In the New Brunswick final, the Saint John Junior Trojans defeated Newcastle Juniors 32-22 and 20-17 to win New Brunswick title.
In the Maritime final and East quarterfinals, the Saint John Trojans defeated Halifax YMCA 58-24, as Bob Kelly scored 30. But Halifax protested saying the floor was slippery and the home team failed to use an official score book and official time clock. The protest was allowed and CABA ordered a game played on St. Peter’s gym floor, making it a one game sudden-death final, which the Trojans won 58-24 as Bob Kelly scored 28 and Nixon 14.
In the Quebec final and East quarterfinals, Montreal Young Men’s Bible Class d’d Montreal Central YMCA x-x; 34-32 (2g-0).
In the Ontario opening round and Toronto city finals, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated Toronto YMHA 26-22; x-x (Total: x-x)
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds d’d Brantford Y Pirateens 48-28; 75-50 (Total: 123-78). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hennick scored 14 to lead Toronto to a 48-28 win. Henry White and Bill McMillan led Brantford with 11 each. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto prevailed 75-50 as Cooper scored 16, Stron 14, Sherky 13, Greenwood 2, A. Hamchovitcz 9, Demerosky 0, Wasnik 11, Shodelsky 4, Myanki 4. McMillan led Brantford with 24. J. White added 7, H. White 4, Campbell 4, Maben 0, Rapoport 4, Good 0, King 7, Watson 0, Hawkins 0.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Queen’s U Juniors defeated Oshawa High 62-38; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Queen’s thrashed Oshawa 62-38 as Rupert Gagnon scored 20, Viron 19, Don Soutter 13, Cheney 8 and Simpson 2, while Brijen, Hinton, Aishenberg and Smyth were scoreless. Hanna led Oshawa with 14. Crawford added 9, Dell 9 and Reddoch 6, while Bird, Souch, Phillips were scoreless.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, Welland defeated the Hamilton district champ.
In the last Ontario quarterfinal, Windsor Westminster Bible Class defeated the London Y Kings 55-22; 41-37 (Total 96-59). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor prevailed 56-22 as Bob Phibbs scored 17, Doug Horne 12, Alexander 7, Scott 6, Kouvelas 4, Curry 4, Cowan 4 and Howie 1, while Arnott and Hagman were scoreless. Ivansic led London with 8. Barnes added 5, Colvin 5, McFadden 3 and Steppe 1, while Walters, Ford, Storey, Bailey and McKenzie were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor edged London 41-37 as Harry Wade scored 12, Hugh Cowan 9, George Arnott 6, Ian Howie 6, Kouvalas 5, Alexander 2 and McKay 1, while Hagman was scoreless. Ivansic paced London with 15. Bailey added 8, Barnes 5, Steepe 5, Colvin 2 and McFadden 2, while Walters, McKenzie, Ford and Storey were scoreless.
The Ontario championships and de facto, East semis, were a four-team tournament held in Toronto, featuring the Queen’s U Juniors v. Toronto Lizzies, as well as Welland v. Windsor Westminster Bible Class. A controversy erupts prior to the tournament when OABA upholds Toronto Basketball Association claims that U of Western Ontario Mustang players Phibbs, Curry, Horne and Scott should not be allowed to play for Windsor because they’ve already played in one organized league. …………………………………………………… In the semi, between Welland and Windsor, officials halted the game for 10 minutes because of sunshine streaming through the windows of Toronto Parkdale Collegiate, blinding the Windsor Westminsters. Officials finally blocked out the windows and the game resumed. The Westminsters went on to defeat the Welland Millers 47-25 as Hugh Cowan scored 10, John Hagman 9, Sherwood McKay 7, Bill Alexander 6, Harry Wade 5, Charles Kouvelas 3, Ian Howie 3, Widdifield 2 and George Arnott 1, while Jack Newby was scoreless. J Bodnar led the Millers with 11. J Brown added 6, D pouch 4, B Burns 2, G Brown 1 and J Reade 1, while G Cieri, J Spitali, A Tober and Culumovich were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated Queen’s University 54-30. The Queen’s U Juniors (coached by Doug Waugh) included Viron, Cheney, Rupert Gagnon, Smart, Simpson, Smyth, Don Soutter, Briden, Hinton, Aishenberg and Brown. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Windsor Westminsters dumped the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds 44-34 in the final as Harry Wade scored 20, Hugh Cowan 9, Ian Howie 6, Charlie Kouvelas 6 and George Arnott 3, while N Campbell, G McKay, John Hagman, Alexander and Widdifield were scoreless. The Westminsters slowed the semi to a crawl yet ran full-court pressure against Toronto in the final. Ben Sherky paced Toronto (coached by Bob Abate) with 14. Bobby Strom added 11, K Mirasaki 4, Dave Greenberg 3 and Percy Shadlefsky 2, while Cooperbloom, M Nawich, M Wosnick, I Kliens and J Walker were scoreless.
In East semis, Montreal YMHA defeated the Saint John Trojans 41-26; 49-42 (Total: 90-68). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal YMHA clipped St. John 41-26 as Sol Tolchinsky scored 13, Lou Endman 8, Syd Gossack 8, I Gossack 4, Myer Bloom 4, Scoop 2 and Norman Seltzer 2, while Bernie Aaronson and Gales were scoreless. Bob Kelly led the Trojans with 13. Kane added 6, Turnbull 3, Ramsay 2 and Nixon 2, while Mostill, Maxwell and Flewwelling were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal clipped Saint John 49-42 as Lou Endman scored 17, Syd Gossack 8, Sol Tolchinsky 7, Myer Bloom 6, Gales 5, Bernie Aaronson 4 and Jack Scopp 2, while Norman Seltzer and I Gossack were scoreless. Bob Kelly led Saint John with 14. Kane added 10, Turnbull 10, Nixon 2, Maxwell 2 and Flewwelling 2, while Ramsay and Mustill were scoreless.
In the Eastern championships, the Windsor Westminister Bible Class Westminsters defeated the Montreal Young Men’s Bible Class 49-39; 70-36 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor prevailed 49-39 as Charlie Kouvelas scored 13, Ian Howie 12, Hugh Cowan 11, Wade 8, Newby 3 and Marchand 2, while Arnott and Alexander were scoreless. Syl Gossack paced Montreal with 12. Meyer Bloom added 8, Tolchinsky 6, Scopp 5 and Aaranson 2, while Gossack and Cales were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor took the Eastern title by dusting Montreal 70-36 as Cowan scored 15, Wade 14, Marchand 13, Kouvelas 13, Alexander 11 and Newby 4, while Howie and Hagman were scoreless. Jack Scopp led Montreal with 9. Sol Tolchinsky added 8, Myer Bloom 6, Lou Endman 6, Syd Gossack 3, I Gossack 2 and Bernie Aaronson 2, while Gales was scoreless.
The East runner-up Montreal Young’s Men’s Bible Class: Jack Scopp; Sol Tolchinsky; Myer Bloom; Lou Endman; Syd Gossack; I Gossack; Bernie Aaronson; Gales; Norman Seltzer;
The East champion Windsor Westminster Bible Class Westminsters: Harry Wade; Ian Howie; Sherwood McKay; John Hagman; Bill Alexander; Hughie Cowan; Frank Marchand; Jack Newby; Bob Phibbs; Fabien Curry; Doug Horne; Don Scott; Charlie Kouvelas; George Arnott; Widdifield; coach Howard Riggs; manager Percy McCallum
In the Alberta quarterfinals and Edmonton finals, the YMCA Toilers defeated the West Teens 31-35; 41-28; 35-18 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, the West Teens prevailed 35-31 as Pearce scored 12, Greenwood 6, Bodnar 6, Fleming 6 and Savage 5, while Stockell, McLeod and Fowler were scoreless. MacDiarmid led the Toilers with 10. Woodman added 9, Jonah 4, MacLachlan 4, Chinnek 2 and Chapman 2, while Atkinson, Barnes and McDonald were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Toilers evened the series with a 41-28 win as Woodman scored 12, MacDiarmid 8, Jonah 6, Chapman 4, McDonald 4 and Barnes 3, while Chinneck and Atkins were scoreless. Pearce led the West Teens with 8. Fleming added 7, Greenwood 6, Bodnar 5 and Savage 2, while Stockwell, McLeod and Fowler were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, YMCA took the series with a 35-18 win as Chinneck scored 10, Chapman 9, Woodman 5, Barnes 5, MacLachlan 3 and MacDonald 3, while Atkinson and MacDiarmid were scoreless. Bodnar led the West Teens with 7. Pearce added 5, Fleming 3 and Savage 3, while Greenwood, Fowler, Stockwell and McLeod were scoreless.
In the Alberta semis and northern finals, the Edmonton YMCA Toilers defeated the South Teens x-x; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… The series went unreported by the Edmonton Journal, though they reported the Edmonton finals. A classic case of journalistic parochialism.
In the other Alberta semi, the Calgary Bombers defeated the East Calgary Recs 39-32; 28-29 (Total: 67-61). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Bombers prevailed 39-32 as Eric Bishop scored 12, Billy Burrows 10, Jack Edgar 4, Muir 4, Fred Wilmot 3, Harvey Irving 2, Kenny McKenna 2 and Keith Cruikshanks 2, while Thomas was scoreless. Jimmy Bruce led the Recs with 7. H Anderson added 6, B Anderson 6, Dixon 5, Morgan 3, O Wilson 2 and Korney 1, while Duthie and Pilling were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Recs edged the Bombers 29-28 but lost the total-point series by six. Len Morgan paced the Recs with 8. Dixon added 6, H Anderson 5, B Anderson 5, Bruce 3 and Wilson 2, while Duthie, O Wilson, Korney and Pilling were scoreless. Hughie Muir led the Bombers with 12. Harry Irving added 5, Bill Burrows 4, Bishop 3, McKenna 2 and Thomas 2, while Wilmot, Cruikshanks and Edgar were scoreless.
In the Alberta finals, the Edmonton YMCA Toilers defeated the Calgary Bombers 41-39; 44-30 (Total: 85-69). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Toilers prevailed 41-39 as Gord McLachlan scored 12, Gordon Woodman 9, Ron Chapman 7, Charlie Chinneck 6, John MacDiarmid 5 and Jim Macdonald 2, while Dave Barnes and Don Atkinson were scoreless. Eric Bishop and Bill Burrows each scored 10 for the Bombers. Muir added 8, Edgar 3, Thomas 2, Willmott 2, McKenna 2 and Harry Irving 2, while Cruickshanks was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Toilers prevailed 44-30 as Charlie Chinneck scored 12, Gord McLachlan 11, Gordon Woodman 8, John MacDiarmid 6, Ron Chapman 3, Jim MacDonald 2 and Dave Barnes 2, while Don Atkinson was scoreless. Harry Irving and Wilmot each scored 20 to lead the Bombers. Bill Burrows added 7 and Eric Bishop 3, while Edgar, Cruikshanks and McKenna were scoreless.
In the Saskatchewan semis and south finals, the Regina Globetrotters defeated the Moose Jaw Central Grads 61-42; 34-32 (Total: 95-74). …………………………………………………… In game one, Regina prevailed 61-42 as Bob Bird scored 23, Schaeffer 11, Art Frolick 8, Adams 6, Gleason 5, Don Leier 4, McNiven 2 and Pendergast 2. Roy DeRosenvoll led Moose Jaw with 14. Jack Sutcliffe added 9, Munroe 6, Sutton 6, Mullott 3, Kintzle 2 and Hauser 2, while Bouchard was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, which was held after game one of the provincial finals, the Globetrotters nipped the Collegiate Grads 343-32 as Don Leier scored 8 and Schaeffer 8. Jack Sutcliffe led Moose Jaw with 9.
In the other semi and northern finals, the University of Saskatchewan Junior Huskies defeated the Saskatoon Y Penguins 27-19; 41-29 (Total: 68-48). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Huskies clipped the Penguins 27-19 as McFadden scored 9, Watts 7, Slickman 4, Howes 4, Fuller 2 and Cooke 1, while Snelling, Schwartz and Leakos were scoreless. Berrington led the Penguins with 8. Greggain added 4, Bulger 3, Gold 3 and Walters 1, while Henderson, Smith and Wilks were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Huskies took the series with a 41-29 win as Lloyd Watts scored 9, Dick Slickman 8, McFadden 7, Snelling 6, Cooke 3, Howes 3, Wright 2 and Schartz 1, while Leakos was scoreless. Bill Berrington led the Penguins with 16. Bill Bulger added 9, Greggain 3 and Henderson 1, while Mallard, Smith, Wilks, Gold and Walters were scoreless.
In the Saskatchewan finals, the Regina Globetrotters defeated the University of Saskatchewan Junior Huskies 42-30; 35-40 (Total: 77-70). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Globetrotters prevailed 42-30 as Bobby Bird scored 22, Don Leier 12, Adams 4, McNiven 2, Frolick 1 and Schaeffer 1, while Gleason and Pendergast were scoreless. Watts led the Huskies with 10. McFadden added 8, Fuller 2, Snelling 2, Slickman 2, Schwartz 2, Howes 2 and Wright 2, while Cook and Leakos were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the University of Saskatchewan Junior Huskies won 40-35 but lost the total-point series by seven. Watts paced the Huskies with 13. McFadden added 7, Wrigh 4, Schwartz 4, Howes 4, Slickman 4, Cook 2 and Leakos 2, while Snelling was scoreless. Bird and Leier each scored 10 to lead the Globetrotters. McNiven added 5, Frolick 4, Schueffler 3, Gleason 2 and Adams 1, while Pendergast and Miller were scoreless.
In the Manitoba finals, Winnipeg Flying M defeated the University of Manitoba Junior Bisons 41-22; 29-33; 34-26 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Flying M prevailed 41-22 as Hein scored 10, Miller, 7, Stephens 7, Hemming Peterson 7, Ross McCallion 6 and Doug Gersham 4, while Abbott, Badger, Buhr and Walker were scoreless. Williams led the Bisons with 7. Don MacDougall added 6, Bill Edmond 2, Wittenberg 2, C Judge 2, Nugent 2 and John Judge 1, while Foster and Tallin were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the University of Manitoba juniors evened the series with a 33-29 win as John Judge scored 7. …………………………………………………… In game three, Flying M clipped the Bisons 34-26 as Doug Gresham scored 10, McCallion 9, Hein 8, Peterson 3 and Stephens 2, while Abbott, Badger, Buhr, Miller and Walker were scoreless. Williams led the Bisons with 7. Foster added 5, Wittenberg 5, Tallin 4, John Judge 3 and MacDougall 2, while Bill Edmond, C Judge, Keleher and Nugent were scoreless.
In the British Columbia quarterfinals and Island finals, the Victoria KVs defeated Nanaimo 56-29; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria thrashed Nanaimo 56-29 as Jimmy Lewis scored 22, Charlton 12, Field 10, Griffin 8, Calliou 4 and McKinnon 2, while Minnis and McKay were scoreless. Hindmarch paced Nanaimo with 12. White added 5, Clark 5 and Mummery 3, while Lowther, Jenkinson, Good and Bennie were scoreless.
In the sudden-death B.C. semis and Coast final, Vancouver Ryerson United nipped the Victoria K.V.’s 30-29 as Randy Rea hit the winning free throw with no time on the clock. Ostosser paced Ryerson with 12. Randy Rea added 5, Hudson 4, Desaulniers 4, Loutit 2, Claridge 2 and Nels 1, while Southcott and Leveridge were scoreless. Lewis led Victoria with 10. MacKinnon added 9, Griffin 6, Minnis 3 and Charlton 1, while Calton, MacKay and Field were scoreless.
In the sudden-death British Columbia final, Vancouver Ryerson United defeated the Kamloops Sandys 41-26; 39-28 (Total: 80-54). …………………………………………………… Randy Rea scored a combined 25 in the two games for Ryerson, while Southcott notched a combined 22.