1950: The Year in Canadian Football
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-5)
Head Coach: Carl Voyles
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-4)
Head Coach: Frank Larson
Leading Rusher: Tom Casey (637)
Leading Passer: Jack Jacobs (1604)
Leasing Receiver: Tom Casey (17-318)/Joe Aguirre (17-292)
Toronto Argonauts (6-5-1)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-7)
Head Coach: Fred Grant
Leading Rusher: Sammy Pierce (520)
Leading Passer: Jack Hartman (1217)
Leasing Receiver: Matt Anthony (27-390)
Montreal Alouettes (6-6)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Edmonton Eskimos (7-7)
Head Coach: Annis Stukus
Leading Rusher: Mike King (409)
Leading Passer: Lindy Berry (2201)
Leasing Receiver: Mo Bailey (67-1060)
Ottawa Rough Riders (4-7-1)
Head Coach: Walt Masters
Calgary Stampeders (4-10)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Leading Rusher: Royal Copeland (412)
Leading Passer: Keith Spaith (1920)
Leasing Receiver: Sugarfoot Anderson (46-673)
FRANCHISE ADDED: The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Regina franchise officially changed their name to become the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday, April 1. The WIFU allowed the third place team in the standings to be qualified for a playoff berth.
SAT AUG 26
SASKATCHEWAN 25, Calgary 12 (8467) - The largest crowd in Saskatchewan football history turned out to see the Riders beat Calgary for the first time in four years. The Riders' big break came in the fourth when Johnny Bell scooped up a fumble and lateraled to Tony Hungle who scored a TD.
CALGARY - 0 7 5 0 - 12
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 12 0 6 - 25
1st - SASK - Al Bodine, 5-yard run (Jack Hartman convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, Bob Early recovered Bodine fumble in end zone SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK- Ken Charlton, 48-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 13-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Charlton rouged on Keith Spaith kick SASK 13-1 2nd - SASK - Charlton, 60-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 19-1 2nd - CAL - Royal Copeland, 5-yard pass from Harry Hood (Vern Graham convert) SASK 19-7 3rd - CAL - Copeland, 4-yard run SASK 19-12 4th - CAL - Tony Hungle, 20-yard run with lateral from Johnny Bell after 76-yard fumble return (Hartman convert) SASK 25-12
WINNIPEG 18, Edmonton 7 (8000) - The largest crowd in Winnipeg football history saw Winnipeg overcome an early 6-0 deficit behind two new players - former Green Bay Packer QB Jack Jacobs and RB Tom Casey, who came from Hamilton, who scored two majors.
EDMONTON - 6 0 0 1 - 7
WINNIPEG - 0 13 4 1 - 18
1st - EDM - Morris Bailey pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kicked to deadline EDM 6-1 2nd - WIN - Casey pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - Casey, 9-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 13-6 3rd - WIN - Jacobs field goal WIN 16-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 17-6 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 18-6 4th - EDM - Single, Ford rouged on Ken Moore kick WIN 18-7
SUN AUG 27
MONTREAL 14, Ottawa 7 (19800) - Ottawa blew a 7-point lead and saw the defending champions rally on the 100-yard gridiron at Delormier Park.
OTTAWA - 1 5 1 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 0 0 9 5 - 14
1st - OTT - Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Tom Calvin, 1-yard run OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Buck Rogers kicked to deadline OTT 7-0 3rd - MON - Johnny Taylor, 60-yard return of blocked field goal (Nick Scollard convert) OTT 7-6 3rd - MON - Scollard, 23-yard field goal MON 9-7 4th - MON - Pete Thodos run MON 14-7
MON AUG 28
Edmonton 15, SASKATCHEWAN 9 (6000) - The passing combination of Lindy Berry to Morris Bailey and the tricky running of Doug Pyzer paced Edmonton to the win. Berry and Pyzer ran for majors, while Al Bodine scored the Rider touchdown.
EDMONTON - 2 1 6 6 - 15
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 6 0 - 9
1st - EDM - Single, Bill Briggs 53-yard kick to deadline EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Briggs kick EDM 2-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Hartman, 28-yard field SASK 3-2 2nd - EDM - Single, Jim McFaul recovered Rollin Prather's fumble in end zone TIED 3-3 3rd - EDM - Lindy Berry, 11-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 9-3 3rd - SASK - Al Bodine, 1-yard run (Hartman convert) TIED 9-9 4th - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 20-yard run with lateral from Morris Bailey after 51-yard pass from Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 15-9
WINNIPEG 7, Calgary 4 (7700) - Tom Casey's first quarter TD sent Winnipeg to its second straight win, with Jack Jacobs adding the other two Bomber points. Winnipeg had a wide edge on the ground, going for 264 yards compared to the Stamps' 78.
CALGARY - 0 1 3 0 - 4
WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 1 - 7
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 45-yard run WIN 5-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs 37-yard single to deadline WIN 6-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith, 70-yard kick to deadline WIN 6-1 3rd - CAL - Vern Graham, 17-yard field goal WIN 6-4 4th - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs 38-yard kick to deadline WIN 7-4
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 1 0 0 2 14 7 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 25 11
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 34 27
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 1 0 2 22 27
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 7 14 Calgary 0 2 0 0 16 32
SAT SEPT 2
Edmonton 19, CALGARY 13 (8500) - QB Lindy Berry led his Eskimos to a win in a fast and furious aerial battle. It was Calgary's third straight loss while Edmonton has won two of its first three starts. Five touchdowns were scored through the air.
EDMONTON - 6 1 6 6 - 19
CALGARY - 0 6 1 6 - 13
1st - EDM - Maurice Bailey, 13-yard pass from Bob Paffrath (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Harry Hood rouged by Jim Quandamatteo on Stukus kick EDM 7-0 2nd - CAL - Woody Strode, 10-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Walt Chahley convert) EDM 7-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Doug Pyzer rouged by Johnny Reid on Spaith kick TIED 7-7 3rd - EDM - Pyzer, 100-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 13-7 4th - EDM - Bailey, 35-yard pass from Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 19-7 4th - CAL - Strode, 1-yard pass from Royal Copeland (Chahley convert) EDM 19-13
Hamilton 26, OTTAWA 17 (12500) - Hamilton beat an Ottawa team in the IRFU for the first time in over a decade. Stan Heath completed 13 of 25 pass attempts to keep the Tiger-Cats perfect on the season, while Edgar (Special Delivery) Jones contributed 15 points to the winning effort.
HAMILTON - 12 0 5 9 - 26
OTTAWA - 0 11 6 0 - 17
1st - HAM - Edgar Jones, 42-yard pass from Stan Heath (Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st- HAM - Single, Andy Gordon rouged by Vince Mazza on Fred Kijek kick HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Bill Gregus, 6-yard run HAM 12-0 2nd - OTT - Bruce Cummings, 7-yard run HAM 12-5 2nd - OTT - Bill Larochelle, 9-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) HAM 12-11 3rd - E. Jones, 9-yard run HAM 17-11 3rd - OTT - Paul Gibson pass from Gordon (Rogers convert) TIED 17-17 4th - HAM - Jones, 25-yard field goal HAM 20-17 4th - HAM - Don Toms, 2-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 26-17
TORONTO 26, Montreal 6 (16000) - A revamped Toronto team, with former Hamilton Wildcat QB Al Dekdebrun leading the way and scoring a touchdown, smashed the defending Dominion champions. The other Argo majors were all scored by import players.
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 0 - 6
TORONTO - 6 9 11 0 - 26
1st - MON - Ralph Toohy, 5-yard pass from Bruce Coulter (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Bill Bass, 35-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 50-yard from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 12-6 2nd - TOR - Bob Heck, 25-yard field goal TOR 15-6 3rd - TOR - Dekdebrun, 1-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 21-6 3rd - TOR - Ray Whaley, 30-yard blocked punt return TOR 26-6
MON SEPT 4
SASKATCHEWAN 17, Winnipeg 2 (9149) - Before a record crowd, the Rough Riders relied on Matt Anthony, who caught a touchdown pass and helped set up another on Jack Hartman's passes. That led to a 11-2 halftime lead and the Ruffies coasted the rest of the way.
WINNIPEG - 2 0 0 0 - 2
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 1 5 - 17
1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 2-0 2nd - SASK - Matt Anthony, 35-yard pass from Jack Hartman SASK 5-2 2nd - SASK - Del Wardien, 30-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 11-2 3rd - SASK - Single, Tom Casey rouged on Ken Charlton kick SASK 12-2 4th - SASK - Hartman, 18-yard field goal SASK 15-2 4th - SASK - Single, Charlton kick to deadline SASK 16-2 4th - SASK - Single, Charlton kick to deadline SASK 17-2
EDMONTON 18, Calgary 8 (10000) - Edmonton drove Calgary deeper in the cellar with the Stampeders' fourth straight loss. Lindy Berry continued to plague the Stamps with another TD pass, while Annis Stukus kicked two field goals and two converts.
CALGARY - 1 1 6 0 - 8
EDMONTON - 6 6 0 6 - 18
1st - CAL - Single, Walt Chahley kick to deadline CAL 1-0 1st - EDM - Annis Stukus field goal EDM 3-1 1st - EDM - Stukus, 16-yard field goal EDM 6-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline EDM 6-2 2nd - EDM - Frank Hickey, 6-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 13-2 3rd - CAL - Royal Copeland, 3-yard pass from Spaith (Chahley convert) EDM 13-8 4th - EDM - Bob Paffrath, 2-yard run (Stukus convert) EDM 19-8
HAMILTON 13, Toronto 6 (14000) - Hamilton scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, before the largest crowd to watch a football game in Hamilton, as the Tiger-Cats won their second straight and moved into first place in the East.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 6 - 6
HAMILTON - 1 0 11 1 - 13
1st - HAM - Single, Nick Volpe roughed on Fred Kijek kick HAM 1-0 3rd - HAM - Bill Gregus run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 7-0 3rd - HAM - Dick Brown run HAM 12-0 4th - HAM - Single, Volpe rouged on Kijek kick HAM 13-0 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 35-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) HAM 13-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 39 23 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 59 48
Toronto 1 1 0 2 32 19 Saskatchewan 2 1 0 4 51 29
Montreal 1 1 0 2 20 33 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 27 28
Ottawa 0 2 0 0 24 40 Calgary 0 4 0 0 37 69
SAT SEPT 9
Saskatchewan 16, CALGARY 11 (9500) - Led by quarterback Jack Hartman, who racked up 10 points, the Rough Riders rolled to the win, creating a three-way for first place in the WIFU. For Calgary, the loss was their fifth in a row to start the season.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 1 9 - 16
CALGARY - 0 5 0 6 - 11
2nd - CAL - Woody Strode, 44-yard pass from Keith Spaith CAL 5-0 2nd - SASK - Ken Charlton, 30-yard pass from Jack Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 6-5 3rd - SASK - Single, Charlton kick to deadline SASK 7-5 4th - SASK - Hartman, 20-yard pass from Del Wardien (Hartman convert) SASK 13-5 4th - SASK - Hartman, 22-yard field goal SASK 16-5 4th - CAL - Chuck Fenenbock, 3-yard run (Wilf Godfrey convert) SASK 16-11
Winnipeg 20, EDMONTON 6 (8000) - Tom Casey score two touchdowns to lead the Bomber offense, and intercepted four passes to lead the Bomber defense, which picked off seven passes in all. Winnipeg ran for 204 yards, and held Edmonton to 53 yards on the ground.
WINNIPEG - 0 15 5 0 - 20
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 6-yard pass from Pete Petrow (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Andy Sokol, 11-yard run (Aguirre convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Aguirre, 28-yard field goal WIN 15-0 3rd - WIN - Casey, 21-yard run WIN 20-0 4th - EDM - Bob Paffrath, 25-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus conver) WIN 20-6
Ottawa 23, HAMILTON 15 (12000) - Ottawa used a third-quarter aerial attack to drop Hamilton from the unbeaten ranks. QB Andy Gordon had ample time to pass thanks to his offensive line, tossing two majors to Bill Larochelle and another to Paul Gibson.
OTTAWA - 6 1 11 5 - 23
HAMILTON - 6 6 0 3 - 15
1st - HAM - Single, Bruce Cummins rouged on Fred Kijek kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Edgar Jones, 1-yard run HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Bill Larochelle, 38-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Buck Rogers convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Dick Brown rouged on Cummins kick OTT 7-6 2nd - HAM - Bill Gregus, 8-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 12-7 3rd - OTT - Gordon, 3-yard run TIED 12-12 3rd - OTT - Single, Al Crooker rouged by Lally Lalonde on Cummins kick OTT 13-12 3rd - OTT - LaRochelle, 37-yard run with lateral from Joe Asquini OTT 18-12 4th - HAM - Jones, 35-yard field goal OTT 18-15 4th - OTT - Paul Gibson pass from Gordon OTT 23-15
TORONTO 43, Montreal 12 (15000) - In a one-sided game, the Argonauts jumped out to an 18-0 lead in the first quarter and 31-6 at the half, with three of their seven touchdowns going for 82, 75 and 60 yards, while the defending champions looked inept due to numerous injuries.
MONTREAL - 0 6 6 0 - 12
TORONTO - 18 13 6 6 - 43
1st - TOR - Al Dekdebrun, 60-yard interception return (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 75-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 12-0 1st - TOR - Billy Bass, 7-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 18-0 2nd - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 38-yard pass from Bruce Coulter (Nick Scollard convert) TOR 18-6 2nd - TOR - Bass, 3-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 24-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Coulter rouged on Joe Krol kick TOR 25-6 2nd - TOR - Jake Dunlap on lateral from Jack Wedley after fumble recovery (Volpe convert) TOR 31-6 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 23-yard run (Scollard convert) TOR 31-12 3rd - Lorne Parkin, 15-yard fumble recovery (Volpe convert) TOR 37-12 4th - TOR - Curtis, 82-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 43-12
MON SEPT 11
CALGARY 13, Winnipeg 6 (8000) - Calgary finally broke into the win column as they kept Winnipeg off the scoreboard until the last play of the game. Royal Copeland and Sugarfoot Anderson scored the Stampeder majors as they rolled to a 13-0 lead.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 6 - 6
CALGARY - 0 1 0 12 - 13
1st - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline CAL 1-0 4th - CAL - Royal Copeland, 6-yard run (Wilf Godfrey convert) CAL 7-0 4th - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 7-yard pass from Spaith (Godfrey convert) CAL 13-0 4th - WIN - Ron Vaccher pass from Pete Petrow (Ed Korchak convert) CAL 13-6
EDMONTON 24, Saskatchewan 12 (8000) - The score was tied at 12 when Jimmy Macrea and Don Simon scored majors for their hometown team, sending Edmonton into first place in the West. AL Bodine scored both Saskatchewan majors.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 6 0 0 - 12
EDMONTON - 6 0 12 6 - 24
1st - SASK - Al Bodine, 51-yard pass from Jack Hartman (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 1st - EDM - Mike King run (Annis Stukus convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Bodine, 22-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 12-6 3rd - EDM - King run (A. Stukus convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - EDM - Jimmy Macrea, 24-yard fumble return (A. Stukus convert) EDM 18-12 4th - EDM - Don Simon, 32-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 24-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 2 1 0 4 54 46 Edmonton 4 2 0 8 89 80
Toronto 2 1 0 4 75 31 Saskatchewan 3 2 0 6 79 64
Montreal 1 2 0 2 32 76 Winnipeg 3 2 0 6 53 47
Ottawa 1 2 0 2 47 55 Calgary 1 5 0 2 61 91
SAT SEPT 16
Winnipeg 26, SASKATCHEWAN 13 (7559) - Winnipeg QB Jack Jacobs completed 13 of 16 passes, with one interception, and four TD passes to lead the Bombers to second place in the West.
WINNIPEG - 0 12 14 0 - 26
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 12 0 - 13
1st - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline SASK 1-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 27-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-1 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 28-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 12-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Del Wardien rouged on Aguirre kick WIN 13-1 3rd - SASK- Wardien, 5-yard run (Jack Hartman convert) WIN 13-7 3rd - WIN - Aguirre, 36-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 19-7 3rd - SASK - Bob Pelling, 38-yard pass from Charlton (Hartman convert) WIN 19-13 3rd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 40-yard run with lateral from Aguirre (Aguirre convert) WIN 25-13 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 26-13
Edmonton 29, CALGARY 22 (8500) - Edmonton stayed in first place as they overcame a 16-11 deficit thanks to QB Lindy Berry, who threw TD passes to Roland Prather and Bill Briggs. The loss dropped Calgary deeper into the cellar and jeopardized their playoff hopes.
EDMONTON - 6 5 12 6 - 29
CALGARY - 0 16 0 6 - 22
1st - EDM - Mike King, 6-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - CAL - Keith Spaith, 1-yard run EDM 6-5 2nd - EDM - Roland Prather, 66-yard pass from Lindy Berry EDM 11-5 2nd - CAL - Spaith, 13-yard pass from Chuck Fenenbock (Wilf Godfrey convert) TIED 11-11 2nd - CAL - Woody Strode, 36-yard pass from Spaith CAL 16-11 3rd - EDM - Bill Briggs. 46-yard pass from Doug Pyzer (A. Stukus convert) EDM 17-16 3rd - EDM - Don Simon, 75-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 23-16 4th - CAL - Royal Copeland, 1-yard run (Godfrey convert) EDM 23-22 4th - EDM - Briggs, 16-yard pass from Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 29-22
OTTAWA 42, Montreal 15 (15000) - QB Andy Gordon led Ottawa on a 26-point explosion in the second quarter, as the Rough Riders' Bill Larochelle ran 60 yards on the first play of the frame for a major. Virgil Wagner scored all three Alouette majors in the losing effort.
MONTREAL - 5 0 5 5 - 15
OTTAWA - 0 26 0 16 - 42
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 33-yard pass from Frank Filchock MON 5-0 2nd - OTT - Bill Larochelle, 60-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-5 2nd - OTT - Safety, Tommy Manastersky took Howie Turner quick kick 7 yards back into end zone OTT 8-5 2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 2-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 14-5 2nd - OTT - Andy Gordon, 16-yard interception return (Chipper convert) OTT 20-5 2nd - OTT - Larochelle pass from Frank Dunlap (Chipper convert) OTT 26-5 3rd - MON - Wagner, 27-yard run OTT 26-10 4th - OTT - Turner pass from Gordon OTT 31-10 4th - OTT - John Wagoner, 12-yard fumble return OTT 36-10 4th - OTT - Bill Stanton, 15-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 42-10 4th - MON - Wagner, 3-yard run OTT 42-15
TORONTO 48, Hamilton 8 (20904) - A record crowd saw the Argonauts smash Hamilton, leading 29-7 at the half. Hamilton QB Stan Heath completed only 5 of 21 passes and had three passes intercepted. Toronto QB Al Dekdebrun completed 8 of 15 with two touchdown passes.
HAMILTON - 1 6 0 1 - 8
TORONTO - 11 18 13 6 - 48
1st - HAM - Single, Ed Jones kick HAM 1-0 1st - TOR - Marvin Whaley pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-1 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 35-yard run TOR 11-1 2nd - TOR - Ted Toogood, 50-yard punt return (Vople convert) TOR 17-1 2nd - TOR - Joe Krol, 40-yard interception return (Volpe convert) TOR 23-1 2nd - HAM - Bill Gregus, 1-yard run (Jones convert) TOR 23-7 2nd - TOR - Bob Heck pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 29-7 3rd - TOR - Curtis, 79-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 35-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 36-7 3rd - TOR - Toogood, 80-yard punt return (Volpe convert) TOR 43-7 4th - TOR - Byron Karrys, 65-yard interception return (Volpe convert) TOR 49-7 4th - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick TOR 49-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 1 0 6 123 39 Edmonton 5 2 0 10 118 102
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 62 94 Winnipeg 4 2 0 8 79 60
Ottawa 2 2 0 4 89 70 Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 92 90
Montreal 1 3 0 2 47 118 Calgary 1 6 0 2 83 120
SAT SEPT 23
WINNIPEG 15, Saskatchewan 9 (8000) - A 35-yard touchdown pass from Indian Jack Jacobs to Tommy Ford, his second of the game, in the last two minutes gave Winnipeg the win and kept them two points behind Edmonton.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 3 6 - 9
WINNIPEG - 1 7 1 6 - 15
1st - WIN - Single, Ken Charlton rouged by Joe Aguirre on blocked kick WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 2-0 2nd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 62-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 8-0 3rd - SASK- Jack Hartman, 21-yard field goal WIN 8-3 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 9-3 4th - SASK - Sully Glasser, 8-yard pass from Del Wardien (Hartman convert) TIED 9-9 4th - WIN - Ford, 35-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-9
EDMONTON 33, Calgary 8 (10000) - Mike King scored three majors to keep Edmonton in first place in the West before one of the largest crowds in Clarke Stadium history. Edmonton exploded for 138 yards rushing and 238 through the air, while holding Calgary to 53 on the ground and 146 passing.
CALGARY - 3 0 0 5 - 8
EDMONTON - 5 9 5 14 - 33
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 37-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - EDM - Mike King, 2-yard line EDM 5-3 2nd - EDM - Annis Stukus, 24-yard field goal EDM 8-3 2nd - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 15-yard pass from Lindy Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 14-3 3rd - EDM - Jim Macrae pass from Berry EDM 19-3 4th - EDM - King, 1-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 25-3 4th - EDM - Single, Ken Moore kick to deadline 26-3 4th - EDM - Single, Harry Hood rouged by Bill Briggs on Moore kick EDM 27-3 4th - CAL - Royal Copeland run EDM 27-8 4th - EDM - King, 12-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 33-8
HAMILTON 18, Montreal 12 (7000) - Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones sparked Hamilton to the win with seven points on four singles and a field goal. Dick Brown ran for two majors to lead the Tiger-Cat ground attack. Montreal's hopes of defending the Dominion title took another hit with the loss.
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 6 - 12
HAMILTON - 0 13 5 0 - 18
1st - MON - Rod Pantages touch-in-goal kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 70-yard pass from Frank Filchock MON 6-0 2nd - HAM - Dick Brown, 4-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Brown, 1-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 12-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Pantages rouged on Pat Santucci kick HAM 13-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Jones 85-yard quick kick HAM 14-6 3rd - HAM - Jones, 25-yard field goal HAM 17-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Jones kick to deadline HAM 18-6 4th - MON - Tony Manastersky off lateral from Ralph Toohy after Filchock pass (Ches MCance convert) HAM 18-12
TORONTO 36, Ottawa 15 (24874) - Before the largest crowd in Canadian football history, Frank Clair's Argonauts rang up six touchdowns to win their third straight game. The Riders took an early 9-6 lead before Toronto stormed ahead for a 24-9 halftime lead.
OTTAWA - 3 6 1 5 - 15
TORONTO - 6 18 0 12 - 36
1st - OTT - Eric Chipper, 37-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 14-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-3 2nd - OTT - Andy Gordon, 10-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 9-6 2nd - TOR - Jack Wedley, 7-yard return of blocked kick (Volpe convert) TOR 12-9 2nd - TOR - Billy Bass, 40-yard interception return (Volpe convert) TOR 18-9 2nd - TOR - Curtis, 47-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 24-9 3rd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick to deadline TOR 24-10 4th - TOR - Bass, 17-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 30-10 4th - TOR - Dekdebrun, 2-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 36-10 4th - OTT - Paul Gibson, 16-yard pass from Gordon TOR 36-15
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 1 0 8 159 54 Edmonton 6 2 0 12 151 110
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 80 106 Winnipeg 5 2 0 10 94 69
Ottawa 2 3 0 4 104 106 Saskatchewan 3 4 0 6 101 105
Montreal 1 4 0 2 59 136 Calgary 1 7 0 2 91 153
SAT SEPT 30
OTTAWA 15, Toronto 5 (16592) - Billy Bass' 82-yard TD run was the only highlight for the Argos, who had beaten Ottawa by 21 points a week ago. Benny MacDonell led the Rider offense, rushing 21 times for 149 yards before a record Ottawa crowd.
TORONTO - 0 0 5 0 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 1 8 6 - 15
2nd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings touch-in-goal kick OTT 1-0 3rd - TOR - Billy Bass, 82-yard run TOR 5-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Cummings kick to deadline TOR 5-2 3rd - OTT - Andy Gordon, 1-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 8-5 3rd - OTT - Single, Tommy Toogood rouged on Cummings kick OTT 9-5 4th - OTT - Frank Dunlap, 2-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 15-5
Winnipeg 22, CALGARY 0 (6500) - Calgary won the rushing battle, 204 yards to 92, but could not dent the scoreboard. Winnipeg QB Jack Jacobs completed 10 of 11 passes in the first half to put the Bombers into a tie for first place in the West.
WINNIPEG - 6 9 6 1 - 22
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 10-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 22-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Aguirre, 25-yard field goal WIN 15-0 3rd - WIN - Ford, 58-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 21-0 4th - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 22-0
Saskatchewan 9, EDMONTON 6 (6500) - A last minute Edmonton fumble set up Al Bodine's winning major on a pass from Jack Hartman as Saskatchewan escaped with the win and sent the Eskimos into a tie with the Blue Bombers for first in the West.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 3 6 - 9
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
3rd - SASK - Jack Hartman, 35-yard field goal SASK 3-0 4th - EDM - Mo Bailey, 10-yard pass from Lindy Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 6-3 4th - SASK - Al Bodine, 10-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 9-6
SUN OCT 1
MONTREAL 31, Hamilton 18 (15383) - Montreal came back from a five point first half deficit to keep their playoff hopes alive. An 18-point splurge in the third quarter was led by Tommy Manastersky, who caught TD passes from Frank Filchock and Bruce Coulter.
HAMILTON - 6 6 6 0 - 18
MONTREAL - 6 1 18 6 - 31
1st - HAM - Jack Stewart, 3-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 3-yard run (Nick Scollard convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - Single, Dick Brown rouged by John Taylor on Rod Pantages kick MON 7-6 2nd - HAM - Bill Gregus run (Jones convert) HAM 12-7 3rd - MON - Wagner, 11-yard run (Scollard convert) MON 13-12 3rd - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 72-yard pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 19-12 3rd - Manastersky, 25-yard pass from Bruce Coulter MON 24-12 3rd - MON - Single, Don Toms rouged on Pantage kick MON 25-12 3rd - HAM - Gregus lateral from Jones (Jones convert) MON 25-18 4th - MON - Keith English, 19-yard pass from Filchock (Ches McCance convert) MON 31-18
MON OCT 2
CALGARY 16, Saskatchewan 13 (7000) - Calgary kept their playoff hopes alive, as they came from behind a first quarter 7-0 deficit to smash the Roughriders and help Edmonton clinch a playoff berth.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 6 - 13
CALGARY - 6 1 9 0 - 16
1st - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - George Festeryga, 18-yard run (Jack Hartman convert) SASK 7-0 1st - CAL - Chuck Fenebock, 2-yard run (Wilf Godfrey convert) SASK 7-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline TIED 7-7 3rd - CAL - Vern Graham, 2-yard field goal CAL 10-7 3rd - CAL - Graham lateral from Royal Copeland (Graham convert) CAL 16-7 4th - SASK - Al Bodine, 50-yard run (Hartman convert) CAL 16-13
EDMONTON 13, Winnipeg 10 (8000) - Spearheaded by Mike King's two touchdowns, Edmonton came from behind to edge Winnipeg after being held scoreless for the first three quarters. A succession of five Bomber penalties, King's plunging and the passing of Lindy Berry set the stage.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 4 0 - 10
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 13 - 13
2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 45-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 5-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - Aguirre, 6-yard field goal WIN 9-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 10-0 4th - EDM - Mike King, 2-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) WIN 10-6 4th - EDM - King, 24-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 12-10 4th - EDM - Single, Bill Briggs kick to deadline EDM 13-10
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 2 0 8 164 69 X-Edmonton 7 3 0 14 170 129
Hamilton 3 3 0 6 98 137 Winnipeg 6 3 0 12 126 82
Ottawa 3 3 0 6 119 111 Saskatchewan 4 5 0 8 123 127
Montreal 2 4 0 4 90 154 Calgary 2 8 0 4 107 188
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 7
OTTAWA 18, Montreal 8 (13000) - Ottawa had a wide edge all the way. The Alouettes' only weapon was Frank Filchock's passing. The former New York Giant star brought the Grey Cup champions a 77-yard touchdown in two plays in the final minute of the second quarter for their only highlight.
MONTREAL - 0 7 0 1 - 8
OTTAWA - 2 6 10 0 - 18
1st - OTT - Single, Tony Manastersky rouged on Howie Turner kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick to deadline 2nd - MON - Single, Pete Karpuk rouged on Rod Pantages kick OTT 2-1 2nd - OTT - Benny MacDonell, 3-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 8-1 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 24-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) OTT 8-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Manastersky rouged on Cummings kick OTT 9-7 3rd - OTT - Paul Gibson recovered fumble in end zone (Chipper convert) OTT 15-7 3rd - OTT - Chipper, 23-yard field goal OTT 18-7 4th - MON - Single, Pantages touch-in-goal kick OTT 18-8
Hamilton 29, TORONTO 23 (14957) - Hamilton threw the Big East race wide open by upsetting Toronto. The victory forced a three-way tie for first place. Bill Gregus dashed for two touchdowns to lead the Tiger-Cat attack, while Edgar Jones added a major and four converts.
HAMILTON - 9 6 7 7 - 29
TORONTO - 5 0 12 6 - 23
1st - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Bill Gregus run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 9-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run HAM 9-5 2nd - HAM - Ed Bevan, 24-yared fumble return (Jones convert) HAM 15-5 3rd - TOR - Al Dekdebrun run (Nick Volpe convert) HAM 15-11 3rd - HAM - Gregus run (Jones convert) HAM 21-11 3rd - TOR - Billy Bass run (Volpe convert) HAM 21-17 3rd - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 22-17 4th - HAM - Jones run (Jones convert) HAM 28-17 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie, 70-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) HAM 28-23 4th - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 29-23
WINNIPEG 25, Calgary 13 (8000) - Calgary saw its playoff hopes virtually killed before one of the largest crowds in Winnipeg's creaky Osborne Stadium. The Bombers fumbled five times but recovered all of them in a game highlighted by singles and rouges.
CALGARY - 3 1 3 6 - 13
WINNIPEG - 2 0 12 10 - 25
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 23-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick CAL 3-1 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick CAL 3-2 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick CAL 4-2 3rd - CAL- Graham, 13-yard field goal CAL 7-2 3rd - WIN - Tom Casey, 8-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 8-7 3rd - WIN - John Brown, 38-yard fumble return WIN 13-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick WIN 14-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 15-7 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 18-7 4th - WIN - Aguirre field goal WIN 19-7 4th - WIN - Don Knowles, 22-yard pass from Pete Petrow (Aguirre convert) WIN 25-7 4th - CAL - Normie Kwong, 5-yard run (Graham convert) WIN 25-13
SASKATCHEWAN 8, Edmonton 6 (6000) - Edmonton rolled up 348 yards on offense on a muddy field, but saw the Riders come from behind to knock them into a tie for first place in the West once again with Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 0 - 6
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 6 1 - 8
1st - SASK - Single, Jack Hartman kick SASK 1-0 2nd - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 25-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-1 3rd - SASK - Al Bodine, 2-yard run (Hartman convert) SASK 7-6 4th - SASK - Single, Bill Stukus rouged by Toar Springstein on Hartman kick SASK 8-6
SUN OCT 8
MONTREAL 18, Ottawa 14 (18618) - Montreal split their weekend series with Ottawa, dropping the Riders into a three-way tie for first place. The first half ended with clock confusion when the official allowed a Ottawa touchdown, then ruled the play did not count after consulting with the timers.
OTTAWA - 2 1 6 5 - 14
MONTREAL - 6 4 1 7 - 18
1st - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 4-yard run (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - OTT - Safety Frank Filchock tackled in end zone by Jack Morneau MON 6-2 2nd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings touch-in-goal kick MON 6-3 2nd - MON - Single, Ted McLarty rouged on Rod Pantages kick MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Scollard, 12-yard field goal MON 10-3 3rd - MON - Single, Herb Trawick blocked kick into end zone MON 11-3 3rd - OTT - Bill LaRochelle pass from Andy Gordon (Eric Chipper convert) MON 11-9 4th - MON - Single, Pantages kick to deadline MON 12-9 4th - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 18-9 4th - OTT - Bob Simpson, 83-yard pass from Gordon MON 18-14
MON OCT 9
Toronto 20, HAMILTON 19 (11000) - Toronto took over the top spot in the Big Four, but it was not easy. The last play of the game was an attempted field goal by Hamilton's Edgar Jones from 40 yards out, which missed the posts by a foot and rolled to the deadline for the Tiger-Cats' 19th point.
TORONTO - 7 1 12 0 - 20
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 13 - 19
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Al Dekdebrun run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 8-0 2nd - HAM - Edgar Jones run (Jones convert) TOR 8-6 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 20-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 14-6 3rd - Doug Smylie, 30-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 20-6 4th - HAM - Jones 20-yard pass from Stan Heath (Jones convert) TOR 20-12 4th - HAM - Alfie Crooker pass from Heath (Jones convert) TOR 20-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jones kick to deadline TOR 20-19
WINNIPEG 28, Edmonton 6 (8000) - On the first play of the game, Edmonton's Mike King fumbled and Winnipeg's Ed Henke recovered - the rout was on.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WINNIPEG - 14 1 11 2 - 28
1st - WIN - Tommy Ford, 10-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 7-0 1st- WIN - Single, Harry Hobbs rogued on Jacobs kick WIN 8-0 1st - WIN - Aguirre, 20-yard fumble return (Aguirre convert) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Hobbs rouged on Aguirre kick WIN 15-0 3rd - WIN - Don Knowles, 83-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 21-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick WIN 22-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 23-0 3rd - WIN - Aguirre, 26-yard field goal WIN 26-0 4th - WIN - Single, Hibbs rigued on Tom Casey kick
SASKATCHEWAN 21, Calgary 0 (8000) - The game started out blandly as Saskatchewan led 1-0 at the half, then the Riders exploded with 14 points in the third quarter to stay alive in the West playoff picture. Ken Hartman led the way with a touchdown pass, three converts and two singles.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 14 6 - 21
2nd - SASK - Single, Ken Hartman kick SASK 1-0 3rd - SASK - Sammy Pierce, 36-yard run (Hartman convert) SASK 7-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline SASK 8-0 3rd - SASK - Nelson Greene run (Hartman convert) SASK 14-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Hartman kick SASK 15-0 4th - SASK - Mike Yakmyk, 4-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 21-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 3 0 10 207 117 X-Winnipeg 8 3 0 16 177 101
Hamilton 4 4 0 8 146 180 X-Edmonton 7 5 0 14 182 165
Ottawa 4 4 0 8 151 137 Saskatchewan 6 5 0 12 152 133
Montreal 3 5 0 6 116 186 Calgary 2 10 0 4 120 232
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 14
Winnipeg 23, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (7000) - Winnipeg struck for three touchdowns in the third quarter to clinch first place in the West. Tommy Ford scored twice on passes from Jack Jacobs. The Riders' passing game struggled, completing 13 of 37 pass attempts.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 17 0 - 23
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Tommy Ford, 46-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 5-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - Tom Casey, 32-yard interception return (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 12-0 3rd - WIN - Ford, 6-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 17-0 3rd - WIN - Jacobs, 5-yard run (Aguirre convert) WIN 23-0
Calgary 19, EDMONTON 12 (7500) - Chuck Fenenbock, released by Edmonton after last season, came back to haunt his former team, scored two touchdowns to lead Calgary to the upset. Harry Hood scored the other Stampeder major. The loss ended Edmonton's hopes to win the West.
CALGARY - 6 1 6 6 - 19
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 6 - 12
1st - CAL - Chuck Fenenbock run (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Bill Stukus conceded on Keith Spaith kick CAL 7-0 3rd - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 32-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus convert) CAL 7-6 3rd - CAL - Fenenbock, 2-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 13-6 4th - CAL - Harry Hood, 7-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 19-6 4th - EDM - Berry, 15-yard run (A. Stukus convert) CAL 19-12
MONTREAL 24, Toronto 16 (13424) - Frankie Filchock tossed two touchdown passes and Virgil Wagner scored twice, one on a run, to put Montreal back in the playoff race. Toronto lost the game and RB Billy Bass, who left the game with a back injury.
TORONTO - 2 0 0 14 - 16
MONTREAL - 6 6 12 0 - 24
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-2 1st -TOR - Single, Krol kick MON 6-2 2nd - MON - Toohy pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 12-2 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 18-2 3rd - MON - Wagner, 11-yard run (Scollard convert) MON 24-2 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 83-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) MON 24-8 4th - TOR - Curtis, 2-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) MON 24-14 4th - TOR - Safety, Tommy Manastersky conceded on Krol kick MON 24-16
HAMILTON 32, Ottawa 0 (10000) - Hamilton struck for three touchdowns in the first six minutes, two on Stan Heath majors, on a run, the other a pass from Edgar Jones, as they rolled into a first place tie in the Big Four. The team was inspired by news that RB Bill Gregus' US draft status was deferred to the spring.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
HAMILTON - 18 3 5 6 - 32
1st - HAM - Vince Mazza, 10-yard pass from Edgar Jones (Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Alfie Crooker, 27-yard pass from Stan Heath (Jones convert) HAM 12-0 1st - HAM - Heath, 28-yard pass from Jones (Jones convert) HAM 18-0 2nd - HAM - Jones, 29-yard field goal HAM 21-0 3rd - HAM - Jones, 1-yard run HAM 26-0 4th - HAM - Single, Ted McLarty rouged on Jones kick HAM 27-0 4th - HAM - Bill Gregus, 2-yard run HAM 32-0
MON OCT 16
WINNIPEG 20, Saskatchewan 19 (8000) - A hotly-disputed Winnipeg onside kick set up their game-tying touchdown and then Joe (The Toe) Aguirre cooly split the uprights with the convert to give the Bombers the win the final minutes.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 3 6 - 19
WINNIPEG - 6 0 7 7 - 20
1st - WIN - Jack Jacobs, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Jack Hartman kick to deadline WIN 6-1 2nd - SASK - Ken Charlton run (Hartman convert) SASK 7-6 2nd - SASK - Hartman, 17-yard field goal SASK 10-6 3rd - SASK - Hartman, 17-yard field goal SASK 13-6 3rd - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 25-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) SASK 13-12 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline TIED 13-13 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 14-13 4th - SASK - Nels Greene, 1-yard run (Hartman convert) SASK 19-14 4th - WIN - Keith Pearce, 28-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 20-19
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 4 0 10 223 141 Y-Winnipeg 10 3 0 20 220 120
Hamilton 5 4 0 10 178 180 X-Edmonton 7 6 0 14 194 184
Ottawa 4 5 0 8 151 169 Saskatchewan 6 7 0 12 171 176
Montreal 4 5 0 8 140 202 Calgary 3 10 0 6 139 244
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 21
Saskatchewan 36, WINNIPEG 1 (7200) - The Riders' 35-point victory margin helped them gain home grounds for the semi-final with Edmonton. as they ended up with a better point average. Winnipeg rested nine of his usual starters to rest them for the playoffs.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 12 12 12 - 36
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - WIN - Single, Joe Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 1-0 2nd - SASK - Sammy Pierce, 55-yard interception return (Roy Wright convert) SASK 6-1 2nd - SASK - Pierce, 3-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 12-1 3rd - SASK - Nels Greene, 10-yard run with lateral from Gord Perry after 12-yard pass from Wright SASK 17-1 3rd - SASK - Single, George McPhail conceded on Greene kick SASK 18-1 3rd - SASK - Greene, 15-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 24-1 4th - SASK - Sully Glasser, 8-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 30-1 4th - SASK - Mike Yakymyk, 1-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 36-1
CALGARY 13, Edmonton 7 (2000) - Calgary scored all of its points in the first quarter to knock Edmonton out of hosting the West semi-final next week. Edmonton played without QB Lindy Berry, who was injured, and WR Morris Bailey, who was in Texas.
EDMONTON - 0 6 1 0 - 7
CALGARY - 13 0 0 0 - 13
1st - CAL - Single, Pete Logheed rouged by Barney Bjarnson on Chuck Fenenbock kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson pass from Keith Spaith (Vern Graham convert) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Anderson pass from Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 13-0 2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 19-yard pass from Bill Stukus (Annis Stukus convert) CAL 13-6 3rd - EDM - Single, Harry Hood conceded on Ken Sluman kick CAL 13-7
OTTAWA 21, Toronto 21 (T) (15000) - A spectacular second half, marked by five converted touchdowns, left fans in a state of high excitement. The Riders blew a 12-point lead after striking for 18 points in the third quarter.
TORONTO - 9 0 0 12 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 3 18 0 - 21
1st - TOR - Nick Volpe, 13-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Bob Westlake, 9-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 9-0 2nd - OTT - Eric Chipper, 13-yard field goal TOR 9-3 3rd - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 21-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Chipper convert) TIED 9-9 3rd - OTT - Bill Stanton, 21-yard interception return (Chipper convert) OTT 15-9 3rd - OTT - Howie Turner, 25-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 21-9 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie, 29-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) OTT 21-15 4th - TOR - John Kerns, 14-yard blocked punt return (Volpe convert) TIED 21-21
SUN OCT 22
MONTREAL 16, Hamilton 13 (16687) - Montreal scored twice in the first quarter, then saw Hamilton storm back to take the lead and won on a booming 47-yard placement by Nick Scollard. On the last play, Hamilton's Bob McDonald barely missed a Stan Heath pass which would have led to a major.
HAMILTON - 1 6 6 0 - 13
MONTREAL - 12 4 0 0 - 16
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 70-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 6-1 1st - MON - Manastersky, 1-yard run (Scollard convert) MON 12-1 2nd - HAM - Edgar Jones, 1-yard lateral from Stan Heath (Jones convert) MON 12-7 2nd - MON - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Scollard kick MON 13-7 2nd - MON - Scollard, 45-yard field goal MON 16-7 3rd - HAM - Jones pass from Heath (Jones convert) MON 16-13
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 4 1 11 244 162 Y-Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 223 156
Hamilton 5 5 0 10 191 196 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 207 177
Montreal 5 5 0 10 156 215 X-Edmonton 7 7 0 14 201 197
Ottawa 4 5 1 9 172 190 Calgary 4 10 0 6 152 253
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 28
HAMILTON 29, Montreal 18 (12000) - Hamilton threw the East playoff race into a free-for-all as they saw a 16-0 lead melt when Montreal struck for 18 second quarter points and a halftime lead. Hamilton then shoutout the Als in the second half and roared to 13 points of their own.
MONTREAL - 0 18 0 0 - 18
HAMILTON - 11 5 6 7 - 29
1st - HAM - Edgar Jones, 2-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Bob McDonald, 1-yard run HAM 11-0 2nd - HAM - Jones, 5-yard run HAM 16-0 2nd - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 45-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) HAM 16-6 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 1-yard run (Scollard convert) HAM 16-12 2nd - MON - Pete Thodos, 13-yard pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 18-16 3rd - HAM - Jones, 1-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 22-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jones kick to deadline HAM 23-18 4th - HAM - Jones run HAM 28-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jones touch-in-goal kick HAM 29-18
TORONTO 30, Ottawa 7 (20012) - Toronto broke through the stubborn Ottawa defense for 18 points in the final quarter, and knocked Ottawa out of the playoff picture. The win clinched a playoff spot for the Argonauts.
OTTAWA - 6 0 1 0 - 7
TORONTO - 0 6 6 18 - 30
1st - OTT - Joe Asquini, 64-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 9-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings touch-in-goal kick OTT 7-6 3rd - TOR - Don Scott, 50-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 12-7 4th - TOR - Marv Whaley, 16-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 18-7 4th - TOR - Curtis, 52-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 24-7 4th - TOR - Whaley, 35-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 30-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 6 4 1 13 274 169 Y-Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 223 156
Hamilton 6 5 0 12 220 214 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 207 177
Montreal 5 6 0 10 174 244 X-Edmonton 7 7 0 14 201 197
Ottawa 4 6 1 9 179 220 Calgary 4 10 0 6 152 253
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT NOV 4
Hamilton 11, OTTAWA 3 (10502) - In the rain, snow and mud, Hamilton completed its climb from last place in 1949 to the Big Four title thanks to a solid running attack by Edgar (Special Delivery) Jones and Bill Gregus.
HAMILTON - 6 0 0 5 - 11
OTTAWA - 3 0 0 0 - 3
1st - HAM - Bill Gregus, 8-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Eric Chipper, 21-yard field goal HAM 6-3 4th - HAM - Jones, 15-yard run HAM 11-3
Montreal 18, TORONTO 17 (11000) - Nick Scollard, US import end from Indiana, faced permanent suspension from Canadian football after slugging official Jimmy Simpson in the third quarter. Toronto would have forced a tie but Nick Volpe's convert attempt hit the goal post late in the game.
MONTREAL - 6 7 0 5 - 18
TORONTO - 1 6 5 5 - 17
1st - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from Bruce Coulter (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol touch-in-goal kick MON 6-1 2nd - TOR - Krol, 50-yard fumble return (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 7-6 2nd - MON - Rod Pantages run (Scollard convert) MON 12-7 2nd - MON - Single, Scollard kick MON 13-7 3rd - TOR - Bob Westlake run MON 13-12 4th - MON - Ches McCance, 25-yard run MON 18-12 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie run MON 18-17
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Y-Hamilton 7 5 0 14 231 217 Y-Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 223 156
X-Toronto 6 5 1 13 291 187 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 207 177
Montreal 6 6 0 12 192 261 X-Edmonton 7 7 0 14 201 197
Ottawa 4 7 1 9 182 231 Calgary 4 10 0 6 152 253
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WIFU SEMI-FINAL
SAT OCT 28
Edmonton 24, SASKATCHEWAN 1 (8000) - Mike King scored two majors, and Rollin Prather added the other, as Edmonton easily won the sudden-death playoff to set up a date with Winnipeg. The only Rider score was a rouge off a missed field goal in the final period.
EDMONTON - 0 12 9 3 - 24
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 1 - 1
2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 34-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Mike King run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 12-0 3rd - EDM - King run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 18-0 3rd - EDM - A. Stukus, 43-yard field goal EDM 21-0 4th - SASK - Single, Berry rouged on Jack Hartman kick EDM 21-1 4th - EDM - A. Stukus, 20-yard field goal EDM 24-1
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins on points, 67-35)
SAT NOV 4
EDMONTON 17, Winnipeg 16 (14900) - Lindy Berry tossed a 27-yard pass to Rollie Prather in the final four minutes to tie the game at 17-all. Eskimo coach Annis Stukus then kicked the convert, sending the largest western football crowd ever into a frenzy.
WINNIPEG - 0 9 7 0 - 16
EDMONTON - 6 0 5 6 - 17
1st - EDM - Mike King run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Joe Aguirre, 40-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 17-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 9-6 3rd - WIN - Tom Casey, 35-yard fumble return (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-6 3rd - EDM - Bob Paffrath, 6-yard run WIN 15-11 3rd - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 16-11 4th - EDM - Rollie Prather, 27-yard pass from Lindy Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 17-16
SAT NOV 11
WINNIPEG 22, Edmonton 12 (8300) - In a game which saw three players ejected, the Blue Bombers evened the Western final at one game apiece. Winnipeg's rushing attack exploded for 273 yards while the defense held the Eskimos to 59 yards on the ground. He would kick the game-winning field goal.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 6 - 12
WINNIPEG - 7 9 6 0 - 22
1st - WIN - Single, Joe Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Ian Gibb, 29-yard pass from Tom Casey (Aguirre convert) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bill Stukus rouged by Glenn Johnson on Jacobs kick WIN 8-0 2nd - EDM - Mike King recovered fumble in end zone (Annis Stukus convert) WIN 8-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 9-6 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 40-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Lindy Berry rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 16-6 3rd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 63-yard lateral from Johnny Stroppa (Aguirre convert) WIN 22-6 4th - EDM - Dimitri Goloubef, 20-yard pass from Bill Stukus (Don Durno convert) WIN 22-12
MON NOV 13
WINNIPEG 29, Edmonton 6 (8500) - The Bombers jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and coasted to their West title. QB Jack Jacobs, import from Green Bay, was nearly perfect with his passing and kicking, and scored two touchdowns on runs to lead Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
WINNIPEG - 14 6 5 4 - 29
1st - WIN - Jack Jacobs, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 8-0 1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 8-yard run (Aguirre convert) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Jacobs run (Aguirre convert) WIN 20-0 3rd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 20-yard fumble return WIN 25-0 3rd - EDM - Bill Stukus, 1-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) WIN 25-6 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 26-6 4th - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 27-6 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 28-6 4th - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 29-6
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins on points, 35-19)
SAT NOV 11
HAMILTON 13, Toronto 11 (14000) - Toronto jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead before QB Stan Heath came off the bench to spark Hamilton's comeback, moving Edgar Jones to his regular halfback spot.
TORONTO - 10 0 1 0 - 11
HAMILTON - 0 9 0 4 - 13
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick to deadline TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 10-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR- Volpe, 25-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - HAM - Ralph Bartolini, 3-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) TOR 10-6 2nd - HAM - Jones field goal TOR 10-9 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 11-9 4th - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick TOR 11-10 4th - HAM - Jones field goal HAM 13-11
WED NOV 15
TORONTO 24, Hamilton 6 (23349) - Toronto won its first Big Four title since 1947, and 13th overall, in
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
TORONTO - 9 7 7 1 - 24
1st - TOR - Doug Whaley pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Volpe, 25-yard field goal TOR 9-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kicks rouge TOR 10-0 2nd - TOR - Ted Toogood pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 16-0 3rd - TOR - Bob Westlake, 34-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 22-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 23-0 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 24-0 4th - HAM - Bob McDonald pass from Stan Heath (Edgar Jones convert) TOR 24-6
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 18
TORONTO 43, Toronto Balmy Beach 13 (13704) - The Argonauts overcame a blocked kick and three fumbles to roll the easy win and set up a rematch in the Grey Cup with Winnipeg, a team they met three straight years ending in 1947.
BALMY BEACH - 0 1 12 0 - 13
TORONTO - 6 12 12 13 - 43
1st - TOR - Rod Smylie, 88-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - BB - Single, Howie French kick TOR 6-1 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis major (Volpe convert) TOR 12-1 2nd - TOR - Curtis major (Volpe convert) TOR 18-1 3rd - TOR - R. Smylie pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 24-1 3rd - BB - Carl Galbreath major (George Watson convert) TOR 24-7 3rd - BB - Dwight Follin major (Watson convert) TOR 24-13 3rd - TOR - Curtis major (Volpe convert) TOR 30-13 4th - TOR - Tommy Toogood major (Volpe convert) TOR 36-13 4th - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 37-13 4th - TOR - Toogood major (Volpe convert) TOR 43-13
1950 GREY CUP (Saturday November 25th at Toronto - 27,101)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (6-5-1) 13, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (10-4) 0 - The 1950 Grey Cup is remembered more for its poor field conditions than the actual game itself. The Mud Bowl featured two teams facing each other for the sixth and final time at the Canadian football classic. The muddy conditions at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium made for a lacklustre game, but didn’t prevent the Argonauts from winning their eighth Grey Cup title. The Argos kicked for what turned out to be the winning point in the first quarter. Winnipeg’s Tom Casey misjudged Joe Krol’s punt from the Blue Bombers 49-yard line, as the ball went over his head and into the end zone for a rouge. Krol avoided a potential turnover later in the half when he dropped the ball on an attempted kick in Bombers territory. Krol picked it up and raced around the end for 10
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yards, putting the ball on the Winnipeg 15. After failing to make another first down, Nick Volpe kicked a 21-yard field goal to put the Argos up 4-0. Before the end of the first half, the Argos increased the margin to 7-0. Toronto’s Billy Bass recovered Indian Jack Jacobs at the Winnipeg 19. After two running plays from Ulysses ‘Crazy Legs’ Curtis and Teddy Toogood, Volpe was successful on a field goal from the Winnipeg 23. The Argos completed the scoring in the third quarter. Toronto’s Jake Dunlap blocked Jacobs’ kick which the Boatmen recovered at the Winnipeg 20. Billy Bass and Al Dekdebrun carried to the four-yard line, and Toogood to the one. On third down Dekdebrun slid across the goal line for the only touchdown of the game. Volpe missed on the convert, but Krol later kicked a single for the final point of the game. Dekdebrun directed Toronto’s ground offence all game, which steamrolled the Winnipeg defence for 232 yards. As for the Canadian Rugby Union, they were criticized for the poor field conditions. Some pointed to a lack of tarpaulin at Varsity Stadium; others believed the game could have been played a week earlier to avoid adverse weather conditions. Wrote one writer, “Because the field was like a pig’s wallow, what should have been a football classic turned into a slogging show.” It was the last time a team has been shut out in the Grey Cup final.
TORONTO - 1 6 6 0 - 13
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick to deadline TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Nick Volpe, 21-yard field goal TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Volpe, 23-yard field goal TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Al Dekdebrun, 1-yard TOR 12-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick
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