# 1938 Macdonald Brier

The 1938 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from February 28 to March 3, 1938 at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario.
Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Ab Gowanlock finished round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record becoming only the third team to win the Brier with an undefeated record. This was also Manitoba's eighth Brier championship overall. The defending Brier champions, the Cliff Manahan rink of Alberta finished runner-up with an 8-1 record as their only loss came to Manitoba.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| 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: William Finlay Third: Frederick Tinling Second: Lionel Tinling Lead: William LeSage | Glenboro CC, Glenboro Skip: Ab Gowanlock Third: Elwyn Cartmell Second: William McKnight Lead: Edward McKnight | Bathurst CC, Bathurst Skip: Daniel Connolly Third: Joseph Connolly Second: John Kennah Lead: Aurele Landry | Timmins CC, Timmins Skip: John Walker Third: Samuel Caldbick Second: Robert Donald Lead: John Gauthier |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan |
| Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Charles Durrant Third: Henry McLeod Second: Frank Arthur Lead: Edward Simm | Kitchener Granite CC, Kitchener Skip: Bert Hall Third: Perry Hall Second: Ernie Parkes Lead: Campbell Seagram | Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Rankine McLaine Third: Gordon Hughes Second: John Fraser Lead: Charles Williams | Quebec CC, Quebec City Skip: Robert Cream Third: Sidney Annett Second: Edward Ployart Lead: Percy Woods | Prince Albert CC, Prince Albert Skip: Manfield Humphries Third: John Brower Second: George Dunbar Lead: Sudbury Reed |

## Round Robin standings

Key :
* Brier champion
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
| Manitoba | Ab Gowanlock | 9 | 0 | 116 | 62 |
| Alberta | Cliff Manahan | 8 | 1 | 105 | 73 |
| British Columbia | William Finlay | 6 | 3 | 97 | 75 |
| New Brunswick | Daniel Connolly | 5 | 4 | 104 | 89 |
| Ontario | Bert Hall | 4 | 5 | 99 | 92 |
| Nova Scotia | Charles Durrant | 4 | 5 | 93 | 103 |
| Saskatchewan | Manfield Humphries | 4 | 5 | 102 | 97 |
| Northern Ontario | John Walker | 3 | 6 | 81 | 107 |
| Quebec | Robert Cream | 2 | 7 | 72 | 112 |
| Prince Edward Island | Rankine McLaine | 0 | 9 | 62 | 121 |

## Round Robin results
### Draw 1

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Quebec (Cream) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### Draw 2

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Quebec (Cream) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### Draw 3

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Cream) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |

### Draw 4

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Cream) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |

### Draw 5

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Quebec (Cream) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Draw 6

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Quebec (Cream) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |

### Draw 7

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Quebec (Cream) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ontario (Hall) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Draw 8

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Quebec (Cream) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |

### Draw 9

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Manitoba (Gowanlock) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Nova Scotia (Durrant) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Ontario (Hall) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Quebec (Cream) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Humphries) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Alberta (Manahan) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Connolly) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Prince Edward Island (McLaine) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| British Columbia (Finlay) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Northern Ontario (Walker) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |