# 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.
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:
| 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 |