hanson) and five completions on 26 passes for 20 yards.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 4: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Lions' starting lineup against the Eagles was John Schneller (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Clare Randolph (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Buster Mitchell (left end), Glenn Presnell (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Frank Christensen (left halfback), and Ace Gutowsky (fullback). Detroit substitutes who appeared in the game were McKalip (left end), Emerick (left tackle), Hupke (left guard), Chuck Bernard (center), Richards (right guard), Knox (right tackle), Ebding (right end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), Bill McWilliams (right halfback), and Bob Rowe (fullback).


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 5: Boston Redskins
On October 17, 1934, in a Wednesday night game, the Lions defeated the Boston Redskins, 24–0, before a crowd of 12,000 at the University of Detroit Stadium. Dutch Clark began the scoring late in the second quarter with a field goal from the 33-yard line.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 5: Boston Redskins
At the start of the second half, Father Lumpkin returned the kickoff to Boston's 20-yard line. Frank Christensen scored a touchdown nine plays later on a short run. On the next Detroit drive, the Lions gained 30 yards to Boston's 25-yard line on a pass from Clark to Harry Ebding. After an injury to Father Lumpkin, Ace Gutowsky entered the game and scored a touchdown on a six-yard run.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 5: Boston Redskins
In the fourth quarter, Ernie Caddel ran around the right end for a 52-yard gain to Boston's five-yard line. Glenn Presnell ran around the left end for the final touchdown. Clark added two extra points on drop-kicks, and Presnell placekicked another. On defense, the Detroit Free Press described the Lions play as "almost flawless". They held a Boston team featuring Cliff Battles to 112 total yards, as the Redskins attempted 16 passes, completed only three and had four passes intercepted.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 5: Boston Redskins
The Lions' starting lineup against the Redskins was Harry Ebding (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Clare Randolph (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Bill McKalip (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Frank Christensen (fullback).


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 5: Boston Redskins
Detroit substitutes who appeared in the game were John Schneller (right end), Glenn Presnell (right halfback), Buster Mitchell (left end), Chuck Bernard (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Ace Gutowsky (left halfback), Sam Knox (right tackle), Thomas Hupke (right guard), Bob Emerick (right tackle), Ray Richards (right guard), Bob Rowe (right halfback), and Bill McWilliams (left halfback).


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 6: Brooklyn Dodgers
On October 22, in a Monday night game, the Lions defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, 28–0, before a crowd of 11,000 at University of Detroit Stadium. After a scoreless first half, Dutch Clark scored three touchdowns in the third quarter and dropkicked three extra points. Clark's second touchdown came on a 72-yard run. His third touchdown came on a short run which was set up when Frank Christensen intercepted a pass and returned it to Brooklyn's three-yard line. In the fourth quarter, Glenn Presnell substituted for Clark at quarterback and scored a touchdown on a seven-yard run.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 6: Brooklyn Dodgers
The Lions rushed for 257 yards in the game, and the Detroit Free Press credited Father Lumpkin: "Pop Lumpkin, Lion blocking back, clearly demonstrated Monday night that he is as good a blocking back as there is in the business. Pop boxed tackles, blocked ends, blocked for punt handlers and always was in front of the play in the secondary. Pop was in front of Clark clearing the way on every one of Dutch's brilliant runs."


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 6: Brooklyn Dodgers
On defense, the Lions held the Dodgers (featuring Shipwreck Kelly) to 56 rushing yards, and the Dodgers' leading passer Chris Cagle was unable to complete a single pass. As a team, the Dodgers completed one of 10 passes for five yards and had four passes intercepted by the Lions. A fight in the fourth quarter between Buster Mitchell and Ollie Sansen resulted in the ejection of both players.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 6: Brooklyn Dodgers
The Lions' starting lineup against the Dodgers was John Schneller (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Clare Randolph (center), Thomas Hupke (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Buster Mitchell (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Frank Christensen (fullback). Detroit substitutes who appeared in the game were Harry Ebding (right end), Bill McKalip (left end), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Chuck Bernard (center), Glenn Presnell (right halfback), Ace Gutowsky (fullback), Sam Knox (right tackle), Bob Emerick (left tackle), Bob Rowe (left halfback), and Bill McWilliams (right halfback).


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 7: at Cincinnati Reds
On October 28, 1934, the Lions defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 38–0, before a crowd of 5,000 in Portsmouth, Ohio. The game was described as a "home coming" for the Lions who had played in southern Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans one year earlier. Led by Father Lumpkin's blocking, the Lions rushed for 373 yards. The Lions outgained the Reds by 485 yards (373 rushing and 112 passing) to 81 (60 rushing and 21 passing). Dutch Clark scored two touchdowns and kicked a field goal. Glenn Presnell scored a touchdown and kicked a field goal, and additional touchdowns were scored by Lumpkin and Ace Gutowsky. The Lions intercepted four Cincinnati passes, but were penalized six times for 60 yards.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 7: at Cincinnati Reds
The Lions' victory over the Reds extended the team's streak of shutout victories to seven games, tying an NFL record set by the 1921 Akron Pros. The record has not been matched since 1934.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 7: at Cincinnati Reds
The Lions' starting lineup against the Reds was Harry Ebding (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Clare Randolph (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Bill McKalip (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Ace Gutowsky (fullback). Detroit substitutions included ends Buster Mitchell and John Schneller, guards/tackles Sam Knox, Ray Richards and Bob Emerick, and backs Frank Christensen, Glenn Presnell, and Bill McWilliams.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 8: Pittsburgh Pirates
On November 4, 1934, the Lions defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 40–7. The Lions rushed for 426 yards against the Pirates, a total that remains a single-game NFL record.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 9: at Chicago Cardinals
On November 11, 1934, the Lions defeated the Chicago Cardinals, 17–13.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 10: St. Louis Gunners
On November 18, 1934, the Lions defeated the St. Louis Gunners, 40–7.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 11: Green Bay Packers
On November 25, 1934, the Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers, 3–0, in front of a crowd of 12,000 spectators in Detroit. Neither team scored in the first three quarters. Clarke Hinkle kicked a 38-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 11: Green Bay Packers
The Lions' starting lineup against the Packers was Harry Ebding (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Clare Randolph (center), Maury Bodenger (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Bill McKalip (left end), Glenn Presnell (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Frank Christensen (fullback).


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 12: Chicago Bears
On Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1934, the Lions lost to the Chicago Bears, 19–16, before a record crowd of 26,000 at University of Detroit Stadium. With the victory, the Bears secured the NFL Western Division championship over the second-place Lions.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 12: Chicago Bears
Detroit took a 16 to 7 lead at halftime, as Ace Gutowsky scored two touchdowns, Dutch Clark kicked an extra point, and Glenn Presnell kicked a 34-yard field goal. The Bears scored on two field goals by Jack Manders in the third quarter. The winning score followed Joe Zeller's fourth-quarter interception of a Glenn Presnell pass that was returned to Detroit's four-yard line. Bronko Nagurski threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Bill Hewitt. The Lions rushed for 201 yards in the game and held the Bears to 116 rushing yards.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 12: Chicago Bears
The Lions' starting lineup against the Bears was John Schneller (right end), George Christensen (right tackle), Ox Emerson (right guard), Chuck Bernard (center), Sam Knox (left guard), Jack Johnson (left tackle), Buster Mitchell (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Father Lumpkin (left halfback), and Ace Gutowsky (fullback). Detroit substitutions included Curly Hinchman, Bob Rowe, Glenn Presnell, Harry Ebding, Bill McKalip, Clare Randolph, Maury Bodenger, Bob Emerick, and Ray Richards.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 13: at Chicago Bears
On Sunday, December 2, 1934, the Lions lost again to the Bears, this time by a 10–7 score at Wrigley Field in Chicago. In the first quarter, Chicago's George Musso blocked a Dutch Clark punt, and the Bears took over at Detroit's 27-yard line. Bronko Nagurski scored a touchdown, and Jack Manders kicked the extra point. Manders added a field goal in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter, Glenn Presnell ran 33 yards for a touchdown and kicked the extra point.


1934 Detroit Lions season, Game summaries, Game 13: at Chicago Bears
The Lions' starting lineup against the Bears was Harry Ebding (right end), Bob Emerick (right tackle), Sam Knox (right guard), Chuck Bernard (center), Ox Emerson (left guard), George Christensen (left tackle), Bill McKalip (left end), Dutch Clark (quarterback), Ernie Caddell (right halfback), Curly Hinchman (left halfback), and Ace Gutowsky (fullback).


1934 Detroit Tigers season
The 1934 Detroit Tigers season was the 34th season for the Detroit Tigers since entering the American League in 1901. The Tigers won the American League pennant with a record of 101–53, the best winning percentage in team history. The team made its fourth World Series appearance, but lost the 1934 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Pre-season
The 1933 Detroit Tigers finished fifth in the American League with a record of 75–79, 25 games behind the Washington Senators. In mid-December 1933, team owner Frank Navin took two key steps to strengthen his team for the 1934 season. On December 12, 1933, the Tigers announced that they had purchased Mickey Cochrane from Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Johnny Pasek and cash. The Tigers announced that they intended to use Cochrane as both a player and the team's manager. One day later, on December 13, 1933, the Tigers' new manager Cochrane negotiated a trade that brought outfielder Goose Goslin to the Tigers in exchange for Johnny Stone.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, Season summary
The Tigers won the American League pennant with a record of 101–53, finishing seven games ahead of the New York Yankees, and compiling the best winning percentage in Detroit Tigers history (either before or after). They outscored their opponents 958 to 708 and also finished 1st in attendance with 919,161.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, Season summary
The 1934 Tigers' winning percentage ranks as the best in team history, as follows:


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Catcher/Manager: Mickey Cochrane
Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane was hired as the team's manager and catcher in the off-season before the 1934 season started. Cochrane was acquired by the Tigers on December 12, 1933, from the Philadelphia Athletics for Johnny Pasek and $100,000. Known as "Black Mike", Cochrane is considered one of the greatest catchers of all time. In 1934, he won the American League's Most Valuable Player award, batting .320 with a .428 on-base percentage, 76 RBIs, and 32 doubles.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Catcher/Manager: Mickey Cochrane
He was the first catcher to win the American League MVP award Aside from his contributions as a player, Cochrane was invaluable as a manager and leader. Second baseman Charlie Gehringer later said: "When Mickey was managing the Tigers from behind the plate I can't remember him ever fouling up anything. Seemed like he made snap judgments that always worked out well, especially in '34 and '35."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
The Detroit infield in the mid-1930s was one of the best-hitting combinations in major league history. With Hank Greenberg at first, Gehringer at second, Billy Rogell at shortstop, and Marv Owen at third, the 1934 Tigers infield collected 769 hits (214 by Gehringer, 201 by Greenberg, 179 by Owen and 175 by Rogell), 462 RBIs (139 by Greenberg, 127 by Gehringer, 100 by Rogell, and 96 by Owen), and 179 doubles (63 by Greenberg, 50 by Gehringer, 34 by Owen and 32 by Rogell). Three members of the 1934 Tigers infield (Gehringer, Owen and Rogell) played in all 154 games, and the fourth (Greenberg) played in 153.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
"Hammerin' Hank" Greenberg played his second major league season in 1934, hitting .339 with 118 runs and 201 hits. He led the league with 63 doubles, and he was third in the AL with a .600 slugging percentage and 139 RBIs. Late in the 1934 season, he announced that he would not play on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Fans grumbled, "Rosh Hashanah comes every year but the Tigers haven't won the pennant since 1909."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
Greenberg did considerable soul-searching, and discussed the matter with his rabbi; finally he relented and agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but stuck with his decision not to play on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Of the latter decision, Detroit Free Press columnist and poet Edgar A. Guest expressed the general opinion in a poem titled "Speaking of Greenberg", in which he used the Irish (and thus Catholic) names Murphy and Mulroney.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
The poem ends with the lines "We shall miss him on the infield and shall miss him at the bat / But he's true to his religion—and I honor him for that." The complete text of the poem is at the end of Greenberg's biography page at the website of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
Charlie Gehringer had his best year to date in 1934, playing all 154 games. His .356 batting average and .450 on-base percentage were both 2nd best in the league. He led the league in runs scored with 134 and hits with 214. He was also among the league leaders in doubles with 50 (2nd in AL to his teammate Hank Greenberg) and RBIs with a career-high 127 (5th in AL). Gehringer finished 2nd in the AL MVP voting, just 2 points behind Detroit's player-manager, Mickey Cochrane. Known for his consistency as a hitter and fielder, Gehringer was given the nickname "The Mechanical Man" by Yankee pitcher Lefty Gomez. Mickey Cochrane joked that "Charlie says `hello' on Opening Day, `goodbye' on closing day, and in between hits .350."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
Shortstop Billy Rogell had the best offensive season of his career in 1934, hitting .296, driving in 100 runs and scoring 114. He spent much of the season batting fifth, frequently hitting after Cochrane, Gehringer, and Goslin and ahead of Greenberg, all four of whom were future Hall of Famers. Rogell, unbeknownst to the Cardinals or the media, played the 1934 World Series on a broken ankle. Despite the injury he was able to collect eight hits and drive in four runs over the seven game series.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
He also found his way into one of the most popular plays in World Series history. After driving in a run with a single to right in the fourth inning of Game 4, Spud Davis was replaced by Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean as a pinch runner at first base. Pepper Martin then stepped in and hit a ground ball to Gehringer at second. Gehringer turned and threw to Rogell who forced out Dean at second, and then fired the ball squarely into Dean's forehead on the relay throw to first.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
The ball ricocheted off Dean's head and landed over a hundred feet away in the outfield. Dean, always known for his quick wit and humorous nature, remarked after a visit to the hospital, "The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing." Rogell would say of the play later, "If I'd have known his head was there, I would have thrown the ball harder."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Infield: Greenberg, Gehringer, Rogell, and Owen
Marv Owen batted .317 with 96 RBIs in 1934 and finished 9th in the AL MVP voting. Owen is remembered for a famous incident in Game 7 of the 1934 World Series. Joe Medwick tripled in the 6th inning with the Cardinals ahead by 7 runs. He slid hard into Owen at third, knocking him down. The two fought, and Detroit fans pelted Medwick with fruit and garbage when he returned to left field. As the fan reaction escalated, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis ordered Medwick removed from the game. Owen batted just .069 (2–29) in the 1934 World Series.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Outfield: Goslin, Fox, White and Walker
In the outfield, Hall of Famer Goose Goslin played in left field, Pete Fox was the primary right fielder, and the speedy Jo-Jo White and Gee Walker shared most of the responsibility for center field, with White playing in 92 games there (and 100 total games in the outfield).


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Outfield: Goslin, Fox, White and Walker
Pete Fox hit .285, hit 31 doubles, stole 25 bases, and scored 101 runs.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Outfield: Goslin, Fox, White and Walker
Goose Goslin had a good year with a .305 batting average, 100 RBIs, 106 runs scored, 187 hits, and 38 doubles. After leading the Washington Senators to American League pennants in 1924, 1925, and 1933, owner Clark Griffith traded Goslin to Detroit before the 1934 season. Griffith told Goose he simply couldn't afford to pay his salary. With stars Goslin, Gehringer and Greenberg, the 1934 Tigers became known as the "G-Men."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Outfield: Goslin, Fox, White and Walker
Center fielder Jo-Jo White hit .313, scored 97 runs, had a .419 on-base percentage, and led the team with 28 stolen bases. White's real first name was Joyner, but he was called "Jo-Jo" because of the way he pronounced his native state of Georgia. Hank Greenberg, who was raised in the Bronx was roommates with White, and according to Greenberg the two of them "used to fight the Civil War every night." Greenberg recalled a game in which White stole home with Greenberg at bat: "He deprived me of a good chance at an RBI, and he did it deliberately because he knew it would burn me up."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Outfield: Goslin, Fox, White and Walker
Gee Walker, the Tigers fourth outfielder, played in 98 games (80 in the outfield). Known as "The Madman from Mississippi", Walker was a fiery competitor who became a fan favorite in Detroit. He hit .300 for the 1934 Tigers with 20 stolen bases. Though he was regularly among the league leaders in stolen bases, he also developed a reputation for being inattentive and overzealous on the basepaths. He once tried to steal a base while the batter was being given an intentional walk. During the 1934 World Series, he was picked off first while arguing with the Cardinals' bench.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Outfield: Goslin, Fox, White and Walker
On June 30, 1934, Walker was picked off base twice in the same inning. After Hank Greenberg singled, Walker reached base on an error, but was caught off base when the catcher threw to first base. Greenberg tried to draw a throw by running to third base and was thrown out, with Walker taking second base. Moments later, with Walker standing six feet off the bag, the pitcher threw to second base and Walker was tagged out. Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane was so angered by Walker's inattention that he suspended Walker for 10 days and fined him $20.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Pitching: Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Marberry and Hogsett
The pitching staff was led by starters Tommy Bridges, Schoolboy Rowe, Elden Auker, and Alvin Crowder, who joined the team in August.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Pitching: Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Marberry and Hogsett
Tommy Bridges had a record of 22–11. In 35 starts, Bridges threw 23 complete games. He had 151 strikeouts, and a 3.67 ERA. In a nationwide poll, Bridges was named the No. 2 sports hero of 1935, behind Notre Dame football player Andy Pilney.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Pitching: Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Marberry and Hogsett
Schoolboy Rowe had the best record on the club at 24–8. At one point in the season, he won 16 consecutive decisions. Schoolboy became a fan favorite not only for his pitching performance in 1934 but for his nationally publicized romance. While appearing on the Eddie Cantor radio show, Rowe famously asked his fiancée, "How'm I doing, Edna honey?" The line endeared Schoolboy to the nation, and also resulted in relentless teasing from opposing players and fans. Schoolboy and Edna married after the 1934 season and had their first child during the 1935 season.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Pitching: Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Marberry and Hogsett
Elden Auker, a 23-year-old underhand pitcher out of Kansas A&M, also had a big year for the 1934 Tigers. Auker was 15–7 with a 3.42 ERA. During the 1935 World Series, Auker was interviewed by a young Cubs broadcaster, Ronald Reagan. When they met after Reagan had been elected Governor of California, Reagan told him, "You probably won't remember me, but I'll remember you as long as I live." The 1935 radio interview, Reagan said, "was my first big break."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Pitching: Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Marberry and Hogsett
The Tigers' #4 starter was Vic Sorrell. Sorrell was 6–9 with a 4.79 ERA.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Pitching: Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Marberry and Hogsett
The Tigers did not employ a closer in the modern sense, as their 14 team saves were recorded by 9 different pitchers. Firpo Marberry and Elon Hogsett led the way with three saves each. Marberry was one of the first relief specialists in the major leagues, though he also started many games. In 1934, Marberry appeared in 38 games, starting 19 and finishing 14, and had a record of 15–5. Elon "Chief" Hogsett became a fan favorite as well, having a 3–2 record in 26 games.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, The Players, Pitching: Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Marberry and Hogsett
When Hogsett would take the mound at Navin Field, Detroit fans greeted him with "war whoops." Hogsett later reported that, while he was "one-thirty-second Cherokee on my mother's side", he got the nickname in the minor leagues when he "roomed with a full-blooded Kiowa Indian and the nickname just kind of stuck."


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


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


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1934 Detroit Tigers season, 1934 World Series
The 1934 World Series was a match-up between the St. Louis Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang" and Detroit's "G-Men" (so named because of stars Gehringer, Greenberg, and Goslin). Even nearly 50 years later, Charlie Gehringer (interviewed in 1982) felt the Tigers were robbed of the 1934 championship by umpire Brick Owens. Detroit was ahead 3 games to 2, and in Gehringer's view "we should've won the sixth game." Late in the game, Brick Owens called Mickey Cochrane out on a play at third base "even though all of the photographs show that he was safe by a mile." Gehringer insisted that, if Cochrane had been called safe, "we would've had the bases loaded with nobody out and we could've had a big inning."


1934 Detroit Tigers season, 1934 World Series
The Tigers wound up losing Game 6 by one run. They then lost Game 7 in an 11–0 shutout thrown by Dizzy Dean, despite a 2-for-4 game from Gehringer.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, 1934 World Series
In the sixth inning of Game 7, Joe Medwick slid hard into Marv Owen, the Tigers' third baseman, after hitting a triple. They tangled briefly, and when Medwick went to his position in left field, the Detroit fans, knowing the game was lost (the score was 9–0 by then), vented their frustrations on Medwick, throwing fruit, vegetables, bottles, cushions, etc., at him. Commissioner Landis ordered Medwick benched to end the ruckus. Newsreel footage shows Medwick slamming his glove onto the dugout bench in disgust. ()


1934 Detroit Tigers season, 1934 World Series
Pete Fox played for the Tigers and became the only World Series player to hit six (6) doubles in any Series of any length.


1934 Detroit Tigers season, 1934 World Series
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (3)


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Awards and honors, Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1934 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:


1934 Detroit Tigers season, Farm system
Shreveport club transferred to Greenwood and renamed, July 13, 1934


1934 Detroit Titans football team
The 1934 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1934 college football season. Detroit outscored its opponents by a combined total of 112 to 59 and finished with a 5–3–1 record in its 10th year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.


1934 Dixie Classic
The 1934 Dixie Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Centenary Gentlemen. Arkansas and Centenary tied the game, 7-7. The 1934 edition was the final Dixie Classic, which was a precursor to the current post-season game in Fair Park, the Cotton Bowl Classic.


1934 Dixie Classic, Setting
The game was similar to the meeting at the end of 1932, when the two squads tied, 0-0, in Shreveport. Centenary came in unbeaten at 8-0-3, tying three straight games to LSU, Texas, and TCU. The team would disband after the 1941 season. The Hogs entered at 7-3, with losses at LSU, Rice, and Tulsa. Arkansas would remain a Division I program, and achieve over 30 bowl games.


1934 Dixie Classic, Game summary
The first quarter passed without scoring, before the Razorbacks lit up the scoreboard first, a Tom Murphy pass to Elvin Geiser, who then added the extra point. Centenary back Harold Olsin would haul in a pass from Manning Smith to cut the Hog lead to 7-6. The extra point by Chester Weidman was missed, which would've given Arkansas the win, but offside was called against the Razorbacks, and a retry resulted in a completed extra point. Arkansas would attempt a 14-yard field goal to win the game in the fourth quarter, but Geiser was wide right. The game ended in a tie.


1934 Dixie Rebels football team
The 1934 Dixie Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Dixie University (affiliated with Somerville School of Law) during the 1934 college football season. In its second and final season of college football, Dixie compiled a record of 0–7, managing to score just two touchdowns during the entire season. With the departure of head coach Nick Dobbs toward the end of the 1933 season, the Dixie football program floundered, and after the end of the 1934 season, the team was disbanded and never played another game. Dixie University itself closed, too, albeit without any formal notification, as all references to Dixie vanished by 1935.


1934 Dominican Republic general election
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1934. Two years earlier, the Dominican Party of President Rafael Trujillo had been declared the only legally permitted party. However, the country had effectively been a one-party state since Trujillo assumed office in 1930.


1934 Dominican Republic general election
Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed, whilst the Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections. There was also an election for a Constitutional Assembly, whose role was to amend certain articles of the constitution.


1934 Dominican general election, Electoral system
The Legislative Council had 13 members, with the Administrator as President, six 'official' members (civil servants), four elected members and two appointed members. Candidacy for the elected seats was limited to people with an annual income of at least £200 or owning property valued at £500 or more.


1934 Dominican general election, Results
The appointed members were William James Ross Stebbings and Cecil Rawle.


1934 Drake Bulldogs football team
The 1934 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1934 college football season. In its second season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–2 against MVC opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 135 to 59.


1934 Drexel Dragons football team
1934 Drexel Dragons football team was head coached by Walter Halas.


1934 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1934 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 40. Jack Dunlap was the team captain. The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.


1934 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 1934 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Joe Bach, Duquesne compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 22. The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.


1934 Duquesne Dukes football team
Fullback Art Strutt led the team, and ranked second in the East, with 18 touchdowns and 108 points scored.


1934 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1934 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented represented East Carolina Teachers College (now known as East Carolina University) as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Doc Mathis, the team compiled a 1–4–1 record.


1934 East Tennessee State Teachers football team
The 1934 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Teacher's College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference in the 1934 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach Gene McMurray. The 1934 team had a total of 40 players with 13 returning lettermen. Despite a 3–3–2 record, they finished third in the conference. One of the most memorable moments was the Thanksgiving afternoon game with Milligan before a record-setting crowd at the new Roosevelt Stadium, though East Tennessee lost 14–0. Seniors Pryor Hunt and Lynn Massengill were considered "best players to ever play their positions at T.C." according to Berney Burelson.


1934 Eastern Suburbs season
Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) finished as runners up in the 26th New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) premiership in the 1934 season.


1934 Eastern Suburbs season, Details
Lineup: - Cyril Abotomey, Jack Beaton, Dave Brown(c), Frank Buchanan, John Clarke, Jack 'Buster' Craigie, Tom Dowling, T. Lang,  J. Lane, Tom McLachlan, Max Nixon, Ernie Norman, Andy Norval, Joe Pearce, Henry 'Harry' Pierce, Ray Stehr, Viv Thicknesse, H. Thompson.


1934 Edmonton municipal election
The 1934 municipal election was held November 14, 1934 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.


1934 Edmonton municipal election
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Margaret Crang (SS), Harry Ainlay (SS), Ralph Bellamy, and James Findlay were all elected to two-year terms in 1933 and were still in office. Rice Sheppard (SS) was also elected to a two-year term in 1933, but had resigned in order to run for mayor; accordingly, Athelstan Bissett (SS) was elected to a one-year term.


1934 Edmonton municipal election
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled:   Albert Ottewell (SS), Frank Crang (SS), Walter Morrish, and Sidney Bowcott had all been elected to two-year terms in 1933 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where Charles Gariepy, T Malone, Thomas Magee, and J Tansey (SS) were continuing.


1934 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout
There were 27,683 ballots cast out of 45,589 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 60.7%.


1934 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Names and vote totals of defeated candidates are no longer available.


1934 Ekstraklasa, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Ruch Chorzów won the championship.


1934 English Greyhound Derby
The 1934 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 23 June 1934 at White City Stadium. The winner Davesland received a first prize of £1,050.


1934 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
2, 1, 4, 1, 4 (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1927-1950 one length was equal to 0.06 of one second but race times are shown as 0.08 as per modern day calculations.


1934 English Greyhound Derby, Review
The defending champion Wild Woolley returned in an attempt to win a second Derby and Brilliant Bob had come over from Ireland with a reputation after being purchased by A.J Dearman from Billy Quinn for £2,000. Brilliant Bob had won the 1933 Irish St Leger and 1934 Easter Cup and his new trainer Sidney Orton immediately entered him for the Laurels which he won. A change to the Derby format saw three qualify from each heat with just five runners in each. Brilliant Bob got the Derby underway by winning the very first heat.


1934 English Greyhound Derby, Review
Heat seven was the strongest and wide running Gold Collar champion Davesland had drawn trap one but he still gained a victory, inflicting a defeat on Trafalgar Cup winner Grey Raca, who had been aiming for a twelfth successive win. Other significant heat winners included Beef Cutlet, Wild Woolley and 1933 finalist Lutwyche.


1934 English Greyhound Derby, Review
The first semi-final was an open race in which Grey Raca eased to a ten length win in 29.69, the fastest time of the competition to date; there had been trouble behind Grey Raca when Brilliant Bob and 11-4 favourite Roving Cutlet collided twice. Brilliant Bob gained second place and the privately trained Denham Peter ran on for the third qualifying place. In a competitive second semi-final the lead changed several times before Davesland claimed victory from Wild Woolley and Kumm On Steve. Beef Cutlet failed to progress as did Lutwyche who finished lame.


1934 English Greyhound Derby, Review
The Derby final was now the most important night of the greyhound racing calendar, the evening dress restaurant was fully booked months in advance. Grey Raca went into the final as 6-4 favourite and a third appearance for Wild Woolley cemented his legacy. Davesland owned by Frederick Brookes and trained by Jack Harvey was fast away and maintained a lead all the way in a fast time of 29.81. Kumm on Steve and Wild Woolley were bumped at the first and lost their chances. The favourite Grey Raca, was always second and could not challenge, Wild Woolley performed admirably and finished a creditable despite that he drew trap six again, a big handicap taking into account that he was a railer.


1934 English cricket season
1934 was the 41st season of County Championship cricket in England. England lost the Ashes with Don Bradman again the crucial difference between two very strong teams, Australia winning 2–1. Lancashire won the championship.


1934 English cricket season, Test series
England lost the Ashes to Australia who won the first and final Tests. England won the second by an innings, Hedley Verity taking 15 wickets, with the other two matches drawn.


1934 English cricket season, Leading batsmen
Don Bradman topped the averages with 2020 runs @ 84.16


1934 English cricket season, Leading bowlers
Bill O'Reilly topped the averages with 109 wickets @ 17.04


1934 Estonian Football Championship
The 1934 Estonian Football Championship was the 14th official football league season in Estonia. Six teams took part in the league five from Tallinn and one from Tartu. Each team played every opponent twice, one at home and once on the road, for total of 10 games. JS Estonia Tallinn won the league for the first time in the club's history. None of the teams were relegated, as the league expanded to eight teams in the next season.


1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 11 to 15 April. It was the fourth edition of the competition, organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 74 fighters from 13 countries participating.


1934 European Aquatics Championships
The 1934 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 12–19 August 1934 in Magdeburg, Germany .


1934 European Athletics Championships
The 1st European Athletics Championships were held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini between 7 and 9 September 1934. A contemporaneous report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1934 European Athletics Championships, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 9 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 and 8 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 and 8 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 and 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 4 countries participated in the event. The fourth member of the Italian relay team is unknown.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 4 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 and 8 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 and 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 7 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, on 8 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 and 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 and 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 9 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 8 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, on 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the  Stadio Benito Mussolini on 9 September 1934.


1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


1934 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1934 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Seefeld, Austria (men) and in Prague (women and pairs). Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations, as well as the United States, competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.


1934 European Rowing Championships
The 1934 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Rotsee in the Swiss city of Lucerne. The competition was for men only and they competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+).


1934 FA Charity Shield
The 1934 FA Charity Shield was the 21st FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners Manchester City, and was played at Highbury, the home ground of Arsenal. Arsenal won the game, 4–0.


1934 FA Cup Final
The 1934 FA Cup Final was won by Manchester City in a 2–1 win over Portsmouth. The match is most remembered for a young Frank Swift's heroics in goal and the predictions of City forward Fred Tilson. The match was also refereed by future FIFA president Stanley Rous, in his penultimate game as an official.


1934 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
Both Manchester City and Portsmouth entered the competition in the third round, the entry point for First Division clubs. The third round draw saw an unusual number of contests between First Division clubs; twelve top-flight teams faced a fellow First Division club. Manchester City were among this number, with a home tie against six-time cup winners Blackburn Rovers. Manchester City won 3–1 in front of the largest crowd of the round. The Manchester Guardian described City's win as "notable... ...for the surprising ease with which it was gained".


1934 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
The wing play of Eric Brook and Ernie Toseland was central to the victory. Brook scored the first goal on a rebound after his shot from a free-kick was blocked. Blackburn then equalised, but Toseland scored either side of half-time to make the score 3–1. City were then drawn away against Second Division Hull City. Two quick goals shortly before half-time gave Manchester City a 2–0 lead, but Hull regrouped in the second half.


1934 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
First Jack Hill headed a goal from a corner, then, under pressure from Bill McNaughton, Bill Dale diverted a Hull cross into his own net for the equalising goal. Following the 2–2 draw, the Blues resoundingly won the replay 4–1. Sheffield Wednesday were the opponents in the Fifth Round. Once again a score draw was fought out. However, Manchester City won the replay by two goals to none. The Sixth Round was a home tie with Stoke City, a match seen by 84,569 fans, which is still the record highest attendance at an English club ground. The Potters were beaten 1–0, setting up an intriguing semi-final against Aston Villa, who had knocked out the three-time champions Arsenal in the previous round. The game was played at Leeds Road in Huddersfield, and produced a big shock. The Blues won 6–1.


1934 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
Portsmouth started away to Manchester United, who at the time of the match were in the relegation zone of the Second Division. Following a 1–1 draw, Portsmouth won the Fratton Park replay 4–1. Under the guidance of Jack Tinn, Portsmouth managed to only concede five goals in the whole competition, two of those in the First Round. After defeating Grimsby Town and Swansea Town 2–0 and 1–0 respectively, they faced Bolton Wanderers in the quarter-finals. Bolton had scored 12 goals in three FA Cup games thus far, however they could not get a goal against Portsmouth, who won emphatically, 3–0.


1934 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
Leicester City were the opponents in the semi-final, held at St Andrew's, Birmingham, in front of a record crowd for the venue. Portsmouth took an early lead, when a Jack Smith free kick was received by Rutherford, who set up the scoring chance for Jack Weddle. 15 minutes later Weddle scored again, from a Fred Worrall cross. After a flurry of chances Leicester got a goal back before half-time, but Portsmouth had the better of the second-half. First Weddle completed his hat-trick, then Rutherford took advantage of poor positioning from the Leicester defence to score a fourth Portsmouth goal, to make the final score 4–1.


1934 FA Cup Final, Build-up
In the days leading up to the match, Manchester City stayed in a hotel in Southport. The team travelled south on the Friday, and stayed in Chingford the night before the game. Before travelling, Jackie Bray and Jimmy McLuckie had one-hour fitness tests, but both were passed fit. Portsmouth opted not to go to a training retreat, and remained in Portsmouth.


1934 FA Cup Final, Build-up
Of the 93,000 tickets available for the final, 53,000 were standing places, and 40,000 were seats. Prices ranged from 21 shillings to 2s 6d. However, in the week of the final tickets changed hands for well in excess of their face value. Standing tickets were priced at 16s, more than six times their original value. Speculators priced 5 shilling tickets at 25s, 7s 6d tickets at 29s, 10s 6d at 34s, 15s at 39s, and 21s at 45s. The issue was raised in Parliament by Westhoughton MP Rhys Davies, who voiced his concern that such resale was an evasion of Entertainments Duty.


1934 FA Cup Final, Build-up
Catering arrangements took into account the teams involved. In the words of a Wembley official: "It is curious that when we get two Northern teams in the Final there is always an exceptional demand for meat pies. They are a Northern delicacy, but as there is a Southern team this year there should be a 50-50 demand for meat pies for Northern visitors and sandwiches from the South." 50,000 bottles of beer were also available.


1934 FA Cup Final, Build-up
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway put on 65 special trains to London for the match, of which "14 or 15" were scheduled to run from Manchester.


1934 FA Cup Final, Final
The Manchester City team contained eight players who had started the 1933 final. The superstitious Portsmouth manager Jack Tinn wore white spats over his shoes, as he had done throughout the cup run. The 1934 final was played in wet conditions. On 26 minutes, Jack Weddle aimed a pass over the head of Cowan to Septimus Rutherford. The winger's shot was touched by Swift, but not strongly enough to prevent a goal for Portsmouth.


1934 FA Cup Final, Final
The goalkeeper recounted his disappointment at conceding in his 1949 autobiography: "Rutherford, the Pompey outside-right, came coasting in and fired a ball across the goal to my right hand. I dived and the ball slithered through into the net off my fingers. I was desolate, and as I picked the ball out of the net, thought "Just another Wembley goalkeeper."" Swift blamed the goal on his decision not to wear gloves in the wet conditions; the teenage goalkeeper had opted to imitate the choice of his opposite number, the more experienced Jock Gilfillan.


1934 FA Cup Final, Final
With seventeen minutes to go, Jimmy Allen, Portsmouth's tall defender, temporarily left the field injured. While Manchester City had the man advantage, Busby took a throw in and played the ball to Brook. Brook played the ball through to Tilson, who put the ball across Gilfillan and into the goal. There was more to come however, as, with three minutes to go, Tilson latched on to a cross from Herd, to rifle the ball home.


1934 FA Cup Final, Final
At the other end of the pitch, Frank knew that all his team had to do was hold on for another two minutes and they would win. A photographer behind the goal was making him more nervous by counting down the seconds on his watch. When the game ended, Frank fainted in relief. The young goalkeeper went on to captain England in the future, his goalkeeping error forgotten.


1934 FA Cup Final, Final
The gate receipts for the match were £24,950, a slight increase on the previous year.


1934 FA Cup Final, Final, Aftermath
Matt Busby, who later achieved great successes as manager of City's rivals Manchester United, was the last surviving player on the winning side by the time of his death in January 1994, at the age of 84. Jimmy Allen, on the losing side, died a year later at the age of 85 and was believed to be the last surviving player from the game.


1934 FA Cup Final, Final, Aftermath
Frank Swift, who moved into football journalism after retiring from playing, was killed in the Munich air disaster in February 1958 along with 22 other people, including eight Manchester United players. Matt Busby was seriously injured in the crash but survived.


1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.


1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 World Cup was the first in which teams had to qualify to take part. Thirty-two nations entered the competition; 16 teams would qualify for the final tournament. Reigning champions Uruguay boycotted the tournament as only four European teams had accepted their invitation to the 1930 tournament. Italy beat Czechoslovakia, 2–1, to become the second World Cup champions and the inaugural European team titleholders.


1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 World Cup was marred by being a high-profile instance of a sporting event being used for overt political gain. In particular, Benito Mussolini was keen to use this World Cup as a means of promoting fascism.


1934 FIFA World Cup
Although some historians and sports journalists have made accusations of corruption and meddling by Mussolini to influence the competition to the benefit of Italy, Italy has always claimed to have deserved victory in the competition and the successful national team, considered to be one of the best in the country's history, emerged victorious also in the Olympic football tournament of 1936 hosted by Germany and in the 1938 World Cup hosted by France.


1934 FIFA World Cup
The Federale 102, which was manufactured in Italy, was the match ball provided for the 1934 World Cup.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Host selection
After a lengthy decision-making process in which FIFA's executive committee met eight times, Italy was chosen as the host nation at a meeting in Stockholm on 9 October 1932. The decision was taken by the executive committee without a ballot of members. The Italian bid was chosen in preference to one from Sweden; the Italian government assigned a budget of 3.5 million lire to the tournament.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Qualification and participants
36 countries applied to enter the tournament, so qualifying matches were required to thin the field to 16. Even so, there were several notable absentees. Reigning World Cup holders Uruguay declined to participate, in protest at the refusal of several European countries to travel to South America for the previous World Cup, which Uruguay had hosted in 1930. As a result, the 1934 World Cup is the only one in which the reigning champions did not participate.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Qualification and participants
The British Home Nations, in a period of self-imposed exile from FIFA, also refused to participate, even though FIFA had offered England and Scotland direct entry to the tournament without qualification. Football Association committee member Charles Sutcliffe called the tournament "a joke" and claimed that "the national associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have quite enough to do in their own International Championship which seems to me a far better World Championship than the one to be staged in Rome".


1934 FIFA World Cup, Qualification and participants
Despite their role as hosts, Italy were still required to qualify, the only time the host needed to do so. The qualifying matches were arranged on a geographical basis. Withdrawals by Chile and Peru meant Argentina and Brazil qualified without playing a single match.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Qualification and participants
Twelve of the 16 places were allocated to Europe, three to the Americas, and one to Africa or Asia (including Turkey). Only 10 of the 32 entrants, and four of the 16 qualified teams (Brazil, Argentina, United States and Egypt, the first African team to qualify for a World Cup finals tournament), were from outside Europe. The last place in the finals was contested between the United States and Mexico only three days before the start of the tournament in a one-off match in Rome, which the United States won.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Qualification and participants, List of qualified teams
10 of these teams made their first World Cup appearance. This included 9 of the 12 European teams (Italy, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland) as well as Egypt. Egypt was the first team from Africa in the finals and would not qualify again until the next time the competition was held in Italy, in 1990.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Venues
The number of supporters travelling from other countries was higher than at any previous football tournament, including 7,000 from the Netherlands and 10,000 each from Austria and Switzerland.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Format
The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament. If a match was tied after ninety minutes, then thirty minutes of extra time were played. If the score was still tied after extra time, the match was replayed the next day.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Format
The eight seeded teams – Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Hungary – were kept apart in the first round.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Summary
All eight first-round matches kicked off at the same time. Hosts and favourites Italy won handsomely, defeating the USA 7–1; The New York Times correspondent wrote that "only the fine goal-tending of Julius Hjulian of Chicago kept the score as low as it was".


1934 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Internal disputes meant Argentina's squad for the tournament did not contain a single member of the team which had reached the final in 1930. In the end, La Albiceleste would partake with an amateur squad. Against Sweden in Bologna, Argentina twice took the lead, but two goals by Sven Jonasson and a winner by Knut Kroon gave Sweden a 3–2 victory. Fellow South Americans Brazil also suffered an early exit. Spain beat them comfortably; 3–1 the final score.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Summary
For the only time in World Cup history, the last eight consisted entirely of European teams – Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. All four non-European teams who made the journey to Italy were eliminated after one match.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Summary
In the quarter-finals, the first replayed match in World Cup history took place, when Italy and Spain drew 1–1 after extra time. The match was played in a highly aggressive manner with several players of both sides injured: rough play injured the Spanish goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora in the first match, leaving him unable to participate in the replay, while on the other side rough play by Spaniards broke the leg of the Italian Mario Pizziolo who would not play in the national team again. Italy won the replay 1–0; their play so physical that at least three Spaniards had to depart the field with injuries. Italy then went on to beat Austria in the semi-finals by the same score. Meanwhile, Czechoslovakia secured their place in the final by beating Germany 3–1.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The Stadium of the National Fascist Party was the venue for the final. With 80 minutes played, the Czechoslovaks led 1–0. The Italians managed to score before the final whistle and then added another goal in extra time to be crowned World Cup winners.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Throughout the years, several sources have reported that the tournament was marred by bribery and corruption, and could have been influenced by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, who used the tournament as a propaganda tool for fascism. According to these accusations, Mussolini personally selected referees for the matches where the Italian national team were playing, while the Italian government meddled in FIFA's organisation of events, re-organizing the logistics of the matches to further promote fascism. Nonetheless, Italy also won the following edition of the World Cup (held in France) as well as the Olympic football tournament in 1936.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1934 FIFA World Cup squads.


1934 FIFA World Cup, Goalscorers
With five goals, Oldřich Nejedlý was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 70 goals were scored by 45 players, with none of them credited as an own goal.


1934 FIFA World Cup, FIFA retrospective ranking
In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition (not counting replay results). The rankings for the 1934 tournament were as follows:


1934 FIFA World Cup Final
The 1934 FIFA World Cup Final was the second edition of the football quadrennial tournament match contested by the men's national teams of FIFA to determine the 1934 FIFA World Cup champions: Italy and Czechoslovakia. It took place on 10 June 1934 at the Stadio Nazionale PNF in Rome, Italy.


1934 FIFA World Cup Final
Italy came back from a one goal deficit to win the match 2–1 despite temperatures approaching 40 °C (104 °F).


1934 FIFA World Cup Final
The last surviving player from that final was Czechoslovakia goalkeeper František Plánička who died on 20 July 1996 at the age of 92.


1934 FIFA World Cup Final, Background
Uruguay boycotted the 1934 edition due to the lack of European teams in the previous tournament and Argentina was eliminated in the first round of the tournament by Sweden, assured that a previous team would not be defending their title.


1934 FIFA World Cup Final, Background
This was the debut for each team in the FIFA World Cup. This was the eleventh contest between the two teams, their immediate previous match being at the 1933–35 Central European International Cup held in Florence, Italy; Italy prevailed 2-0. This leveled the head to head in the World Cup match to three all with four draws.


1934 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Czechoslovakia took the lead with 19 minutes remaining through Antonín Puč. They held the lead for only 10 minutes as Italy drew level through striker Raimundo Orsi. Without any additional goals in regulation, the match was forced to go into the inaugural instance of a World Cup final extra time. With five minutes play, Italy took the lead with a goal from Angelo Schiavio; they held on for the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament
The final tournament of the 1934 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the 16 teams which qualified for the tournament. The tournament began with the round of 16 on 27 May and concluded with the final on 10 June 1934. Italy won the final 2–1 for their first World Cup title.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Spain vs Brazil
Brazil – who had only kept Carvalho Leite from the squad participating in the previous edition of the World Cup – were outclassed by Spain in the first half, who scored thrice. In the second half, Spanish players played more complacently. Leônidas pulled one back for Brazil, then he scored again moments later, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Later, Ricardo Zamora saved a penalty from Waldemar de Brito.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Hungary vs Egypt
Hungary scored twice in 31 minutes. Rather than being disheartened, Egypt showed a positive attitude and leveled with two goals from Abdulrahman Fawzi. In the second half, Hungary played better and dictated the tempo, scoring two more goals and deserving to reach the quarter-finals.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Switzerland vs Netherlands
Netherlands were narrowly defeated by Switzerland. Switerzland took an early lead thanks to Leopold Kielholz finishing off a good piece of play from André Abegglen. Netherlands equalised with Kick Smit, who converted a free-kick by Puck van Heel. Kielholz restored the Swiss advantage before half-time with a long-range effort. After the interval, the lead was extended thanks to Abegglen's goal. Netherlands frequently threatened the Swiss goal, scoring one from a free-kick, but Switzerland held on for the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Italy vs United States
A superior Italian team had a comfortable victory against the United States, which had played against Mexico in the qualifying just three days earlier. Schiavo scored two goals in the first half, one of which was from more than 30 yards out. A good performance from the US goalkeeper Julius Hjulian did not prevent Italy scoring seven goals before the final whistle.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Czechoslovakia vs Romania
Romania were the underdogs, yet they went ahead after just 11 minutes with a close range goal from Ștefan Dobay. After Silviu Bindea missed an opportunity to double Romania's advantage, Czechoslovakia scored twice and held on for the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Sweden vs Argentina
Argentina proved a shadow of the team that was finalist in the 1930 World Cup. In fact, they presented a roster of newcomers as only Alfredo Devincenzi and Arcadio López were previously capped by the team. Argentina took the lead with a 25-yard free kick by Ernesto Belis. A more organised Sweden team soon equalized with Sven Jonasson. Argentina showed an excellent attacking prowess and went ahead again with an individual effort from Alberto Galateo. However, an efficient Sweden team took advantage of the defensive weakness of Argentina to score twice before the final whistle and hold on for the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Austria vs France
France took the lead with a goal from Jean Nicolas, who had suffered a head injury in the early stages of the match. Austria drew level on the brink of half time thanks to a goal from the star Matthias Sindelar. An uneventful second half followed, so the match became the first in the history of World Cup to go to extra time. In the extra time, Austria prevailed and scored twice before France got a late second goal from the spot.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Round of 16, Germany vs Belgium
A clinical Germany took their chance to achieve a scoreline that did not reflect the balance of the game. Belgium closed the first half in the lead, however, Germany came out stronger from the dressing room and overturned the results. Edmund Conen scored a hat-trick.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Quarter-finals, Austria vs Hungary
An extremely tough game prevented the two teams from truly showing the technical skills they possessed. Austria took an early lead with Johann Horvath, who finished a well-organised team move. Austria doubled their lead in the early stages of the second half. Shortly after, Hungary got one back thanks to a penalty caused by Karl Sesta. The match hung in the balance until Hungary lost two players: Imre Markos was red carded and István Avar got injured. After that, Austria comfortably cruised to the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Quarter-finals, Italy vs Spain
The first game between Italy and Spain was one of the most contentious and marred by several poor refereeing decisions, especially seeing Italy players challenging roughly the goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora. Spain went ahead with Luis Regueiro, but their lead did not last long. Italy equalized when Giovanni Ferrari knocked in a rebound, while Zamora was blocked off by Schiavio. The tie required a replay to settle.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Quarter-finals, Germany vs Sweden
Pouring rain influenced the match, which saw very few notable moments in the first half. In the second half, Ernst Andersson suffered a head injury, and Germany took the lead with Karl Hohmann while the Swedish player was off. Hohmann scored again three minutes later. Sweden managed to get a goal back, but their subsequent efforts were not enough and Germany progressed to the first of many semi-finals.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Quarter-finals, Czechoslovakia vs Switzerland
In a well-balanced game, Switzerland took the lead with Kielholz thanks to a counter-attacking play. Czechoslovakia equalized soon after with František Svoboda, who turned a chance created by Jiří Sobotka into a goal. In the second half, although Switzerland dominated the ball possession, it was Czechoslovakia scoring twice and holding on for the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Quarter-finals, Replay: Italy vs Spain
The replay was played the day after the first game. The exhaustion and the injuries resulting from the first tie forced Italy and Spain to make four and seven changes respectively. Most notably, the experienced Zamora had to give way to the uncapped goalkeeper Juan José Nogués. Once again, the game was marred by controversial refereeing decisions. In the first five minutes, Crisant Bosch was hacked down by Eraldo Monzeglio in the penalty box. The penalty was not given, but the tackle resulted in the injury of Bosch.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Quarter-finals, Replay: Italy vs Spain
With no substitutes available, Spain had to play the remainder of the game with 10 men. Giuseppe Meazza scored soon after from a corner kick situation. In the second half, two Spanish goals were disallowed: one for offside and the other for a foul on a Spanish player. The referee, René Mercet, was suspended in the aftermath of the tournament.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Semi-finals, Italy vs Austria
A torrential downpour hampered the Austrians' passing game while benefiting the more varied Italian game. Italy took the lead when a ball broke free from the Austrian goalkeeper because of an intervention by Giuseppe Meazza. The ball then hit the post and was turned into goal by a perfectly positioned Enrique Guaita. In the second half, Austrian efforts to equalize were stopped by Gianpiero Combi, and Italy managed to hold on for the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Semi-finals, Czechoslovakia vs Germany
The game proved to be a clash of styles, with a more technical Czechoslovakia facing a  physical German side. Czechoslovakia took the lead in the first half, but Germany drew level in the second half when František Plánička could not keep out a tame shot by Rudolf Noack. The Germany goal stimulated the Czechoslovakian side. Czechoslovakia took advantage of their finesse and attacking prowess to score twice with Oldřich Nejedlý, who completed a hat-trick.


1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament, Third place play-off
Both teams changed their usual line-ups, resting several players. Austrian players wore an unusual light blue jersey borrowed from Napoli because of the clash of colours between the two traditional jerseys. Germany took the lead inside 25 seconds with the fastest goal of the tournament, scored by Ernst Lehner. They doubled the lead with Edmund Conen, but Austria got one back immediately after with Johann Horvath. Germany's third goal came after Karl Sesta attempted to sit on the ball to ridicule a German player; the ball was stolen by Conen, who crossed to Lehner. Sesta then scored a goal, but Germany held on for the victory.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup for which teams had to qualify, after the finalists in the inaugural 1930 World Cup had participated by invitation from FIFA. With 32 teams having entered the 1934 competition, FIFA organized qualification rounds to select 16 teams for the finals. Even Italy, the host of the World Cup, had to earn its spot, the only time this has been the case. The previous champion Uruguay refused to defend its title because many European nations had declined to take part in the 1930 World Cup, held in Uruguay.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 27 teams played at least one qualifying match. The first match, between Sweden and Estonia, took place in Stockholm on 11 June 1933, with Swedish player Knut Kroon scoring the first goal. The last match was played in Rome only three days before the start of the tournament, as late entrant United States beat Mexico to become the final team to qualify.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Format
The 32 teams were divided into 12 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows:


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Groups, Group 1
Estonia v Lithuania was not played since neither team could qualify with a win.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Groups, Group 3
Italy qualified, as Greece declined to play the second match.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Groups, Group 4
Bulgaria withdrew, and the remaining matches were not played since Hungary and Austria were already assured of the top two spots.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Groups, Group 7
Netherlands and Belgium qualified (Belgium finished above the Irish Free State on goal average).


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Groups, Group 8
Germany v France was not played since both teams were already assured of the top two spots.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Groups, Group 11, Final round
The match to decide whether USA or Mexico would qualify was played in Italy only three days before the start of the final tournament, as the USA team submitted their entry too late. Thus, the match was played on Italian ground, so that the winner would effectively stay for the tournament.


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Groups, Group 12
The Palestine football team consisted exclusively of Jewish and British players. FIFA states in reference to the 1930s Palestine Mandate team that the 'Palestine team' that had participated in previous competitions in the 1930s was actually the forerunner of today's Israel team and as such bears no relation to the national team of the Palestinian authority. However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers".


1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualified teams
Only six of the teams qualifying for the final competition – Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Romania, and the USA – had already attended the World Cup in 1930. 5 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1938 finals: Argentina, Austria, Egypt, Spain and United States.


1934 FIFA World Cup squads
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. Below are the squads registered by the 16 national teams involved in the tournament.


1934 FIFA World Cup squads
Brazil and Czechoslovakia were the only teams to have players from foreign clubs.