The Ontario title was decided by a tourney led in Toronto. …………………………………………………… In the semi, Toronto Oakwood thumped St. Catharines TeePees 38-22. Lereine Colgate paced Oakwoods with 11. Ev Walkinshaw added 9 and Gwen Smith 8. Joan Gray led the TeePees with 8. …………………………………………………… In the final, Toronto Oakwoods whipped Niagara Falls Y 43-24. Oakwoods took a 22-8 lead at the half and then withstood a final Niagara Falls rally. Lereine Colgate and Gwen Smith each scored 12 for Oakwoods. Isobel Black added 8, Helen Zaraska 5 and Ev Walkinshaw 4. Mario Dell notched 10 for Niagara Falls. Pauline Wilson added 7.
In the Eastern Canadian championships, Toronto Oakwoods defeated Montreal YWCA 43-15; 30-20 (Total: 73-35).
In game one, Gwen Smith scored 10. Lereine Colgate added 9, Lorraine McNeill 7, Isobel Black 8, Ev Walkinshaw 5, Helen Zaraska 5 and G. Sendell 0. Phyllis Wells led Montreal with 7. Dolly Thompson added 3, N. Rose 0, P. Pope 1, I. Heffernan 2, N. Murphy 2, Kenny 0 and Domot 0.
In game two, Oakwoods led 27-18 at the half and scored only three points in the second half while holding Montreal to two. Loreine Colgate paced Toronto with 8. Gwen Smith added 6, Ev Walkinshaw 5, Lorraine McNeill 2, G. Sendell 4, Helen Zaraska 0, and Isobel Black 5. Dolly Thompson and Phyllis Wells each scored 5 to lead Montreal. N. Rose added 4, G. Donnelly 2, I. Hefferman 0, P. Pope 2 and N. Murphy 2.
The East runner-up Montreal YWCA: Phyllis Wells; Dolly Thompson; N. Rose; P. Pope; I. Heffernan; N. Murphy; Kenny; Domot; G. Donnelly;
The East champion Toronto Oakwoods: Lereine Colgate; Ev Walkinshaw; Gwen Smith; Isobel Black; Helen Zaraska; Lorraine McNeill; G. Sendell;
In the Alberta quarterfinals, the Cardston Shooting Stars defeated Barons x-x; 35-21 (Total: x-x). The Shooting Stars included Sloan and Bradshaw. Barons included Rita Lunde.
In what was billed by some as the Alberta finals but actually appears to have been an exhibition series, the Edmonton Starlets defeated the Cardston Shooting Stars 41-35; 26-27 (Total: 67-62). …………………………………………………… In game one, Edmonton prevailed 41-35 as Margaret Paterson scored 14, Frances Frazer 8, May Pringle 6, Gladys Limming 4, Connie Strachan 4, Dorothy Bolander 3, Denise Callaway 3 and Evelyn McCormick 2. Enid Dowdle led the Shooting Stars with 11. Agnes Sloan added 10, Maxine Bradshaw 4, Opha Smith 3, Mae Hinman 2 and Priscilla Glenn 1, while Zola Glenn was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Cardston edged Edmonton 27-26 but lost the total-point series by six. Maxine Bradshaw led the Shooting Stars with 7. Priscilla Glenn added 6, Mae Hinman 6, Enid Dowdle 4 and Agnes Sloan 4, while Jean Carloson, Zola Glenn and Opha Smith were scoreless. The Shooting Stars (coached by S.A. Earl) also included Aubrey Earl. Connie Strachan led the Starlets with 9. Dorothy Bolander added 5, Gladys Limming 3, Frances Frazer 3, Margaret Paterson 3, May Pringle 2 and Denise Callaway 1. Edmonton (coached by Clare Hollingsworth) also included Peggy Colville and Evelyn McCormick.
In the sudden-death Alberta final, the Calgary Wittichens defeated the Edmonton Starlets 24-20 as Marg Dalrymple scored 7, Helen Leroux 6, Kay Kelley 4, Elsie Aiello 4, Elsie James 3, while Grace Patton, Charlotte Taylor, Ruth Jackson and Ruth Vine were scoreless. The Wittichens were coached by Harold Brook. Peggy Colville and Connie Strachan each scored 5 to lead the Starlets (coached by Clare Hollingsworth). Margaret Paterson added 4, Dot Limming 4 and Dot Bolander 2, while Gwen Pringle, Frances Frazer, Denize Callaway, Evelyn McCormick and Phoebe Foster were scoreless. The Starlets also included Muriel Duke and Helen Eckert. Hollingsworth lamented poor officiating, saying that two of his troops were forced to leave the game with bleeding noses, while a third collapsed in the fourth. All players had bruises, bumps and scratches, he added.
In the Saskatchewan playoffs and north semis, the Saskatoon Royals defeated the Varsity Co-eds 21-26; 28-19 (Total 49-45). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Co-Eds prevailed 26-21 as Gretta Schwartz scored 12, Aldis Peterson 8, Betty Rayner 3, Sheila Cairns 2 and Vary 1, while Brodie, Makaroff, Story, Campbell and Shirley Webb were scoreless. Bea Burneice led the Royals with 11. Ennis Faithful added 7, Amy Fair 2 and Thiede 1, while Effie Simpson, Boxall, Jones, Creelman and McKay were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Royals prevailed 28-19 to take the total-point series by four. Bea Burneice led the Royals with 16. Evelyn Boxall added 4, Jones 2, Faithfull 2, McKay 2 and Thiede 2, while Simpson, Creelman and Fair were scoreless. Aldis Peterson led the Co-eds with 6. Schwartz added 4, Webb 4, Harrington 2, Rayner 1, Cairns 1 and Makaroff 1, while Vary, Storey and Campbell were scoreless.
In the Saskatchewan semis and south finals, the Moose Jaw Royals defeated Regina Industries 35-5; 40-8 (Total: 75-13). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Royals clocked Regina 35-5 as Bea Mitchell scored 8, Olga Tokaryk 8, Jean Brewington 7, McLean 5, Brockbank 5, Macdonald 2 and Malthouse 2, while Vierling was scoreless. H Graham led Industries with 2. McCullogh added 1 and Tokevitch 1, (one unallocated), while Long, M Rockert, B Graham, Hansell, Gnuis and Smith were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Royals dusted Industries 40-8 as Brewington scored 12, Mitchell 8, Macdonald 6, Malthouse 4, McLean 4, Brockbank 3, Tokaryk 2 and Vierling 1. Tokevitch led Regina with 3. Gnuis added 3 and B Graham 2, while McCullough, Edwards, Rockert, Hansel, P Graham and Smith were scoreless.
The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reported that the Royals were the champs as no northern representative had been determined.
In the British Columbia opening round and Vancouver semis, Hedlund Institute defeated Canadian Legion 24-20; 30-16 (2g-0).
In the B.C. opening round and Vancouver semis, Western Mutuals defeated the University of British Columbia x-x; 53-11 (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game two, Western Mutuals blasted U.B.C. 53-11 as Summers scored 11, Macaulay 9, Fairweather 8, Stankovich 7, McCrossan 6, Fraser 5, Gordon 4 and Smith 3. Meldrum led U.B.C. with 4. Brandon added 3, Wright 2 and Norton 2, while Rodenchuk and Segur were scoreless.
In the B.C. quarterfinals and Vancouver finals, Hedlund A defeated Western Mutuals 16-12; 14-11 (Total: 30-23). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hedlund edged the Mutuals 16-12 as McDermott scored 8, Armour 4, Scowby 2 and Southcott 2, while Stoddart, Gordon, Lyons, White, Ellworthy and Long were scoreless. Summers led the Mutuals with 3. Macauley added 3, Stankovich 2, Fairweather 2, Fraser 1 and Gordon 1, while Gardner and McCrossan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hedlund prevailed 14-11 as Noreen Stoddart scored 4, Ella Scowby 4, Southcott 2, McDermott 2 and Armour 2, while White, Ellsworthy, Gordon, Lons and Long were scoreless. Smith led the Mututal with 8. Fairweather added 2 and McCaulay 1, while Gardner, Fraser, Stancovitch, Gordon, Crowwon and Summers were scoreless.
In the sudden-death B.C. semis, Vancouver Hedlund A dispatched the Victoria Rookies 38-17. Noreen Stoddart scored 12 to paced Hedlund (coached by Bob Whyte). Eva Scowby added 12. Marguerite Le Lacheur led the Rookies with 11.
In the British Columbia finals, Vancouver Hedlund A v Penticton.
In the Manitoba semis, the Winnipeg Dominoes defeated the Winnipeg Success Grads 28-26; 19-17 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Dominoes edged Success 28-26 as Pearl Smirnos scored 10, Madeleine Gibson 8, Gloria Chamberlain 6, Allen 2 and Shaw 2, while Howard and Carter were scoreless. Kay Fraser led Success with 12. Ivy Foster added 10 and Thomson 4, while Flynn, May, Symington, Phillips and Wilson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Dominoes took the series with a 19-17 win as Chamberlain scored 10, Smirnos 6 and Carter 3, while Allan, Gibson, Shaw and Howard were scoreless. Fraser led the Grads with 11. Foster added 6, while Flynn, May, Symington, Phillips, Thomson and Wilson were scoreless.
In the Manitoba finals, Winnipeg Dominoes defeated University of Manitoba Varsity A 25-22; 20-16; (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Dominoes edged Varsity A 20-16 as Gloria Chamberlain scored 9, Winona Shaw 5, Smirnos 4, Gibson 2 and Allen 2, while Carter was scoreless. Jocelyn Miller led Varsity with 6. Verna Peto added 3, Connie Johanneson 2, Betty Hall 2, Hignell 2 and Dick 1, while Schafer, Ross and Harris were scoreless.
In the Manitoba-Thunder Bay sudden-death playoff, the Fort William Palms clipped the Winnipeg Dominoes 34-22. The Palms (coached by Bill Nealan and managed by Roy Glover) included Muriel Weaver, Betty Craigie, Frances Weaver, Mona Oliver, Mary Thibaudeau, Mary Little and June Shedden. The Dominoes (coached by Ross Nugent) included Madeline Gibson, Joyce Carter, Pearl Smirnos, Patrica Allen, Gloria Chamberlin and Winona Shaw.