1937–38 NHL season, Regular season
The Montreal Maroons, coached at first by King Clancy, settled into last place and president and general manager Tommy Gorman decided he would take over as coach. He did even worse and the fans stayed away. Although the team did badly, one highlight was an 11–7 win over their rivals, the Canadiens, and Baldy Northcott had a hat trick in the game. There seemed to be nothing Gorman could do to revitalize the team and at one stretch the team lost 8 straight games. On March 17, 1938, the Maroons played their last game against their rivals, the Canadiens.


1937–38 NHL season, Regular season
Detroit was the shockingly bad team of the American Division. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1937, they were reclining in the cellar of the Division. They had one bright moment when Carl Liscombe set a record for the fastest hat trick to this time (since broken by Bill Mosienko). Liscombe scored three goals in 1 minute and 52 seconds in a 5–1 win over Chicago.


1937–38 NHL season, Regular season
On March 17, 1938, Nels Stewart scored his 300th National Hockey League goal in a 5–3 loss to the Rangers.


1937–38 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1937–38 NHL season, Playoffs
The Cinderella story of the century was the Chicago Black Hawks who would barely make the playoffs but proceeded to defeat the Canadiens, the Americans and the Maple Leafs to win the Cup with the lowest regular-season winning percentage of any champions in the four major professional sports leagues of North America.


1937–38 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The New York Americans stunned the New York Rangers as Lorne Carr scored the winner in overtime in the third and deciding game.


1937–38 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The Canadiens beat the Hawks in game one of the quarterfinal, as Toe Blake had the hat trick. But Mike Karakas shut out the Canadiens in the second game and even though Georges Mantha appeared to win the game with a freak goal in game three, Earl Seibert kept the Hawks from losing with a goal late in the game, and then the Hawks won the series in overtime.


1937–38 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
In an upset, the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston in the Series A semifinal.


1937–38 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
In the Series B semifinal, it was Chicago and the New York Americans, who beat Chicago in game one 3–1. Game two was a great goaltenders battle between Mike Karakas and Earl Robertson. It appeared that the Americans were headed to their first Stanley Cup final when Nels Stewart scored with seconds left in the game, but referee Clarence Campbell disallowed the goal, saying Eddie Wiseman was in the goal crease. Cully Dahlstrom scored the goal that saved the Black Hawks.


1937–38 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
In New York, the deciding game saw Alex Levinsky of Chicago score the go-ahead goal, but the red light did not go on. Investigation revealed that fans were holding the goal judge's hand so he could not signal the goal. Although the Amerks came close, they were unable to tie the score and the Black Hawks were in the finals.


1937–38 NHL season, European tour
After the Stanley Cup final finished, the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens played a nine-game exhibition series in Europe, becoming the first NHL teams to play outside North America. Six games were played in England, three in France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1.


1937–38 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1937–38 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Cecil Tiny Thompson 1:80 Gaa BosDave Kerr New York R 1:95 GaaEarl Robertson New York Americans 2:22Wilf Cude Montreal Canadians 2:53Turk BroDa Tor 2:56Norm Smith Detroit 2:66Mike Karakas Chicago 2:80Bill Beveridge Montreal Maroons 3:00


1937–38 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1937–38 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1937–38 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1937–38 (listed with their last team):


1937–38 National Basketball League (United States) season
The 1937–38 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League (NBL). This league is the evolution of the Midwest Basketball Conference, a league that had a duration of two years before becoming the NBL. The league launched with nine franchises, it was irregular because the teams were the ones that had to choose the day and the hour of the match, even the duration (4 quarters of 10 minutes or 3 parts of 15 minutes) was chosen by the local team before the match. The season ended with the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots becoming the NBL's first championship team.


1937–38 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1937–38 National Football League was the 11th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1937–38 National Football League (Ireland)
Mayo won the league for the fifth year in a row, beating Meath in the final. This season was notable for featuring the first commentary by Mícheál Ó hEithir, who, along with four others, did a test commentary on Dublin v. Louth in May 1938. Dr Kiernan was so impressed by Ó hEithir's performance that he allowed him to commentate on the entire second half. ɗ


1937–38 National Football League (Ireland), Format
There were two divisions – Division 1 and Division 2.


1937–38 National Football League (Ireland), Format
Division 1 was split into two Groups. Group winners played off for the NFL title.


1937–38 National Football League (Ireland), Results and tables, Division 2
Teams in Division 2 were Wicklow, Carlow, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary


1937–38 National Hurling League
The 1937–38 National Hurling League was the 11th completed season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.


1937–38 National Hurling League, Overview
The National Hurling League featured two groups of teams - Group A and Group B.  Tipperary won all of their games in Group A, beating Galway, Laois and Westmeath in the process. Limerick topped Group B after beating Cork, Waterford, Clare and Kilkenny. The final saw both group winners play off against each other, with Limerick claiming an all-time record breaking fifth National League title in succession.


1937–38 Nationalliga, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and FC Lugano won the championship.


1937–38 Nationalliga A season
The 1937–38 Nationalliga A season was the first season of the Nationalliga A. It replaced the Swiss National Championship Serie A as the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Six teams participated in the league, and HC Davos won the championship.


1937–38 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC won the championship.


1937–38 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1937–1938 was contested by 51 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. Feijenoord won this year's championship by beating Heracles, DWS, Be Quick 1887 and PSV Eindhoven.


1937–38 New York Americans season
The 1937–38 New York Americans season was the Americans' 13th season of play.


1937–38 New York Americans season, Offseason
The team played an exhibition game against the New York Rangers in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.


1937–38 New York Americans season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1937–38 New York Americans season, Playoffs
They made it into the playoffs. They defeated the Rangers in 3 games in a best of three series, or 2–1. They went against the Black Hawks in a best of three series and got defeated in 3 games, or 1–2.


1937–38 New York Rangers season
The 1937–38 New York Rangers season was the 12th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). New York finished second in the American Division in regular season with a record of 27–15–6, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Americans 2–1 in a best of three games series.


1937–38 New York Rangers season, Offseason
The team played an exhibition game against the New York Americans in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.


1937–38 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1937–38 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1937–38 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1937–38 season was Newport County's 16th season in the Third Division South and 17th overall in the Football League. They had been ever-present in the third tier except for the 1931–32 season since the introduction of the Football League Third Division in 1920.


1937–38 Newport County A.F.C. season
The match with Cardiff City on 16 October 1937 recorded the highest-ever attendance at Somerton Park.


1937–38 Newport County A.F.C. season, League table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1937–38 Northern Football League
The 1937–38 Northern Football League season was the 45th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1937–38 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 13 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:


1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1937–38 Rugby Football League season was the 43rd season of rugby league football.


1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Hunslet won their second, and to date last, Championship when they defeated Leeds 8-2 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as the league leaders. The final was due to have taken place at Belle Vue, Wakefield, but as both clubs were from Leeds, the Rugby Football League switched the match to Elland Road in Leeds, with the final being played on 30 April 1938 in front of a crowd of 54,112.


1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup Winners were Salford who beat Barrow 7-4 in the final.


1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Warrington won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Barrow 8–4 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Huddersfield 14–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Salford beat Barrow 7-4 in the final played at Wembley on Saturday 7 May 1938 in front of a crowd of 51,243. This was the lowest winning score in a Wembley final, only equalled in 1970.


1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Salford’s first Challenge Cup Final win in their fourth Final appearance.


1937–38 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1937–38 OB I bajnokság season was the second season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Five teams participated in the league, and BKE Budapest won the championship.


1937–38 Panhellenic Championship
The 1937–38 Panhellenic Championship was the 9th season of the highest football league of Greece. The champions of the 3 founding Associations of the HFF participated in the championship, which were the Αthenian, the Piraeus' and the Macedonian association. Olympiacos emerged again undefeated champion and won the championship for their sixth time (3 consecutive), winning in the crucial last game the then champion of Athens, Apollon Athens with 2-3 after a comeback from 2-1 at the half time, at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point - Loss: 0 points.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1937–38 season was Port Vale's 32nd season of football in the English Football League, and their second successive season (third overall) in the Third Division North. With thirty goals, Jack Roberts was the division's top scorer. However the club managed only a mid-table finish, also exiting both cup competitions at the first stage.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division North
The pre-season saw the arrival of goalkeepers James Nicholls and George Heppell (Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers); veteran right-back Johnny Rowe (Queen's Park Rangers); left-back Harry Johnson (Newcastle United); winger Charlie Rattray (Mansfield Town); experienced inside-right Arthur Masters (Nottingham Forest); and 'clever' inside-left William Price (Fulham). Pre -season training included bowls, cricket, and practice with rubbers balls and rubber boots to improve ball control. The fans were not optimistic for the campaign, and so ticket sales were low despite lowered prices.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division North
The season began with a 3–0 defeat at Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park. Tom Nolan found himself dropped in favour of Jack Roberts, who immediately went on a run of three goals in three games. The team went on to go six games unbeaten, including a 4–0 win over Barrow in which Roberts scored all four. Their 5–1 win over Hartlepools United – in which Arthur Caldwell scored a hat-trick – took them into seventh in the table. This run ended with a 5–0 drubbing at Valley Parade.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division North
After this defeat to Bradford City the Vale signed forward Ken Fish from Aston Villa for 'a sizeable fee'. In November, William Price was released from his contract. The next month the side were on the end of a 7–2 beating by Chester at Sealand Road. Soon after this Tom Morgan was re-appointed as manager, having been demoted to assistant-secretary in June 1932. Immediately following this the club went on a run of one defeat in nine games. During this run Roberts scored a hat-trick past Accrington Stanley in a 4–1 win.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division North
In February, Tommy Ward was traded to Stoke City in exchange for Harry Davies and a small fee. On 5 March, Vale inflicted a 4–3 win over Bradford City, soon after which Sam Baum was signed from Bolton Wanderers just two minutes before the transfer deadline closed. On 15 April, the club saw its first five-figure crowd of the season, as promotion-chasing Hull City took away both the points despite a brace from Roberts. Revenge came at Anlaby Road three days later, when the "Valiants" held a clean sheet to damage the "Tigers" promotion prospects. On the final home game of the season a seventeen-year-old Alf Bellis scored on his debut as Vale beat Rochdale 4–1.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division North
They finished fifteenth with 38 points, just six points clear of the re-election zone. Away from The Old Recreation Ground the side struggled, managing just a single win. Jack Roberts was the club's top goalscorer with 28 league strikes in 37 games – also making him the division's top scorer.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a bare profit of some £300 was recorded, due to a transfer credit of £2,900. The annual summer clear-out saw the departure of fourteen of the twenty-six players, including Sam Baum; Spencer Evans (Northwich Victoria); Roderick Welsh; Charlie Rattray (Accrington Stanley); Harry Johnson (Hartlepools United); Trevor Rhodes; and Fred Obrey (who was sold to Tranmere Rovers). At the season's end the club were delighted to hear they had been transferred to the Third Division South, where gate receipts were higher.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On 27 June another meeting at the Grand Hotel (Hanley) saw the issue of a name change debated, where Stoke United and Stoke North End were again considered. A change of name was advocated by every letter written in by supporters, however once again there was insufficient time to implement a name change before the upcoming season.


1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, a First Round exit came at the hands of Midland League Gainsborough Trinity, after Trinity won the replay 2–1. In the short-lived Football League Third Division North Cup, Vale went out in the First Round to Tranmere Rovers – a 1–1 stalemate at home was followed by a 2–0 defeat in the replay at Prenton Park.


1937–38 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
It was contested by 6 teams, and Necaxa won the championship.


1937–38 Primera Fuerza season, Moves, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


1937–38 Rangers F.C. season
The 1937–38 season was the 64th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1937–38 Ranji Trophy
The 1937–38 Ranji Trophy was the fourth season of the Ranji Trophy that was contested between 18 cricket teams in four zones in a knockout format. Hyderabad defeated the defending champions Nawanagar in the final.


1937–38 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1937–38 season saw Rochdale compete for their 17th season in the Football League Third Division North.


1937–38 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1937–38 Rugby Union County Championship was the 45th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1937–38 Rugby Union County Championship
Lancashire won the competition for the third time after defeating Surrey in the final.


1937–38 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1937–38 SK Rapid Wien season was the 40th season in club history.


1937–38 SM-sarja season
The 1937–38 SM-sarja season was played between 5 teams from 3 cities. Each team played 4 games.


1937–38 Scottish Cup
The 1937–38 Scottish Cup was the 60th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by East Fife who defeated Kilmarnock in the replayed final.


1937–38 Scottish Districts season
The 1937–38 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, History
The North of Scotland District versus Midlands District match is interesting because it involves the use of a substitution. North's fly-half Brander took a head injury in the second half of the match and was replaced by T. A. Findlay of Gordonians.


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Inter-City
Glasgow District: A. H. Piper (West of Scotland), Archibald Drummond (Kelvinside Academicals), George Crerar (Glasgow Academicals), Ian Shaw (Glasgow HSFP), R. A. Clement (Glasgow Academicals), Robert Wilson Shaw (Glasgow HSFP), I. E. Dawson (Hillhead HSFP), R.C. Graham (Hillhead HSFP), I. Wilkie (Hillhead HSFP), I. M. Sloan (Kelvinside Academicals), Vivian Weston (Kelvinside Academicals), H.C. Kennedy (Glasgow HSFP), I. Mackay (Glasgow HSFP), W. R. Simpson (Glasgow HSFP), T. R. Graham (Hutchesons' GSFP)Edinburgh District: George Roberts (Watsonians), G. H. Caithness (Edinburgh City Police), T. C. Brown (Watsonians), E. C. Hunter (Watsonians), J. B. Greig (Heriots), I. G. P. Thomson (Melville College F.P. ), J. L. McInnes (Boroughmuir), Jake Borthwick (Stewart's College F.P. ), Peter Tait (Royal HSFP), R. Bisset (Royal HSFP), D. K. A. MacKenzie (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. Craig (Stewart's College F.P. ), D. Robertson (Watsonians), H. A. W. Miller (Heriots), G. C. Brown (Heriots)


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
North of Scotland District: J. A. Innes (Aberdeen GSFP), D. Campbell (Gordonians), H. W. Booth (Aberdeen University), J. A. K. Hunter (Gordonians), R. B. Thomson (Gordonians), J. J. Wright (Moray), D. A. G. Brander (Aberdeen GSFP), W. J. D. Anderson (Gordonians), H. Craig (Aberdeenshire), J. C. Cursiter (Moray), G. G. B. Gunn (Gordonians), J. W. Hall (Highland), W. S. Milne (Gordonians), I. McKenzie (Highland), G. A. Rowton (Aberdeen GSFP) - T. A. Findlay (Gordonians) replaced Brander after a head injury.


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
Midlands District: J. Paterson (Alloa), R. Robertson (St Andrews University), W. N. Louden (St Andrews University), A. I. Abbott (Panmure), and N. A. Gillanders (Panmure), A. H. M. Heap (St Andrews University) and E. R. Winton (St Andrews University), C. Armour (St Andrews University), A. Clark (Perth Academicals), Maurice Henderson (Dunfermline), J. G. Kerr (St Andrews University), G. Mitchell (Dunfermline), J. Ness (Dunfermline), G. Officer (Montrose), and J Stewart (Cupar).


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
North of Scotland District: J. A. Innes (Aberdeen GSFP), N. A. Gillanders (Panmure), A. I. Abbot (Panmure), Duncan Macrae (St. Andrews University), R. B. Thomson (Gordonians), R. S. Lind (Dunfermline), E. R. Winton (St. Andrews University), J. W. Hall (Highland), I. McKenzie (Highland), W. S. Milne (Gordonians), J. R. Ness (Dunfermline), Maurice Henderson (Dunfermline), G. Mitchell (Dunfermline), G. Officer (Montrose), C. Armour (St. Andrews University)South of Scotland District: J. Dun (Gala), A. I. Dickie (Gala), W. W. Bookless (Gala), C. W. Drummond (Melrose), J. Edwards (Selkirk), G. A. D. Lamb (Melrose), Tom Dorward (Gala), R. Cowe (Melrose), A. Stewart (Selkirk), R. G. Nicholson (Gala), Jock Beattie (Hawick) [ captain], S. M. Roberts (Selkirk), T. Henderson (Selkirk), A. B. Tod (Gala), J. Campbell (Kelso)


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Junior matches
South of Scotland District: G. Wilson (Hawick Linden); R. McBain (Gala Star), E. W. Marsden (Hawick YMCA), J. Lyall (Hawick Linden), G. Brown (Hawick Linden), J. Grossart (Gala Star), J. Hogarth (Gala Star), W. Sharp (Peebles), G. K. Brunton (Walkerburn), F. Pow (Walkerburn), R. Nicholson (Peebles), D. D. Fleming (Earlston), C. Anderson (Hawick Linden), W. Ballantyre (Hawick Y.M.C.A. ), and R. W. Lumsden (Gala Star).


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Junior matches
Edinburgh District: G. L. Kemp (Edinburgh City Police), G. H. Caithness (Edinburgh City Police), G. Kerr (Edinburgh City Police), D. B. Smith (Lasswade), G. McLean (Trinity Academicals), M. Cooper (Leith Academicals), J. L. Innes (Boroughmuir) [ captain], J. Wallace (Leith Academicals) , A. T. Fisher (Barnton Park), D. Barclay (Penicuik), C. B. Pearson (R. D. V. C.) . J. Purves (Dunbar), C . Mitchell (Northern), C. Crawford (Edinburgh City Police), T. McMorran (Kenmore)


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Junior matches
Rest of the West: D. M. Duncan (Lenzie), N. Lewis (Hutchesons' GSFP), W. A. Edward (Hutchesons' GSFP), E. H. Kitson (Cambuslung), A. F. Currie (Kilmarnock), R. J. Jamieson (Cambuslang), R. H. Reid (Cambuslang) J.W. Brown (Hutchesons' GSFP) [ captain], W. H. Carruthers (Lenzie), G. Hedges  (Ayr), J. B. Burnett (Kilmarnock), I. Turner (Kilmarnock), I. A. Nicholl (Cartha), J. McClure (Ayr), W. G. Rowan (Hutchesons' GSFP)Glasgow District: I. Work (Uddingston), A P. Fairlie (Shawlands A. F.P.) [


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Junior matches
captain], W. Mitchell (Bellahouslon Acads. ), J. Ferguson (Albert Road Acads. ), R. Dunlop (Jordanhill T.C. ), W. Liddle (Albert Road Acads. ), J. C. Hamilton (Albert Road Acads. ), T. Drife (Glasgow Police), K. G. McKenzie (Whitecraigs), J. C. Law (Whitehill F.P. ), J. Caldwell (Uddingston), G. Speed (Glasgow Police), W. Sillar (Hamilton Acads. ), J. B. Hamilton (Glasgow Police), T. G. Scott (Blairhill)


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Junior matches
East of Scotland District: G. L. Kemp (Edinburgh City Police), G. H. Caithness (Edinburgh City Police), E. W. Marsden (Hawick Y.M.C.A.) [


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Junior matches
captain], D. B. Smith (Lasswade), C. McLean (Trinity Academicals), M. Cooper (Leith Academicals), J. L. McInnes (Boroughmuir), W. Sharp (Peebles), G. K. Brunton (Walkerburn), J. Wallace (Leith Academicals), R. Nicholson (Peebles), D. Barclay (Penicuik), A. T. Fisher (Barnton Park), C. Crawford (Edinburgh City Police), C. Mitchell (Edinburgh Northern)West of Scotland District: D. M. Duncan (Lenzie), A. F. Currie (Kilmarnock), J. Ferguson (Albert Road Academicals), W. Mitchell (Bellahouston Academicals), A. P. Fairlie (Shawlands Academy F.P. ), W. Liddle (Albert Road Academicals), J. C. Hamilton (Albert Road Academicals), J. W. Brown (Hutchesons' GSFP) [ captain], W. H. Carruthers (Lenzie), G. Hedges (Ayr), J. B. Burnett (Kilmarnock), J. C. Law (Whitehill School F.P. ), W. G. Rowan (Hutchesons' GSFP), J. McClure (Ayr), T. R. Graham (Hutchesons' GSFP)


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Trial matches
Scotland Probables: Charles Grieve (Duke of Wellington's Regt. ), Archibald Drummond (Kelvinside Academicals), Charles Dick (Guy's Hospital), Duncan Macrae (St Andrews University), Robert Wilson Shaw (Glasgow HSFP), Rab Bruce Lockhart (Cambridge University), Tom Dorward (Gala), J. A. Reid (London Scottish), Peter Tait (Royal HSFP), William Inglis (Royal Engineers), Christian Melville (Black Watch), George Horsburgh (London Scottish), William Young (Cambridge University), Jock Waters (Selkirk), Maurice Henderson (Dunfermline)Scotland Possibles: J. Dun (Gala), G. H. Caithness (Edinburgh Police), T. C. Brown (Watsonians), E. C. Hunter (Watsonians), N. A. Gillanders (Panmure), I. G. P. Thomson (Melville F.P. ), K. S. H. Wilson (Watsonians), R. Cowe (Melrose), Bob Grieve (Kelso), Allan Roy (Waterloo), Jock Beattie (Hawick), G. Officer (Montrose), Duncan Shaw (Sale), D. K. A. MacKenzie (Edinburgh Wanderers), Wilf Crawford (United Services)


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Trial matches
Scotland Probables: Charles Grieve (Oxford University), Archibald Drummond (Kelvinside Academicals), Charles Dick (Guy's Hospital), Duncan Macrae (St Andrews University), Robert Dryden (Watsonians) and after 10 minutes on Dryden's injury N. A. Gillanders (Panmure), Rab Bruce Lockhart (Cambridge University), Ross Logan (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. A. Reid (London Scottish), Peter Tait (Royal HSFP), William Blackadder (West of Scotland), Christian Melville (Black Watch), George Horsburgh (London Scottish), William Young (Cambridge University), Jock Waters (Selkirk), Maurice Henderson (Dunfermline) - later J. Dun (Gala), Bob Grieve (Kelso), Jock Beattie (Hawick) and Wilf Crawford (United Services) played for the Probables in the second half.


1937–38 Scottish Districts season, Results, Trial matches
Scotland Possibles: J. Dun (Gala); Johnny Johnston (Cambridge University), E. C. Hunter (Watsonians), John Forrest (Cambridge University), William Renwick (Edinburgh Wanderers), Robert Wilson Shaw (Glasgow HSFP), K. S. H. Wilson (Watsonians), R. Cowe (Melrose), Bob Grieve (Kelso), Jake Borthwick (Stewart's College F.P. ), Jock Beattie (Hawick), Allan Roy (Waterloo), Duncan Shaw (Sale), Laurie Duff (Glasgow Academicals), Wilf Crawford (United Services) - later George Roberts (Watsonians), I.G.P. Thomson (Melville F.P. ), Tom Dorward (Gala), John Hastie (Melrose) also used. Rab Bruce Lockhart (Cambridge University), William Blackadder (West of Scotland), George Horsburgh (London Scottish) and Maurice Henderson (Dunfermline) played for the Possibles in the second half.


1937–38 Scottish Division One
The 1937–38 Scottish Division One season was won by Celtic by three points over nearest rival Heart of Midlothian. Dundee and Morton finished 19th and 20th respectively and were relegated to the 1938–39 Scottish Division Two.


1937–38 Scottish Division Two
The 1937–38 Scottish Second Division was won by Raith Rovers who, along with second placed Albion Rovers, were promoted to the First Division. Brechin City finished bottom.


1937–38 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1937–38 Serie A season was the 12th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. AC Milanese DG won the championship by defeating AC Milanese DG II in the final.


1937–38 Serie B
The Serie B 1937–38 was the ninth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1937–38 Serie B, Teams
Sanremese, Vigevano, Padova, Anconitana and Taranto had been promoted from Serie C, while Novara and Alessandria had been relegated from Serie A.


1937–38 Serie B, Promotion tie-breaker
The match Modena-Novara was not played because it wouldn't have influenced the verdict. Modena and Novara were both awarded champions and promoted to Serie A.


1937–38 Serie C
The 1937–38 Serie C was the third edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1937–38 Sheffield Shield season
The 1937–38 Sheffield Shield season was the 42nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.


1937–38 Slovenian Republic League
The 1937–38 Slovenian Republic League was the 19th season of the Slovenian Republic League. Čakovec have won the league for the first time.


1937–38 Southern Football League
The 1937–38 season was the 40th in the history of the Southern League. Guildford City won the title. Ipswich Town were again the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League, and this time were successful.


1937–38 Southern Football League, Final table
A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and three new teams.


1937–38 Southern Football League, Football League election
Ipswich Town were the only non-League club to apply for election to the Football League Third Division South. Having been unsuccessful the previous season, this time they won more votes than both Football League clubs, the first time a non-League club had topped an admission ballot since 1920.


1937–38 St. Louis Soccer League
Final league standings for the 1937-38 St. Louis Soccer League.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1937–38 season was Stoke City's 38th season in the Football League and the 24th in the First Division.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season
It was a very up and down season for Stoke as they began well beating Derby County 8–1 in September to take them to the top of the table. However the season was dominated by a contract dispute between the board of directors and that of Stanley Matthews. Stoke's form dropped and they ended up being in a relegation fight which was won thanks to a 2–0 victory over Liverpool on the final day of the season.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The family atmosphere within the club was still thriving, with the directors encouraging players to pay a 'thrift scheme' which would help the club financially but they received a major jolt when Stanley Matthews disputed the level of benefit to which he was entitled at the end of the season. Matthews did in fact refuse to re-sign for the new campaign stating that a player of his standing should receive the full £650 benefit rather than the normal £500. As a result Stoke held him to his previous contract and Matthews was 21 days over the deadline before signing.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
There were no major close season transfers, either in or out of the club but like previous seasons this proved to be no bad thing as the 1937–38 season got under way and, after a fine 8–1 victory over Derby County in mid September Stoke climbed to the top of the league. Sadly though as in the past injuries again interrupted the managers team and formation plans as both Freddie Steele and Charlie Scrimshaw suffered long term injuries.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
In November 1937 Stoke accepted a £6,000 offer from West Bromwich Albion for Joe Johnson and in his place Bob McGrory selected Frank Baker. In October 1937 Stoke played Scottish champions Rangers in a benefit match for the victims of the Holditch Colliery disaster, raising £2,000 for the relief fund. A good sized crowd saw an entertaining 0–0 draw.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
However in the league Stoke's form fell away and Stoke slipped down the table and their performances were of 'poor quality' according to the local paper. In February and March with relegation a distinct possibility McGrory went out and signed Clement Smith from Chester, brought back Tommy Sale from Blackburn Rovers and swapped veteran Harry Davies for Port Vale's Tommy Ward. Stoke's injury jinx continued and with one game left at home to Liverpool Stoke required victory to keep their place in the First Division. To add to the drama star striker Freddie Steele arranged to get married on the morning of the match, he made it to the ground on time and scored a vital goal as Stoke won 2–0 to remain in the top division.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
However the season was dominated by the continuing frictions between Matthews and the club board and in February 1938 Matthews handed in a transfer request after a fall out with manager Bob McGrory. Around 4,000 Stoke fans met with the directors at the King's Hall to see the board of directors come to the conclusion that Matthews must not leave. Matthews refused and reiterated his request to leave. Stoke rejected his request and Matthews wrote to the local paper thanking the fans for there support and he forged an uneasy truce with the management and board. Matthews pledged to do his best for his home town club and he did so until 1947 when he joined Blackpool.


1937–38 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke exited at the fourth round this season losing at home 2–1 to Bradford Park Avenue in a replay.


1937–38 Sussex County Football League
The 1937–38 Sussex County Football League season was the 18th in the history of the competition.


1937–38 Sussex County Football League, Clubs
The league featured 14 clubs, 13 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:


1937–38 Svenska Serien season
The 1937-38 Svenksa Serien season was the third season of the Svenska Serien, the top level ice hockey league in Sweden. AIK won the league for the third year in a row.


1937–38 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball)
The 1937–38 Svenska mästerskapet was the seventh season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. Teams qualified by winning their respective District Championships. 19 teams competed in the tournament. SoIK Hellas were the defending champions, but failed to qualify after losing the District Championship final of Stockholm to Djurgårdens IF. Västerås IK won the title, defeating Djurgårdens IF in the final. Västerås IK became the first team from outside Allsvenskan to win the Swedish Championship since the start of league handball in Sweden. The final was played on 10 April in Skeppsholmshallen in Stockholm, and was watched by 1,450 spectators. The final was the first handball match in Sweden to be broadcast on radio.


1937–38 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball), Champions
The following players for Västerås IK received a winner's medal: Åke Andersson, Gunnar Persson (1 goal in the final), Nils Riddarström, Knut Helin, Erik Pettersson, John Petterson (4), Arne Ericsson (1), Sven Helin (3), Arne Andersson.


1937–38 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1937–38 season.


1937–38 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Norra 1937–38
Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.


1937–38 Swedish football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1937–38 season.


1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was James Usilton, coaching in his 12th season with the Owls. The team finished the season with a 23–2 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. They won the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference title with a 9–1 record, and the Owls also won the first-ever National Invitation Tournament (NIT) by winning all three games in the tournament. Additionally, this Temple squad reached the finals of the 1936 Olympic Trials.


1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 21st season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs made another Stanley Cup Final appearance, losing to the Chicago Black Hawks.


1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Record vs. opponents
Toronto would not win another division championship until the 1999-2000 Season.


1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Maple Leafs swept the Boston Bruins in their second round, best of five series. In the finals, they lost to the Chicago Black Hawks in a best of five series 3–1.


1937–38 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers F.C. played the 1937–38 season in the Football League Third Division North. It was their 17th season of league football, and they finished first of 22, and were promoted. They reached the Third Round of the FA Cup. This remains Tranmere's sole championship in the Football League.


1937–38 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1937–38 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by 17th year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 4–20 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 0–12.


1937–38 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 6–14 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 2–10.


1937–38 USM Blida season
In the 1937–38 season, USM Blida is competing in the Second Division for the 5th season French colonial era, as well as the Forconi Cup, and the North African Cup.


1937–38 USM Blida season, Competitions, Play-off for title
Union Sportive Musulmane Blidéenne champion of group A against Stade Guyotville champion of group B


1937–38 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1937–38 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 43rd season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1937–38 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1937–38 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1937–38 NCAA college basketball season. Led by eighteenth-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1937–38 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 22–7 overall in the regular season and 13–7 in conference play; second in the Northern division.


1937–38 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
This was the final season without an NCAA Tournament and the last for Montana in PCC basketball. Washington went on a postseason barnstorming trip to Hawaii; unchallenged in seven games, they finished with a 29–7 record.


1937–38 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
This was the first year of the National Invitation Tournament, which included only six teams.


1937–38 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1937–38 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1937–38 college basketball season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.


1937–38 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 12–8 in conference play, tied for third place in the Northern division.


1937–38 Welsh Cup
The 1937–38 FAW Welsh Cup is the 57th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1937–38 Welsh Cup, Second round
20 winners from the First round plus Haverfordwest Athletic and Lovell’s Athletic.


1937–38 Welsh Cup, Third round
10 winners from the Second round plus 14 new clubs. Llanelly get a bye to the Fourth round.


1937–38 Welsh Cup, Fourth round
12 winners from the Third round, Llanelly and one new team - Worcester City.


1937–38 Welsh Cup, Fifth round
Four winners from the Fourth round. Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City get a bye to the Sixth round.


1937–38 Welsh Cup, Sixth round
Two winners from the Fifth round, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City and eleven new clubs.


1937–38 Western Football League
The 1937–38 season was the 41st in the history of the Western Football League.


1937–38 Western Football League
The Division One champions for the fifth time in their history were Bristol City Reserves. The winners of Division Two for the second consecutive season were Weymouth. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.


1937–38 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
Division One remained at five clubs, with no clubs leaving or joining.


1937–38 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
Division Two remained at eighteen clubs after Swindon Town Reserves left and one new club joined:


1937–38 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1937–38 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College during the 1937-38 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and the school's first player recognized as an All-American, William “Red” McCrocklin.


1937–38 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships, were the first NCAA team to win 30 games in a season, and received an invitation to the 1938 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament; however, the team was unable to make the trip and withdrew from the tournament. The NAIA lists the game as a forfeit, but Western Kentucky does not officially recognize the contest. Ralph Dudgeon, Harry Saddlerand, and McCrocklin were selected to the All-SIAA and All-KIAC teams.


1937–38 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1937–38 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1937–38 season. Under the first year of head coach John Kellison, the team finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in Southern Conference play. This was the second straight season that the Indians' finished winless in the Southern Conference. This was the 33rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. The Indians finished 15th in the conference and did not quality for the 1938 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina.


1937–38 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1937–1938 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup
The 1937–38 Yorkshire Cup was the thirtieth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup
The  Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such Mansfield, Coventry, this season's appearance of  Newcastle, and even last year's appearance of London (in the form of Acton & Willesden. The competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup
Leeds won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 14-8


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup
The match was played at Belle Vue, in the City of Wakefield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 22,000 and receipts were £1,508


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup
This was Leeds' last of their six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared.


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at sixteen.


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no in the first round.


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * This was Newcastle,s second (and last) season in the league. According to "the Grounds of Rugby League" Newcastle RLFC moved for 1937/38 to the new White City Stadium in Gateshead.from the previous season's venue of Brough Park.


1937–38 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * Belle Vue is the home ground of Wakefield Trinity with a capacity of approximately 12,500. The record attendance was 37,906 on the 21 March 1936 in the Challenge Cup semi-final between Leeds and Huddersfield


1937–38 Yugoslav Football Championship
The 1937–38 Yugoslav Football Championship (Serbo-Croato-Slovenian: Državno prvenstvo 1937/38 / Државно првенство 1937/38) was the 15th season of Kingdom of Yugoslavia's premier football competition. It was won by Croatian side HAŠK.


1937–38 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1937-38 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 2nd season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League. The championship was won by Ilrija, which was recognized as the best Yugoslav team at the time by the national federation.


1937–38 in Belgian football
1937–38 was the 38th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, for the 3rd consecutive year but lost in the first round to the organising country, France (1-3). R Beerschot AC won their 6th Premier Division title.


1937–38 in Belgian football, Overview
The national team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup by beating Luxembourg and drawing with the Netherlands. They lost in the round of 16 in the World Cup finals against France.


1937–38 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, TSV Lyra and RC Tirlemont were relegated to Division I, while Boom FC (Division I A winner) and RCS Brugeois (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division. RFC Montegnée, FC Duffel, RRC de Gand and VG Ostende were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by CS Visétois, REFC Hasselt, RRC de Bruxelles and AS Ostende.


1937–38 in English football
The 1937–38 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in England.


1937–38 in English football, Overview
Manchester City became the only team to have been relegated in the season after winning the league title as well as the only team to ever be relegated from the top tier of English football having scored the most goals in that particular season.


1937–38 in English football, Overview
The points spread between the league champions, Arsenal, and the team that finished bottom of the league, West Bromwich Albion, was a mere 16 points.


1937–38 in English football, Overview
Arsenal won the title (the club's fifth) on the final day of the season with a mere 52 points from 42 matches after beating Bolton Wanderers 5-0 at Highbury, whilst the table leaders after the penultimate round of fixtures, Wolverhampton Wanderers, lost 1-0 to 10-man Sunderland at Roker Park to be denied what would have otherwise been their first-ever league title.


1937–38 in English football, Overview
Wolves, who nonetheless achieved a new club record by finishing as league runners-up for the first time in their history, would have to wait until 1953-54 to win their first English league title, although by that time they would have already experienced once again the pain of being pipped to another potential league title on the final day of a season - this time by Liverpool in 1946-47.


1937–38 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1937–38 in English football, National team
A tour to central Europe was successful as the England squad comprehensively beat Germany in front of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels in Berlin as well as defeating France in Paris. However, between these successes was another defeat; to Switzerland. The tour was considered very controversial as the players were instructed to give the German leaders the Nazi salute during the anthems before the kick-off of the match in Berlin.


1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football
The 1937–38 season was the 11th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.


1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1937 Palestine League
The second part of the 1937 Palestine League was held in autumn 1937, starting with a Tel Aviv derby, played on 9 October 1937, after the league schedule was disturbed by a disagreement between Hapoel and Maccabi factions in the Eretz Israel Football Association. The competition's final matches was played on 27 November 1937, and the league was won by Maccabi Tel AvivFor the first time, a second division was operated, called Mahlaka Bet and was split to north and south divisions. Hapoel Herzliya and Maccabi Nes Tziona were promoted to the top division.


1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1938 Palestine League
League matches started early in 1938 and continued until the summer season break. The competition was carried on after the end of the season, before being abandoned altogether by January 1939.


1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1938 Palestine Cup
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv met in the final, played on 28 May 1938, with Hapoel winning 2–1 to claim its second consecutive cup.


1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football, National team, 1938 World Cup Qualification
The EIFA entered a team to the 1938 World Cup, and was placed in Group 6 of the qualification rounds, along with Greece and Hungary. First, the national team faced Greece in a two-legged tie, with the winner advancing to meet Hungary for a sport in the finals.


1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football, National team, 1938 World Cup Qualification
After the match against Greece, the national team played a match against a Piraeus XI, and won the match 2–0, with goals scored by Gaul Machlis and Natan Panz.


1937–38 in Scottish football
The 1937–38 season was the 65th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 48th season of the Scottish Football League.


1937–38 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
East Fife were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–2 extra time win in a replay against Kilmarnock.


1937–38 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Cambuslang Rangers were winners of the Junior Cup after a 3–2 win over Benburb in the final.


1937–38 in Swedish football
The 1937–38 season in Swedish football, starting August 1937 and ending July 1938:


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Walter Sköld - Erik Almgren, Gunnar Löfgren, Ernst Andersson - Georg Johansson, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Sven Jonasson, Lennart Bunke, Sixten Skoglund.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Gunnar Löfgren, Ernst Andersson - Bertil Ericsson, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Sven Jonasson, Lennart Bunke, Åke Andersson.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Ivar Eriksson, Karl Johansson - Lars Flodin, Sven Nilsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Malte Mårtensson, Lennart Carlsson-Askerlund, Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Bergström, Åke Andersson.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Harry Nilsson, Folke Lind - Fritz Berg, Arvid Emanuelsson, Einar Karlsson - Curt Bergsten, Erik Persson, Knut Hansson, Gunnar Bergström, Harry "Patly" Andersson.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Sven Jonasson, Harry Andersson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Valter Lundgren, Walter Sköld - Fritz Berg, Sven Andersson, Arthur Svensson - Gillis Andersson, Erik Persson, Floyd Lagercrantz, Gunnar Bergström, Harry "Patly" Andersson.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Erik Nilsson - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Harry Andersson, Sven Jonasson, Åke Andersson.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Erik Nilsson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Arthur Svensson - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Bergström, Sven Jonasson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.


1937–38 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Erik Nilsson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Arthur Svensson - Arne Nyberg, Sven Jonasson, Floyd Lagercrantz, Gunnar Bergström, Åke Andersson.


1937–47 Nordic Football Championship
The 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship was the fourth Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The tournament was arranged by the Football Association of Finland. The trophy was named Suomen Karhut (Finnish Bears). The tournament which was originally supposed to end in 1940, but the Second World War interrupted it and the last six matches were not played until 1947.


1938
1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th  year of the 20th century, and the  9th   year of the 1930s decade.


1938 (EP)
1938 is an EP released by Soul-Junk in 2002 on Salad Dressing records. It comes packed in a 5¼ floppy disk, and only 500 were produced. "Vesuvius Re-Ups Erupts" is a remix of "Vesuvius" from 1957.


1938 (EP), Packaging
The EP is notable for being packaged in a floppy disk, a technique also done by New Order ("Blue Monday") and Fatboy Slim (Better Living Through Chemistry.)


1938 (album)
1938 is the fifth studio album by American post-punk band Savage Republic, released in November 2007 by Neurot Recordings.


1938 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938.


1938 AAA Championship Car season
The 1938 AAA Championship Car season consisted of two races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 10. There were also two non-championship events. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Floyd Roberts.


1938 AAA Championship Car season, Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick Oval. In IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is, from 1911 to 1938, listed as a "brick track" type circuit. (page 73)


1938 Akron Zippers football team
The 1938 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 94. Walter Kominic was the team captain.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1938 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 45th overall and 6th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC).


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The Crimson Tide opened the season with a 19–7 victory in an intersectional contest against USC at Los Angeles. They then followed up the win with consecutive shutouts, home victories over non-conference opponents Howard and NC State on homecoming. However, Alabama then was shut out 13–0 by Tennessee, their first loss against the Volunteers since 1932. The Crimson Tide then rebounded with victories against Sewanee, Kentucky and Tulane. After a 14–14 tie against Georgia Tech, Alabama defeated Vanderbilt in their season finale.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
With a final record of 7–1–1, Alabama was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll of the season. Additionally, after the season the Associated Press recognized Alabama as having the best record (40–4–3) and highest winning percentage (.909) of any major college team for the five-year period between 1934 and 1938. Statistically, the defense was one of the most dominant in school history and still holds numerous defense records.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
On December 5, 1937, Frank Thomas announced the 1938 schedule. The intersectional game against USC was announced in August 1937 and was the first between the two football powers. The remaining schedule included road games at Kentucky and Georgia Tech with the remaining three games split evenly between Denny Stadium and Legion Field.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, USC
In August 1937, university officials announced Alabama would open the 1938 season in Los Angeles against the University of Southern California (USC). Looking for "revenge" after their January loss in the Rose Bowl, their first loss on the West Coast, the Crimson Tide defeated the Trojans 19–7 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama scored two touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 13–0 halftime lead.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, USC
The scores came on a pair of Herschel Mosley touchdown passes, the first on a seven-yard pass to Billy Slemons and the second on an 18-yard pass to Gene Blackwell. The Trojans responded after the first Alabama touchdown with their deepest drive into Crimson Tide territory of the game. On the drive, Robert Peoples connected with Grenny Lansdell for a 36-yard gain to the Alabama 22. However, the Alabama defense held, and USC failed to score after they turned the ball over on downs at the Alabama 13-yard line.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, USC
After they held their 13–0 lead through the third quarter, Hal Hughes intercepted an Oliver Day pass and returned it 25-yards for an Alabama touchdown to make the score 19–0 after Vic Bradford missed his second extra point of the game. Later in the fourth, the Trojans scored their only points of the game. The one-yard Day touchdown run was set up after Al Krueger recovered Charley Boswell fumbled punt at the Alabama one-yard line. The victory was their first all-time against USC. Over 6,000 fans greeted the team at the Alabama Great Southern Railroad station in downtown Tuscaloosa upon their arrival the following Tuesday to celebrate their victory.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Howard
A week after their intersectional victory over USC to open the season, Alabama hosted Howard (now Samford University) in their home opener. In the game, the Crimson Tide outgained the Bulldogs in rushing yards 354 to 8 in their 34–0 shutout at Denny Stadium. Alabama scored their first touchdown on a 15-yard Billy Slemons run to take a 7–0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter touchdowns were scored by, George Zivich on a 43-yard run and by Alvin Davis on a 56-yard run to extend the Alabama lead to 20–0 at halftime.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Howard
The Crimson Tide then closed the game with a pair of second half touchdowns for the 34–0 victory. Davis scored in the third on a two-yard run and Charlie Holm scored in the fourth on a three-yard run. Davis starred for Alabama in the game with his 153 yards rushing on 15 attempts with a pair of touchdowns. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Howard to 16–0–1.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, NC State
In their third and final non-conference game of the season, Alabama hosted North Carolina State University (NC State) in their annual homecoming contest. In the game, the Crimson Tide's two second touchdowns were enough in their defeat of the Wolfpack in their 14–0 shutout at Denny Stadium. After they were held without a first down in the opening quarter, Alabama scored the only points of the game with their two second-quarter touchdowns. The first was on a 28-yard Herschel Mosley pass to Erin Warren and the second on a seven-yard Mosley touchdown run. The Alabama defense dominated the Wolfpack offense and allowed negative rushing yardage (minus four) and zero yards passing. On offense, Mosley starred for the Crimson Tide with his 123 rushing yards on 15 attempts and one passing and rushing touchdown. The victory was their first all-time against NC State.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
In Birmingham, Alabama was upset by rival Tennessee 13–0 at Legion Field. Leonard Coffman scored both of the Volunteers' touchdowns on one-yard runs in the first and third quarters. George Cafego also starred for Tennessee with his 120 rushing yards on 17 attempts that included separate runs of 48 and 33 yards. The loss was Alabama's first against Tennessee since the 1932 season, and brought Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 13–6–2.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Sewanee
A week after their loss to Tennessee, Alabama defeated the Sewanee Tigers 32–0 at Denny Stadium. After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama took a 7–0 lead in the second after Vic Bradford scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak. Later in the quarter, a 51-yard Alvin Davis touchdown run was called back due to a holding penalty, and he Crimson Tide led 7–0 at the half. After Dallas Wicke scored on a one-yard run in the third, Alabama scored 19 fourth quarter points for the 32–0 win. In the fourth, Charley Boswell had a pair of rushing touchdowns and threw a third to Erin Warren in the win. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Sewanee to 17–10–3, in what was their last all-time meeting as Sewanee withdrew from SEC following the 1940 season and de-emphasized athletics.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
As Alabama entered their contest against Kentucky, they entered the rankings at No. 18 in the weekly AP Poll. In the game, the Crimson Tide defeated the Wildcats 26–6 on homecoming at McLean Stadium. Alabama opened the game with a pair of touchdowns to take a 14–0 lead in the first quarter. Charlie Holm scored first on a one-yard run and Vic Bradford scored the second on a 31-yard touchdown reception from Herschel Mosley. Kentucky responded in the second with their only points on a 71-yard Dave Zoeller touchdown run to cut the Alabama lead to 14–6 at the half. The Crimson Tide then scored on a pair of Mosley touchdown passes in the second half. The first came on a six-yard pass to Bradford in the third and the second on a nine-yard pass to Erin Warren in the fourth. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky 17–1.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tulane
After their victory over Kentucky, the Crimson Tide moved up three positions to the No. 15 spot in the weekly poll. In the game, the Crimson Tide defeated the Tulane Green Wave 3–0 after Vic Bradford converted a game-winning, 17-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tulane to 12–3–1.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
After their close victory over Tulane, the Crimson Tide dropped one position to the No. 16 spot in the weekly poll. In their game against Georgia Tech Alabama fell behind 14–0 after the first quarter, but a pair of second half touchdowns gave the Crimson Tide a 14–14 tie against the Yellow Jackets at Grant Field. Georgia Tech took an early 14–0 lead after W. C. Gibson threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to George Smith and W. H. Ector scored on a two-yard run.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
Still down 14–0 as they entered the third quarter, Alabama scored their first points of the game on a three-yard Alvin Davis touchdown run to cap a 57-yard drive. The Crimson Tide then tied the game in the fourth when they executed a hook and lateral play, with Davis crossing the endzone line for a 66-yard touchdown. Alabama was then in position to attempt a game-winning field goal from the Jackets' 15; however, time expired before they could get a play off which resulted in the 14–14 tie. The tie brought Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 11–10–3.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
In their season finale against the Vanderbilt Commodores, Alabama won 7–0 at Legion Field on Thanksgiving Day. The only scoring drive began in the third and ended early in the fourth with a two-yard Vic Bradford touchdown run. Bradford's extra point was then blocked, but George Zivich recovered it and took it in for the point to give Alabama the 7–0 lead. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 11–9.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season
After all of the regular season games were completed, the final AP Poll was released in early December. In the final poll, Alabama held the No. 13 position. Alabama was also recognized by the Associated Press for having the best record (40–4–3) and highest winning percentage (.909) of any major, college team for the five-year period between 1934 and 1938.


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season
Statistically, the 1938 defense was one of the best in school history. The 1938 squad still holds numerous defensive records that include:


1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season, NFL Draft
Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1938 squad were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) between the 1939 and 1941 drafts. These players included the following:


1938 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 1938 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, to elect the Governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Bibb Graves was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.


1938 Alabama gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given you would win the general election.


1938 All England Badminton Championships
The 1938 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England from February 28 to March 6, 1938.


1938 All-Big Six Conference football team
The 1938 All-Big Six Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Six Conference teams for the 1938 college football season. The selectors for the 1938 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1938 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1938 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season.


1938 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
UP = United Press, based on a poll of Big Ten coaches, campus observers, and sports writers


1938 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP


1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.


1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 25 September 1938, Cavan won the championship following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.


1938 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1938 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.


1938 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 4 September 1938, Cork won the championship following a 7-2 to 5-4 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title in the minor grade.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1938 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin, who defeated Cork by a six-point margin in the final.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Structure
Cork beat Waterford by 6–3 to nil in the Munster final. Antrim beat Cavan by 3–2 to 2–0 in the Ulster final. Eva Moran scored 2–1 as Dublin beat Antrim by three points in the semi-final in Belfast on a day that GAA President, Paddy McNamee, threw in the ball.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Two late goals by Doreen Rogers gave Dublin victory over Cork in the All-Ireland Final on a heavy pitch at the Cork Athletic Grounds. The match was level with five minutes remaining.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the seventh All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The poor state of the field militated against a fast game. Dublin won by six points.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 52nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Galway won their third title.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Format
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual, with a rotation system of every 3rd season from this year onwards meaning for with the four winners from Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals. The draw for these games was as follows:


1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 51st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry supporters complained that the final whistle had gone too early in the first match, disallowing a late John Joe Landers winner. When the replay ended before Kerry could take a free which could have given an equalising goal, angry fans invaded the pitch. A loudspeaker appeal allowed the game to continue, and Galway won anyway.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Bobby Beggs lined out for the winning Galway team that day; he had earlier been on the Dublin side defeated by Galway in the final of 1934.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1938 and ended on 4 September 1938.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary were the defending champions but were disqualified from the championship after fielding an ineligible player in their Munster semi-final defeat of Clare.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
On 4 September 1938, Dublin won the championship following a 2-5 to 1-6 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland triumph.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford's Locky Byrne was the championship's top scorer with 4-5.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
The 1938 championship featured no new entrants to the competition. Kerry, a team who had fielded a team throughout much of the 1930s, declined to participate in the Munster Championship.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
Galway were the sole representatives from the Conancht Championship and received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final. There were no representatives from the Ulster Championship.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Results, Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
The Leinster final ended in a draw for the first time since 1934.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Results, Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare later objected to the victory as Tipperary had fielded Jimmy Cooney who was suspended. The objection was upheld and Clare were later awarded the game.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Results, Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford won the Munster title for the first time in their history.


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Results, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford's first All-Ireland final and first championship match against Dublin


1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 51st All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 4 September 1938, between Waterford and Dublin. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 2-5 to 1-6.


1938 All-Pacific Coast football team
The 1938 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1938 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1938 included the Associated Press (AP), the International News Service (INS), and the United Press (UP).


1938 All-Pacific Coast football team
The USC Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship, compiled a 9–2 record, were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll, and were represented by three players on the first teams selected by AP, INS, or UP. The USC honorees were quarterback Grenny Lansdell (AP, INS, UP), guard Harry Smith (AP, INS, UP), and halfback Bob Hoffman (UP).


1938 All-Pacific Coast football team
California finished second in the PCC with a 10–1 record, were ranked #14 in the final AP Poll, and placed four players on the AP, INS or UP first teams. The UCLA honorees were halfback Vic Bottari (AP, INS, UP), fullback Dave Anderson (AP, INS, UP), end Will Dolman (INS), and tackle Dave De Varona (AP, INS, UP).


1938 All-Pacific Coast football team
Only one player from a team outside the PCC received first-team honors. Tackle Alvord Wolff of the Santa Clara Broncos won first-team honors from the AP, INS, and UP.


1938 All-Pro Team
The 1938 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1938 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the National Professional Football Writers Association (PFW), the United Press (UP), the International News Service (INS), Collyer's Eye (CE), and the New York Daily News (NYDN).


1938 All-Pro Team
Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were selected for the first team by all five selectors: New York Giants halfback Ed Danowski; Green Bay Packers fullback Clarke Hinkle; New York Giants tackle Ed Widseth; and Chicago Bears guard Dan Fortmann. Another two were selected for the first team by four selectors: Brooklyn Dodgers quarterback Ace Parker (PFW, UP, INS, NYDN); Pittsburgh Pirates halfback Byron White (PFW, UP, INS, CE); and Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson (PFW, UP, INS, NYDN).


1938 All-Pro Team
Five players were selected for the first team by three selectors: Chicago Cardinals end Gaynell Tinsley (PFW, INS, CE); Philadelphia Eagles end Bill Hewitt (UP, CE, NYDN); Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar (UP, INS, NYDN); Green Bay Packers guard Russ Letlow (PFW, INS, CE); and New York Giants center Mel Hein (UP, INS, NYDN).


1938 All-SEC football team
The 1938 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1938 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.


1938 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP


1938 All-Southern Conference football team
The 1938 All-Southern Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the All-Southern Conference football team for the 1938 college football season.


1938 All-Southwest Conference football team
The 1938 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1938 college football season. The selectors for the 1938 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1938 Allan Cup
The 1938 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1937-38 Senior season.


1938 Amateur World Series
The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural Amateur World Series tournament (the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13–20 in England. It was won by Great Britain.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2
The 1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, more properly called the "First American Karakoram expedition", investigated several routes for reaching the summit of K2, an unclimbed mountain at 28,251 feet (8,611 m) the second highest mountain in the world. Charlie Houston was the leader of what was a small and happily united climbing party. After deciding the Abruzzi Ridge was most favorable, they made good progress up to the head of the ridge at 24,700 feet (7,500 m) on July 19, 1938.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2
However, by then their supply lines were very extended, they were short of food and the monsoon seemed imminent. It was decided that Houston and Paul Petzoldt would make a last push to get as close to the summit as they could and then rejoin the rest of the party in descent. On July 21 the pair reached about 26,000 feet (7,900 m). In favorable weather they were able to identify a suitable site for a higher camp and a clear route to the summit.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2
The expedition was regarded as a success and no one had suffered serious injury. A suitable route up the Abruzzi Ridge had been explored in detail, good sites for tents had been found (sites that would go on to be used in many future expeditions) and they had identified the technically most difficult part of the climb, up House's Chimney at 22,000 feet (6,700 m) (named after Bill House who had led the two-hour climb up the rock face). The book the team jointly wrote, Five Miles High (Bates & Burdsall 1939), was also successful. The following year the 1939 American Karakoram expedition took advantage of the reconnaissance to get very near the summit but their descent led to tragedy.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Background, K2
K2 is on the border between what in 1938 was the British Raj of India (now Pakistan) and the Republic of China. At 28,251 feet (8,611 m) it is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the second highest mountain in the world. The mountain had been spotted in 1856 by the Great Trigonometrical Survey to Kashmir and by 1861 Henry Godwin-Austen had reached the Baltoro Glacier and was able to get a clear view of K2 from the slopes of Masherbrum. He could see the descending glacier eventually drained to the Indus River and so the mountain was in the British Empire. K2 is further north than the Himalayan mountains so the climate is colder; the Karakoram range is wider than the Himalayan so more ice and snow is trapped there.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Background, History of climbing on the mountain
In 1890 Roberto Lerco had entered the Baltoro Muztagh region of the Karakoram. He had reached the foot of K2 and may even have climbed a short way up its south-east spur but he did not leave an account of his journey. The first serious attempt to climb the mountain was in 1902 by a party including Aleister Crowley, later to become notorious as "the Wickedest Man in the World". The expedition examined ascent routes both north and south of the mountain and made best progress up the north-east ridge before they were forced to abandon their efforts. Since that time K2 has developed the reputation of being a more difficult mountain to climb than Mount Everest – every route to the summit is tough.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Background, History of climbing on the mountain
The 1909 Duke of the Abruzzi expedition reached about 20,510 feet (6,250 m) on the southeast ridge before deciding the mountain was unclimbable. This route later became known as the Abruzzi Ridge (or Abruzzi Spur) and eventually became regarded as the normal route to the summit. In 1929 Aimone de Savola-Aosta, the nephew of the Duke of the Abruzzi, led an expedition to explore the upper Baltoro Glacier, near to K2.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Preparation for 1938 expedition, American  Alpine Club plans for 1938 and 1939 expeditions
At the American Alpine Club's 1937 meeting, Charlie Houston and Fritz Wiessner were the main speakers and Wiessner proposed an expedition to climb K2 for the first time, an idea that was strongly supported. The American Alpine Club (AAC) president applied for an expedition permit via the Department of State – the British colonial authorities approved the plan for a reconnaissance, possibly leading to an attempt, in 1938 to be followed by an expedition in 1939 if the first attempt failed.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Preparation for 1938 expedition, American  Alpine Club plans for 1938 and 1939 expeditions
Although Wiessner had been expected to lead the first expedition – he was probably the best American mountaineer and climber at the time – he backed down and suggested Houston replace him. Houston had considerable mountaineering experience – he had organized and achieved the first ascent of Alaska's Mount Foraker in 1934 and had been a climbing member on the British–American Himalayan Expedition of 1936 which reached the top of Nanda Devi, which was then and in 1938 was still the highest summit to have been climbed. Their primary aim was to reconnoiter the three main ridges of K2, and make a summit attempt if possible.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Preparation for 1938 expedition, Team members
Bob Bates was a friend of Houston's and a fellow student at Harvard – he had twice been mountaineering in Alaska. Richard Burdsall had successfully climbed Mount Gongga in Sichuan, China. Bill House had been with Wiessner on the first ascent of Mount Waddington in British Columbia. Paul Petzoldt was a very experienced mountain guide and rock climber in Wyoming's Tetons. Unlike the others who were ivy League graduates, Petzoldt had not been to college. Norman Streatfeild was a British army officer based in India who had been transport officer on a French Karakoram expedition. He was not a highly experienced mountaineer but was good at organising the porters and at deploying the equipment.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Preparation for 1938 expedition, Equipment
They had to experiment with what food to take, eventually deciding on 50 pounds (23 kg) of pemmican, beloved of polar explorers. It was not yet known that pemmican is far too fatty for high altitudes. They chose hard biscuits that did not soften when moist. Dried fruit and vegetables were beginning to be available and they took cereal along with powdered milk.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Preparation for 1938 expedition, Equipment
Boots were leather with hobnails, specially made for them in England. Climbing ropes were manila and hemp – no nylon. The design of ice ax was for a long wooden shaft with a steel head forming a pick and adze. Following the British example, and unlike Wiessner's expedition next year, they took very little technical climbing equipment – only ten pitons were thought sufficient. Petzoldt favoured modern devices but his professional climbing experience was not considered to be in his favor. Because he could not afford the trip, Petzoldt had been funded by another AAC member but he felt forced to spend some of his limited funds by secretly purchasing fifty pitons while he passed through Paris.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Voyage and trek to K2 Base Camp
The expedition set sail on April 14 from New York to Bombay via Europe. They reached Rawalpindi on May 9 and drove just north of Srinagar to Wayul, at that time at the end of the road. Then it was a case of trekking over the Zoji La to Skardu and on via Askole to K2 Base Camp, a distance of 360 miles (580 km). At Srinagar they had met with the six Sherpas they had hired in advance and who had travelled from Darjeeling.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Voyage and trek to K2 Base Camp
Sherpas are of Tibetan and Nepali origin but those seeking a career in mountain guiding based themselves at Darjeeling in India where pre-war British Everest expeditions had always done their recruiting. A Sherpa was attached to each sahib – Pasang Kikuli, who had been with Houston on the British–American Nanda Devi Expedition in 1936, was again with Houston and was the sirdar (chief Sherpa). The other Sherpas were Pemba Kitar, Tse Tendrup, Ang Pemba, Sonam, and Phinsoo. Three Kashmiri shikaris (huntsmen) were appointed to maintain Base Camp: Ahdoo the cook, a major-domo and a valet.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Voyage and trek to K2 Base Camp
They set off with less than one hundred porters and twenty-five ponies which could only be taken as far as Yuno where they were replaced by seventy-five additional porters. Local porters were hired just for a few days before new ones were taken on. At Yuno the porters refused to work for the pay offered so Bates and Streatfeild rafted back down to Skardu, 28 miles (45 km) down the torrential Shigar and Indus rivers, to get more helpful porters.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Voyage and trek to K2 Base Camp
At Hoto they all had to cross the Braldu River over a 200-foot (61 m)-deep gorge across a "rope" bridge made from plaited willow twigs. Askole was reached on June 3 but there Petzoldt went down with what was later diagnosed as dengue fever so Houston, who was a doctor, stayed with him while the others went on. They climbed  the snout of the Baltoro Glacier and then reached Urdukas, a solitary grassy oasis just off the glacier which is the farthest local herdsmen go for grazing. At this point Houston and Petzoldt caught up with the main party.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Voyage and trek to K2 Base Camp
On June 12 they reached their site for Base Camp where the porters were paid off with instructions to return in 45 days.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Reconnaissance of possible ascent routes
Benefiting from the work done twenty-nine years earlier by the Duke of the Abruzzi expedition, Houston's party set out to review the various possible approaches to the summit.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Reconnaissance of possible ascent routes, 1909 Duke of the Abruzzi exploration
The Abruzzi party had included the photographer Vittorio Sella whose magnificent photographs were used and admired by later generations of explorers, giving a fine impression of the mountain faces and ridges of K2 and its surrounding mountains. At Concordia, where the Baltoro and  Godwin-Austen glaciers merge, they had travelled up the latter. From what became the traditional base camp site they explored K2's northeast ridge, which they considered hopeless, so attempted to climb up the southeast ridge – now called the Abruzzi Ridge or Spur.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Reconnaissance of possible ascent routes, 1909 Duke of the Abruzzi exploration
Two Courmayeur guides reached about 21,000 feet (6,400 m) but this only proved the party as a whole would not manage the climb. They then went on the western side of K2, up the Savoia Glacier to a place they called the Savoia Pass at 21,870 feet (6,670 m), at the foot of the northwest ridge. Again they were thwarted so as a consolation they climbed high on Chogolisa, to about 24,275 feet (7,399 m) – the highest altitude ever reached and one that would not be exceeded until the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Reconnaissance of possible ascent routes, 1938 reconnaissance
Throughout the two weeks in June 1938 allocated to reconnaissance there was stormy weather. Bates and Streatfeild ventured up the Godwin-Austen Glacier from where the south face and northeast ridge of K2 seemed impossible. They explored the Savoia Glacier but on three occasions failed to reach the Savoia Pass,  the way being blocked with crevasses and walls of ice.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Reconnaissance of possible ascent routes, 1938 reconnaissance
They had been hoping to find a route from this side because the 1909 survey had observed that the rock strata on the northwest ridge provided a step-like climbing route whereas on the other side, the Abruzzi Ridge, the rocks sloped downward giving insecure footing and poor places to pitch tents.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Reconnaissance of possible ascent routes, 1938 reconnaissance
Near base camp the Abruzzi Ridge appeared to be a very difficult climb on mixed rock, ice and snow, continuously steep for over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) up to a shoulder at about 26,000 feet (7,900 m). Above this the summit pyramid could be glimpsed where there was a hanging glacier threatening both the northeast and Abruzzi ridges. On June 28 Petzoldt and House favored attempting the Abruzzi Ridge whereas Houston and Burdsall preferred investigating the northeast ridge further. On the Abruzzi Ridge it was difficult to find anywhere at all suitable for pitching a tent until on July 2 Petzoldt found a small saddle point hidden away but suitable for several tents. This decided the line of attack and the location was to become Camp II.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
Camp II was established on July 3  but right at the start there was a serious accident when a rock fell on a can containing most of the supply of cooking fuel, spilling all the oil. Streatfeild led a small party to the foot of Gasherbrum hoping to find the supply left by a French group in 1936. It turned out porters had looted the fuel but Streatfeild in turn acquired some cans of food.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
Pemba Kitar, and the cook, Ahdoo, went off down to Askole, a march expected to take seven days, to get porters to bring up a supply of firewood. Only eight days later they arrived back at Base Camp with ten porters bringing a massive amount of cedar wood. By using this for heat at Base Camp there was sufficient fuel on the mountain.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
While this was going on supplies were being carried up the Ridge and, in awkward places, fixed ropes were being placed. Petzoldt's pitons were of tremendous help. Jumars had not yet been invented so the climbing technique was to knot the hemp ropes in places and simply heave upwards, hand over hand. Pasang Kikuli, Phinsoo and Tse Tendrup did most of the load carrying as well as shifting rocks to level the platforms for tents. As it turned out Camp III was sited in a dangerous position threatened by rock falls.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
Rocks dislodged by climbers higher up the mountain fell 500 feet (150 m) punching holes in all three tents but fortunately no one was hit. At this stage Streatfeild, Burdsall and three Sherpas left to go on further reconnaissance around the mountain and only Pasang Kikuli was  the only Sherpa to go any higher up the mountain.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
Camp IV was close to the foot of an 80 feet (24 m) vertical cliff and on July 14 Bill House managed to surmount the cliff (which they called House's Chimney) taking two and a half hours. In those days pitons were of rather soft metal and were ineffective on hard rock so at 21,500 feet (6,600 m) House effectively had to free climb his way up the chimney without protection because there were no alternatives for getting further up the ridge. It had been the hardest rock climb at that time at any comparable altitude. There was then rapid progress through the Black Pyramid to reach above 25,000 feet (7,600 m) on July 19.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
With everyone together at Camp VI they reviewed their situation – there was only ten days of fuel and food remaining. Concerned in case bad weather would delay a descent, they decided by a vote that Houston and Petzoldt would be the climbers to up to as high as possible. It was thought that the mountaineering was now technically too difficult for Sherpas so that only the four sahibs would carry supplies up to  establish Camp VII – however they agreed to include Pasang Kikuli after he had pleaded with them.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
With Houston and Petzoldt at Camp VII on July 20 Houston was sure a summit attempt would be out of the question. They then discovered no matches had been included in their supplies but fortunately Houston had nine matches in his pocket. After preparing them carefully with grease they got the stove to light with the third match. In the morning three more matches were used for lighting the breakfast stove. On July 21, heading without camping gear towards the Shoulder in knee-deep snow Petzoldt was the stronger climber. By 13:00 there reached the more level Shoulder and traversed over to just 900 feet (270 m) below the couloir (known later as the Bottleneck).


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Progress up mountain
At that point Houston could go no higher and they turned back at 16:00 after Petzoldt had reached about 26,000 feet (7,900 m) where he found a site suitable for a tent for a future expedition. As darkness fell they got back to their tent where they managed to light the stove with their third and last remaining match. Below Camp III on the way down Pasang Kikuli shouted out when he spotted a large rock shooting down towards them and they were only just able to take cover in time. He explained that the "snow men" had warned him to look up just at the time.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Return to Srinagar and assessment
The party got back to Base Camp by July 25, leaving the fixed ropes in place, and made the six-day trek back to Askole. Eleven more days took them to Srinagar – they were able to take a shorter route over the Skoro La pass and across the Deosai Plains because the snow had cleared since their outward trek.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Return to Srinagar and assessment
Petzoldt stayed on in India at an ashram but after the leader of the ashram (who was himself American) died in controversial circumstances he returned hurriedly home after there was the possibility of a charge of manslaughter.


1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2, Return to Srinagar and assessment
The expedition was relatively small-scale and low-cost compared with the eight-thousander expeditions of the 1950s but it found a good route – the best route – to the summit, scaling the most difficult point and getting back without serious injury. It was a well run, united and successful reconnaissance. Ed Viesturs has described it as "a magnificent achievement". Speaking of the book of the expedition, Five Miles High (Bates & Burdsall 1939), Curran says that it shows a harmonious expedition at its very best and that it should be compulsory reading for anyone contemplating going to K2". Sale describes it as "one of the great expedition books".


1938 Argentine Primera División
The 1938 Argentine Primera División was the 47th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 3 and ended on December 18.


1938 Argentine Primera División
There were 17 teams in the tournament, and Independiente won the championship.


1938 Argentine legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 6 March 1938. Voter turnout was 68%.