In the Toronto city finals, the Toronto Rose Playgrounds defeated Toronto YMHA 38-35; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Rose Playground prevailed 38-35 as Jack Scott scored 18 and Hughes 10. YMHA included Mendelsohn, Steinhart.
The Ontario championships were an eight-team elimination tournament in Hamilton. …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, Hamilton Tuxis thumped Brantford 33-26 as Markle scored 8, Fleming 6, Brand 6, Bourne 6, Long 4, Missen 2 and MacDougall 1. Jordan led Brantford with 11. Rutherford added 7, Boomer 4, Janes 2 and Pates 2, while MacMillan, Macauley, Sparks, Mitton and Silverthorne were scoreless. …………………………………………………… St. Catherines CI whipped Guelph 50-26 as Terry scored 14, Waterhouse 11, Whipper 9, Stoddard 8, Quinlon 4, Whalen 2 and Sutton 2, while Gayder and Carroll wee scoreless. Nagee led Guelph with 10. Raithby added 5, Baugh 2, Kerr 2 and McFarlane 1, while Hewer was scoreless. …………………………………………………… Toronto nipped London 40-38. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Windsor Ford Office Juniors stomped Whitby 85-31 as Bill Fisher scored 24, Norm Smith 14, Bruce 13, Bob Daragon 8, Elmer Robitaille 6, Leon Farrah 5, Jim Van Wyck 4, Bill Jamieson 4 and Lorne Pare 3. The Fords also included Bill Tuck and Harry Longmuir. …………………………………………………… In the semis, Toronto edged Windsor 42-41 as Rogers hit a bucket with 30 seconds to play and a free throw with 3 seconds to play to pull out the win. Scott led Toronto with 18. Rogers added 8, McKay 7, Hughes 7 and Weston 2, while Huntley, Allan, Mile, Ingram and Banner were scoreless. Fisher led Windsor with 18. Bruce added 13, Smith 4, Robitaille 3, Tucks 2 and Jamieson 1, while Farrah, Van Wyck, Baragon and Pare were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the St. Catherines Collegiate Stars edged the Hamilton Tuxis 40-37 as Bob Terry scored 20. …………………………………………………… In the final, the St. Catherines CI Saints prevailed 42-39 to earn the right to venture to Woodstock, N.B. in search of the Niagara Peninsula’s second straight Eastern Canadian crown.
In the New Brunswick semis, the Moncton YMCA Hawks defeated Saint John Cathedral CYO; 23-18;
…………………………………………………… In game one, Moncton dispatched Saint John 23-18 as Chick Jamieson scored 9, Goguen 6, Garland 4, Michael 2 and Macdougall 2, while Hannah and Crosman were scoreless. Williams led Cathedral with 9. Lawlor added 7 and McCrossin 2, while Morrison, Arsenault, Murphy and Chatterton were scoreless.
In the New Brunswick finals, the Woodstock Red Raiders defeated the Moncton YMCA Hawks 20-25; 50-16 (Total: 70-41). …………………………………………………… In game one, Moncton clipped Woodstock 25-20 as MacMichael scored 9, Jamieson 8, Goguen 4, MacDougall 3 and Garland 1, while Crossman and Hannah were scoreless. Slipp led Woodstock with 11. Stewart added 6, Seely 2 and Buckingham 1, while Hayden, Montgomery, Hood, Hoyt and Rogers were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Woodstock prevailed 50-16 as Stewart scored 22, Slipp 13, Hayden 5, Buckingham 4, Montgomery 2, Seely 2 and Rogers 2. MacMichael led Moncton with 7. Jamieson added 6, Goguen 2 and MacDougall 1.
In the Eastern semis, the Woodstock Red Raiders defeated the St. Catharines Stars 29-33; 37-23 (Total: 66-56). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Stars, comprised of the same St. Catharines Collegiate school team which played in the Ontario high school championships, won 33-29. Terry paced St. Catharines with 12. Waterhouse added 7. Quinlan 6, Stoddard 4, Carroll 2 and Whipper 2, while Whalen, Gayder and Sutton were scoreless. Bud Stewart led Woodstock with 15. Ronald Tommy added 8, David Slipp 3 and Seely 3. …………………………………………………… In game two, Woodstock led 5-3 after a quarter and 10-9 at the half before eventually prevailing 37-23. Ronnie Tommy began to dominate in second half and finished with 18. Stewart added 8, Slipp 6, Sealy 3 and Buckingham 2, while Montgomery was scoreless. Terry led St. Catharines with 8. Carroll added 5, Whalen 3, Quinlan 2, Whipper 2, Stoddard 2 and Waterhouse 1, while Gayder and Sutton were scoreless.
In the Eastern final, the Woodstock Red Raiders whipped the Halifax Oxford Athletic Club Orchards 43-20; 40-27 (Total: 83-47).
In game one, Woodstock took a 19-7 lead at the half and romped by 23. Shaver Slipp scored 15, Ronald Tommy 12, Bob Stewart 11, Seely 2, Montgomery 2 and Buckingham 1. G Brown led the Orchards with 12. Healy added 4, J Brown 3 and McGinn 1. The game drew 70 fans, described as the largest in local basketball history.
Woodstock won second game 40-27 to capture the title by an 83-47 count as Tommy scored 14, Slipp 10, Buckingham 7, Stewart 6, Seely 1, Rogers 1 and Hayden 1. Healy led Halifax with 12. Underwood added 8, G Brown 6 and J Brown 1.
The Eastern runner-up Halifax Oxford Athletic Club Orchards: Garnet Brown; Healy; J Brown; McGinn; Gray; Underwood; Smith; Currie; Edwards; Mulcahy;
The Eastern champ Woodstock (N.B.) Red Raiders: Ronald Tommy; Bob ‘Bud’ Stewart; Robert Brown; David ‘Shaver’ Slipp; Ken Seely; Red Buckingham; Eddie Montgomery; Laz Rogers; Bill Hoyt; Dick Mclean; Bud Hood; Albert Hayden; Claude Bowlin; coach Bob Brown