1935 Claxton Shield Explained

Australia Interstate Baseball Carnival
Year:1935
Date:3 – 10 August
Host: Melbourne, VIC
Teams:3
Num Championships:2
Previous:1934
Next: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. The other participating teams were New South Wales and hosts Victoria.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Results

Teamwidth=50 Pointswidth=50 Winswidth=50 Tieswidth=50 Losses
align=left 5 2 1 1
align=left 4 2 2
align=left 3 1 1 2
------------

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Baseball Carnival—Umpires Appointed . 2 August 1935 . . . 12 . 1 January 2010.
  2. News: Baseball Championship—Won By South Australia . 12 August 1935 . . . 14 . 1 January 2010.
  3. News: Carnival Baseball—Finals To-Day . 10 August 1935 . . . 28 . 1 January 2010.