1934 Claxton Shield

Australia Interstate Baseball Carnival
1934
Tournament information
Date5 – 12 August
Host(s)South Australia Adelaide, SA
Teams3
Defending championsInaugural tournament
Final positions
Champion South Australia (1st title)
1st runner-up New South Wales
2nd runner-up Victoria
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The 1934 Claxton Shield was the first annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at the Adelaide Oval[1] and Hindmarsh Oval[2][3] in Adelaide from 5 to 12 August, and was won by the hosts South Australia.[4][5] The other participating teams were New South Wales and Victoria.[6]

The tournament was the first of what would be an ongoing series of regular national tournaments. Prior to 1934, there had been interstate tournaments, where one state would host only one of the others for a series of games, and there had been two national tournaments, the first in 1910 with New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria, the second in 1912 which also included South Australia, both of which were won by New South Wales.[7] Though the specifics of the tournament's format would change over the years, with the exception of the suspension due to World War II, the tournament would continue through to 1988 as the highest level of baseball in the country.[5]

  1. ^ "Interstate Baseball—Victoria Defeats N.S.W." The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 8 August 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Victoria Defeated". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 6 August 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Baseball—Tie Between Victoria and N.S.W." The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 10 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. ^ "South Australia Wins Championship". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 13 August 1934. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Clark was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Harris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Kent, Mitsie. "Baseball Backgrounder". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.