1936 KLM Croydon accident, Aircraft
The Douglas DC-2 involved in the accident had been delivered to KLM and registered as PH-AKL the previous April.


1936 KLM Croydon accident, Accident
On the day of the accident Croydon Air Port was shrouded in fog with visibility fluctuating at around 50 m (55 yd); and all aircraft were operating under so-called "QBI" (a Q code denoting that all operations have to be performed under instrument flight rules) conditions. Crews of aircraft were following a white line laid out approximately East-West on the grass surface of Croydon's landing area during their take-off runs (a normal procedure at several airports in the United Kingdom at the time, that had been in use at Croydon since 1931). A number of departures by this method had already been made that day by the time the KLM DC-2 took off, including a Swissair DC-2 about 25 minutes beforehand.


1936 KLM Croydon accident, Accident
The KLM DC-2 started its takeoff along the white line but after about 200 yd (183 m) veered off the line to the left and on becoming airborne headed south towards rising ground instead of in the normal westerly direction. After flying over the southern boundary of the airport, the aircraft hit the chimney of a house on Hillcrest Road, Purley, then crashed into an empty house on the opposite side of the street. The aircraft, the house and an adjoining house (also empty at the time) were destroyed in the crash and ensuing fire. 14 of the passengers and crew were killed in the crash; the one surviving passenger found at the accident site later died at Purley Hospital, the flight attendant and radio operator survived.


1936 KLM Croydon accident, Accident
At the time this was the worst air crash in the United Kingdom in terms of the number of fatalities. This was the second crash of an aircraft using the white line to take off at Croydon in fog. On 31 May 1934 an Air France aircraft carrying newspapers to Paris crashed after hitting the mast of an aircraft radio navigation beacon that had been erected off the end of the white-line takeoff path, killing the two crew.


1936 KLM Croydon accident, Investigation
The official investigation into the accident was terminated on 16 December without reaching a verdict.


1936 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1936 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Adrian Lindsey, the Jayhawks compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 153 to 35. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Wade Green was the team captain.


1936 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1936 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1936 college football season. The team's head football coach was Wesley Fry, in his second year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 4–3–2 record with a 2–1–2 record in conference play. They finished in third place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 143 points and gave up 89 points.


1936 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Walter A. Huxman defeated Republican nominee Will G. West with 51.09% of the vote.


1936 Kategoria e Dytë
The 1936 Kategoria e Dytë is the fifth season of the second tier of football in Albania. The league began on 7 June and finished in August 1936 and it was divided into 3 groups, where the winner of each group qualified for the finals which was competed between 3 teams. The winners were Bardhyli Lezhë.


1936 Kategoria e Dytë, Finals
Finals held in Durrës between 27 and 29 July 1936


1936 Kennedy by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kennedy on 12 December 1936. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Darby Riordan.


1936 Kennedy by-election
The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Riordan's nephew Bill.


1936 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1936 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1936 college football season. In its second season under head coach Donald Starn, Kent State compiled a 4–4 record.


1936 Kentucky Derby
The 1936 Kentucky Derby was the 62nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1936.


1936 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1936 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (1–3 against SEC opponents), tied for ninth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 179 to 84. The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.


1936 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1936 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.


1936 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Mooncoin won the championship after a 4-02 to 4-01 defeat of Tullaroan in the final. It was their 11th championship title overall and their first title in four championship seasons.


1936 LFF Lyga
The 1936 LFF Lyga was the 15th season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was contested by 8 teams, and Kovas Kaunas won the championship.


1936 LSU Tigers football team
The 1936 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1936 college football season. LSU won their second consecutive Southeastern Conference championship and earned their second straight trip to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The defense allowed only 33 points the entire season, which still ranks fourth in school history for the fewest points allowed by a Tiger defense.


1936 LSU Tigers football team, Auburn
The Tigers made their way to Birmingham's Legion Field to battle rival Auburn. One of the highlights of the game constituted LSU RB Cotton Milner's 90-yard touchdown run in the Tigers 19-7 victory over Auburn. The run ranks fourth on LSU's list of longest rushing touchdowns in school history.


1936 LSU Tigers football team, Louisiana–Lafayette
The Tigers' game at home against Louisiana–Lafayette saw the Tigers score 52 points in a half, which ranks second in school history, and 93 points in a single game, which is the most points scored by LSU in a game.


1936 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1936 La Flèche Wallonne was the inaugural edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 13 April 1936. The race started in Tournai and finished in Liège. The race was won by Philémon De Meersman.


1936 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1936 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ernie Nevers, the team compiled a 1–8 record. Benjamin Snyder was the team captain.


1936 Latvian Higher League, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and Olimpija won the championship.


1936 Lebanese presidential election
The 1936 Lebanese presidential election was the first presidential election, which was held during a parliamentary session on 20 January 1936. The Nationalist Émile Eddé defeated the Constitutional Bechara El Khoury. He took office as the third president of Greater Lebanon and the first elected one.


1936 Lebanese presidential election
The President is elected by the Members of Parliament. He needs a two-thirds majority to win in the first round, while an absolute majority is enough in the second round.


1936 Lebanese presidential election
All 25 Members of the Parliament attended the session, including Eddé and El Khoury, and voted in two rounds. Eddé won the first one with 14 votes against 11 for El Khoury. In the second round however, 15 deputies elected Eddé, which was enough for him to become the next President.


1936 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1936 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1936 college football season. In its second season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 6–2 record, and swept its Middle Three Conference rivals to earn the championship.


1936 Lehigh Engineers football team
The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1936 Lewes by-election
The Lewes by-election of 1936 was held on 18 June 1936. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Loder. It was won by the Conservative candidate Tufton Beamish.


1936 Liechtenstein general election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein in February 1936. The elections took place in two rounds; in the first round on 3 February, each of the ten municipalities with more than 300 inhabitants elected one Landtag member. The second round was held on 16 February in which the remaining five Landtag members were elected in a national vote. The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 11 of the 15 seats in the Landtag.


1936 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1936 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.


1936 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Ahane won the championship after a 7-08 to 0-03 defeat of Croom in the final. It was their fifth championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.


1936 Lithuanian parliamentary election
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1936 Lithuanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 10 June 1936, after a new law on holding elections was issued by presidential decree.


1936 Lithuanian parliamentary election
Candidates had to be nominated by district or town councils. The number of candidates nominated was equal to the number of seats available, and the number of seats was reduced from 85 to 49. All political parties were banned except the Lithuanian Nationalist Union and its allies. The Nationalist Union won 42 seats, whilst the remaining seven were taken by Young Lithuania, a youth branch of the Nationalist Union. The fourth Seimas first met on 1 September 1936, and drew up a new constitution, which was promulgated on 11 February 1938.


1936 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1936. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.


1936 Liverpool City Council election
Six of the thirty nine seats up for election were uncontested.


1936 Liverpool City Council election
After the election for the councillors and the aldermanic election (held on 9 November 1936), the composition of the council was:


1936 Liverpool City Council election, Aldermanic Elections, Aldermanic Election 6 January 1937
Caused by the death on 1 December 1936 of Alderman Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Independent, last elected by the councillors as an alderman on 9 November 1932, in whose place Councillor Lawrence King (Labour, elected 1 November 1935) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 January 1937.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, Aldermanic Elections, Aldermanic Election 6 January 1937
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, Aldermanic Elections, Aldermanic Election 3 February 1937
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Anthony Shelmerdine (Conservative, elected 9 November 1932), in whose place Councillor Michael Cory Dixon (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935) being elected as an alderman on 3 February 1937.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, Aldermanic Elections, Aldermanic Election 3 February 1937
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, Aldermanic Elections, Aldermanic Election 6 October 1937
Caused by the death on 7 September 1937 of Alderman Henry Walker (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935). His place was taken by Councillor John Wolfe Tone Morrissey JP (Labour, last elected to the Sandhills ward on 1 November 1936) of 17 Haverstock Road, Fairfield, Liverpool, who was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 6 October 1937.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, Aldermanic Elections, Aldermanic Election 6 October 1937
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 33 Wavertree West, Wednesday 27 January 1937
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Charlton Thomson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935).


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 33 Wavertree West, Wednesday 27 January 1937
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.11 Brunswick, 11 February 1937
Following the death on 1 December 1936 of Alderman Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Independent, last elected by the councillors as an alderman on 9 November 1932, in whose place Councillor Lawrence King (Labour, elected 1 November 1935) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 January 1937.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.11 Brunswick, 11 February 1937
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.15 Sefton Park East, 17 March 1937
Caused by Councillor Michael Cory Dixon (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935) being elected as an alderman on 3 February 1937.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No.15 Sefton Park East, 17 March 1937
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 14 Granby, Thursday 17 June 1937
Caused by the death on 28 April 1937 of Councillor William Adam Edwards (Conservative, last elected 1 November 1936)


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 40 Croxteth, Thursday 17 June 1937
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Mrs. Mary Lilian Hamilton (Labour, last elected 1 November 1936).


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 40 Croxteth, Thursday 17 June 1937
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1939.


1936 Liverpool City Council election, By-elections, No. 19 Kensington, Thursday 22 July 1937
Caused by the death on 28 June 1937 of Councillor Edward Clouston Ralph Litler-Jones (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935.


1936 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1936 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 26th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 26 April 1936. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Albert Beckaert.


1936 Llanelli by-election
The Llanelli by-election of 1936 was held on 26 March 1936. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Henry Williams. It was won by the Labour candidate Jim Griffiths.


1936 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1936 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Eddie McLane, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record.


1936 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 1936 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on January 21, 1936. Like most Southern states between the Reconstruction Era and the Civil Rights Movement, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on this date was the real contest over who would be governor. The election resulted in the victory of Richard W. Leche of New Orleans as governor. Leche was supported by the Longite faction of the party and Cleveland Dear of Alexandria by the anti-Longs' "Home Rule" ticket. State Representative Mason Spencer of Tallulah dropped out of the race and endorsed Dear, but the ballots had already been printed, and he received nearly two thousand votes.


1936 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Sources
State of Louisiana. Compilation of Primary Election Returns of the Democratic Party, State of Louisiana, 1936.


1936 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1936 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 4–4 record.


1936 Loyola Lions football team
The 1936 Loyola Lions football team was an American football team that represented Loyola University of Los Angeles (now known as Loyola Marymount University) as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Tom Lieb, the Lions compiled a 6–3 record.


1936 Loyola Wolf Pack football team
The 1936 Loyola Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented Loyola College of New Orleans (now known as Loyola University New Orleans) as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Eddie Reed, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 171 to 78. The team played its home games at Loyola University Stadium in New Orleans.


1936 Lugano
1936 Lugano, provisional designation 1973 WD, is a carbonaceous Adeonian asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 26 kilometers in diameter.


1936 Lugano
It was discovered on 24 November 1973, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland. It was later named for the Swiss city of Lugano.


1936 Lugano, Classification and orbit
Lugano is a member of the Adeona family (505), a large family of carbonaceous asteroids.


1936 Lugano, Classification and orbit
It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.3–3.0 AU once every 4 years and 5 months (1,599 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 10° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as 1936 LC at Johannesburg Observatory in 1936. The body's observation arc begins 22 years prior to its official discovery observation at Zimmerwald, when it was identified as 1951 WX at McDonald Observatory in 1951.


1936 Lugano, Physical characteristics, Spectral type
In the SMASS classification, Lugano is a Ch-subtype, a hydrated C-type asteroid, while the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) rates it as a very dark and featureless reddish P-type asteroid.


1936 Lugano, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the space-based surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's WISE telescope, Lugano measures between 23.48 and 33.7 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo in the range of 0.028 to 0.1042.


1936 Lugano, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.056 and a diameter of 24.6 kilometers, based on an absolute magnitude of 11.8.


1936 Lugano, Physical characteristics, Lightcurves
Two rotational lightcurves of Lugano were obtained from photometric observations made in February 2005. The first lightcurve by French astronomer Raymond Poncy gave a rotation period of 19.594±0.007 hours with a brightness variation of 0.25 magnitude (U=2). The second lightcurve from the U.S. Carbuncle Hill Observatory (912), Rhode Island, rendered a well-defined period of 19.651±0.015 with an amplitude of 0.31 in magnitude (U=3).


1936 Lugano, Naming
The minor planet is named after the Swiss-Italian city of Lugano, located south of the Alps and known for its mild climate. During the winter half-year of 1973/74, Paul Wild discovered three more asteroids, 1935 Lucerna, 1937 Locarno and 1938 Lausanna, which he named after the Swiss cities Lucerne, Locarno and Lausanne, respectively, composing a quartet of sequentially numbered, thematically named asteroids. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 April 1978 (M.P.C. 4358).


1936 Långforssjöloppet
The 1936 Långforssjöloppet was a Grand Prix motor race held on 9 February 1936. This race was part of the 1936 Grand Prix season as a non-championship race. The race was won by Swedish driver Per-Viktor Widengren in his Alfa Romeo 8C 2300.


1936 Maccabiah Games
The 2nd Winter Maccabiah (Hebrew: מכביית החורף השנייה) was the second edition of the Winter Maccabiah that took place from February 18 to 22 of 1936 in Banská Bystrica, (then Czechoslovakia). The 2nd Winter Maccabiah was the last Winter Maccabiah to be held and the last Maccabiah to be outside of Israel, although Maccabi still holds smaller regional winter games to present day.


1936 Maccabiah Games, History
After the 1st Winter Maccabiah which took place in 1933, a second Winter Maccabiah was organized for 1936. Banská Bystrica was chosen to host the Games. Over 2,000 Jewish athletes participated in the games. Following the Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, no further games were ever held. It wasn't until the collapse of Communism in 1989 that new Maccabi clubs were re-established in these areas. In 1996, on the sixtieth anniversary of the 2nd Winter Maccabiah, the Maccabi club of the Jewish community of Banská Bystrica established its own annual commemorative winter games.


1936 Madison Square Garden speech
The 1936 Madison Square Garden speech was a speech given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 31, 1936, three days before that year's presidential election. In the speech, Roosevelt pledged to continue the New Deal and criticized those who, in his view, were putting personal gain and politics over national economic recovery from the Great Depression. The speech was Roosevelt's last campaign speech before the election.


1936 Madison Square Garden speech, Synopsis
Roosevelt had to wait around 15 minutes for the enthusiastic crowd at Madison Square Garden to calm down before commencing his speech.


1936 Madison Square Garden speech, Synopsis
Most of the speech outlined Roosevelt's economic policies. He reviewed some of the successes from his first term in the presidency, and explained how he saw critics and opponents of the New Deal as hampering economic recovery, especially to the detriment of working-class people. In expressing how strongly his administration would continue to promote New Deal policies, he paraphrased John Paul Jones, stating that "we have only just begun to fight."


1936 Madison Square Garden speech, Synopsis
With World War II a few years away, Roosevelt expressed his desire for peace at home and abroad in the face of "war and rumor of war."


1936 Madison Square Garden speech, Synopsis
Perhaps the most memorable line of the speech came when Roosevelt described forces which he labeled "the old enemies of peace: business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering." He went on to claim that these forces were united against his candidacy; that "They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred."


1936 Madison Square Garden speech, Analysis
Roosevelt was able to state his goals so plainly because of his strong electoral position. His strong rhetoric, such as his suggestions that he would "master" the "forces" against him, worried some of his business supporters and the elements of the American business community that backed the Democratic Party and the New Deal. Nevertheless, Democrats held large majorities in both houses of Congress, and Roosevelt would go on to win the presidential election held three days later, in one of the greatest blowout elections in American history. While some contemporary forecasts of the election predicted a much closer contest, most opinion polls pointed to victories in the popular vote and the Electoral College for Roosevelt.


1936 Madison Square Garden speech, Analysis
The speech has been called by some historical observers a moment when Roosevelt "abandoned the characteristic balance of his addresses and focused his feelings in a stinging attack."


1936 Madison Square Garden speech, Legacy
The Madison Square Garden speech is regarded as a powerful expression of American liberalism. Historian Kenneth S. Davis called the speech "one of the great political speeches in American history." Political analysts have compared the straightforwardness of Roosevelt's rhetoric, such as the "I welcome their hatred" comment, with the relative timidity of later politicians, such as Barack Obama; psychologist Drew Westen made such an argument in The New York Times. Historians, however, have pointed out that Roosevelt delivered the speech in much more favorable political conditions than later politicians have had to face.


1936 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1936 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 4–3 record (1–1 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Morris Procter was the team captain.


1936 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1936 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Governor Louis J. Brann did not seek re-election. Republican Lewis O. Barrows defeated Democratic Party candidate F. Harold Dubord and Republican state legislator and Baptist minister Benjamin Bubar Sr., whose son Ben Bubar was later elected to the state legislature at 21 and later twice served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate.


1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the fourth playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 7, 1936, at National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Bees of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–3. It was the National League's first win in All-Star Game history.


1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Umpires
The umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Summers moving behind the plate.


1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Game summary
Joe DiMaggio became the first rookie to play in an All-Star Game; he was hitless in five-at-bats and made an error in right field.


1936 Major League Baseball season
The 1936 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1936. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to two.


1936 Major League Baseball season
The Boston Braves changed their nickname to "Bees" this season; they would revert to the Braves in 1941.


1936 Major League Baseball season, Feats
The New York Yankees set a Major League record for the most runs batted in during a season, with 995.


1936 Manhattan Jaspers football team
The 1936 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 92.


1936 Manitoba general election
The 1936 Manitoba general election was held July 27, 1936 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The Liberal-Progressives won minority government in this election, taking 23 seats out of 53 and 35 percent of the vote.


1936 Manitoba general election
This was the second election in Manitoba after the formation of a Liberal-Progressive alliance in 1932. The Progressive Party, which had governed the province since 1922, forged an alliance with the Liberal Party just prior to the 1932 provincial election to prevent the Conservative Party from winning. This alliance won the 1932 election under Premier John Bracken's leadership, and the two parties had effectively become united by 1936.


1936 Manitoba general election
The Liberal-Progressives faced opposition from a variety of parties in the 1936 election. The Conservative Party remained the dominant opposition group, and the most serious challenge to the government. On the left, the Independent Labour Party (ILP) formed an alliance with the national Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and contested the election as the ILP-CCF. The Communist Party also fielded a strong candidate in Winnipeg, while the upstart Social Credit League also ran candidates, hoping to repeat William Aberhart's surprising victory in Alberta the previous year.


1936 Manitoba general election
Despite economic hardships in the province, Bracken expected that his government would be returned with another majority. He was mistaken. Although the Liberal-Progressives won the election, they could claim only twenty-two seats out of 53 after the initial results were declared. The Conservative party, under its new leader, former federal Member of Parliament (MP) Errick Willis, finished a close second with sixteen. The ILP-CCF won seven seats, while the Social Credit League unexpectedly won five. One independent Liberal was also elected. A number of rural ridings, which had previously supported Liberal-Progressive candidates, shifted to the Conservatives or to Social Credit in this poll.


1936 Manitoba general election
The greatest surprise of the election occurred in the Winnipeg constituency, which elected ten members via a single transferable ballot. Former judge Lewis Stubbs, an independent leftist, received an astounding 24,805 votes on the first ballot, almost 20,000 more than his nearest competitor. The second-place candidate, moreover, was James Litterick, the first openly declared communist to win election at the state or federal level in North America.


1936 Manitoba general election
After the election, Bracken attempted to persuade Errick Willis to form a four-year alliance of the Liberal-Progressive and Conservative parties, so as to provide a stable government for the province. Willis rejected the offer the same day, claiming his caucus was unwilling to accept it.


1936 Manitoba general election
The provincial impasse continued until August 13, when the Social Credit League unexpectedly announced that it would provide support to Bracken's government in the legislature. Social Credit did not formally join with the Liberal-Progressives in a coalition government, but provided critical support to Bracken's minority government for the next four years.


1936 Manitoba general election
Ironically, Bracken's own constituency of The Pas was the site of one of the two deferred elections. He was re-elected, while a second Independent Liberal was returned in Rupertsland.


1936 Manitoba general election
Including the Social Credit MLAs, Bracken's government could count on the support of only 28 members out of 55. He was nonetheless able to keep his government intact for four years, and in late 1940 formed a new wartime coalition government with the Conservatives, CCF and Social Credit. This coalition contested the 1941 election, and won a landslide majority.


1936 Manitoba general election
The Communist Party was not included in this coalition, as it had been declared illegal after the start of World War II. James Litterick was expelled from the legislature in 1940 and went into hiding. He and CPC leader Tim Buck surrendered themselves to police in 1942 and spent time in the Don Jail, being released in 1942 or 1943. Litterick's whereabouts after the war are unknown. His disappearance has been the cause of speculation in the Canadian left. Some say that he was a spy for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and that he was killed as a traitor during the war by other members of the Communist Party. This has never been verified, however.


1936 Manitoba general election, Results by electoral division
Sanders was eliminated. Morton was eliminated after the second count with 981 votes.


1936 Manitoba general election, Results by electoral division
Wachna was eliminated. Podolsky was eliminated after the second count with 1144 votes.


1936 Manitoba general election, Results by electoral division
Magnacca was eliminated. Oddson was eliminated after the second count with 1066 votes.


1936 Manitoba general election, Results by electoral division
Jodoin was eliminated. McLean was eliminated after the second count with 2890 votes.


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Final seat count: 1 Ind., 1 Comm., 2 Liberals, 3 Cons., 3 ILP.


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Names of elected candidates are italicized. (Elected candidates are italicized)Total votes cast: about 79,000 votesQuota: 7214 votes


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Second Count (transfer of Stubbs surplus; Litterick and Webb declared elected)


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Webb's surplus should be transferred next but not done until 13th Count.


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Tenth Count (Ivens eliminated, transfer of his votes. Queen declared elected)


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Queen's surplus should be transferred next but not done until 14th Count.


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Twelfth Count (Smith eliminated, transfer of his votes. Farmer declared elected)


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Farmer's surplus should be transferred next but not done until 15th Count.


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
With Ketchen and Barry declared elected, it is now clear who will be elected to the last remaining open seats. There are only four candidates left and three remaining open seats. The least popular candidate will be eliminated as a matter of course, leaving just enough candidates for the number of seats so all the other candidates are declared elected, even if not have quota.


1936 Manitoba general election, Winnipeg
Seventeenth Count Dyma was eliminated. Ketchen, Barry, McDiarmid, Major and Hyman declared elected. Dyma's votes transferred although they did not make any difference to the election. Final numbers determined although not important.


1936 Manitoba general election, Sources
The first ballot results for Winnipeg and results for all other constituencies are taken from an official Manitoba government publication entitled "Manitoba elections, 1920-1941", cross-referenced with an appendix to the government's report of the 2003 provincial election. The Canadian parliamentary guide lists slightly different results for Glenwood, but the other two sources are more comprehensive and may be taken as more reliable.


1936 Manitoba general election, Sources
All ballot results for Winnipeg after the first count are taken from reports in the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper. It is possible that some errors appeared in the original publication.


1936 Manitoba general election, Post-election changes
The ILP-CCF parliamentary group became known as CCF after the election.


1936 Manitoba general election, Post-election changes
Lewis Stubbs was initially the only member of the legislature to remain in opposition when a four-party coalition was formed in 1940. He was later joined by Salome Halldorson of Social Credit, as well as John Poole and Huntly Ketchen of the Conservatives.


1936 Manukau by-election
The 1936 Manukau by-election was a by-election during the 25th New Zealand Parliament in the Manukau electorate. It was held on Wednesday 30 September 1936. This by-election came about because of the resignation of Bill Jordan upon his appointment to the position of High Commissioner to the UK during the term of the 25th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election in the Manukau electorate was contested by Arthur Osborne for Labour and Frederick Doidge for National, with Osborne winning the election.


1936 Manukau by-election, Background and candidates
A by-election was triggered due to Bill Jordan's resignation upon his appointment to the post of High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.


1936 Manukau by-election, Background and candidates, Labour
The Labour party chose Arthur Osborne as their candidate for the seat. He had previously contested the Waitemata electorate unsuccessfully in the 1925, 1928, and 1931 elections. In the 1935 election, he unsuccessfully contested the Parnell electorate.


1936 Manukau by-election, Background and candidates, Labour
The unsuccessful nominees for the Labour candidacy were Mary Dreaver, Alec Monteith and James Purtell.


1936 Manukau by-election, Background and candidates, National
The newly created National Party chose Frederick Doidge as their contestant for the seat. In the 1935 election, Doidge ran as an Independent in the Rotorua electorate, despite briefly courting the anti-Labour Democrat Party. Of the four candidates, he came second after Labour's Alexander Moncur. As a new party this was National's first real electoral test to see if the unification of the United, Reform & Democrat parties would be able to combat Labour more effectively.


1936 Manukau by-election, Results
The Manukau electorate was abolished at the next election in 1938. Osborne shifted to the new seat of Onehunga, which he held until his death in 1953. Doidge later represented the electorate of Tauranga for National from 1938 to 1951, when he retired.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team
The 1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team was an American footballteam that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its 15th and final season under head coach Frank Murray, the team compiled a 7–2 record (7–1 in the regular season) and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 60. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team
In the post-season, Marquette played TCU in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, losing to by a 16–6 score. Marquette led, 6–3, in the first quarter, but TCU quarterback Sammy Baugh threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to give TCU the lead.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team
Marquette was led by quarterback Ray Buivid. Buivid finished third in the voting for the 1936 Heisman Trophy and later became the first quarterback to throw five touchdown passes in a National Football League game. Arthur Guepe also starred in the backfield for the 1936 Marquette team. Guepe returned a punt 60 yards in the 1937 Cotton Bowl, the first touchdown in Cotton Bowl history.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
In their 1935 meeting, Marquette defeated the rival Wisconsin Badgers 33–0 and with many players returning from that squad entered the game as an eight to five favorite. On the road at Camp Randall Stadium the Golden Avalanche were victorious 12–6. Both of Marquette's touchdowns came on a pair of Arthur Guepe receptions from Ray Buivid in the first and third quarters. The Badgers responded with their lone touchdown in the fourth quarter when Irv Windward threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Roy Bellin. Although the Badgers outgained the Golden Avalanche in total offense 201 yards to 177, they lost the game 12–6.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Saint Louis
A week after their victory over Wisconsin to open the season, Marquette traveled to Soldier Field in Chicago and defeated the Saint Louis Billikens, 32–6. The Golden Avalanche took a 6–0 lead on their first possession after driving 65-yards with Ray Buivid making the touchdown score after he recovered his own fumble from six-yards out. Their lead was then extended further to 13–0 on the second play of the second quarter when Arthur Guepe scored on a 72-yard touchdown run.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Saint Louis
After a Guepe touchdown run extended the Marquette lead to 20–0 in the third, the Golden Avalanche scored on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. Both scores came on touchdown passes to Raymond Sonnenberg, the first from Guepe and the second from Buivid. The Billikens did score a late touchdown to ruin the shutout after Ralph Hemp connected with Carl Totsch for a 35-yard touchdown. Marquette outgained Saint Louis in total offense 318 yards to 91 in their 32–6 victory.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
In the first game played at Marquette Stadium for the season, the Golden Avalanche defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 13–0. After a scoreless tie through three quarters, Marquette scored a touchdown on the second play of the fourth quarter when Al Guepe scored on a three-yard run. Arthur Guepe then scored the final Golden Avalanche points later in the quarter. Although the Wildcats outgained Marquette in total offensive yardage 164 to 127 yards, the Golden Avalanche won 13–0.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
On homecoming at Marquette, the Golden Avalanche defeated the previously unbeaten Michigan State Spartans 13–7. After a scoreless first quarter, Marquette scored first after Ray Buivid threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Arthur Guepe to give the Golden Avalanche a 6–0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, the Spartans took a 7–6 lead after John Pingel threw a seven-yard touchdown strike to Ernest Bremer. Trailing for the first time all season, Marquette secured the 13–7 victory with a fourth-quarter touchdown. The score came on a Ray Buivid touchdown pass to Herbert Anderson.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Saint Mary's
Before the largest crowd to ever witness a Marquette football game at Chicago's Soldier Field, the Golden Avalanche defeated the Saint Mary's Gaels, 20–6. Ray Buivid scored the first touchdown of the game on a 13-yard run to give Marquette a 7–0 lead. On the ensuing Gaels drive, Saint Mary's quarterback Edward O'Laughlin threw an interception that was returned by Buivid 75-yards for a touchdown and a 13–0 Golden Avalanche lead. O'Laughlin responded on the ensuing 65-yard drive with a rushing touchdown to cut the Marquette lead to 13–6. The final points of the game came late in the fourth quarter when Red Higgins caught a deflected Buivid pass for a touchdown. The 20–6 loss by the Gaels was their worst intersectional defeat since Slip Madigan took over as their head coach in 1921.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Creighton
In the 1936 homecoming game for the Creighton Bluejays, the visiting Golden Avalanche did not score an offensive touchdown, but was able to secure a 7–6 victory to remain undefeated for the season. After a scoreless first, Creighton scored the first points of the game in the second quarter. Frank Wilcox intercepted a Ray Buivid pass and returned it for a touchdown. Frank Jones then missed the extra point and the Bluejays took a 6–0 lead, which they retained through the fourth quarter.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Creighton
In the fourth, Arthur Guepe returned a Creighton punt 80-yards for an apparent touchdown only to be called back due to a Marquette offsides penalty. After failing to score on the ensuing drive and holding the Bluejays scoreless on their next possession, Guepe returned the next Creighton punt 75-yards for a game-tying touchdown. Ward Cuff then successfully converted the extra point and the Golden Avalanche took a 7–6 lead that they would not relinquish to remain undefeated.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
In the final regular season home game, Marquette shutout the Ole Miss, 33–0. After a scoreless first, Arthur Guepe scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 14-yard run in the second quarter to give Marquette a 7–0 lead after a successful extra point. Later in the period, Ray Buivid threw a five-yard touchdown strike to Raymond Sonnenberg to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive. The Golden Avalanche lead was then extended to 20–0 after a one-yard Guepe touchdown run in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Guepe scored his final touchdown of the game on a 40-yard punt return and Buivid connected with LeRoy McMahon on a 27-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 33–0.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, Duquesne
Before the largest crowd to ever see Duquesne play at Forbes Field, the Dukes shutout the favored Golden Avalanche 13–0 for their first loss of the season. Boyd Brumbaugh was responsible for both of the Dukes' touchdowns. The first came on a Brumbaugh pass to Ernie Hefferle on a faked reverse in the first and the second on a three-yard run in the fourth quarter.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, TCU
With a regular season record of 7–1, on December 16 the TCU Horned Frogs were granted permission from the Southwest Conference to compete against the Golden Avalanche in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas. Billed as a battle between college football's two most prolific passes of the previous two seasons, TCU's Sammy Baugh and Marquette's Ray Buivid, the Horned Frogs prevailed 16–6. L. D. Meyer opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal to give TCU an early 3–0 lead.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Game summaries, TCU
The Avalanche responded with its only points of the game later in the quarter when Arthur Guepe returned a punt 60-yards to give Marquette its only lead of the game at 6–3. The Horned Frogs retook the lead at the end of the first quarter when Baugh threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Meyer to give TCU a 10–6 lead which they would not relinquish. The final points of the game came in the second quarter on an 18-yard Vic Montgomery touchdown strike again to Meyer to give the Horned Frogs the 16–6 victory.


1936 Marquette Golden Avalanche football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
The Golden Avalanche was led by head coach Frank Murray who entered his 15th season in that role at Marquette. He resigned his position in February 1937 to assume the role of head coach at Virginia.


1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the Buckeye Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its first season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record, 1–2–1 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 314 to 78. Herb Royer was the team captain.


1936 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1936 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 6–5 record (4–2 in conference), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents 117 to 59.


1936 Massachusetts State Aggies football team
The 1936 Massachusetts State Aggies football team represented Massachusetts State College in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Elbert Carraway and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. Mass State finished the season with a record of 2–6.


1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.


1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Democratic Governor James Michael Curley chose to run for United States Senate rather than seek a second term in office. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Charles F. Hurley was elected Governor over former Republican State Treasurer John W. Haigis.


1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Union
Following his loss in the Democratic primary, McMasters accepted the nomination of the Union Party.


1936 Masters Tournament
The 1936 Masters Tournament was the third Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.


1936 Masters Tournament
Horton Smith won his second Masters, one stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen in third. Still officially named the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament," the purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.


1936 Masters Tournament
Due to heavy rains, the first round of play was postponed until Friday. Sunday's play was also postponed and the third and fourth rounds were played on Monday. On the back nine of the final round, Smith chipped in for birdie from 50 feet (15 m) at the 14th hole, birdied the next hole, then parred out to win again.


1936 Masters Tournament
Cooper led after each of the first three rounds in an attempt to become the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters; that occurred at the 1941 edition, won by Craig Wood. After three rounds under par, Cooper shot 76 (+4) in the final round on Monday afternoon, with his bogey on the 17th hole proving decisive.


1936 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Armour (3,10), Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Johnny Goodman (9,a), Walter Hagen (3,5,7,8), Bobby Jones (2,3,4), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr. (5,7,8), Gene Sarazen (5,7,8), George Sargent


1936 Masters Tournament, Field
Ky Laffoon (8), Henry Picard (7,8), Johnny Revolta (7,10), Paul Runyan (7,8), Horton Smith (7,8), Craig Wood (7,8)


1936 Masters Tournament, Field
Bobby Cruickshank (8), Johnny Dawson (a), Leo Diegel, Ed Dudley (8), Al Espinosa (8), Vic Ghezzi (8), Jimmy Hines, Ray Mangrum (8), Jug McSpaden, Byron Nelson, Joe Turnesa, Charlie Yates (a)


1936 Masters Tournament, Field
Herman Barron, Harry Cooper, Vincent Eldred, Bill Kaiser, Butch Krueger, Gene Kunes, Ted Luther, Dick Metz, Jimmy Thomson, Ted Turner, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous (10)


1936 Masters Tournament, Field
Chin Sei-Sui, Jules Huot, Joe Kirkwood Sr., Robert Sweeny Jr. (a), Toichira Toda


1936 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Rain on Sunday postponed the final two rounds to Monday.


1936 Memorial Cup
The 1936 Memorial Cup final was the 18th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions West Toronto Nationals of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Saskatoon Wesleys of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-three series, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, West Toronto won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating  Saskatoon 2 games to 0.


1936 Memorial Cup, Winning roster
Bert Conacher, Roy Conacher, Bucky Crawford, D. Fritz, Carl Gamble, Ginger Hall, Red Heron, Bill Jennings, Bob Laurent, F. Murray, Peanut O'Flaherty, Ted Robertson, Gord Shill, Bill Thomson. Coach: Hap Day


1936 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1936 Open Championship featured the defending open champion F. D. Amr Bey of Egypt being challenged by Jim Dear the professional champion. The first leg was held at the Royal Automobile Club on 16 November. Bey from the Bath Club won the first leg three games to two, despite some criticism over his use of the shot against the back wall to continue a rally, it was felt that he used this shot too much. The second leg took place at Bey's home Bath Club on 23 November. Bey won his fourth consecutive Open Championship title by clinching the second leg three games to one.


1936 Mercer Bears football team
The 1936 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of both the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record.


1936 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship
The 1936 season was the seventh completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Mestaruussarja.


1936 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship, Overview
The 1936 Mestaruussarja  was contested by 8 teams, with HJK Helsinki winning the championship. VPS Vaasa and Drott Pietarsaari were relegated to the second tier which was known as the Suomensarja.


1936 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1936 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1936 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Moore Park in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Irl Tubbs, in his second and final year as head coach for the Hurricanes.


1936 Miami Redskins football team
The 1936 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1936 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Frank Wilton, Miami compiled a 7–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents) and tied with Ohio for the BAA championship.


1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team
The 1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1936 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 6–2 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 76 to 53. Christopher Wilson was the team captain. The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.


1936 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1936 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1936 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–1–2 record, outscored their opponents by a total of 143 to 40, and won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 21 to 7 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Carnegie Tech (7-0), Kansas (41-0), and Arizona (7-0) and tied Boston College (13-13). The team's only loss was to Marquette by a 13 to 7 score.


1936 Michigan State Spartans football team
Key players included halfbacks John Pingel, Al Agett, and Steve Sebo, fullbacks Art Brandstatter Sr. and George Kovacich, quarterback Charley Halbert, end Milton Lenhardt, and guard Norman Olman.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team  was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1936 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Harry Kipke, the Wolverines compiled a 1–7 record (0–5 against Big Ten opponents), finished last in the Big Ten, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 127 to 36. They ranked 127th of 131 teams in major college football with an average of 4.5 points scored per game.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team
Prior to 1936, the Wolverines had lost three consecutive games to the same team only once – to Ohio State from 1919 to 1921. However, in 1936, they lost their third consecutive games against four opponents – Michigan State, Minnesota, Illinois, and Ohio State. Three of Michigan's losses were to teams ranked in the top 10 in the season's final AP Poll: No. 1 Minnesota, No. 7 Northwestern, and No. 10 Penn. Michigan's only victory in 1936 was a 13–0 shutout against Columbia on October 24.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team
Senior end Matt Patanelli was the team captain. He was also selected as the team's most valuable player and was recognized on both the 1936 All-Big Ten Conference football team (second-team honors from the United Press) and the 1936 College Football All-America Team (second-team honors from the Central Press Association and third-team honors from the Associated Press). Fullback Cedric Sweet was the team's leading scorer with four touchdowns for 24 of Michigan's 36 points scored.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Michigan State
On October 3, 1936, Michigan opened its season with a 21–7 loss to Michigan State at Michigan Stadium. The crowd was reported in the press to be 55,000 spectators, "[t]he largest crowd that ever witnessed a State-Michigan contest." The defeat was the third in a row for Michigan against Charlie Bachman's Spartans. Michigan State scored first on a 26-yard end-around by Frank Gaines. Fullback Cedric Sweet evened the score a short time later with Michigan's touchdown; Chris Everhardus kicked the extra point.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 1: Michigan State
The first half ended in a 7–7 tie, but in the second half, Michigan State coach Charlie Bachman substituted sophomore halfback, John Pingel, into the game. The Free Press described Pingel as "the best football player on the field." He scored on a 12-yard run in the third quarter. Al Agett added a third Spartan touchdown on a 26-yard end-around in the fourth quarter.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Indiana
On October 10, 1936, Michigan lost to Indiana by a 14–3 score before a crowd of approximately 15,000 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan took a 3–0 lead halfway through the first quarter when Chris Everhardus kicked a field goal from the ball's placement on the 16-yard line. On the first play of the second quarter, Indiana tackle Dal Sasso hit Michigan ball carrier Edward Stanton, the ball popped loose, and Sasso ran 36 yards for a touchdown. Sasso's score was only the second touchdown ever scored by the Hoosiers since Indiana and Michigan first met in 1900.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 2: Indiana
Later in the second quarter, Indiana partially blocked a punt and then scored a second touchdown on a pass from Huffman to Kenderdine. Neither team scored in the second half. The game was close statistically with Indiana tallying 129 rushing yards and 26 passing yards to Michigan's 116 rushing yards and 21 passing yards.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Minnesota
On October 17, 1936, Michigan lost at Minneapolis by a 26–0 score in a contest with Bernie Bierman's Minnesota Golden Gophers. Minnesota's ground attack led by backs Andy Uram, Vic Spadaccini, Wilbur Moore, and Bud Wilkinson (supported by All-American tackle Ed Widseth) tallied 286 rushing yards to 43 rushing yards for Michigan. Moore also scored on a 60-yard interception return. The victory was the 20th consecutive victory for the Golden Gophers and their third consecutive victory over the Wolverines. The attendance at the game was 48,000.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Minnesota
The Minneapolis Tribune praised the efforts of Michigan end Matt Patanelli: "Patanelli was a heroic figure in Michigan's defeat. The Wolverines' captain turned in one of the greatest exhibitions of end play ever witnessed at Memorial stadium . . . Patanelli seemed to be everywhere on defense, plugging up holes here and there and contributing the deadliest tackling imaginable."


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 3: at Minnesota
Minnesota finished the season ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 4: Columbia
On October 24, 1936, Michigan won its first and only game of the season, defeating Lou Little's Columbia Lions by a 13–0 score before a crowd of approximately 20,000 at Michigan Stadium. Fullback Cedric Sweet scored Michigan's first touchdown on an 11-yard run in the second quarter, and Wally Hook kicked the extra point. Stark Ritchie intercepted a Columbia pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 32 yards for Michigan's second touchdown. The Detroit Free Press credited Michigan's line, including center Joe Rinaldi, with the victory and with stopping Columbia's halfback, Sid Luckman, who was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. The Wolverines out-gained the Lions with 283 total yards to 163 yards.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: Illinois
On October 31, 1936, Michigan lost to Illinois by a 9–6 score before a homecoming crowd estimated at 35,000 at Michigan Stadium. It was the third consecutive victory for the Fighting Illini over the Wolverines. Michigan dominated the game statistically with 237 total yards to 66 for Illinois and 13 first downs to two for Illinois.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 5: Illinois
However, Illinois capitalized on Michigan turnovers in the second quarter—kicking a field goal following a Cedric Sweet fumble at Michigan's 10-yard line, then scoring a touchdown after blocking a Cedric Sweet punt at Michigan's 15-yard line and recovering the loose ball in Michigan's end zone. Illinois played a conservative defensive game as Illinois coach Robert Zuppke utilized an old-fashioned defensive formation consisting of a seven-man line with four backs in a diamond formation. Michigan was unable to score until Cedric Sweet ran eight yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Penn
On November 7, 1936, Michigan lost to Penn by a 27–7 score before an estimated crowd of 40,000 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The defeat snapped a 10-year streak during which Michigan had not lost an intersectional football game. Cedric Sweet scored Michigan's only touchdown on a one-yard run, and George Marzonie kicked the extra point. Penn out-gained Michigan by 212 rushing yards to 98 and 34 passing yards to 0. Harvey Harman's 1936 Penn Quakers finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 7: Northwestern
On November 14, 1936, Michigan lost by a 9–0 score to an undefeated Northwestern team that was ranked No. 1 in that week's AP Poll. The game was played at Michigan Stadium before a crowd estimated in the press at 40,000. Northwestern out-gained Michigan by 299 yards to 61. Northwestern's Steve Toth kicked a field goal in the second period and scored a touchdown in the fourth. A field goal attempt by Michigan guard George Marzonie in the third quarter fell short by less than a yard. Despite the loss, Tod Rockwell wrote in the Detroit Free Press: "[T]he Wolverines were a vastly improved team today. Michigan showed unexpected power, great tackling and had it pounced on breaks as of old, it might have won the game with plenty to spare."


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Week 8: at Ohio State
On November 21, 1936, Michigan lost its annual rivalry game to Ohio State by a 21–0 score before a homecoming crowd of 56,202 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Led by Cedric Sweet and Stark Ritchie, Michigan opened the game with a 63-yard drive to the four-yard line but were unable to score. Tod Rockwell in the Detroit Free Press wrote that, after the opening drive, "the Wolverine attack seemed to fold as quickly as it developed." In the second quarter, the Buckeyes scored on a touchdown pass from Tippy Dye to Frank Cumiskey to take a 6–0 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Buckeyes scored again on a shovel pass from Dye to Robb. The Buckeyes added a field goal and a final touchdown on a 10-yard run by Wasylik. Ohio State out-gained Michigan by 341 yards to 117 yards.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
After the season, senior end Matt Patanelli was selected as the team's most valuable player. He was also selected by the United Press as a second-team player on the 1936 All-Big Ten Conference football team. He was also honored on the 1936 College Football All-America Team, receiving second-team honors from the Central Press Association and third-team honors from the Associated Press).


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
In December 1936, unhappiness with the team's performance was widespread, and the press reported that the school was intent on making sweeping changes and that chances were remote for the return of head coach Harry Kipke. In January 1937, in what was described in the press as "a compromise shakeup", the university fired Franklin Cappon as the team's line coach and assistant athletic director but retained Kipke as head coach for the 1937 season. The press reported that Kipke's retention was in part due to the failure to find a suitable replacement following a careful search. Cappon's dismissal was viewed as a victory for Kipke who had broken relations during the 1936 season. Bennie Oosterbaan and Wally Weber also retained their positions as assistant coaches responsible for the team's ends and backfield players.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Varsity letter winners
The following 27 players won varsity letters for their participation in the 1936 football team. Players who started at least half of Michigan's games are shown in bold.


1936 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Reserves
The following players received "minor awards" for their participation as varsity reserves on the 1936 football team.


1936 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 1936 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Frank Murphy defeated incumbent Republican Frank Fitzgerald with 51.02% of the vote.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane
The 1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane (also referred to as 1936 Outer Banks hurricane) was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1936 Atlantic hurricane season, paralleling areas of the United States East Coast in September 1936. The thirteenth tropical cyclone and eighth hurricane of the year, the storm formed from a tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic Ocean on September 9. Peaking as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale, the hurricane abruptly recurved out to sea near Virginia on September 18 without ever making landfall and transitioned into a hurricane-strength extratropical cyclone early the next day.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
On September 9, ships observed signs of a potentially developing tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic Ocean. The first reports of such convective activity in the area were relayed by the S.S. West Selene at 00:00 UTC that day. Based on this report, tropical cyclogenesis was estimated to have completed by 06:00 UTC on September 8; a reanalysis of the storm conducted in 2012 did not find any justification to alter the date in HURDAT, and as such the initial date of formation remained unchanged.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
The tropical depression was quick to intensify, and was analyzed to have attained tropical storm strength by 18:00 UTC later that day. At the time, the system was tracking northwestward. The following day, ships continued to report rough seas generated by the storm approximately 250 mi (400 km) east of the Lesser Antilles. On September 10, westerly winds south of the storm's estimated position were reported, confirming the existence of a closed circulation center and justifying the system's classification as a fully-tropical cyclone. Gradual intensification continued, and at 00:00 UTC on September 12, it is estimated that the tropical storm intensified to hurricane intensity. At roughly the same time, the hurricane also began to track a more northerly course.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
Moving through favorable conditions for tropical cyclone development, intensification continued, and it is estimated that the hurricane reached an intensity equivalent to that of a modern-day Category 2 hurricane by 12:00 UTC on September 14. In addition, the storm began to curve back towards the northwest – a course which would continue up until the cyclone's closest approach to the United States. Later that day, intensification began to quicken as the hurricane expanded in size.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
Despite a much higher intensity suggested by the storm's estimated strength at the time, the lowest recorded barometric pressure that day was only 998 mbar (hPa; 29.74 inHg). The hurricane attained modern-day Category 3 hurricane by 12:00 UTC the next day, classifying it as a major hurricane. Shortly after, the storm reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h); this intensity would be maintained for at least the following 18 hours.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
On the morning of September 16, it was estimated that winds of at least force 6 on the Beaufort scale spanned an area up to 1,000 mi (1,600 km) in diameter, making it one of the largest documented tropical cyclones at the time. Over the next day, the hurricane gradually weakened as it approached the United States East Coast. On September 18, the storm began to parallel the East Coast of the United States.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
At 06:00 UTC that day, it was estimated that the hurricane had a minimum central pressure of 962 mbar (hPa; 28.41 inHg) based on observations recorded by two ships within the radius of maximum winds; this would be the lowest pressure listed in the storm's HURDAT entry. It was estimated that the hurricane made its closest approach to the United States at 10:00 UTC that day when it was 50 mi (85 km) off of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
At the time, the tropical cyclone was the equivalent of a modern-day Category 2 hurricane with maximum winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 964 mbar (hPa; 28.47 inHg). The hurricane passed roughly the same distance from the Virginia coastline before abruptly recurving off to sea.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
As it began to recurve away from the Eastern Seaboard, the hurricane continued to weaken. The tropical cyclone was analyzed to have weakened to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale by 18:00 UTC on September 18. Due to its continued progression towards more northerly latitudes, the hurricane began to transition into an extratropical cyclone — a process which was completed by 12:00 UTC on September 19. Afterwards, the transitioned cyclone began to trek eastward. The extratropical system retained winds equivalent to that of a hurricane until after 00:00 UTC on September 22.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Meteorological history
For reasons which remain unclear, the cyclone drastically slowed in forward speed and began heading towards the north until September 25, by which time the storm resumed its easterly bearing. The system was estimated to have dissipated by 18:00 UTC that day, as the low-pressure area became extremely large and broad in its circulation.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Preparations
On September 16, the United States Weather Bureau cautioned ships in the path of the hurricane, stating that the storm was the "most intense" of the year. As the hurricane neared the U.S. coast, storm warnings were issued for coastal regions between Southport, North Carolina and the Virginia Capes on September 17. Shortly after, northwest storm warnings were issued for portions of the North Carolina coast south of Beaufort. Later that day, storm warnings between Beaufort, North Carolina and Manteo were upgraded to hurricane warnings; these warnings were later extended to include areas between Beaufort and Wilmington, North Carolina.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Preparations
Later that day, northeast storm warnings were extended northward to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Following the extratropical transition of the hurricane, all warnings north of the Virginia Capes to Sandy Hook, New Jersey were changed to whole gale warnings on September 18; these warnings were later extended northward to Provincetown, Massachusetts. All warnings were discontinued by the time the extratropical storm moved out of the area.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Preparations
Prior to the storm, the American Red Cross and other local relief agencies began preparations for a potential emergency in the aftermath of the hurricane. The United States Coast Guard dispatched ten cutters to the southern U.S. Atlantic coast to monitor and prepare to render aid to other ships in the path of the approaching hurricane.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Impact, Atlantic Ocean
While in the central Atlantic, the Norwegian steamship Torvangen was struck by turbulent seas caused by the hurricane 500 mi (800 km) north of Puerto Rico, disabling the ship's rudder and forcing water into the Torvanger's holds. Though no distress call was relayed by the steamer, the steamship Noravind was dispatched to assist the crew of the slowly capsizing ship. The United States Coast Guard cutter Unalaga and the Panamanian steamship F.J. Wolfe were also dispatched to assess the situation. After temporary impromptu repairs were made, the Torvangen was escorted to Bermuda.


1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane, Impact, Nova Scotia
Passing south of Nova Scotia from September 21–22, the extratropical remnants of the hurricane caused heavy rainfall. Precipitation peaked at 7 in (180 mm). In Kentville, the rains heavily reduced visibility, leading to a car accident; three people were injured as a result. In the Annapolis Valley, the rains caused thousands of dollars in damage to grain crops. However, apple crops in the region were unaffected. Floodwaters caused Wrights River Lake in Antigonish to overflow its banks. A person attempting to swim in the lake later drowned. In Liver Pool, the rains disrupted communication networks and flooded gardens and cellars. Rivers overflowed their banks in Truro, flooding flats. Numerous roads in the province were flooded and washed out. In Shelburne, roads were inundated under 3 ft (1 m) of water.


1936 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team
The 1936 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Johnny Floyd, Middle Tennessee compiled a 7–1 record and finished as SIAA co-champion.


1936 Milan–San Remo
The 1936 Milan–San Remo was the 29th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1936. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Angelo Varetto.


1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1936 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 203 to 32. The team was named national champion by eight NCAA-designated major selectors in Associated Press, Billingsley Report, Dickinson System, Dunkel System, 	Helms Athletic Foundation, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, and Poling System. This marked the third consecutive year the team was selected as national champion.


1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Tackle Ed Widseth was named an All-American by Collier's/Grantland Rice, Associated Press, INS, NEA, New York Sun, Look Magazine, New York Morning Telegram, Hearst, United Press International and Paramount News. Widseth and halfback Andy Uram were named All-Big Ten first team.


1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 247,653, which averaged to 49,531. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.


1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Farmer–Labor Party candidate Elmer Austin Benson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Martin A. Nelson. The Democrats did not field a candidate.


1936 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1936 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party candidate Gottfrid Lindsten defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Arthur E. Nelson and Minnesota Democratic Party candidate A. C. Knudson.


1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team
The 1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1936 college football season. Led by second-year coach Ralph Sasse, the Maroons finished 7–3–1 and played in the Orange Bowl.


1936 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team
The 1936 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.


1936 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1936 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Six Conference (Big 6) during the 1936 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–1–1 against Big 6 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 6, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 107 to 74. Don Faurot was the head coach for the second of 19 seasons. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.


1936 Missouri Tigers football team
The team's leading scorer was Jack Frye with 36 points.


1936 Missouri gubernatorial election
The 1936 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Lloyd C. Stark, over the Republican nominee, former Missouri Attorney General Jesse W. Barrett, and several other candidates representing minor parties.


1936 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1936 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic incumbent Frank Gaines Harris defeated Republican nominee Manvel H. Davis with 59.80% of the vote.


1936 Mitropa Cup
The 1936 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Austria Vienna who defeated the previous champions Sparta Prague 1–0 on aggregate in the final. It was Austria Vienna's second victory in the competition, having previously won the competition in 1933. The two legs of the final were played on 6 September and 13 September.


1936 Mitropa Cup
This was the tenth edition of the tournament, and the first edition in which Swiss clubs competed.


1936 Miyagi earthquake
The 1936 Miyagi earthquake occurred on November 3 at 05:45 local time with a magnitude Ms 7.2, or MJMA 7.4. The epicenter was located off the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Four people were injured. Building damage was reported. In Isobe (磯部) village, nowadays part of Sōma, Fukushima, a small market building collapsed. A tsunami was recorded.


1936 Miyagi earthquake
This was one of the recurring interplate earthquakes at the offshore Miyagi with a recurrence interval of about 37 years. Although not officially named by the Japanese Meteorological Agency, in Japanese, this earthquake is commonly known as 1936年宮城県沖地震 (Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Miyagi-ken-oki Jishin) or 1936年金華山沖地震 (Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Kinkasan-oki Jishin).


1936 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1936 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit de Monaco on 13 April 1936.


1936 Monaco Grand Prix
Heavy rain contributed to a series of accidents, while a broken oil line on the Alfa Romeo of Mario Tadini led to so many wrecks in the chicane out of the tunnel it was almost impassable. The Mercedes-Benzes of Louis Chiron, Luigi Fagioli, and Manfred von Brauchitsch, as well as Bernd Rosemeyer's Typ C of newcomer Auto Union, were all eliminated. Tazio Nuvolari in the Alfa Romeo 8C benefitted from the chaos, only to suffer brake fade, and Rudolf Caracciola, proving the truth of his nickname, Regenmeister (Rainmaster), went on to win for Mercedes. He was followed by Achille Varzi and Hans Stuck, both for Auto Union.


1936 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1936 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1936 college football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Doug Fessenden, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3, 1–3 PCC).


1936 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1936 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1936 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Croft, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against RMC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 119 to 70. Bill Stebbins was the team captain, and Alan Oliver won the most valuable player award.


1936 Montana gubernatorial election
The 1936 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Governor of Montana Elmer Holt, who became governor in 1935 upon the death of Frank Henry Cooney, ran for re-election. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by a number of challengers, and was narrowly defeated for renomination by United States Congressman Roy E. Ayers of Montana's 2nd congressional district. Ayers advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank A. Hazelbaker, the former Lieutenant Governor of Montana and the Republican nominee. Following a close election, Ayers narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win what would be his first and only term as governor.


1936 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1936 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Hunk Anderson, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–2–1 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 84 to 79.


1936 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1936 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of three major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse and College Humor Magazine.


1936 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
The 1936 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at Kiputh Pool at Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut as part of the 13th annual NCAA swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.


1936 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Only individual championships were officially contested during the first thirteen-NCAA sponsored swimming and diving championships. This was the last year of keeping unofficial team standings before the team championship was awarded for the first time the following year.


1936 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Michigan are acknowledged as this year's unofficial team champions, the seventh such title for the Wolverines. Michigan would go on to capture the first official team title in 1937.


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships
The 1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 15th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1936. The University of Southern California won the team championship. Athletes from 32 universities and colleges participated in the event.


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships
For the second consecutive year, Ohio State's Jesse Owens won championships in four individual events—the 100-meter sprint, the 200-meter sprint, the 220-yard low hurdles and the broad jump (now called the long jump). Owens accounted for more than half of Ohio State's points (40 of 73) in the team scoring. Owens also set a new world record in the 100-meter sprint at the meet.


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships
California's Archie Williams set a world record (46.1) in the 400-meter heats; he won the final in 47.0. USC's Kenneth Carpenter won the discus throw with a toss of 173 feet (52.72 m), which was a new American record and surpassed Harald Andersson's official world record by more than a foot; however, it was inferior to new records by Andersson and Willy Schröder that were still pending official ratification. Javelin thrower Alton Terry of Hardin-Simmons also broke the American record in his specialty.


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Team scoring
1. University of Southern California - 103⅓ points2. Ohio State - 73 points3. Indiana - 42 points4. Stanford - 32 points5. Michigan - 23 points6. Wisconsin - 18 points7. California - 17 points8. Nebraska - 16 points8. Rice - 16 points10. Notre Dame - 14 points


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
100-meter dash  1. Jesse Owens, Ohio State - 10.2 seconds (new world record)2. Foy Draper, USC3. Sam Stoller, Michigan4. Adrian Talley, USC5. Harvey Wallender, Texas6. George Boone, USC


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
110-meter high hurdles1. Forrest Towns, Georgia - 14.3 seconds2. Dan Caldemeyer, Indiana3. Sam Klopstock, Stanford4. Roy Staley, USC5. Dick Kearns, Colorado6. Jack Kellner, Wisconsin


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
200-meter dash 1. Jesse Owens, Ohio State - 21.3 seconds2. Harvey Wallender, Texas3. Foy Draper, USC4. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford5. Herschel Neil, Northwest (Missouri) State Teachers6. Clark Crane, USC


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
220-yard low hurdles 1. Jesse Owens, Ohio State - 23.1 seconds2. Don Elser, Notre Dame3. Ben Willis, Kentucky4. Jack Patterson, Rice5. Dick Kearns, Colorado6. Leland Lafond, USC


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
400-meter hurdles1. Bob Osgood, Michigan - 53.4 seconds2. Herman Nelson, Oklahoma3. Jack Patterson, Rice4. Loren Benke, Washington State5. Ben Stout, Ball (Ind.) State Teachers6. Dell Fishback, California


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
400-meter run1. Archie Williams, California - 47.0 seconds2. Al Fitch, USC3. Harold Smallwood, USC4. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford5. Ray Ellinwood, Chicago6. James Cassin, USC


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
800-meter run 1. Charles Beetham, Ohio State - 1:53.02. Ross Bush, USC3. Marmaduke Hobbs, Indiana4. Joe McGrath, Notre Dame5. George O'Brien, Ohio State6. Louis Brothers, Rice


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
1500-meter run 1. Archie San Romani - Emporia (Kansas) State Teachers - 3:53.0 (new meeting record)2. Chuck Fenske, Wisconsin3. Don Lash, Indiana4. Clayton Brailsford, Michigan5. Ivan Mothershead, Virginia Polytechnic6. Tom Sexton, Ohio State


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Track events
5000-meter run 1. Don Lash, Indiana - 14:58.5 (new meeting record)2. Tom Deckard, Indiana3. Ken Waite, Michigan State4. Jim Smith, Indiana5. Paul Benner, Ohio State6. Fred Lantz, USC


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Field events
Broad jump 1. Jesse Owens, Ohio State - 25 feet, 10 7⁄8 inches2. Kermit King, Pittsburg (Kansas) State Teachers3. George Boone, USC4. Donald Skinner, USC5. Clark Crane, USC6. Richard Brunton, Illinois


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Field events
High jump 1. Dave Albritton, Ohio State - 6 feet, 6 1⁄8 inches1. Mel Walker, Ohio State - 6 feet, 6 1⁄8 inches3. Al Threadgill, Temple4. Gil Cruter, Colorado4. Delos Thurber, USC4. Jack Vickery, Texas


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Field events
Hop, step and jump1. Herschel Neil, Northwest Missouri Teacher - 48 feet, 5 1⁄8 inches (new meeting record)2. Lloyd Cardwell, Nebraska3. George Boone, USC4. Ken Cole, Southern Illinois5. Fran Dittrich, Michigan State6. Kermit King, Pittsburg (Kansas) State Teachers


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Field events
Pole vault 1. Earle Meadows, USC - 14 feet, 1 3⁄4 inches1. William Sefton, USC - 14 feet, 1 3⁄4 inches3. Albert Haller, Wisconsin3. David Weichert, Rice5. Loring Day, USC5. John Hooker, USC


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Field events
Discus throw 1. Kenneth Carpenter, USC - 173 feet (new American record; exceeded officially listed world record)2. Phil Levy, Stanford3. Paul Halleck, Ohio State4. Jess Petty, Rice5. Widmer Etchells, Michigan6. John Townsend, Michigan


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Field events
Javelin 1. Alton Terry, Hardin-Simmons - 226 feet, 2 3⁄4 inches (new American record)2. Ward Cuff, Marquette3. Jack Thornley, Utah4. Don Johnson, Idaho5. Tex Milner, USC6. Lawrence Minsky, Iowa State


1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships, Field events
Shot put 1. James Reynolds, Stanford - 50 feet, 3 1⁄2 inches2. Sam Francis, Nebraska3. George Mackey, California4. Irwin Rubow, Wisconsin5. Don Elser, Notre Dame6. Clarence Schleimer, USC


1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships
The 1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships involved eleven teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college wrestling national champion, and each wrestler competed for individual championships. The 9th edition of the tournament began on March 20, 1936, and concluded on March 21. Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia hosted the tournament at Doremus Gymnasium.


1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships
The Oklahoma Sooners ended the streak of eight consecutive team championships of their Bedlam rivals the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys to claim their first team title. Oklahoma A&M finished in a second place tie with the Central State Bronchos.


1936 NCAA baseball season
The 1936 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1936. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947.


1936 NCAA baseball season, Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1936 season.


1936 NCAA football rankings
One human poll comprised the 1936 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The Coaches' Poll began operation in 1950; in addition, the AP Poll did not begin conducting preseason polls until that same year. 1936 was the first year of operation for the AP Poll.


1936 NCAA football rankings, AP Poll
The final AP Poll was released on November 30, at the end of the 1936 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.


1936 NFL Championship Game
The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the fourth championship game played in the National Football League (NFL). It took place on December 13 at Polo Grounds in New York City, making it the first NFL title game held on a neutral field.


1936 NFL Championship Game
The Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins (7–5) were the host team, but their owner George Preston Marshall moved the game out of Fenway Park to New York due to apathy and low support in Boston. Several days after the game, he announced plans to move the team to his hometown of Washington, D.C. for the following season.


1936 NFL Championship Game
This was the first championship game for both the Redskins and the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (10–1–1), who were favored. The Packers won 21–6 for their fourth NFL title, all under longtime head coach Curly Lambeau. Green Bay won league championships awarded by league standing in 1929, 1930, and 1931.


1936 NFL Championship Game, Officials
The NFL had only four game officials in 1936; the back judge was added in 1947, the line judge in 1965, and the side judge in 1978.


1936 NFL Championship Game, Players' shares
Each player on the winning Packer team received about $250, while Redskins received about $180 each.


1936 NFL Draft
The 1936 National Football League Draft was the first draft of the National Football League (NFL). It took place on February 8, 1936, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The draft was instituted in an effort to end bidding wars among the league's teams by the arbitrary assignment of negotiating rights to amateur players. It was haphazardly decided that the last place team from the previous season would get the first selection, and the process would continue in reverse order of the standings. Under this structure the Philadelphia Eagles, who finished 1935 at 2–9, would select first.


1936 NFL Draft
This was the only draft to have nine rounds; the number increased to ten for the 1937 draft. The first player ever drafted, Jay Berwanger, who had previously been awarded the initial Heisman Trophy, never played in the NFL. His rights were traded by the Philadelphia Eagles to the Chicago Bears, as the Eagles felt they would be unable to meet Berwanger's reported demand of $1000 per game. The Eagles received tackle Art Buss from the Bears in exchange for Berwanger's rights. George Halas was unable to convince Berwanger to sign with the Bears. After this, Berwanger got a job in rubber sales. Riley Smith, the second pick, was the first player drafted to play in the NFL.


1936 NFL Draft, Breakdown of players selected
The following is the breakdown of the 81 players selected:


1936 NFL season
The 1936 NFL season was the 17th regular season of the National Football League. For the first time since the league was founded, there were no team transactions; neither a club folded nor did a new one join the NFL. 1936 was the third season of the NFL's 12-year ban on black players. 1936 was also the first year in which all league teams played the same number of games. Since this season, the number of scheduled regular season games per team has been:


1936 NFL season
The season ended when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Boston Redskins in the NFL Championship Game. For the only time in NFL history, the team with the home field advantage declined to play at their own stadium and instead elected to play at a neutral site. Due to poor attendance in Boston, the Redskins moved the game from Boston to the Polo Grounds in New York City.


1936 NFL season, Draft
The 1936 NFL Draft, the first ever draft held by the NFL, was held on February 8, 1936 at Philadelphia's Ritz-Carlton Hotel. With the first pick, the Philadelphia Eagles selected halfback Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago.


1936 NFL season, Division races
In the Western Division, the Bears reached 6–0–0 and the Packers 5–1–0 midway through the 12 game season, the Packers only loss having been 30–3 to Chicago. On November 1, Green Bay beat the Bears 21–10 to give both teams a 6–1–0 record. Both teams continued to win, and both were 9–1–0 as Thanksgiving approached. The Bears lost their last two games, while Green Bay lost neither, putting the Packers into the title game.


1936 NFL season, Division races
In the Eastern Division, the Pittsburgh Pirates were at 6–5–0, and the Boston Redskins at 5–5–0, when they met on November 29 in Boston before a crowd of only 7,000. The Pirates lost, 30–0, falling to 6–6–0, and could only hope that 6–5–0 Boston would do the same in their last game; instead, the Redskins won at New York, 14–0 before 18,000. Since the Eastern winner had the right to host the '36 title game, George Preston Marshall spurned Boston to play the championship game at New York as well, where 29,545 turned out. Marshall would move the Redskins to Washington for 1937.


1936 NFL season, Final standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1936 NFL season, NFL Championship Game
Green Bay 21, Boston 6, at Polo Grounds, New York City, December 13, 1936


1936 NFL season, Stadium changes
The Philadelphia Eagles moved from the Baker Bowl to Philadelphia Municipal Stadium


1936 NSWRFL season
The 1936 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-ninth season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league football club competition, Australia’s first. Nine teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season, which lasted from April until September, and culminated in Eastern Suburbs’ victory over Balmain in the final.


1936 NSWRFL season, Season summary
In round 14 of the University club ended a losing streak which had begun round 2, 1934 and marked the most consecutive losses in NSWRL/NRL premiership history at 42. Eastern Suburbs went through 1936 undefeated – a feat achieved by teams in only five other seasons before or since.


1936 NSWRFL season, Season summary
The first premiership game of Rugby League at Henson Park was played on 1 April 1936, when Newtown defeated University 20–0.


1936 NSWRFL season, Season summary
For the first time since 1919 and only the second since the competition began South Sydney lost more games than it won.


1936 NSWRFL season, Season summary, Teams
2nd seasonGround: Belmore Sports Ground Coach: Frank BurgeCaptain: Alan Brady


1936 NSWRFL season, Season summary, Teams
16th seasonGround: Earl ParkCoach: Arthur Justice / Eddie Root Captain: Eddie Root


1936 NSWRFL season, Finals
In the two semi finals, the top two ranked teams Eastern Suburbs and Balmain beat their lower-ranked opponents North Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown. Eastern Suburbs and Balmain then played off for the premiership in the Final.


1936 NSWRFL season, Finals, Premiership Final
In front of a crowd of 14,395 at the Sydney Cricket Ground Easts were vying for back-to-back premierships and took on Balmain.


1936 NSWRFL season, Finals, Premiership Final
The match, officiated by referee Lal Deane was tight in the first half with a scoreline favouring Easts 8–6 at the break. In the second half Easts ran away with the game, scoring eight tries all up to Balmain's two.