In the Toronto finals, the Toronto Canadian Ladies defeated Toronto Parkdales 19-10; 4-12 (Total: 23-22). …………………………………………………… In game two, Reta Fox paced Parkdales with 7. T. Kilkin added 0, B. Barr 0, M. Gulton 0, P. Sharpe 0, Marg Hopkins 2, V. Stimes 0 and S. McGuigan 0. Spud Murphy led the Canadians with 3. F. McCarthy added 0, Marge Coles 0, Connie Colston 2, Lil Nicol 0, Eva Bottoms 0, O. Orker 0 and Tony Conacher 0.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Hamilton Ramblers defeated the Kitchener St. Mary’s Girls Club 27-20; 22-21 (Total: 49-41).
In the Ontario semis, the Toronto Canadian Ladies defeated the Hamilton Ramblers 20-14; 18-11 (Total: 38-25). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Toronto Canadian Ladies dominated three of the quarters as they took a six-point win. Hamilton scored 10 of its 14 points in the second quarter Murphy led the Toronto attack while holding Hamilton star Winters to a single bucket. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Ramblers led 8-6 at the half but the Canadians outscored Hamilton 12-3 in the second half. Tony Conacher’s playmaking proved the difference. Connie Colston led the Canadian Ladies with 7. Spud Murphy added 0, B. Larsch 0, F. McCarthy 4, Marge Coles 3, Connie Colston 7, Lil Nicoll 0, Eva Bottoms 0, E. Crawford 0, T. Conacher 5 and O. Orpen 0. M. Winters paced Hamilton with 4. Ethel Gorman added 4, M. Springstead 0, P. Atkinson 3, B. Heilig 0, E. Linton 0, C. Carlisle 0 and E. Fawcett 0.
In the other Ontario semi, the Windsor Alumni defeated the St. Thomas Pere Marquette Purples 40-18; 32-21 (Total: 72-39). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor torched St. Thomas 40-18 as Isabel Leishman scored 22. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor clipped St. Thomas 32-21 as Mary Lyons scored 12, Doris Atkinson 8, Jessie Churchill 6, Isobel Leishman 4 and Doris Dickinson 2, while Billie Churchill, Marion Allison, Val Lafontaine and Alice Dickeson were scoreless. Mitchener paced St. Thomas with 5. Watson added 4, Horton 4, Brown 3, Farley 2, Haddock 2 and Babcock 1.
In the Ontario finals, the Windsor Alumni defeated the Toronto Canadian Ladies defeated the Windsor Alumni 17-18; 18-15 (Total: 35-33). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor prevailed 18-17 as Leishman scored 10, H Churchill 4 and Leonard 4, while Lyons, J Churchill, Allison, Golab and Atkinson were scoreless. Murphy led Toronto with 6. Coles added 6, Connacher 4 and McCarthy 1, while Colson, Bottoms, L Nichols and Orpen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto prevailed by three to take the series by two points. Conny Colton led Toronto with 6. Tony Conacher added 3, Spud Murphy 0, P. McCarthy 3, Marg Coles 2, B. Larsen 0 and Eva Bottoms 4. Isabel Leishman led Windsor with 9, including 5-8 from the line. Evelyn Leonard added 6, Marion Allison 0, J. Golab 0, Doris Dickenson 0 and Mary Lyons 0. The Alumni (coached by Gordie Fuller) also included Doris Atkinson, Drouillard, H Churchill, Jessie Churchill, Val LaFontaine.
In the Alberta semis, the Calgary Follies defeated the Calgary Chinooks 21-20. The Chinooks protested that the scoresheet was wrong but an Alberta Basketball Association committee ruled that the scoresheet “was signed by referee O.B. Miller and therefore official.” The Chinooks asserted that one bucket wasn’t counted.
In the Alberta semis and Northern finals, the Edmonton Gradettes defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 21-22; 15-18; 82-27; 35-23; 42-22 (3g-2). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Eskimos edged the Gradettes 22-21 as A Wynnychuk scored 8, M Sewell 6, B Dame 4 and B Rowbotham 4, while Kay metz, J Warshawki and R Shandro were scoreless. H Stone led the Gradettes with 8. J Innes added 6, E Coulson 5 and E Stone 2, while M Farley, Shorty Boyd and Sybil Morgan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Eskimos prevailed 18-15 as Rowbotham scored 4, Sewell 4, Wynnychuk 4, Metz 2, Knutson 2 and Warshawski 2, while Shandro and Dame were scoreless. H Stone led the Gradettes with 10. Innes added 2, Boyd 2 and E Coulson 1, while Farley, E Stone and Morgan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Gradettes dispatched the Eskimos 32-27 as H Stone scored 11, Coulson 10, E Stone 7, Innes 2 and Boyd 2, while Brown, Farley and Morgan were scoreless. Sewell led the Eskimos with 13. Dame added 8, Wynnychuk 4 and Metz 2, while Knutson, Warshawski, Rowbotham and Shandro were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game four, the Gradettes evened the series with a 35-23 win as H Stone scored 19, E Coulson 8, E Stone 4, Boyd 3 and Innes 1, while Morgan was scoreless. Knutson led the Eskimos with 13. Wynnychuk added 4, Metz 2, Dame 2 and Warshawski 2, while Sewell was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game five, the Gradettes took the series with a 42-22 win as H Stone scored 20, Coulson 10, Morgan 7, E Stone 2, Boyd 2 and Innes 1. Dame led the Eskimos with 8. Knutson added 6, Wynnychuk 6 and Sewell 2, while Rowbotham, Metz and Warshawki were scoreless.
In the Alberta finals, the Edmonton Gradettes defeated the Calgary Follies 34-14; 24-16 (Total: 58-30). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Gradettes prevailed 34-14 as E Coulson scored 15, Helene Stone 10, J Boyd 4, Edith Stone 3 and Morgan 2, while J Innes, Farley and M Brown were scoreless. The Gradettes (coached by Bill Tait) featured twins Edith and Helen Stone. B McMurchy scored 6 to lead the Follies. P Ethridge added 4, B Stevenson 3, B Cook 1 and E Thompson 1, while J Lees, E Roger, I Dingle, H Ford, D Kidney and M Snowden were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Gradettes took the series with a 24-16 win as Coulson scored 9, Boyd 8, H Stone 4 and Morgan 3, while Brown, Farley, E Stone and Innes were scoreless. McMurchy and Etheridge each scored 5 to lead the Follies. Roper added 2, Stevenson 2 and Thompson 2, while Kidney, Ford, Dingle, Lees, Snowdon and Cook were scoreless.
In the British Columbia semis, the Vancouver Mountain View Pals whipped the Victoria Capital City Doodads 29-16.
In the British Columbia final, Kelowna thrashed the Vancouver Mountain View Pals 29-13 as Chater scored 11, Pettman 10, Griffiths 6 and Taggart 2, while Poole, Leathy and Boyer were scoreless. J Peebles paced Mountain View (coached by Jack Horton) with 8. A Bumstead added 5, while W Heath, W Donohue, H Heath, W Clampitt, M Gordon, T Mason and A MacDonnell were scoreless.