| E. RD 1 (QUE): Montreal Rosemount AAA d’d Montreal Sun Life Assurance 32-16; 31-25 (Total: 63-41) E. RD 1 (ONT): Toronto YWHA Ladies Club d’d London 9-12; x-x (Total: x-x) E. RD 1 (ONT): Niagara Falls d’d Stratford 28-17; W. RD 1 (BC): Vancouver Native Daughters 9 Mount Pleasant Presbyterians 4 (sudden death) W. RD 1 (BC): Victoria Fidelis 28 Nanaimo 18 (sudden death) E. RD 2 (ONT): Toronto YWHA Ladies Club d’d Niagara Falls 22-20; 18-18 (Total: 38-36) W. RD 2 (BC): Victoria Fidelis d’d Vancouver Native Daughters x-x (sudden death) W. RD 3 (BC): Victoria Fidelis v Fidelis 14-12; x-x W. SEMI: U of Alberta d’d Calgary Buccaneers 42-16 W. FINAL: Edmonton Grads d’d the University of Alberta 27-13; 21-15 (Total 48-28) CANADIAN TITLE: Edmonton Grads d’d Toronto Ladies Athletic Club 26-6; 23-14 (Total: 49-20) |
The International Ladies Basketball Association was created in September, 1923 linking Canada and the U.S. into one organization.
In the Quebec finals, Montreal Rosemount AAA d’d Montreal Sun Life Assurance 32-16; 31-25 (Total: 63-41). …………………………………………………… In game one, played in the Rosemount Presbyterian Church, Rosemount prevailed 32-16. Rosemount played R Lester, A Hortig, G Whittle, L Edward, C Harbour and A Edward. Sun Life played H Fields, J Clunas, M Davis, G Johnson, F Cookson and I Gallahet.
In the sudden-death British Columbia quarterfinals, the Vancouver Native Daughters clipped the Mount Pleasant Presbyterians 9-4 as Gladys Chisholm scored 6, D Gillespie 2 and R Stevenson 1, while A Loutit, J Johnstone and E Baynes were scoreless. G Lewis led the Presbyterians with 4, while A Stewart, C Ferrier, I Richardson, G Stewart and R Vance were scoreless.
In the other sudden-death quarterfinal, Victoria Fidelis dispatched Nanaimo 28-18 as Crawford scored 19. The following day, the Vancouver Sun reported the converse outcome, with Nanaimo prevailing.
In the British Columbia semis, Victoria Fidelis defeated Vancouver Native Daughters x-x.
In the British Columbia finals, Victoria Fidelis v Penticton 14-12; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria Fidelis edged Penticton 14-12 as J Crawford scored 7, H Best 6 and B Crawford 1, while M Brackenridge, B Ross and M Briggs were scoreless. Gertrude Parrott paced Penticton with 6. Norma Lusted added 6, while Edythe Mitchell, L Beatty, Theresa Nagle and Elsie Meldrum were scoreless. Penticton also included Frances Gibson.
In the sudden-death Alberta semi, the University of Alberta Coeds defeated the Calgary Buccaneers 42-16. Florence Alexander scored within the opening six seconds and Alberta never looked back. Alexander soon added two more buckets, Lucille Dobson a trio and Helen Beny a singleton. Alberta notched a late 12-0 run to ensure the victory. Florence Alexander notched 18 for the U of A. Lucille Dobson added 16 and Helen Beny 4, while M. Stanford and Marguerite Cooper were stellar on defence. Olive Caldwell, Bernice Carmichael, G Studholme, H Carswell and Dorothy Smith were scoreless. Ethel Loucks led Calgary with 6, Elaine Dalgeish 4, Ruby Thompson 4, Eileen Turner 1 and Gladys Mosher 1, while Ida Bentz, Marjorie Smith and Jessey Forsey were scoreless.
In the Alberta and West final, the Edmonton Grads defeated the University of Alberta 27-13; 21-15 (Total 48-28). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Grads clipped the Pandas 27-13 as Winnie Martin scored 11, Dot Johnson 8, Connie Smith 2, Mary Dunn 2, Abbie Scott 2 and Nellie Perry 2, while Daisy Johnson, Eleanor Mountifield and Helen McIntosh were scoreless. Lucille Dogson led the U of Alberta with 11. Helen Beny added 2, while Margaret Stanford, Margaret Cooper, Frances Alexander, Elaine Carmichael, Olive Caldwell, Grace Studholme, Bessie Caswell and D Smith were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Grads prevailed 21-15 as Dot Johnson scored 9, Connie Smith 4, Nellie Perry 4, Winnie Martin 3 and Abbie Scott 2, while Daisy Johnson, Mary Dunn, Eleanor Mountifield and Helen McIntosh were scoreless. Helen Beny led Alberta with 7. Lucille Dobson added 3, Florence Alexander 3 and Olive Caldwell 2, while Marguerite Cooper, M Stanford, G Studholem, Bernice Carmichal and Dorothy Smith were scoreless. France Alexander opened the scoring with a bucket but Dot Johnson countered with a bucket and a free throw. Winnie Martin scored. The Grads led 7-4 after one quarter. Connie Smith hit a long shot from midcourt. Helen Beny responded with a bucket and a free throw. Dot Johnson added a basket and a free throw to make it 12-7 at the half. They extended the margin to 16-11 after three quarters and romped.
In the Ontario semis, Toronto YWHA Ladies Club defeated London 9-12; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Ontario final, Toronto Ladies Club defeated Niagara Falls 22-20; 18-18 (Total: 38-36). …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto prevailed 22-20. Ballard led Niagara Falls with 20. …………………………………………………… In game two, the teams played to an 18-18 draw. Rosa Grosse paced Toronto with 8. Toronto also included J Allen, A Westry, Grace Conacher, H Conacher, T Pithkeahley, A Carr. Niagara Falls included C Ballard, D Fraser, D Townsend, E Stephens, L Wilson, H Jones, E Haslam, M Weaver.
In the national finals, Edmonton Grads d’d Toronto Ladies Athletic Club 26-6; 23-14 (Total: 49-20).
In game one, the Edmonton Commercial Grads whipped the Toronto Ladies Basketball Team 26-6. The Grads outclassed Toronto, which shot poorly and couldn’t resolve the Grads defence. Abbie Scott led the Grads with 8. Winnie Martin added 6, Mary Dunn 5, Helen McIntosh 4, Connie Smith 2 and Daisy Johnson 1, while Nellie Perry was scoreless. Rosa Grosse led Toronto with 3. Grace Conacher, Athol Wesley and Peggy Pitkethly each added 1, while Alexandrine Gibb, Connie Hennessy and Janet Allen were scoreless. All of Toronto’s points were scored on free throws.
In game two, the Grads prevailed 23-14 as Connie Smith scored 7, Abbie Scott 7, Winnie Martin 6, Nellie Perry 2 and Eleanor Mountifield 1, while H McIntosh, Daisy Johnson and Mary Dunn were scoreless. Rosa Grosse led Toronto with 5. Grace Connacher added 3, Alexandrine Gibb 2, Constance Hennessy 2, Janet Allan 1 and Athol Wesley 1, while Hazel Conacher and Peggy Pitkethly were scoreless.
The Grads went on tour in Europe and were declared the European champs after defeating Strasbourg 37-8. They then attended the third congress of the Federation sportive feminine internationale, where Canada was admitted as member and the Grads were unanimously declared the world champs until 1926, when the next Jeux olympiques feminine were scheduled to take place. The International Olympic Committee subsequently convinced organizers to drop the word “olympiques” from the games, and ultimately, basketball was not included in the 1926 Women’s World Games.
The runner-up Toronto Ladies Athletic Club: Rosa Grosse; Janet Allan; Grace Conacher; Constance Hennessey; Alexandrine Gibb; Margaret Irvin; Athol Wesley; Peggy Pithkithly; Hazel Conacher; coach Branstone
The champion Edmonton Grads: Dot Johnson; Connie Smith; Nellie Perry; Winnie Martin; Abbie Scott; Daisy Johnson; Mary Dunn; Eleanor Mountifield; Helen McIntosh; Elizabeth Elrick; coach J. Percy Page