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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1935 January 1 First Sugar Bowl and first Orange Bowl. [1] January 10 Charlie McGahey cricket (MCC tour of Australia 1901-02 cured his tuberculosis), dies. [1] Edwin H Flack English 800/1500m runner (Olympics-gold-1896), dies at age 60. [1] February 8 First NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of University of Chicago is first pick (by Eagles); He never plays in the NFL. [1] February 9 US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee. [1] February 26 New York Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves. [1] March 3 Neville Knox cricketer (bowled in two Tests for England 1907), dies. [1] March 6 Frank Bartell (Czechoslovakia), cycles record 80.584 mph in Los Angeles. [1] March 15 George Headley completes 270 in cricket vs England at Kingston. [1] March 31 Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:07:09). [1] April 3 Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44). [1] April 6 H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more. [1] April 8 Second Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282. [1] April 9 Stanley Cup: Montréal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in three games. [1] April 16 Babe Ruth's first National League game, for Boston Braves, included a homerun. [1] April 19 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Massachusetts in 2:32:07.4. [1] April 26 Frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years. [1] April 27 New York Yankees pull a first inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia Athletics 9-8. [1] May 4 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05. [1] May 5 Jessie Owens of the US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8.25". [1] May 8 Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Philadelphia Phillies 15-4. [1] May 11 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4. [1] May 15 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Philadelphia Phillies 20-5. [1] May 18 Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on debut for Somerset. [1] May 19 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936. [1] May 24 First major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1). [1] May 25 Babe Ruth hits his last three home runs, Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates. [1] Jesse Owens equals or breaks six world records in one hour. [1] May 30 Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Philadelphia Phillies. [1] June 1 New York Yankees set solo home run record with six beat Boston 7-2. [1] June 2 Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. [129] June 13 James T Braddocks beats Max Baer for heavyweight boxing champ. [1] June 25 Joe Louis defeats Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium. [1] July 2 Great Britain boxers beat US team in first international Golden Gloves. [1] July 5 Chicago Cubs are 10.5 games back in National League, and go on to win the pennant. [1] July 6 Helen Wills Moody wins her 7th Wimbeldon championship. [1] July 8 American League beats National League 4-1 in third All Star Game (Cleveland). [1] August 31 First national skeet championship (Indianapolis). [1] Chicago White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0. [1] September 3 Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games. [1] September 11 US captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year. [1] October 7 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, four games to two in 32nd World Series. [1] October 15 NHL's Saint Louis Eagles fold. [1] October 17 Pacific Association of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics. [1] October 21 Hank Greenberg selected American League Most Valuable Player unanimously. [1] December 4 Hylton Philipson cricketer (England keeper in five Tests 1892-95), dies. [1] December 7 Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12 at Hamilton. [1] December 10 Oakland Athletics sell Jimmie Foxx to the Boston Red Sox for $150,000. [1] Chicago White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000. [1] December 13 John Nicolson cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies. [1] December 14 Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith vs South Africa, Durban. [1] December 15 Detroit Lions win NFL championship. [1] December 18 Bradman scores 117 in his first Shield cricket match for South Australia. [1] December 24 Bradman scores 233 in 191 minutes, South Africa vs Queensland, 28 fours 1 six. [1] 1936 January 2 Bradman scores 357 for South Africa vs Victoria, 424 minutes, 40 fours. [1] January 4 Grimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 vs South Africa. [1] January 6 Charles A Stoneham president (New York Giants), dies. [1] January 7 Howard Francis cricketer (two Tests South Africa vs England 1898-99, 39 runs), dies. [1] Tennis champions Helen Moody and Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1h18m). [1] January 10 Charles Wright cricketer (3 Tests England vs South Africa 1895-96), dies. [1] January 15 Henry Forster cricket (Hants and Oxford University, Governor-General of Australia), dies. [1] Horace Stoneham elected president of New York Giants. [1] January 29 First players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. [1] January 30 Victoria need 442 to win against New South Wales, but lose, all out for 415. [1] February 6 (to February 16) The 4th Olympic Winter Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. [7] February 8 First ski jumping tournament, Red Wing Minnesota. [1] First successful Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher vs New York Rangers. [1] February 14 US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee. [1] February 15 Sonja Henie, Norway, wins third consecutive Olympics figure skating gold. [1] February 16 4th Winter Olympics games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. [1] Tommy Ward South African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted. [1] February 18 NHL record 32 points scored, New York Americans (28) and Montréal Maroons (24). [1] February 27 Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 metre free style (1:04.6). [1] March 2 Bradman scores 369 in 253 minutes, South Africa vs Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes. [1] March 3 Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wickets in 5th Test vs South Africa. [1] March 9 Babe Ruth turns down Cincinnati Reds to make a comeback as a player. [1] March 20 Durant Clifford Parkin cricketer (Tests for South Africa 1891-92), dies. [1] March 24 Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons in 16 minutes and 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 minutes), ends 1-0. [1] March 25 Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons in NHL longest game (2 hours 56 minutes 30 seconds). [1] April 3 Al Carr knocks out Lew Massey on one punch, :07 of the first round (shortest boxing bout with gloves). [1] April 6 Third Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 285. [1] April 11 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to 1. [1] April 20 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of Rhode Island in 2:33:40.8. [1] April 29 First pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5. [1] May 2 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6. [1] May 3 New York Yankees player Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets three hits. [1] May 8 Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall; his wife fainted when he returned to the track. [1] May 16 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59. [1] May 24 Tony Lazerri two grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching first 7 times safely, New York Yankees beat Athletics 25-2. [1] June 7 New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout. [1] June 9 Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by one stroke for the US Open. [1] June 20 Jesse Owens of the US sets 100 metre record at 10.2. [1] June 24 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit two home runs in one inn, New York Yankees beat Browns 18-4. [1] July 7 National League beats American League for their first All Star victory, 4-3 (Boston Braves Field). [1] July 10 Philadelphia Phillies Chuck Klein becomes fourth to hit four home runs in a game. [1] July 16 New York Giants are 10.5 games back in National League, and go on to win the pennant. [1] July 22 Philadelphia Phillies John Moore hits three consecutive home runs. [1] August 1 (to August 16) The 11th Olympic Games are held in Berlin, Germany. [7] August 5 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his third Olympic medal. [1] August 9 Jesse Owens wins fourth gold medal of Berlin Olympics. [1] August 12 Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d). [1] August 14 First Olympic basketball game (Berlin). [1] August 16 11th Olympic games close in Berlin. [1] August 25 Three Braves hit twice in an inning getting two hits each. [1] September 5 Boston Red Sox turn a triple-play on the New York Yankees. [1] September 9 New York Yankees clinch 8th pennant. [1] September 11 Oakland Athletics pitcher Horace Lisenbee gives up 26 hits in a game. [1] September 13 Cleveland Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 in a game (vs Philadelphia Athletics). [1] September 28 Brooklyn and Boston play a penalty free NFL game. [1] October 2 Tony Lazzeri becomes the first Yank to hit a world series (World Series #33) grand slam. [1] October 6 New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two in 33rd World Series. [1] December 1 Second Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E). [1] December 5 24th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20. [1] December 9 American League OKs night baseball for Saint Louis. [1] Australia all out 58 vs England Bradman out for a duck. [1] December 10 Robert Abel cricketer (744 runs in 13 Tests for England 1888-1902), dies. [1] December 13 Final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Green Bay Packers 21-6, move to Washington DC. [1] Green Bay Packers win NFL championship. [1] December 18 Queensland cricket all out for 49 vs Victoria, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17. [1] December 21 Bradman's second consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80. [1] December 25 Ron Hamence scores 104 for South Africa vs Queensland before 4,865. [1]