In the Toronto finals, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated Toronto West End Y 68-18; 49-18 (Total: 117-36).
The Ontario championships were a four-team tourney held in Toronto. In the semis, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds thrashed Kingston Collegiate 54-15. Ben Sherky paced Toronto with 16. Jack Cooperbloom added 14, Myagaski 5, Nat Hennick 1, Dave Greenberg 4, Bob Strom 8, Linzon 2, Raider 2, Dembrofsky 2 and Kamen 0. Boyd paced Kingston with 6. Smart added 3, Woods 2, Kelly 1, Hinton 2, Elliot 2, Soutter 0, Best 0, Parkinson 0 and Duff 0. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, Midland YMCA edged Brantford Zion Church 37-32. Brantford trailed 27-6 at the half and rallied furiously but fell just short. Doug Kettle paced Midland with 22. B. Thompson added 2, Pearse 5, Smith 5, H. Thompson 0, Hook 2, Cuttle 0, McLean 0, Whiteman 0 and Strathearn 0. Hewey White led Brantford with 16. Hayes added 2, Woods 6, McMillan 0, Hitchon 2, Wimbush 0, Allan 0, Alpough 4 and Irwin 0. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated Midland YMCA 59-33. Jack Cooperbloom paced the Lizzies with 19. Ben Sherky added 11, Myagaski 2, Raider 0, Dave Greenberg 10, Linzon 3, Hennick 7, Kamen 0, Dembrofsky 0 and Bob Strom 7. Kettle led Midland with 15. B. Thompson added 2, Pearse 16, Smith 0, H. Thompson 0, McLean 0, Whiteman 0, Strathearn 0, Currie 0 and Hook 0.
In the Eastern semis, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated Montreal YMHA 32-22; 34-21 (Total: 64-43). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Lizzies took a 15-13 lead at the half with crisp ball movement, while defensively, their zone rattled YMHA. Captain Bob Strom injured ankle in the first half and likely sidelined for the remainder of the series. Ben Sherky paced Toronto with 10. Dave Greenberg added 9, Dave Cooperbloom 6, hennich 4 and Ken Wayasoki 3, while Bob Strom, Dembrofsky, Raider, Linzon and Kamen were scoreless. Norm Seltzer led Montreal with 6. Myer Bloom added 5, Lou Ziger 4, Isrel Gossack 4 and Solly Tolchinsky 3, while Morton Morris, Lou Endman, Ben Calesky, Teddy Fainstat, Allan Segal, Solomon Gossack and Bob Cohen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Lizzie prevailed 34-21. Montreal led 11-8 at the half. Nat Hennich led the Lizzies with 12. Ken Wayasoki (Myagaski?) added 8, Cooperbloom 7, Sherky 5 and Linzon 2, while Greenberg, Dembrofsky, Raider and Karney were scoreless, and star Bob Strom did not play because of an ankle injury. Teddy Fainstat led Montreal YMHA (coached by Mode Abramovitch) with 4. Cohen added 3, Tolchinsky 3, Seltzer 3, Segal 3, Ziger 2, Morris 2 and Gossack 1, while Bloom and Endman were scoreless.
In the Maritime final, the Saint John Trojans easily handled the Moncton All-Stars 34-21 GAZETTE SAYS 34-14.; 29-20 (Total: 63-34).
In the Eastern championship, the Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds defeated Saint John YMCA Trojans 54-27; 42-26 (Total: 96-53).
In game one, Toronto took a 26-9 lead at the half with a “swift passing attack and deadly shooting” and then coasted to a 54-27 win. Nat Hennick led Toronto with 15 points. Cooperbloom added 10 and Myagaski 7. George Collins led Saint John with 11.
Game two was close for only a half, after which the score was knotted at 15. But the Lizzies pulled away in the second half and prevailed 42-26. Sherky led Toronto with 18, Strom added 1, Greenberg 5, Nat Hennick 2, Cooperbloom 8, Myagaski 2, Dembrofsky 2 and Linzon 2. George Collins paced Saint John with 12. Mixon added 5, Sharkey 2, Kane 0, Turnbill 1, Ramsey 7 and Murchison 0.
The Eastern runner-up Saint John YMCA Trojans: George Collins; Mixon; Sharkey; Kane; Turnbill; Ramsey; Murchison;
The champion Toronto Elizabeth Playgrounds: Nat Hennick; Ben Sherkey; Dave Greenberg; Bob Strom; Jack Cooperbloom; Ken Myagaski; Linzon; Raider; Dembrofsky; Kamen; coach Bob Abate