The Ontario playoffs were a tourney held in Toronto. ………………………………………………………… In the semis, the Stratford Kroehlers defeated Kingston Collegiate 41-30. Kingston took a 14-11 lead at the half but Stratford’s John Lowes rallied the Kroehlers in the second half, hitting a series of buckets as they took a 21-20 lead and pulled away down the stretch. Ken McNaught led Stratford with 13. Robert Burt added 12, Thompson 6, L. McNaught 2, Newell 2, Clark 3, and Lowes 3. Carm Landry (Londry?) paced Kingston with 10. Jack Chapman added 6, Geoffrey Bruce 0, Richard Cooper 4, Gord Wetherall 2, James Maguire 0, Arthur Graves 0, John Lyons 5, Royston Fardell 4 and Charles Atkinson 0. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, Toronto West End Y thrashed the Hamilton Laidlaw Buzzers 51-30. Hamilton took an early 9-4 lead but Toronto rallied to a 20-14 lead and romped. Ager scored 17 for Toronto, Corrigan 0, Wilson 6, Spry 9, Tettmar 4, Williams 4, Stockman 6, Burt-Gerrans 0 and Douglas 0. Smith led Hamilton with 12. Thompson added 4, Connolly 0, Frewin 5, MacMillan 4, Leggat 4, James 0, and Crolby 2. …………………………………………………… In the final, Toronto West End Y whipped the Stratford Kroehlers 67-24. Toronto quickly took command by taking an eight-point lead after five minutes, extending their lead to 21-11 at the half. The sharpshooting of Doug Spry and Jack Corrigan put the outcome out of reach in the second half. Spry paced Toronto with 14. Corrigan added 12, Bill Stockman 10, Ager 6, Wilson 7, Tettmar 4, Williamson 5, Burt-Gerrans 5 and Douglas 2. Ken McNaught and Robert Burt paced Stratford with 9 apiece. L. McNaught 0, Thompson 2, H. Clark 0, Newell 2 and Lowes 2.In New Brunswick playoffs, Saint John defeated Saint John CYO 47-46; 27-25 and 33-25 (2g-1). Billy Thorne leads Saint Johns. Bill Ritchie leads CYO. Saint John adds Ritchie to team as a military replacement when one of their players join the army.
In the Maritime final and East semi, Saint John defeated Chatham St. Michael’s CYO 47-33; 56-26 (Total 103-59). There was no Nova Scotia or PEI representation, so Saint John advanced directly to Eastern final.
In Quebec, the Montreal Basketball Association did not enter any team in the Dominion playoffs because it felt “conditions did not warrant sending along the annual fee.”
In the Ottawa Valley final and East semis, the University of Ottawa defeated the Ottawa Commerce Grads 52-41; 38-30 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the U of Ottawa defeated the Commerce Grads 52-41 as Fern Labrosse scored 14, Jean Rochon 13, Gaetan Valois 11, Pep Lacasse 10 and Ben Benoit 4, while March Rochon, R Parisien and Hector Lacasse were scoreless. Jack Edge led the Commerce Grads with 15. Ernie Overall added 14, Zelnick 6, Adams 2 and Black 2, while Blacher, Davies, Glavin and Hicks were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Pep Lacasse scored 16 as the U of O collected a 38-30 win. Fern Labrosse added 10, Ben Benoit 6, Gaetan Valois 4 and March Rochon 2, while Jean Rochon, Hector Lacasse and Parisien were scoreless. Jack Edge led the Grads with 12. Overall added 7 and Adams 7, while Black, Zelnik, Blacher and Hicks were scoreless.
In the Eastern final, the University of Ottawa d’d Saint John Juniors 47-15; 42-26 (Total: 89-41).
In game one, the University Ottawa prevailed 47-15 as Ben Benoit scored 11, Gaetan Valois 10, Fern Labrosse 9, Y Lacasse 6, March Rochon 5, Richard Parisien 2, Hector Lacasse 2 and Jean Rochon 2. George Kelly led Saint John with 6. Bill MacDonald added 3, Ken Vallis 2, Billy Thorne 2 and B Kelly 2, while Bill Ritchie, Arnold Prosser, Jimmy Keefe, Bob Frost, Ralph Costello and McLeod were scoreless. After game one, Saint John coach Doug Costello asked CABA to nullify the result on the groups that refs Len Stevens and George Gilmour were biased. The request was denied.
In game two, the U of Ottawa dusted St. John 42-26 as Ben Benoit scored 10, Fern Labrosse 10, Hector Lacasse 7, Gaetan Valois 5, Marc Rochon 4, Jean Rochon 3, Y Lacasse 2 and Richard Parisien 1. Bill Ritchie led St. John with 8. McLeod added 6, Bill MacDonald 4, Bobby Kelly 4, Billy Thorne 2 and Ken Vallis 2, while George Kelly, Jimmy Keefe, Bob Frost and Ralph Costello were scoreless.
The East runner-up Saint John: Billy Thorne; Bill Ritchie; Arnold Prosser; Jimmy Keefe; Bob Frost; George Kelly; Bill MacDonald; Ken Vallis; Ralph Costello; Bobby Kelly; McLeod; coach Doug Costello
The East champion University of Ottawa Gee-Gees: Y ‘Pep’ Lacasse; Hector Lacasse, Fern Labrosse; Jean Rochon; March Rochon; Ben Benoit; Gaetan Valois; Richard Parisien; coach Ray Lefebvre; manager Tom O’Rourke
In the Manitoba finals, the University of Manitoba Bisons defeated the Winnipeg St. Andrews Saints 32-15; 51-36 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Bisons defeated the Saints 32-15 as Judge scored 8, Sykes 7, Templin 7, Glover 2, Maruca 2, Black and Syzek 2, while Glenesk, Williams and Spears were scoreless. Crossin led the Saints with 6. Mckenzie added 4, Labow 2, Trifunov 2, Mazo 2, Peterson 2 and Watts 1, while Spack and Potter were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Bisons took the series with a 51-36 win as Bill Templin scored 16, Syzyk 9, Sykes 8, Glenesk 6, Black 6, Maruca 4 and Williams, while Glover, Judge and Speers were scoreless. Peterson led St. Andrews with 6. McKenzie added 6, Mazo 6, Trifunov 2, Spack 2, Watts 2 and Potter 2, while Moore and Labow were scoreless.
In Saskatchewan, the north did not contest the title.
In the sudden-death British Columbia quarterfinals and Coast final, Victoria St. Louis College clipped Vancouver Shaunessy Heights United 35-25 as Freddie French scored 15, Browning 10, Les Clarkson 4, Denoni 2 and Gray 2, while O’Connell, Elder, Brown, Regan, McDougall and O’Brien were scoreless. Donny McKay led Shaunessy with 8. Cammy McLeod added 6, Terry Cox 4, Dick Ostrosser 3, John Panton 2 and Rod Owen 2, while Claire MacDonald was scoreless.
In the British Columbia “challenge” semis, the ‘B’ champ Vancouver Arrows v Victoria St. Louis College 43-40; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the British Columbia finals, Penticton v winner of challenge semi.