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 New Brunswick Red Raiders 25-29; 86-38 (Total: 111-67). …………………………………………………… U.N.B. took game one 29-25 over Mount Allison. UNB led 20-8 at the half and then withstood a furious Mountie rally. Campbell paced the Red Raiders with 8. Smith added 7, Garner 7, Jardine 3, Moore 2 and Atkinson 2. Cameron led Mount Allison with 9. McCoy added 7, 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 86-38 at home. At the time, Mount Allison led the 22-year rivalry 13-9 since formal playoffs began in 1926. Eastman led Mount Allison with 31, hitting .900 from the perimeter. Cameron added 20, Ketcham 15, McCoy 14 and Robinson, who quarterbacked the team to perfection, 6, while Tucker and Russell were scoreless. Jardine led the Varsity Reds with 14. Garner added 8, Smith 6, Campbell 4, Buchan 2, Moore 2, Murphy 1 and Gagnon 1.
New Brunswick Red Raiders: George Jardine, George Garner, Bob Smith, Bruce Campbell, George Buchan, Fred Moore, Murphy, George Gagnon, Bud Hanson, J Roberts, Davidson, Cec Garland, Moe Atkinson, Gaynor, coach Ted Owens
In Nova Scotia play: …………………………………………………… In the season opener, St. Francis Xavier dusted the Dalhousie Tigers 55-34 as Whalen scored 23, Propper 19, Mifflin 6, Nelson 4, O’Sullivan 2 and MacLean 1. Woodward led the Tigers with 12. Gossac added 8, Tanner 5, Morrison 4, Shaw 2, Mackay 2 and 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, Connolly 5, 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. Connolly added 6, Woodward 5, and Mackay 2. …………………………………………………… St. FX defeated host Dalhousie 52-42 as Propper and Whalen each scored 15. Kyte added 8, McLean 5, Hanusiak 3, Mifflin 2, McNeill 2 and O’Sullivan 2. Woodward scored 15 to lead the Tigers (coached by Ken Chisholm). Rogers added 8, Connolly 7, Pritchard 6, MacDonald 5 and Morrison 1.
Rosters:
Acadia Axemen: E Demont, L White, R Demont, MacPherson, Irvine, MacNeil, Komoski, Cameron, Hart, Wickwire
Dalhousie Tigers: Don Woodward, Gossac, Tanner, Morrison, Shaw, Mackay, Charlie Connolly, D Rogers, Mahon, MacDonald, Pritchard, coach Ken Chisholm
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, host St. FX prevailed 43-26 as Whalen and Propper each scored 18, F Miflin 4, D Sullivan 2 and Kyte 1. Cameron led Mount Allison with 11. Eastman added 6, McCoy 4, Tucker 2, Robinson 2 and Ketchum 1.
In game two, Mount Allison won 62-60 at home but St. FX won the series by a 103-88 count. Eastman paced the Mounties with 18. McCoy added 13, Robinson 12, Cameron 8, Tucker 6, Ketchum 3 and Anderson 2. Propper led the X-Men with 21. Whalen added 13, Kyte 10, Mifflin 6 and Mclean 1.
The X-Men, coached by Father W.P. Fogarty, were primarily an American contingent. St FX: Joe Flaherty (Portland, Me); Ernie Friault (Sydney); Carlos Nelson (Puerto Rico); Rudy Hanusiak (Moncton): Lorne Whalen (Newcastle, N.B); Bud MacLean (Everett, Mass.); Porgy Kehoe (Sydney); Patsy Connley (Portland, Me.); Rudy Pace (Sydney) and Hank Propper (Bronx-N.Y.).
The runner-up Mount Allison Mounties: James Lounder; William Tucker; Montgomery; Tom Edgett; John Chapman; Marshall; Black; Gordon McCoy; Donald Anderson; Robert ‘Tony’ 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 Mifflen; Bush Bond; Bob MacNeil; Everett MacNeil; Curry, coach Father Smyth; manager Bill Decourcy; assistant manager Tex Guy