In the Ontario quarterfinals, St. Catharines Stars defeated Hamilton Melrose 49-27; 54-49 (Total: 103-76).
In the Ontario quarterfinals, Windsor Westminster Bible Class defeated the Sarnia Campbell Whites 61-38; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor spanked Sarnia 61-38 as Louis Veres scored 18 and Ray Brock 12.
In the Ontario semis, Toronto YMHA defeated Kingston Y 91-32; 88-32 (Total: 179-64). …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto led 50-7 at the half and romped to a 91-32 win. Harry Davis paced Toronto with 20. Zel Goldstein and Mike Baidn each added 18, Gruper 16, Rosenblatt 5, Tile 6, Skrow 3, Friedman 1 and Himmel 4. Don Esford paced Kingston with 11. Connolly added 2, Dardick 2, Latimer 2, Richardson 2, Patt 2, McCall 2, Vaughan 0 and Hutchison 6. Kingston also included Bob Purcell, Don Lyons. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hy Himmel paced Toronto with 20.
In the other Ontario semi, Windsor Westminster Bible Class defeated St. Catharines Stars 49-32; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Ontario final, Toronto YMHA defeated Windsor Westminster Bible Class 34-41; 48-35 (Total: 82-76). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor led 7-6 early and 24-12 at the half and then romped to a 41-34 victory. Louis Veres scored 12 for Windsor. John Forsythe added 9, Hagman 0, Brock 0, Douglas 6, Solem 6, Truant 1, Chick 0, Lewis 0, Sampson 0 and Don Collis 7. Davis led Toronto with 16. Skrow added 2, Balda 5, Rosenblatt 0, Goldstein 1, Groper 5, Tile 4, Mintzer 0, Friedman 0 and Himmel 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto YMHA prevailed 48-35 as Balda scored 15, Tile 6, Davis 6, Groper 8, Friedman 0, Skrow 4, Mintzer 2, Rosenblitt 2, Goldstein 7 and Himmel 2. Hagman led Windsor 8. Solem added 5, Douglas 6, Veres 5, Forsythe 3, Brock 0, Truant 0, Shirk 2, Lewis 2, Sampson 0 and Collish 0.
In the PEI finals, the Charlottetown Victoria defeated the Summerside Juveniles 50-25; 108-38 (Total: 158-63). Victoria (coached by Harold Howatt) included Bill McAndrew, Charles Hine, Ralph McPherson, Jack McAndrew, Ian McNiven, Harry MacMillan, Doug Cameron, Robert Hurry, Dan Burgess, Charles Kennedy and Donnie MacLeod.
In the Maritime finals and Eastern quarterfinals, McAdam dumped Sackville 39-46; 57-32 (Total: 96-78). Sackville had qualified despite losing twice to the Newcastle Rockets, after claiming that Newcastle had used an overage player in Charles Fong. …………………………………………………… Sackville took the opener against McAdam 46-39 as Milner scored 13 and Stewart 11. Keefe led McAdam with 20. …………………………………………………… In game two, McAdam stomped Sackville 57-32 as Keefe scored 17 and Rosborough 14. Stewart led Sackville with 8.
In the Quebec finals, Montreal YMHA defeated the Grenadier Guards 65-54; 48-38 (Total: 113-92). …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal prevailed 48-38 as Herb Rudy scored 12. Jerry Laferty led the Guards with 14.
In the Eastern quarterfinals, Montreal YMHA defeated Toronto YMHA 30-35; 62-41 (Total: 92-76). …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto prevailed 35-30 as Balda, Davis, Tile and Skrow each scored 6. Jack Lake led Montreal with 8. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal cruised as Sam Rostein scored 18 and E. Ruby 14. S. Mintzer paced Toronto with 11. J. Baida added 9.
In the Eastern semis, Montreal YMHA defeated Harvey McAdam (N.B.) 67-52; 39-50 (Total: 106-102). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal thrashed McAdam 67-52 after scoring the game’s last 13 points. Herb Rudy paced Montreal with 21. Sherman added 13, Caplan 13, Sam Rothstein 9, Lake 9 and Fox 2, while Malomet, Phillips and Feinstone were scoreless. Aubrey Keefe paced McAdam with 22. Rave added 14, Robinson 8, Roxborough 6 and Noble 2, while Gallupe, Swift, McGuire and Rushton were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, McAdam won 50-39 as Aubrey Keefe scored 13, Rosborough 12, Robinson 12, Rave 9, Noble 3 and Rushton 2, while McGuire, Gallupe and Swift were scoreless. Sam Rothstein led Montreal with 22. Herb Rudy added 8, Lake 7, Fox 2 and Sherman 2, while Malone, Phillips, Caplan and Feinstone were scoreless.
In the Eastern finals, host Halifax Queen Elizabeth defeated Montreal YMHA 48-45; 53-49 (Total: 101-94). …………………………………………………… In game one, Queen Elizabeth edged Montreal 48-45 after leading 26-21 at the half. Peter Walker led the Lions with 19. Montreal played without leading scorer Louis ‘Sam’ Rothstein, who had to return to Montreal because of the death of his father. …………………………………………………… In game two, Halifax Queen Elizabeth prevailed 53-49. YMHA led 29-19 at the half.
The Eastern runner-up Montreal YMHA Blues: Sam Rothstein; Herb Ruby; Sherman; Caplan; Lake; Fox; Malomet; Phillips; Feinstone;
The champion Halifax Queen Elizabeth Lions: Peter Walker; Francis Harrington; Hugh Sutherland; Martin Duckworth; Mike MacDonald; Donald Clancy; Gordon Rankin; Bob Hahn; John Dunlop; Tony Lugar; Derek Jones; Edwin Hutchinson; coach Frank Baldwin
In the Alberta semis and Edmonton city finals, the Coopers Comets defeated Edmonton YMCA 31-24; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Coopers Comets dispatched YMCA 31-24 as Charchuk scored 8, Strong 7, Keith 6, Chester 4, Grocholski 4 and Tookey 2, while Armon, Clark and Demkiw were scoreless. MacMillan led YMCA with 8. Yousefowich added 6, Rymstad 4, Luput 4, Ewing 2 and Bendzera 2, while Raynor Johnson and Martin were scoreless.
In the Alberta finals, the Edmonton Coopers Comets defeated Red Deer 24-23; 36-27 (Total: 60-50). …………………………………………………… In game one, Edmonton edged Red Deer 24-23 as Bill Grocholski scored 19. …………………………………………………… In game two, Edmonton prevailed 36-27 as Bill Grocholski scored 9, Jack Tookey 6, Alec Charchuk 6, Bruce Bowen 4, Bob Strong 4, Cooney 2, Ken Chester 2, Vic Demkiw 2 and Don Keith 1, while Jerry Clark and Ed Arman were scoreless. The Cooper’s Comets were coached by Art Skitch. D McArthur scored 8 to lead Red Deer (coached by Jeff Mortimer). Strong added 4, Atkens 3, P MacArthur 2, Hughes 2, Miller 2, Silverberg 2, Huzinek 2 and Smith 2, while Thompson and Enno were scoreless.