1935 Claxton Shield

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Australia Interstate Baseball Carnival
1935
Tournament information
Date3 – 10 August
Host(s) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, VIC
Teams3
Defending championsFlag of South Australia.svg  South Australia
Final positions
ChampionFlag of South Australia.svg  South Australia (2nd title)
1st runner-upFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales
2nd runner-upFlag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria
  1934
1936  

The 1935 Claxton Shield was the second annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at the Albert Ground and the Melbourne Cricket Ground [1] in Melbourne from 3 to 10 August, and was won by South Australia for the second time in a row. [2] The other participating teams were New South Wales and hosts Victoria. [3]

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Format

As had been the case in the 1934 tournament, each team met each other team twice over the course of the week. In each game, two competition points were on offer to the teams. The points were awarded as follows:

At the end of the tournament, the team with the most points was declared the winner, and awarded the Claxton Shield. [4] Had there been a tie between New South Wales and Victoria for first place, they would have been declared joint winners. However had South Australia been involved in a tie for first, they would have retained the Shield. [5]

Results

 1935 Claxton Shield Champions 
Flag of South Australia.svg
South Australia
2nd title
TeamPointsWinsTiesLosses
Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia 5211
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 422
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 3112
3 August 1935 New South Wales  Flag of New South Wales.svg1 – 4 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Ground
3 August 1935 Victoria  Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg0 – 5 Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Ground

6 August 1935 South Australia  Flag of South Australia.svg3 – 0 Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Cricket Ground

8 August 1935 New South Wales  Flag of New South Wales.svg13 – 1 Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Cricket Ground

10 August 1935 Victoria  Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg1 – 2 (F/11)Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Cricket Ground
10 August 1935 South Australia  Flag of South Australia.svg0 – 0 (F/15)Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Cricket Ground

References

  1. "Baseball Carnival—Umpires Appointed". The Argus . Melbourne, VIC. 2 August 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. Clark 2003, pp.52–3
  3. Harris 2009, p.26
  4. "Baseball Championship—Won By South Australia". The Argus . Melbourne, VIC. 12 August 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. "Carnival Baseball—Finals To-Day". The Argus . Melbourne, VIC. 10 August 1935. p. 28. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

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