REGULAR SEASON
| NOVA SCOTIA | NB | |||||||
| St. FX | Frank Smyth | Mt. Allison | 1-1 | William Crawford | ||||
| Acadia | George Geary | New Brunswick | 1-1 | Ted Owens | ||||
| Dalhousie | 0-4 | Ken Chisholm | ||||||
In New Brunswick/Mount Allison play, the Mounties defeated the Varsity Reds 25-29; 80-38 (Total: 111-67). …………………………………………………… U.N.B. took game one 29-25 over Mount Allison. The Varsity Reds led 20-8 at the half and then withstood a furious Mountie rally. Campbell paced the Varsity Reds with 8. Bob Smith added 7, Garner 7, George Jardine 3, Moore 2 and Atkinson 2. Ed Cameron led Mount Allison with 9. McCoy added 7, Gord Eastman 5, Ketchum 4 and Tucker 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Mount Allison ended the seven-year provincial intercollegiate reign of UNB by pounding the Varsity Reds 83-36 at home. At the time, Mount Allison led the 22-year rivalry 13-9 since formal playoffs began in 1926. Gordie Eastman led Mount Allison with 31, hitting .900 from the perimeter. Ed Cameron added 20, Ketcham 15, McCoy 14 and Tony Robinson, who quarterbacked the team to perfection, 6, while Tucker and Russell were scoreless. George Jardine led the Varsity Reds with 14. George Garner added 8, Bob Smith 6, Bruce Campbell 4, George Buchan 2, Fred Moore 2, Murphy 1 and George Gagnon 1.
New Brunswick Varsity Reds: George Jardine, George Garner, Rob Smith, Bruce Campbell, George Buchan, Fred Moore, Murphy, George Gagnon, Moe Atkinson, Bud Hanson, J Roberts, Davidson, Cec Garland, Gaynor, coach Ted Owens
In Nova Scotia play: …………………………………………………… In the season opener, St. Francis Xavier dusted the Dalhousie Tigers 55-34 as Lorne Whelan scored 23, Hank Propper 19, Mifflin 6, Nelson 4, O’Sullivan 2 and MacLean 1. Don Woodward led the Tigers with 12. Gossac added 8, Tanner 5, Morrison 4, Shaw 2, Mackay 2 and Charlie Connolly 1. …………………………………………………… Acadia clipped host Dalhousie 36-24 as E Demont scored 9, L White 8, R Demont 6, MacPherson 5, Irvine 3, MacNeil 3 and Komoski 2. Morrison paced Dalhousie with 7. Gossac added 5, Charlie Connolly 5, Don Woodward 3, Shaw 2, MacKay 1 and Mahon 1. …………………………………………………… Host Acadia edged Dalhousie 25-21 as MacPherson scored 6, White 5, R Demont 4, Irving 4, E Demont 3, Cameron 2 and MacNeil 1. Gossac led the Tigers with 8. Charlie Connolly added 6, Don Woodward 5, and Mackay 2. …………………………………………………… St. FX defeated host Dalhousie 52-42 as Hank Propper and Lorne Whalen each scored 15. Kyte added 8, McLean 5, Hanusiak 3, Mifflin 2, McNeill 2 and O’Sullivan 2. Don Woodward scored 15 to lead the Tigers. Rogers added 8, Charlie Connolly 7, Pritchard 6, MacDonald 5 and Morrison 1, while Tanner, MacKay, Gossac and Mahon were scoreless.
Nova Scotia rosters:
Acadia Axemen: John ‘Foo’ MacPherson, Lorne White, Russ Demont, E Irvine, Eric Demont, J Cameron, Gord MacNeill, Reg Hart, L White, Komoski, Hart, J Wickwire, coach George Geary, manager D Robinson, assistant manager A Simmonds
Dalhousie Tigers: Don Woodward, D Rogers, Charlie Connolly, Pritchard, MacDonald, Morrison, Tanner, MacKay, Gossac, Mahon, Shaw, coach Ken Chisholm
Nova Scotia Tech Engineers:
In the Maritime finals, St. FX defeated Mount Allison 43-26; 60-62 (Total: 103-88)
In game one, with both teams seeking their first title in decades, St. FX prevails at home 43-26 as Lorne Whalen and Hank Propper each scored 18. Ed Cameron led Mount Allison with 11.
In game two, Mount Allison won 62-60 at home but St. FX won the series by a 103-88 count. Gordon Eastman paced the Mounties with 13. Hank Propper led the X-Men with 21. Lorne Whalen added 13. The X-Men were primarily an American contingent.
The runner-up Mount Allison Mounties: James Lounder; William Tucker; Montgomery; Edgett; John Chapman; Marshall; Black; Gordon MacCoy; Donald Anderson; Robert Robinson; Robert Russell; Lawrence Ketchum; Gordon Eastman; Edward Cameron; Parker; coach William Crawford; manager Roland Cooper; assistant manager Onslow Duplissea
The champion St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Joe Flaherty; Ernie Friault; Carlos Nelson; Rudy Hanusiak; Lorne Whalen; Russ MacLean; Porgy Kehoe; Pat Connley; Rudy Pace; Hank Propper; Donald O’Sullivan; Pat Kyte; Frank Mifflin; Bush Bond; Bob MacNeil; Everett MacNeil; Curry, coach Father Smyth; (alternately reported that Father W.P. Fogarty was the coach) manager Bill Decourcy; assistant manager Tex Guy