REGULAR SEASON
| NOVA SCOTIA | NB | |||||||
| St. FX | 5-1 | Frank Smyth | New Brunswick | 1-0-1 | Howie Ryan | |||
| Dalhousie | Keith Matthews | Mt. Allison | 0-1-1 | William Crawford | ||||
| Acadia | Russ Demont | |||||||
| Nova Scotia Tech | ||||||||
In New Brunswick division play, the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds captured the title with a 1-0-1 record. In regular season play: …………………………………………………… In the season opener, Mount Allison earned 27-27 tie at New Brunswick on rough-and-tumble defence. Varsity Reds guard Garland hit the tying bucket with 10 seconds to play. Ted Owens led the Varsity Reds with 10. Stothart added 7, Elgee 4, Garland 4 and Demers 2, while MacDonald, Magnusson, Connally, MacWilliams and Faulkner were scoreless. Robinson led the Huskies with 15. Ketcham added 8, Titus 2 and Keefe 2, while Anderson, Fear, Quartermain, Marshall and Tucker were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the return game at Mt. Allison, UNB led by seven at half and dominated second half to collect a 36-24 victory and the provincial crown by a total count of 63-51. Neil Elgee led the Varsity Reds with 8. Richard Titus led the Mounties with 8.
Mount Allison Mounties: Richard Titus, Donald Anderson, William Tucker, Cyril Fear, James Keefe, Lawrence Ketchum, James Lounder, Mansel Quartermain, Arthur Marshall, Crudge, Marshall, Crawford, Robert ‘Tony’ Robinson, coach Bill Crawford, manager Bill Kerr, manager Ed Cohen
In Nova Scotia regular season play, St. FX X-Men captured the crown with a (5-1) record.
In N.S. regular season play: …………………………………………………… St. FX thrashed Acadia 42-18. …………………………………………………… St. FX dumped Nova Scotia Tech 42-20. …………………………………………………… St. FX defeated Dalhousie 45-38. ………………………………………………… St. FX clipped the host Nova Scotia Tech Engineers 33-15. ………………………………………………… St. FX edged the Dalhousie Tigers 54-52 in overtime. The score was knotted at 46 after regulation as Tiger guard Blair Dunlop heave a bomb from midcourt with 3 seconds to play. The teams agreed to play an overtime session and forfeit their right to a tie in the standings. The lead changed hands four times in overtime. Gord Hart led the Tigers with 21. Blair Dunlop added 11, Carl Giffen 6, Mac MacDonald 6 and Blakeney 2. ………………………………………………… Host St. FX defeated Dalhousie 45-38. Blair Dunlop led the Tigers with 12. Alex Farquhar added 10, Bob Knight 6, Mac MacDonald 4, Gordie Hart 4 and Carl Giffen 2. ………………………………………………… Dalhousie defeated Acadia 38-29. ………………………………………………… Dalhousie defeated Acadia 22-17 as Berney Creighton scored 7, Gord Hart 3, Carl Giffen 3, Mac MacDonald 3, Blair Dunlop 2 and Blakeney 1. ………………………………………………… Dalhousie bombed the Nova Scotia Tech Engineers 43-20 as Alex Farquhar scored 10, Berney Creighton 8, Blair Dunlop 8 and Bob Knight 4. Kerr and Clark each scored 5 to pace Nova Scotia Tech. ………………………………………………… Acadia defeated Nova Scotia Tech 31-26. …………………………………………………… In the regular season finale, Acadia nipped St. FX 22-21.
Nova Scotia rosters:
Acadia Axemen: Lloyd Algie, J Cameron, Mel Smith, B Bailey, Gordie Poole, E Demont, G MacNeill, B Humphreys,
Coach Russ Demont, manager R Orkin, assistant manager D Barry
Dalhousie Tigers: Gord Hart, Blair Dunlop, Carl Giffen, Mac MacDonald, Blakeney, Alex Farquhar, Bob Knight, Berney Creighton, Gordie Algie, Eddie Rogers, Adam Smith, Ralph Cooley, A Hart, Art Robinson, coach Keith Matthews, manager Mackenzie
Nova Scotia Tech Engineers: Kerr, Clark
In Maritime finals, the New Brunswick Varsity Reds defeated the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 58-44 in sudden death playoff as Dave Stothart scored 22. Lorne Whalen paced St. FX with 17. The X-Men led by 10 early as their zone puzzled the Varsity Reds. But UNB rallied to a 24-21 lead at the half.
The runner-up St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Lorne Whalen; Frank Mooney; Fraser Mooney; Bill Ritchie; Alban Callahan; Kyte; Frank Mifflen; Paul Mifflen; Grannon; Callaghan; coach Father Fogarty
The champion New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Art Demers; Neil Elgee; Gerry Lockhart; Ed Mitton; Ted Owens; Keith Sidwell; Dave Stothart; Cec Garland; G.A. MacWilliam; J.A. Faulkner; E.R. Magnusson; Connelly; W.W. MacDonald; C.E. Couzely; coach Howie Ryan; manager J.R. Richards