1935 Claxton Shield

1935 Claxton Shield

Australia Interstate Baseball Carnival
Tournament details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Hosts	Melbourne, VIC
Teams	3
Dates	3 – 10 August
Defending champions	South Australia (1934)
Final positions
Champions	South Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up	New South Wales
Third place	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]

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:

• Win – two points
• Tie – one point
• Loss – no points

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
South Australia 2nd title

Team	Points	Wins	Ties	Losses
South Australia	5	2	1	1
New South Wales	4	2	–	2
Victoria	3	1	1	2

3 August 1935	New South Wales	1 – 4	Victoria	Albert Ground

3 August 1935	Victoria	0 – 5	South Australia	Albert Ground

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6 August 1935	South Australia	3 – 0	New South Wales	Melbourne Cricket Ground

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8 August 1935	New South Wales	13 – 1	South Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground

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10 August 1935	Victoria	1 – 2 (F/11)	New South Wales	Melbourne Cricket Ground

10 August 1935	South Australia	0 – 0 (F/15)	Victoria	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.

Bibliography

• Clark, Joe (2003). A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game. Lincoln, NE, United States: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-6440-2. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
• Harris, John O. (2009). Baseball Queensland 1905-1990. Retrieved 19 July 2009.