1937 Macdonald Brier

The 1937 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 5, 1937 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario.^[1]

1937 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Toronto, Ontario
Arena	Granite Curling Club
Dates	March 1–5
Winner	Alberta
Curling club	Royal CC, Edmonton
Skip	Cliff Manahan
Third	Wesley Robinson
Second	Ross Manahan
Lead	Lloyd McIntyre
Finalist	Manitoba (Jimmy Welsh)
« 1936 1938 »

Both Alberta and Manitoba finished round robin play 8–1, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for the Brier championship. Team Alberta, who was skipped by Cliff Manahan would win the tiebreaker in dominant fashion over Manitoba 19–7 to capture the Brier Tankard. This was Alberta's and Manahan's second Brier championship as Manahan had skipped Alberta to their only other title in 1933.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick	Northern Ontario
Royal CC, Edmonton Skip: Cliff Manahan Third: Wesley Robinson Second: Ross Manahan Lead: Lloyd McIntyre	Vancouver CC, Vancouver Skip: Roland David Third: Francis Avery Second: Frederick Tinling Lead: George Norgan	Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jimmy Welsh Third: Fred Smith Second: Jock Reid Lead: Harry Monk Sr.	Fredericton CC, Fredericton Skip: Charles Barry Third: Fred Hatt Second: Harold Colwell Lead: Harold Porter	Haileybury CC, Haileybury Skip: Emmett Smith Third: Daniel Millar Second: William Beecroft Lead: Melvin Robb
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
Truro CC, Truro Skip: Hugh Ferguson Third: Victor Crowe Second: Charles Cox Lead: George Thomas	Kitchener Granite CC, Kitchener Skip: Albert Dunker Third: Irvin Huntington Second: Arthur Lehnen Lead: Frederick Hasenflug	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Arthur Belcher Third: Philip Cobb Second: Edmund Miles Lead: William Lord	Calendonia CC, Montreal Skip: Ormiston Roy Third: John Roy Second: Howard Stewart Lead: Edwin Maw	Moose Jaw CC, Moose Jaw Skip: Franklin Smith Third: William Turner Second: Earl West Lead: Archibald Graham

Round Robin standings

Key
	Teams to Tiebreaker

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
Alberta	Cliff Manahan	8	1	113	74
Manitoba	James Welsh	8	1	117	65
Northern Ontario	Emmett Smith	7	2	94	74
Saskatchewan	Franklin Smith	6	3	115	80
Nova Scotia	Hugh Ferguson	5	4	82	103
British Columbia	Roland David	5	4	111	77
Quebec	Ormiston Roy	2	7	68	121
Ontario	Albert Dunker	2	7	90	83
New Brunswick	Charles Barry	1	8	77	119
Prince Edward Island	Arthur Belcher	1	8	65	136

Round Robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Manahan)	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	10
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	7
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	0	4	0	6	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	22

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Barry)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	5
Ontario (Dunker)	4	1	0	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	14

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	9
British Columbia (David)	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Roy)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	6
Manitoba (Welsh)	1	3	0	2	1	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	16

Draw 2

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6
Alberta (Manahan)	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	3	5	16
New Brunswick (Barry)	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	6
British Columbia (David)	2	3	2	0	2	3	0	1	1	0	3	0	17

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	1	2	0	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	15
Quebec (Roy)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	1	12

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Ontario (Dunker)	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	1	9

Draw 3

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (David)	0	1	1	6	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	X	13
Alberta (Manahan)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Barry)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	7
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	3	0	3	0	0	4	0	2	0	3	0	0	15

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	3	4	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	2	3	0	20
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	2	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7
Ontario (Dunker)	0	4	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	3	18

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Roy)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	1	0	2	0	1	5	1	0	1	2	2	0	15

Draw 4

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	0	1	2	2	0	3	0	2	2	0	3	0	15
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	10

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (David)	3	0	3	1	0	0	6	3	1	1	1	0	19
New Brunswick (Barry)	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	1	0	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	10
Alberta (Manahan)	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	3	14

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Dunker)	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	8
Quebec (Roy)	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	19
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	1	10

Draw 5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Manahan)	0	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	0	12
New Brunswick (Barry)	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (David)	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	6
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	4	2	1	X	13

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	10
Ontario (Dunker)	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	2	0	2	10
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Roy)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	0	10

Draw 6

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Roy)	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
Alberta (Manahan)	1	2	4	0	0	5	0	2	0	1	4	0	19

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (David)	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	10
Ontario (Dunker)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Barry)	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	9
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	10

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	1	0	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	2	2	1	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	15
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	5

Draw 7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Dunker)	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	10
Alberta (Manahan)	3	1	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	13

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	7
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	3	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	14
British Columbia (David)	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	1	1	3	11

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	10
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Barry)	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	9
Quebec (Roy)	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	12

Draw 8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (David)	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	8
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Barry)	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	2	12
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	2	0	0	4	0	3	0	2	4	0	0	0	15

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Manahan)	1	2	0	2	2	0	6	0	2	1	1	1	18
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	0	0	1	0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	10
Quebec (Roy)	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	10
Ontario (Dunker)	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	6

Draw 9

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Alberta (Manahan)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	3	13
Nova Scotia (Ferguson)	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	10

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Welsh)	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	10
Saskatchewan (F. Smith)	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Northern Ontario (E. Smith)	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	10
Ontario (Dunker)	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (David)	5	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	2	0	3	19
Quebec (Roy)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Barry)	1	0	0	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	13
Prince Edward Island (Belcher)	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	6

Tiebreaker

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Manahan)	3	2	0	3	0	5	0	4	0	1	1	0	19
Manitoba (Welsh)	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	7