The 1957 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from March 27 to 30, 1957 at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first edition of the United States Men's Curling Championship.
The Marshall Field and Company was inspired to host an American equivalent to the popular Macdonald Brier in Canada. 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. Ken Watson, three-time Canadian champion, was hired as the commissioner of play and tasked with overseeing the umpires. There were 2,500 spectators in attendance for the first draw.
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.
Teams 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 Final round robin standings KeyChampion Team (Locale)SkipWL (Hibbing) Harold Lauber 8 1 (Chicago) Bob Fletcher 7 2 (Minot) Clarence Johnson 6 3 (Portage) Bruce Rogers 6 3 (Detroit) J. Nelson Brown 6 3 (Seattle) Alex St. Pierre 4 5 (Nashua) Karl Hines Jr. 3 6 (Fairbanks) Alvin Johnson 2 7 (Winchester) Howard Eteson 2 7 (St. Andrew's) W. J. W. Reid 1 8
Round Robin results Draw 1 Wednesday, March 27, 8:00 pm
Draw 2 Thursday, March 28, 9:30 am
Draw 3 Thursday, March 28, 2:00 pm
Draw 4 Thursday, March 28, 8:00 pm
Draw 5 Friday, March 29, 9:30 am
Draw 6 Friday, March 29, 2:00 pm
Draw 7 Friday, March 29, 8:00 pm
Draw 8 Saturday, March 30, 12:30 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, March 30, 8:00 pm
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