In the Toronto finals, the University of Toronto d’d Toronto West End Y 18-12; 23-12 (Total 41-24). …………………………………………………… In game two, the U of T dispatched the defending Ontario champs to also-ran status as they easily prevailed with Burns and Young leading the scoring parade. The U of T also included Scott, Hurwitz, Goldenberg, Dunn, Wood, Dabrindt, Collins and Dell. West End Y included Gillespie, Watson, Smallcombe, Michel, Munro, Cunningham, Hendry, Morris and Butler. The U. of T then announced it would default the remainder of the OABA playoffs because of exams. But defending Ontario champ St. Catharines refused to play another Toronto team, their having all been eliminated, and the U of T eventually agreed to proceed, taking a week off for exams, with the agreement of OABA.
In the Ontario opening round, the London YMCA Redshirts defeated the St. Thomas Onions 35-14; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Ontario opening round, the Kingston Juniors defeated the Peterborough Juniors 32-15; 20-27 (Total: 52-42).
In the provincial quarterfinals, the Windsor Blue Arrows d’d the London YMCA Redshirts 28-24; 22-23 (Total: 50-47). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor edged London 28-24 as L Butcher scored 9, Ernie Marchand 5, W Curtis 4, E Saddy 4, K Vincent 4 and G Taylor 2, while E Dawson, A Craig, T Craig and R Matthews were scoreless. Windsor led 17-12 at the half. Henderson led the Redshirts with 8. Wong added 6, Cook 6, Munro 4, Noble 2 and Henry 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, London nipped Windsor 23-22 as Munroe scored 11, Henderson 6, Cook 2, Henry 2 and Noble 2, while Pitt was scoreless. Marchand paced Windsort with 9. Saddy added 4, Dawson 4, Curtis 3, Craig 1 and Vincent 1, while Taylor, Butcher and Matthews were scoreless. …………………………………………………… London promptly filed a protest on the grounds that the Blue Arrows were not OABA members and had never paid membership dues or received playing cards. The protest was rejected. Windsor said they’d paid their fees and had certificates for their players but had been lax in making returns to the Western Ontaro Basketball Association.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the St. Catharines Rowing Club Saints defeated the University of Toronto 21-16; 20-10 (Total (41-26). …………………………………………………… In game one, St. Catharines attacking drives proved too much for Toronto to handle. The Saints included Collins, Peart, Newman, Leeson, Diggins, G. Newman, Mecher, Loughlin, Rutherford and Delon. The U of T included Burns, Young, Scott, Goldenberg, Hurwitz, Dunn, Wood, Farr, Dell and Collins.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, Kingston Collegiate defeated Barrie 46-19 as Buck scored 16, Elliott 10 and Thompson 10, while Smith, McMahon, Pollock, Connelly, Waugh and Foster were scoreless.
In the Ontario semis and East quarterfinals, the St. Catharines Rowing Club Saints defeated the Kingston Juniors by default as Kingston withdrew after the local school board refused to finance a trip to St. Catharines because of the $150 cost. The local student council did not have the funds either.
In the other semi, Windsor Blue Arrows d’d Woodstock YMCA 60-25; 44-33 (Total: 104-58). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor torched Woodstock 60-25 as Ernie Marchand scored 25, Curtis 10, Saddy 8, Butcher 7, Matthews 6, Dawson 3 and Taylor 2, while Craig and Vincent were scoreless. Stevenson paced Woodstock with 13. Rankin added 7, Hall 2, Sinclair 1, Coulter 1 and Smith 1, while Milburn was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor clipped Woodstock 44-33 as Butcher scored 15, Curtis 11, Matthews 6, Dawson 4, Craig 4, Saddy 2 and Vincent 2. Rankin paced YMCA with 12. Stevenson added 11, Smith 4, Hall 4 and Sinclair 2, while Milburn, Coulter and Penner were scoreless.
In the Ontario final and East semis, the Windsor Blue Arrows d’d the St. Catharines Rowing Club 27-19; 33-16 (Total: 60-35). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor clipped Rowing Club 27-18 as Marchand scored 9, Dawson 6, Taylor 5, Butcher 2 and Saddy 2. Peart paced St. Catharines with 10. W Newman added 5 and Higgins 3, while Collins, Lesson, G Newman, E Dixon, R Meacher, J Rutherford and J Laughlin were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor dusted St. Catharines 33-16 as Saddy scored 8, Curtis 6, Butcher 5, Matthews 4, Dawson 3 and Marchand 2, while Vincent and Craig were scoreless. Peart led Rowing club with 6. W Newman added 5, Collins 4 and Diggins 1, while George Newman, Dixon, Meacher, Rutherford and Lesson were scoreless.
In the East quarterfinal and Ottawa Valley finals, Glebe Collegiate defeated the Ottawa Basketball Club 21-12; 27-10 (Total: 48-22). …………………………………………………… In game one, Glebe Collegiate prevailed 21-12 as Dave Young scored 12, Don Smaill 6, M Sanford 2 and Harry Church 1, while Wink Ussher, Ned Turner, Bob Millar and Billy Beveridge were scoreless. A Charbonneau, H Redmond and T Spear each scored 4 to lead OBC, while H Neville, L Murphy, T Langford and E Yensen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Glebe Collegiate prevailed 27-10 to take the total-point series by 26. Donnie Smaill and M Sanford each scored 8 to pace the Gryphons. Dave Young added 6 and Harry Church 5, while Wink Ussher, Ned Turner, Bob Millar, Billy Beveridge and Bruce Mcgill were scoreless. A Charbonneau led OBC with 4. H Redmond added 4 and T Spears 2, while T Langford, H Neville and E Yensen were scoreless.
In the Quebec finals, Montreal YMHA defeated Quebec Swimming Club 53-12; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, YMHA torched Swimming Club 53-12. Swimming Club included Hughes, Harris, Dundon, Brooks, Phillips, Martel, Davis and Lapointe.
In the Eastern semis, Ottawa Glebe Collegiate d’d Montreal YMHA 30-26; 29-19 (Total: 59-45). …………………………………………………… In game one, Don Young scored 11 to lead Glebe to a 30-26 win. Don Smaill added 5, Ussher 0, Sanford 3, Bruce McGill 3, Harry. Church 8, Millar 0, Ned Turner 0 and Beveridge 0. Goldberg and Ruvinsky each scored 10 to pace Montreal. Abramovitch added 0, Capelovitch 0, Starin 2, Kobernick 2, Schacter 0, Bloomfield 2, Silverman 0 and Spiegelman 0. YMHA also included Stein, Wyman. …………………………………………………… In game two, Glebe controlled from the start and won 21-19 as Donny Smaill scored 10, Bruce Mcgill 9, W Sanford 4, Harry Church 3, Dave Young 1, Wink Ussher 1 and Billy Beveridge 1, while Dave Young, Ned Turner and Bob Millar were scoreless. Goldberg led YMHA with 14. Bloomfield added 4 and Schachter 1, while Capelovitch, Aaron, Ruvinsky, Kobernick, Stein, Wyman, Colton, Malis, Speigelman and Silverman were scoreless.
In the Eastern final, Ottawa Glebe Collegiate defeated the Windsor Blue Arrows 22-23; 34-22 (Total: 56-45). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor prevailed by one as Bill Curtis scored three buckets and a free throw in a personal 7-0 run down the stretch. Bill Curtis led Windsor with 11. Vincent Butcher added 2, Saddy 6, Taylor 0, Dawson 2, Matthews 0, Ernie Marchand 0, Craig 0 and Vincent 2. Bruce McGill led Glebe with 11. Don Smaill added 6, H. Church 2, Don Young 4, Ned Turner 0, Sanford 0, Ussher 0, Beveridge 0 and Miller 0. …………………………………………………… In game two, Ottawa repeated as champs as short passing game and defence rattled Windsor in miscues. Don Smaill led Glebe with 15. H. Church added 9, Bruce McGill 8, Young 2, Sanford 0, Ussher 0, Ned Turner 0, Miller 0 and Beveridge 0. Ernie Marchand led Windsor with 10. Saddy added 3, Bill Curtis 9, Vincent Butcher 0, Taylor 0, Dawson 0, Matthews 0, Craig 0 and Vincent 0.
The East runner-up Windsor Blue Arrows: Ernie Marchand; Saddy; Bill Curtis; Vincent Butcher; G Taylor; E Dawson; R Matthews; A Craig; K Vincent; L Butcher; T Craig; coach G Howell; manager G Chapman
The East champion Ottawa Glebe Collegiate Gryphons: Don Smaill; Harry Church; Bruce McGill; Dave Young; M Sanford; Wink Ussher; Ned Turner; Bob Millar; Billy Beveridge; coach Bob Campbell
In the sudden death Alberta semi, the Calgary YMCA Juniors defeated Edmonton Victoria High 22-16 despite trailing 13-7 at the half. Oaks led Calgary with 9. Hides added 8 and Sheano 5, while Oulton, Pople, Ashton, Robertson, Borgal, Gardner and Smith were scoreless. McConnachie paced Victoria High with 6. Richardson added 4, Armstrong 3 and Kostick 3, while Shandro, Goddard, Smith, Oswald and Davis were scoreless.
In the Alberta finals, the Lethbridge Y Aces defeated the Calgary YMCA Juniors 58-21; 30-29 (Total: by 38). …………………………………………………… In game one, Lethbridge clubbed Calgary 58-21 as Howard scored 18, Sinclair 14, Wylie 13, Mitchell 8 and Taylor 5, while Radley and Glanville were scoreless. Ashton led Calgary with 9. Hides added 6, Sheane 4, Robertson 2 and Dorgal 2, while, Pople and Oulton were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Lethbridge edged Calgary 30-29 as Stan Howard scored 8, Milt Taylor 8, Scott Sinclair 7, O Wylie 5, Ted Radley 3 and Clifford Mitchell 2, while George Glanville was scoreless. Cliff Sheane led Calgary with 10. Wilbur Robertson added 9, Don Oaks 4, Norman Hides 4 and Les Oulton 2, while B Dorgal, Ken Pople, Gardner and Smith were scoreless. Calgary also included Les Aston.
In the sudden-death Manitoba final, Winnipeg Knox ABC whipped the Brandon Ramblers 36-22 as Burgess scored 18, Havens 12, Lowery 2, Scott 2 and McKenzie 2, while Spence and Wright were scoreless. Twitchell led Brandon with 14. Frederickson added 5 and Bracken 3, while Poole, Simpson and Dook were scoreless.
In the British Columbia semis and Interior finals, the Kelowna Juniors defeated Salmon Arm 15-15; 25-11 (Total: 40-26). …………………………………………………… In game one, the teams played to a 15-15 draw. Jeffers led Salmon Arm with 15. …………………………………………………… In game two, Kelowna took the series with a 25-11 win as Meikle scored 11, Pettman 4, Lupton 4, Longley 2 and Lucas 2, while Pool, Stuart (Stewart?) and Treadgold were scoreless. Barr led Salmon Arm with 10. Jeffers added 1, while McGuire, Smith, Beech, Kennedy and Williston were scoreless.
In the British Columbia finals, the Kelowna Juniors defeated x.