In the Quebec championships, Montreal North Branch YMCA defeated the Quebec City St. Patrick’s Grads 53-50; 41-32 (Total: 94-82). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal Branch YMCA (coach Obb Sullivan) prevailed 53-50 as Seymour Miller and B Gauthier scored a combined 30.
In the Toronto city semis, Toronto Broadview Y defeated West End Y 45-31; x-x (Total: x-x)
In the Toronto city finals, the Toronto Harbord Playgrounds defeated Toronto Broadview Y 35-34; 42-42 (Total: 77-76). …………………………………………………… In game two, the teams played to a 42-42 draw. Matt Kuttner led Harbord with 19. Berman added 11, D Dubinsky 7 and Porman 2, while Bockner, S Dubinsky, Caplan, Solomon, Dorfman and Krekouski were scoreless. Brooks led Broadview Y with 16. Andrews added 10, Rowe 4, Brickee 4, Le Rowe 4, Abram 2 and Platt 2, while Graham and Fletcher were scoreless.
In the opening round of the Ontario playoffs, Hamilton McNab defeated St. Catharines A.Z.A. x-x; 47-24 (Total: by 42). …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton prevailed 47-24 as Ross Ireland scored 20, Gordon Thomson 9, George Suarez 8, Maccaulay 4, Yatmalian 4 and Kerr 2, while Carrigan and Lawson were scoreless. Rose paced St. Catharines with 12. Livine added 5, S Caplan 4, Sulman 2 and A Caplan 1, while Adelsteine was scoreless.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Toronto Harbord Playgrounds defeated Kingston Regiopolis 69-39; 79-40. …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto throttled Kingston 69-39 as D Dumansky scored 28, Rotman 10, Cuther (Kuther?) 10, Soloman 6, Kirakavski 5, Caplan 4, S Duminsky 4 and Dorsman 2, while Rochner was scoreless. Bourrett led Kingston with 10. Bill added 10, Flanigan 10 and Gelley 9, while Lawler, Ashley, Keyes and Hayunga were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto took the series with a 79-40 win as Berman scored 31, Cuther 20, S Dubinsky 18, Krakovski 4, Dorman 3, Winberg 2 and T Dunbinsky 1, while Caplan was scoreless. Ashley led Regiopolis with 11. Bill added 10, Gelley 7 and Flanagan 2, while 10 were unallocated and Hayunga, Murphy, Newlands, Keyes and Lawler were scoreless.
In the Ontario finals, the Toronto Harbord Playgrounds defeated the Chatham Merchants 57-29; 33-35 (Total: 90-64). …………………………………………………… In game one, Harbord clocked Chatham 57-29 as Danny Dubinsky scored 29, Art Berman 12 and Matt Kutner 10. Morrison led the Merchants with 18.
In the Montreal semis, North Branch Y defeated Oaks 36-26; 55-25 (Total: 91-51). …………………………………………………… In game one, North Branch clipped Oaks 36-26 as Miller scored 13, Fraser 6, R Moore 6, Ruiter 5, Turnbull 4 and G Moore 2, while Nelson, McDonald and Gauthier were scoreless. Brecher paced Oaks with 7. Rappaport added 7, Fainer 6, Goodman 3 and Heller 3, while Hamovitch and Gordon were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, North Branch torched Oaks 55-25 as Fraser scored 15, Turnbull 10, R Moore 9, Reiter 8, Miller 8, McDonald 3 and Gauthier 2, while McHugh, G Moore and Nelson were scoreless. Brecher paced Oaks with 10. Feiner added 6, Bercovitch 5, Goodman 3 and Rappaport 1, while Hemovitch was scoreless.
In the Montreal finals, North Branch Y defeated YMHA x-x; x-x (Total: x-x)
In the Quebec finals, Montreal North Branch Y defeated Quebec City St. Patrick’s 53-50; 39-21 (Total: 92-71). …………………………………………………… In game one, North Branch edged St. Patrick’s 53-50 as S Miller scored 16, B Gauthier 14, A Moore 9, F Turnbull 5, B Fraser 4, G Moore 3 and J McHugh 2, while E Foster and A Nelson were scorelss. G Dempsey paced Quebec City with 16. A Seger added 14, B Wallace 8, L Phillips 6, E Fox 4 and K Begin 2, while F Small was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, North Branch took the series with a 39-21 win as Seymour Miller scored 13, Burton Ruiter 9, R Moore 5, B Fraser 4, Turnbull 4, G Moore 3 and Gauthier 2, while McHugh and Nelson were scoreless. B Wallace paced St. Patrick’s with 9. Fox added 5, Phillips 3, Dempsey 2 and Begin 2, while Leger and Small were scoreless.
In the Eastern semis, the Toronto Harbord Playgrounds dumped the Montreal North Branch YMCA 69-29 (alternately reported by the Montreal Gazette as 39-32); 37-30 (Total: 106-59). It marked the first time that the juvenile championships were held outside of Quebec. …………………………………………………… In game one, the Playgrounds won 69-29 after leading 35-16 at the half. A. Berman paced Toronto with 25. Matt Kuttner added 18, D. Dubinsky 8, C. Caplan 0, B. Dorfman 2, A. Rotman 8, S. Dubinsky 2, M. Krakousky 6 and I. Solomon 2. Fred Turnbull led Montreal with 11. Seymour Miller added 7, R. Moore 5, J. McHugh 0, Burton Ruiter 0, R. Nelson 0, G. Moore 4, and B Gauthier 4. Montreal also included Bud Fraser. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Playgrounds prevailed 37-30.
In the New Brunswick finals and Eastern quarterfinals, the Moncton YMCA Comets defeated the Saint John Capitals 37-27; 34-45; 33-32 (in a NBAA ordered sudden-death replay. …………………………………………………… In game one, the Comets (coach Walter McWilliams) prevailed 37-27 as Keefe scored 14, Prosser 12, Smith 5, McLeod 4 and Hunter 2, while Algie, Dalziel and McKinnon were scoreless. Bill Thorne led the Capitals with 10. George Kelly added 10, Doug Flewelling 3, Bill MacDonald 2 and Ken Vallis 2, while Ferris was scoreless. The Capitals also included Bill Lee, Bonnell. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saint John prevailed 45-34 to theoretically take the series by a 72-71 count as Kelly scored 18, Thorne 12, Flewelling 9, McDonald 4 and Lee 2. Prosser led the Comets with 13. Smith added 8, Keefe 5, Hunter 5, Algie 2 and Mcleod 1. …………………………………………………… The Comets successfully protested game two on the grounds that they hadn’t consented to play under the jurisdiction of referee Douglas Costello. The New Brunswick referee’s association had been abolished and the teams theoretically had to agree to an official. The NBAA ordered a sudden-death replay. …………………………………………………… In the sudden-death match, Moncton defeated the St. John Capitals 33-32 as Mcleod scored 11. …………………………………………………… Saint John protested the ruling to the Canadian Amateur Basketball Association, which upheld the protest on the grounds that Moncton had not lodged its protest to the NBAA until the game had started. CABA ordered that the Capitals be advanced to the Maritime finals.
In the Nova Scotia finals and Eastern quarterfinals, New Waterford St. Agnes defeated Glace Bay Hi-Y 30-11; 17-13 (Total: 47-24).
In the Maritime finals and Eastern Canadian semis, the Saint John Capitols defeated New Waterford St. Agnes Strands 20-23; 16-10 (Total: 36-33). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Capitals took the series with a 16-10 win as Thorne scored 10, B McDonald 2, Flewelling 2 and Kelly 2. M Ryan paced St. Agnes with 6. Moseychuk added 4, while MacPherson, J Ryuan, R MacDonald, C MacDonald, Micholosky and F MacDonald were scoreless.
New Brunswick historian Rankine Smith claims that the Saint John Capitals won the Juvenile title. Saint John won the Maritime title over Moncton 27-37; 45-34 (Total: 72-71). A sudden death game was ordered after a controversy over refereeing. Moncton won that game by 33-32. But Saint John appealed to CABA which ruled that Moncton could not dispute a referee after the game and CABA awarded the series to Saint John. Saint John then defeated New Waterford twice to win the Maritime title. Ontario defaulted and Saint John became the dominion champs.
The Eastern Canadian finals are a disputed affair. Toronto Harbord argued that they could not reorganize the team for a title series. The Saint John Capitals offered to pay for the series. Toronto demanded a $500 guarantee but Saint John said that was simply too high. New Brunswick historian Rankine Smith argues that Toronto defaulted. The series appears not to have been played.
The Eastern champion or runner-up Toronto Harbord Playgrounds: Art Berman; Matt Kuttner; Danny Dubinsky; C. Caplan; B. Dorfman; A. Rotman; Seymour Dubinsky. Mc Krakousky; I. Solomon; coach Yudy Mincovitch
The Eastern champion Saint John Capitals: Bill Thorne; George Kelly; Bill MacDonald; Doug ‘Flip’ Flewelling; Ken Vallis; Bill (Stuart?) Lee; Al Ferris; Walter Bonnell; coach Harold Rae; manager Lou McMenamon