is followed immediately by a Lou Gehrig solo home run. Events Brooklyn's major league baseball team, known informally until now as the “Superbas”, the “Robins”, or the “Trolley Dodgers”, officially selects the name Brooklyn Dodgers Basketball Events The 1932 South American Basketball Championship in Santiago, Chile, is won by Uruguay. Bobsleigh Olympic Games (Men's Competition) Two bobsleigh events are held at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid : 2-man bob – gold: USA I; silver: Switzerland II; bronze: USA II 4-man bob – gold: USA I; silver: USA II; bronze: Germany I Boxing Events Jack Sharkey wins the World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Max Schmeling on points over 15 rounds. Lineal world champions World Heavyweight Championship – Max Schmeling → Jack Sharkey World Light Heavyweight Championship – Maxie Rosenbloom World Middleweight Championship – vacant World Welterweight Championship – Lou Brouillard → Jackie Fields World Lightweight Championship – Tony Canzoneri World Featherweight Championship – Bat Battalino → vacant World Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al Brown World Flyweight Championship – vacant Canadian football Grey Cup 20th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Hamilton Tigers 25–6 Regina Roughriders Cricket Events India plays its first Test match, against England. England wins by 159 runs. England County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire Most runs – Herbert Sutcliffe 3,336 @ 74.13 (HS 313) Most wickets – Tich Freeman 253 @ 16.39 (BB 9–61) Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Ewart Astill, Freddie Brown, Alec Kennedy, C. K. Nayudu, Bill Voce Australia Sheffield Shield – New South Wales Most runs – Don Bradman 1,403 @ 116.91 (HS 299*) Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 77 @ 19.93 (BB 7–83) India Bombay Quadrangular – not contested New Zealand Plunket Shield – Wellington South Africa Currie Cup – Western Province West Indies Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago Curling 1932 Winter Olympics Curling is a demonstration event at the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four from the United States, Canada winning by 12 games to 4 Cycling Tour de France André Leducq wins the 26th Tour de France Events Antonio Pesenti wins the 1932 Giro d'Italia Field hockey 1932 Summer Olympics (Men) Gold Medal – India Silver Medal – Japan Bronze Medal – USA Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Men's Champion – Karl Schäfer (Austria) World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway) World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet