REGULAR SEASON
NOVA SCOTIA | NB | |||||||
Acadia | Terry Osborne | New Brunswick | George Andrews | |||||
St. FX | M.E. McLaughlin | Mt. Allison | Bob Brodie | |||||
Dalhousie | Burnie Ralston | St. Thomas | ||||||
St. Thomas joins the New Brunswick league.
In the New Brunswick finals, the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds defeated the Mount Allison Mounties with a season-ending 42-40 victory to take the provincial title.
Mount Allison Mounties: Huxley Johnson, Edmund Tucker, Charles MacDonald, Donald Stewart, Edgar Tweedie, Gordon Gardiner, Roger Hatsch, Fletcher Peacock, Harper, Richard Titus, Campbell and Douglas Hicks, coach Robert Brodie
St. Thomas Tommies:
In Nova Scotia, Acadia emerged as the champs.
In regular season play: …………………………………………………… Acadia defeated Dalhousie 43-38 as Bayne scored 12, Cameron 6, Morton 6, Barr 5, Branner 4 and Titus 4, while Murphy was scoreless. Ben Wilson led the Tigers with 6. Bundy added 5, Ideson 4, Charlie Dunbrack 4, Babe Stewart 4, Seaman 4, MacRitchie 3 and Hart 3.
Dalhousie Tigers: Ben Wilson, Bundy, Ideson, Charlie Dunbrack, Babe Stewart, Seaman, MacRitichie, Hart, Mike Smith, McKimmie, Lyall, Shainhouse, Martin, coach Bernie Ralston, manager Walter Lawson, manager Don Anderson
In the Maritime final, Acadia defeated New Brunswick 46-42. The Varsity Reds led by two with five minutes to play but fell apart when centre Butch Mclean fouled out and guard Mal Rogers and playing coach George Andrews each picked up their fourth foul.
The runner-up New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Butch McLean; Mal Rogers; playing coach George Andrews; Dag Munro; Glen Davis; Gerrie Bell; Mac Keswick; Gerry Atyeo; Dave Estey;
The champion Acadia Axemen: Les Bayne; Ev Cameron; Ray Morton; Frank Barr; Lindsay Brannen; Gregg Titus; Phil Murphy; Johnny Lawson; coach Terry Osborne; manager E Harvey, assistant manager B Abbott