1938 in sports
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1938 in sportsdescribes the year's events in world sport.
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 8thFIS Alpine World Ski Championshipsare held atEngelberg,Switzerland. The events are adownhill,aslalomand acombinedrace in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:
- Men's downhill–James Couttet(France)
- Men's slalom –Rudolf Rominger(Switzerland)
- Men's combined –Emile Allais(France)
- Women's downhill –Lisa Resch(Germany)
- Women's slalom –Christl Cranz(Germany)
- Women's combined –Christl Cranz(Germany)
- NFL Championship– theNew York Giantswon 23–17 over theGreen Bay Packersat the Polo Grounds
- FirstHigh School Oil Bowlis played.
World Cup
- 1938 World Cupheld in France –Italyretain their title, beatingHungary4–2 in thefinal.
England
- First Division–Arsenalwin the1937–38title
- FA Cup–Preston North EndbeatHuddersfield Town1-0
Spain
- La Liga– not contested due to theSpanish Civil War
Germany
Italy
- Serie Awon byAmbrosiana-Inter
Portugal
France
Scotland
- First Divisionwon byCelticfor the 21st time
- 27 April,Scottish Cupwon byEast Fifewho beatKilmarnock4-2 in a replay after their initial match ended in a 1-1 draw
- March 3 –Glenn Cunninghambreaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
- September 4 –European Championships Marathonat Paris is won byVäinö Muinonen(Finland) in a time of 2:37:29
- TheVictorian Football Associationlegalized throwing the ball in general play, establishing its own code of Australian rules football which was distinct from the national code administered by theAustralian National Football Council.[1]It was the beginning of adecade-long schismwhich ran from 1938 until 1949.
- Victorian Football League
- 24 September –Carltonwins the 42ndVFL Premiership,defeatingCollingwood15.10 (100) to 13.7 (85) in the1938 VFL Grand Final
- Brownlow Medalawarded toDick Reynolds(Essendon)
- South Australian National Football League
- 1 October –South Adelaide23.14 (152) defeatPort Adelaide15.16 (106) in the1938 SANFL Grand Final
- Magarey Medalwon byBob Quinn(Port Adelaide)
- Western Australian National Football League
- 15 October –Claremont15.11 (101) defeatEast Fremantle11.13 (79) to win their firstWANFL premiershipin the Grand Final Replay, after the Tigers had scored 13.16 (94) to Old Easts’ 14.10 (94) in the first Grand Final on 8 October.
- Sandover Medalwon byHaydn Bunton, Sr.(Subiaco)
- World Series–New York Yankeesdefeatthe Chicago Cubs,4–0.
- Hall of Fame election– Continuing toward the goal of 10 initial inductees at the 1939 opening of the Hall, voters selectGrover Cleveland Alexander.A special committee selects organizerAlexander Cartwrightand promoterHenry Chadwick;selections of 19th century players are again postponed.
- Starting pitcherJohnny Vander Meer(Cincinnati Reds) throws back–to–backno-hitters,meaning they came in two consecutive starts, something not accomplished before or since.
- March 1 – Nankai Hawks, officially founded inJapanese Baseball League,as predecessor ofFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[citation needed]
NBL Championship
Events
- The sixthSouth American Basketball ChampionshipinLimais won byPeru.
Argentina
- Asociacion Deportiva Atenaswas founded inCordobaon April 17.[citation needed]
Events
- American boxerHenry Armstrongsimultaneously holds the welterweight, lightweight, and featherweight world titles.
Lineal world champions[2]
- World Heavyweight Championship–Joe Louis
- World Light Heavyweight Championship–John Henry Lewis
- World Middleweight Championship– vacant
- World Welterweight Championship–Barney Ross→Henry Armstrong
- World Lightweight Championship–Lou Ambers→Henry Armstrong
- World Featherweight Championship–Henry Armstrong→ vacant
- World Bantamweight Championship–Harry Jeffra→Sixto Escobar
- World Flyweight Championship–Benny Lynch→ vacant →Peter Kane
Events
- 24 August –EnglanddefeatAustraliaby an innings and 579 runs, the biggest winning margin inTest crickethistory.[3]
- County Championship– won byYorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship– won byBuckinghamshire
- Most runs –Wally Hammond3,011 @ 75.27 (HS 271)
- Most wickets –Arthur Wellard172 @ 20.29 (BB 7–59)
- England and Australia tie one Test each with two draws
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year–Hugh Bartlett,Bill Brown,Denis Compton,Kenneth Farnes,Arthur Wood
Australia
- Sheffield Shieldwon byNew South Wales
- Most runs –Don Bradman1,437 @ 89.81 (HS 246)
- Most wickets
- Bill O‘Reilly64 @ 12.25 (BB 9-41)
- Chuck Fleetwood-Smith64 @ 22.43 (BB 9–135)
India
- Bombay Pentangular–Muslims
- Ranji Trophy–HyderabadbeatNawanagarby one wicket
South Africa
- Currie Cup– not contested
New Zealand
- Plunket Shield– won byAuckland
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – won byBritish Guiana
- Gino Bartaliwins the 32nd Tour de France[4]
- Giovanni Valettiof Fréjus wins the 26th Giro d'Italia
- World Figure Skating Championships–
- Men's champion:Felix Kaspar,Austria
- Ladies' champion:Megan Taylor,Great Britain
- Pair skating champion:Maxi Herber&Ernst Baier,Germany
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament–Henry Picard
- U.S. Open–Ralph Guldahl
- British Open–Reg Whitcombe
- PGA Championship–Paul Runyan
Men's amateur
Women's professional
- In what is billed as the “Match of the Century”,Seabiscuitdefeats the USTriple Crown of Thoroughbred Racingchampion,War Admiral.
Steeplechases
Hurdle races
Flat races
- Australia –Melbourne Cupwon byCatalogue
- Canada –King's Platewon byBunty Lawless
- France –Prix de l'Arc de Triomphewon byEclair au Chocolat
- Ireland –Irish Derby Stakeswon byRosewell
- English Triple Crown Races:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- TheChicago Black Hawksdefeat theToronto Maple Leafsthree games to one in theStanley Cup Finals.
- 3rdBritish Empire Gamesheld inSydney,Australia[6]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 11thFIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938are held atLahti,Finland
The Boat Race
- 2 April —Oxfordwins the 90thOxford and Cambridge Boat Race
- 1938 European Rugby League Championship/1938–39 European Rugby League Championship
- 1938 New Zealand rugby league season
- 1938 NSWRFL season
- 1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season/1938–39 Northern Rugby Football League season
- 51stHome Nations Championshipseries is won byScotland
- TheCannon MountainAerial Tramway, the firstaerial tramwayin the United States, opens atCannon Mountain Ski Area.
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion–Ivar Ballangrud(Norway)
- Women's All-round Champion–Laila Schou Nilsen(Norway)
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship–Don Budge(USA) defeatsJohn Bromwich(Australia) 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
- Australian Women's Singles Championship–Dorothy Cheney(USA) defeatsDorothy Stevenson(Australia) 6–3, 6–2
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship–Don Budge(USA) defeatsBunny Austin(Great Britain) 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship–Helen Wills Moody(USA) defeatsHelen Jacobs(USA) 6–4, 6–0
France
- French Men's Singles Championship–Don Budge(USA) defeatsRoderich Menzel(Czechoslovakia) 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
- French Women's Singles Championship–Simonne Mathieu(France) defeatsNelly Adamson Landry(France) 6–0, 6–3
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship–Don Budge(USA) defeatsGene Mako(USA) 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1
- American Women's Singles Championship–Alice Marble(USA) defeatsNancye Wynne Bolton(Australia) 6–0, 6–3
Events
- Don Budgebecomes the first male tennis player to complete theGrand Slam in tennisof all 4 Championships.
Davis Cup
- 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge–United States3–2AustraliaatGermantown Cricket Club(grass)Philadelphia,United States
Awards
[edit]- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year–Don Budge,Tennis
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year–Patty Berg,LPGA golf
References
[edit]- ^Percy Taylor (16 February 1938). "Football experiments".The Argus.Melbourne, VIC. p. 24.
- ^Cyber Boxing Zone
- ^Test Cricket – Highest Innings Winning Margin
- ^"Cycling-Tour de France list of winners".Eurosport UK.26 August 2020.Retrieved18 February2021.
- ^"Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica".www.britannica.com.Retrieved2 January2022.
- ^"Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation".thecgf.com.Archived fromthe originalon 4 January 2022.Retrieved4 January2022.