1937/1938 Daily Mail Gold Cup

The 1937/1938 Daily Mail Gold Cup was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the Daily Mail. The cup was won for the second successive year by Joe Davis with Willie Smith finishing in second place in the final table. It was the fourth Daily Mail Gold Cup tournament, although only the second as a snooker event. The Daily Mail Gold Cup ran from 1935 to 1940.

Daily Mail Gold Cup
Tournament information
Dates27 September 1937–29 January 1938
Final venueThurston's Hall
Final cityLondon
CountryEngland
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
Champion Joe Davis
Runner-up Willie Smith
← 1936
1938/39 →

Format

As in 1936, the 1937/1938 event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 27 September 1937 to 29 January 1938. Most of the matches were played at Thurston's Hall in London. There were 7 competitors and a total of 21 matches. As in 1936, each match was of 71 frames and lasted six days. The 7 competitors were the same in the 1936 event with the addition of Alec Brown. Each player had a handicap which was given in each frame. The handicaps were: Joe Davis - 0, Horace Lindrum - 10, Sidney Smith - 17, Willie Smith - 21, Alec Brown - 24, Tom Newman - 27, Melbourne Inman - 45. The "sealed" aspect of the 1936 event was abandoned.[1]

Results

The cup was won for the second successive year by Joe Davis who won all his five of his six matches. Davis had been handicapped slightly harsher than in 1936 but only lost one match, and that by a single frame to Willie Smith. Giving Willie Smith a 21-point lead in each frame, Davis had taken a 35–34 lead but lost the last two frames.[2] As in the previous event Melbourne Inman finished last, despite receiving the most generous handicap. The other five players were very close in the final table.[3]

WinnerScoreLoserDatesVenue
Tom Newman36–35Alec Brown27 September–2 OctoberThurston's Hall, London
Sidney Smith36–35Willie Smith4–9 OctoberThurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis39–32Tom Newman11–16 OctoberThurston's Hall, London
Willie Smith37–34Horace Lindrum18–23 OctoberThurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis43–28Melbourne Inman25–30 OctoberThurston's Hall, London
Sidney Smith36–35Horace Lindrum1–6 NovemberThurston's Hall, London
Tom Newman43–28Melbourne Inman8–13 NovemberThurston's Hall, London
Alec Brown36–35Willie Smith8–13 NovemberLeeds
Joe Davis42–29Alec Brown15–20 NovemberThurston's Hall, London
Horace Lindrum43–28Melbourne Inman15–20 NovemberLiverpool
Willie Smith38–33Melbourne Inman22–27 NovemberThurston's Hall, London
Tom Newman36–35Sidney Smith22–27 NovemberLeicester
Alec Brown40–31Sidney Smith29 November–4 DecemberThurston's Hall, London
Willie Smith36–35Joe Davis6–11 DecemberThurston's Hall, London
Horace Lindrum39–32Tom Newman13–18 DecemberThurston's Hall, London
Alec Brown47–24Melbourne Inman27 December–1 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Horace Lindrum39–32Alec Brown3–8 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Willie Smith38–33Tom Newman10–15 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis38–33Sidney Smith10–15 JanuaryHouldsworth Hall, Manchester
Sidney Smith43–28Melbourne Inman17–22 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis37–34Horace Lindrum24–29 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London

Table

PosPlayerPldMWFW
1 Joe Davis65234
2 Willie Smith64219
3 Horace Lindrum63224
4 Alec Brown63219
5 Sidney Smith63214
6 Tom Newman63212
7 Melbourne Inman60169

The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW).

References
  1. "Snooker Pool – The Handicap Tournament". The Times. 28 September 1937. p. 5.
  2. "Snooker Pool – The Handicap Tournament". The Times. 13 December 1937. p. 6.
  3. "Snooker Pool – The Tournament won by Davis". The Times. 31 January 1938. p. 7.
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