Events in Sports History in March 1937

  • Mar 19 96th Grand National: With King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in attendance, aptly-named Royal Mail ridden by jockey Evan Williams wins at odds of 100/6; estimated crowd, 300,000
  • Mar 20 England beats Scotland, 6-3 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to clinch the Home Nations Rugby Championship and Triple Crown

Babe Ruth's Quaker Ads

Mar 25 It is revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads

  • Mar 25 Lionel Conacher misses on 1st Stanley Cup penalty shot

DiMaggio's New Bat

Mar 26 Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replaces his 40 oz bat with a 36 oz one

  • Mar 27 Feijenoord Stadion, home ground of Dutch football club Feyenoord Rotterdam and nicknamed De Kuip opens after 2 years in construction