REGULAR SEASON
| NOVA SCOTIA | NB | |||||||
| St. FX | Ambrose Gilmet | U.P.E.I. | 6-0 | Jack Reardon | ||||
| Acadia | Bob Douglas | Mt. Allison | 4-2 | Lloyd White | ||||
| Dalhousie | Keith King | New Brunswick | 2-4 | Doug Rogers | ||||
| St. Thomas | 0-6 | |||||||
In the New Brunswick-UPEI league, UPEI emerged as the champs with a (6-0) record.
NB/PEI rosters:
Mount Allison: Harry Baxter, William Stewart, Robert Yeadon, Morton Bain, Richard King, Thomas Trafford, Arthur Naylor, William Rudderham, Ian Stothart, Lloyd McEwen, coach Lloyd White, manager William Gatchell, assistant manager Edison Skinner
New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Charles Cheeseman, George O’Blenis, Burt Simpson, Eric Garland, Tom Gorman, John Ronan, Bud Bowlen, Jack Ellison, John W. Abernethy, Dell Bracken, Dick Prentice, Jim Burley, Stewart, Ower, coach Doug Rogers, manager John Peers
St. Thomas Tommies: Jake Stephens, O’Brien, McMullin, Grant, George, Barry, Leger, Hurley, McCluskey, Rosceneas, Keohan, McMullin, Powers, Tower
In NB/PEI play: …………………………………………………… UPEI crushed Mount Allison 104-66 after leading 21-18 after one quarter and 38-29 at the half. Reardon led the Panthers with 37. …………………………………………………… UPEI clubbed Mount Allison 75-39 as Reardon scored 29 and Taylor 16. Bain led the Mounties with 10. …………………………………………………… UPEI clocked New Brunswick 93-43 as Reardon scored 35, Mullaly 13, Dorais 11, Mooney 7, McKinnon 7, Taylor 6, Dunphy 5, McIsaac 5 and McDonald 4. Garland led the Varsity Reds with 12. Gorman added 9, Simpson 7, Ronan 4, O’Blenis 4, Bowlen 4 and Burley 3. …………………………………………………… UPEI whipped host St. Thomas 74-49 as Reardon scored 21, Taylor 17, Dorais 15, Mooney 8, Dunphy 8 and Mullaly 5. The Saints led 27-19 at the half and 44-33 after three quarters. Stephens led the Tommies with 18. O’Brien added 13, McMullin 8, Grant 7 and George 3. …………………………………………………… Host UPEI thrashed St. Thomas 84-42 as Reardon scored 42 and Mullally 11. The Saints led 49-9 at the half. O’Brien paced the Tommies with 14. Stephens added 12. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison whipped St. Thomas 66-42. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick edged St. Thomas 57-53 as Abernathy scored 12, O’Blenis 9, Simpson 9, Garland 7, Gorman 7, Burley 6, Cheesman 4 and Ronan 3. O’Brien led the Tommies with 20. McMullin added 18, Stephens 9, Grant 4, Keohan 1 and George 1. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison clipped New Brunswick 58-51 as Bain scored 13, Yeadon 12, Stothart 12, Stewart 7, Trafford 6, King 5 and Baxter 3. Gorman paced the Varsity Reds with 16. Abernathy added 10, Ronan 9, Simpson 8, Cheeseman 2, O’Blenis 2, Garland 1 and Burley 1. …………………………………………………… UPEI dispatched New Brunswick 54-49 as Reardon scored 24, Mooney 9, Taylor 9, Dorais 8, Mullally 2 and MacKinnon 2. The Saints led 15-6, 22-19 and 38-33 at the quarters. Abernathy paced the Varsity Reds with 15. Burley added 10, Gorman 6, Ellison 5, Cheeseman 3, Simpson 3, Ronan 3, O’Blenis 2, Prentice 1 and Bracken 1. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison dusted New Brunswick 59-43 as Yeadon scored 16. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick stomped St. Thomas 60-47 v as Abernathy scored 25 and Ronan 13. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison whipped St. Thomas 72-46 as Baxter scored 18, Stewart 15, Yeadon 8, Stothart 3, Bain 3, McEwan 2, King 2 and Stafford 1. O’Brien led the Tommies with 13. McMullin added 11, Stephens 11, George 7 and Grant 4.
In the Nova Scotia league, rosters included:
Acadia Axemen: Jack Clarke, Ron Nickerson, McLaughlin, Mike Nowlan, Ford, MacGregor, Swansburg, McConnell, McTavish, Lewis, coach Bob Douglas
Dalhousie Tigers: Gord Rankin, Bob Goss, Doug Clancy, Dave McCurdy, Deke Jones, Dick Eager, Hugh ‘Butch’ Sutherland, Jim Cruickshanks, Keith Nelson, Reg Cluney, Ken Gladwin, Hebb, Elliott, Don Clancy, coach Keith King, manager Gordie McConnell
In the Nova Scotia league final, St. FX defeated Acadia x-x; x-x.
In the Maritime final, St. Francis Xavier defeated U.P.E.I. 46-43; 64-61 (Total: 110-104)
In game one, St. FX prevailed 46-43 as point guard Grassi scored 16, McNally 8, McFarland 7, Gallant 5, John Campbell 4, Frank Shea 4 and Russ MacNeill 2. The host X-Men led 22-13 at the half. McNally scored the X-Men’s last three points. Reardon led UPEI with 17. Taylor added 8, Dorais 7, Mooney 5, MacDonald 3, MacIssac 2 and Dunphy 1. The Saints led 23-22 at the half.
In game two, St. FX prevailed 64-61 as McNally scored 18, Campbell 18, Grassi 9, Shea 8 and Gallant 6. The X-Men led 25-24 at the half. Reardon paced the host Panthers with 27. Dorais added 13, Taylor 11, Mooney 5, Mullaly 2, MacIsaac 2 and MacKinnon 1. Dunphy did not play because he was suffering from pneumonia.
The runner-up Prince Edward Island Panthers: playing coach Jack Reardon; Earl MacKinnon; Clarence MacDonald; Bob Mooney; Johnny Taylor; Cyril MacIsaac; Andre ‘Gus’ Dorais; Pete Dunphy; Joe Mullally; Frank Slowey; faculty adviser W.J. MacGuigan; manager Gerald Johnston
The champion St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Albert Grassi; Howie McNally; Frank Shea; Frank Gallant; Julian Richards; Russ MacNeill; A Carnigan; John Hugh Campbell; John McFarland; Carl Connors; Frank Korbut; M MacInnis, coach Ambrose Gilmet, manager R Bolduc