| Double knockout tourney RD 1: Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops 82 Hamilton Quigley’s 58 Alberni Athletics 86 Montreal Brewers 70 RD 2: Alberni Athletics 79 Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops 61 Montreal Brewers 77 Hamilton Quigley’s 76 (eliminated) SEMI: Winnipeg St. Andrews 103 Montreal Brewers 71 (eliminated) Final (Game 1) Winnipeg St. Andrews 92 Alberni Athletics 83 Final (Game 2) Alberni Athletics 90 Winnipeg St. Andrews 76 |
In the Toronto semis, YMHA defeated the Cloverleaf Shamrocks x-x; x-x; 63-54. …………………………………………………… In game three, YMHA, which apparently had won only one game all season, defeated the Shamrocks 63-54 as Egils Petmanis scored 20, Hersh Cowen 10, Howie Bobkin 10 and Mel Chesler 3. John O’Neill scored 22 to lead the Shamrocks (playing coach Ruby Richman). Harvey Singleton added 14.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, Toronto YMHA d’d Toronto Andy’s AC 73-65; x-x. …………………………………………………… In game one, YMHA prevailed 73-65 as Hersh Cohen scored 25, Egils Petmanis 23, Howie Bobkin 13, Bouchey 6 and McCohen 6, while Kaplan, Chesler, Boguski and J Stulac were scoreless. Jim Griffin led Andy’s with 17. Warren Dalton added 15, Reynolds 11, Wolchuk 10, Gaidy 4, Rigby 4, Medre 3 and Bowman 1, while Armstrong, Moody and Dunlap were scoreless.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Sarnia Knights defeated the Welland Meteors.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, Hamilton Quigley’s defeated the Kitchener Coronets 80-60; 92-73 (Total: 172-113). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hamilton torched Kitchener 80-60 as Brian Hotrum scored 25, Al Schlosser 12, Andy Richters 9, Bob Ross 8, Goodwin 6, Middlemiss 6, Hay 5, Davidson 5 and Tatti 2. Don McCrae led the Coronets with 22. Terry Reidel added 11, Roberts 8, Terry Bailey 4, Kritz 4, Letson 4, John Duffield 3, Johannes 2 and P Reidel 1, while Brousseau and Tank were scoreless.. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton took the series with 92-73 win as Cliff Goodwin scored 18, Brian Hotrum 15, Bob Tatti 12, Wayne Osborne 12, Andy Richters 9, Al Schlosser 9, Brian Middlemass 6, Doug Harrison 6 and Bob Ross 5, while Gord Davidson was scoreless. Don McCrae led Kitchener with 20. John Duffield added 14, Gary Kritz 11, Terry Reidel 7, Paul Reidel 6, Terry Bailey 6, Howie Johannes 4, Mike Brousseau 4 and Shawn Roberts 1, while Jim Letson was scoreless.
In the Ontario semis, the Windsor N&Ds d’d the London 5B Sportsman 91-88; 83-68 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor prevailed 91-88 as Bob Wright scored 20, Mike Gloster 17, John Upham 17, Hanson 12, Leo Girard 6, Lou Veres 6, Greg McCullough 5, Innocente 2, Valentine 2, Robinson 2 and Bellaire 2. Doug Marshall led London with 25. Doub Shaver added 20, Barry Howson 18, Suzuki 10, Lemon 8 and Rooks 7. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor completed the series sweep as Greg McCullough scored 16, Bob Wright 16, John Upham 16, playing coach Lou Veres 14, Mike Gloster 11, Leo Innocente 7 and Hanson 3, while Leo Girard and Robinson were scoreless. Barry Howson led London with 33. Doug Shaver added 13, Suzuki 10, Keeler 5, Marshall 5 and Rooks 2, while Brikmanis, Hames and Denomme were scoreless.
In the Ontario semis, Hamilton Quigley’s, coached by Paul Thompson, defeated the Toronto YMHA 91-76; 78-75 (Total: 169-151). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hamilton prevailed 91-76 as Al Schlosser scored 24, Bob Tatti 16, Doug Harrison 14, Wayne Osborne 10, Brian Middlemiss 9, Brian Hotrum 6, Cliff Goodwin 4, Andy Richters 4, Bob Ross 2 and Doug Hay 2, while Gord Davidson was scoreless. Iggy Petmanis led Toronto with 21. Bernie Bouchey added 20, Joe Stulac 10, Howie Bobkin 9, Hersh Cohen 8, Mel Chesler 4, Mel Cohen 2 and Ed Boguski 2, while George Kaplan and Marv Cohen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton prevailed 78-75 as Doug Harrison and Al Schlosser got hot down the stretch. Toronto had led 37-22 at the half and 55-49 at the three-quarter mark on the perimeter shooting of Egils Petmanis. Toronto led 63-54 with six minutes to play but Al Schlosser hit seven free throws and Bob Tatti two, while Doug Harrison hit a field goal and Cliff Goodwin a layup as Hamilton rallied to a 68-67 lead with a 14-3 run and then iced it at the line. Hamilton hit 32-45 from the charity stripe, while Toronto was 15-27. Schlosser paced Hamilton with 17. Wayne Osborne added 14, Doug Harrison 13, Brian Middlemass 10 and Cliff Goodwin 7. Egils Petmanis paced Toronto with 21. Hersh Cohen added 14, Bernie Couchey 11 and Joe Stulac 10.
In the Ontario final, the Hamilton Quigley’s defeated the Windsor N&Ds 89-107; 82-72; 86-68 (2g-1). Quigley’s entered the national tourney 10-4 on the season. …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor prevailed 107-89 as former University of Detroit star Bob Wright scored 25, Greg McCullough 21, John Upham 18, Lou Veres 12, Mike Gloster 11, Leo Innocente 8, Leo Girard 4, Hanson 4 and Robinson 4. Brian Hotrum led the Quigley’s with 19. Brian Middlemass added 15, Bob Tatti 14, Doug Harrison 13, Wayne Osbourne 10, Andy Richters 9, Al Schlosser 6 and Doug Hay 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton evened the series with an 82-72 win as Wayne Osbourne scored 16, Brian Hotrum 15, Al Schlosser 14, Brian Middlemass 12, Doug Harrison 9, Andy Richters 6, Cliff Goodwin 4 and Rob Ross 2, while Gord Davidson and Doug Hay were scoreless. Mike Gloster led Windsor with 28. Greg McCullough added 11, Leo Girard 11, Leon Innocente 10, Lou Veres 4 and Robinson 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, Hamilton took the series with an 86-68 win as Brian Hotrum scored 15, Wayne Osbourne 15, Brian Middlemass 10, Cliff Goodwin 10, Rob Ross 8, Al Schlosser 7, Andy Richters 6, Doug Harrison 4, Doug Hay 4 and Bob Tatti 3, while Gord Davidson was scoreless. Mike Gloster paced Windsor with 17. Lou Veres added 16, Greg McCullough 14, Leo Innocente 8, Leo Girard 7 and Valentine 4.
In the Saskatchewan quarterfinals and South semis: …………………………………………………… The Moose Jaw Johnstones defeated the Moose Jaw Jesters 48-46 as Jerry Ryha scored 15, Barry Day 10, Greig Carson 9 and Ray Boughen 6. Keith Parker led the Jesters with 15. Dal Carpentier added 14. …………………………………………………… In the other south semi, the Moose Jaw YMCA Blues torched the Moose Jaw Beavers 74-54 as John Livingstone scored 21, Norm Kuhns 17, Frank Grylevich 13 and Ron Graham 10. Moe Petkau led the Beaves with 22. Dennis Firth added 8 and Murray Klaiman 8.
In the Saskatchewan semis and South finals, the Moose Jaw YMCA Blues defeated the Moose Jaw Johnstons 71-52; 53-49 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Blues torched the Johnstons 71-52 as John Livingston scored 21, Frank Grylevich 15, Norm Kuhns 11 and Walt Yakiwchuk 10. Ray Boughen led the Johnstons with 22. Henry Day added 11 and Reg Boughen 8. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Blues completed the series sweep with a 53-49 win as John Livingston scored 24, Norm Kuhns 9 and Frank Grylevich 8. Greig Carson led the Johnstons with 15. Ray Boughen added 14 and Henry Day 10.
In the Saskatchewan semis and North finals, the Saskatoon Patricks thumped the Barker Grads 80-64 as Terry Little scored 23, Dennis Jones 20, Bill Carruthers 12, Gale Downey 11 and Brian Hamerton 10. Don Cameron led the Grads with 11. John Schepers added 11, Lorne Dillabaugh 9, But Steponchev 9 and Gary Korban 9.
In the Saskatchewan final, the Saskatoon Patricks clipped Moose Jaw YMCA 91-78 as Gale Downey scored 28, Terry Little 23, Brian Hamerton 11 and Bill Carruthers 10. The Patricks (coach Fred Heal, director Wally Patrick) also included Chuck Mayer, Lynn Peters, Dennis Jones and Phil McKaig. Bob Neville led Moose Jaw with 20. John Livingston added 19, Frank Grylevich 11, Norm Kuhns 10 and Ray Boughen 9.
In the Manitoba finals, Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops d’d the Winnipeg IPAC Buffaloes 89-67; x-x; 92-70 (3g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, St. Andrews prevailed 89-67 as John Cook scored 26, Dave Mills 16, Fred Ingaldson 20, Cliff Stark 10, Jack Lusk 8, Grant Alfonso 8, Predinchuk 5, Johnston 4 and Glen Torgerson 2, while Wright was scoreless. Don McLean led the Buffaloes with 23. Bob Hazel added 13, Fred Pesclevich 10, Bob Brickey 8, Jim Bannon 6, Frank Clark 5 and Charlie Collins 2. The Buffaloes also included Grant Alfonso and Tim Stratton. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Dunlops completed the series sweep with a 92-70 win as John Cook scored 28.
In the Alberta finals, the Lethbridge Chinooks defeated the Edmonton Bear Grads x-x; x-x; 90-67 (best of five).
In the British Columbia semis, the Vancouver Grocers defeated the Victoria Haida Chiefs 73-48; 80-60; 75-73 (3g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Vancouver dumped Victoria 73-48 as Billy-Joe Price scored 26, Birtles 12, Candlish 10, Hunter 10, Anthony 8 Hart 2, Boys 2, Turriff 2 and Thomson 1. Lorimer paced the Chiefs with 14. Simmonds added 13, Tomlinson 8, Cunningham 5, Devlin 4, Gallo 2 and Spotswood 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, Vancouver dusted Victoria 80-60 as Billy Joe Price scored 21, Birtles 18, Thomson 11, Candlish 9, Hunter 5, Turriff 3, Hart 2 and Anthony 2. Lorimer led the Chiefs with 21. Simmons added 14, McKeachie 10, L Tomlinson 8 and Devlin 6, while Cunningham was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Grocers nipped the Chiefs 75-73 as Hunter Candlish scored 22, Rod Thomson 17, Birtles 13, Anthony 9, Boyd 8, Hunter 4 and Hart 2, while Mitchell, Galway, Findlay and Turriff were scoreless. Darrell Lorimer led Victoria with 33. Simmonds added 15, Tomlinson 14, Bennett 5, McKeachie 4 and Wilson 2, while Devlin, Spotswood, Cunningham and Gallo were scoreless.
In the other BC semi, the Alberni Athletics defeated the New Westminster Bakers 70-63; 63-59; 84-55 (3g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberni defeated the Bakers 70-63 as Neil Dirom scored 19, Don Krego 19, Gunnar Kuehn 18, McPherson 8, Lehtonen 4 and Watts 2. Dave Way led Vancouver with 18. Bill McDonald added 18, McCallum 8, Anderson 7, Butcher 6, Parker 4 and Terris 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Athletics defeated Vancouver 63-59 as Neil Dirom hit a bucket and a free throw in the final 90 seconds to help Alberni pull out the win. Don Krego paced Alberni with 18. Neil Dirom added 16, Larry Lehtonen 13, McPherson 8, Gunnar Kuehn 6 and Devries 2. Bill Anderson led the Bakers with 15. Dave Way added 13, McDonald 9, Carter 9, Betcher 6, McCallum 4 and Potkonjak 3. …………………………………………………… In game three, Alberni completed the series sweep as Larry Lehtonen scored 29, Neil Dirom 26, Kuehn 13, Krego 5, Watts 5, McPherson 4 and Bishop 2, while Devries was scoreless. McDonald led the Bakers with 14. Dave Way added 13, Bill Anderson 13, Parker 5, McCallum 4, Betcher 4, Terris 2, Cusick 2 and Carter 2, while Potkonjak was scoreless.
In the BC finals, the Alberni Athletics defeated the Vancouver Grocers 76-72; 78-69; 41-39; 84-69 (4g-0).
…………………………………………………… In game one, Alberni edged the Grocers 76-72 after leading 38-25 at the half. Larry Lehtonen paced the Athletics with 20. Gunnar Kuehn added 16, Neil Dirom 13, Don Krego 10, McPherson 10, Pitcher 6 and Watts 1, while Bishop and Devries were scoreless. Hunter Candlish led the Grocers with 17. Rod Thomson added 15, Billy Joe Price 15, Birtles 14, Anthony 5, Boyd 4 and Ian Hunter 2, while Turriff, Hart and Galway were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberni prevailed 78-69 as Larry Lehtonen scored 24 and Don Krego 11. Rod Thomson led the Grocers with 24. Hunter Candlish added 22. Vancouver’s Billy Joe Price tore ligaments in his foot early in the contest. …………………………………………………… In game three, Alberni nipped the Grocers 41-39. With the score knotted at 39, Neil Dirom heaved a bomb, which missed, but Al Birtles notched the winning putback. The Grocers stalled most of the affair. Alberni coach Elmer Spiedel told the Victoria Daily Colonist that “this set basketball back 15 years.” The score was knotted at 19 at the half. Billy Joe-Price injured an ankle in the third quarter. Neil Dirom led the Athletics with 20. Krego added 6, McPherson 4, Watts 2, Lehtonen 2 and Kuehn 2. Al Birtles led the Grocers with 20. Candlish added 18, Thompson 3 and Hunter 3. …………………………………………………… In game four, Alberni completed the series sweep with an 84-69 win as Neil Dirom scored 28, Gordon Kuehn 18, Larry Lehtonen 13, Don Krego 11, Colin McPherson 4, Bill Pitcher 3, Tommy Watts 3 and Jim Bishop 2. Al Birtles led the Grocers with 15. Thompson added 15, Boyd 5, Hart 5 and Anthony 4.
In the Quebec finals, the Montreal Dow Brewers defeated the Montreal Northern Oilers 74-70; 82-63 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Brewers edged the Oilers 74-70 as Gary Keating broke open a 70-70 tie with 30 seconds to play by hitting two free throws. George Bork paced the Brewers with 29. LeRoy Riley added 24 and John McKibbon 7. The Brewers led 34-33 at the half. Playing coach Warren Sutton led the Oilers with 32. Alex Garrow added 25. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Brewers dusted the Oilers 82-63 as George Bork scored 23, although he didn’t arrive at the gym until a minute was left in the first half, having been the victim of a car robbery. Leroy Riley added 18 and Doug Daigneault 16. The Brewers also included Al Irwin. Bill Janzen led the Oilers with 18. Warren Sutton added 16 and Bruce Gibbs 12, while Alex Garrow did not play because of a back injury.
In the national draw, Port Alberni Athletics coach Elmer Spiedel entered the tourney predicting a win, although his squad had been entirely revamped from earlier editions which had dominated national play.
In the opening round, Alberni defeated Montreal 86-70 after taking a 43-36 halftime lead. Montreal rallied to within six before a 13-0 run by Alberni sealed the victory. Neil Dirom, a 6-7 forward, led Alberni with 16 points, while 6-6 Peter Simmonds added 21, Dave Way 25, Larry Lehtonen 14, Colin McPherson 2 and Don Krego 8, while Gunner Kuehn, Rayner Devries, Jim Bishop, Bill Pitcher and Tom Watts were scoreless. George Bork hit 29 for Montreal, mostly from the corner. Alex Garrow added 18, Lee Riley 10, Dan Kanath 9 and Doug Daigneault 4, while Vic Richardson, Steve Holic, Jack Keating, Bob Morgan and Gary Keating were scoreless.
The Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops defeated Hamilton Quigley’s 83-58. Winnipeg took an early lead but Hamilton rallied to tie the game at 50 before a 10-0 run put the contest away for the Dunlops. Winnipeg, which started three former UBC stars, John Cook, Jack Lusk and Laurie Predinchuk, as well as two-time Olympian Fred Ingaldson and Don McLean, with an average height of 6-3, was paced by John Cook’s 37 points, including 27 in the second half. Jack Lusk added 12, Fred Ingaldson 10, Dave Mills 6, Grant Alphonso 6, Don McLean 5, Cliff Stark 4 and Bill Carpenter 2, while Bill Wright, Wayne Johnson, Glen Torgerson and Laurie Predinchuk were scoreless. Winnipeg team also featured Minnesota Vikings football famous coach Bud Grant. Wayne Osborne led Hamilton with 16. Doug Harrison added 11, Andy Richters 11, Brian Hotrum 8, Cliff Goodwin 6, Al Schlosser 4 and Doug Hay 2, while Bob Ross and Gord Davidson were scoreless.
In round two, the Port Alberni Athletics defeated the Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops 79-61 as Larry Lehtonen scored 24, including 18 in the second half, Don Krego 16, Neil Dirom 12, Dave Way 10, Peter Simmons 6 and Colin McPherson 2. John Cook hit 21 for the Dunlops. Grant Alfonso added 17, Fred Ingaldson 10, Jack Lusk 6, Bud Grant 6, Dave Mills 2, Wayne Johnson 2, Glen Torgerson 2, Don McLean 2 and Cliff Stark 2, while Dave Mills and Bill Wright were scoreless.
The Montreal Brewers eliminated Hamilton Quigley’s 77-76. Montreal, which featured five pro football players as well as former Olympian John McKibbon, nipped the Quigleys despite trailing by five at the half, 51-46. But a 6-0 run gave Montreal a 52-51 lead. With two minutes to go, Montreal had stretched their lead to seven, 73-66. At 77-72, two Hamilton field goals cut the lead to one. But Montreal successfully stalled the ball for the remainder of the contest. They were led by Leroy Riley 23 and George Bork 22. Hamilton’s top scorer was Bob Tatti 15. Brian Hotrum added 12. The Quigleys (coached by Paul Traynor and managed by Ray Jones) also included Rob Ross, Gord Davidson, Brian Middlemass, Cliff Goodwinn, Doug Harrison, Andy Richters, Doug Hay, Al Schlosser and Wayne Osborne.
In the semi, John Cook scored 36 and Fred Ingaldson 21 as the Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops pasted the Montreal Brewers 103-71 as John Cook scored 36, Fred Ingaldson 21, Jack Lusk 12, Dave Mills 8, Bud Grant 8, Glen Torgerson 8, Don McLean 2 and Grant Alfonso 2, while Billy Wright and Wayne Johnston were scoreless. Leroy Riley scored 22, George Bork 17 and Alex Garrow 13 for Montreal. The Brewers (coached by Gerry Lafferty and managed by Wes Fournier) also included John McKibbon, Doug Daigneault, Rob Morgan, Al Irwin, Danny Kanath, Gary Keating and Steve Holic.
In the first game of the final, the Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops defeated the Port Alberni Athletics 92-83 as John Cook scored 37, including 27 in the second half. With the win, a third game between the pair was needed as both had each won once against each other. The Dunlops led 44-39 at the half and Alberni cut the lead to 83-79 with two minutes to go but Winnipeg won the game at the foul line when Alberni players began desperately fouling Dunlops in a bid to get the ball. By game’s end four of Alberni’s starters had fouled out, leaving the Athletics at the mercy of the taller Dunlops on the boards. Fred Ingaldson added 19, Bud Grant 12, Dave Mills 9, Glen Torgerson 9, Jack Lusk 4 and Grant Alfonso 2, while Bill Carpenter, Cliff Stark, Wayne Johnston, Don McLean and Billy Wright were scoreless.
In the final dust-up, the Port Alberni Athletics took the title with a 90-76 win over the Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops. Alberni took a 41-34 halftime lead and went on a 9-0 run early in the second half to stretch their lead to 50-36 and seal the contest, despite Don Krego and Dave Way’s fouling out. Neil Dirom paced Alberni with 27, including 17 in the second half. Larry Lehtonen added 18, Dave Way 22, Don Krego 13, Tom Watts 6 and Colin McPherson 3, while Gunner Kuehn, Rayner DeVries, Jim Bishop and Bill Pitcher were scoreless. Fred Ingaldson scored 29 for Winnipeg, including four straight layups in the final minutes of the contest. Jack Lusk added 14, John Cook 12, Dave Mills 6, Bud Grant 6, Grant Alphonso 6 and Glen Torgerson 4, while Bill Carpenter, Wayne Johnson, Cliff Stark, Don McLean and Billy Wright were scoreless.
The all-tourney team featured: Larry Lehtonen (Alberni); Neil Dirom (Alberni); Fred Ingaldson (Winnipeg); Dave Way (Alberni) and John Cook (Winnipeg)
The runner-up Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops: John Cook; Jack Lusk; Laurie Predinchuk; Fred Ingaldson; Don McLean; Bud Grant; Dave Mills; Bill Carpenter; Wayne Johnson; Cliff Stark; Grant Alphonso; Billy Wright; Glen Torgerson; coach Jimmy Bullock; manager Len Gault
The champion Alberni Athletics: Don Krego; Neil Dirom; Larry Lehtonen; Dave Way; Colin McPherson; Peter Simmons; Bill Pitcher; Gunner Kuehn; Jim Bishop; Tom Watts; Rayner DeVries; coach Elmer Speidel; manager Bill Wetmore