1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball team
Hank Luisetti led the NCAA in scoring, was named a consensus All-American for the second consecutive season, and was named the Helms Foundation National Player of the Year. Luisetti was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball team
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1936–37 season was Stoke City's 37th season in the Football League and the 23rd in the First Division.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season
After the club's best ever season last campaign Stoke struggled to live up to their previous success and finished the season in a mid-table position of 10th. However it was a to be a season of record making with three being set during the 1936–37 season. A record attendance of 51,373 made it into the Victoria Ground on 29 March to watch a 0–0 draw with Arsenal. However the most remarkable achievement was that of a 10–3 victory over Staffordshire rivals West Bromwich Albion and thirdly, Freddie Steele finished the season with 33 league goals.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
During the summer of 1936 there was a change at boardroom level with Mr H. Booth replacing Mr A. Sherwin as chairman. After the club's best ever season in 1935–36 Stoke found it difficult in the 1936–37 season to improve and a disappointing 10th-place finish was the final outcome. Stoke were hampered by a poor away record with only three wins forthcoming during the season and an equal record of 15 wins and defeats a mid-table finish was the obvious outcome.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
During the 1936–37 season Stoke made three new club records which all still stand. A record attendance of 51,373 made it into the Victoria Ground on 29 March to watch a 0–0 draw with Arsenal. However the most remarkable achievement was that of a 10–3 victory over Staffordshire rivals West Bromwich Albion and thirdly, Freddie Steele finished the season with 33 league goals.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, Record league victory
A 10–3 win over West Bromwich Albion is Stoke City's record League victory here is a summary of the match.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, Record league victory
Stoke gave debuts to Scottish keeper Douglas Westland and full-back James Harbot. Stoke went into the match as narrow favourites but went on to outclass Albion in all positions. The first goal came after 10 minutes as Steele headed in a Stanley Matthews cross. Albion levelled just a minute later through Richardson following a fine move. Stoke re-took the lead through a copy of their first on 20 minutes as Albion struggled to contain Matthews. After 32 minutes Stoke went 3–1 up, Steele was brought down in the area by Bill Richardson and Arthur Turner scored from the spot.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, Record league victory
Four minutes before half-time Steele claimed his hat-trick. In the second half Stoke made it 5–1 through England winger Joe Johnson before Steele missed an open goal. Wally Boyes pulled one back to 5–2 however Steele got his fourth and fifth to make it 7–2 on 67 minutes. Richardson made it 7–3 before Johnson again and George Antonio got on the score sheet. With 15 minutes left the score line was 9–3 and with the crowd chanting for more it duly arrived when Antonio made it 10–3 to complete a historic result.


1936–37 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke beat Birmingham 4–1 in the third round with Freddie Steele bagging a hat trick. However Stoke were on the end of a heavy defeat themselves in the next round as they lost 5–1 to eventual runners-up Preston North End.


1936–37 Sussex County Football League
The 1936–37 Sussex County Football League season was the 17th in the history of the competition.


1936–37 Sussex County Football League, Clubs
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1936–37 Svenska Serien season
The 1936–37 Svenska Serien season was the second season of the Svenska Serien, the top level ice hockey league in Sweden. AIK won the league championship for the second year in a row.


1936–37 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball)
The 1936–37 Svenska mästerskapet was the sixth season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. Teams qualified by winning their respective District Championships. 17 teams competed in the tournament. SoIK Hellas were the defending champions, and won their second title, defeating Redbergslids IK in the final. The final was played on 4 April in Alvikshallen in Stockholm, and was watched by 2,101 spectators.


1936–37 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball), Champions
The following players for SoIK Hellas received a winner's medal: Arne Karlsson, Sven Johansson, Sture Johansson, Bertil Särneman, Bo Bäckström, Arne Leckström, Åke Fröander, Jan Hellstadius and Mats Hellstadius.


1936–37 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1936–37 season.


1936–37 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Norra 1936–37
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.


1936–37 Swedish football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1936–37 season.


1936–37 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship
The 1936–37 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship was the 27th and final edition of the national ice hockey championship in Switzerland. HC Davos won the championship by finishing first in the final round.


1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 20th season of play for the Toronto NHL franchise, tenth as the Maple Leafs.


1936–37 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.


1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Maple Leafs played the New York Rangers in the first round in a best of three series and got swept in 2 games.


1936–37 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers F.C. played the 1936–37 season in the Football League Third Division North. It was their 16th season of league football, and they finished 19th of 22. They reached the First Round of the FA Cup.


1936–37 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1936–37 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by 16th year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 6–15 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 2–10.


1936–37 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 10–13 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 2–10.


1936–37 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1936–37 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 42nd season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1936–37 NCAA college basketball season. Led by seventeenth-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.


1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 15–10 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play; tied for first in the Northern division. In the three-way playoff, Washington lost at home to rival Washington State, who went on to defeat Oregon in Pullman.


1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.


1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1936–37 college basketball season. Led by ninth-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.


1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 22–6 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, in a three-way tie for first place in the Northern division. In the three-way playoff, Washington State defeated rival Washington in Seattle, and defeated Oregon eight nights later in Pullman to win their first division title.


1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The best-of-three conference playoff series was held in Pullman against Southern division winner Stanford; the Cougars lost two close games.


1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.


1936–37 Welsh Cup
The 1936–37 FAW Welsh Cup is the 56th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1936–37 Welsh Cup, Second round
18 winners from the First round plus Vron United and Ebbw Vale.


1936–37 Welsh Cup, Third round
Ten winners from the Second round plus 20 new teams.


1936–37 Welsh Cup, Fourth round
14 winners from the Third round. Barry get a bye to the Fifth round.


1936–37 Welsh Cup, Fifth round
Five winners from the Fourth round plus Barry. Porth United and Llay Welfare get a bye to the Sixth round.


1936–37 Welsh Cup, Sixth round
Three winners from the Fifth round, Porth United, Llay Welfare plus eleven new clubs.


1936–37 Welsh Cup, Semifinal
Semifinal were held on a neutral venue: Rhyl and Newport County played at Shrewsbury, while Crewe Alexandra and Barry Town played at Cardiff.


1936–37 Western Football League
The 1936–37 season was the 40th in the history of the Western Football League.


1936–37 Western Football League
The Division One champions for the fourth time in their history and for the second consecutive season were Bristol Rovers Reserves. The winners of Division Two were Weymouth. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.


1936–37 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
After Bath City and Cardiff City Reserves left the league, Division One was reduced from six to five clubs, with one new club joining.


1936–37 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
Division Two remained at eighteen clubs after Bath City Reserves left and one new club joined:


1936–37 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1936–37 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College during the 1936-37 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle. Several games scheduled for late January had to be postponed due to flooding along the Ohio River. The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. Ralph Dudgeon, William “Red” McCrocklin, Max Reed, and Harry Saddler were selected to the All-SIAA team. Dudgeon, McCrocklin, and Saddler,also made the All-KIAC team.


1936–37 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1936–37 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1936–37 season. Under the third year of head coach Tom Dowler, the team finished the season 0–18, 0–13 in Southern Conference play. This was the 32nd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. As of 2019, this has remained William & Mary men's basketball's worst single season record and winning percentage and its only winless season.


1936–37 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
After playing as an independent for the previous 31 seasons, this was William & Mary's first season as members of the Southern Conference. They finished in 16th place and did not quality for the 1937 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina.


1936–37 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1936–1937 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his third 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.


1936–37 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)


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup
1936 was the twenty-ninth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup
York won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 9-2


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 19,000 and receipts were £1,294


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup
This was the York's second successive appearance in a Yorkshire Cup final, last year as defeated finalists. It was also the  third and last of York's  Yorkshire Cup winning appearances, although they would appear in the  finals twice more, on each occasion ending as defeated finalists


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, one  "leavers" with the  loss of Acton & Willesden and one new entrant in the  form of Newcastle. This resulted in the  total number of entries remaining the same as last season at sixteen.


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Newcastle's first Yorkshire Cup match. According to "The Grounds of Rugby League", Newcastle RLFC played at Brough Park in the 1936/37 season. For 1937/38 the team moved to the new White City Stadium in Gateshead.


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * The receipts are given as £1,294 by the  Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92 and 1990-91 but as £1 less as £1,293 by "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973"


1936–37 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1936–37 Yugoslav Football Championship
The 1936–37 Yugoslav Football Championship (Serbo-Croato-Slovenian: Državno prvenstvo 1936/37 / Државно првенство 1936/37) was the 14th season of Kingdom of Yugoslavia's premier football competition. It was won by Croatian side Građanski Zagreb.


1936–37 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1936–37 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the inaugural 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.


1936–37 in Belgian football
The 1936–37 season was the 37th season of competitive football in Belgium. R Daring Club de Bruxelles won their 5th and last Premier Division title.


1936–37 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, FC Turnhout and RRC de Malines were relegated to Division I, while RC Tirlemont (Division I A winner) and OC Charleroi (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division. Stade Waremmien, RRC de Bruxelles, AS Ostende and Hoboken SK were relegated from Promotion to Division I, to be replaced by R Charleroi SC, FC Wilrijck, R Vilvorde FC and AS Renaisienne.


1936–37 in English football
The 1936–37 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in England.


1936–37 in English football, Overview
Sunderland were the First Division defending champions. Charlton Athletic and Manchester United were promoted to the First Division the previous season.


1936–37 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1936–37 in English football, National team
The England national football team suffered a poor season in which they came third in the 1936-37 British Home Championship after only managing to defeat Ireland in between losses to Scotland and Wales.


1936–37 in Mandatory Palestine football
The 1936–37 season was the 10th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 5th under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.


1936–37 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1935–36 Palestine League
The second part of the 1935–36 Palestine League was held in autumn 1936, after the league schedule was disturbed by the 1936–1939 Arab revolt. The competition, which began on 7 December 1935, took over a year to be completed, with the final matches being played in December 1936. Once completed, the league was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv.


1936–37 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1937 Palestine League
League matches started on 29 January 1937., and once again the competition was not over by the end of the season, but was completed on the next season. For the first time, a second division was operated, called Mahlaka Bet and was split to north and south divisions.


1936–37 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1937 Palestine Cup
Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv upset Maccabi Tel Aviv with a 2–1 victory in the semi-final to set a meeting with its parent club, Hapoel Tel Aviv in the final. The Hapoel HaDarom victory was assisted by a punishment issued to the senior Maccabi Tel Aviv squad for boycotting Maccabi's match against Aris Thessaloniki in April 1937. Due to the punishment, Maccabi had to field its youth team for the match.


1936–37 in Mandatory Palestine football, Maccabi Tel Aviv Tour of North America
In October 1936 Maccabi Tel Aviv went on a tour to the North America, via Alexandria, Marseille and Paris. During the tour, which lasted for 97 days, the club played 15 matches. In France:


1936–37 in Scottish football
The 1936–37 season was the 64th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 47th season of the Scottish Football League.


1936–37 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 2–1 final win over Aberdeen.


1936–37 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Arthurlie were winners of the Junior Cup after a 5–1 win over Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in the final.


1936–37 in Swedish football
The 1936–37 season in Swedish football, starting August 1936 and ending July 1937:


1936–37 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Otto Andersson, Erik Källström - Victor Carlund, Arvid Emanuelsson, Torsten Johansson - Gustaf Josefsson, Erik Persson, Sven Jonasson, Karl-Erik Grahn, Åke Hallman.


1936–37 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Nils Axelsson, Walter Sköld - Fritz Berg, Arvid Emanuelsson, Ernst Andersson - Bertil Ericsson, Erik Persson, Sven Jonasson, Karl-Erik Grahn, Andreas Nilsson.


1936–37 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Nils Axelsson, Walter Sköld - Fritz Berg, Sven Andersson, Ernst Andersson - Gustaf Josefsson, Erik Persson, Sven Jonasson, Karl-Erik Grahn, Axel Nilsson.


1936–37 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Olle Källgren - Kurt Svanström, Gunnar Löfgren, Ernst Andersson - Gustaf Josefsson, Erik Persson, Olle Zetherlund, Lennart Bunke, Axel Nilsson.


1936–37 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Gunnar Löfgren, Kurt Svanström - Gustaf Josefsson, Sven Jonasson, Bertil Ericsson, Lennart Bunke, Gustav Wetterström.


1936–37 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström - Gustaf Josefsson, Sven Jonasson, Bertil Ericsson, Lennart Bunke, Gustav Wetterström.


1936–37 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström - Gustaf Josefsson, Erik Persson, Sven Jonasson, Lennart Bunke, Gustav Wetterström.


1936–38 Central European International Cup
The 1936–38 Central European International Cup was the fourth edition of the Central European International Cup played between 1936 and 1938. It was played in a round robin tournament between five teams involved in the tournament. This edition of the tournament was interrupted due to the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.


1937
1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1937th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 937th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 37th  year of the 20th century, and the  8th   year of the 1930s decade.


1937 (album)
1937 is a remix album released in 2005 on Sounds Are Active by the avant-garde group Soul-Junk.


1937 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1937.


1937 24 Hours of Le Mans
This race was marred by a massive 6-car accident at Maison Blanche which claimed the lives of 2 drivers. On the eighth lap of the race, the inexperienced French amateur driver René Kippeurt lost control of his Bugatti T44 and it rolled several times, coming to rest in the middle of the road. German Fritz Roth, who closely followed, lost control of his BMW 328 #30, went off of the road and somersaulted. Kippeurt's body was thrown clear from his car, and was lying about 100 metres from the wreck.


1937 24 Hours of Le Mans
In an attempt to avoid Roth's car, Briton  Pat Fairfield crashed into Kippeurt's Bugatti. Fairfield's car was subsequently rammed by the Delahaye 135CS of Jean Trémoulet which in turn was hit by the Talbot T150C driven by an Argentine count who raced under the pseudonym "Raph", and by the Riley TT Sprite of Raoul Forestier. An Adler driven by an unspecified German driver, was also involved in the accident. Kippeurt was killed instantly, Fairfield died in a hospital 2 days later and Trémoulet was injured, as was Raph.


1937 AAA Championship Car season
The 1937 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 12. There were also three non-championship events. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Wilbur Shaw.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash
The 1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash was an accident which occurred on 19 February 1937. The Airlines of Australia Stinson Model A airliner disappeared during a flight from Brisbane to Sydney, carrying five passengers and two pilots. Both pilots and two passengers were killed in the crash. One of the surviving passengers died while attempting to bring help to the other survivors.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash
The wreckage was found by Bernard O'Reilly of the Lamington Guest House who went looking for the aircraft believing it had failed to cross the border. The aircraft had crashed in the McPherson Range on the border between Queensland and New South Wales.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, The flight
The aircraft was one of three new Stinson tri-motor aircraft purchased in February 1936 for Airlines of Australia, 'said to be the most modern and luxuriously equipped and fitted 'planes operating in U.S.A. to-day'. A cruising speed of 165 miles (266 km), they could climb to 8,000 feet (2,400 m), and had retractable undercarriage, variable pitch propellors, and landing flaps. Assigned registration VK-UHH Brisbane, the others were assigned VH-UGG Lismore and VH-UKK Townsville.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, The flight
Some of the airline's aircraft on the Sydney–Brisbane mail route were fitted with radios. Prior to the crash, the pilot Boyden and the airline's managing director had discussed the purpose of fitting a radio for emergencies, which was infant technology at the time. It was noted the pilots only had basic proficiency in Morse code, and weather reports might have to be transmitted as slow as five words per minute.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, The flight
On Friday, 19 February 1937, VK-UKK Townsville had been flown by pilot Shepherd from Sydney to Archerfield, Brisbane, via the coastal route, arriving 11.30 am; with VK-UHH Brisbane flown by Boyden arriving half-an-hour later from Sydney, via the inland route.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, The flight
The weather conditions over the coastal route was considered 'a little sticky'; while the furnished report from Sydney 'was not bad'. Lismore had been raining, with 'quite a bit of water on the field'; Archerfield was not concerning. Determining whether to fly however was always given to be a matter for the pilot.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, The flight
Taking off from Archerfield after 1.00 pm on Friday, VH-UHH Brisbane flown by Boyden and co-piloted by Shepherd, was meant to arrive in Sydney by 4.30 pm. Almost immediately, 'HH' flew into cyclonic weather. It was later indicated the south-easterly winds would strike the southern face of the McPherson Range plateau, rising, and causing extreme turbulence to a considerable height; wind blowing at 40 to 60 miles per hour (64 to 97 km/h) in gusts; a quite rare occasion for that part of Queensland, and would be confined to a very local area.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, The flight
The aircraft was reported missing by 7.30 pm Friday night.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, The flight, Searches
Missing aircraft searches were concentrated mostly north of Sydney, New South Wales, towards Newcastle, and included four Royal Australian Air Force aircraft. Sister Stinson aircraft VH-UKK also left Archerfield on Saturday morning and unsuccessfully checked the McPherson Range area. The highest part of the range is Mount Barney at 1,359 metres (4,459 ft). Separate to reports north of Sydney, and Taree, sound of a possible crashed aircraft was reported by a farmer from Nimbin, New South Wales, and searches were launched from Lismore. Most hope of finding the aircraft was abandoned by Tuesday, 23 February 1937.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Discovery
The aircraft was heard by people in Lamington and Hill View areas south of Beaudesert, Queensland at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, 19 February 1937. It was circling at low altitude and then headed towards the mountain range. There was heavy rain in the area at the time.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Discovery
After the aircraft was found to be missing, Bernard O'Reilly believed it must have had insufficient height to clear the mountains and subsequently crashed somewhere in the McPherson range. He hiked into the mountains to look for the aircraft on Saturday, 28 February 1937 and, after camping overnight, he found the body of James Guthrie Westray, aged 25, from London. Jim Westray had received major burns and other minor injuries in the accident and went to find help, but died after he fell over a cliff.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Discovery
Then O'Reilly found the crash site with the two survivors waiting by the wreckage: Joseph Binstead who was uninjured, and John Proud who had a broken leg. On seeing O'Reilly, they asked to shake his hand and then wanted to know the cricket scores. They had been able to get water from a creek about a mile from the crash site but had had no food. The other two passengers and the two pilots died from injuries sustained in the crash.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Discovery
The crash site is about 82 kilometres (51 mi) S/SSE of the Archerfield aerodrome.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Discovery
O'Reilly later wrote of his experiences in the book Green Mountains (1940).


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Inquiries
The Air Accidents Investigation Committee found 'the machine was swept down by a down current', and the Civil Aviation Department control officer, Archerfield Aerodrome stated 'Knowing Pilot Boyden, I will say that he was not negligent'. The coroner of a later inquiry stated 'he could not place any reliance on the Air Accidents Investigation, because the evidence was not taken in public, and he did not know where they got their evidence'.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Inquiries
A coronial inquiry was held in Brisbane concluded on Friday, 16 April 1937. Weather conditions were a strong focus of the investigations, and whether communications equipment would have been beneficial. The airline's flight superintendent discussed the altimeter, discounted the suggestions of the two surviving passengers as lacking experience to determine the aircraft's flying height, and believed the crash cause was 'an abnormal down current of air'.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Inquiries
The coroner Mr J. J. Leahy, while not empowered under the statute to make any findings, noted the airline company had a very good and comforting flying record, 'tragic fatalities should be awaited to provide generating reasons for the institution of improvements to safeguard human life', and the authorities if studying the evidence presented to the inquiry,


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Memorials
An monument was erected at Collins Gap, on the then-Bruxner Highway, Queensland–New South Wales border for Westray. It was paid by public subscription, and unveiled in 1937. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) WSW of the crash site.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Memorials
A replica of the Stinson Model A, from the 1987 movie, is displayed outside O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Lamington National Park.


1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash, Dramatisation
The Riddle of the Stinson, a 1987 made-for-TV drama film about the crash and rescue, was broadcast in 1988 on Network 10. Directed by Chris Noonan, it starred Jack Thompson as O'Reilly.


1937 Akron Zippers football team
The 1937 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 139 to 53. William Sturgeon was the team captain.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1937 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 44th overall and 5th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his seventh 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 nine wins and one loss (9–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a loss against California in the 1938 Rose Bowl.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The Crimson Tide opened the season with three consecutive shutouts against Howard, Sewanee and South Carolina. In their fourth game, Alabama surrendered their first points of the season on defense in their 14–7 victory over Tennessee. They then shutout their next two opponents, George Washington and Kentucky prior to their game at Tulane. Against the Green Wave, the Crimson Tide won 9–6 on a game-winning fourth-quarter field goal by Hayward Sanford.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
After their sixth shutout of the season against Georgia Tech, Alabama won their second game of the season on a fourth quarter Sanford field goal against Vanderbilt, and clinched the SEC championship with the win. With their undefeated regular season, Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the 1938 Rose Bowl where they lost 13–0 to California.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season
After the 1936 season, the first expansion of Denny Stadium was undertaken. The stadium originally opened for the 1929 season, and the concrete stands had a seating capacity of 12,000. The 1937 expansion included the construction of a 6,000 seat eastern addition that was utilized primarily by students. Its construction was financed with a combination of funding from both the university ($140,000) and a grant from the Public Works Administration ($90,000). Designed after the Yale Bowl, at the time of this expansion the school envisioned a build-out of Denny Stadium at a capacity of 66,000.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Howard
To open the 1937 season, Alabama outgained Howard (now Samford University) in total yards 198 to 6, and defeated the Bulldogs 41–0 at Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide scored a pair of touchdowns in each of the first two quarters to take a 28–0 halftime lead. First-quarter touchdowns were scored on a 21-yard Joe Kilgrow touchdown pass to George Zivich and on a Perron Shoemaker blocked punt returned 15-yards for the score. In the second, touchdowns were scored by Herschel Mosley on a 91-yard punt return and on a 10-yard Mosley to Bud Waites touchdown pass. The Crimson Tide then closed the game with a pair of second half touchdowns for the 41–0 victory. Charlie Holm scored on a four-yard run in the third and Alvin Davis scored on a 19-yard run in the fourth. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Howard to 15–0–1.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Sewanee
In the conference opener, Alabama defeated the Sewanee Tigers 65–0 at Legion Field in rainy conditions. In the game, Alabama outgained the Tigers 600 to 27 yards in total offense with both Charlie Holm and Joe Kilgrow each having gained over 100 yards rushing. The Crimson Tide also scored ten total touchdowns with Silas Beard, Kilgrow, Herschel Mosley and Billy Slemons each scoring two and both Holm and George Zivich each scoring one in the victory. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Sewanee to 16–10–3.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
Against the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southern Conference Alabama won 20–0 at Denny Stadium in what was the first all-time meeting between the schools. Touchdowns were scored by Joe Kilgrow on a short run in the first, on a 33-yard Kilgrow pass to Silas Beard in the second and on a one-yard Hal Hughes run in the third.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
In Knoxville, Alabama defeated rival Tennessee 14–7 at Shields-Watkins Field one year after their scoreless tie at Legion Field. The overflow crowd of 25,000 included Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning and Alabama Governor Frank M. Dixon. After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 7–0 lead in the second quarter after a Carey Cox interception set up the scoring drive. The touchdown was scored by Vic Bradford on a two-yard quarterback sneak to complete a 60-yard drive. In the third, Alabama extended their lead to 14–0 after Hal Hughes scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak. The Volunteers responded in the fourth with their only points, a three-yard George Cafego touchdown pass to Edwin Duncan to complete an 85-yard drive. The Tennessee touchdown was the first points allowed by the Crimson Tide defense of the season. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 13–5–2.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, George Washington
As the entered their game against George Washington, Alabama was ranked No. 2 in the first AP Poll of the 1937 season. In the contest, the Crimson Tide defeated the Colonials 19–0 at Griffith Stadium. For the second week in a row, Alabama was held scoreless in the first quarter, however a pair of second-quarter touchdowns gave the Crimson Tide a 13–0 halftime lead. In the second, touchdowns were scored by Joe Kilgrow on a 35-yard pass to Perron Shoemaker and Kilgrow on a six-yard run. The final points of the game were scored by Charlie Holm in the third after he returned an interception 30-yards for a touchdown. The win improved Alabama's all-time record against George Washington to 3–0.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
As Alabama entered their homecoming contest against Kentucky, they dropped one place to No. 3 in the weekly poll. In the game, the Crimson Tide defeated the Wildcats 41–0 before 13,000 at Denny Stadium. After Charlie Holm scored on a 27-yard touchdown run in the first, the Crimson Tide scored three second-quarter touchdowns for a 27–0 halftime lead. The second-quarter touchdowns were scored by Gene Blackwell on a six-yard run, Joe Kilgrow on a 20-yard run and on a ten-yard Herschel Mosley pass to Johnny Roberts. Alabama then closed the game with a pair one-yard touchdown runs in the second half for the 41–0 win. The first was scored by Billy Slemons in the third and the second by W. L. Waites in the fourth. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky 16–1.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tulane
After their victory over Kentucky, the Crimson Tide moved up one position and regained the No. 2 spot in the weekly poll. Tulane was ranked No. 19 in the poll after their victory over Ole Miss. In the contest, the Crimson Tide defeated the Green Wave 9–6 after they converted a game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter. Tulane took a 6–0 lead in the first when John Andrews scored on a one-yard run three plays after William Kirchem blocked an Alabama punt to give the Greenies possession at the Tide's 18-yard line.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Alabama did not score until early in the third when Vic Bradford completed an 87-yard drive with his one-yard touchdown run, and after a missed extra point the game was tied at six. With less than two minutes remaining in the fourth, Hayward Sanford kicked a 23-yard field goal to win the game. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tulane to 11–3–1.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
After their close victory over Tulane, the Crimson Tide dropped one position to the No. 3 spot in the weekly poll in spite of having more first-place voted than No. 2 California. In their game against Georgia Tech, the game remained scoreless before a fourth-quarter touchdown gave Alabama the 7–0 victory over the Yellow Jackets at Legion Field. In the fourth, Joe Kilgrow threw the game-winning two-yard touchdown pass to Erin Warren with only four minutes remaining in the game for the 7–0 win. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 11–10–2.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
After their victory over Georgia Tech, Alabama had a bye week prior to their annual Thanksgiving Day game against Vanderbilt. Prior to their game, Alabama dropped to No. 4 and Vanderbilt moved up to No. 12 in the weekly AP Poll. In the game against the Commodores, Alabama won their second game of the season with a fourth quarter field goal in their 9–7 win at Dudley Field. After a scoreless first, the Crimson Tide took a 6–0 lead in the second quarter on a Joe Kilgrow touchdown pass to Erin Warren.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
The Commodores took a 7–6 lead in the third when Hardy Housman scored on a one-yard run and Joe Agee kicked the extra point. However, late in the fourth Hayward Sanford kicked the 27-yard game-winning field goal to give the Crimson Tide the 9–7 win. The victory clinched the SEC championship for the Crimson Tide and improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 10–9.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, California
On November 30, Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the 1938 Rose Bowl against the California Golden Bears. In the game, the Crimson Tide were defeated in their only game of the season after their 13–0 shutout loss before 87,000 fans at Pasadena. Vic Bottari scored both touchdowns for the Golden Bears on runs of four-yards in the second and five-yards in the third. In the loss, the Crimson Tide turned the ball over eight times, on four fumbles and four interceptions. Alabama had two scoring opportunities end inside the California ten-yard line, one on a fumble at the one-yard line and another at the six-yard line. The loss was also Alabama's first in the Rose Bowl Game.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season, Awards
After the season, Leroy Monsky was a consensus selection and both Joe Kilgrow and James Ryba were selected to various 1937 College Football All-America Teams.


1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season, NFL Draft
Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1937 squad were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) between the 1938 and 1940 drafts. These players included the following:


1937 Albanian National Championship
The 1937 Albanian National Championship was the seventh season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.


1937 Albanian National Championship, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and KF Tirana won the championship.


1937 All England Badminton Championships
The 1937 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England from March 1 to March 6, 1937.


1937 All-Big Six Conference football team
The 1937 All-Big Six Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Six Conference teams for the 1937 college football season. The selectors for the 1937 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1937 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1937 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season.


1937 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP


1937 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1937 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the ninth 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.


1937 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Louth entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.


1937 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Cavan won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-5 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.


1937 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1937 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the tenth staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.


1937 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 5 September 1937 Cork won the championship following an 8-5 to 0-2 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in nine championship seasons.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1937 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin, who defeated Galway by a 25-point margin in the final on front of what the Irish Independent reported was one of the biggest crowds ever at a camogie match.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Structure
Dublin beat Louth 5–0 to 1–3 in the Leinster semi-final and Meath 6–3 to 1–1 in the final. Antrim beat surprise finalists Monaghan 4–2 to 0–2 in the Ulster final. Galway beat Sligo by 4–0 to 1–2 in the sparsely attended Connacht final in Castlerea. Galway led Antrim by 2–0 to 1–2 at half time in the semi–final, then Antrim’s Winnifred Storey equalised with ten minutes to go. As the Irish Press reported:


1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Structure
Unfortunately for Antrim the excitement seemed to spread to some of their players. They spoiled chances through over eagerness and their marking was not so keen. Galway took their chance and two quick goals from Celia Mulholland and Mary Joyce settled the issue, although Winnie Storey got another goal for Antrim just before the end. Thanks to their livelier forwards and their cleaner and more accurate striking Galway qualified for the All Ireland camóguidheacht final.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Jean Hannon and Angela Egan had Dublin two goals up within three minutes of the start of the final. Eveleen O'Beirne pulled a goal back for Galway but they never recovered. The Connacht Sentinel reported that Galway "were best served by Jo Melvin in the goal who drew frequent rounds of applause for her saves".


1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the sixth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Dublin won by a wide margin, having led 6-2 to 1-0 at half-time.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 51st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kerry won the title.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the fiftieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The Radio Athlone commentator mistakenly announced Cavan as the winners of the first game; Packie Boylan's late point had been disallowed. Kerry won the replay by six points, with goals by Timmy O'Leary (2), Miko Doyle and John Joe Landers.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
It was the fourth of five All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1930s.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 16 May 1937 and ended on 5 September 1937.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial stages. Tipperary won the title following a 3–11 to 0–3 victory over Kilkenny in the final.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, County Kerry on 5 September 1937 to determine the winners of the 1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the 51st season of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champions of the three hurling provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Tipperary of Munster and Kilkenny of Leinster, with Tipperary winning by 3-11 to 0-3.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
For the first time since 1909 the All-Ireland final was played at a venue other than Croke Park. Construction of the new Cusack Stand was eleven months behind schedule due to a strike by builders leaving Croke Park unusable.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The first half failed to live up to expectations as Tipperary, with a number of bright youngsters in their side, swept Kilkenny aside. Tommy Doyle, one of Tipperary's newcomers, had his side a point clear virtually from the throw-in. Kilkenny, with a somewhat veteran team, failed to match a speedier Tipperary and only managed two points in the first half. Tipperary finished the half with 2-8, with goals by Dinny Murphy and Jimmy Coffey.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
After the interval Jimmy Cooney was a key player for Tipperary at midfield. KIlkenny introduced veteran Lory Meagher from the substitutes in a bid to improve matters, but Tipperary still dominated. Meagher recorded Kilkenny's solitary score of the second half, a point and the opening score of the half. Tipperary responded with another goal by Dinny Murphy to finally end the game as a contest.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Tipperary's All-Ireland victory was their first since 1930. The win gave them their 12th All-Ireland title over all and put them as outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour. It was their first championship defeat of Kilkenny since the 1916 All-Ireland final.


1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Kilkenny's All-Ireland defeat was their second successive after being beaten by Limerick in 1936. It was their first championship defeat by Tipperary since the 1913 All-Ireland final.


1937 All-Pacific Coast football team
The 1937 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1937 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1937 included the Associated Press (AP), the International News Service (INS), and the United Press (UP).


1937 All-Pacific Coast football team
The 1937 California Golden Bears football team, known as the "Thunder Team," won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship with a 10-0-1 record, were ranked #2 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Alabama by a 13-0 score in the 1938 Rose Bowl. Six members of the 1937 California team received first-team honors from the AP, INS, or UP. The Cal honorees were quarterback Johnny Meek (AP, INS, UP), halfbacks Vic Bottari (INS, UP) and Sam Chapman (AP, INS, UP), end Perry Schwartz (AP, UP), guard Vard Stockton (AP, INS, UP), and center Bob Herwig (AP, INS, UP).


1937 All-Pacific Coast football team
Three players from teams outside the PCC received first-team honors: fullback George Karamatic of the Gonzaga Bulldogs (AP), tackle Alvord Wolff of the Santa Clara Broncos (AP), and guard Dougherty of Santa Clara.


1937 All-Pacific Coast football team, Key
AP = Associated Press, "selected for the Associated Press by a committee of coaches and football experts"


1937 All-Pacific Coast football team, Key
INS = International News Service, based on ballots cast by "the region's top-notch coaches, officials and writers"


1937 All-Pacific Coast football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of at least two selectors from the AP, INS, and UP


1937 All-Pro Team
The 1937 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 1937 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL), the International News Service (INS), the United Press (UP), Collyer's Eye (CE), and the New York Daily News (NYDN).


1937 All-Pro Team
Four players were selected for the first team by all five selectors: Detroit Lions quarterback Dutch Clark; Green Bay Packers fullback Clarke Hinkle; Washington Redskins tackle Turk Edwards; and Chicago Bears guard George Musso. Three others were named to the first team by four selectors: Washington Redskins Sammy Baugh (NFL, INS, UP, NYDN; selected as a halfback); Chicago Cardinals end Gaynell Tinsley (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN); and Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN). Three more were selected by three selectors: Washington Redskins halfback Cliff Battles (NFL, INS, NYDN); Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson (INS, CE, NYDN); and New York Giants center Mel Hein (NFL, INS, NYDN).


1937 All-SEC football team
The 1937 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1937 college football season. Alabama won the conference.


1937 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP


1937 All-Southern Conference football team
The 1937 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 1937 college football season.


1937 All-Southwest Conference football team
The 1937 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1937 college football season. The selectors for the 1937 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1937 Allan Cup
The 1937 Allan Cup was the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) national senior ice hockey championship for the 1936–37 season. The Sudbury Tigers defeated the North Battleford Beavers 3 games to 2.


1937 Allan Cup, Playoffs
The Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA) protested the selection of Calgary as the location for the 1937 Allan Cup finals. CAHA president Cecil Duncan stated the choice was made based on where the CAHA felt interest would be greatest and remained firm on the decision. The Montreal Senior Group then stated its league would not be represented in the Allan Cup playoffs in the protest. Duncan inquired directly with the Quebec Aces as the league champions, and reached an agreement for the team to participate in the playoffs despite the protest.


1937 Allan Cup, Final
Sudbury Tigers defeated the North Battleford Beavers 3 games to 2 in the best-of-five series.


1937 American Football League season
The 1937 American Football League season is the second season of the second edition of the AFL. After the folding of the Syracuse/Rochester Braves in the 1936 season and the departure of the Cleveland Rams for the National Football League, the league added the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Bulldogs, the latter being the first professional football team to play its home games on the American West Coast.


1937 American Football League season
The season got off to a rocky start, with the Pittsburgh Americans folding after playing only three games. After a 1936 move from Brooklyn, the Rochester Tigers limped through with a paucity of fan support. The defending champion Boston Shamrocks and 1936 contender New York Yankees were hit hard by the raiding of their rosters by the NFL, a counterpoint to the latter's method of building its squad; as a result, both wound up with losing records (Boston's 2-5-0 and New York's 2-3-1). Cincinnati's Bengals almost matched the Yankees in their futility, finishing with a 2-3-2 record.


1937 American Football League season
Only two teams in the AFL finished with a .500 or better record in 1937: the Rochester Tigers and the team that was rejected when the NFL admitted the Rams, the Los Angeles Bulldogs The West Coast newcomers dominated the league, finishing 8-0-0, the first perfect season (no losses, no ties) by a professional football team while winning its league championship (the 1948 Cleveland Browns and the 1972 Miami Dolphins would later match the feat).


1937 American Football League season
The Bulldogs had an average 14,000 attendance for its 1937 home games, comparable to the draws of the Rams, Shamrocks, and Yankees the previous year, but Cleveland's absence and decline of the other two 1936 contenders (both on the field and in the stands) proved devastating to the AFL. Of the six AFL teams, only Los Angeles made a profit. With the league owners having lost their optimism, the second American Football League came to an end. The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Bulldogs continued their existence as independent teams while the other AFL franchises ceased to exist.


1937 American Football League season, All-League selections
Bill Moore, Los Angeles (end) Bill Steinkinber, Cincinnati (tackle) Pete Meloringer, Los Angeles (guard) Lee Mullenuaux, Cincinnati (center) Alex Drobnitch, New York (guard) Harry Field, Los Angeles (tackle) Red Fleming, Boston (end)Harry Newman, Los Angeles (quarterback)Don Geyer, Cincinnati (halfback)Al Nidelazri, Los Angeles (halfback)Gordon Gore, Los Angeles (fullback)


1937 Argentine Primera División
The 1937 Argentine Primera División was the 46th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 4 and ended on December 19. There were 18 teams in the tournament, and River Plate won the championship.


1937 Argentine presidential election
The Argentine presidential election of 1937 was held on 5 September 1937.


1937 Argentine presidential election, Background
The 1931 elections (boycotted by the previous ruling party, the centrist Radical Civic Union) proved to be a precedent for the 1937 elections, called to replace outgoing President Agustín Justo. Justo had ruled as an enlightened despot, subordinating national policy to entrenched commercial interests and encouraging systemic fraud in gubernatorial and legislative polls held in 1935, while also promoting record public works spending. His administration initiated the nation's first paved intercity roads, Buenos Aires' massive Nueve de Julio Avenue, and the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, among other works. Even as it recovered from the great depression, however, Argentina's increasingly urban and industrialized social profile bode poorly for the ruling Concordance, an alliance dominated by the conservative, rural landowner-oriented National Autonomist Party (who held power from 1874 to 1916).


1937 Argentine presidential election, Background
The movement which displaced them in 1916, the centrist, urban-oriented Radical Civic Union (UCR), turned to Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear for leadership following the military overthrow of its long-time leader and Alvear's rival, Hipólito Yrigoyen, in 1930. The scion of one of Argentina's traditional landed families and President from 1922 to 1928 (when his alliance with Yrigoyen soured), Alvear was respected largely for challenging Yrigoyen's personality cult (hence his reputation as the leading "Antipersonalist") and for his decision to boycott the 1931 election, given its uneven playing field.


1937 Argentine presidential election, Background
Negotiations between President Justo and Alvear, who was allowed to return from exile, led to the UCR's lifting of its electoral boycott and to its resurgence by its election in 1936 of Amadeo Sabattini as Governor of Córdoba Province as well as victories in Tucumán Province and in Legislative elections (where despite Justo's orchestrated fraud, they obtained 56 of 158 seats - one more than the Concordance's Congressional stand-ins, the National Democrats).


1937 Argentine presidential election, Background
The UCR nominated the elder statesman its standard bearer in 1937. A seasoned campaigner, Alvear made a compelling choice for his running mate, former Congressman Enrique Mosca. A vocal opponent of the 1930 Coup d'état despite his differences with President Yrigoyen, Mosca spent the next three and a half years in Ushuaia's notorious prison (now a museum). Alvear was not universally supported by Argentine progressives, however, and he failed to secure the endorsement of Arturo Jauretche's influential pro-industrialization political action committee, FORJA.


1937 Argentine presidential election, Background
Alvear was also deprived of a strong potential ally when the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (PDP), Lisandro de la Torre, resigned from the Senate in protest over his inability to thwart the prevailing climate of corruption and impunity. His running mate in 1931, Nicolás Repetto, accepted the Socialist Party's nomination. Senator de la Torre's attempted assassination and the 1936 removal of the PDP's sole governor, Luciano Molinas of Santa Fe Province, became poster children of the "patriotic fraud" that set the stage for the 1937 elections.


1937 Argentine presidential election, Background
President Justo left his party's nomination to its most influential voice, British commercial interests. Dominating his administration's trade and budgetary policies since the Roca-Runciman Treaty of 1933, they advanced the lead attorney for one of the largest British-owned railway carriers as the ruling party's nominee: Roberto Ortiz. Their considerations outweighed others in the party, whose conservatism clashed with the pragmatic Ortiz. The talented lawyer assuaged tensions at the party's July convention by choosing Ramón Castillo, an ultraconservative lawmaker from then-feudal Catamarca Province, as his running mate (this seemingly token gesture was quite significant: Ortiz suffered from advanced Type II diabetes).


1937 Argentine presidential election, Background
Flouting his 1935 gentlemen's agreement with Alvear, Justo kept his political and security forces occupied on election day, September 5. Amid widespread reports of intimidation, ballot stuffing and voter roll tampering (whereby, according to one observer, "democracy was extended to the hereafter"), Ortiz won the elections handily. One of the beneficiaries of the system of "patriotic fraud" advanced during the "Infamous Decade," Buenos Aires Province Governor Manuel Fresco, himself termed the 1937 Argentine general elections as "one of the most fraudulent in history" (Fresco was himself removed by President Ortiz's decree in 1940 at the behest of ultraconservatives).


1937 Arizona State Bulldogs football team
The 1937 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Rudy Lavik, the Bulldogs compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–5 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 140 to 32.


1937 Arizona State Bulldogs football team
The team captains were quarterback Clare Van Hoorebeke and halfback Marvin Palmer. The Bulldogs finished 0-3-1 at home and 0-5 on the road. John Allen, Ford Hoffman, and Earl Pomeroy were assistant coaches. All home games were played at Goodwin Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.


1937 Arizona State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries
In the season opener, Arizona State suffered a 20-6 road loss against Arizona in Tucson. The Bulldogs dropped a 27-7 road contest to California-Santa Barbara, which was the first ever meeting between the teams in school history. Arizona State fell to the San Diego Marines 7-0 on the road. In their home opener, the Bulldogs were shutout for the second straight game, as NAU prevailed 7-0 at Goodwin Stadium. Despite an 85-yard punt return touchdown by Leo Burns, Arizona State suffered a 15-7 road loss against New Mexico. The Bulldogs played Whittier to a 6-6 tie in Tempe. Arizona State was shut out by Texas-El Paso 19-0 at Goodwin Stadium. The Bulldogs dropped their home finale to San Jose State, 25-6. Arizona State closed its season with a 14-0 road shutout loss against New Mexico State.


1937 Arizona State Bulldogs football team, Roster
The usual Arizona State lineup included left end Emerson Harvey, left tackle Steve Setka, left guard Noble Riggs, center Wes Hastings, right guard Al Arvizi, right tackle Henry Rockwell, right end Glenn Landreth, quarterback Clare Van Hoorebeke, halfbacks Warner Fritsch and Marvin Palmer and fullback Shelby Phoele.


1937 Arizona State Bulldogs football team, Roster
Guy Acuff, Wiley Aiker, Ted Anderson, Hilbert Brady, Stanford Brimhall, Leo Burns, Francis Clevenger, and Jim Curtis were also on roster.


1937 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1937 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Wildcats compiled an 8–2 record (3–1 against Border opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored their opponents, 194 to 88. The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona, except for one home game against Oklahoma A&M that was played at Phoenix Union High School in Phoenix, Arizona.


1937 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1937 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents), finished in third place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 186 to 89.


1937 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
For the first time since 1919, a span of 18 years, Arkansas did not play LSU in Shreveport, Louisiana. Arkansas went 7–10 against the Tigers, losing the last seven contests. This would become a rivalry known as The Battle for the Golden Boot. The two adjacent states would not meet again until 1953.


1937 Army Cadets football team
The 1937 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1937 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Garrison H. Davidson, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 176 to 72. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 6 to 0 score. The Cadets' two losses came against Yale and Notre Dame.


1937 Army Cadets football team
No Army players were recognized on the 1937 College Football All-America Team.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1937 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average period of tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic, featuring eleven tropical storms; of these, four became hurricanes. One hurricane reached major hurricane intensity, equivalent to a Category 3 or higher on the modern Saffir–Simpson scale. The United States Weather Bureau defined the season as officially lasting from June 16 to October 16. Tropical cyclones that did not approach populated areas or shipping lanes, especially if they were relatively weak and of short duration, may have remained undetected.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season
Because technologies such as satellite monitoring were not available until the 1960s, historical data on tropical cyclones from this period are often not reliable. As a result of a reanalysis project which analyzed the season in 2012, a tropical storm and a hurricane were added to the Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT). The official intensities and tracks of all storms were also revised by the reanalysis. The year's first storm formed on July 29 in the Gulf of Mexico, and the final system, a hurricane, dissipated over open ocean on October 21.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season
Most of the season's storms arose from the subtropics. Nova Scotia was a focus for storm activity with four storms reaching the Canadian province as extratropical cyclones. Two of these were the remnants of hurricanes; the first inflicted $1.5 million in damage on the apple crop in the Annapolis Valley, and the second tore up four breakwaters and sank or grounded several ships. The year's deadliest tropical cyclone was a tropical storm that struck Florida at the end of August. A squall associated with the storm caused the sinking of the SS Tarpon, killing 18 people.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season
A short-lived tropical storm in October caused the wettest 48-hour period in the history of New Orleans, Louisiana, with 16.65 in (423 mm) of rainfall, causing the city's most destructive flood since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. A tropical storm striking parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast caused two deaths, but otherwise did minor damage. The season's strongest storm was estimated to have produced maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h)and remained over the more central longitudes of the Atlantic.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 66 units, below the 1931–1943 average of 91.2. ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h), which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm One
In late July, a stationary front was draped across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. An area of rotation developed along this decaying boundary, developing into the season's first tropical depression around 00:00 UTC on July 29 while located about 225 miles (360 km) southwest of Tampa, Florida. The incipient cyclone moved steadily northeast and intensified into a tropical storm twelve hours later. It reached an initial peak of 65 mph (100 km/h) while in the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall at that intensity near Palm Harbor, Florida, at 22:00 UTC on July 29.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm One
The system initially weakened while crossing the state and emerging into the Atlantic, but surface observations along the North Carolina coastline supported peak winds around 70 mph (110 km/h) as the storm accelerated northeast; it is possible the cyclone possessed hurricane-force winds offshore. By 00:00 UTC on August 1, the system transitioned into an extratropical cyclone as an occluded front became attached to the circulation. It made landfall in Nova Scotia late on August 1 and curved northwest, dissipating over northern New Brunswick the next day.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm One
In Tampa, Florida, five-minute sustained winds reached 51 mph (82 km/h), blowing down trees, utility poles, and electric wires. Clearwater, Florida documented 8.88 in (226 mm) of rainfall in a 24-hour period, the heaviest rains measured in connection with the passing tropical storm. Some roads were washed out in Clearwater and minor losses of fruit were documented in surrounding Pinellas County. Farther north, gusts at Hatteras, North Carolina peaked at 65 mph (105 km/h). Telephone and power service was disrupted in Halifax, Nova Scotia as the storm's remnants produced 35-mph (55 km/h) winds in the city. Three boats moored there were destroyed.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Two
On August 1, a weak trough was identified north of the Greater Antilles. It developed into a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC on August 2 while positioned just southwest of Long Island, Bahamas; further intensification into a tropical storm occurred over Current Island 24 hours later. The system curved around the western periphery of an area of high pressure, attaining peak winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) based on data from ships that intersected the cyclone. Unlike the previous cyclone, this tropical storm never transitioned into an extratropical cyclone, instead weakening to a tropical depression around 00:00 UTC on August 9 and dissipating east of Nova Scotia twelve hours later.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Three
A tropical depression was first noted about 50 miles (85 km) east of Barbuda around 12:00 UTC on August 24, though it may have formed earlier beyond the coverage of available weather observations. It intensified into a tropical storm twelve hours but remained weak for several days after as it weaved through the Bahamas. The storm began to strengthen on August 28, a trend that continued over the next 48 hours. It struck the coastline near Daytona Beach, Florida, around 14:00 UTC on August 30 with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). However, based on damage reports, it is feasible the cyclone was of hurricane intensity. The tropical storm moved northwest across the Southeastern United States, weakening to a tropical depression over southern Alabama early on September 1. It degenerated into a trough over northern Arkansas by 18:00 UTC the next day.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Three
The tropical storm caused widespread damage to electric and telecommunication wires in Florida, along the coast and as far as 100 mi (160 km) inland in Lake City. Gusts of 50–60 mph (80–95 km/h) impacted the coast between New Smyrna and St. Augustine. At Savannah Beach, Georgia, the bulkhead and boardwalks were damaged by strong winds. Flooding rains from the system washed out roads and bridges in the state's northwestern counties. One squall associated with the tropical cyclone sank the SS Tarpon 40 mi (65 km) off Pensacola, drowning 18 of the 31 persons on board.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Three
Vessels and planes were dispatcher by the United States Coast Guard to search for and rescue survivors. Survivors remained at sea for up to 30 hours before being rescued. Rainfall totals of at least 3 in (75 mm) spread as far west as eastern Mississippi, with a maximum rainfall of 13.8 in (350 mm) observed in Vernon, Florida. Heavy rains in southeastern Alabama caused the Pea and Choctawhatchee rivers to flood, inflicting roughly $62,500 in damage to adjacent property and crops.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
A strong tropical wave, originating near Cabo Verde around September 4, developed into a tropical storm by 00:00 UTC on September 9 while positioned about 480 miles (770 km) east-northeast of Barbuda. It intensified into the season's first hurricane within 24 hours, further maturing to Category 2 intensity with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) by 06:00 UTC on September 12. The small hurricane moved steadily northwest throughout its lifespan, passing east of Bermuda before weakening to a tropical storm late the next day. It acquired well-defined frontal boundaries by 06:00 UTC on September 14, marking the system's transition into an extratropical cyclone. It made landfall in Nova Scotia and either elongated into a trough or merged with a frontal system over far eastern Canada twelve hours later.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
In Nova Scotia, 600,000 barrels of apples were lost in Annapolis Valley, totaling $1.5 million in damage to that crop. Homes, barns, and other buildings suffered structural damage. Wharves and a large boat were severely damaged in Shelburne, and a schooner that ran ashore in Lockeport suffered heavy damage as well. In New Brunswick, additional homes and barns were damaged.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Five
As part of the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project, a previously unidentified tropical cyclone was discovered in 2012. Similar to the evolution of the season's first tropical cyclone, an area of low pressure formed along a dissipating frontal boundary early on September 10. It developed into a tropical storm by 06:00 UTC that day while located roughly 75 miles (120 km) south-southwest of Bermuda. The storm moved northwest over the next day, making a close approach to the Northeastern United States before veering to the northeast.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Five
It reached peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) around 18:00 UTC on September 11, when the structure of the system more resembled a subtropical cyclone than a strictly tropical one. It transitioned into an extratropical cyclone six hours later, striking Nova Scotia before becoming absorbed into the larger circulation of a non-tropical entity around 06:00 UTC on September 12.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Six
A tropical storm was first identified about 355 miles (570 km) east of Barbuda around 06:00 UTC on September 13, although it may have existed previously. The system executed a gradual curve toward the north while intensifying, becoming a hurricane early on September 14. It reached its peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) by 06:00 UTC the next morning. It temporarily veered east but then resumed a northward motion, remaining a potent hurricane for several days. Extratropical transition occurred by 18:00 UTC on September 19 when an occluded front became attached to the storm. It turned northeast and ultimately opened up into a sharp trough over the far northern Atlantic late on September 20.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Seven
A tropical storm formed over the Bay of Campeche by 12:00 UTC on September 16, embarking on a steady northeastward course. Ship reports indicate that the cyclone reached peak winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) on September 18, but that it weakened to 45 mph (75 km/h) while making landfall near Port Eads, Louisiana, at 18:00 UTC the next day. The system turned toward the east thereafter, making a second landfall near Apalachicola, Florida, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) at 16:00 UTC on September 20. It briefly emerged into the far northeastern Gulf of Mexico before striking the Big Bend region of Florida as a tropical depression. The depression dissipated near Jacksonville, Florida, around 18:00 UTC on September 21.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Seven
Damage in Florida was generally minor since winds on land were limited to around 30 mph (50 km/h). Some small boats in St. Marks broke from their moorings and sustained slight damage. A portion of Highway 6 between Wewahitchka and White City. Two people drowned after their canoe capsized in rough seas generated by the storm near Everglades City.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eight
A tropical wave likely emerged from the western coast of Africa around September 14. It developed into a tropical cyclone at some point of the next few days, with a specific date unclear in the absence of surface observations. At 06:00 UTC on September 20, a hurricane was conclusively identified about halfway between Cabo Verde and the Leeward Islands. It gained strength on a general northwest heading, intensifying into a Category 2 hurricane and attaining peak winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) from September 24–25. Slight weakening occurred as the system passed well north of Bermuda. It transitioned into an extratropical cyclone by 06:00 UTC on September 26 and struck Nova Scotia before turning northeast across Newfoundland and into the northern Atlantic. The extratropical cyclone was last noted over Iceland at 12:00 UTC on September 28, after which time it likely merged with another non-tropical low.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eight
The extratropical cyclone heavily impacted Nova Scotia, where vessels were pushed ashore, fishing gear was damaged, and trees were uprooted. In Liverpool, a boat launch and accompanying racing ships and other boats were destroyed. Three breakwaters were heavily damaged on Devils Island, in Brookland, and in Yarmouth, the second costing $80,000 to replace. A fourth breakwater at Western Head was washed away. One marine dredge was destroyed at Cape Negro and another was sunk somewhere between Lunenburg and Shelburne. Three scows en route to New Brunswick were also capsized in that area. In Port Bickerton, fishing stages, wharves, lobster traps, and nets were destroyed. A fish factory was also demolished in Halifax.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nine
At 06:00 UTC on September 26, a tropical depression formed just north of Cuba. It intensified into a tropical storm by 18:00 UTC the following day based on reports from two ships. After attaining peak winds of 45 mph (75 km/h), the cyclone quickly transitioned to an extratropical cyclone by 12:00 UTC on September 28 as multiple fronts became intertwined with the circulation. The extratropical cyclone continued to parallel the U.S. East Coast, eventually making landfall in Newfoundland early on September 30. It strengthened into a hurricane-force low on October 1 but ultimately dissipated two days later as it merged with another cyclone and became increasingly elongated.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ten
In late September, a tropical wave moved westward across the Caribbean. An initial area of low pressure formed over the northwestern portion of the region on September 29, but this feature dissipated within two days. A new low formed and organized into a tropical storm around 00:00 UTC on October 2 while positioned about 425 miles (685 km) south of Mobile, Alabama. It reached peak winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) after six hours, with steady weakening thereafter as the storm moved west-northwest and then north. The system made two landfalls in central Louisiana near the Atchafalaya Basin between 12:00–14:00 UTC on October 3, both with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). The system continued to degrade once inland, dissipating after 06:00 UTC on October 4 over southeastern Arkansas.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ten
The tropical storm caused the wettest 48-hour period in New Orleans's history, with 16.65 in (423 mm) of rainfall recorded as the storm made landfall; the maximum 24-hour rainfall total of 13.59 in (0.345 m) nearly broke the city's record for maximum daily rainfall. City streets were submerged under as much as 3 ft (1 m) of water. Blue laws were suspended for half a day to allow grocery store food supplies to reach stranded areas. Damage was estimated at several thousands of dollars and the flooding was considered the city's most severe since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ten
Crops around the city sustained considerable damage. At Belle Chasse, Louisiana, the 15.40 in (391 mm) of rain recorded in 24 hours set the state record for the highest 24-hour rainfall in October. The strongest recorded winds from the tropical cyclone occurred at Port Eads, Louisiana, where a 33-mph (53 km/h) wind gust was documented as the system was developing on October 2.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eleven
Similar to Tropical Storm Five, a new tropical cyclone that was not recognized in real time was found to have existed over the northern Atlantic. From October 16–17, a cold front moved eastward across the basin. An area of low pressure formed along the southern end of the dissipating boundary, initially harboring characteristics of an extratropical cyclone. This low became more symmetric while also intensifying, transitioning into a hurricane by 00:00 UTC on October 19 while located roughly 715 miles (1,150 km) southeast of Newfoundland.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eleven
The system attained peak winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) within six hours and weakened shortly thereafter while moving west-northwest. It fell to tropical storm intensity by early on October 20; by 00:00 UTC the next day, there were no further indications of the storm. It either dissipated or was absorbed by a front encroaching from the west.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other storms
In addition to the eleven known tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm strength, the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project also identified five tropical depressions. However, their marginal intensities precluded their addition to the official Atlantic hurricane track database (HURDAT). The first of these lasted from August 1–4 over the central Atlantic without affecting land, ultimately degenerating into a tropical wave. A second tropical depression developed in the Gulf of Mexico and passed near New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other storms
A nearly stationary tropical depression developed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on September 29 and dissipated two days later; it may have been absorbed by Tropical Storm Ten. This system was originally included in HURDAT as a tropical storm, but was found to have winds of only 30 mph (45 km/h) by the reanalysis. On October 8, a northward-moving tropical depression spawned from a tropical wave well east of the Lesser Antilles, eventually transitioning into an extratropical system on October 14.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other storms
The season's final tropical cyclone was a nearly stationary tropical depression that persisted in the central Caribbean Sea between October 25–29. The reanalysis project also examined eleven other disturbances from 1937 for possible tropical or subtropical cyclone characteristics, including a low-pressure system that split from a front over the open Atlantic on January 1.


1937 Atlantic hurricane season, Season effects
The table below includes the duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damage, and death totals of all tropical cyclones in the 1937 Atlantic hurricane season. The damage and deaths associated with a tropical cyclone include both its effects as a tropical cyclone as well as its progenitor and remnants.


1937 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1937 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1937 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and three ties (6–2–3 overall, 4–1–2 in the SEC).


1937 Auckland Rugby League season
The 1937 Auckland Rugby League season was its 29th. Richmond Rovers won their third Fox Memorial title with a 10 win, 1 draw, 3 loss record. At one point they threatened to run away with the title when after 9 rounds they had a 4-point lead over their nearest challengers. However a loss to Ponsonby United in round 10, a draw with Manukau in round 12, and a loss to Marist Old Boys in round 13 meant that the title was not decided until the final round. They however beat the wooden spooners Newton Rangers 30–9 to secure the title.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season
After a disappointing 1936 season Marist Old Boys finished 3rd in the Fox Memorial, one point behind Richmond and then went on to win the Roope Rooster knockout competition with wins over Newton Rangers, City Rovers, and Ponsonby United 25–10 in the final. They then defeated Richmond Rovers in the Stormont Shield champion of champions match 12–5. They were helped significantly by the record breaking point scoring of John Anderson. He scored 154 points through all matches for Marist during the season which was comfortably the most in Auckland Rugby League club history with only Bill Davidson (116) in 1922, and Frank Delgrosso (108) in 1929 even passing the 100 point mark.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season
North Shore Albions won the Phelan Shield after being knocked out of the Roope Rooster competition in the first round. They beat Richmond, Manukau and then Mount Albert in the final 22–18. Richmond won the reserve grade title (Norton Cup). Marist won the reserve grade knockout competition (Stallard Cup) by defeating Ponsonby 22–5 in the final.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season
The 9 team Senior B grade was won once again by Papakura who finished with a 14 win, 1 loss record to lead the trailing Point Chevalier who finished with 11 wins and 3 losses. Papakura also won the knockout competition when they defeated Green Lane 19–7 in the final.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season
The representative season saw Auckland beat Auckland Māori 24–14, followed by wins on the same day over South Auckland (Waikato) 26–12, and Taranaki (27-10), though 2 separate teams were obviously used. At the end of the season an injury depleted Auckland side lost to a very strong New Zealand Māori team 43–21. The New Zealand Māori side had earlier defeated the touring Australian side and included George Nēpia. The Auckland Māori side played two matches, aside from their game against Auckland, against Waikato Māori and North Auckland Māori. They won the matches 28-6 and 37-3 respectively.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Annual general meeting
The 27th annual meeting was held on April 5 with John A. Lee speaking at length as president about the importance of sport for the health of men and women. He went on to say “you know I consider that all the defeats, or rather, disabilities, this code has had, and had overcome, have welded it strongly… we like the other game, and good fellows we know are playing it, but we think and know our game is better. In other words, we like the other game, Rugby Union, but we like our own game best.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Annual general meeting
It may be an offshoot. I suppose it is a case of the juvenile being better than the parent (Applause). Anyhow, we think our game is improved, livened up, harder and faster, and it has a tempo more in keeping with our time…” The meeting made reference to the passing of John Stormont, A. Cowan, Dr. Tracy Inglis from the previous year. The balance sheet showed gate receipts for club matches were £3584 5/ which was an increase of £769 15/9 as compared to 1934, and £285 12/ compared with 1935.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Annual general meeting
Grants made to clubs from gate percentages totalled £658 18/1, which was an increase of 20 percent over 1935. The following officers were elected:-patron, Mr. J. B. Donald; vice patron, Mr. J.F.W. Dickson; president, hon.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Annual general meeting
John A. Lee; vice presidents, Messrs. E. Davis, R.D. Bagnall, R. Benson, J. Bellamy, O. Blackwood, J. Donald, C. Drysdale, H. Grange, R.J. Laird, W.J. Lovett, E. Morton, E. Montgomery, T.G. Symonds, Joe Sayegh, C. Seagar, F.W. Schramm, M.P., W. Wallace, H. Walmsley, R.H. Wood, G.T. Wright and H.W. Brien; trustees, Messrs. J.W. Probert and Jim Rukutai (re-elected), and T. Davis and F.T. McAneny as new members; junior delegate, Mr. D. Wilkie; referees delegate, Mr. W. Mincham. A Stormont was succeeding his father as a trustee.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Annual general meeting
The Board of Control met in early April with the chairman Mr. G. Grey Campbell welcoming new members Messrs. Davis and McAneny. Ivan Culpan and J.E. Knowling were re-elected honorary secretary and honorary treasurer respectively. Mr. R. Doble was re-elected delegate on the New Zealand Rugby League Council and Press steward; auditor, Mr. R.A. Spinley; honorary solicitor, Mr. H.M. Rogerson; honorary physicians, Drs. M.G. Pezaro, F.J. Gwynne, K.H. Holdgate, J.H. Waddell, G.W. Lock, H. Burrell, and S. Morris; honorary masseur, Mr. F. Flanagan: time keepers, Messrs. T. Hill, and A.E. Chapman.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Annual general meeting
The following were appointed to committees:- Insurance, Messrs. Doble, Davis, and Wilkie; Accounts, Messrs. Knowling, J.W. Probert and F.T. McAneny; Emergency, chairman and any three members of the board. It was decided that the season would begin on April 17 when a preliminary round of two Saturdays will be started and a night match may be arranged with the championship officially opening on May 1. Senior team nominations would be dealt with on April 14.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Coronation dance
On May 11 the Auckland Rugby League held a Coronation dance at the Peter Pan venue. Over 800 people attended with music being supplied by Theo Walter's Band.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Auckland representative team
At the control board meeting on April 14 it was decided to appoint Hec Brisbane as the sole Auckland selector for the season. Brisbane was a former New Zealand international (50 matches including 10 tests), Auckland representative (14 matches from 1923 to 1933), and who had played for and captained Marist Old Boys from 1923 to 1934 in 156 matches.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Australian visit and St George request
In August the Australian side played two tests against New Zealand and another midweek match against New Zealand Māori. All three matches were played at Carlaw Park. New Zealand lost the first test 12–8, before winning the second test 16-15 while New Zealand Māori defeated Australia 16–5. Following the matches Ernie Asher, on behalf of the Māori Control Board presented the ARL committee with a framed photograph of the team. Chairman Mr. G. Grey Campbell “pointed out that the victory was a historic event in league history”.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, Australian visit and St George request
St. George cabled the ARL on September 2 requesting the opportunity to tour for three matches at some point on or after September 18 however the ARL regrettedly declined as it had been a long season and the national side had already played matches in Auckland. They had also offered to have Frank Burge the former international forward coach the Auckland team for two weeks whilst here.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, First grade competition
The same teams as 1936 all nominated sides to compete in the Fox Memorial championship once again. The ARL decided to play 2 preliminary rounds in mid and late April before commencing the season proper on May 1. Prior to the opening round of preliminary games the Auckland Star wrote: Manukau, with a pack averaging over 14st per man, will include “Logan, the Central Hawke's Bay representative five eighths. Their challenge will be met confidently by Richmond, who recently teamed brilliantly in the trial at Morningside, where the new forwards, McLeod, the Taranaki representative, and Mitchell, of Wairarapa, were conspicuous.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, First grade competition
Ponsonby, now coached by R. McIntyre, the ex-Ponsonby and Auckland representatives, are in the best of trim for their battle with Mount Albert, and the teams may provide a surprise or two. Newton will miss E. T. Brimble, who is at present in hospital, but the back division will include their promising centre, Sissons, with Dempsey as custodian. The team is being coached by George Morman, who captained the Rangers when they won the championship in 1927…Marists will present a powerful vanguard against City.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, First grade competition
The Rovers will have the services of moody, a big Bay of Plenty forward from Taneatua, and Potier, the South Auckland representative halfback, among several other alterations. Three Navy players, Fitzgerald, at centre, and Donaldson and Boyle, forwards, will appear for the green and golds”. The New Zealand Herald reported that “Richmond will be considerably strengthened by A. E. Cooke, the international, who retired last season, but has decided to play again. Manukau will field practically the same side as that last year, Hemi, Pickrang, and Brodrick all being available. It is doubtful whether Trevarthan, who is at present in the south, will turn out”.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, First grade competition
After the first weekend of preliminary games the New Zealand Herald wrote a lengthy article on the personnel in each side. Manukau fielded “the same team as that last year. Its forwards included [Jack] Brodrick, Kawe, Whye, [Angus] Gault, and new players Phillips and Meredith, a hooker… [Steve] Watene will again lead the team… however, he may play in the forwards”. Jack Hemi appeared to have recovered from his leg injury of late last season, while Shalfoon, a newcomer to the team, showed a fine burst of speed on the wing.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, First grade competition
Hollis is a rugged type of five-eighths, and should get plenty of opportunities from Mahima, who will be the other halfback”. Other backs include Jack Broughton, an ex-Wairarapa representative three quarter. Richmond would field Jack Satherley at hooker, with Telford, Tetley, and Broadhead in the side with Metcalfe showing good form with Davis being another promising forward. Noel Bickerton and Roy Powell would be in the halves once again.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, First grade competition
Marist had promoted a promising junior, Donovan who was clever on attack. Crocker was new at half back with Glover again at fullback. Haslam was again in the side, with Fitzgerald, Murdoch, and Bakalich in the backs. Their forwards would be made up of Anderson, Breed, Finlayson, and McGreal, along with Bogle and Donaldson who had been with the navy ship H.M.S. Philomel. Mount Albert had appeared to be the fittest looking team after the preliminary matches and would have a strong forward pack.


1937 Auckland Rugby League season, Auckland Rugby League meetings and news, First grade competition
Peterson, a Hawke's Bay forward who was with Mount Albert had transferred to Ponsonby with his place being filled by E. Satherley of Richmond. Hanson had been promoted from te 3rd grade side and Des Herring, Shadbolt, Bickerton, and Allen were all available. The backs would like be made up of Halsey, Wilf Hassan, and the three Schultz brothers.