In the Toronto city finals, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated the University of Toronto 36-18; 47-29 (Total: 83-47).
In the Ontario semis, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated the Barrie Juniors by default when Barrie said it was unable to get players together. The Lizzies included: Lou Shugar; Percy Levy; Dunlop; Caplan; Shapiro; Sherman; Frankel; Morris Goldstein; Eckler; Wise;
In the other Ontario semi, the Windsor Hyatt’s Jumbos defeated the St. Mary’s Verdun Aces 38-12; 25-18 (Total: 63-30). The Aces included Jackson, McGrigor, Sweeney, Mariott, Maxwell, Murray, White, Lancaster and Riley.
In the Ontario finals and East quarterfinals, the Windsor Hyatt’s Jumbos defeated the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds 27-24; 16-21; 25-24 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, superior foul shooting proved the difference in a 27-24 Windsor win. Toronto led 24-21 down the stretch but Wild hit a bucket and Mendell hit a free throw. Toronto was hit for a technical for questioning the call. Dawson hit the free throw. Wild and Dawson added free throws in the final 15 seconds to ice the win. Dawson scored 6 for Windsor. Lowery added 6, Joe Mendel 6, Taylor 6, Halliday 0, Wild 2 and Campbell 2. Percy Levy led Toronto with 10. Lou Shugar added 4, Dick Dunlop 6, Caplan 6, Shapiro 0, Sherman 2 and Morris Goldstein 0. Windsor coached by university all-star Eddie Dawson. …………………………………………………… Toronto forced a third game in the series by defeating Windsor 21-18 in game two. Toronto led 7-5 at the half as both teams struggled from the field and the line. Shapiro’s defence was stellar for Toronto as he repeatedly broke up passes and triggered the transition game. Toronto took command in the second half when Dick Dunlop hit a pair of buckets to give the Lizzies an eight-point lead. Dunlop led Toronto with 8. Levy added 7, Sherman 3, Shugar 2 and Shapiro 1, while Caplan and Goldstein were scoreless. J Taylor paced Hyatt Jumbos with 5. N Dawson added 4, L Mendell 4, C Lowrey 2, Halliday 2 and A Campbell 1, while B Wild, Meloche and S Whittle were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, Windsor ended Toronto two-year reign as Ontario champs with a 25-24 win. Toronto blamed a fan’s whistle for the loss. Hearing a whistle on one play, Toronto eased off defensively, allowing a Windsor guard to find a forward camped under the basket for a layup. Toronto claimed they’d heard the whistle. Windsor said they hadn’t. The ref said he didn’t blow it, so the bucket was allowed. Windsor took an early 10-4 lead but Toronto rallied to within 12-10 at the half. The teams traded the lead until Toronto moved ahead 24-21 with three minutes to play. But Campbell scored a pair of buckets for Windsor to pull out the win. Joe Mendel and Campbell each scored 8 for Windsor. Taylor added 7, Dawson 4, Halliday 0, Lowry 0, Whittle 0, Wilde 0 and Meloche 0. Lou Shugar paced Toronto with 20, Percy Levy added 6, Dunlop 6, Shapiro 2, Caplan 0, Frankel 0, Wise 0, Morris Goldstein 0 and Eckler 0.
In the Ottawa city final, the Ottawa Boating Club Brittanias defeated Ottawa Princess Louise D.G Dragoons 44-34; 30-30 (Total:64-54). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Brittanias prevailed 44-34 as Jack Fraser scored 14, Art Cochrane 13, Bruce Megill 12, Radford Crawley 4 and Lloyd Stevenson 1, while Robert Crowe, William Roe, Harold Jarvis, Jardine Day and Kellard Carter were scoreless. Bill Purdy led P.L.D.G with 12. H Moodie added 10, J Cherry 5, J Sincennes 4 and W Murphy 3, while H Knight, H Bell, B Brthour and N Larden were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the teams played to a 30-30 draw. Art Cochrane led the Brittanias with 10. Bruce Megill added 8, Lloyd Stevenson 5, B Crawley 4 and Jack Fraser 3, while Bob Crowe, Harold Jarvis, K Carter, W Roe and L Day were scoreless. Bill Murphy led the Dragoons with 14. Bill Purdy added 8, Jack Cherry 5 and H Moodie 3, while Ted Meredith, H Bell, N Larden, H Knight and B Brethour were scoreless.
In the Quebec semis, Sherbrooke High defeated the Quebec City Commissioners 22-24; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the other Quebec semi and Montreal city final, Central Y defeated Antlers 23-19; 42-10 (Total: 65-29). Ruddy Felvus scored 8 to pace Central Y (coached by Kenny Grant). Willie Woo added 7, Buster Allan 3, Sam Morrison 3 and Allen Mills 2, while Ray Clayton, Des McGuire, John Scott, John Crease, Tommy Madden and Bert Crease were scoreless. Sid Schwartz paced Antlers with 6. Bert Berger added 4, Mendolson 3, Izzy Labow 2, Morie Kalin 2 and Izzy Henneman 2, while Ben Flanz and Jerry Wasserman were scoreless and star Sharkey Starr did not play because of illness.
In the Quebec finals, Montreal Central Y defeated Sherbrooke High 35-25; 31-26 (Total: 66-51). …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal prevailed 31-26 as Felvus scored 12, Woo 10, Allan 6 and Morrison 3, while Mills, Clayton, B Crease, Scott, Madden, McGuire and J Crease were scoreless. Welsh led Sherbrooke with 14. Ross added 4, Harper 4, Bradley 2 and Ball 2, while Dunsmore was scoreless.
In the Ottawa Valley/Quebec playoffs and East quarterfinals, the Ottawa Brittanias defeated the Montreal Central Y 18-23; 37-19 (Total: 55-42). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal clipped the Britannias 23-18 as Allan scored 10, Morrison 5, Felvus 4, Wood 3 and Mills 1, while Clayton was scoreless. Megill led Ottawa with 6. Art Cochrane added 5, Bob Crowe 3, Lloyd Stevenson 2, Fraser 1 and Bud Crawley 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Ottawa torched Montreal 37-19 as Bruce Megill scored 17, Art Cochrane 11, Bud Crawley 5, Jack Fraser 3 and L Stevenson 1, while R Crowe, W Rose and Carter were scoreless. W Woo paced Central Y with 5. A Mills added 3, R Felvus 3, Creese 3, T Morrison 3 and B Allen 2, while R Clayton was scoreless.
In the Ottawa Valley/Ontario playoff and East semis, the Ottawa Brittanias defeated the Windsor Hyatt Jumbos 24-24; 19-17 (Total: 43-41). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor took an early 14-7 lead but Bruce McGill started draining jumpers in the second half as the Brittanias rallied to tie the final score at 24. Bruce McGill led the Brittanias with 11. A. Cochrane added 3, R. Crawley 2, J. Fraser 4, L. Stevenson 2 and R. Crowe 2. Lowrey led Windsor with 5. Dawson added 3, Campbell 4, Taylor 3, Halliday 2, Joe Mendel 3, Wild 0 and Meloche 4. …………………………………………………… In game two, free throw shooting proved the difference as the Brittanias won the title with a 19-17 win. Host Windsor hit but 1-10 from the line, while Ottawa was 5-6. R. Crowe led Ottawa with 5. A. Cochrane added 4, R. Crawley 3, Bruce McGill 2, L. Stevenson 3, J. Fraser 2 and W. Rose 0. Joe Mendel led Windsor with 4. Norm Dawson added 2, Lowery 3, Halliday 2, Taylor 2, Campbell 2, Wild 2 and Meloche 0.
In the Eastern Canadian final, the Ottawa Boating Club Brittanias defeated the Fredericton St. Paul’s United Church 34-24; 30-16 (Total: 64-40). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Brittanias prevailed 34-24. Ottawa took a 17-5 lead at the half but appeared to tire in the second frame as St. Paul’s rallied. But Bruce McGill steadied his teammates and calmly held on for a double-digit win. McGill paced the Brittanias with 15. R. Crawley added 1, A. Cochrane 2, J. Fraser 2, L. Stevenson 2, R. Crowe 5, J. Dey 5 and W. Rose 0. R. Davis led St. Paul’s with 12. J. Patterson added 4, H. Murray 5, L. Christmas 2, S. Sypher 1, P. Kyle 0 and R. Peden 0. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Brittanias took a 17-6 lead at the half and romped to a 30-16 win. Bruce McGill opened the scoring with three unanswered buckets. A. Cochrane and J. Fraser added hoops as the Brittanias moved ahead by 10. They were never threatened. Bruce McGill led the Brittanias with 12. A. Cochrane added 6, F. Crawley 5, L. Stevenson 0, J. Fraser 2, H. Jarvis 0, K. Carter 2 and R. Crowe 3. R. Davis notched 4 for Fredericton. J. Patterson added 4, H. Murray 3, M. Christmas 0, S. Sypher 4, J. Kyle 1 and R. Peden 0.
The East runner-up Fredericton St. Paul’s United Church: R. Davis; J. Patterson; H. Murray; L. Christmas; S. Sypher; P. Kyle; R. Peden; coach Emerson Skeene; assistant Egbert Case; manager Donald Stevenson.
The East champion Ottawa Boating Club Brittanias: Bruce Megill; Radford Crawley; Art Cochrane; Jack Fraser; Lloyd Stevenson; Robert Crowe; Jardine Dey; William Roe; Harold Jarvis; Kellard Carter; coach Leo McCaffrey
In the Alberta semis, the Calgary Kit Kats defeated the Taber Juniors 35-15; 19-15 (Total: 54-30). …………………………………………………… Calgary took the opener 25-15 as Don McLeod scored 18, Litch 8, Stew Bell 8, Motley 5, Gardiner 3 and Lawrence Olson 3, while Robertson, Belts, Morton and Bibby were scoreless. Bullock paced Taber with 8, Victory added 3, Love 3 and Wood 2, while Prowse, Munro, Dennett and Fia were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Calgary took the series with a 19-15 win as McLeod scored 7, Olson 5, Bell 4, Litch 2 and Gardiner 1, while Robertson, Morley, Betts, Morton and Biby were scoreless. Vickery led taber with 8. Wood added 3, Bullock 2, Love 1 and Monroe 1, while Cook, Prowse, Fia and Bennett were scoreless.
In the Alberta finals, the Edmonton YMCA Juniors defeated the Calgary Kit Kats 26-15; 26-25 (Total: 52-40). …………………………………………………… In game one, Edmonton prevailed 26-15 as Art McConkey scored 16, Clouston 8 and Henry Gaebel 7, while Bill Snyder, Stew Jeffrey, Bob Borden, Russell Rennie and Roy Leonard were scoreless. Don McLeod scored 5 to lead the Kit Kats (coached by John Zabok, manager Tom Bewick). Dick Litch added 4, Albert Morley 2 and Wels Morton 1, while Lawrence Olsen, Ken Robertson, Les Gardiner, Ken Betts and George Bibby were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Edmonton took the series with a 26-25 win as McConkey scored 9, Clouston 7, Gaebel 5 and Mitchel 5, while Snyder, Jeffrey, Borden, Rennie and Leonard were scoreless. Gardiner led the Kit Kats with 6. McLeod added 6, Litch 5, Bell 4, Olson 3 and Morley 1, while Robertson, Bibby, Betts and Morton were scoreless.
In the sudden death Winnipeg city final, the Winnipeg Aces defeated Winnipeg Robertson House 23-15 as Pierson scored 8, B Dodds 6, Joe Dodds 4, Penwarden 2, Timlick 2 and Glass 1, while Sallstrom was scoreless. Huen led Robertson House with 7. Popyk added 4, Gorowski 2 and Restuck 2, while Chrzanowski, Faryna, Gorin, Baker, Watson and Dalenger were scoreless.
In the Manitoba finals, the Winnipeg Aces defeated the Brandon Juniors 28-7; 39-24 (67-31). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Aces stuffed Brandon 28-7 as B Dodds scored 9, Joe Dodds 7, Evans 6, Penwarden 4 and Salstrom 2, while Pierson, Timlick and Miller were scoreless. Johnston led Brandon with 4. Lambert added 2 and MacGregor 1, while Simbalisky, Fedorick, Hall, Brown and Bicknell were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Winnipeg prevailed 39-24 as Joe Dodds scored 15, Ken Evans 8, Hugh Penward 7, B Dodds 6, K Sallstrom 3 and H Pearson 1, while Don Miller and George Timlick were scoreless. Simbaliski led Brandon with 12. Bicknell added 5, Lambert 4, Frederick 2 and Johnson 1, while Brown, McGregor and Hall were scoreless.