1937 World Championships

1937 World Championships
Wilbur Lamoreaux, Jack Milne, Cordy Milne
The United States sweeps up all the top places with Jack Milne winning the title his countrymen Wilbur Lamoreaux in second place and his brother Cordy Milne in third place.
World Final
2 September 1937, Wembley Stadium London, United Kingdom
Championship Rounds
25 May 1937 Wimbledon, London
29 May 1937 Harringay, London
2 June 1937 New Cross, London
5 June 1937 Belle Vue, Manchester
18 June 1937 Hackney, London
22 June 1937West Ham, London
28 riders contested the Championship Rounds with each rider racing in four meetings. The tallies from the preliminary and championship rounds were then added together with the best 16 going onto to contest the World Final.
Qalifiers for World Final Jack Milne 83 Eric Langton 78 Wilbur Lamoreaux 74 Cordy Milne 71 Eric Chitty 70 Lionel Van Praag 70 Jack Parker 69 George Newton 67 Frank Charles 64 Ginger Lees 61 Frank Varey 51 Arthur Atkinson 50 Joe Abbott 49 Morian Hansen 45 Bob Harrison 45 Bill Kitchen 45 Qualified as reserves for World Final Tommy Croombs, Alec Statham Did not Qualify Tommy Croombs 39 Alec Statham 39 Stan Greatrex 38 Ron Johnson 37 Wally Kilmister 35 Dicky Case 34 Cliff Parkinson 31 Charlie Spinks 31 Jack Ormston 30 Norman Evans 28 Eric Gregory 24 Tiger Stevenson 20 reserves - Jack Dixon 13 Tommy Price 8
Qualifying Rounds
7 July 1937 New Cross, London
10 July 1937 Harringay, London
19 July 1937 Wimbledon, London
24 July 1937 Belle Vue, Manchester
29 July 1937 Wembley, London
3 August 1937 West Ham, London
13 August 1937 Hackney, London 
Qualifiers for Championship Rounds
Cordy Milne 28 Eric Langton 27 Jack Milne 26 George Newton 26 Jack Parker 26 Frank Varey 26 Bill Kitchen 25 Frank Charles 24 Wilbur Lamoreaux 24 Eric Chitty 23 Lionel Van Praag 23 Joe Abbott 22 Bob Harrison 20 Morian Hansen 19 Cliff Parkinson 19 Alec Statham 19 Arthur Atkinson 18 Dicky Case 18 Tommy Croombs 18 Stan Greatrex 17 Eric Gregory 17 Ginger Lees 17 Wally Kilmister 15 Charlie Spinks 15 Jack Ormston 14 Norman Evans 12 Ron Johnson 12 Tiger Stevenson 12
did not qualify
Jack Dixon 12 Tommy Price 12 Stan Dell 11 George Wilks 10 Les Wotton 10 Eric Collins 9 Wally Little 5 Wal Morton 8 Gus Kuhn 7 Billy Lamont 7 Vic Duggan 7 Wally Lloyd 6 Clem Mitchell 6 Miny Waln 6 Tommy Allott 10 Phil Bishop 0 Stew Fairbairn 4 Alfred Rumrich 4 Frank Hodgson 6 Dicky Smythe 3 Colin Watson 2 Bill Clibbett 2 Jack Sharp 2 Lloyd Goffe 4 Fred Strecker 2 Jack Tidbury 2 Bluey Wilkinson 0