In the opening round of the Ontario playoffs, the Windsor Arrows defeated Woodstock 28-27; 27-16 (Total: 55-43). …………………………………………………… In game one, Medland scored 13 in the second half to rally Windsor to the win. Trotter added 3, Mickey McMillan 7, Jimmy Benton 0, Rauer 4, Halliday 1, Lowery 0, Mark Wood 0, Martin 0 and Alexander 0. Hall paced Woodstock with 11. C. Sparks added 3, I. Coles 1, Canning 4, Wilson 6, G. Coles 0, Stevenson 0, Rankin 0 and A. Sparks 2.
In the opening round, Kitchener-Waterloo Y defeated the Toronto Queen A Playgrounds 39-23; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… Toronto included S Glent, R Avery, E Harvey, F Saunders, H Veitch, J Wylie and A Horton.
In the quarterfinals of the Ontario playoffs, Hamilton Zion defeated the Hamilton Centenary Church Nomads 31-14; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Zion prevailed 31-14 as New scored 12, Reed 10, Ralph 4, Blacklock 2, Johnson 2 and Jakabfy 1, while Burnes and Weston were scoreless. Atwood paced the Nomads with 4. Philpott added 4, Larmour 3 and Young 3, while Jocelyn, Dunmore, Maclennan, Wilkes and McWhinnie were scoreless.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Windsor Y Arrows defeated Kitchener YMCA 38-12; 28-19 (Total: 66-31). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor whipped Kitchener 38-12 as Mark Wood scored 8, Jimmy Benton 7, Lowry 4, Halliday 4, Alexander 4, Trotter 3, Bauer 2, Medland 2, McMillan 2 and Martin 2. H Scott led Kitchener with 4. Ed Schultz added 3, Paul Hauch 2, S Foyer 2 and H Marsland 1, while E Schaefer and A Boehmer were scoreless. Kitchener also included Harry Martin and M Strauss.
In another quarterfinal series, Kingston YMCA defeated Midland 41-25 in a sudden-death game.
In the quarterfinals, Hamilton Zion defeated the Niagara Falls Stamford Grads 41-21; 17-37; overtime 5-4 (Total: 63-62). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hamilton Zion prevailed 41-21. …………………………………………………… In game two, Stamford forced a series overtime with a 20-point win but the Zions prevailed by one in the five-minute extra session. Ward led the Grads with 21. Rennie added 6, Thomas 0, James 0, McPherson 4, Jolley 0, Monroe 0, Graham 2, Stern 0 and Myer 8. Reed led the Zions with 7. Jakaby added 2, Ralph 2, Johnson 2, Burns 0, Weston 6, J. New 3 and Blacklock 0.
In the Ontario semis, the Windsor Y Arrows defeated Hamilton Zion Church 32-43; 48-32 (Total: 80-75). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Hamilton Zions prevailed 43-32. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor (coached by Al Clark) took the series with a 48-32 win as Cec Lowry scored 13, Medland 11, Alexander 10, James Benton 5, Glen Halliday 4, Elmer Bauer 3 and Jack Trotter 2, while George Martin, Mickey McMillan and Marc Wood were scoreless. J. New led the Zions (coach Stan Burnes) with 16. Jakabfy added 10, Fred Weston 3 and B Reid 2, while H Johnson, H Ralph, J Blacklack and R.A. Burnes were scoreless.
In the Ontario ‘B’ semis, Kingston YMCA defeats St. Catharines by default.
In the other Ontario semi and provincial ‘B’ final, Kingston YMCA defeated the Walkerville Lincoln Canucks 29-21 as Graham Thomson scored 13, Pete Currie 5, Bob Elliott 5, Wilson McMahon 3, Frank Sheppard 2 and Ed McLaughlin 1, while Jack Drew and Allan Pollock were scoreless. Clarkson led the Canucks with 6. Greenwood added 4, Bacon 4, Gorman 4, Ridell 2 and Peck 1, while Lamers and Lord were scoreless.
In the Ontario “challenge” finals, the Ontario ‘A’ champ Windsor Y Arrows defeated the Ontario ‘B’ champ Kingston YMCA 40-34; 21-23 (Total: 61-57). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor prevailed 40-34 as C Lowry scored 12, G Medland 8, J Trotter 7, E Bauer 7, W McMillan 4 and J Benton 2, while J Alexander and G Halliday were scoreless. Wilson McMahon led Kingston (coached by Earl Wilson) with 13. Graham Thomson added 10, Robert Elliott 6 and Pete Currie 5, while Ed McLaughlin and Frank Sheppard were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Kingston led 15-8 at the half. Windsor rallied to within one several times as Rauer, McMillan and Lowry hit a series of bucket but Kingston prevailed as Bob Eliott countered with the winner. Bob Elliott led Kingston with 9. Graham Thomson added 6, Wilson McMahon 0, Pete Currie 8, Frank Shephard 2, Ed McLaughlin 0, Jack Drew 0 and Allan Pollock 0. Rauer led Windsor with 8. McMillan added 6, Benton 0, Medland 1, Trotter 2, Lowry 5, Halliday 0, Wood 0, Alexander 0 and Martin 0.
In the Nova Scotia quarterfinals, Acadia defeated Halifax St. Andrews 29-21; x-x (Total: x-x)
In the Nova Scotia semis, Acadia University defeated the Yarmouth Intermediates 31-22; x-x (Total: x-x). But Canadian Press reported that the Nova Scotia Basketball Association was “deliberating whether to allow the Cape Breton champions into the finals.”
In the New Brunswick semis, the University of New Brunswick defeated the Woodstock Rangers 28-29; 74-35 (Total: 102-64).
In the New Brunswick finals, the Saint John Catholic Institute Trumps defeated the University of New Brunswick Intermediates 32-30; 45-29 (Total: 77-59).
In the Maritime finals, the Saint John Cathlic Institute Trumps defeated the Glace Bay Tip Top Crusaders 30-23; 31-30 (Total: 61-53). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Trumps prevailed 31-30 after leading 22-9 at the half. But Crusaders Johnny Vey and Mike Lighter rallied Glace Bay to within one down the stretch. Lawlor led the Trumps with 13. Kennedy added 4, Williams 4, O’Leary 4, Buckley 3 and Chandler 3, while Bowes and Kirk were scoreless. Vey led Glace Bay with 12. Beaton added 9, Lighter 7, McInnis 1 and Morris 1, while Moseley, Ogilvie and Day were scoreless.
In the sudden-death Montreal final, YMHA dusted Southwestern YMCA 44-17 as Ulrich scored 12, Ziff 9, Goodman 8, Gold 7, Silver 4, Rabin 2, Richman 1 and Schnaiberg 1, while Rosenthal and Spiegelman were scoreless. Brooks led Southwesten with 5. Reynolds added 4, Jones 2, Jackman 2, Guy 2, Massey 1 and Hazell 1, while Caldwell, Bertwhistle and Harvey were scoreless.
In the Quebec quarterfinals, Montreal YMHA defeated St. John’s 53-37; 49-13 (Total: 102-50). …………………………………………………… In game one, YMHA prevailed 53-37 as Ziff scored 11, Goodman 8, Rabin 8, Ulrich 8, Gold 7, Richman 5, Silver 4 and Rosenthal 2, while Schnaiberg and Spiegelman were scoreless. Marinier led St. John’s with 9. McKenzie added 9, Erskine 6, Hone 5, Beattie 4 and Wilkinson 2, while Forgraves, Vandewehe and Bremmer were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, YMHA torched St. John’s 49-13 as Ziff scored 12, Rabin 12, Richmond 8, Ulrich 7, Goodman 6, Gold 2 and Rosenthal 2, while Spiegelman and Schnaiberg were scoreless. Forgraves led St. John’s with 4. Erskine added 4, Wilkinson 3 and Bingham 2, while Munro, Marinier, MacKenzie, Hone and St. Louis were scoreless.
In the Quebec semis, Montreal YMHA defeated Sherbrooke YMCA 29-28; 45-15 (Total: 74-43). …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal clocked Sherbrooke 45-15 as Ullrich scored 11, Rabin 8, Goodman 8, Ziff 7, Gold 5, Richman 2, Rosenthal 2 and Silver 2, while Spiegelman and Schnaiberg were scoreless. McCullough led Sherbrooke with 9. Wolters added 3 and Watson 3, while Leslie, Mariasine and Stocks were scoreless.
In the other Quebec semi, Quebec 57th Battery defeated La Tuque 32-21; 58-19 (Total: 90-40).
In the Quebec finals, Montreal YMHA defeated Quebec City 57th Battery 22-21; 31-16 (Total: 53-37). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal YMHA nipped 57th Battery 22-21 as Gold scored 4, Richman 4, Goodman 4, Norm Silver 3, Ulrich 2, Rosenthal 2, Moe Schaiberg 2 and Ziff 1, while Rabin were scoreless. Wright led Quebec City with 9. Mills added 5, Bill Hughes 2, Carriere 2, Walker 2 and Amy 1, while Scott, McTeer, Phillips and Albie Duggan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal took the series with a 31-16 win as Norm Silver scored 10.
In the Ottawa city finals and Ottawa Valley semis, the Ottawa Prestons defeated the Ottawa St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 22-24; 19-13 (Total: 43-37). …………………………………………………… In game one, St. Patrick’s nipped the Prestons 24-22 as Wib Nixon scored 8, Jack Leore 6, Boucher 3, W Heenan 3, M Franklin 2 and R Turner 2, while R Bailey, Irish, Mackell and Rowan were scoreless. Eric Chipper and Del Nesbitt each scored 6 to lead St. Patrick’s. Bill Wall added 3, Leftly 3, Witen 2, Miller 1 and Devine 1, while Norm Applebaum, Haywood, Shapiro and McGregor were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Prestons prevailed 19-13 to take the total-point series by six. Eric Chipper paced the Prestons with 10, Del Nesbitt 4, N Leftly 3 and Bill Wall 2, while Norm Applebaum, Miller, Devine, Haywood, Witten, Shapiro and MacGregor were scoreless. Zelicovitz paced St. Patrick’s with 4. Turner added 3, Nixon 2, Heenan 2, Bailey 1 and Boucher 1, while Leore, Franklin, Irish, MacKell and Rowan were scoreless.
In the Ottawa Valley finals, the Brockville Rowing Club defeated the Ottawa Prestons 35-26; 35-32 (Total: 70-58). …………………………………………………… In game one, Brockville prevailed 35-26 as Lefty Flynn scored 17, Simon 6, Kennedy 4, Short 3, Small 3 and McFarlane 2. N Leftly led the Prestons with 7. Bill Wall added 6, Eric Chipper 5, Del Nesbitt 4, Norm Applebaum 3 and Miller 1, while Haywood, Devine, Witten, Shapiro and MacGregor were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Brockville edged Ottawa 35-32 as Lefty Flynn scored 16, Simon 9, Davison 3, Small 3, Grant 2, MacFarlane 1 and Detlor 1, while Gilroy was scoreless. Wall led the Prestons with 9. Miller added 7, Norm Applebaum 5, Del Nesbitt 4, Leftly 4 and Devine 3, while Eric Chipper, McGregor, Shapiro, Haywood and Witten were scoreless.
In the Ottawa Valley/Quebec finals, Montreal YMHA defeated the Brockville Rowing Club 32-39; 28-11 (Total: 60-50). …………………………………………………… In game one, Slim Flynn scored 17 to lead Brockville to a 39-32 victory. Doug Simon added 11, Davison 5, Betler 0, Gilroy 0, McCready 0, Small 7, Grant 0 and MacFarlane 0. Lou Goodman paced Montreal with 7. Gold added 3, Richman 2, Rabin 2, Bernie Ziff 9, Ulrich 3, Rosenthal 4, Spiegelman 0, Spirling 0 and Schaalberg 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal YMHA prevailed 28-11 as Goodman scored 8, Gold 6, Richman 4, Silver 3, Ziff 2, Schaalberg 2, Sperling 2 and Ulrich 1, while Rabin was scoreless. Flynn and Simon each scored 4 to lead Brockville. Grant added 2 and Davidson 1, while Detlor, Gilroy and MacCready were scoreless.
In the Quebec/Maritime final and East semis, Montreal YMHA defeated the Saint John Young Men’s Catholic Institute Trumps 28-27; 46-14 (Total: 74-41). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal nipped Saint John 28-27 as Joe Gold scored 9, Joe Richman 8, Bernie Ziff 6, L Goodman 3 and E Ulrich 2, while B Spiegalman and N Silver were scoreless. Ray Lawlor scored 18 to pace the Trumps (coached by 19-year-old Doug Skinner). Louis Chandler added 5 and Jack Kirk 4, while C Bowes, S Williams, N Kennedy, M O’Leary and W Buckley were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal torched Saint John 46-14 as Ziff scored 16, Gold 14, Ulrich 7, Richman 5, Sperling 2 and Silver 2, while Goodman and Schnaiberg were scoreless. O’Leary led the Trumps with 5. Williams added 4, Buckley 2, Bowes 1, Lawlor 1 and Kirk 1, while Chandler and Kennedy were scoreless.
In the Eastern final, the Windsor Y Arrows defeated Montreal YMHA 41-26; 31-22 (Total: 62-28)
In game one, Windsor prevailed 41-26 after leading 21-14 at the half and then extending their lead to as many as 20 in the second frame. Windsor defender Mickey McMillan did an exceptional of shutting down Montreal’s leading scorer Joe Gold. Cec Lowry led the Arrows with 11 points. Jimmy Benton added 7, Bauer 5, Medland 5, Mickey McMillan 8, Trotter 5, Halliday 0 and Wood 0. Bernie Ziff and Lou Goodman each scored 7 to lead Montreal. Gold added 4, Richman 0, Ulrich 5, Sperling 0 and Rabin 0.
In game two, Windsor took the title with a 31-22 win as Jack Trotter scored 9, Medland 8, Benton 6, McMillan 3, Lowry 3, Bauer 1 and Alexander 1, while Halliday was scoreless. Bernie Ziff led Montreal with 8. Goodman added 5, Ulrich 4, Spiegelman 2, Gold 2 and Richman 1, while Schnaiberg and Rabin were scoreless.
The Eastern runner-up Montreal YMHA: Lou Goodman; Gold; Richman; Rabin; Bernie Ziff; Ulrich; Rosenthal; Spiegelman; Sperling; Schaalberg;
The champion Windsor Y Arrows: Cec Lowry; Jimmy Benton; Mickey McMillan; Bauer; Cec Lowry; Medland; Halliday; Mark Wood; Alexander; Martin; Trotter;
In the Alberta semis, the Raymond Idlers defeated the Medicine Hat New Club Aces 59-24; 53-32 (Total: 112-56). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Idlers prevailed 59-24 as Gray Kirkham scored 20, Galbraith 20, Van Orman 10, Webster 9, O’Brien 6 and Hague 4, while Woolley was scoreless. Mulholland and Sherwood each scored 4 to pace the Aces. Lauder added 4, R Ashburner 3, J Ashburner 3, Tufts 2 and Ritchie 2, while Bray, Davison and Buchanan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Idlers prevailed 53-32 as Kirkham scored 22, Webster 13, Van Orman 6, Woolley 6 and Galbraith 6. Sherwood led Medicine Hat with 10. J Ashburner added 8, R Ashburner 4, Lauder 4, Bray 4 and Buchanan 2, while Dawson, Mulholland, Tufts and Ritchie were scoreless.
In the other Alberta semi, the Calgary Moose Dome Juniors defeated the Edmonton Y Hornets 33-50; 58-25 (Total: 91-75). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Hornets prevailed 50-33 as Jimmy Rennie scored 12, Russ Rennie 12, E Martell 10, Frank Richards 8, M Richards 4, H Martell 2 and Plowman 2, while Munroe was scoreless. Andy Gates led the Moose Domers with 9. C Hagen added 9, Reed 9, S Gates 4 and O’Hagen 3, while Alexander, Nelson and Hughes were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Moose Domers took the series by pounding the Hornets 58-25 as Stan Gates scored 15, Glen Reed 13, A Gates 9, O’Hagen 7 and Hughes 5. Russ Rennie led the Hornets with 12. Richard added 5, H Martell 4, Richards 2 and E Martell 2.
In the Alberta finals, the Raymond Idlers defeated the Calgary Moose Dome Juniors 59-38; 29-44 (Total: 88-82). …………………………………………………… In game one, Raymond prevailed 59-38 after leading 32-17 at the half. Walter Webster led the Idlers with 18. Roy Woolley added 13, Wilford Van Orman 9, Gray Kirkham 7, Kenneth Hague 7 and Bruce Galbraith 5, while John O’Brien was scoreless. Bates led Calgary with 13. C Hagen added 9, Gates 7, O Hagen 6 and Reid 3, while Hughes was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Calgary prevailed 44-29 but lost the total-point series 88-82. Andy Dales led Calgary with 15. Reid added 10 and S Gales 8, I Hughes 7, Chet Hagen 2 and O Hagen 2. Calgary led 22-11 at the half. Gray Kirkham led the Idlers with 14. Bruce Galbraith added 6, Wilford Van Orman 5, Webster 4 and Ken Hague 1, while John O’Brien and Roy Woolley were scoreless. The Idlers also included Gerald Snow, Dean Holland and Frank Weaver.
In the Manitoba finals, the Winnipeg Free Presses defeated x.
In the Saskatchewan semis and south finals, the Regina Commercials defeated Moose Jaw YMCA 27-25; 38-30 (Total: 65-55). …………………………………………………… In game one, Regina edged Moose Jaw 27-25 as Malloy scored 10, Banham 7, Peart 5 and Wood 5, while Snider, Prouse, Berezuk and Turnbull were scoreless. MacDonald paced Moose Jaw with 14. Howden added 4, Zeddies 2, Kindred 2, Hagen 2 and Kent 1, while Craig and Stafford were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Regina took the series with a 38-30 win as Molloy scored 11, Peart 9, Snider 5, Wood 5, Banham 4, Gibson 2 and Prowse 1. McDonald led YMCA with 11. Kindred added 8, Howden 7, Hagan 2 and Stafford 2, while Zeddies, Kent and Craig were scoreless.
In the British Columbia opening round and Vancouver district finals, Meralomas defeated Sterlings x-x; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the sudden-death BC opening round and Fraser Valley/Chilliwack final, Mission dispatched the Chilliwack Olympics 38-26.
In the sudden-death Lower Mainland final, the Vancouver Meralomas defeated Christ Church 35-34 as Adshead scored 14, Moore 11, McLennan 5, Sellers 4 and Neil 1, while Sloane, Forrest, Buffam, Martin and Howard were scoreless. Hudson led Christ Church with 14. Wybourne added 7, Parsons 7, Marsh 4 and K McKenzi e2, while Wilson, J Berry, Y Berry and Kerr were scoreless.
In the B.C. quarterfinals and Island finals, the Victoria Beavers defeated Cumberland 60-24; 60-27 (Total: 120-51).
In the sudden-death B.C. semis and Interior finals, Penticton clocked Natal 58-29 as Jack Gibbs scored 28, Rollo 15, Meldrum 6, W Woodburn 4, Miller 3 and Ruud 2, while Dewdney, J Woodburn, Thom and Looney were scoreless. Krail led Natal with 10. J Katrichak added 10, Quayle 6, Venzie 2 and Chala 1.
In the British Columbia finals, the Vancouver Meralomas clipped Penticton 44-36 as George Sellers scored 14, Don Moore 12, Norman McLellan 6, Blake Martin 6, Bill Adshead 4 and Archie Neil 2. The Meralomas (coached by Fred Rollins, manager Les Lythgoe) also included Bobby Buttam, Bryin Power, Jack Forrest, Phil Sloan, Orville Craig and Frank Smith. Jack Gibbs paced Penticton with 12. Miller added 6, Rollo 5, Ruud 3 and J Woodburn 3 while Looney was scoreless.