In the Ontario opening round, the London Y Aces defeated Guelph Hayes x-x; 41-38; (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game two, Guelph led by one at the half but Dick Logan rallied the Aces in the second. He finished with 16 points. Norm Dawson added 5, Dunn 0, Cook 4, Alex MacArthur 5; Rider 5, Spence 4, Laing 0 and John Potts 2. Hensler led Guelph with 12. Hepburn added 4, Brown 3, Simpson 4, Ward 6, Leaman 3, Marsland 5, Masson 0, Goron 0 and Letheren 0.
In the sudden-death opening round, Kingston Y torched Peterborough 65-27 as Thomson scored 21, Allen 15, McLaughlin 14, Shepherd 10, Drew 3 and R Pollitt 2, while Pollocks and Sinclair were scoreless. Grime led Peterborough with 7. Cadd added 6, McLeod 4, Routley 4, Reynolds 4 and McLeish 2, while Stranger, Holmes, Kitchen and Phyler were scoreless. Kingston was to have advanced to face Toronto YMHA but they were disqualified by OABA because their entry arrived too late and YMHA apparently couldn’t arrange a gym in time.
In the quarterfinals, the London Y Aces defeated Windsor Lincoln Club 27-28; 36-24 (Total: 63-52). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor nipped London 27-26 as Arnold Henderson scored 6, playing coach Lloyd Turner 6, Bud Stephenson 5, H Colthurst 5 and A Pepper 3, while Fred Bacon, R Gough, W Belcher, H Pepper, R Morrison and S Venning were scoreless. Lincoln Club was managed by Jack Craig. MacArthur paced London with 11. Marv Noble added 7, Potts 4, Cooke 3 and Logan 2, while Spence and Rider were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, London took the series with a 36-24 win as Logan scored 13, Norm Dawson 9, Noble 8, Cook 3, Potts 2 and McArthur 1, while Rider, Spence and Dunn were scoreless. Harrison paced Windsor with 7. Gough added 5, Bacon 4, H Popper 3, Turner 2, A Pepper 2 and Gerald Stephenson 1, while Colthurst, Venning and Belcher were scoreless.
The Stamford Grads defeated the Camp Borden Airmen 47-37; 53-34 (Total: 100-71). …………………………………………………… In game one, Ward led Stamford with 17. Myer added 16. Speare paced Camp Borden with 13. Smith added 12 and Herberts 10.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, Toronto YMHA defeated the Stamford Grads 28-19; 32-35; (Total 60-54).
In the Ontario semis, the London Y Aces defeated Toronto YMHA 46-30; 30-39 (Total: 76-69). …………………………………………………… In game one, Norm Dawson sniping proved the difference for the Aces. He scored 18, including 15 in the final quarter. London hit 11-18 from the line, while Toronto was 4-7. Marv Noble added 9 for London, Dutch Logan 6, Cook 3, MacArthur 4, Dunn 0, Spence 0, Rider 1 and Potts 5. Shugar led Toronto with 12. Zackheim added 5, Polevoy 2, Geller 0, Mincovitch 2, Glusken 5, Skurko 4 and Starr 0. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto prevailed 39-30 but lost the total-point series by seven. Shugar paced Toronto with 14. Geller added 7, Zackhein 6, Ghuskin 4, Mincovitch 4, Polevoy 2 and Shutko 2. Alec McArthur led London with 8. Marv Noble added 7, Dawson 5, Potts 5, Cook 3 and Logan 2, while Spence, Rider and Dunn were scoreless.
In the Ontario final, the London Y Aces defeated the intermediate B champ St. Catharines 29-20 in a winner take all single game series. Host London led 18-15 at the half but began to pull away in the second frame as their perimeter bombers started finding the bottom of the net. Norm Dawson led the Aces with 8. Dutch Logan added 8, Marv Noble 6, Alex MacArthur 2, Cook 0, playing coach John Potts 5, Rider 0 and Spence 0. Pepper Graham led St. Catharines with 7. Rutherford added 3, Clutterbuck 2, Reid 4, Rowntree 0, Fitzgerald 4, Morris 0 and Mellanby 0.
In the Ottawa Valley final, the Ottawa Diamonds defeated the Ottawa Veterans 31-25; 24-28 (Total: 55-53). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Diamonds prevailed 31-25 as E Chipper scored 8, W Wall 5, C Ferris 4, D Nesbitt 4, J Miller 4, N Applebaum 4, A MacDonald 1 and H Haywood 1, while N Leftly and W Young were scoreless. L White and R Lefebvre led Veterans with 5 apiece. Jack Purdy added 4, P Paynter 4, R Belanger 3, C Conn 2 and C Gilliard 2, while T Bryson, L Dougherty, E Coventry and C Elliot were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Veterans prevailed 28-24 but lost the total-point series by two. P Paynter led Veterans with 14. A Gilliard added 6, C Conn 4 and R Lefebvre 4. D Nesbitt paced the Diamonds with 13. E Chipper added 5, N Applebaum 3 and N Leftly 3.
In the sudden-death Montreal finals and Quebec semis, the Montreal YMHA Blues clipped the Montreal YMHA Athletics 34-24 as Brenhouse scored 8, Cohen 8, Richman 7, A Goldberg 4, Harry Kasnoff 4, Ulrich 2 and Goodman 1, while Caplan was scoreless. Jack Slutsky paced the Athletics with 8. Rabinovitch added 6, Lutterman 5, Abramowitz 2, Schnaiburg 2 and Shapson 1, while Ben Silverman, Sammy Stein and Office were scoreless.
In the other Quebec semi, the Quebec City 57th Battery defeated the Bishop’s College Gaiters 24-41; 56-24 (Total: 80-65). …………………………………………………… In game two, Battery dusted Bishop’s 56-24 as Wright scored 21, Mills 11, Walker 10, Duggan 6, Carrie 4, Amy 2 and Hughes 2, while E Stanton, McTeer and G Stanton were scoreless. Kenny Ross paced Bishop’s with 9. Ortenberg added 8, Charlie McCullough 6, Rusty Baird 4, Mike Wisenthal 3, Sam Rudner 2 and Hume 2, while Rollit, Purdy and Perkins were scoreless. The Gaiters (coached by Mac Turner, manager Weaver, assistant manager Boothroyd) also included Medine and Hogg.
In the Quebec finals, the Quebec City 57th Battery defeated the Montreal YMHA 39-28; 10-20 (Total: 49-48). …………………………………………………… In game one, Battery dispatched YMHA 39-28 as Jerry Wright scored 19, Carrier 15, Walker 2, Mills 2 and Duggan 1, while Amy, Hughes, E Stanton, McTeer and G Stanton were scoreless. Ulrich led Montreal with 9. Cohen added 7, A Goldberg 6, Kasnoff 4, Caplan 1 and Brenhouse 1, while B Goldberg, Kates, Richman and Goodman were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal prevailed 20-10 but lost the total-point series by one. Goldberg paced YMHA with 10. Cohen added 4, Kasnoff 4 and Brenhouse 2, while Ulrich, Caplan, Richman, Goodman and Gold were scoreless. Wright led 57th Battery with 4. Walker added 4 and Mills 2, while Amy, Hughes, Carrier, Duggan, E Staton, McTeer and G Staton were scoreless.
In the Ottawa Valley/Quebec finals, the Quebec City 57th Battery defeated the Ottawa Diamonds 45-28; 48-35 (Total: 93-63). …………………………………………………… In game one, 57th Battery pounded the Diamonds 45-22 after leading 21-15 at the half. Everett Carrier paced Quebec City with 16. Chunky Wright added 14, Walker 9, Mills 4 and McTeer 2, while Duggan, Amy, G Staton, E Staton and Hughes were scoreless. Nesbitt scored 7 to lead the Diamonds. Applebaum added 6, E Chipper 4, Miller 2, Ferris 1, Haywood 1 and Littly 1, while Wall, Young and MacDonald were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Quebec City whipped the Diamonds 48-31 as Chunky Wright scored 20, Mills 11, Hughes 6, Mcteer 4, Walker 3, Duggan 2 and Everett Carrier 2, while Amy, E Staton and B Staton were scoreless. Eric Chipper scored 15 to lead the Diamonds (coached by Louis Bonnenfant). Nesbitt added 4, Haywood 4, Miller 2, Leftly 2, McDonald 2 and Ferris 2, while Applebaum, Wall and Young were scoreless.
In the Ontario/Quebec playoffs, the London Y Aces defeated the Quebec City 57th Battery 36-30; 40-21 (Total: 76-51). …………………………………………………… In game one, the London Y Aces full-court pressure disrupted the slow paced 57th Battery’s attempt to play the game at a crawl. London led 17-14 at the half. Marv Noble led London with 11. Norm Dawson added 9, Dick Logan 9, Alex MacArthur 5 and Cook 2, while Spence, Rider and Dunn were scoreless. Walker paced Quebec City with 10. Chunky Wright added 8, Mills 6 and Everett Carrier 5, while Hughes, McTeer, Duggan and Amy were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, London prevailed by 21 after breaking open a tight 13-11 contest in the second half. Alex McArthur hit a pair from midcourt early in the second half to ignite London’s offence. He finished with 11. Logan added 11, Marv Noble 7, Norm Dawson 5, Cook 3 and Spence 2, while Dunn and Rider were scoreless. Walker scored 7 for Quebec City (coached by Colonel Boswell). Mills added 6, Duggan 2, McTeer 2, Chunky Wright 2, Amy 2 and Everett Carrier 2, while Hughes was scoreless.
In the Nova Scotia semis, the Dalhousie Intermediates defeated the Acadia Intermediates 36-38; 29-26 (Total: 65-64). …………………………………………………… In game three, Dalhousie prevailed 29-26 as K Sullivan scored 14.
In the New Brunswick finals, the Moncton Pawnees defeated the University of New Brunswick 45-32; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Maritime finals, the Moncton Pawnees defeated Sydney Presbyterian Young Men’s Club 39-42; 43-38 (Total: 82-80). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Pawnees dispatched Sydney 43-38 as Gardiner scored 14, Vanbuskirk 10, Whitneck 7, McPherson 6, Armstrong 4 and McKim 2. Sid Muggah led the Presbyterians with 13. Canning added 8, Tedford 8, Mcleod 4, Les Waye 3 and McDonald 2.
In the Eastern final, the London Y Aces defeated the Maritime champ Moncton Pawnees 56-36; 53-42 (Total: 109-78)
In game one, London prevailed by 20 over the host Pawnees, who were altogether prone to turnovers and bad passing decisions. The game set a bit of a record in that not a single point was scored by free throw. Alex MacArthur controlled the defensive paint and paced the Aces with 12 points. Marv Noble scored 16, Dawson 12, Logan 12, Cook 3, Ryder 0, Spence 2 and Dunn 0. Fred Gardner led the Pawnees with 22 points. Temple Vanbuskirk added 4, Claude Whitenect 6, McKim 0, Hanson 0, Brown 0, Milburn 0 and Freeman 4. London led 30-16 at the half
In game two, played a sparse crowd of 150, London prevailed by two. Marv Noble and Logan each scored 14 to lead London. McArthur added 13, Dawson 10, Cook 0, Ryder 0, Spence 0 and Dunn 2. Fred Gardner led Moncton wit 18. Whiteneet added 2, Temple Vanbuskirk 8, McKim 4, Armstrong 1, Hanson 4, Freeman 5 and Macpherson 2.
The Eastern runner-up Moncton Pawnees: Fred Gardner; Temple Vanbuskirk; Claude Whitenect; Ted McKim; John Hanson; Gordon Brown; Leslie Milburn; George Freeman; Hibbie Armstrong; Donald Macpherson;
The Eastern champion London Y Aces: Dick Logan; Norm Dawson; Marv Noble; Dunn; Cook; Alex MacArthur; Rider; Spence; Laing; playing coach John Potts
In the Alberta quarterfinals, the Raymond Idlers defeated Barnwell x-x; 69-26 (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Idlers took the series by dusting Barnwell 69-26 as Walter Webster scored 20, Gray Kirkham 18, Bruce Galbraith 15, Ken Hague 6, Van Orman 4, Woolley 4, J O’Brien 2 and Shirley King 1. R Peterson led Barnwell with 7. H Winberg added 7, L Peterson 5, F Peterson 4 and Van Orman 3, while W Peterson, G Peterson and Leo Peterson were scoreless.
In the sudden death Alberta semis, the Raymond Idlers defeated the Blairmore Columbus Club 54-22 after leading 28-6 at the half. Webster and Kirkham each scored 20 to pace the Idlers. Galbraith added 8, Hague 3, Hague 3, O’Brien 2 and King 1, while Van Orman and Woolley were scoreless. Battel paced Blairmore with 12. Piere added 6, Tompkins 2 and Aschacker 2, while Manequet, M.A. Harrington, Pabro, Chala and J Fozzie were scoreless.
In the Alberta finals, the Calgary Stadium Intermediates defeated the Raymond Idlers 34-32; 36-34; (Total: 70-66). …………………………………………………… In game one, Calgary Stadium edged Raymond Idlers 34-32 as Christie scored 12, Swiffen 7, McLaughlin, Jenkins and Zabok 5. Van Orman led the Idlers with 18. Galbraith added 7, Webster 5 and King 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, Calgary prevailed 36-34 to take the total-point series 70-66. Lorne Christie led the Stadiums with 13. Denny Swiffen added 12, Johnny Zabok 7 and Tommy Jenkins 4, while McLaughlin, Amer, James and Stuart were scoreless. Wilford Van Orman led coach Henry Fairbank’s Idlers with 18. Walt Webster added 6, Ken Hague 4, Shirley King 4 and Bruce Galbraith 2, while Jack O’Brien, Hawks and Roy Woolley were scoreless. The Idlers (coached by Harry Fairbanks) also included Gray Kirkham.
In the British Columbia quarterfinals, Greater Vancouver Athletic Association champ Columbia Optical defeated Vancouver District League champ Vancouver Alm Cartage 28-25; 33-25 (Total: 61-50). …………………………………………………… In game one, Columbia Optical edged Alma Cartage 28-25 as B Jones scored 9, Thompson 8, McLeod 3, Robson 3, Grenfell 2, Yoshy 2 and Koushnir 1, while Ryan, Vosburgh, McLeod and Barnes were scoreless. McLean led Alma Cartage with 8. Campbell added 6, Riley 5, Meikle 2, Sherwood 2 and Murray 2, while Davis, Campbell, Calderbank and Stewart were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Columbia Optical took the series with a 33-25 win as Thomson scored 18, Jones 9, Robson 4, Koushnir 4 and Grenfell 3, while Ryan, Yoshy, Ellis, McLeod and Vosburgh were scoreless. Campbell led Alma Cartage with 11. McLean added 6, Riley 2, Davis 2, Sherwood 2 and Meikle 2, while Calderbank, N Murray, E Murray and Stewart were scoreless.
In the sudden-death British Columbia semis, the Victoria Beavers defeated the Lower Mainland champ Columbia Optical 42-34 as Goldsmith scored 17, Preston 6, Robertson 6, McDonald 4, Tolman 4, Levy 3 and Moore 2, while Fraser and Ritchie were scoreless. Robson paced Columbia Optical with 12. Jones added 11, Thompson 8, Yoshy 2, Ellis 2 and Koushnir 1, while Grenfell, Vosburgh, McLeod and Barnes were scoreless.
In the other B.C. semi, Penticton defeated Natal 40-43; 55-20 (Total: 95-63).
In the sudden-death British Columbia finals, the Victoria Beavers defeated Penticton 40-36 as Goldsmith scored 7, Preston 7, Fraser 7, Moore 6, Robertson 5, McDonald 4, Tubman 2 and Levy 2, while Ritchie was scoreless. Wilson led Penticton with 11. McDougall added 10, Blacklock 7, Gartell 6, Clarke 1 and Gibbs 1, while Trotter and Woodburn were scoreless.