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BASEBALL

July 10 - In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game , played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left-handed Pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth , Lou Gehrig , Jimmie Foxx , Al Simmons , and Joe Cronin consecutivley. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9-7.

St. Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers in the World Series , 4-3. Brothers Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean each won two games for the "Gas House Gang" Cardinals.

BASKETBALL

The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina .

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League

--- Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership (Richmond 19.14 (128) d South Melbourne 12.17 (89))

--- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds ( Essendon )

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

New York Giants 30-13 Chicago Bears for the 1934 NFL title.

Minnesota Golden Gophers National College Football champions.

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

FIFA World Cup - 1934 World Cup held in Italy . Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the final.

November 14 - England beat Italy 3-2 in the " Battle Of Highbury ".

England

First Division - Arsenal win the 1933-34 title.

FA Cup - Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2-1.

GOLF

SNOOKER

beats Tom Newman 25-23

GENERAL SPORTING EVENTS

10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila , Philippine Islands

BIRTHS

January 2 — Don Gambril , American swimming coach

May 3 — Henry Cooper , British boxer

June 8 — Ragnar Skanåker , Swedish pistol shooter

June 13 — Lucjan Brychczy , Polish football player

October 14 — Horacio Accavallo , Argentine flyweight boxer

DEATHS

March 23 - Sir Donald Mann , donor of the Mann Cup (b. 1853 )