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1957 United States Men's Curling Championship

The 1957 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from March 27 to 30, 1957 at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was the first edition of the United States Men's Curling Championship.

1957 United States Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityChicago, Illinois
ArenaChicago Stadium
DatesMarch 27–30
Winner Minnesota
Curling clubHibbing CC, Hibbing
SkipHarold Lauber
ThirdLouis Lauber
SecondPeter Beasy
LeadMatt Berklich
AlternateIrwin Akin
1958 »

The Marshall Field and Company was inspired to host an American equivalent to the popular Macdonald Brier in Canada.[2][3] Opening night of the championship included a performance by the Scotch Highlander band of University of Iowa, an all female bagpipe and drum band, and were televised by the local television channel WGN-TV.[4][5] Ken Watson, three-time Canadian champion, was hired as the commissioner of play and tasked with overseeing the umpires.[6][7] There were 2,500 spectators in attendance for the first draw.[8]

The tournament consisted of ten teams representing nine states, plus a team representing the then-territory of Alaska. Teams had to win their state playdowns to qualify.

The team from Minnesota, representing the Hibbing Curling Club won the event, as the team with the best round-robin record of 8-1.[9]

Teams

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Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Alvin Johnson Clarence Renkoski Joseph Jackovich Gene Williams   Fairbanks Curling Club, Alaska Territory
Bob Fletcher Charlie Hill Bob Swinney Bob Soutar   Chicago Curling Club, Illinois
Howard Eteson J. Paul Sheeran Keith Fulton Robert Ingersoll   Winchester Country Club, Massachusetts
J. Nelson Brown Douglas Fisk George Specht Rudy Speerschneider   Detroit Curling Club, Michigan
Harold Lauber Louis Lauber Peter Beasy Matt Berklich   Hibbing Curling Club, Minnesota
Karl Hines Jr. Harry Coronis Jason Bickford Robert Maxwell   Nashua Country Club, New Hampshire
W. J. W. Reid W. Haight Donald Dunn Junius Cooper   Saint Andrew's Golf Club, New York
Clarence Johnson Wayne Smith Kenneth Smith Harry Mowbray   Minot Curling Club, North Dakota
Alex St. Pierre Kenneth Sherwood Charles Geis Richard Horswill   Seattle Curling Club, Washington
Bruce Rogers J. Robert Curtis Harold Sommers Howard Winkler   Portage Curling Club, Wisconsin

Round robin standings

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Final round robin standings[10]

Key
Champion
Team (Locale) Skip W L
  Minnesota (Hibbing) Harold Lauber 8 1
  Illinois (Chicago) Bob Fletcher 7 2
  North Dakota (Minot) Clarence Johnson 6 3
  Wisconsin (Portage) Bruce Rogers 6 3
  Michigan (Detroit) J. Nelson Brown 6 3
  Washington (Seattle) Alex St. Pierre 4 5
  New Hampshire (Nashua) Karl Hines Jr. 3 6
  Alaska Territory (Fairbanks) Alvin Johnson 2 7
  Massachusetts (Winchester) Howard Eteson 2 7
  New York (St. Andrew's) W. J. W. Reid 1 8

Round Robin results

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Draw 1

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Wednesday, March 27, 8:00 pm[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 1 4 17
  Washington (St. Pierre) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 12
  New York (Reid) 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Illinois (Fletcher) 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 10
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Michigan (Brown) 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 4 0 16
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 15
  New Hampshire (Hines) 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 8

Draw 2

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Thursday, March 28, 9:30 am[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 14
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
  Michigan (Brown) 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Illinois (Fletcher) 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 15
  New Hampshire (Hines) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Washington (St. Pierre) 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 7
  New York (Reid) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 10
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 6

Draw 3

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Thursday, March 28, 2:00 pm[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 11
  Washington (St. Pierre) 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 5 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 15
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 16
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Illinois (Fletcher) 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 11
  Michigan (Brown) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New York (Reid) 0 2 2 3 2 1 4 2 1 1 18
  New Hampshire (Hines) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Draw 4

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Thursday, March 28, 8:00 pm[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Michigan (Brown) 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 13
  New Hampshire (Hines) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 1 1 13
  New York (Reid) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 12
  Washington (St. Pierre) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 0 18
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 0 0 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 12
  Illinois (Fletcher) 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 1 3 15

Draw 5

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Friday, March 29, 9:30 am[13]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 9
  New York (Reid) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
  Illinois (Fletcher) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 2 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 14
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 11
  New Hampshire (Hines) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Washington (St. Pierre) 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
  Michigan (Brown) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 6

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Friday, March 29, 2:00 pm[13]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Washington (St. Pierre) 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 8
  Illinois (Fletcher) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 9
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 0 0 5 5 0 1 1 1 0 2 15
  New York (Reid) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Michigan (Brown) 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 8
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Hampshire (Hines) 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 12
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 8

Draw 7

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Friday, March 29, 8:00 pm[13]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Michigan (Brown) 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 3 13
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Washington (St. Pierre) 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
  New Hampshire (Hines) 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 0 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Illinois (Fletcher) 1 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 11
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 11
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 1 3 0 3 0 3 4 1 0 1 16
  New York (Reid) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 8

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Saturday, March 30, 12:30 pm[14][15][8]

Team Final
  Michigan (Brown) 12
  Minnesota (Lauber) 11
Team Final
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 11
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 9
Team Final
  Illinois (Fletcher) 13
  New York (Reid) 7
Team Final
  Washington (St. Pierre) 7
  Massachusetts (Eteson) 6
Team Final
  Wisconsin (Rogers) W
  New Hampshire (Hines) L

Draw 9

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Saturday, March 30, 8:00 pm[15][8][14]

Team Final
  Minnesota (Lauber) 12
  North Dakota (C. Johnson) 6
Team Final
  Wisconsin (Rogers) 11
  Washington (St. Pierre) 7
Team Final
  Michigan (Brown) 10
  New York (Reid) 8
Team Final
  Illinois (Fletcher) W
  Massachusetts (Eteson) L
Team Final
  New Hampshire (Hines) 10
  Alaska Territory (A. Johnson) 9

References

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  1. ^ "Curling Reviving All Over Alaska; Nationals Eyed". The Spokesman-Review. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Curling Teams Open National Meet". Lubbock Evening Journal. March 27, 1957. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Local Curlers May Compete in Nationals". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. September 13, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Page, Eleanor (February 20, 1957). "Bagpipes Will Skirl at Curling Tourney". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Men's Curling Tourney on TV Wednesday". Chicago Tribune. March 24, 1957. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Watson, Ken (January 8, 1958). "Curling Crescendo in Chicago". The Chilliwack Progress. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Cromie, Robert (March 27, 1957). "Curlers Open Title Meet Tonight". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Hibbing Rink Curling King of the U.S." Herald Statesman. April 1, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hibbing Team U.S. Curling Champions". Journal Times. April 1, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Hibbing Wins Curling Title". Star Tribune. March 31, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Chicago Rink Wins Opener in U.S. Meet". Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Chicago Wins Fourth Match in Extra End". Chicago Tribune. March 29, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Hibbing Rink Sets Pace in Curling Meet". Chicago Tribune. March 30, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Hibbing Wins Curling Meet; Fairbanks Places Eighth". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. April 1, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Hibbing Curlers Win U.S. 'Spiel". Edmonton Journal. April 1, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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