1949: The Year in Canadian Football
Ottawa Rough Riders (11-1)
Head Coach: Walt Masters
Calgary Stampeders (13-1)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Montreal Alouettes (8-4)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Regina Roughriders (9-5)
Head Coach: Fred Grant
Toronto Argonauts (5-7)
Head Coach: Ted Morris
Edmonton Eskimos (4-10)
Head Coach: Annis Stukus
Hamilton Wildcats (0-12)
Head Coach: Frank Gnup
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-12)
Head Coach: Frank Larson
Edmonton re‐joins the WIFU and the league plays a 14‐game schedule; CRU mandates the use of player helmets; WCRFU ceases operations.
SAT AUG 27
WINNIPEG 13, Regina 8 (7000) - Bob Sandberg and Harry Fitzgibbons scored majors for the Blue Bombers in a battle between last season's bottom feeders in the WIFU. The defenses ruled, as Regina managed only 131 yards on offense, Winnipeg 150.
REGINA - 0 2 6 0 - 8
WINNIPEG - 6 0 7 0 - 13
1st - WIN - Bob Sandberg fumble return (Wally Edwards convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - REG - Single, Pat Santucci kicked to deadline WIN 6-1 2nd - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kicked to deadline WIN 6-2 3rd - REG - Matt Anthony, 2-yard pass from Doug Belden (Santucci convert) REG 8-6 3rd - WIN - Harry Fitzgibbons, 6-yard pass from Johnny Gardiner (Edwards convert) WIN 12-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Sandberg kicked to deadline WIN 13-8
SUN AUG 28
Ottawa 7, MONTREAL 6 (14958) - Ottawa opened the season with a bitterly fought game that was decided on a single point from Lynch after a blocked kick in the third quarter. Montreal had a chance to tie late on a field goal, which missed but Wilf Tremblay took the ball six inches outside the line.
OTTAWA - 0 0 1 6 - 7
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 0 - 6
3rd - OTT - Single, Benny Steck blocked kick over deadline OTT 1-0 3rd - MON - Doug Maitland, 21-yard pass from Frankie Filchock (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-1 4th - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 35-yard interception return (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 7-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 7 6 Winnipeg 1 0 0 1 13 8
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montreal 0 1 0 0 6 7 Regina 0 1 0 0 8 13
SAT SEPT 3
OTTAWA 22, Montreal 21 (15030) - For the second week in a row, Ottawa handed Montreal a one-point loss, despite the efforts of QB Frankie Filchock, who threw three TD passes and completed what was believed to be a Big Four record 19 completions.
MONTREAL - 3 6 0 12 - 21
OTTAWA - 6 9 6 1 - 22
1st - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 40-yard interception return (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Ches McCance field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - OTT - Howie Turner run OTT 11-3 2nd - OTT - Chipper, 16-yard field goal OTT 14-3 2nd - OTT- Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Fred Haigh kick OTT 15-3 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 10-yard pass from Frankie Filchock (McCance convert) OTT 15-9 3rd - OTT - Flip McDonald pass from Andy Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 21-9 4th - MON - Chuck Anderson, 8-yard pass from Filchock (McCance convert) OTT 21-15 4th - MON - Anderson, 5-yard pass from Filchock (McCance convert) TIED 21-21 4th - OTT - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Turner kick OTT 22-21
TORONTO 26, Hamilton 18 (12000) - The import-studded Argonauts displayed a new football machine in winning their Big Four opener over Hamilton, but it was an old standby, Jack Krol, who led the way. He scored three touchdowns, two by rushing and a pair of singles. He converted all three touchdowns.
HAMILTON - 6 0 6 6 - 18
TORONTO - 0 6 12 8 - 26
1st - HAM - Ben Dyack, 17-yard run (Bill Murmylyk convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - TOR - Russ Reader run (Reader convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - HAM - Bob Hood pass from Al Dekdebrun (Murmylyk convert) HAM 12-6 3rd - TOR - Jack Krol, 11-yard run (Krol convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - TOR - Krol run (Krol convert) TOR 18-12 4th - TOR - Frank Dunlap, 35-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 24-12 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 25-12 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 26-12 4th - HAM - Ed Hughes run (Murmylyk convert) TOR 26-18
MON SEPT 5
Toronto 36, HAMILTON 14 (12000) - Toronto scored on the first scrimmage and kept piling on the points as they moved into a first-place tie with Ottawa in the Big Four. Joe Krol quick-kicked 75 yards with the wind for a point on the first play after kickoff, Toronto scored two majors in the first period.
TORONTO - 14 7 6 9 - 36
HAMILTON - 0 1 13 0 - 14
1st - TOR - Single, Ben Dyack rouged on Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Krol kicked to deadline TOR 2-0 1st - TOR - DOn Durno recovered blocked kick in end zone (Krol convert) TOR 8-0 1st - TOR - Russ Reader run (Krol convert) TOR 14-0 2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland run (Krol convert) TOR 20-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Bill Murmylyk kicked to deadline TOR 20-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kicked to deadline TOR 21-1 3rd - HAM - Jim Loreno major (Murmylyk convert) TOR 21-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Doug Pyzer rouged on Tom Casey kick TOR 21-8 3rd - HAM - Casey touchdown TOR 21-13 3rd - HAM - Single, Casey kicked to deadline TOR 21-14 3rd - TOR - Royal Copeland, 35-yard pass from Joe Krol (Krol convert) TOR 27-24 4th - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 30-14 4th - TOR - Pyzer, 15-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 36-14
REGINA 20, Winnipeg 0 (7500) - Regina got revenge for its opening day loss in shutting out the Blue Bombers. The win was worth two points to the Riders, whereas Winnipeg picked up only one point on opening day due to the unbalanced schedule in the WIFU.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
REGINA - 6 1 1 12 - 20
1st - REG - Sammy Pierce, 6-yard run (Pat Santucci convert) REG 6-0 2nd - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kicked to deadline REG 7-0 3rd - REG - Single, Johnny Gardiner rouged by Tony Hungle on Santucci kick REG 8-0 4th - REG - Del Wardien, 9-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 14-0 4th - REG - Dean Bandiera, 4-yard lateral from Roy Wright and Bob Early (Santucci convert) REG 20-0
Calgary 20, EDMONTON 6 (11123) - After a 10-year lapse, football came back to Edmonton before an all-time record crowd at Clarke Stadium. QB Keith Spaith led the Calgary attack, completing eight of 14 pass attempts.
CALGARY - 6 6 5 3 - 20
EDMONTON - 0 5 0 1 - 6
1st - CAL - Paul Rowe, 27-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - EDM - Andy Marefos, 1-yard run CAL 6-5 2nd - CAL - Normie Kwong, 10-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 12-5 3rd - CAL - Woody Strode, 72-yard pass from Spaith CAL 17-5 4th - EDM - Single, Chuck Fenenbock kicked to deadline CAL 17-6 4th - CAL - Graham, 2-yard field goal CAL 20-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 2 0 0 4 29 27 Calgary 1 0 0 2 20 6
Toronto 2 0 0 4 62 32 Regina 1 1 0 2 28 13
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 32 62 Winnipeg 1 1 0 1 13 28
Montreal 0 2 0 0 27 29 Edmonton 0 1 0 0 6 20
SAT SEPT 10
Ottawa 19, TORONTO 1 (19200) - The Riders dominated the battle of first place teams, outrushing the Argonauts 302-136 yards, and in total yards 460-210. Ottawa led 7-1 at the half then pushed across two majors in the last half to win going away.
OTTAWA - 1 6 6 6 - 19
TORONTO - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - OTT - Single, Howie Turner kicked to deadline OTT 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bill Larochelle rouged on Joe Krol kick TIED 1-1 2nd - OTT - Turner, 1-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 7-1 3rd - OTT - Turner, 11-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 13-1 4th - OTT - Johnny Dengel, 5-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 19-1
Montreal 38, HAMILTON 16 (6000) - Montreal picked up its first win of the season by scoring and converting on six majors, three of them in the last quarter. Fred Kijek added a pair of singles. Hamilton scored three touchdowns, and converted on one.
MONTREAL - 8 12 0 18 - 38
HAMILTON - 0 5 6 5 - 16
1st - MON - Single, Ben Dyack rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 1-0 1st - Single, Kijeck kicked touch-in-goal MON 2-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner run (Ches McCance convert) MON 8-0 2nd - MON - McCance recovered blocked punt in the end zone (McCance convert) MON 14-0 2nd - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from Bruce Coulter (McCance convert) MON 20-0 2nd - HAM - Ross Hemmingway, 32-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun MON 20-5 3rd - HAM - Dyack, 1-yard run (Bill Murmylyk convert) MON 20-11 4th - MON - Bob Cunningham pass from Frankie Filchock (McCance convert) MON 26-11 4th - MON - Jack Harper run (Tommy Manastersky convert) MON 32-11 4th - HAM - Robert Hood, 25-yard pass from Dekdebrun after lateral from Tom Casey MON 32-16 4th - MON - Cunningham pass from Filchock (Manastersky convert) MON 38-16
CALGARY 22, Regina 19 (6500) - Regina saw a 19-6 halftime lead disappear on a chilly night in Alberta. Vern Graham capped the comeback with a field goal in the dying minutes to break a 19-19 tie. QB Keith Spaith sparked the comeback with a TD pass and a single.
REGINA - 7 12 0 0 - 19
CALGARY - 0 6 13 3 - 22
1st - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kicked to deadline REG 1-0 1st - REG - Sammy Pierce, 6-yard run (Pat Santucci convert) REG 7-0 2nd - REG - Doug Belden, 3-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 13-0 2nd - REG - Pierce, 64-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 19-0 2nd - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 35-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Vern Graham convert) REG 19-6 3rd - CAL - Woody Strode, 10-yard pass from Spaith (Graham convert) REG 19-12 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick REG 19-13 4th - CAL - Harry Hood lateral from Spaith (Graham convert) TIED 19-19 4th - CAL - Graham, 38-yard field goal CAL 22-19
EDMONTON 14, Winnipeg 11 - Gene Kiniski gave Edmonton their first major when took the ball off FHB Bob Sanders' toe and ran 25 yards for an unconverted TD. The Bomber highlight of the night was a long 35-yard pass from Ted Lozanski to Bud Korchak for their second major.
WINNIPEG - 5 0 6 0 - 11
EDMONTON - 6 6 1 1 - 14
1st - EDM - Single, Bob Sandberg rouged on Chuck Fenenbock kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Gene Kiniski, 25-yard return of blocked kick EDM 6-0 1st - WIN - Bill Clawson pass from Johnny Garner EDM 6-5 2nd - EDM - Fenenbock run (Pat West convert) EDM 12-5 3rd - EDM - Single, Sandberg rouged on Fenenbock kick EDM 13-5 3rd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 35-yard pass from Ted Lozanski (Wally Edwards convert) EDM 13-11 4th - EDM - Single, Gerry Deleeuw rouged on fumbled ball EDM 14-11
MON SEPT 12
CALGARY 32, Winnipeg 7 (7500) - The Stampeders combined a driving ground defense and snappy aerial work for five touchdowns over the Bombers, whose only major came on a sensational intercepted later on their own zone.
WINNIPEG - 6 0 1 0 - 7
CALGARY - 3 17 12 0 - 32
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 15-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 80-yard interception return (Walt Edwards convert) WIN 6-3 2nd - CAL - Harry Hood, 6-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 9-6 2nd - CAL - Frankie French, 5-yard run CAL 14-6 2nd - CAL - Pete Thodos, 8-yard run (Walt Chahley convert) CAL 20-6 3rd - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 50-yard pass from Keith Spaith CAL 25-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Cam Millar rouged on Spaith kick CAL 26-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Normie Kwong rouged on Sandberg kick CAL 26-7 3rd - CAL - Woody Strode, 25-yard pass from Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 32-7
Regina 12, EDMONTON 0 (7500) - Two converted touchdowns, one in the second quarter, the other in the third, gave the Roughriders the win at Clarke Stadium. Spearheaded by Sam Pierce, Regina's rushiing was impresive, but their passing game left something to be desired, with only 78 yards.
REGINA - 0 6 6 0 - 12
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - REG - Matt Anthony, 36-yard pass from Doug Belden (Pat Santucci convert) REG 6-0 3rd - REG - Sammy Pierce, 1-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 12-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 3 0 0 6 48 28 Calgary 3 0 0 6 74 32
Toronto 2 1 0 4 63 51 Regina 2 2 0 4 59 35
Montreal 1 2 0 2 65 45 Edmonton 1 2 0 2 20 43
Hamilton 0 3 0 0 48 100 Winnipeg 1 3 0 1 31 74
SAT SEPT 17
Montreal 24, TORONTO 11 (18000) - Toronto saw a 11-7 third quarter lead disappear as Montreal used a crushing ground attack to rally. The Argos released two American imports following the game - QB Russ Reader, former Chicago Bear, and HB Ed Mittelsteadt.
MONTREAL - 6 1 5 12 - 24
TORONTO - 6 1 4 0 - 11
1st - MON - Lloyd Reese fumble recovery (Virgil Wagner convert) MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Arnie Stocks recovered blocked kick in end zone (Don Durno convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - Single, Nick Volpe rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 7-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Joe Krol kick TIED 7-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Krol's attempted field goal TOR 8-7 3rd - TOR - Krol, 20-yard field goal TOR 11-7 3rd - MON - Cunningham, 4-yard run MON 12-11 4th - MON - Cunningham pass from Frankie Filchock (Ches McCance convert) MON 18-11 4th - MON - Wagner run (McCance convert) MON 24-11
OTTAWA 19, Hamilton 12 (13447) - Sparked by Tom Casey, who formerly wore the colors of the AAFC New York Yankees, the Wildcats stayed close to the Rough Riders. Only a converted TD short of the Ottawa total as late as three minutes before the final whistle, the Cats were in the ball game.
HAMILTON - 1 0 5 6 - 12
OTTAWA - 6 6 0 7 - 19
1st - HAM - Single, Bill Larochelle roughed on Tom Casey kick HAM 1-0 1st - OTT - Howie Turner, 9-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-1 2nd - OTT - Larochelle, 40-yard lateral from Bob Paffrath after 15-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 12-1 3rd - HAM - Casey, 4-yard run OTT 12-6 4th - OTT - Larochelle, 33-yard pass from Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 18-6 4th - HAM - Casey, 1-yard run (Bill Murmylyk convert) OTT 18-12 4th - OTT - Single, Bil Dyack rouged on Tony Golab kick OTT 19-12
Calgary 20, WINNIPEG 1 (6200) - Keith Spaith completed 13 of his 26 forward attempts for 232 yards, including a 43-yard TD pass from Harry Hood, and the brilliant running of HB Normie Kwong led Calgary to its fourth straight win, and a two point lead in the WIFU.
CALGARY - 9 0 11 0 - 20
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 4-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Edwards kick CAL 3-1 1st - CAL - Harry Hood pass from Keith Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 9-1 3rd - CAL - Normie Kwong, 71-yard run CAL 14-1 3rd - CAL - Rod Pantages, 16-yard interception return (Walt Chahley convert) CAL 20-1
REGINA 13, Edmonton 1 (4000) - Regina won, aided by a dirty play that robbed the Eskimos of two of their
players. After a convert after a Del Wardien TD, Art McEwan intentionally walked over to Edmonton's Nick Albert and kicked him in the face. Earl Elsey floored McEwan and was kicked out.
EDMONTON - 0 0 1 0 - 1
REGINA - 0 7 6 0 - 13
2nd - REG - Del Wardien, 7-yard run (Pat Santucci convert) REG 6-0 2nd - REG - Single, Bill Stukus rouged on Ken Charlton kick REG 7-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Doug Belden rouged on Pat West kick REG 7-1 3rd - REG - Matt Anthony, 47-yard pass from Wardien (Santucci convert) REG 13-1
MON SEPT 19
Calgary 13, REGINA 1 (7500) - Calgary win despite only nine yards passing, thanks to G Bert Iannone, who picked up a ball fumbled by Regina HB Del Wardien and dashed 60 yards for a major. Calgary did outrush Regina 128-46 yards.
CALGARY - 6 6 0 1 - 13
REGINA - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - CAL - Wood Strode recovered blocked punt in end zone (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAl - Bert Iannone, 60-yard fumble return (Graham convert) CAL 12-0 2nd - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline CAL 12-1 4th - CAL - Single, Spaith kick CAL 13-1
Edmonton 10, WINNIPEG 3 (4000) - With import Pat West turning in a nine-point effort, Edmonton consolidated its hold on third place. The victory was costly as back Earl Elsey was taken to the hospital with a broken arm and was lost for the season.
EDMONTON - 1 9 0 0 - 10
WINNIPEG - 0 3 0 0 - 3
1st - EDM - Single, Chuck Fenenbock kicked to deadline EDM 1-0 2nd - WIN - Walt Edwards field goal WIN 3-1 2nd - EDM - Pat West, 1-yard run (West convert) EDM 7-3 2nd - EDM - West, 23-yard field goal EDM 10-3
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 4 0 0 8 67 40 Calgary 5 0 0 10 107 34
Toronto 2 2 0 4 74 75 Regina 3 3 0 6 73 49
Montreal 2 2 0 4 89 56 Edmonton 2 3 0 4 31 59
Hamilton 0 4 0 0 60 119 Winnipeg 1 5 0 1 35 104
SAT SEPT 24
Toronto 29, MONTREAL 14 (16800) - The battling Argonauts, sparked by the superb combination of Joe Krol-Royal Copeland, took over sole possession of second place in the Big Four. Toronto staged a third-quarter rally and wiped out of a Montreal two-point lead.
TORONTO - 6 0 12 11 - 29
MONTREAL - 0 8 6 0 - 14
1st - TOR - Royal Copeland, 5-yard run (Joe Krol convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - MON - Single, Nick Volpe singled by Al Stevenson on Fred Kijek kick TOR 6-1 2nd - MON - Single, Ches McCance kick to deadline TOR 6-2 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner run (McCance convert) MON 8-6 3rd - TOR - Copeland, 38-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 12-8 3rd - TOR - Copeland run (Krol convert) TOR 18-8 3rd - MON - Chuck Anderson pass from Frankie Filchock (McCance convert) TOR 18-14 4th - TOR - Volpe run (Krol convert) TOR 24-14 4th - TOR - Volpe run TOR 29-14
Ottawa 14, HAMILTON 11 (7000) - A pair of Flip McDonald touchdowns were the main factors in the Hamilton scoring efforts as Ottawa held on to remain undefeated and keep Hamilton winless. It was a close game on the statistics sheet, with Ottawa outgaining Hamilton, 313 to 277 yards.
OTTAWA - 0 8 0 6 - 14
HAMILTON - 1 0 5 5 - 6
1st - HAM - Single, Bill LaRochelle rouged on Tom Casey kick HAM 1-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Don Toms rouged on Howie Turner kick TIED 1-1 2nd - OTT - Toms rouged on Turner kick OTT 2-1 2nd - OTT - Flip McDonald pass from Bob Paffrath (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 8-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Johnny Dengel rouged on Casey kick OTT 8-2 3rd - HAM - Bill Murmylyk, 20-yard field goal OTT 8-5 3rd - HAM - Single, Turner rouged on Casey kick OTT 8-6 3rd - OTT - McDonald pass from Andy Gordon OTT 13-6 4th - OTT - Single, Golab kicked touch-in-goal OTT 14-6 4th - HAMN - Casey, 65-yard interception return OTT 14-11
Regina 24, WINNIPEG 6 (4200) - Regina spotted Winnipeg a converted touchdown, then roared back with 24 unanswered points to maintain a four-point lead for second place in the WIFU. Regina outgained Winnipeg 344-155 yards in 80-degree weather.
REGINA - 0 12 6 6 - 24
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 0 - 6
2nd - WIN - Johnny Carpenter, 45-yard pass from Bob Sandberg (Walt Edwards convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - REG - Ken Charlton pass from Roy Wright (Pat Santucci convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - REG - Matt Anthony, 33-yard pass from Del Wardien (Santucci convert) REG 12-6 3rd - REG - Sammy Pierce, 9-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 18-6 4th - REG - Pierce, 38-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 24-6
CALGARY 41, Edmonton 5 (9000) - Showing power in every department, Calgary trounced Edmonton before a sellout crowd at Menawa Stadium for their sixth straight win. The Stampeders were never threatened, leading 18-0 at halftime.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 5 - 5
CALGARY - 6 12 6 17 - 41
1st - CAL - Rod Pantages, 4-yard line (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Graham, 35-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 12-0 2nd - CAL - Spaith, 35-yard interception return (Graham convert) CAL 18-0 3rd - CAL - Pete Thodos, 5-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 24-0 4th - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson pass from Spaith CAL 29-0 4th - EDM - Dmitri Goloubef, 4-yard pass from Chuch Fenenbock CAL 29-5 4th - CAL - Frankie French, 13-yard run (Walt Chahley convert) CAL 35-5 4th - CAL - Norm Hill, 26-yard pass from Spaith (Chahley convert) CAL 41-5
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 5 0 0 10 81 51 Calgary 6 0 0 12 148 39
Toronto 3 2 0 6 103 89 Regina 4 3 0 8 97 55
Montreal 2 3 0 4 103 85 Edmonton 2 4 0 4 36 100
Hamilton 0 5 0 0 71 133 Winnipeg 1 6 0 1 41 128
SAT OCT 1
OTTAWA 34, Toronto 11 (16438) - A record crowd at Landsdowne Park saw Howie Turner turned in a 16-point show to lead Ottawa to its sixth straight win. He scored the opening major - a 70-yard run - on the third play of the game. Toronto lost star Joe Krol with torn ankle ligaments early in the game.
TORONTO - 5 0 6 0 - 29
OTTAWA - 16 6 1 11 - 34
1st - OTT - Howie Turner, 70-yard run OTT 5-0 1st - OTT - Steve Karrys, 9-yard run OTT 10-0 1st - TOR - Royal Copeland, 3-yard run OTT 10-5 1st - OTT - Turner, 17-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 16-5 2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 3-yard run OTT 21-5 2nd - OTT - Single, Gordon kicked touch-in-goal OTT 22-5 3rd - TOR - Nick Volpe run (Volpe convert) OTT 22-11 3rd - OTT - Single, Turner kicked touch-in-goal OTT 23-11 4th - TOR - Turner, 5-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 29-11 4th - OTT - Johnny Dengel, 25-yard run with lateral from Pete Finlay after pass from Andy Gordon OTT 34-11
REGINA 24, Winnipeg 7 (4500) - The Bombers' only score came on an 88-yard pass from Johnny Gardiner to Bud Korchak. After that it was all Riders, as they completed 12 of 14 passes, and had 20 first downs to Winnipeg's 7.
WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 0 - 6
REGINA - 6 0 12 6 - 24
1st - WIN - Bud Korchak, 88-yard pass from Johnny Gardiner (Walt Edwards convert) WIN 6-0 1st - REG - Del Wardien, 31-yard pass from Ken Charlton (Pat Santucci convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - REG - Sammy Pierce, 1-yard (Santucci convert) REG 12-6 3rd - REG - Roy Wright, 1-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 18-6 4th - REG - Matt Anthony, 1-yard pass from Wardien (Santucci convert) REG 24-6
Calgary 12, EDMONTON 8 (10000) - Two long Keith Spaith passes gave Calgary the come-from-behind win. He threw a 25-yard pass to Woody Strode, than another to Harry Hood for 32 yards down to the Eskimo one. Rod Pantages then bulled his way into the end zone to win the game.
CALGARY - 6 0 0 6 - 12
EDMONTON - 0 0 5 3 - 8
1st - CAL - Paul Rowe, 16-yard run (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - EDM - Bill Stukus, 2-yard run CAL 6-5 4th - EDM - Pat West field goal EDM 8-6 4th - CAL - Rod Pantages, 1-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 12-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 6 0 0 12 115 62 Calgary 7 0 0 14 160 47
Toronto 3 3 0 6 114 123 Regina 5 3 0 10 121 62
Montreal 2 3 0 4 103 85 Edmonton 2 5 0 4 44 112
Hamilton 0 5 0 0 71 133 Winnipeg 1 7 0 1 48 153
SAT OCT 8
Montreal 20, OTTAWA 19 (15000) - For the third straight game, the Als and Riders played a one-point game, but this one went to Montreal. Ottawa, who lost their first after six straight wins, closed the gap late on a touchdown by Tony Golab, his second of the day before he left with a serious knee injury.
MONTREAL - 6 1 6 7 - 20
OTTAWA - 0 7 6 6 - 19
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 2-yard run (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 3-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - Single, Bill LaRochelle rouged on McCance kick MON 7-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Howie Turner kick TIED 7-7 3rd - OTT - Flip McDonald, 12-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 13-7 3rd - MON - Wagner, 3-yard run (McCance convert) TIED 13-13 4th - MON - Frankie Filchock, 15-yard fumble return (McCance convert) MON 19-13 4th - MON - Single, Bob Paffrath rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 20-13 4th - OTT - Golab run (Chipper convert) MON 20-19
Toronto 11, HAMILTON 10 - Toronto came from behind to avoid the upset. They snatched up a fumble to get into position for the tying touchdown, then Don Crowe hoofed them to victory with a single as the game neared its end.
TORONTO - 2 3 0 6 - 11
HAMILTON - 0 10 0 0 - 10
1st - TOR - Single, Don Crowe kicked to deadline TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Al Dekdebrun rouged on Crowe kick TOR 2-0 2nd - HAM - Tom Casey, 30-yard pass from Dekdebrun HAM 5-2 2nd - TOR - Nick Volpe field goal TIED 5-5 2nd - HAM - Elton Hemmingway, 10-yard run HAM 10-5 4th - TOR - Arnie Stocks, 1-yard run TIED 10-10 4th - TOR - Single, Casey rouged on Crowe kick TOR 11-10
WINNIPEG 8, Edmonton 6 (4000) - Winnipeg held off a last-quarter drive by Edmonton to gain their second win of the season, led by Bob Sandberg who scored all of their points on a third quarter major and three singles.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WINNIPEG - 0 1 5 2 - 8
2nd - WIN - Single, Don Simon rouged on Bob Sandberg kick WIN 1-0 3rd - WIN - Sandberg run WIN 6-0 4th - WIN - Single, Sandberg kicked to deadline WIN 7-0 4th - EDM - Chuck Fenenbock, 5-yard run after lateral from Bill Stukus (Andy Marefos convert) WIN 7-6 4th - WIN - Single, Harry Hobbs rouged on Sandberg kick WIN 8-6
Calgary 10, REGINA 3 (7000) - Calgary stretched its winning streak to eight in a game where all the points came on kicks. Calgary got three field goals from Vern Graham and a single on a Keith Spaith kick; the Riders' only score came on a Pat Santucci field goal.
CALGARY - 6 4 0 0 - 10
REGINA - 0 0 3 0 - 3
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 35-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Graham, 23-yard field goal CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Keith Spaith kick CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Graham, 15-yard field goal CAL 10-0 3rd - REG - Pat Santucci, 12-yard field goal CAL 10-3
SUN OCT 9
Ottawa 42, MONTREAL 33 (19000) - A nightmare, garbed in fumbles and faulty judgement which opened the door for three converted Montreal touchdowns within a spaced of four minutes in the third period, struck Ottawa with full force before the Big Four pacesetters came roaring back to win.
OTTAWA - 6 6 12 18 - 42
MONTREAL - 6 3 6 18 - 33
1st - MON - Glenn Douglas major (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 1st - OTT - Andy Gordon, 2-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - McCance field goal MON 9-6 2nd - OTT - Ray Skerrett major (Chipper convert) OTT 12-9 3rd - MON - Bob Cunningham major (McCance convert) MON 15-12 2nd - OTT - Johnny Dengel, 2-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 18-15 3nd - OTT - Bill Larochelle major (Chipper convert) OTT 24-15 4th - OTT - Gordon major (Chipper convert) OTT 30-15 4th - MON - Lloyd Reese major (McCance convert) OTT 30-21 4th - MON - Ralph Toohy major (McCance convert) OTT 30-27 4th - MON - McCance, 25-yard interception return (McCance convert) MON 33-30 4th - OTT - Howie Turner, 24-yard pass from Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 36-33 4th - OTT - Turner, 30-yard pass from Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 42-33
MON OCT 10
TORONTO 29, Hamilton 8 (14000) - Toronto tightened their grasp on second place in the Big Four by outplaying the winless Wildcats. Doug Pyzker led all Argo scorers with two majors, both on wide ends sweeps.
HAMILTON - 1 7 0 0 - 8
TORONTO - 12 5 0 12 - 29
1st - TOR - Nick Volpe, 27-yard pass from Royal Copeland (Volpe convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Doug Pyzer run (Volpe convert) TOR 12-0 1st - HAM - Single, Tom Casey kick TOR 12-1 2nd - HAM - Bob Hood pass from Al Dekdebrun (Bill Murmylyk convert) TOR 12-7 2nd - HAM - Single, Fred Doty rouged on Casey kick TOR 12-8 2nd - TOR - Pyzer, 11-yard run TOR 17-8 4th - TOR - Doug Smylie 5-yard run (Smylie convert) TOR 23-8 4th - TOR - Copeland run (Smylie convert) TOR 29-8
Calgary 3, WINNIPEG 0 (3000) - In a game played in five inches of watery mud and a deluge that lasted throughout the game, the two teams combined for 15 fumbles. Calgary remained perfect on the season thanks to three singles.
CALGARY - 1 1 0 1 - 3
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 2-0 4th - CAL - Single, Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 3-0
Edmonton 12, REGINA 11 (3000) - Edmonton put together a 70-yard kick, a Regina fumble and a brilliant runback by Bill Stukus and Don Loucks to edge Regina. Stukus was the right guy at the right time for the Eskimos, as he fell on a fumble and combined with Loucks to deliver the knockout blow.
EDMONTON - 7 0 5 0 - 12
REGINA - 0 3 6 2 - 11
1st - EDM - Single, Ken Sluman kicked to deadline EDM 1-0 1st- EDM - Bill Stukus recovered fumble in end zone (Pat West convert) EDM 7-0 2nd - REG - Pat Santucci, 35-yard field goal EDM 7-3 3rd - REG - Del Wardien, 46-yard run (Santucci convert) REG 9-7 3rd - EDM - Don Loucks, 30-yard kickoff return after lateral from Stukus EDM 12-9 4th - REG - Single, Wardien kicked to deadline EDM 12-10 4th - REG - Single, Wardien kick EDM 12-11
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 7 1 0 14 176 115 Calgary 9 0 0 18 173 50
Toronto 5 3 0 10 154 141 Regina 5 5 0 10 135 84
Montreal 3 4 0 6 156 146 Edmonton 3 6 0 6 62 131
Hamilton 0 7 0 0 89 173 Winnipeg 2 8 0 3 56 161
SAT OCT 15
Montreal 24, TORONTO 16 (19000) - Montreal moved closer to a tie for second place with the Argos, as Frankie Filchock threw TD passes to Ralph Toohy and Bob Cunningham for a 18-7 halftime lead. Montreal got two touchdowns from Virgil Wagner, to begin and end the scoring.
MONTREAL - 6 12 1 5 - 24
TORONTO - 6 1 9 0 - 16
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner run MON 5-0 2nd - TOR - Doug Pyzer run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-5 1st - MON - Single, Ches McCance kicked to deadline TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Don Durno kick to deadline TOR 7-6 2nd - MON - Frank Toohy pass from Frankie Filchock (McCance convert) MON 12-7 2nd - MON - Bob Cunningham pass from Filchock (McCance convert) MON 18-7 3rd - MON - Single, Cunningham kicked to deadline MON 19-7 3rd - TOR - Volpe run (Volpe convert) MON 19-13 3rd - TOR - Volpe field goal MON 19-16 4th - MON - Wagner run MON 24-16
Ottawa 12, HAMILTON 7 (5000) - Tom Casey scored seven points for Hamilton, but these were not enough to prevent the Wildcats' eighth straight Big Four loss before a disappointing home crowd. Hamilton was without injured QB Al Dekdebrun. Ottawa was without Tony Golab and Steve Karrys.
OTTAWA - 0 6 5 1 - 12
HAMILTON - 1 5 1 0 - 7
1st - HAM - Single, Tom Casey kicked touch-in-goal HAM 1-0 2nd - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 7-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-1 2nd - HAM - Casey, 10-yard run TIED 6-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Casey kick to deadline HAM 7-6 3rd - OTT - Johnny Dengel, 2-yard run OTT 11-7 4th - OTT - Single, Howie Turner kick to deadline OTT 12-7
Regina 47, WINNIPEG 0 (3000) - Before a stunned crowd, Regina eliminated Winnipeg from playoff contention by recovering four of the Bombers' five fumbled and recovering four of their own. Ken Charlton paced the rout with two touchdowns and a single.
REGINA - 12 7 12 16 - 47
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - REG - Johnny Bell, 16-yard from Doug Belden (Del Wardien convert) REG 6-0 1st - REG - Sammy Pierce, 10-yard run (Wardien convert) REG 12-0 2nd - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline REG 13-0 2nd - REG - Wardien, 30-yard pass from Belden (Wardien convert) REG 19-0 3rd - REG - Charltonm 2-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) REG 25-0 3rd - REG - Sully Glasser, 1-yard run (Wilf Godfrey convert) REG 31-0 4th - REG - Bell, 46-yard pass from Wardien after lateral from Belden REG 36-0 4th - REG - Charlton, 55-yard punt return (Clarence Springstein convert) REG 42-0 4th - REG - Roy Wright, 5-yard run REG 47-0
CALGARY 31, Edmonton 6 (8000) - Calgary clinched first place in the WIFU with their 10th straight win. Calgary led 25-0 at the half on two Rod Pantages touchdowns, as well majors by Harry Hood and Vern Graham. Edmonton's only score came late on a long pass from Chuck Fenenbock to Jack McRae.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
CALGARY - 19 6 0 6 - 31
1st - CAL - Harry Hood run (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Graham, 30-yard fumble return (Graham convert) CAL 12-0 1st - CAL - Rod Pantages, 7-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 18-0 1st - CAL - Single, Harry Hobbs rouged on Walt Chahley kick CAL 19-0 2nd - CAL - Pantages fumble return (Pantages convert) CAL 25-0 4th - CAL - Normie Kwong, 50-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 31-0 4th - EDM - Jack McRae, 73-yard pass from Chuck Fenenbock (Andy Marefos convert) CAL 31-6
SUN OCT 16
MONTREAL 29, Hamilton 16 (15000) - Montreal spotted Hamilton early in the first quarter and then went on to overcome the Wildcats, putting themselves in a tie for second place in the Big Four with Toronto with three games to play.
HAMILTON - 5 0 0 11 - 16
MONTREAL - 5 6 12 6 - 29
1st - HAM - Tom Casey, 35-yard run HAM 5-0 1st - MON - Ches McCance pass from Frankie Filchock TIED 5-5 2nd - MON - Bob Cunningham run (Ches McCance convert) MON 11-5 3rd - MON - Cunningham run (McCance convert) MON 17-5 3rd - MON - Frank Toohy pass from Filchock (McCance convert) MON 23-5 4th - HAM - Bob Westlake major MON 23-10 4th - MON - Cunningham run (McCance convert) MON 29-10 4th - HAM - Ed Hughes major (Casey convert) MON 29-16
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 8 1 0 16 188 122 Y-Calgary 10 0 0 20 204 56
Toronto 5 4 0 10 170 165 Regina 6 5 0 12 182 84
Montreal 5 4 0 10 209 178 Edmonton 3 7 0 6 68 162
Hamilton 0 9 0 0 112 214 Winnipeg 2 9 0 3 56 208
Y-Clinched first place
SAT OCT 22
Ottawa 24, TORONTO 13 (18000) - Andy Gordon caught a TD pass from Howie Turner and hit Bert Haigh and Brian Lynch with TD passes of his own, while Turner also threw a TD pass to Haigh, as Ottawa put Toronto's playoff hopes in jeopardy.
OTTAWA - 6 12 0 6 - 24
TORONTO - 5 1 1 6 - 13
1st - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 60-yard pass from Joe Krol TOR 5-0 1st - OTT - Andy Gordon, 36-yard pass from Virgil Wagner (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-5 2nd - TOR - Single, Pete Karpeuk rouged on Krol kick TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Bert Haigh, 35-yard pass from Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 12-6 2nd - OTT - Haigh, 5-yard pass from Turner (Chipper convert) OTT 18-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Karpuk rouged on Krol kick OTT 18-7 4th - TOR - Brian Lynch, 7-pass from Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 24-7 4th - TOR - Frank Dunlap, 1-yard run (Fred Volpe convert) OTT 24-13
Montreal 22, HAMILTON 6 - Virgil Wagner assumed a familiar payoff role for Montreal as he scored three touchdowns as the Alouettes took a virtual stranglehold on second place in the Big Four with a two-point lead over Toronto with two games to play.
MONTREAL - 2 6 11 3 - 22
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 0 - 6
1st - MON - Single, Bob Cunningham kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Don Toms rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 2-0 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner touchdown (Ches McCance convert) MON 8-0 2nd - HAM - Ed Hughes touchdown after lateral from Ed Czaplak (Tom Casey convert) MON 8-6 3rd - MON - Wagner touchdown (McCance convert) MON 14-6 3rd - MON - Wagner touchdown (McCance convert) MON 20-6 4th - MON - McCance, 35-yard field goal MON 23-6
Regina 9, CALGARY 6 (7000) - Regina ended a two-year string of WIFU victories for Calgary on a slippery, snow-swept gridiron. Del Wardien led the Riders with two field goals, while the rest of their points came on rouges. Calgary got its only TD on a Paul Rowe 10-yard run.
REGINA - 2 3 0 4 - 9
CALGARY - 6 0 0 0 - 6
1st - REG - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Del Wardien kick REG 1-0 21st - REG - Single, Hood rouged on Ken Charlton kick REG 2-0 1st - CAL - Paul Rowe, 9-yard run (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-2 2nd - REG - Wardien, 25-yard field goal CAL 6-5 4th - REG - Wardien, 25-yard field goal REG 8-6 4th - REG - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Charlton kick REG 9-6
EDMONTON 13, Winnipeg 6 (6500) - Coach Annis Stukus scrapped the T-formation in his Edmonton backfield in favor of the old single-wing alignment as the Eskimos came from behind to beat Winnipeg, as their slim playoff hopes faded with the Regina win.
WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 0 - 0
EDMONTON - 0 1 6 6 - 13
1st - WIN - Johnny Carpenter, 1-yard run (Wally Edwards convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Paul Cholakis rouged on Ken Sluman kick WIN 6-1 3rd - EDM - Sluman, 20-yard pass from Bill Stukus (Pat West convert) EDM 7-6 4th - EDM - Don Simon, 1-yard run (West convert) EDM 13-6
MON OCT 24
CALGARY 22, Winnipeg 11 (5500) - Calgary won its 11th game, and handed Winnipeg its 11th loss in a game that saw the Bombers field only 23 players and were without their star back Bob Sandberg. The game was tied after one period, before Calgary pulled away.
WINNIPEG - 5 0 6 0 - 11
CALGARY - 5 6 6 5 - 22
1st - WIN - Don Smith, 2-yard run WIN 5-0 1st - CAL - Paul Rowe, 74-yard run TIED 5-5 2nd - CAL - Normie Kwong, 12-yard pass from Harry Hood (Vern Graham convert) CAL 11-5 3rd - WIN - Paul Cholakis, 30-yard interception return (Walt Edwards convert) TIED 11-11 3rd - CAL - Rowe, 5-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 17-11 4th - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 28-yard pass from Keith Spaith CAL 22-11
Regina 29, EDMONTON 11 (5000) - 5,000 chilled fans saw Ken Charlton power his way to three touchdowns, and teammate Sammy Pierce add two more, and lead Regina to an easy win. The win also settles the WIFU playoffs - Calgary vs. Regina.
REGINA - 7 11 0 11 - 29
EDMONTON - 0 6 5 0 - 11
1st - REG - Ken Charlton, 54-yard run (Del Wardien convert) REG 6-0 1st - REG - Single, Wardien kick to deadline REG 7-0 2nd - REG - Sammy Pierce, 2-yard run REG 12-0 2nd - REG - Pierce, 3-yard run (Wardien convert) REG 18-0 2nd - EDM - Chuck Fenenbock, 3-yard run (Pat West convert) REG 18-6 3rd - EDM - Dimitri Goloubef, 27-yard pass from Bill Stukus REG 18-11 4th - REG - Charlton, 59-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) REG 24-11 4th - REG - Charlton, 17-yard run REG 29-11
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Y-Ottawa 9 1 0 18 212 135 Y-Calgary 11 1 0 22 232 76
Montreal 6 4 0 12 231 184 X-Regina 8 5 0 16 220 101
Toronto 5 5 0 10 183 189 Edmonton 4 8 0 8 92 197
Hamilton 0 10 0 0 118 236 Winnipeg 2 11 0 3 73 243
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
NOTE: The correct score of the Hamilton-Montreal game was 23-6, but it was reported officially as 22-6.
SAT OCT 29
OTTAWA 30, Toronto 24 (14119) - A rouge by Bert Haigh, and a TD pass by Andy Gordon which long Flip McDonald nailed, brought Ottawa their 10th win in eleven Big Four starts. The two teams combined to throw 72 passes - new Canadian record.
TORONTO - 6 6 12 0 - 24
OTTAWA - 12 12 0 6 - 30
1st - OTT - Steve Karrys, 47-yard lateral from Andy Gordon (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Howie Turner, 3-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 12-0 1st - TOR - Royal Copeland, 3-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) OTT 12-6 2nd - OTT - Bert Haigh pass from Gordon (Chipper convert) OTT 18-6 2nd - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 32-yard pass from Joe Krol (Krol convert) 2nd - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 30-yard with lateral from Flip McDonald (Chipper convert) OTT 24-12 3rd - TOR - Don Durno, 20-yard run with lateral from Dwight Follin OTT 24-17 3rd - TOR - Byron Karrys recovered blocked punt in end zone (Krol convert) OTT 24-23 3rd - TOR - Single, Bill LaRochelle rouged on Krol kick TIED 24-24 4th - OTT - Single, Doug Smylie rouged on Haigh kick OTT 25-24 4th - OTT - McDonald, 12-yard pass from Gordon OTT 30-24
REGINA 15, Winnipeg 1 (3000) - A small crowd, shivering in a chilly northwest wind, saw Coach Fred Grant's Riders take a 10-0 halftime lead on the snow-covered field. The Bombers came to life in the second half, but could not punch it in for any majors.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 1 0 - 1
REGINA - 2 8 5 0 - 15
1st - REG - Safety, Johnny Bell tackled Jim Foubister in the end zone REG 2-0 2nd - REG - Del Wardien, 6-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) REG 8-0 2nd - REG - Single, Cam Millar rouged on Wardien kick REG 9-0 2nd - REG - Single, Paul Cholakis rouged on Ken Charlton kick REG 10-0 3rd - REG - Wardien touchdown REG 15-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Charlton rouged on Foubister kick REG 15-1
CALGARY 27, Edmonton 0 (6700) - Whatever was wrong with Calgary is right - the defending Grey Cup champions played like the mighty Stampeders of old as they completely dominated plays. Three of their touchdowns came on Keith Spaith passes.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 12 6 3 6 - 27
1st - CAL - Woody Strode fumble recovery (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 43-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 12-0 2nd - CAL - Pete Thodos pass from Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 18-0 3rd - CAL - Safety, Riley Matheson tackled Bill Stukus in end zone CAL 20-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Harry Hobbs rouged on Spaith kick CAL 21-0 4th - CAL - Strode, 17-yard pass from Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 27-0
SUN OCT 30
MONTREAL 29, Hamilton 18 (15000) - Montreal clinched second place and a playoff berth in the Big Four with two TDs by Virgil Wagner and Jack Harper and one by Tommy Manastersky. Tom Casey scored two majors for Hamilton, but it was not enough to prevent another Wildcat loss.
HAMILTON - 0 0 12 6 - 18
MONTREAL - 1 17 6 5 - 29
1st - MON - Single, Bob Cunningham kicked to deadline MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 1-yard run (Ches McCance convert) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Jack Harper pass from Frankie Filchock MON 12-0 2nd - MON - Harper, 67-yard pass from Bruce Coulter (McCance convert) MON 18-0 3rd - HAM - Tom Casey run (Casey convert) MON 18-6 3rd - HAM - Casey, 4-yard run (Casey convert) MON 18-12 3rd - MON - Wagner, 36-yard run (McCance convert) MON 24-12 4th - MON - Tom Manastersky pass from Filchock MON 29-12 4th - HAM - Ed Hughes, 1-yard run (Casey convert) MON 29-18
MON OCT 31
Calgary 11, EDMONTON 1 - Calgary wrapped up the regular season with a convincing win, but may have lost Vern Graham for the playoffs, after he was kicked in the back trying to recover a fumble and left the field in an ambulance.
CALGARY - 0 0 5 6 - 11
EDMONTON - 0 1 0 0 - 1
2nd - EDM - Single, Walt Chahley rouged on Ken Sluman kick EDM 1-0 3rd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run CAL 5-1 4th - CAL - Pete Thodos, 5-yard run (Chahley convert) CAL 11-1
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Y-Ottawa 10 1 0 20 242 159 Y-Calgary 13 1 0 26 270 77
X-Montreal 7 4 0 14 261 202 X-Regina 9 5 0 17 235 102
Toronto 5 6 0 10 207 219 Edmonton 4 10 0 8 93 235
Hamilton 0 11 0 0 136 266 Winnipeg 2 12 0 3 74 258
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 5
OTTAWA 19, Hamilton 11 (10513) - Steve Karrys chipped in with an eleven-point show as the Rough Riders wound up the IRFU's regular schedule. The Riders win with close to half their team in street clothes, either due to injuries or resting up for the championship series with Montreal.
HAMILTON - 6 5 0 0 - 11
OTTAWA - 6 6 1 6 - 19
1st - OTT - Steve Karrys, 18-yard kick return (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 1st - HAM - Bobby Hood, 26-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Tom Casey convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Karrys, 22-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 12-6 2nd - HAM - Dekdebrun, 10-yard interception return OTT 12-11 4th - OTT - Singe, Dekdebrun rouged on Karrys kick OTT 13-11 4th - OTT - Ted McLarty, 17-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 19-11
MONTREAL 35, Toronto 2 (6927) - Montreal shoved Toronto all over a muddy field to finish the regular schedule. In damp, cold weather, with patches of snow on the field and large spaces of gooey mud, the Alouettes struck for six touchdowns.
TORONTO - 0 0 2 0 - 2
MONTREAL - 7 12 0 16 - 35
1st - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 35-yard pass from Frankie Filchock (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 1st - MON - Single, McCance kick to deadline MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Manastersky, 65-yard run with lateral from George Festeryga MON 12-0 2nd - MON - Bob Cunningham, 90-yard run (McCance convert) MON 18-0 2nd - MON - Single, Fred Kijek kick MON 19-0 3rd - TOR - Safety, Kijek kick blocked by Doug Pyzer out of end zone MON 19-2 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner pass from Filchock MON 24-2 4th - MON - Mickey Maguire, 48-yard interception return MON 29-2 4th - MON - Wagner run after lateral from Cunnington (Wagner convert) MON 35-2
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Y-Ottawa 11 1 0 22 261 170 Y-Calgary 13 1 0 26 270 77
X-Montreal 8 4 0 16 296 204 X-Regina 9 5 0 17 235 102
Toronto 5 7 0 10 209 254 Edmonton 4 10 0 8 93 235
Hamilton 0 12 0 0 147 285 Winnipeg 2 12 0 3 74 258
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU FINAL (Calgary wins on points, 22-21)
SAT NOV 5
Calgary 18, REGINA 12 (8329) - Rod Pantages scored two touchdowns to lead Calgary to the win and a six-point lead in the two-gamer, total-point series. Calgary won through the air, completing 10 of 16 passes for 210 yards, while Regina was held to 146 yards on six of 14 attempts - with one interception.
CALGARY - 10 2 5 1 - 18
REGINA - 1 5 0 6 - 12
1st - CAL - Rod Pantages, 73-yard pass from Keith Spaith CAL 5-0 1st - REG - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Buck Rogers kick CAL 5-1 1st - CAL - Pantages, 1-yard run CAL 10-1 2nd - REG - Matt Anthony, 66-yard pass from Doug Belden CAL 10-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Del Wardien rouged on Ken Spaith kick CAL 11-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick to deadline CAL 12-6 3rd - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 10-yard pass from Spaith CAL 17-6 4th - REG - Belden run (Buck Rogers convert) CAL 17-12 4th - CAL - Ken Charlton rouged on Spaith kick CAL 18-12
FRI NOV 11
Regina 9, CALGARY 4 (14500) - Calgary lost the game but won a trip to the Grey Cup when Del Wardien failed to kick a field goal late in the game, and Pete Thodos grounded the ball, conceding the Roughies one point.
REGINA - 0 0 3 6 - 9
CALGARY - 3 1 0 0 - 4
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 23-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Del Wardien rouged on Rod Pantages fumble CAL 4-0 3rd - REG - Buck Rogers, 40-yard field goal CAL 4-3 4th - REG - Johnny Bell, 49-yard pass from Doug Belden REG 8-4 4th - REG - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Wardien kick REG 9-4
IRFU FINAL (Montreal wins on points, 36-20)
WED NOV 9
MONTREAL 22, Ottawa 7 (15272) - Fumbles piled up in almost unbelievable numbers for the Rough Tiders and Bob Cunningham uncorked a smashing gridiron display to leave Ottawa reeling on the ropes in their two-game battle with Montreal for the Big Four championship.
OTTAWA - 6 1 0 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 0 6 10 6 - 22
1st - OTT - Bob Paffrath, 33-yard pass from Howie Turner (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - MON - Ralph Toohy, 14-yard pass from Frankie Filchock (Ches McCance convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Turner kicked to deadline OTT 7-6 3rd - MON - Glen Douglas fumble recovery MON 11-6 3rd - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 7-yard pass from Filchock MON 16-7 4th - MON - Bob Cunningham, 19-yard run McCance convert) MON 22-7
SAT NOV 12
Montreal 14, OTTAWA 13 (16214) - Frankie Filchock, along with Virgil Wagner and Bob Cunninngham, pilled the string on two fourth-quarter plays which brought the Big Four championship. The Rough Riders cut 12 points off the 15-point deficit from the first game of the series before the Als pulled away.
MONTREAL - 1 0 0 13 - 14
OTTAWA - 6 1 6 0 - 13
1st - OTT - Steve Karrys, 10-yeard pass from Andy Gordon (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Single, Johnny Dengel rouged on Bob Cunningham kick OTT 6-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Cunningham rouged on Howie Turner kick OTT 7-1 3rd - OTT - Bill LaRochelle, 29-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 13-1 4th - MON - Cunningham, 65-yard pass from Frankie Filchock (Ches McCance convert) OTT 13-7 4th - MON - McCance, 20-yard field goal OTT 13-10 4th - MON - McCance, 11-yard field goal TIED 13-13 4th - MON - Single, Wilf Tremblay rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 14-13
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 19
MONTREAL 40, Hamilton Tigers 0 (15343) - Montreal smeared the Tigers in the mud of Delormier Stadium to advance to the Grey Cup. The Alouettes struck swiftly for three touchdowns in the opening quarter, and their big-name stars saw most of the action from the sidelines.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
MONTREAL - 17 12 0 11 - 40
1st - MON - Bob Cunningham, 22-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 73-yard run (McCance convert) MON 12-0 1st - MON - Keith English, 15-yard pass from Bruce Coulter MON 17-0 2nd - MON - McCance pass from Coulter (McCance convert) MON 23-0 2nd - MON - Johnny Harper, 1-yard run (McCance convert) MON 29-0 4th - MON - Cunningham, 53-yard run MON 34-0 4th - MON - Wagner, 35-yard run (Tom Manastersky convert) MON 40-0
1949 GREY CUP (Saturday November 26th at Toronto - 20,087)
MONTREAL ALOUETTES (11-4) 28, CALGARY STAMPEDERS (14-2) 15 - The Calgary Stampeders had an opportunity to defend their Grey Cup title in 1949, but the Montreal Alouettes returned the trophy to Quebec for just the third time in its history. The Stampeders recovered Virgil Wagner’s fumble on a Calgary punt in the opening quarter giving them excellent field position on the Montreal 40. The Stampeders quickly marched down the field to the one-yard line; however an illegal interference call moved the ball back to the Montreal 25. Keith Spaith’s intended pass for Harry Hood in the end zone was batted down. The Alouettes turned around with an 85-yard scoring drive as Wagner scored his first of two touchdowns of the game. On the
ensuing kickoff the Stampeders fumbled and three plays later the Alouettes scored again. Frank Filchock threw over Spaith’s head and into the arms of Bob Cunningham for the score. After scoring a single the Stampeders quickly got the ball back at midfield and staged a successful scoring drive. Harry Hood dove into a puddle between the Montreal goal posts, skidding over on his stomach from the two-yard line. Montreal’s Herb Trawick then came up with the defensive play of the game. As Spaith stood on the Calgary 34 poised for a pass, Trawick roared in from Spaith’s blindside forcing him to fumble. Trawick picked up the ball and ran it over for the touchdown. The Alouettes led 17-7 at the half. The Alouettes struck again for another touchdown in the third quarter, this time on a 61-yard drive. Wagner had a 37-yard gain on a pitch from Filchock, and Ralph Toohy had a gain of 12 yards before Wagner scored his second major of the game. Ches McCance added a field goal, giving the Alouettes a commanding 26-7 lead after three quarters. With the Alouettes pinned deep in their own territory, Johnny Aguirre broke through the Montreal line sacking Cunningham for a Stampeder safety touch. Wagner then fumbled the ball again. This time it was scooped up by Sugarfoot Anderson, who returned it for a
touchdown. The Alouettes scored the final two points of the game on a missed field goal by McCance, and a rouge by Fred Kijek. For Montreal head coach Ted Morris, it marked his fifth Grey Cup title in five trips to the final.
MONTREAL - 11 6 6 5 - 28
CALGARY - 0 7 0 8 - 15
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 14-yard run (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 1st - MON - Bob Cunningham, 35-yard pass from Frank Filchock MON 11-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick MON 11-1 2nd - CAL - Harry Hood, 2-yard run (Vern Graham convert) MON 11-7 2nd - MON - Herb Trawick, 34-yard fumble return
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(McCance convert) MON 17-7 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 2-yard run (McCance convert) MON 23-7 4th - MON - McCance, 23-yard field goal MON 26-7 4th - CAL - Safety, Johnny Aguirre tackled Cunningham in end zone MON 26-9 4th - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 25-yard fumble return (Graham convert) MON 26-15 4th - MON - Single, McCance kick to deadline MON 27-15 4th - MON - Single, Kijek kicked over end line MON 28-15
Ottawa Citizen (November 28th 1949)
Ottawa Citizen (November 14th 1949)