REGULAR SEASON
| NOVA SCOTIA | NB-PEI | |||||||
| St. FX | Ambrose Gilmet | New Brunswick | 4-2 | Doug Flewelling | ||||
| Acadia | John McManus | U.P.E.I. | 4-2 | Peter Dunphy | ||||
| Dalhousie | Gabe Vitalone | Mount Allison | William Crawford | |||||
| St. Thomas | ||||||||
UNB/PEI became a four-team league as St. Dunstan’s (UPEI) and St. Thomas joined the loop. New Brunswick captured the crown, followed by St. Dunstan’s, Mount Allison and St. Thomas. U.N.B. won the title by defeating Mount Allison 68-49 in the final league game of the season. The Varsity Reds and St. Dunstan’s each finished (4-2) on the season but U.N.B. defeated the Saints by nine in Fredericton and the Saints won by eight in Charlottetown.
In New Brunswick regular season play: …………………………………………………… Mount Allison edged UPEI 54-52 as Harry Baxter scored 16, including the winner in the final minute. Jack Reardon led UPEI with 25. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick clipped St. Dunstan’s 58-49 as Stairs scored 11, Patterson 10, Glass 10, Miller 10, Little 8, Nakash 5, Abernethy 2, Crocket 1 and Residence 1. Jack Reardon led the Saints with 22. McIsaac added 7, Dunphy 6, MacKinnon 6, Kennedy 4, MacDonald 2 and Mooney 2. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick pounded St. Thomas 62-24 as Little scored 21, Nakash 12, Miller 4, Glass 4, Patterson 4, Abernethy 4, Brannen 4, Stairs 3 and Crocket 2. J Stephens led the Tommies with 10. Sweeney added 8, MucMullin 5 and J George 1. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick clubbed Mount Allison 56-41 as Little scored 15, Stairs 10, Brannen 8, Miller 7, Nakash 6, Patterson 6, Glass 2 and Garland 2. Stewart led the Mounties with 23. Mills added 6, Stothart 3, Trafford 3, Nicholson 3, Baxter 2 and Stevens 1. Bob Goss did not play because of a broken ankle. …………………………………………………… St. Thomas defeated New Brunswick x-26 as Stephens scored 18 and McMullin 14. John Little led the Varsity Reds with 7. Beanie Stairs added 6, Shutz Miller 6, Patterson 4, Nakash 2 and Abernethy 1. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick pounded Mount Allison 68-49 as Don Brannen scored 15, John Little 13, Stairs 10, Miller 10, Glass 9, Nakash 8, Abernethy 2 and Patterson 1. Fred Mills led the Mounties with 9. Stothart added 8, Baxter 8, Stevens 5, Trafford 5, Parker 5, McKay 5 and Nicholson 4. …………………………………………………… UPEI clipped New Brunswick 56-48 as Reardon scored 29, Dunphy 9, Mullaly 7, McIsaac 5, Macdonald 2, Coyle 2 and Mooney 2. Little and Miller each scored 11 to pace the Varsity Reds. Jack Patterson added 9, Stairs 7, Glass 6, Nakash 3 and Brannen 2. …………………………………………………… UPEI stomped St. Thomas 65-43 as Jack Reardon scored 22 and Bob Mooney 14. Stephens led the Tommies with 13. …………………………………………………… UPEI clipped St. Thomas 56-48 as Clarence MacDonald, Jack Reardon, Pete Dunphy and Joe Mullally broke open a 48-48 tie with buckets down the stretch. Dunphy led the Saints with 13. Jack Reardon added 12. each scored in those final anxious seconds. With only 35 seconds remaining. Pete Dunphy led in points, scoring 13. Jack Reardon had 12. …………………………………………………… UPEI edged Mount Allison 47-43 as Jack Reardon scored 21, including 11 in the final quarter. Pete Dunphy added 9 and Dave Kennedy 5. Baxter led the Mounties with 11. …………………………………………………… UPEI stunned New Brunswick 56-48 as Jack Reardon scored 29, Dunphy 9 and Mullaly 7. Little and Miller each scored 22 to lead the Varsity Reds. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick and UPEI both finished (4-2) atop the standings but the Varsity Reds advanced to the Atlantic finals by virtue of a 105-104 advantage in points in games between the pair.
New Brunswick rosters:
Mount Allison Mounties: Fred Mills, Ian Stothart, Nicholas Stevens, Bill Stewart, D Parker, Richard King, Harry Baxter, Thomas Trafford, Blenis Nicholson, John McKay, Robert Goss, E Baxter, Holmes, Stothart, Dick King, coach William Crawford, manager Wilson Siddall, assistant manager Edward Jones
St. Dunstan’s (UPEI) Saints: Jack Reardon, Dave Kennedy, Earl MacKinnon, Joe Mullaly, Freddie Coyle, Clarence MacDonald, Bob Mooney, Cyril McIsaac, Frank Slowey, playing coach Peter Dunphy, advisor Father W.J. McQuigan, manager John Mullally
St. Thomas Tommies: J Stephens, J McMullen, B Mulherin, B Sweeney, Ted Stephens, K Barr, G Koehan, J George, R Violette, George Riley, Barry, Keahan, coach Fraser Stewart
In the Nova Scotia final, the St. Francis Xavier X-Men defeated Acadia 26-16; 52-32 (Total: 78-48). …………………………………………………… In game two, the X-Men prevailed 52-33 as McNally scored 14, Conley 9 and MacNeil 9. Reg Hart led Acadia with 13. Scott Killam added 6. St. FX led 22-12 at the half.
Nova Scotia rosters:
Acadia Axemen: Reg Hart, Scott Killam, Bill Smith, Ron Lewis, Fisher, Tolman, McGowan, Irving, Macgregor, Erskin, Lorne White, R Swansburg, George Hillis, Ron Nickelson, Jack Clark, Bruce McGowan, coach John McManus, manager R Cann, assistant manager W Greenlow
Dalhousie Tigers: Fraser Mooney, Scott Henderson, Dave McCurdy, Mike MacDonald, Andy Mackay, Albro ‘Bebo’ MacKeen, Gordon Weld, Chuck Connelly, Reg Cluney, Doug Clancy, coach Gabe Vitalone
In the Maritime final, St. Francis Xavier defeated New Brunswick 65-42; 50-49 (Total: 115-91)
In game one, St. FX prevailed 65-42 after leading 16-6, 35-20 and 43-27 at the quarters. Conley led the X-Men with 17. McNally added 15, Campbell 15, F MacNeil 9, R MacNeil 4, Andrews 3 and Flaherty 2, while MacInnis and Lynch were scoreless. Brannen paced the Varsity Reds with 13. Little added 8, Albert Nakash 8, Patterson 6, Miller 5 and Stairs 2, while Abernathy, Whalen, Garland and Crocket were scoreless.
In game two, St. FX prevailed 50-49. The Varsity Reds led 25-23 at the half. The X-Men led 36-34 after three quarters. Conley paced St. FX with 15. Flaherty added 14, R MacNeil 8, Campbell 7, McNally 4 and Andrews 2, while Connors and Lynch were scoreless. Albert Nakash led the Varsity Reds with 18. Paterson added 9, Miller 8, Stairs 6, Little 6 and Glass 2, while Abernethy, Whalen, Brannen, Crocket and Garland were scoreless.
The runner-up New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Albert Nakash; John Glass; Beanie Stairs; Jack Patterson; John Little; Shutz Miller; J Crockett; John Abernathy; Don Brannen; Eric Garland; Jerry Whalen; Stewart Vaudry; Sterling Shepherd; Garland; Residence; coach Doug Flewelling; manager G Buchan; assistant manager John Peers
The champion St. Francis Xavier X-Men: McNally; Pat Conley; F MacNeil; Russell MacNeil; Ed Lynch; Campbell; Joe Flaherty; Tom Andrews; Carlin Connors; MacInnis; Gallant; coach Ambrose Gilmet, manager Ralph Bolduc, assistant manager Dennis Britten