REGULAR SEASON
NOVA SCOTIA | NB | |||||||
St. FX | 6-0 | 17-1 | William Fogarty | New Brunswick | 2-0 | 8-8 | Ted Owens | |
Dalhousie | 4-2 | Jack Thomas | Mount Allison | 0-2 | William Crawford | |||
Acadia | 2-4 | George Geary | ||||||
Nova Scotia Tech | 0-6 | |||||||
In New Brunswick play, the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds edged host Mount Allison 53-52; 50-37 (Total: 103-89). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.N.B. edged Mount Allison 53-52 as captain Campbell hit a free throw with 22 seconds to play. …………………………………………………… In game two, host U.N.B. prevailed 50-37 as John Roberts scored 16, George Garner 10, Moe Atkinson 10, Nakash 7, Lorne Jenkinson 3, Murphy 2 and Stewart Vaudry 2, while Buchan and Campbell were scoreless. Cameron paced the Mounties with 9. MacCoy added 8, Mills 6, Ketchum 4, Eastman 3, Warner 2, Russel 2, Barret 2 and Tacher 2. …………………………………………………… After the season, the University of New Brunswick cancelled its jayvee sports program because of cost.
In Nova Scotia, St. FX emerged from the regular season with an unblemished 6-0 record.
In regular season play: …………………………………………………… Dalhousie opened its campaign by thrashing Nova Scotia Tech 64-45 as Jim Mahon scored 18, Earl Smith 15, Don Shaw 10, Arp Robertson 5, Bill Colquhoun 5, Scott Henderson 4, Andy MacKay 3 and Mason MacDonald 2. Pate Kyte paced Nova Scotia Tech with 18. Titus added 11 and Moore 6. …………………………………………………… St. Francis Xavier, which had a gym which featured a floor described by all as “very narrow,” pounded Dalhousie 50-28. Whalen led the X-Men with 18. Connally added 17, O’Flaherty 7, Hanusiak 3, Kehoe 2, Friault 1 and MacLean 1. Jim Mahon paced the Tigers with 12. Earl Smith added 5, Mason MacDonald 4, Bill Colquhoun 3, Scott Henderson 2 and Andy MacKay 2. …………………………………………………… St. Francis Xavier clipped Dalhousie 62-52 as P Connally scored 16, L Whalen 12, Flaherty 8, Kehoe 7, Pace 5, Friault 2 and Hanusiak 2. Jim Mahon paced the Tigers with 17. Andy MacKay added 8, Frank Rogers 7, Earl Smith 5, Bill Colquhoun 2, Scott Henderson 2 and Jim Ells 1. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie edged host Acadia 39-35 as Jim Mahon scored 16, Earl Smith 9, Scott Henderson 9, Don Shaw 2, Andy MacKay 2 and Frank Rogers 1. Ray Allen led the Axemen with 12. White added 7, Carter 7, Mosher 3, Hart 3, Carter MacPherson 2 and Komoski 1. …………………………………………………… Host Dalhousie edged Acadia 32-31 as Frank Rogers hit the winner in the final minute. Earl Smith led the Tigers with 13. Jim Mahon added 6, Scott Henderson 6, Frank Rogers 3, Don Shaw 2 and Andy Mackay 2. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie closed out its campaign by dispatching Nova Scotia Tech 50-44 as Jimmy Mahon scored 27 on 11-12 from the floor.
Other Nova Scotia rosters:
Acadia Axemen: Ray Allen, L White, R Mosher, R Hart, Frank Carter, J MacPherson, K Komoski, S Killam, D Smith, E Irving, Mixon, coach George Geary, manager A Simonds, assistant manager G Cosman
Dalhousie Tigers: Jimmy Mahon, Don Shaw, Bill Colquhoun, Andy MacKay, Scott Henderson, Earl Smith, Frank Rogers, Mason MacDonald, Struan ‘Arp’ Robertson, Gibbie Ried, Jim Ells, coach Jack Thomas, manager Ian Palmeter
Nova Scotia Tech Engineers: Bauld, Morrow, Pete Kyte, Callahan, Titus, Moore
In the Maritime final, St. FX defeated U.N.B. 44-39; 32-27 (Total: 76-66).
In game one, visiting St. FX defeated the Varsity Reds 44-39 as Lorne Whalen scored 14, Conley 10, Kehoe 8, Pac 5, Rudy Hannusiak 4 and Friault 3, while McNeil was scoreless. Atkinson led the Varsity Reds with 9. Roberts added 7, Gagnon 6, Murphy 4, Campbell 4, Jenkinson 2, Nakash 2 and Vaudry 1, while Buchan was scoreless.
In game two, host St. FX won 32-27 as Pat Conley scored 11, Lorne Whalen 8, Rudy Pace 5, Porgy Kehoe 4 and Rudy Hannusiak 4, while Bud McLean, Joe Flaherty, Dick O’Donnell and Ernie Friault were scoreless. Bruce Campbell and Al Nakash each scored 5 to pace the Varsity Reds. Stewart Vaudry added 4, Lorne Jenkinson 4, John Roberts 3, George Gagnon 3, George Buchan 2 and George Garner 1, while Miles Atkinson and Art Murphy were scoreless.
The runner-up New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Bruce Campbell; Miles Atkinson; Art Murphy; Stuart Veaudry; Albert Nakash; George Gagnon; George Garner; George Buchan; John Roberts; Lorne Jenkinson; Moore; Stewart Vaudry; coach Ted Owens; manager H Hillman
The champion St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Lorne Whalen; Pat Conley; Joe Flaherty; Rudy Pace; Hank Propper; George Kehoe; Rudy Hanusiak; Ernie Friault; Carlos Nelson; Frank MacNeil; Bud MacLean; Dick O’Donnell; coach Father Bill Fogarty; manager Ron Nugent; assistant manager Don Brown