REGULAR SEASON
| NOVA SCOTIA | NB | |||||||
| St. FX | 3-1 | Ambrose Gilmet | New Brunswick | 2-0 | 11-7 | Ted Owens | ||
| Dalhousie | 3-1 | Gabe Vitalone | Mount Allison | 0-2 | William Crawford | |||
| Acadia | 0-4 | Fred Kelly | ||||||
New Brunswick captured NB title by defeating Mount Allison 58-32; 49-43 (Total: 107-75). …………………………………………………… In game one, New Brunswick pounded Mount Allison 58-32 as Roberts scored 14, Smith 13, Hanusiak 9, Buchan 8, Jenkinson 6, Atkinson 4, Nakash 2 and Jardine 2. William Holmes led the Mounties with 10. George Warner added 7, Fred Mills 7, Ed Cameron 5, Robert Barritt 2 and Ian Stothart 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, New Brunswick defeated Mount Allison 49-43 after leading 22-20 at the half and 43-40 after three quarters. Buchan and Roberts each scored 10 to pace the Varsity Reds. Moe Atkinson added 6. Gordie Eastman led the Mounties with 21. Cameron added 13.
Mount Allison Mounties: William Holmes, Moe Atkinson, George Warner, Fred Mills, Ed Cameron, Robert Barritt, Ian Stothart, Robert Wallace, Elliot Marshall, Graeme Tuttle, Jack Dawson, Ralston King, Gordon Eastman, Henry Hargreaves, Richard King and Thomas Simms, coach William Crawford, manager Douglas Gage
In Nova Scotia play: …………………………………………………… Dalhousie edged Acadia 36-33. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie nipped St. Francis Xavier 32-31 in overtime on a Gord MacCoy bucket as the buzzer sounded. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie pounded Acadia 62-30 as Scott Henderson scored 16, Arp Robertson 11, Mahon 9 and Gord MacCoy 8. Wickwire led the Axemen with 9. Foo McPherson added 1. …………………………………………………… St. Francis Xavier clubbed Dalhousie 52-35, forcing a one-game playoff for the Nova Scotia title. Rudy Pace paced the X-Men with 12. Pat Conley added 11, MacNeill 10 and Propper 9. Mahon and Henderson each scored 7 to lead the Tigers. Connelly added 6.
St. Francis Xavier and Dalhousie finished tied atop the standings with 3-1 records, necessitating a sudden-death playoff for the Nova Scotia title. In the playoff, held in Truro, St. Francis Xavier defeated Dalhousie 53-36 as Henry Propper scored 14. Tiger Struan ‘Arpy’ Robertson fractured his left knee in the second half while attempting to block a layup by Joe Flaherty.
Other Nova Scotia rosters:
Acadia Axemen: Wickwire, John McPherson, Komoski, Reg Hart, E Demont, Pat Nowlan, L Swansburg, J Clark, L White, S Killam, playing manager Ollie Millard, coach George Geary, assistant manager T Jones
Dalhousie Tigers: Don ‘Bucky’ Tanner, Bob Black, Red Findlay, Jimmy Mahon, Mason MacDonald, Chuck Connelly, Scott Henderson, Gord MacCoy, Struan ‘Arpy’ Robertson, Earl Smith, Dave MacCurdy, Doug Clancy, A Mackay, coach Gabriel Vitalone, manager Ian Palmeter, assistant manager Dipe Marshall
In the Maritime final, St. Francis Xavier defeated the New Brunswick Varsity Reds 59-28; 40-53 (Total: 99-81).
In game one, St. Francis Xavier pounded New Brunswick 59-28. Gerry Boulton led the Varsity Reds with 10. Rudy Hanusiak added 7.
In game two, New Brunswick clipped St. Francis Xavier 53-40 as Rudy Hanusiak scored 13, Roberts 10, Atkinson 9, Buchan 8, Jenkinson 4, Boulton 4, Smith 3 and Nakash 2. Propper led the X-Men with 13. MacNeill added 8, Pace 8, St. Andrews 3, Pat Connally 3, Flaherty 2 and Lynch 1, while Badeck was scoreless.
The runner-up New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Moe Atkinson; George Jardine; John Roberts; Bob Smith; Lorne Jenkinson; Rudy Hanusiak; Gordie Stairs; Gerry Boulton; Al Nakash; George Buchan; Stewart Vaudry; coach Ted Owens; manager Bud Ballance
The champion St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Joe Flaherty; Lorne Whalen; Hank Propper; Ernie Friault; Pat Connally; F MacNeil; Dick O’Donnell; Rudy Pace; Carlos Nelson; Russ MacNeil; St. Andrews; Flaherty; Lynch; Badeck; coach Father William Fogarty; manager Robert Campbell; assistant manager Ronald Nugent