In the Toronto city semis and East opening round, West End YMCA defeated St. Christopher House 70-40 as Jerry Wojden scored 24 and Ted Sulikowski 15. Ossie Roberts led St. Christopher with 9. Morris Winer added 9.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Windsor Sacred Heart Choir Choristers defeated the Kitchener-Waterloo Optimists 44-43; 60-30 (Total: 104-73). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor nipped Kitchener-Waterloo 44-43 as Louis Normandeau scored 16, Pidotti 7, Ouellette 6, Fantin 6, Seman 5, Klinker 2 and Clarke 2, while Holland was scoreless. Shaub led the Optimists with 18. Halman added 9, Merkel 3, Sheppard 2 and Stockhardt 1, while Chambers, Beam, Halpern, K Kay, G Kay and Voisin were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor prevailed 60-30 as Don Renaud scored 20, Eddie Vernes 15, James Clark 5, Louis Normandeau 5, James Ouellette 4, Cal Shincariol 4, Dino Marcus 2, Nick Klinger 2, Vic Pidotti 2 and Mike Seman 1, while Dino Fantin and Glen Holland were scoreless. Maurice Chambers led the Optimists with 8. Shepherd added 5, Hallman 4, Shaub 4, Stuckhardt 4, Voisin 4 and Halpern 1, while Merkel, Beam, G Kay and K Kay were scoreless.
In the other Ontario semi, Toronto West End Y defeated Mimico 87-46; 107-47 (Total: 204-93).
In the Ontario final, Toronto West End Y defeated Windsor Sacred Heart Choir Choristers 74-30; 67-30 (Total: 111-80). …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto stomped Windsor 67-30 as Lawson scored 13, Wlodarczyk 11, Sulikowski 11, Wojdon 9, Jaworski 9, Jaworski 8, Green 4 and Wozniak 1. Eddie Vernes led the Choristers with 7. Don Renaud added 6, Edo Marcuz 5, Louis Normandeau 3, Cal Shincariol 3, Dino Fantin 2, James Clark 2 and Dino Marcus 2, while Nick Klinger, James Ouellette, Mike Seman and Vic Pidutti were scoreless. The Choristers also included Glen Holland and Gino Dzudiara.
In the Ontario-Quebec finals, Toronto West End Y defeated Montreal YMHA Davis Royals 75-54; 76-53 (Total: 151-107). …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto prevailed 75-54 as Cheter Wlodarzyk scored 24 and Jerry Wojdon 20. Irving ‘Herb’ Altman paced Montreal with 15. Bob Gordon added 13 and Ed Zipkin 13. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto torched Montreal 76-53 as Ted Sulikowski paced Toronto with 19. Chester Wlodarczyk added 17 and Moch 11. Solly Waxman led Montreal with 17. Morris Zipkin added 10, centre Harold Gordon 9 and Irving Altmar 4.
In the Eastern semis, Toronto West End Y defeated Saint John High School 91-45; 94-55 (Total: 185-100). …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto took command with an early 27-0 run and built a 53-17 lead at the half, eventually winning 91-45. Ted Sulikowski paced Toronto with 19. Bill Lawson added 16, Tony Wozniak 5, Art Green 5, Dick Jaworski 6, Chester Wlodarczyk 15 and Jerry Wodjon 2. Stackhouse led Saint John with 14. Peters added 1, McQuade 0, Shaw 7, Currie 6, Rockwell 10, Porter 8, Staples 0, Dixon 0 and Ross 0. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto led 42-41 at the half and took command in the second frame, romping to a 94-55 win. Chester Wlodarczyk 33 to lead Toronto. Jerry Wojdon added 18, Tony Wozniak 22, Dick Jaworski 8, Art Green 5, Bill Lawson 13, and Ted Sulikowski 6. Stackhouse led Saint John with 14. Porter added 13, Dixon 13, Rockwell 0, Currie 2, Shaw 7, Stamples 0, Peters 2 McQuade 0 and Ross 5.
In the Eastern final, Toronto West End YMCA defeated Halifax All-Stars 51-40; 50-63; 53-46 (2g-1).
In game one, Chester Wlodarczyk scored 20 to lead Toronto to a 51-40 win over Halifax. Jerry Wojdon added 12, Bill Lawson 10, Ted Sulikowski 5, Tony Wozniak 2, Art Green 2 and Dick Jaworski 1. Brian Ross led Halifax with 15. Max Keeping added 8.
In game two, Halifax prevailed 63-50 as Brian Ross scored 24 and Mike Tzagarakis 23. Chester Wlodarczyk and Bill Lawson each scored 11 to pace Toronto.
In game three, Jerry Wojdon scored 14 as Toronto took the series with a 53-46 win. Chester Wlodarczyk added 13, Ted Sulikowski 13, Dick Jaworski 5, Tony Wozniak 3, Art Green 4 and Bill Lawson 2. Mike Tzagarakis paced Halifax with 13.
The Eastern runner-up Halifax All-Stars: Mike Tzagarakis; Brian Ross; Max Keeping;
The champion Toronto West End Y: Ted Sulikowski; Chester Wlodarczyk; Bill Lawson; Tony Wozniak; Art Green; Dick Jaworski; Jerry Wodjon; Russ Moch; Dick Jaworski; coach Jim Fallis; manager Jim Holloway; manager Mickey Kelly
In the British Columbia opening round and Vancouver finals, YMCA defeated B.C. Radio 28-47; 42-40; x-x (2g-1?). …………………………………………………… In game one, B.C. Radio torched YMCA 47-28 as Tom Elkington scored 19, Fred Robbins 12, Hale 6, Parks 3, McCullough 2, Davis 2, Anderson 2 and Iacobucci 1, while Hunt, Spencer, Beauchamp and Cartmel were scoreless. John Bell led YMCA with 8. Holmes added 6, Treleaven 5, Gower 3, Foot 2, McNab 2 and Pearson 2, while D Faris and R Faris were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, YMCA nipped B.C. Radio 42-40 as Lynn Holmes scored 19, Pennington 6, Pearson 4, Foot 3, Treleaven 2 and Macnab 1, while Bell, R Faris and D Faris were scoreless. Hale led the Radios with 13. Elkington added 13, Robbins 7 and Iacobocci 7, while Cartmel, Spencer, Beauchamp, Anderson, Davis, Parkes, Hunt and McCulloch were scoreless.
In the B.C. quarterfinals and Lower Mainland finals, Vancouver YMCA defeated the CYO Red Raiders 32-37; 59-28 (Total: 91-65). …………………………………………………… In game two, YMCA took the series with a 59-28 win as Holmes scored 18, Pennington 12, Treleaven 9, Gower 6, Pearson 5, R Feris 1 and MacNab 1, while D Faris was scoreless. Purvis led the Red Raiders with 10. Baxter added 5, Carrison 4, Macdougall 3, Kerr 2 and Clutchey 1, while Frederickson was scoreless.
In the British Columbia semis and Coast finals, Vancouver YMCA defeated Cumberland x-x; x-x (Total: 68-61).
In the sudden-death British Columbia final, Vancouver YMCA dispatched Vernon 55-41 as Lynn Holmes scored 10, John Gower 10, Treleaven 9, Foote 8, Pennington 7, Pearson 5, F Faris 4 and Bell 2, while MacNab was scoreless. Dick Munk led Vernon with 13. Ford Follis added 12, Couer 10, Carmichael 3 and Yakmovitch 3, while Nazarenko, B Munk, Hanczell, Pillar and Craig were scoreless.
In the Manitoba semis, the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads defeated the Winnipeg St. Paul’s College Maroons 47-44 as Bill Devries scored 17. Sleepy McKinnon led the Maroons with 13.
In the Manitoba finals, St Vital Grads v. St. John’s