CANADIAN FOOTBALL - 1933
The Toronto Argonauts lost their first two games of the season, only to storm back and win eight straight, including their first Grey Cup win in 12 years....The Winnipeg St.John's were a no show at the annual meeting of the Manitoba Rugby Football Union. It was later learned that the St.John's had suspended operations for one season while they got their finances in order....The MRFU made attempts to get another organization to take over the operations of the St.John's for the 1933 season. Although there was interest in taking over the team on a permanent basis, there was no interest in being custodian of the team for just one season....In August, the players of the St.John's were dispersed between the Winnipegs and the Garrison. The Garrison was an Army team and only servicemen were eligible to play on the team. The Garrison claimed the only player who qualified (Alf Woods) and the remainder of the players ended up in the camp of the Winnipegs....With an abundance of players available the Winnipegs operated two teams in 1933. The best players ended up on the Winnipegs who were wearing brand new blue jerseys (they weren't blue & gold until 1934). The remaining players wore the old green jerseys and they played under the name Shamrocks...The Winnipeg St.John's failed to re-form in 1934....The British Columbia Rugby Football Union did not have regular season play, but did play 8 games in 3 multi-game series to determine a western semi finalist, and later another final for the league championship.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7
Ottawa 14, HAMILTON 13 (7000) - Ottawa won for the first time in Big Four play since October 6, 1928 when they defeated Montreal 10-8, and won in Hamilton for the first time since October 9, 1926 (8-6). On the Tiger 15, Abe Eliowitz, in the final seconds, kicked clear of the deadline for the Ottawa win.
OTTAWA - 7 0 6 1 - 14
HAMILTON - 0 2 5 6 - 13
1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 26-yard pass from Lorne Johnson (Johnson convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick touch-in-goal OTT 7-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Bernie Thornton kick to deadline OTT 7-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Frank Turville kick to Johnon for rouge OTT 7-2 3rd - HAM - Turville, 30-yard field goal OTT 7-5 3rd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to George Jeffers for rouge OTT 8-5 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to Wilf Patterson for rouge OTT 8-6 3rd - OTT - Tom Graham, 20-yard pass from Johnson OTT 13-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to Johnson for rouge OTT 13-7 4th - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline OTT 13-8 4th - HAM - Ken Boadway, 15-yard pass from Turville TIED 13-13 4th - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline OTT 14-13
Montreal 18, TORONTO 14 (12000) - Montreal rallied from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter to win thanks to the arm of Carl Perina.
MONTREAL - 0 6 12 0 - 18
TORONTO - 6 8 0 0 - 14
1st - TOR - Jack Taylor, 50-yard run (Mike Chepesuik convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - MON - Sam Halbert recovered fumble in end zone (Huck Welch convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Chepesuik field goal TOR 9-6 2nd - TOR - Taylor, 30-yard run TOR 14-6 3rd - MON - Ken Grant, 40-yard pass from Carl Perina (Welch convert) TOR 14-12 4th - MON - Pete Jotkus run (Welch convert) MON 18-14
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Montreal 1 0 0 18 14 2 Toronto 0 1 0 14 18 0
Ottawa 1 0 0 14 13 2 Hamilton 0 1 0 13 14 0
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14
OTTAWA 15, Toronto 8 (7000) - Andrew Tommy broke off a 115-yard touchdown run, his second major of the game, in the second quarter to spark Ottawa to its second straight win.
TORONTO - 2 0 6 0 - 8
OTTAWA - 7 7 0 1 - 15
1st - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to deadline OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Andrew Tommy, 52-yard pass from Lorne Johnson (Johnson convert) OTT 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Clark Bell kick to Johnson for rouge OTT 7-1 1st - TOR - Single, Bell kick to Johnson for rouge OTT 7-2 2nd - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to deadline OTT 8-2 2nd - OTT - Tommy, 115-yard fumble return (Eliowitz convert) OTT 14-2 3rd - TOR - Ted Morris, 2-yard run (Whitey Miller convert) OTT 14-8 4th - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to Jack Taylor for rouge OTT 15-8
MONTREAL 11, Hamilton 7 (8000) - Carl Perina completed three straight passes in the second quarter that opened the way for the game's only touchdown, which he himself scored, as Montreal remained atop the Big Four with Ottawa.
HAMILTON - 4 0 3 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 1 6 3 1 - 11
1st - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick touch-in-goal MON 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Frank Turville, 12-yard field goal HAM 3-1 1st - HAM - Single, Turville kick touch-in-goal HAM 4-1 2nd - MON - Carl Perina, 1-yard run (Welch convert) MON 7-4 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline MON 7-5 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline MON 7-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline TIED 7-7 3rd - MON - Welch, 3-yard field goal MON 10-7 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick to deadline MON 11-7
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Montreal 2 0 0 29 21 4 Toronto 0 2 0 22 33 0
Ottawa 2 0 0 29 21 4 Hamilton 0 2 0 20 25 0
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21
Toronto 21, HAMILTON 2 () - Toronto won for the first time in Hamilton since 1926 and virtually eliminated the Tigers from the Big Four title race. Two touchdowns in the first half put the game out of reach early.
TORONTO - 6 5 1 9 - 21
HAMILTON - 1 1 0 0 - 2
1st - TOR - Tommy Burns, 5-yard run (Mike Chepesuik convert) TOR 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Jack Taylor rouged on kick TOR 6-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Jim Smiley kick to Taylor for rouge TOR 6-2 2nd - TOR - Taylor, 30-yard pass from Andy Mulland TOR 11-2 3rd - TOR - Single, Chepesuik kick to Smiley for rouge TOR 12-2 4th - TOR - Taylor run (Chepesuik convert) TOR 18-2 4th - TOR - Chepesuik, 20-yard field goal TOR 21-2
OTTAWA 9, Montreal 1 (11000) - Ottawa had its biggest win in years before a sellout crowd. Andy Tommy, Lorne Johnson, Dave Sprague and Abe Eliowitz weaved and kicked their team to the smart victory.
MONTREAL - 1 0 0 0 - 1
OTTAWA - 0 2 4 3 - 9
1st - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick to Lorne Johnson for rouge MON 1-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Andy Tommy kick to deadline TIED 1-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to deadline OTT 2-1 3rd - OTT - Johnson kick to deadline OTT 3-1 3rd - OTT - Eliowitz field goal OTT 6-1 4th - OTT - Eliowitz, 12-yard field goal OTT 9-1
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Ottawa 3 0 0 38 22 6 Toronto 1 2 0 43 35 2
Montreal 2 1 0 30 30 4 Hamilton 0 3 0 22 46 0
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28
TORONTO 11, Hamilton 5 (9000) - Crippled with injuries, the Tigers led until late in the third quarter. A Mike Chepesuik placement put Toronto into the lead, and left them one game back in the championship race.
TORONTO - 0 2 4 5 - 11
HAMILTON - 5 0 0 0 - 5
1st - HAM - Seymour Wilson, 35-yard fumble return HAM 5-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Tommy Burns kick touch-in-goal HAM 5-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Armour Munro kick to deadline HAM 5-2 3rd - TOR - Single, Burns kick touch-in-goal HAM 5-3 3rd - TOR - Mike Chepesuik field goal TOR 6-5 4th - TOR - Bas McNichol, 30-yard fumble return TOR 11-5
MONTREAL 18, Ottawa 12 (10000) - Montreal, unbeaten at home since 1930, handed Ottawa its first loss of the season thanks to Rider fumbles. Twice Lorne Johnson dropped the ball, leading to Montreal majors. The result was a two-way tie for the Big Four lead.
OTTAWA - 6 0 6 0 - 12
MONTREAL - 1 4 6 7 - 18
1st - OTT - Tom Graham, 4-yard pass from Lorne Johnson (Abe Eliowitz convert) OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick to Johnson for rouge OTT 6-1 2nd - MON - Single, Welch kick to deadline OTT 6-2 2nd - MON - Welch, 25-yard field goal OTT 6-5 3rd - MON - Henry Gabarino, 50-yard fumble return (Welch convert) MON 11-6 3rd - OTT - Arnie Morrison recovered Welch fumble in end zone (Eliowitz convert) OTT 12-11 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick to deadline TIED 12-12 4th - MON - Carl Perina, 2-yard run (Welch convert) MON 18-12
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Ottawa 3 1 0 50 40 6 Toronto 2 2 0 54 40 4
Montreal 3 1 0 48 42 6 Hamilton 0 4 0 27 57 0
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4
TORONTO 21, Ottawa 4 (16000) - The Argos struck early with a safety and a touchdown and rolled to the easy win over the reeling Riders. The win put Toronto in position to tie for first going into the final week.
OTTAWA - 0 0 4 0 - 4
TORONTO - 9 6 6 0 - 21
1st - TOR - Abe Eliowitz tackled in end zone TOR 2-0 1st - TOR - Single, Ab Box kick to Wilf Patterson for rouge TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Ted Morris, 48-yard run (Mike Chepesuik convert) TOR 9-0 2nd - TOR - Tommy Burns, 35-yard field goal TOR 12-0 2nd - TOR - Burns, 25-yard field goal TOR 15-0 3rd - OTT - Eliowitz, 30-yard field goal TOR 15-3 3rd - TOR - Burns recovered blocked kick in end zone (Burns convert) TOR 21-3 3rd - OTT - Single, Jack Taylor rouged in end zone TOR 21-4
Montreal 9, HAMILTON 2 (4500) - Huck Welch scored every point for Montreal with his kicking, as the Winged Wheelers put themselves in position to win the Big Four. Hamilton faced its worst finish since the league was formed in 1907.
MONTREAL - 2 1 4 2 - 9
HAMILTON - 0 1 0 1 - 2
1st - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick to Seymour Wilson for rouge MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal MON 2-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Frank Turville kick to deadline MON 2-1 2nd - MON - Single, Welch kick to deadline MON 3-1 3rd - MON - Welch kick touch-in-goal MON 4-1 3rd - MON - Welch field goal MON 7-1 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick to deadline MON 8-1 4th - HAM - Single, Jim Smiley kick to Welch for rouge MON 8-2 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick tough-in-goal MON 9-2
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Montreal 4 1 0 57 44 8 Ottawa 3 2 0 54 61 6
Toronto 3 2 0 75 44 6 Hamilton 0 5 0 29 66 0
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11
Toronto 11, MONTREAL 10 (5000) - Montreal fumbled its way into a playoff in a game played before a small crowd on a wind swept, frozen field. The tie, Montreal's first home loss since 1930, forced a two-game, home-and-home series.
TORONTO - 10 0 1 0 - 11
MONTREAL - 0 1 7 2 - 10
1st - TOR - Ted Morris, 5-yard run TOR 5-0 1st - TOR - Tommy Burns, 9-yard run TOR 10-0 2nd - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick to Ab Box for rouge TOR 10-1 3rd - MON - Carl Perina, 4-yard run TOR 10-6 3rd - MON - Safety touch, Box tackled by Welch and Kennie Grant in end zone TOR 10-8 3rd - TOR - Single, Box kick touch-in-goal TOR 11-8 4th - MON - Welch kick to deadline TOR 11-9 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal TOR 11-10
Hamilton 14, OTTAWA 7 (5000) - After Seymour Wilson broke of a long run for a touchdown, Hamilton never allowed Ottawa to settle down to business. Frank Turville kicked all the remaining points, two from field goals.
HAMILTON - 10 1 0 3 - 14
OTTAWA - 0 6 1 0 - 7
1st - HAM - Seymour Wilson, 55-yard run (Frank Turville convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Turville kick touch-in-goal HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Turville, 25-yard field goal HAM 10-0 2nd - OTT - Andy Tommy, 20-yard pass from Abe Eliowitz (Eliowitz convert) HAM 10-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Turville kick touch-in-goal HAM 11-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Turville kick to Eliowitz for rouge HAM 11-7 4th - HAM - Turville, 20-yard field goal HAM 14-7
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Montreal 4 1 0 57 44 8 Ottawa 3 2 0 54 61 6
Toronto 3 2 0 75 44 6 Hamilton 0 5 0 29 66 0
IRFU (BIG FOUR) FINAL
SAT NOV 18 - Toronto 5, Montreal 4 (3000 at Hamilton) - A small crowd, made up mostly of Argo fans, watched a closely fought game in the cold. Toronto used a third quarter rally to take the lead in the series.
MONTREAL - 1 1 0 2 - 4
TORONTO - 0 0 4 1 - 5
1st - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick to Ab Box for rouge MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Welch to Box for rouge MON 2-0 3rd - TOR - Tommy Burns field goal TOR 3-2 3rd - TOR - Single, Burns kick to deadline TOR 4-2 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal TOR 4-3 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick to Box for rouge TIED 4-4 4th - TOR - Single, Box kick to Welch for rouge TOR 5-4
SAT NOV 25 - Toronto 15, MONTREAL 5 (2000) - Toronto won its first Big Four title since 1922 and the days of Lionel Conacher, thanks to winning six consecutive games to end the season.
Jeff Perry, the grandson of Norm Perry, displays the game ball used in the 1933 Grey Cup game on the field where Sarnia fans witnessed their Imperials fall to the Toronto Argonauts 4-3. (Source: 13th Man Sports)
TORONTO - 6 1 6 2 - 15
MONTREAL - 3 1 1 0 - 5
1st - MON - Huck Welch field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Tommy Burns, 15-yard run (Mike Chepesuik convert) TOR 6-3 2nd - MON - Single, Burns kick to Gordie Perry for rouge TOR 6-4 2nd - TOR - Single, Welch kick to Ab Box for rouge TOR 7-4 3rd - TOR - Ted Moore, 41-yard pass from Box (Chepesuik convert) TOR 13-4 3rd - MON - Single, Welch kick to Box for rouge TOR 13-5 4th - TOR - Single, Box kick to Welch for rouge TOR 14-5 4th - TOR - Single, Box kicks to deadline TOR 15-5
1933 GREY CUP PLAYOFFS
SAT NOV 11 - WINNIPEGS 15, Calgary Altomahs 1 (Western final)
SAT NOV 18 - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO VARSITY BLUES 10, Queen's Golden Gaels 3 (CIRFU final)
SAT DEC 2 - Toronto Argonauts 13, WINNIPEGS 0 (Semifinal)
NOTE: University of Toronto forfeited the other semifinal to Sarnia
1933 GREY CUP GAME (Saturday December 9 at Sarnia - ATT: 2,751)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS 4, SARNIA IMPERIALS 3 - The Grey Cup returned to its all-Eastern roots in 1933 after the Canadian Rugby Union decided to change its playoff format. The winner from Western Canada had been given a bye to the championship since 1921. This year it was decided that the winner from the West would face the Toronto Argonauts in a semi-final, while the Sarnia Imperials were given an automatic invite to the final. The Winnipegs ended the Regina Roughriders’ reign out West, and faced Toronto in the semi. Although the Pegs gave the Argos a scare, Toronto prevailed 13-0 to advance to the final. Despite the advent of the forward pass, 1933 was the first time no touchdowns were scored in a Grey Cup. Toronto outlasted Sarnia in a defensive struggle, and although most people felt the Imperials proved themselves to be a better team, it was the Argonauts who were awarded the trophy. The only Grey Cup ever staged in Sarnia was played on a frozen, snow-covered field. The Imperials dominated the first half, leading 1-0 at halftime. Sarnia added another point in the third quarter. But the complexion of the game soon changed, as Tuffy Griffiths blocked Bummer Stirling’s kick on the Sarnia 40-yard line, giving the Argos the ball. Jack Taylor took a lateral pass from Andy Mullen and ran 20 yards around the end. Teddy Morris then gained seven yards. With the ball straight in front of the goal posts, Tommy Burns lifted the ball between the uprights for a Toronto field goal. Sarnia tied the score in the fourth quarter on a rouge, but Toronto answered back with a single of their own, which was helped set up by a Sarnia fumble. It turned out to be the winning point as the Argos held on to the win, but not before the Imperials threatened in the final minute. Rocky Parsaca threw a pass to Norman Perry, who ran across the field and down the sideline. Toronto’s Ab Box dove at Perry at the Toronto 45-yard line, but he kept going until he was finally stopped five yards from the goal line. But the ball was brought back to the Toronto 45 as referee Jo-Jo Stirrett ruled that Perry stepped out of bounds. Box saved the Argonauts throughout the game. His long punts regained lost yards for Toronto, and on many occasions he proved to be the last line of defence, making huge tackles to prevent potential scoring plays for the Imperials.
TORONTO - 0 0 3 1 - 4
SARNIA - 0 1 1 1 - 3
2nd - SAR - Single, Gordon Patterson kick to Jack Taylor (tackled by Johnny Manore) for rouge SAR 1-0 3rd - SAR - Alex Hayes kicked to Ab Box who ran into touch-in-goal SAR 2-0 3rd - TOR - Tommy Burns, 8-yard field goal TOR 3-2 4th - SAR - Single, Bummer Stirling kick to Ab Box (tackled by Gil Putnam) for rouge TIED 3-3 4th - TOR - Single, Box kick to deadline TOR 4-3
NOTES: Edward (Red) Tellier of Montreal, who had been suspended for life for attacking George Gilhooley of Regina in the 1931 Grey Cup final, was re-instated. Eastern Intercollegiate Union formally withdrew from Grey Cup competition. The horn was introduced to officiating
SATURDAY OCTOBER 6
Hamilton 9, OTTAWA 1 (5000) - Hamilton dominated from the opening whistle, as their defense kept the Ottawa attack in check. The game was played in a driving rain which turned the field into a muddy mess, slowing down all the runners.
HAMILTON - 6 1 1 1 - 9
OTTAWA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Frank Turville for rouge OTT 1-0 1st - HAM - Seymour Wilson, 10-yard pass from Johnny Ferraro (Frank Turville convert) HAM 6-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Turville kick touch-in-goal HAM 7-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to Red Morrison for rouge HAM 8-1 4th - HAM - Single, Turville kick touch-in-goal HAM 9-1
MONTREAL 3, Toronto 2 (1500) - Herman Murray, wearing glasses on the field, made a name for himself - recovering a fumble, intercepting two passes and preventing Tommy Burns from scoring a major - in leading Montreal to an opening win in a driving rain which kept the crowd down.
TORONTO - 0 1 1 0 - 2
MONTREAL - 0 3 0 0 - 3
2nd - TOR - Single, Ab Box kick to Johnny Bennett for rouge TOR 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Bennett kick to Box for rouge TIED 1-1 2nd - MON - Single, Box kick to deadline MON 2-1 2nd - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick to deadline MON 3-1 3rd - TOR - Single, box kick for rouge MON 3-2
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Montreal 1 0 0 3 2 2 Toronto 0 1 0 2 3 0
Hamilton 1 0 0 9 1 2 Ottawa 0 1 0 1 9 0
SATURDAY OCTOBER 13
Toronto 12, OTTAWA 1 (10000) - Stung by an opening day defeat to Montreal, the Argos broke into the win column with some of the big names from 1933 making the difference - Jack Taylor, Teddy Morris and Tommy Burns running, Mike Chesepuik kicking his first FG, and Ab Box punting superbly.
TORONTO - 7 4 0 1 - 12
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 1 - 1
1st - TOR - Teddy Morris, 3-yard run (Tommy Burns convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Ab Box kick to Chris Schearer for rouge TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Box kick to Schearer TOR 8-0 2nd - TOR - Mike Chesepuik, 25-yard field goal TOR 11-0 4th - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Box for rouge TOR 11-1 4th - TOR - Single, Box kick to Schearer for rouge TOR 12-1
HAMILTON 8, Montreal 8 (T) (8000) - Gordie Perry announced his retirement some weeks ago, then changed his mind - to Montreal's benefit. Trailing Hamilton 8-5 with seconds to spare, Perry broke away for a 55-yard run, putting the ball right in front of the goal line where Huck Welch kicked a field goal to force the tie.
HAMILTON - 2 0 0 6 - 8
MONTREAL - 0 1 4 3 - 8
1st - HAM - Single, Frank Turville kick to deadline HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline HAM 2-0 2nd - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick to deadline HAM 2-1 3rd - MON - Welch, 15-yard field goal MON 4-2 3rd - MON - Single, Welch kick to Turville for rouge MON 5-2 4th - Johnny Ferraro, 3-yard run (Turville convert) HAM 8-5 4th - MON - Welch, 25-yard field goal TIED 8-8
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Montreal 1 0 1 11 10 3 Toronto 1 1 0 14 4 2
Hamilton 1 0 1 17 9 3 Ottawa 0 2 0 2 21 0
SATURDAY OCTOBER 20
Hamilton 17, TORONTO 9 (17000) - Frank Turville kicked the Tigers into first place thanks to two placements, one from 40 yards out, and four singles. Seymour Wilson started the rally when he went nearly the length of the field with a blocked kick early in the second half.
HAMILTON - 1 0 11 5 - 17
TORONTO - 8 1 0 0 - 9
1st - TOR - Paul Clancy, 20-yard return of blocked kick (Tommy Burns convert) TOR 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Frank Turville kick to Ab Box for rouge TOR 6-1 1st - HAM - Turville kick to Burns for rouge TOR 7-1 1st - TOR - Single, Burns kick touch-in-goal TOR 8-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Box kick to Turville for single TOR 9-1 3rd - HAM - Seymour Wilson, 90-yard return of blocked kick (Turville convert) TOR 9-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline TOR 9-8 3rd - HAM - Turville, 37-yard field goal HAM 11-9 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline HAM 12-9 4th - HAM - Jimmy Simpson tackled Armour Munro for safety HAM 14-9 4th - HAM - Turville field goal HAM 17-9
Ottawa 6, MONTREAL 4 (6000) - Abe Eliowitz and Lorne Johnson, playing the first game of the year for the Riders, engineered one brilliant Ottawa drive in the first quarter that ended with a Bernie McNutt major that out the Riders in front to stay.
OTTAWA - 6 0 0 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 3 0 0 1 - 4
1st - MON - Huck Welch, 23-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - OTT - Bernie McNutt, 1-yard run (Abe Eliowitz convert) OTT 6-3 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick to Lorne Johnson for rouge OTT 6-4
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Hamilton 2 0 1 34 18 5 Toronto 1 2 0 23 21 2
Montreal 1 1 1 15 16 3 Ottawa 1 2 0 8 25 2
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27
HAMILTON 3, Toronto 3 (T) (9000) - The Argos saw their last chance at the title nearly fade to nothing thanks to a tie with the Tigers. Hamilton blocked Mike Chesepuik's 12 yard placement attempt in the fourth quarter, and Ab Box kicked a rouge to force the deadlock.
TORONTO - 0 1 1 1 - 3
HAMILTON - 1 0 2 0 - 3
1st - HAM - Single, Frank Turville kick to deadline HAM 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ab Box kick to Wilf Patterson for rouge TIED 1-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Box kick touch-in-goal TOR 2-1 3rd - HAM - Safety, Box tackled in end zone HAM 3-2 4th - TOR - Single, Box kick touch-in-goal TIED 3-3
Montreal 18, OTTAWA 15 (11000) - Montreal survived a furious Ottawa rally to stay in contention for the Big Four title. The Riders scored 12 points on two majors and two conversions in the final frame.
MONTREAL - 11 7 0 0 - 18
OTTAWA - 0 0 3 12 - 15
1st - MON - Stan Ferry, 1-yard run MON 5-0 1st - MON - Kenny Grant, 35-yard fumble return (Huck Welch convert) MON 11-0 2nd - MON - Single, Welch kick to deadline MON 12-0 2nd - MON - Pete Jotkus, 40-yard fumble return (Welch convert) MON 18-0 3rd - OTT - Abe Eliowitz, 37-yard field goal MON 18-3 4th - OTT - Eliowitz, 1-yard run (Eliowitz convert) MON 18-9 4th - OTT - Frank Quinn, 40-yard pass from Lorne Johnson (Eliowitz convert) MON 18-15
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Hamilton 2 0 2 37 21 6 Toronto 1 2 1 26 24 3
Montreal 2 1 1 33 31 5 Ottawa 1 3 0 23 43 2
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3
Toronto 14, OTTAWA 6 (5000) - Toronto rode the arm of American QB Square Clark to mathematically remain in contention for the Big Four title. Clark tossed a touchdown pass to Bud Clancy and then tossed a long pass to Jack Taylor to set up another major.
TORONTO - 6 1 6 1 - 14
OTTAWA - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - TOR - Bud Clancy, 35-yard pass from Square Clark (Tommy Burns convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ab Box kick to Lorne Johnson for rouge TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Box kick to deadline TOR 8-0 3rd - TOR - Jack Taylor, 5-yard run TOR 13-0 3rd - OTT - Dave Sprague, 2-yard run (Abe Eliowitz convert) TOR 13-6 4th - TOR - Single, Box kick for rouge TOR 14-6
MONTREAL 13, Hamilton 0 (9000) - Montreal scored two touchdowns in the first half and that was enough to move the Winged Wheelers into first place with one game to play.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
MONTREAL - 0 12 0 1 - 13
2nd - MON - Gordie Perry, 25-yard run (Huck Welch convert) MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Single, Welch kick to deadline MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Kennie Grant recovered fumble in end zone MON 12-0 4th - MON - Single, Welch kick to Johnny Ferraro for rouge MON 13-0
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Montreal 3 1 1 46 31 7 Toronto 2 2 1 40 30 5
Hamilton 2 1 2 37 34 6 Ottawa 1 4 0 29 57 2
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10
TORONTO 11, Montreal 8 (12000) - Lou Hayman's Argos showed why they were the class of Canadian football in 1933 by knocking Montreal from the top thanks to some veterans like Armour Munro, Teddy Morris, Ab Box and Tommy Burns.
MONTREAL - 7 1 0 0 - 8
TORONTO - 1 1 8 1 - 11
1st - MON - Single, Huck Welch kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Ken Grant recovered Ab Box fumble in end zone (Huck Welch convert) MON 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Mike Chepesuik kick for rouge MON 7-1 2nd - MON - Single, Welch kick for rouge MON 8-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Tommy Burns kick for rouge MON 8-2 3rd - TOR - Ab Box kick for rouge MON 8-3 3rd - TOR - Single, Box kick for rouge MON 8-4 3rd - TOR - Teddy Morris, 23-yard run (Burns convert) TOR 10-8 4th - TOR - Single, Box kick to deadline TOR 11-8
HAMILTON 10, Ottawa 5 () - Hamilton returned to the top of the Big Four after a one year absence and earned the right to meet Sarnia for Eastern supremacy. The Tigers built up a ten point lead in the first half then held off an Ottawa rally.
OTTAWA - 0 0 5 0 - 5
HAMILTON - 0 10 0 0 - 10
2nd - HAM - Frank Turville, 25-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to Lorne Johnson for touch-in-goal HAM 4-0 2nd - HAM - Turville, 55-yard pass from Johnny Ferraro HAM 9-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Bernie Thornton kick to Dave Sprague for rouge HAM 10-0 3rd - OTT - Safety, Jack Craig tackled in end zone HAM 10-2 3rd - OTT - Abe Eliowitz field goal HAM 10-5
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Hamilton 3 1 2 47 39 8 Toronto 3 2 1 51 38 7
Montreal 3 2 1 54 42 7 Ottawa 1 5 0 34 67 2
WESTERN SEMIFINALS
THUR NOV 1 - VANCOUVER MERALOMAS 5, University of Alberta 0 (Western Semifinal)
Sarnia Imperials Win the Grey Cup, Twice - By Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003)
Half a century after they hung up their cleats for good, the Sarnia Imperials remain the most famous sports team in the city’s history. And with good reason. They were the little team that could. The squad, which operated out of a city with a population of just 18,000 people, battled its way to the Grey Cup game three times in four years during the mid-1930s, winning twice. There are oldtimers who insist the 1934 Imps were the best Canadian football squad ever assembled. Indeed, the Sarnians established a record that year which will probably never be equaled. They posted a perfect 10-0 won-lost record, winning every exhibition, regular schedule and playoff game they played. More impressive still, they were never behind on the scoreboard at any time during the entire season. During seven of the 10 contests, in fact, the Imperials didn’t even allow the opposition to score a touchdown. Overall, the club surrendered only five majors all year. So how did they do it? A key to their success was the fact that Imperial Oil Ltd. was their sponsor. The company lured some of the finest players in the United States to Sarnia by offering them jobs in the local refinery. It’s hard to imagine today, but during the Depression a job at Imperial Oil was worth more than a contract with the fledgling National Football League. Because of that, a player like Orm Beach was willing to turn down the New York Giants in order to suit up with the Imps. Another key to their success was the play of Sarnia native Norm Perry, a future Canadian Football Hall of Famer. When the Imperials won their first Cup in 1934 by defeating the Regina Roughriders, The Observer gave the story lavish coverage. Former Imps lineman Red Wilson, who was the newspaper’s football writer, provided a colourful story. “Paced by the skyscraping hoists of Bummer Stirling, the open field tackling of Orm Beach, the reckless running of Norm Perry and smart generalship of Alex Hayes, the Sarnia twelve was full value for the win,” he told readers. Sarnia had lost the 1935 final to the Toronto Argonauts in a game played at what is now called Norm Perry Park, but the squad drank from the Grey Cup again in 1936 by vanquishing the Ottawa Rough Riders. The Imps continued to thrill Sarnians for years to come, making it to the Eastern Final as recently as 1952. After that, the CFL decided not to let small towns compete, because it feared more Grey Cup wins by Sarnia would tarnish the ‘big league’ image it was striving for. The club’s manager, Maury Chilton, was bitter about the snub for the rest of his life. By the late 1950s, the Imperials had a team “that would have beaten the ears off anything in the CFL if they had let us compete,” he said.
BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR - NOVEMBER 12TH 1934
SAT NOV 3 - VANCOUVER MERALOMAS 8, University of Alberta 6 (Western Semifinal)
SAT NOV 3 - REGINA ROUGHRIDERS 8, Winnipeg 'Pegs 0 (Western Semifinal)
WESTERN FINALS
SAT NOV 10 - Regina Roughriders 22, VANCOUVER MERALOMAS 2
MON NOV 12 - Regina Roughriders 7, VANCOUVER MERALOMAS 2
(Regina wins series, 29-4 points)
CIRFU FINAL
SAT NOV 17 - Queens University 8, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 7 (CIRFU Final)
NOTE: Queens University did not participate after the first game
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 17 - Sarnia Imperials 11, HAMILTON TIGERS 4
1934 GREY CUP GAME (Saturday November 24 at Toronto - ATT: 8,900)
SARNIA IMPERIALS 20, REGINA ROUGHRIDERS 12 - Most experts believed the Sarnia Imperials should have won the Grey Cup in 1933. They made certain the opportunity didn’t slip past them again in 1934. The Imperials, who won nine-straight league titles from 1931 to 1939, won its first Grey Cup title against the Regina Roughriders, who were playing in their seventh final in 12 years. The game was played at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium in ideal football conditions. About 1,000 supporters from Sarnia and other areas in Southwestern Ontario arrived for the game on special trains. Most of the Toronto fans were neutral, but supported the underdog Roughriders as the game progressed. Sarnia had a 5-0 lead at the end of the
first quarter on a field goal by Alex Hayes and a pair of rouges off the foot of Bummer Stirling. The Imperials took advantage of a Regina turnover in the second quarter when Terry Olsen mishandled a snap. Sarnia would later score on an extension play as Norman Perry made a lateral pass to Gordie Patterson. The Roughriders answered this touchdown with one of their own before the end of the half. Hugh Stirling fumbled on an attempted kick, and Regina recovered the ball on the Sarnia six-yard line. Olsen carried the ball four yards, and then plunged over the line on second down for the major. Sarnia led 11-5 at intermission. Sarnia scored on another turnover in the third quarter. Stirling lifted a kick towards the Regina goal line, which Andy Young caught deep in his zone. As he was tackled, the ball was jarred loose with Johnny Manore pouncing on it for a Sarnia touchdown. Many felt a no-yards penalty should have been issued, but the play stood, giving the Imperials a 17-5 lead at the end of three quarters. Once again in the fourth quarter, Stirling fumbled on a snap, giving Regina possession of the ball. The Roughriders scored their second touchdown when Olsen passed to Steve Adkins for a major. From that point on, Sarnia’s defence shut Regina down. Stirling and Hayes added three singles as Sarnia capped off a perfect season with a Grey Cup championship. It was the last time the Regina Roughriders made it to the Grey Cup until 1951. In its first seven trips, Regina was outscored by the opposition 176-27.
REGINA - 0 5 1 6 - 12
SARNIA - 5 6 6 3 - 20
1st - SAR - Single, Bummer Stirling kick to deadline SAR 1-0 1st - SAR - Alex Hayes, 3-yard field goal SAR 4-0 1st - SAR - Single, Stirling kick to deadline SAR 5-0 2nd - SAR - Gordie Patterson, 11-yard lateral from Norman Perry (Hayes convert) SAR 11-0 2nd - REG - Walter Olsen, 2-yard run SAR 11-5 3rd - SAR - Johnny Manore recovered fumble in end zone (Hayes convert) SAR 17-5 3rd - REG - Single, Paul Kirk kick to Hayes for rouge SAR 17-6 4th - REG - Steve Adkins, 15-yard pass from Olsen (Kirk convert) SAR 17-12 4th - SAR Single, Stirling kick to Ralph Pierce for rouge SAR 18-12 4th - SAR Single, Stirling kick to Pierce for rouge SAR 19-12 4th - SAR - Single, Stirling kick to deadline SAR 20-12
NOTES: 1935 was the last year that university teams challenged for the Grey Cup. Since 1909 when the Grey Cup was first awarded, university teams had been considered on a par with the other senior leagues or unions. The University of Toronto won the first three Grey Cups and four in total while Queen's university matched the threepeat with their own three Grey Cups. The first was that 1935 marked the first year that a Western team won the Grey Cup. The Winnipeg F.C. would not officially take on the nick name Blue Bombers until 1937, but this was definitely a Blue Bomber Grey Cup victory. The way in which the Winnipeg club won the Grey Cup was probably just as important as the fact they won it and would have a huge impact on football in Canada. The Blue Bombers had gotten tired of losing to the Regina Roughriders pretty much every year in the late 1920s and early 1930s and decided to do something about it. What that something was, was to recruit more American players with the goal of first beating the Roughriders and then ending the East domination of the Grey Cup. The Bombers were led by players like the great Fritz Hanson and shock the Eastern football establishment when they defeated the mighty Hamilton Tigers 18-12 in the Grey Cup. This would lead to the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) instituting rules to govern how many imports and which ones were eligible to play. Those rules would generate major conflict the following year in 1936, and result in the Regina team not being allowed to challenge for the Grey Cup despite winning the West. It would also mark the whole import / non-import ratio game that still exists to this day with only the numbers changing.
SATURDAY SEPT 21
TORONTO 13, Hamilton 8 (8500) - Tony Rosso, Washington and Jefferson halfback, led the Scullers to the win, while Tommy Burns scored all of the Argo points.
HAMILTON - 6 0 1 1 - 8
TORONTO - 0 9 0 2 - 11
1st - HAM - Frank Turville, 30-yard pass from Wilf Patterson (Huck Welch convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - TOR - Tommy Burns, 20-yard field goal HAM 6-3 2nd - TOR - Burns, 1-yard run (Burns convert) TOR 9-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Seymour Wilson kick touch-in-goal TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to Boley Jeffers for rouge TOR 10-7 4th - HAM - Turville kick to Selkirk for rouge TOR 10-8 4th - TOR - Burns, 35-yard field goal TOR 13-8
OTTAWA 21, Montreal 8 (6500) - Without Huck Welch and his booming punts (now in Hamilton), Montreal struggled in losing their opener. Ottawa used the leg of Abe Eliowitz, who kicked 11 points, and kept the Wheelers on the defensive with his punts.
MONTREAL - 0 6 0 2 - 8
OTTAWA - 7 10 1 3 - 21
1st - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Johnny Bennett for rouge OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Bill Lineger recovered blocked kick in end zone (Eliowitz convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Sprague, 2-yard run (Eliowitz convert) OTT 13-0 2nd - MON - Pete Jotkus, 3-yard run (Bill Shanahan convert) OTT 13-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to Shanahan for rouge OTT 14-6 2nd - OTT - Eliowitz, 28-yard field goal OTT 17-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick touch-in-goal OTT 18-6 4th - OTT - Eliowitz, 20-yard field goal OTT 21-6 4th - MON - Single, Shanahan kick to Roy Berry for rouge OTT 21-7 4th - MON - Single, Shanahan kick to Bennett for rouge OTT 21-8
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 1 0 0 13 8 2 Hamilton 0 1 0 8 13 0
Ottawa 1 0 0 21 8 2 Montreal 0 1 0 8 21 0
SATURDAY SEPT 28
Toronto 4, MONTREAL 2 (6000) - A last quarter placement by Tommy Burns, former Montrealer, put the Argos atop the Big Four. The kick came after Bill Prendergast fumbled Tony Russo's kick on the Montreal 30-yard line.
TORONTO - 0 1 0 3 - 4
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 2 - 2
2nd - TOR - Single, Tommy Burns kick to deadline TOR 1-0 4th - MON - Single, Bill Shanahan kick touch-in-goal TIED 1-1 4th - MON - Single, Shanahan kick touch-in-goal MON 2-1 4th - TOR - Burns, 40-yard field goal TOR 4-2
HAMILTON 12, Ottawa 2 (5000) - Displaying greater strength in the backfield and an improved defensive power over that which they had in their opener, Hamilton roared back into the Big Four title race. The Tigers scored nine points in the second quarter to give them a comfortable lead.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 2 - 2
HAMILTON - 0 9 3 0 - 12
2nd - HAM - Frank Turville, 28-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Jerry Brock recovered fumble in end zone (Turville convert) HAM 9-0 3rd - HAM - Turville, 15-yard field goal HAM 12-0 4th - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Huck Welch for rouge HAM 12-1 4th - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline HAM 12-2
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 2 0 0 17 10 4 Hamilton 1 1 0 20 15 2
Ottawa 1 1 0 23 20 2 Montreal 0 2 0 10 25 0
SATURDAY OCT 5
HAMILTON 7, Montreal 1 (4000) - Montreal tied to go to the air to win their first game - attempting 19 passes but completed only six for 150 yards. The Tiger defense kept Montreal out of the end zone in moving into second place and beat Montreal for the first time since 1932.
MONTREAL - 0 1 0 0 - 1
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 1 - 7
2nd - MON - Single, Murray Hyslop fumbled into end zone for rouge MON 1-0 2nd - HAM - Wilf Paterson, 2-yard fumble return (Frank Turville convert) HAM 6-1 4th - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline HAM 7-1
Toronto 15, OTTAWA 12 (6000) - Toronto sits atop the Big Four after scoring a major in the opening seconds. Ottawa tied the game at 12 in the third quarter before the Double Blue pulled away with three singles in the final frame.
TORONTO - 5 7 0 3 - 15
OTTAWA - 3 3 6 0 - 12
1st - TOR - Tony Rosso, 5-yard run TOR 5-0 1st - OTT - Abe Eliowitz, 15-yard field goal TOR 5-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick touch-in-goal TOR 6-3 2nd - TOR - Tommy Burns, 30-yard field goal TOR 9-3 2nd - OTT - Eliowitz, 20-yard field goal TOR 9-6 2nd - TOR - Burns, 30-yard field goal TOR 12-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to Selkirk for rouge TOR 12-7 3rd - OTT - Arnie Morrison recovered fumble in end zone TIED 12-12 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to Andy Tommy for rouge TOR 13-12 4th - TOR - Single, Burns kick to Stan O'Neil for rouge TOR 14-12 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to Roy Berry for rouge TOR 15-12
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 3 0 0 32 22 6 Ottawa 1 2 0 35 35 2
Hamilton 2 1 0 27 16 4 Montreal 0 3 0 11 32 0
SATURDAY OCT 12
TORONTO 7, Hamilton 1 (15000) - Tommy Burns came to the rescue for his Argos to keep them undefeated. He hoofed a 30 yard placement in the first half, then one from 40 yards out in the third period. The win gave Toronto a four point lead over Hamilton.
HAMILTON - 1 0 0 0 - 1
TORONTO - 3 0 3 1 - 7
1st - HAM - Single, Frank Turville kick touch-in-goal HAM 1-0 1st - TOR - Tommy Burns, 30-yard field goal TOR 3-1 3rd - TOR - Burns, 40-yard field goal TOR 6-1 4th - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to deadline TOR 7-1
Ottawa 12, MONTREAL 9 () - Abe Eliowitz scored all 12 of Ottawa's points to keep the Riders in the Big Four title race. Montreal, while showing improvement, fell to 0-4 and saw their title chances virtually snuffed out.
OTTAWA - 1 6 1 4 - 12
MONTREAL - 8 0 1 0 - 9
1st - MON - Single, Johnny Bennett kick to deadline MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Tom Riddell kick to Roy Berry for rouge MON 2-0 1st - MON - Pat Ryan, 1-yard run (Riddell convert) MON 8-0 1st - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Bennett for rouge MON 8-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to Harry Ditkofski for rouge MON 8-2 2nd - OTT - Eliowitz, 25-yard fumble return MON 8-7 3rd - MON - Single, Bennett kick to Stan O'Neil for rouge MON 9-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 9-8 4th - OTT - Eliowitz field goal OTT 11-9 4th - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline OTT 12-9
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 4 0 0 39 23 8 Ottawa 2 2 0 47 44 4
Hamilton 2 2 0 28 23 4 Montreal 0 4 0 20 44 0
SATURDAY OCT 19
HAMILTON 23, Ottawa 12 () - Frank Turville kicked three field goals for the Tigers, but saw his season come to an end with a broken collarbone in the third quarter. Abe Eliowitz kicked a field goal and threw for a TD for Ottawa before leaving with an injury, but not a season ender.
OTTAWA - 12 0 0 0 - 12
HAMILTON - 6 9 8 0 - 23
1st - OTT - Abe Eliowitz field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 30-yard pass from Eliowitz OTT 8-0 1st - HAM - George Stull major after lateral from Brian Timmis (Frank Turville convert) OTT 8-6 1st - OTT - Eliowitz, 20-yard field goal OTT 11-6 1st - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline OTT 12-6 2nd - HAM - Turville field goal OTT 12-9 2nd - HAM - Turville field goal TIED 12-12 2nd - HAM - Turville field goal HAM 15-12 3rd - HAM - Jimmie Simpson recovered fumble in end zone (Huck Welch convert) HAM 21-12 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal HAM 22-12 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal HAM 23-12
Toronto 14, MONTREAL 7 (3000) - A small crowd, in perfect weather, saw Montreal's free fall continue, as they use the air waves to upset the Argos. Montreal tried 27 passes, completed 12 for 212 yards, but saw five intercepted.
TORONTO - 0 11 2 1 - 14
MONTREAL - 0 6 0 1 - 7
2nd - TOR - Bruce Colville, 27-yard pass from Andy Mullan TOR 5-0 2nd - MON - Pat Ryan, 6-yard pass from Johnny Bennett (Jimmy Riddell convert) MON 6-5 2nd - TOR - Wes Cutler fumble return (Lew Newton convert) TOR 11-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk to Harry Ditkofsky for rouge TOR 12-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Annis Stukus kick for rouge TOR 13-6 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to deadline TOR 14-6 4th - MON - Single, Johnny Bennett kick for rouge TOR 14-7
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 5 0 0 53 30 10 Ottawa 2 3 0 59 67 4
Hamilton 3 2 0 51 35 6 Montreal 0 5 0 27 58 0
SATURDAY OCT 26
TORONTO 18, Montreal 12 (10000) - Toronto made it six straight wins, thanks to an early Tony Rosso TD set up by a Teddy Morris interception of a Pat Ryan pass. Annis Stukus was the Argo QB in place of the injured Andy Mullan and kicked a single and a field goal.
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 6 - 12
TORONTO - 8 0 10 0 - 18
1st - TOR - Tony Rosso lateral from Annis Stukus (Tommy Burns convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Pat Ryan run TOR 8-0 3rd - MON - Pat Ryan run (Tom Riddell convert) TOR 8-6 3rd - TOR - Butch Alison recovered blocked kick in end zone (Stukus convert) TOR 14-6 3rd - TOR - Stukus field goal TOR 17-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Stukus kick TOR 18-6 4th - MON - Murray Hyslop run (T. Riddell convert) TOR 18-12
Hamilton 10, OTTAWA 3 (4000) - Hamilton kept their slim title hopes alive while eliminating Ottawa from the race. Johnny Ferraro clinched the win when he intercepted an Ottawa forward and ran it back 30 yards for a touchdown.
HAMILTON - 3 0 6 1 - 10
OTTAWA - 0 0 2 1 - 3
1st - HAM - Huck Welch, 20-yard field goal HAM 3-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to deadline HAM 3-1 3rd - HAM - Johnny Ferraro, 30-yard interception return (Ferraro convert) HAM 9-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Roy Berry kick to Welch for rouge HAM 9-2 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal HAM 10-2 4th - OTT - Single, Jack Leore kick to Welch for rouge HAM 10-3
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 6 0 0 71 42 12 Ottawa 2 4 0 62 77 4
Hamilton 4 2 0 61 38 8 Montreal 0 6 0 39 76 0
SATURDAY NOV 2
HAMILTON 21, Toronto 8 (8000) - Huck Welch was a one-man wrecking crew for the Tigers, scoring 20 of their 21 points. The loss was Toronto's first of the season and left them with a 2-point lead with two games to play in the Big Four.
TORONTO - 3 3 0 2 - 8
HAMILTON - 7 1 6 7 - 21
1st - HAM - Single, Huck Welch kick to deadline HAM 1-0 1st - TOR - Tommy Burns, 30-yard field goal TOR 3-1 1st - HAM - Welch, 20-yard pass from Johnny Ferraro (Ferraro convert) HAM 7-3 2nd - TOR - Burns field goal HAM 7-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Tony Rosso for rouge HAM 8-6 3rd - HAM - Welch field goal HAM 11-6 3rd - HAM - Welch, 15-yard field goal HAM 14-6 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Rosso for rouge HAM 15-6 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Rosso for rouge HAM 16-6 4th - HAM - Welch, 25-yard lateral from Wilf Paterson HAM 21-6 4th - TOR - Safety, Henry Gurney tackled in end zone HAM 21-8
OTTAWA 15, Montreal 3 (3000) - Abe Eliowitz secured at least a third place finish for the Riders with three singles, two converts and a beautiful scoring pass to Roy Berry to break Montreal's hopes to finally win a game.
MONTREAL - 0 3 0 0 - 3
OTTAWA - 0 3 6 6 - 15
2nd - OTT - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Johnny Bennett for rouge OTT 1-0 2nd - MON - Jimmy Riddell, 30-yard field goal MON 3-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 3-2 2nd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to Bennett for rouge TIED 3-3 3rd - OTT - Dave Sprague, 2-yard run (Eliowitz convert) OTT 9-3 4th - OTT - Roy Berry, 70-yard pass from Eliowitz (Eliowitz convert) OTT 15-3
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 6 1 0 79 63 12 Ottawa 3 4 0 77 80 6
Hamilton 5 2 0 82 46 10 Montreal 0 7 0 42 91 0
SATURDAY NOV 9
Ottawa 18, TORONTO 13 (6000) - The Argo fans sat in stunned silence as Ottawa jumped out to an 18-1 lead. The Argos, who had 11 fumbles, then summoned 19-year old Annis Stukus to play QB and he rallied the team to two majors. The rally fell short, and Toronto found itself in a tie for first.
OTTAWA - 5 7 6 0 - 18
TORONTO - 1 0 0 12 - 13
1st - TOR - Single, Ted Morris kick to Abe Eliowitz for rouge TOR 1-0 1st - OTT - Eliowitz, 1-yard run OTT 5-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick for rouge OTT 6-1 2nd - OTT - Bunny Wadsworth recovered fumble in end zone (Eliowitz convert) OTT 12-1 3rd - OTT - Dave Sprague, 25-yard run (Eliowitz convert) OTT 18-1 4th - TOR - Annis Stukus, 1-yard run (Tommy Burns convert) OTT 18-7 4th - TOR - Jack Taylor run (Burns convert) OTT 18-13
Hamilton 19, MONTREAL 6 () - Hamilton found themselves in a tie for first place at the expense of the winless Winged Wheelers. Hamilton took the lead in the early minutes of the game, and then used its forward passing attack to offset Montreal's bruising ground assault.
HAMILTON - 7 0 6 6 - 19
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - HAM - Huck Welch, 48-yard lateral from Wilf Paterson (Welch convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Laurie Mathieu for rouge HAM 7-0 3rd - MON - Pat Ryan run (Tommy Riddell convert) HAM 7-6 3rd - HAM - Welch, 35-yard lateral from Jimmy Simpson (Welch convert) HAM 13-6 4th - HAM - Brian Timmis, 3-yard run (Johnny Ferraro convert) HAM 19-6
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Toronto 6 2 0 92 81 12 Ottawa 4 4 0 95 93 8
Hamilton 6 2 0 101 52 12 Montreal 0 8 0 48 110 0
SATURDAY NOV 16
OTTAWA 9, Toronto 5 (5000) - Toronto jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Ottawa rallied behind Abe Eliowitz, who salted the game away with a fourth quarter placement. The Argos lost their last three games to see their season come crashing down.
TORONTO - 5 0 0 0 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 5 1 3 - 9
1st - TOR - Tommy Burns, 40-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Burns kick to Stan O'Neil for rouge TOR 4-0 1st - TOR - Single, Burns kick to O'Neil for rouge TOR 5-0 2nd - OTT - Eliowitz field goal TOR 5-3 2nd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline TOR 5-4 2nd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick touch-in-goal TIED 5-5 3rd - OTT - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline OTT 6-5 4th - OTT - Eliowitz field goal OTT 9-5
HAMILTON 23, Montreal 0 (2000) - Hamilton sat atop the Big Four for the second straight year after blanking winless Montreal in the rain. Huck Welch scored 18 points for the Tigers.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
HAMILTON - 5 6 1 9 - 23
1st - HAM - Huck Welch run HAM 5-0 2nd - HAM - Welch major HAM 10-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Lauri Mathieu for rouge HAM 11-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to deadline HAM 12-0 4th - HAM - Welch kick to deadline HAM 13-0 4th - HAM - Welch kick to deadline HAM 14-0 4th - HAM - Welch kick to deadline HAM 15-0 4th - HAM - Hank Gurney run HAM 20-0 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to deadline HAM 21-0 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal HAM 22-0 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Mathieu for rouge HAM 23-0
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Hamilton 7 2 0 124 52 14 Ottawa 5 4 0 104 98 10
Toronto 6 3 0 97 90 12 Montreal 0 9 0 48 133 0
1935 GREY CUP PLAYOFFS
QUARTERFINALS
SAT NOV 2 - CALGARY BRONKS (ARFU) 14, Vancouver Meralomas (BCRFU) 0 (West Semifinal)
SAT NOV 2 - WINNIPEGS (MRFU) 13, Regina Roughriders (SRFU) 6 (West Semifinal)
SAT NOV 16 - SARNIA IMPERIALS (ORFU) 8, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU) 0
* SAT NOV 23 - Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 9, TORONTO BALMY BEACH BEACHERS (ORFU) 1
SAT NOV 23 - HAMILTON TIGERS (IRFU) 44, Queen's University (CIRFU) 4 (East Semifinal)
* - Sarnia wins total point series, 17-1
SEMIFINALS
SAT NOV 9 - WINNIPEGS (MRFU) 7, Calgary Bronks (ARFU) 0 (West)
SAT NOV 30 - HAMILTON TIGERS (IRFU) 22, Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 3 (East)
1935 GREY CUP GAME (Saturday December 7 at Hamilton - ATT: 6,405)
WINNIPEG 'PEGS 18, HAMILTON TIGERS 12 - Winnipeg scored on the first play from scrimmage in the game. Hamilton kick returner Jack Craig failed to catch the Winnipeg kickoff and Winnipeg recovered. On the next play Bob Fritz completed a
1935 Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tigers Grey Cup souvenir wood football made from goal posts
15-yard touchdown pass to Bud Marquardt but the convert failed. Hamilton was able to respond with a field goal. In the second quarter Winnipeg's Russ Rebholz completed a touchdown pass to Greg Kabat and this time the convert was good. Each team scored a single to make the halftime score 12-4. In the third quarter Hamilton's Eddie Wright recovered a blocked kick and returned it to the Winnipeg 15 yard line. Wilf Patterson capped a four play drive to run in for the touchdown. The convert and a Frank Turville single brought Hamilton to within two points. With the score 12-10, ace Winnipeg punt returner Fritz Hanson who had 334 yards in punt returns on the day received a punt near his 30-yard line and returned it 78 yards for the touchdown. Hamilton however forced Winnipeg to give up a safety leaving them a converted touchdown behind. The Tigers marched to the Winnipeg four. A running play went nowhere, so Hamilton tried an onside kick into the end zone. This failed but the Tigers retained possession and on the last play of the game again attempted the onside kick. This time Hanson recovered and ran the ball out of the end zone denying Hamilton even the rouge. This was the first Grey Cup game to feature a number of imported players. The Winnipegs had seven imports in the lineup including future Canadian Football Hall of Famers Hanson, Kabat and Rebholz.
WINNIPEG - 5 7 6 0 - 18
HAMILTON - 3 1 6 2 - 12
1st - WIN - Bud Marquardt, 20-yard pass from Bob Fritz WIN 5-0 1st - HAM - Fran Turville, 20-yard field goal WIN 5-3 2nd - WIN - Greg Kabat, 35-yard pass from Russ Rebholz (Rebholz convert) WIN 11-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Turville kick to Fritz Hanson for touch-in-goal WIN 11-4 2nd - WIN - Single, Kabat kick to deadline WIN 12-4 3rd - HAM - Wilf Paterson run WIN 12-9 3rd - HAM - Single, Turville kick touch-in-goal WIN 12-10 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 78-yard punt return (Rebholz convert) WIN 18-10 4th - HAM - Safety, Kabat touch in end zone WIN 18-12
NOTES: Teams were restricted to a maximum of five imports and only players who had lived in Canada for a full year could compete in the Grey Cup game. The Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) was formed with Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Bronks and Regina Roughriders. Calgary-Regina games are worth 4 points. IRFU and WIFU adopt playoff format of a two-game total-point series between first and second place teams. A white ball was used for games played under floodlights in Western Canada. Intercollegiate teams stop competing for the Grey Cup
SAT SEPT 5
WINNIPEG 8, Calgary 0 (2500) - Winnipeg kicked off the Western Conference in a light rain. Two quick scoring thrusts in the first half put the defending national champions on the road to a repeat.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 5 3 0 0 - 8
1st - WIN - Bob Fritz, 2-yard run WIN 5-0 2nd - WIN - Bert Oja, 27-yard field goal WIN 8-0
MON SEPT 7
WINNIPEG 26, Calgary 0 (3000) - Sparked by the shifty-hipped phantom from North Dakota State, blond Fritz Hanson, the blue and gold tornado ran its consecutive victories to 15, believed to be a Canadian record in major football for undefeated and untied games.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 6 5 12 3 - 26
1st - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 10-yard run (Russ Rebholz convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Rebholz, 25-yard pass from Pete Somers WIN 11-0 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 90-yard kickoff return WIN 16-0 3rd - WIN - Eddie James recovered fumble in end zone (Rebholz convert) WIN 22-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Norton Freeman kick to deadline WIN 23-0 4th - WIN - Rebholz, 25-yard field goal WIN 26-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 0 0 34 0 4
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 2 0 0 34 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEPT 12
REGINA 8, Winnipeg 7 (4000) - Regina handed Winnipeg its first loss in two years. The key play was Louis Chumick blocking Steve Olander's punt. The ball hit Chumick in the chest and dropped at the feet of Fritz Falgren, who picked the ball up and ran 20 yards for a major.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 6 - 7
REGINA - 0 6 2 0 - 8
2nd - WIN - Single, Russ Rebholz kick to deadline WIN 1-0 2nd - REG - Fritz Falgren, 20-yard return of blocked kick (Paul Kick convert) REG 6-1 3rd - REG - Single, Jim Lander kick to deadline REG 7-1 3rd - REG - Single, Lander kick to Fritz Hanson for rouge REG 8-1 4th - WIN - Jeff Nicklin recovered kick in end zone (Bert Oja convert) REG 8-7
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 1 0 41 8 4
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 0 0 8 7 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 2 0 0 34 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEPT 19
REGINA 18, Calgary 2 (2500) - Paul Kirk broke a close game wide open when he grabbed a Calgary pass on his own five-yard line and scampered 105 yards for the major, one of the longest runs in Canadian football in recent years.
CALGARY - 0 1 1 0 - 2
REGINA - 2 6 5 5 - 18
1st - REG - Safety touch, Charlie Harrison tackled in end zone by Dean Griffing and Fritz Falgren REG 2-0 2nd - REG - Fred Ray run (Paul Kirk convert) REG 8-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Harrison kick into touch REG 8-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Harrison kick to Ralph Pierce for rouge REG 8-2 3rd - REG - Kirk, 105-yard interception return REG 13-2 4th - REG - Ray, 15-yard run REG 18-2
MON SEPT 21
WINNIPEG 11, Regina 8 (5000) - Regina sent Fred Ray into the line three straight times - six yards from a go-ahead major. Ray gained two yards, two more yards, but was stopped short on the final plunge. Winnipeg kicked out of danger, and stood atop the WIFU.
REGINA - 5 1 0 2 - 8
WINNIPEG - 0 6 2 3 - 11
1st - REG - Jimmy Partridge recovered Fred Ray fumble in end zone REG 5-0 2nd - REG - Single, Dean Griffing kick to deadline REG 6-0 2nd - WIN - Russ Rebholz, 40-yard pass from Fritz Hanson REG 6-5 2nd - WIN - Single, Bud Marquardt kick to Ralph Pierce for rouge TIED 6-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Rebholz kick to deadline WIN 7-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Rebholz kick to deadline WIN 8-6 4th - WIN - Gregory Kabat, 8-yard field goal WIN 11-6 4th - REG - Safety touch, Kabat ran back to deadline on first down WIN 11-8
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 1 0 52 16 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 2 1 0 34 20 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 3 0 2 52 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEPT 26
CALGARY 9, Regina 3 (4000) - Calgary defeated a Regina senior team for the first time. The game was close until the final seconds when Calgary's kicking ace, Charlie Harrison, picked up Paul Kirk's fumble and ran it back for a major.
REGINA - 0 3 0 0 - 3
CALGARY - 2 0 1 6 - 9
1st - CAL - Single, Charlie Harrison kick touch-in-goal CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Harrison kick touch-in-goal CAL 2-0 2nd - REG - Paul Kirk, 25-yard field goal REG 3-2 3rd - CAL - Single, Harrison kick to Ralph Pierce for touch-in-goal TIED 3-3 4th - CAL - Single, Harrison kick to Pierce for touch-in-goal CAL 4-3 4th - CAL - Harrison, 51-yard fumble return CAL 9-3
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 1 0 52 16 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 2 2 0 37 29 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 3 0 11 55 4
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT OCT 3
HAMILTON 21, Montreal 10 (5000) - Montreal rallied to a 10-7 halftime lead behind the arm of former Ottawa star Abe Eliowitz. Behing Huck Welch, the Tigers tore through the Indian defense in the second half to score 14 unanswered points.
MONTREAL - 3 7 0 0 - 10
HAMILTON - 6 1 5 9 - 21
1st - HAM - Ted Manorek run (Huck Welch convert) HAM 6-0 1st - MON - Abe Eliowitz, 15-yard field goal HAM 6-3 2nd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline HAM 6-4 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Oke Olson for rouge HAM 7-4 2nd - MON - Tommy Burns, 75-yard pass from Eliowitz (Eliowitz convert) MON 10-7 3rd - HAM - Welch field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal HAM 11-10 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to deadline HAM 12-10 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Laurie Mathieu for touch-in-goal HAM 13-10 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Johnny Bennett for rouge HAM 14-10 4th - HAM - Seymour Wilson, 90-yard fumble return (Welch convert) HAM 21-10
Toronto 18, OTTAWA 1 (3000) - One week after the Board of Governors removed Tony Rosso and Stan O'Neil from the Ottawa lineup, the Riders found themselves unable to compete with the Argonauts.
TORONTO - 2 0 4 12 - 18
OTTAWA - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to Spud Daley for rouge TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to deadline TOR 2-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Eddie Rocano kick to Bob Coulter for rouge TOR 2-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to Andy Tommy for rouge TOR 3-1 3rd - TOR - Selkirk field goal TOR 6-1 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to Daley for rouge TOR 7-1 4th - TOR - Art West, 60-yard interception return TOR 12-1 4th - TOR - Coulter, 3-yard run (Selkirk convert) TOR 18-1
REGINA 6, Winnipeg 6 (T) (4500) - Only a misplay by Ralph Pierce, trying to field a punt, in the last minute of play gave Winnipeg possession on the five-yard line and enabled them to kick the point that tied the score.
WINNIPEG - 0 5 0 1 - 6
REGINA - 5 0 1 0 - 6
1st - REG - Fred Ray run REG 5-0 2nd - WIN - Pete Somers, 15-yard run TIED 5-5 3rd - REG - Single, Jim Lander kick to deadline REG 6-5 4th - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to deadline TIED 6-6
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 1 0 0 18 1 2 Winnipeg 3 1 1 58 22 7
Hamilton 1 0 0 21 10 2 Regina 2 2 1 43 35 7
Ottawa 0 1 0 1 18 0 Calgary 1 3 0 11 55 4
Montreal 0 1 0 10 21 0
SAT OCT 10
MONTREAL 7, Hamilton 2 (2500) - Montreal won its first Big Four game since November 3, 1934, when they beat Hamilton 13-0. Montreal won despite not having the services of Oke Olson, QB from South Dakota, who was banished by the Board of Governors.
HAMILTON - 2 0 0 0 - 2
MONTREAL - 0 3 3 1 - 7
1st - HAM - Single, Huck Welch kick for rouge HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Johnny Bennett for rouge HAM 2-0 2nd - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to deadline HAM 2-1 2nd - MON - Single, Pete Jotkus kick touch-in-goal TIED 2-2 2nd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 3-2 3rd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick for rouge MON 4-2 3rd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick for rouge MON 5-2 3rd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick for rouge MON 6-2 4th - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick for rouge MON 7-2
TORONTO 14, Ottawa 0 (5000) - Tony Rosso, the center of a protest by Argo officials which delayed the start of the game, fumbled consecutive punts and handed the Argos their first touchdown of the game.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 6 0 0 8 - 14
1st - TOR - Jimmy Palmer recovered fumbled kick in end zone (Earl Selkirk convert) TOR 6-0 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to Stan O'Neil for rouge TOR 7-0 4th - TOR - Bill Burkart pass from Bob Coulter (Annis Stukus convert) TOR 13-0 4th - TOR - Single, Stukus kick to deadline TOR 14-0
Winnipeg 16, CALGARY 6 () - The two teams battled through an even first half, before Winnipeg unloaded its attack to take a 3-0 lead at the half to a 15-0 advantage in the
WINNIPEG - 0 3 12 1 - 16
CALGARY - 0 0 0 6 - 6
2nd - WIN - Single, Bud Marquardt kick to Bill Currie for rouge WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bert Oja kick to Joe Turner for rouge WIN 2-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Norton Freeman kick to deadline WIN 3-0 3rd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin pass from Greg Kabat (Kabat convert) WIN 9-0 3rd - WIN - Bob Fritz run (Kabat convert) WIN 15-0 4th - WIN - Single, Kabat kick for rouge WIN 16-0 4th - CAL - Bill Currie scored major on recovered onside kick (James MacQueen pass from Herb Snowden) WIN 16-6
MON OCT 12
Winnipeg 23, CALGARY 0 (4000) - Rolling up three touchdowns and a pair of field goals against a Calgary team playing without Ed Rorvig, the Winnipegs rolled to their fourth win over the Bronks and cliched the Western title.
WINNIPEG - 5 6 3 9 - 23
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Bob Fritz, 2-yard run WIN 5-0 2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 12-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 11-0 3rd - WIN - Bert Oja field goal WIN 14-0 4th - WIN - Pete Somers field goal WIN 17-0 4th - WIN - Kabat, 20-yard run with lateral from Steve Olander (Kabat convert) WIN 23-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 0 32 1 4 X-Winnipeg 5 1 1 97 28 11
Hamilton 1 1 0 23 17 2 X-Regina 2 2 1 43 35 7
Montreal 1 1 0 17 23 2 Calgary 1 5 0 17 94 4
Ottawa 0 2 0 1 32 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 17
HAMILTON 12, Toronto 8 (5000) - Aside from a third quarter performance when they scored a converted major, Toronto spent most of the game on the defensive as Hamilton tied them atop the Big Four. The game was played in the rain on a muddy field.
TORONTO - 0 1 6 1 - 8
HAMILTON - 3 1 7 1 - 12
1st - HAM - Single, Huck Welch kick to Bob Coulter for rouge HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Coulter for rouge HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Welch kick to deadline HAM 3-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to deadline HAM 3-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to deadline HAM 4-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Coulter for rouge HAM 5-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Coulter for rouge HAM 6-1 3rd - HAM - Seymour Wilson, 40-yard return of blocked kick HAM 11-1 3rd - TOR - Art West, 35-yard run (Selkirk convert) HAM 11-7 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to Welch for rouge HAM 11-8 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Coulter for touch-in-goal HAM 12-8
OTTAWA 8, Montreal 7 (2000) - On the final play, Rocky Rocano punted the ball into the end zone to Tommy Burns, who picked up the ball and passed it to Abe Eliowitz, who hoofed out of danger. However, the officials ruled that Burns had stepped into touch when he picked up the ball and gave Ottawa the deciding point.
MONTREAL - 3 3 0 1 - 7
OTTAWA - 6 0 1 1 - 8
1st - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Spud Daley for rouge MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick touch-in-goal MON 2-0 1st - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to Andy Tommy for rouge MON 3-0 1st - OTT - Dave Sprague fumble recovery (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-3 2nd - MON - Eliowitz field goal TIED 6-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick touch-in-goal OTT 7-6 4th - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to Daley for rouge TIED 7-7 4th - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to Tommy Burns for rouge OTT 8-7
Regina 9, WINNIPEG 7 (5000) - Regina unleashed an aerial attack, led by QB Jimmy Lander, who completed six of nine attempts for 149 yards, to upset the league champions and send a message that they would not be an easy mark in the playoffs, even though Winnipeg would start with a 2-0 lead (based on final standings).
REGINA - 1 5 0 3 - 9
WINNIPEG - 1 6 0 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to deadline WIN 1-0 1st - REG - Single, Andy Young kick to deadline TIED 1-1 2nd - REG - Fred Ray, 1-yard run REG 6-1 2nd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 30-yard fumble return (Russ Rebholz convert) WIN 7-6 4th - REG - Paul Kirk, 12-yard field goal REG 9-7
IRFU WIFU (FINAL)
Toronto 2 1 0 40 13 4 X-Winnipeg 5 2 1 104 37 11
Hamilton 2 1 0 35 25 4 X-Regina 3 2 1 52 42 9
Ottawa 1 2 0 9 39 2 Calgary 1 5 0 17 94 4
Montreal 1 2 0 24 31 2 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 24
TORONTO 12, Montreal 4 (10000) - Toronto found itself just one win away from a playoff berth; Montreal found itself with just a mathematical chance to play in the postseason.
MONTREAL - 2 1 0 1 - 4
TORONTO - 0 5 1 6 - 12
1st - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Joe Connelly for rouge MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Tommy Burns kick to deadline MON 2-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Art West kick to deadline MON 2-1 2nd - TOR - Single, West kick to deadline TIED 2-2 2nd - TOR - Earl Selkirk, 30-yard field goal TOR 5-2 2nd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick touch-in-goal TOR 5-3 3rd - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to deadline TOR 6-3 4th - MON - Single, Burns kick to deadline TOR 6-4 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to deadline TOR 7-4 4th - TOR - Teddy Morris, 30-yard interception return TOR 12-4
OTTAWA 21, Hamilton 0 (6000) - Ottawa got back into the Big Four playoff race thanks to a running attack which netted 211 yards, and a defense which shut out the powerful Hamilton attack.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 0 11 5 5 - 21
2nd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 25-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Herman kick to Jack Taylor four rouge OTT 4-0 2nd - OTT - Joe Zelicovitz, 40-yard run with lateral from Andy Tommy (Herman convert) OTT 10-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick to Taylor for rouge OTT 11-0 3rd - OTT - Tommy, 7-yard run OTT 16-0 4th - OTT - Zelicovitz recovered fumble in end zone OTT 21-0
IRFU WIFU (FINAL)
Toronto 3 1 0 52 17 6 X-Winnipeg 5 2 1 104 37 11
Hamilton 2 2 0 35 46 4 X-Regina 3 2 1 52 42 9
Ottawa 2 2 0 30 39 4 Calgary 1 5 0 17 94 4
Montreal 1 3 0 28 43 2 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 31
HAMILTON 21, Ottawa 15 (4000) - Hamilton clinched a berth in the Big Four playoffs, thank to Huck Welch, who kicked six rouges, two kicks to the deadline and one field goal. The game was marred by 18 fumbles, 11 of them by Ottawa, which now faces a must-win next week versus Montreal.
OTTAWA - 3 0 12 0 - 15
HAMILTON - 3 9 6 3 - 21
1st - HAM - Huck Welch, 15-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - MON - Tiny Herman, 13-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - HAM - Wilf Paterson intercepted lateral in end zone HAM 8-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Spud Daley for rouge HAM 9-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Daley for rouge HAM 10-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to deadline HAM 11-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Andy Tommy for rouge by Tommy Manorek HAM 12-3 3rd - HAM - Jimmy Simpson recovered fumble in end zone HAM 17-3 3rd - OTT - Arnie Morrison, 12-yard fumble return (Herman convert) HAM 17-9 3rd - OTT - Tony McCarthy recovered fumble in end zone (Herman convert) HAM 17-15 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to deadline HAM 18-15 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Daley for rouge HAM 19-15 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Daley for rouge by Manorek HAM 20-15 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Daley for rouge by Seymour Wilson HAM 21-15
MONTREAL 14, Toronto 12 (4000) - Two sensational passes from Abe Eliowitz to Tommy Burns in the last minute - the second a 20-yard touchdown toss with 10 seconds left - sent Montreal into a tie for third place and a chance to make the playoffs.
TORONTO - 6 5 0 1 - 12
MONTREAL - 0 2 6 6 - 14
1st - TOR - Joe Connelly, 1-yard run with lateral (Bob Coulter run) TOR 6-0 2nd - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Coulter for rouge TOR 6-1 2nd - TOR - Red Vail, 40-yard run with lateral from Ted Morris TOR 11-1 2nd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to Coulter for a rouge by Sam Halbert TOR 11-2 3rd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick touch-in-goal TOR 11-3 3rd - MON - Bill Davies, 1-yard run TOR 11-8 4th - TOR - Single, Annis Stukus kick to deadline TOR 12-8 4th - MON - Tommy Burns, 19-yard pass from Eliowitz (Eliowitz convert) MON 14-12
IRFU WIFU (FINAL)
X-Hamilton 3 2 0 56 61 6 X-Winnipeg 5 2 1 104 37 11
Toronto 3 2 0 64 31 6 X-Regina 3 2 1 52 42 9
Ottawa 2 3 0 45 60 4 Calgary 1 5 0 17 94 4
Montreal 2 3 0 42 55 4 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 7
TORONTO 10, Hamilton 6 (16000) - Toronto won the Big Four title thanks in part to the toe of Annis Stukus, who kicked two field goals, the second in the third quarter to put the Argos ahead for keeps. Hamilton was on its way to Ottawa for the Big Four semifinal.
HAMILTON - 1 4 1 0 - 6
TORONTO - 3 0 4 3 - 10
1st - HAM - Single, Huck Welch kick to Bob Coulter for rouge HAM 1-0 1st - TOR - Annis Stukus, 20-yard field goal TOR 3-1 2nd - HAM - Welch, 1-yard field goal HAM 4-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Coulter for touch-in-goal HAM 5-3 3rd - TOR - Stukus, 14-yard field goal TOR 6-5 3rd - TOR - Single, Stukus kick touch-in-goal TOR 7-5 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to Connelly for rouge TOR 7-6 4th - TOR - Safety, Jack Taylor tackled in end zone TOR 9-6 4th - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to Taylor for rouge by Wes Cutler TOR 10-6
Ottawa 4, MONTREAL 3 (4000) - Tiny Herman poked a third quarter placement over the bars to wipe out a 3-1 Montreal lead and send Ottawa to the postseason with a visit from Hamilton looming.
OTTAWA - 1 0 3 0 - 4
MONTREAL - 0 3 0 0 - 3
1st - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick to Johnny Bennett for rouge OTT 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Andy Tommy for rouge by Len Hutton TIED 1-1 2nd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to Spud Daley for rouge MON 2-1 2nd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 3-1 3rd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 20-yard field goal OTT 4-3
IRFU WIFU (FINAL)
X-Toronto 4 2 0 74 37 8 X-Winnipeg 5 2 1 104 37 11
X-Hamilton 3 3 0 62 71 6 X-Regina 3 2 1 52 42 9
X-Ottawa 3 3 0 49 63 6 Calgary 1 5 0 17 94 4
Montreal 2 4 0 45 59 4 X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU FINALS (Regina wins series on points, 24-14)
SAT OCT 24
Winnipeg 7, REGINA 4 (4000) - Winnipeg took a five-point lead in the playoff (9-4). Former Rider Eddie James scored the only Winnipeg major by falling on Ralph Pierce's fumble of a punt in the end zone. The win was the first for a Winnipeg team in Regina since 1925.
WINNIPEG - 1 5 0 1 - 7
REGINA - 0 0 4 0 - 4
1st - WIN - Single, Norton Freeman kicked to Ralph Pierce for a rouge by Bud Marquardt WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Eddie James recovered fumbled punt in end zone WIN 6-0 3rd - REG - Single, Chappie O'Connor kick to Arnie Coulter for rouge WIN 6-1 3rd - REG - Paul Kirk, 15-yard field goal WIN 6-4 4th - WIN - Single, Freeman kick to Pierce for a rouge by James WIN 7-4
SAT OCT 31
Regina 20, WINNIPEG 5 (5500) - Regina ended Winnipeg's reign atop the West after one year. Despite missing three players with injuries, the Bombers reached the Rider eight in the final minute. Chappie O'Connor grabbed a pass off Bud Marquardt and ran 101 yards to seal the win.
REGINA - 0 0 9 11 - 20
WINNIPEG - 0 5 0 0 - 7
2nd - WIN - Single, Norton Freeman kick to deadline WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Bert Oja, 25-yard field goal WIN 4-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Freeman kick to deadline WIN 5-0 3rd - REG - Paul Kirk field goal WIN 5-3 3rd - REG - Fritz Falgren, 40-yard return of blocked kick REG 8-5 3rd - REG - Single, Kirk kick to Fritz Hanson for a rouge by Chappie O'Connor REG 9-5 4th - REG - Falgren, 5-yard fumble return (Kirk convert) REG 15-5 4th - REG - O'Connor, 101-yard interception return REG 20-5
REGINA LEADER-POST - OCTOBER 19TH 1936
IRFU SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 14
OTTAWA 3, Hamilton 2 (8167) - In a driving rain, Ottawa won a game marked by two 25-yard penalties for slugging and a fight at the end between Ottawa's Dave Sprague and Hamilton's Pony Stull. Tiny Herman's field goal was the game winner for the second straight week for the Riders.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 2 - 2
OTTAWA - 0 3 0 0 - 3
2nd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 5-yard field goal OTT 3-0 4th - HAM - Single, Frank Turville kick to deadline OTT 3-1 4th - HAM - Single, Turville kick to deadline OTT 3-2
CALGARY ALBERTAN - SEPTEMBER 28TH 1936
REGINA LEADER-POST - NOVEMBER 2ND 1936
OTTAWA CITIZEN - DECEMBER 7TH 1936
IRFU FINAL (Ottawa wins series on points, 22-6)
SAT NOV 21
OTTAWA 5, Toronto 1 (11000) - The frost and snow of the preceding days turned the field to mud due to an overnight rain. Toronto lost the game and Captain Wes Cutler, who suffered a broken right leg in tackling Arnie Morrison in the third period.
TORONTO - 0 1 0 0 - 1
OTTAWA - 0 0 3 2 - 5
1st - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to Spud Daley for rouge TOR 1-0 3rd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 7-yard field goal OTT 3-1 4th - OTT - Single, Herman kick to Bob Coulter for rouge OTT 4-1 4th - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick to deadline OTT 5-1
SAT NOV 28
Ottawa 17, TORONTO 5 (8000) - On a snow covered field, the Riders won their first Big Four title since 1926 - ironically clinched on the very same field - a year they went on to win the Grey Cup.
OTTAWA - 1 4 0 12 - 17
TORONTO - 0 0 5 0 - 5
1st - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick to Bob Coulter for rouge OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to Coulter for rouge OTT 2-0 2nd - OTT - Red Morrison kick to deadline OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Safety, Earl Selkirk fumbled ball out of bounds OTT 5-0 3rd - TOR - Jim Palmer recovered fumble in end zone TIED 5-5 4th - OTT - Harry McCauley, 40-yard fumble return (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 11-5 4th - OTT - Andy Tommy, 25-yard run with lateral from Joe Zelikovitz OTT 16-5 4th - OTT - Single, Jack Leore kick to Coulter for rouge by Bill Linegar OTT 17-5
1936 GREY CUP PLAYOFFS
WEST
SAT NOV 7 - Regina over Moose Jaw Millers (Withdrew before game was played in Winnipeg)
WED NOV 11 - Regina Roughriders 8, CALGARY BRONKS "B" SIDE 1 (Final)
NOTE: The CRU (Canadian Rugby Union) decreed that only imports who were resident in Canada by January 1 could play and also that teams were limited to just 5 imports. This seems to have been largely in reaction to the first Grey Cup win by a Western team in 1935 by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who were bolstered by seven American imports. When Regina won the West, five of their imports were declared illegal by the CRU. Regina offered to drop the players for the Grey Cup, but the CRU would not allow them to play for the cup. Instead, the Grey Cup was a contest between the Sarnia Imperials of the ORFU and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the IRFU.
EAST
SAT NOV 21 - Sarnia Imperials 11, TORONTO BALMY BEACH 7 (ORFU Final)
1936 GREY CUP GAME (Saturday December 5 at Toronto - ATT: 5,883)
SARNIA IMPERIALS 26, OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 20 - A year following Western Canada’s first Grey Cup win another dispute between the Western Canada Rugby Football Union and the Canadian Football Union resulted in the Grey Cup being awarded to the Eastern champion. The CRU ruled that only U.S. residents of Canada before January 1 were eligible to play in the Grey Cup. Since the Regina Roughriders had five ineligible imports on their roster, they withdrew their challenge. The parties attempted to reconcile but it was to no avail. The Eastern Final turned out to be one of the better games ever contested for the Grey Cup. Sarnia jumped out to a 12-0 lead. Mike Clawson’s recovery of an Ottawa fumble 10 yards from the goal line paved the way for Ormond Beach’s run into the end zone. Sarnia scored again on an Alex Hayes-to-Rocky Parsaca-to-Mike Hedgewick end run which started 45 yards out and ended with Hedgewick flying across the goal line. The Rough Riders finally got on the scoreboard 10 minutes into the contest when Tommy Daley went around the end and fired a lateral pass to Andy Tommy who ran 35 yards to paydirt. Ottawa evened the score in the second quarter as Tiny Herman smothered a Sarnia fumble on the Imperials’ 30. Dave Sprague and Bunny Wadsworth took turns hammering the Imps back towards their goal line. Wadsworth fumbled as he crossed the line, but was awarded a touchdown. Poor kicking by Ottawa’s Rocky Rocanno resulted in the Imps restoring their 12-point advantage. Rocanno kicked it out of touch at his own 25 setting up Beach’s second touchdown of the game. Rocanno kicked it into touch again as the Ottawa 35, giving the Imperials great field position. Hedgewick ran around the right end for 15, Beach plunged for 10, and Hedgewick streaked around the end again for the try. Sarnia had a 24-12 at halftime. Ottawa cut the deficit by two in the third quarter on a pair of rouges. The Rough Riders came out determined in the final 15 minutes. On a drive start from the Ottawa 40, the Riders stormed down field, scoring on Arnie Morrison’s run around the end. With time running out, Ottawa had one last chance to tie the score. On third down and seven yards from the end zone, the ball was snapped back to Jack Leore, who sidestepped a tackle and threw the ball hard and low. Hedgewick came out of no where to bat the ball down and secure the win for the Imps.
SARNIA - 12 12 2 0 - 26
OTTAWA - 5 7 0 8 - 20
1st - SAR - Ormond Beach, 4-yard run (Alex Hayes convert) SAR 6-0 1st - SAR - Mike Hedgewick on 45-yard lateral from Hayes to Rocky Parsaca (Hayes convert) SAR 12-0 1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 35-yard lateral from Tommy Daley SAR 12-5 2nd - OTT - Single, Red Morrison kick to deadline SAR 12-6 2nd - OTT - Bunny Wadsworth, 2-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) TIED 12-12 2nd - SAR - Beach, 3-yard run (Hayes convert) SAR 18-12 2nd - SAR - Hedgewick, 6-yard lateral from Parsaca from Hayes (Hayes convert) SAR 24-12 3rd - SAR - Single, Bummer Sterling kick to Andy Tommy for touch-in-goal SAR 25-12 3rd - SAR - Single, Sterling kick to deadline SAR 26-12 4th - OTT - Single, Morrison kick to Hayes for rouge SAR 26-13 4th - SAR - Single, Jack Leore kick to Hayes for rouge SAR 26-14 4th - SAR - Morrison, 1-yard run (Herman convert) SAR 26-20
NOTES: The Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) stopped challenging for the Grey Cup.
FRI SEPT 3
Calgary 13, WINNIPEG 8 (5500) - Led by a powerful backfield, Calgary beat Winnipeg under the floodlights of Osborne Stadium. It was the first time Calgary beat the Pegs in the two years of the WIFU. One major in the first quarter and another in the third provided the winning margin.
CALGARY - 6 0 6 1 - 13
WINNIPEG - 0 1 7 0 - 8
1st - CAL - Johnny Rosano, 15-yard run (Ed Rorvig convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick for rouge CAL 6-1 3rd - CAL - Keith Gibson, 2-yard return of blocked punt (Rorvig convert) CAL 12-1 3rd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 5-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) CAL 12-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Kabat kick to Rosano for rouge by Eddie Kushner CAL 12-8 4th - CAL - Single, Rorvig kick to the deadline CAL 13-8
MON SEPT 6
Calgary 4, REGINA 1 (5000) - Calgary became an early favorite in the WIFU with two straight wins to open the season. Ed Rorvig was the hero for the Bronks, kicking the game winning field goal in the fourth quarter.
CALGARY - 0 0 1 3 - 4
REGINA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - REG - Single, Jimmy Partridge kick to Ray Olsen for rouge by Partridge REG 1-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Ed Rorvig kick to Paul Kirk for rouge by Larry Haynes TIED 1-1 4th - CAL - Rorvig, 39-yard field goal CAL 4-1
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 2 0 0 17 9 4
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 1 0 1 4 0
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 1 0 8 13 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEP 11
Winnipeg 11, CALGARY 1 (5000) - Winnipeg broke into the win column thanks to the running of Fritz Hanson. The veteran cracked off a key run to set up the first Peg touchdown, then ran 48 yards in the fourth quarter for the final and decisive touchdown.
WINNIPEG - 5 0 0 6 - 11
CALGARY - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - CAL - Single, Rocky Rosano kick to Art Stevenson for rouge by Herb Showden CAL 1-0 1st - WIN - Bob Fritz, 2-yard run WIN 5-1 4th - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 48-yard run (Herb Peschel convert) WIN 11-1
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 2 1 0 18 20 4
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 1 0 19 14 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 1 0 1 4 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEP 18
CALGARY 8, Regina 7 (2000) - Calgary won the game after they were forced to punt from the Regina 45. Ray Olsen sent a long kick toward Paul Kirk, practically standing under the goal posts. The ball slid through his hands and Keith Gibson fell on it to keep the Bronks atop the standings.
REGINA - 6 1 0 0 - 7
CALGARY - 1 1 6 0 - 8
1st - REG - Jimmy Lander, 2-yard run (Paul Kirk convert) REG 6-0 1st - CAL - Single, Ed Rorvig kick to Kirk for rouge by Jack Lawrence REG 6-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Ray Olsen kick to Kirk for rouge by Chet Hagen REG 6-2 2nd - REG - Single, Kirk kick to Olsen for rouge by Dean Griffing REG 7-2 3rd - CAL - Keith Gibson recovered fumbled kick in end zone (Rorvig convert) CAL 8-7
MON SEP 20
Winnipeg 6, REGINA 4 (3500) - Winnipeg went to the air to pull the win out of the fire. The Bombers completed six of nine passes for 124 yards and drove the Riders deeper into the cellar.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6
REGINA - 3 1 0 0 - 4
1st - REG - Paul Kirk, 19-yard field goal REG 3-0 2nd - REG - Single, Jimmy Lander kick to Art Stevenson for rouge by Bob Walker REG 4-0 3rd - WIN - Bob Fritz, 25-yard pass from Fritz Hanson (Stevenson convert) WIN 6-4
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 3 1 0 26 27 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 1 0 25 18 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 3 0 12 18 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEP 25
WINNIPEG 12. Regina 0 (6200) - The Winnipeg front line was bolstered when veteran Rosy Adelman came out of retirement to replace the injured Ole Midgarden. This line led the way for Art Stevenson and Fritz Hanson to run wild against the Rider defense.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 0 7 5 0 - 12
2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 58-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kicked to Ralph Pierce for rouge by Cliff Roseborough WIN 7-0 3rd - WIN - Stevenson, 12-yard return of fumbled kick by Paul Kirk WIN 12-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 3 1 0 26 27 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 1 0 37 18 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 4 0 12 30 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUN OCT 3
CALGARY 11, Regina 0 (3000) - Ed Rorvig crashed through the Rider defensive line for 10 first downs. The win clinched a playoff berth for the Bronks, and put Regina on the verge of mathematical elimination.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 1 0 6 4 - 11
1st - CAL - Single, Ray Olsen kicked to Paul Patrick for rouge by Keith Gibson CAL 1-0 3rd - CAL - Jerry Searight recovered fumble in end zone (Ed Rorvig convert) CAL 7-0 4th - CAL - Rorvig, 40-yard field goal CAL 10-0 4th - CAL - Single, Rocky Rosano kick to Ralph Pierce for rouge by Rosano CAL 11-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 X-Calgary 4 1 0 37 27 8
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 1 0 37 18 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 5 0 12 41 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 9
Toronto 17, HAMILTON 16 (7000) - Trailing by two touchdowns in the third quarter, Hamilton roared back to tie the game 17-all. Annis Stukus kicked for the Argos and fell on the ball when the Tigers misplayed it. Bob Isbister came on to kick the winning point for Toronto.
TORONTO - 0 4 11 2 - 17
HAMILTON - 0 0 11 5 - 16
2nd - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk to Spud Daley for rouge TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 40-yard field goal TOR 4-0 3rd - HAM - Eddie Wright fumble return HAM 5-4 3rd - TOR - Ted Morris run TOR 9-5 3rd - TOR - Doug McPherson, 65-yard fumble return (Selkirk convert) TOR 15-5 3rd - HAM - Doc Painton, 1-yard run (Huck Welch convert) TOR 15-11 4th - TOR - Single, Stukus kick to Painton for rouge TOR 16-11 4th - HAM - Wright run TIED 16-16 4th - TOR - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline TOR 17-16
MONTREAL 16, Ottawa 7 (4500) - Former Argo Tommy Burns led the Indian attack with a touchdown, a field goal and converts of both Montreal touchdowns. Montreal won despite the loss of QB Oke Olson who was on the injured list.
OTTAWA - 0 6 1 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 9 0 7 0 - 16
1st - MON - Tommy Burns, 28-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Bill Davies recovered fumble in end zone (Burns convert) MON 9-0 2nd - OTT - Bunny Wadsworth, 1-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) MON 9-6 3rd - Burns, 40-yard pass from Abe Eliowitz (Burns convert) MON 15-6 4th - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick to Chappie O'Connor for rouge MON 15-7 4th - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to Andy Tommy for rouge MON 16-7
REGINA 8, Winnipeg 2 (1800) - A small crowd sat through a downpour late in the first half. Bert Nelson scored every point for the Riders, who kept their faint playoff hopes alive.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 2 0 - 2
REGINA - 0 3 0 5 - 8
2nd - REG - Bert Nelson, 25-yard field goal REG 3-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick to deadline REG 3-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Stevenson kick to Ralph Pierce for rouge by Jeff Nicklin REG 3-2 4th - REG - Nelson, 15-yard run REG 8-2
MON OCT 11
CALGARY 7, Winnipeg 1 (4000) - Calgary clinched the win when Larry Haynes fell on a loose ball after Art Stevenson misjudged one of Ray Olsen's lofty punts.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 1 0 - 1
CALGARY - 0 1 6 0 - 7
2nd - CAL - Single, Ray Olsen kick to Fritz Hanson for rouge by Joe Turner CAL 1-0 3rd - CAL - Larry Haynes recovered fumbled kick in end zone (Ed Rorvig convert) CAL 7-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Stevenson kick to Joe Turner for rouge by Cliff Roseborough CAL 7-1
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 1 0 0 17 16 2 X-Calgary 5 1 0 44 28 10
Montreal 1 0 0 16 7 2 Winnipeg 3 3 0 40 33 6
Ottawa 0 1 0 7 16 0 Regina 1 5 0 20 43 2
Hamilton 0 1 0 16 17 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 16
OTTAWA 11, Hamilton 0 (8000) - Stan O'Neil raced over 60 yards for a touchdown, Ottawa's only major of the day. It was enough for the win in front of the largest Opening Day crowd in Rider history.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 0 3 7 1 - 11
2nd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 32-yard field goal OTT 3-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Herman kick to Ted Manorek for rouge OTT 4-0 3rd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 63-yard run (Herman convert) OTT 10-0 4th - OTT - Single, Jack Leore kick to Manorek on deadline OTT 11-0
TORONTO 14, Montreal 0 (15000) - Two singles in the first half and two converted touchdowns in the second half kept Toronto undefeated.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 1 1 6 6 - 14
1st - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to deadline TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline TOR 2-0 3rd - TOR - Johnny Edwards, 11-yard run with lateral (Annis Stukus convert) TOR 8-0 4th - TOR - Art West, 20-yard interception return (Stukus convert) TOR 14-0
WINNIPEG 16, Calgary 2 (5500) - Winnipeg joined the Bronks in the WIFU playoffs, but Calgary lost star punter and passer Ray Olsen, who suffered a season-ending broken leg after kicking off in the first quarter.
CALGARY - 1 0 1 0 - 2
WINNIPEG - 5 6 0 5 - 16
1st - CAL - Single, Ray Olsen kick touch-in-goal CAL 1-0 1st - WIN - Art Stevenson, 75-yard pass from Fritz Hanson WIN 5-1 2nd - WIN - Bob Fritz, 6-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 11-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Ed Rorvig kick to deadline WIN 11-2 4th - Cliff Roseborough, 6-yard pass from Fritz WIN 16-2
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 0 31 16 4 X-Calgary 5 2 0 46 44 10
Montreal 1 1 0 16 21 2 X-Winnipeg 4 3 0 56 35 8
Ottawa 1 1 0 18 16 2 Regina 1 5 0 20 43 2
Hamilton 0 2 0 16 28 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 23
TORONTO 10, Ottawa 4 (7000) - On a soggy field, with intermittent snow, the Argos held off Ottawa four yards from the tying score with two minutes to play. The Argos lost star defenseman Harry Sonshine, with a broken jaw, and Ottawa lost Mac McFall to a broken leg.
OTTAWA - 0 3 1 0 - 4
TORONTO - 0 3 6 1 - 10
2nd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 28-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 13-yard field goal TIED 3-3 3rd - TOR - Johnny Edwards, 30-yard run with lateral from Bob Isbister (Stukus convert) TOR 9-3 3rd - OTT - Single, Herman kick to Edwards for rouge TOR 9-4 4th - TOR - Single, Stukus kick to deadline TOR 10-4
HAMILTON 14, Montreal 1 (4000) - Huck Welch kicked five converts and a conversion as Hamilton won its first game of the season, in the only real upset of the weekend.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 1 - 1
HAMILTON - 1 3 1 9 - 14
1st - HAM - Single, Huck Welch kick to Chappie O'Connor for rouge HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Denny Whitaker, 2-yard field goal HAM 4-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Welch kick to O'Connor for rouge HAM 5-0 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal HAM 6-0 4th - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to deadline HAM 6-1 4th - HAM - Welch kick to O'Connor for rouge HAM 7-1 4th - HAM - Welch kick to O'Connor for rouge HAM 8-1 4th - HAM - Ted Manorek, 6-yard run (Welch convert) HAM 14-1
REGINA 26, Calgary 1 (2500) - Despite being eliminated from the playoff race, Regina rolled to its second straight win by scoring three second half touchdown. The Riders outrushed Calgary 288 yards to 75, and made more first downs, 19-3.
CALGARY - 1 0 0 0 - 1
REGINA - 1 7 11 7 - 26
1st - CAL - Single, Ed Rorvig kick to deadline CAL 1-0 1st - REG - Single, Bert Nelson kick to Jimmy Gilkes for rouge TIED 1-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Jimmy Lander kick to deadline REG 2-1 2nd - REG - Nelson, 1-yard run (Nelson convert) REG 8-1 3rd - REG - Ralph Pierce run REG 13-1 3rd - REG - Single, Bob Walker kick to Gilkes for rouge REG 14-1 3rd - REG - Paul Kirk run REG 19-1 4th - REG - Single, Norm Beattie kick to Gilkes for rouge REG 20-1 4th - REG - Kirk, 25-yard pass from Lander (Kirk convert) REG 26-1
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 0 0 41 20 6 X-Calgary 5 3 0 47 70 10
Montreal 1 2 0 17 35 2 X-Winnipeg 4 3 0 56 35 8
Ottawa 1 2 0 22 26 2 Regina 2 5 0 46 44 4
Hamilton 1 2 0 30 29 2 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 30
Toronto 11, OTTAWA 7 (10000) - Toronto clinched the first playoff berth in the Big Four, and virtually sank Ottawa's chances with an early 9-point burse in the first quarter.
TORONTO - 9 0 0 2 - 11
OTTAWA - 0 6 1 0 - 7
1st - TOR - Art West, 3-yard run (Earl Selkirk convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Selkirk, 11-yard field goal TOR 9-0 2nd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 20-yard field goal TOR 9-3 2nd - OTT - Herman, 13-yard field goal TOR 9-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick to Bill Stukus for rouge by Tony McCarthy TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - Single, Earl Selkirk kick to Stan O'Neil for rouge TOR 10-7 4th - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick to O'Neil for rouge TOR 11-7
Hamilton 3, MONTREAL 2 (3000) - Huck Welch kicked all three of Hamilton's points, all rouges, with the deciding kick coming early in the fourth quarter.
HAMILTON - 2 0 0 1 - 3
MONTREAL - 0 0 2 0 - 1
1st - HAM- Single, Huck Welch kick to Chappie O'Connor for rouge HAM 1-0 1st - HAM- Single, Welch kick to O'Connor for rouge HAM 2-0 3rd - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to deadline HAM 2-1 3rd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline TIED 2-2 4th - HAM - Single, Welch kick touch-in-goal HAM 3-2
SUN OCT 31
Regina 12, WINNIPEG 1 (3500) - Regina ended the season with its third straight win but still finished out of the playoff picture.
REGINA - 3 0 6 3 - 12
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - REG - Bert Nelson, 10-yard field goal REG 3-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Steve Olander kick to Paul Kirk for rouge REG 3-1 3rd - REG - Ralph Pierce, 62-yard pass from Jimmy Lander (Kirk convert) REG 9-1 4th - REG - Paul Kirk, 25-yard field goal REG 12-1
IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 4 0 0 52 27 8 X-Calgary 5 3 0 47 70 10
Hamilton 2 2 0 33 31 4 X-Winnipeg 4 4 0 57 47 8
Ottawa 1 3 0 29 37 2 Regina 3 5 0 58 45 6
Montreal 1 3 0 19 38 2 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 6
Ottawa 14, HAMILTON 4 (6000) - A pair of second half touchdowns led Ottawa to the win and forced a three way tie for second place in the Big Four.
OTTAWA - 0 12 0 2 - 14
HAMILTON - 3 1 0 0 - 4
1st - HAM - Dinny Whitaker, 12-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Huck Welch kick to Rocky Rocano for rouge by Jimmy Simpson HAM 4-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Sprague, 2-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-4 2nd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 12-yard pass from Orville Burke (Herman convert) OTT 12-4 4th - OTT - Single, Herman kick to Spud Daley for rouge OTT 13-4 4th - OTT - Single, Jack Leore kick to deadline OTT 14-4
MONTREAL 11, Toronto 2 (3500) - Abe Eliowitz kicked five singles and Tommy Burns added two field goals to spark Montreal to the much-needed win and hand Toronto its first loss.
TORONTO - 1 1 0 0 - 2
MONTREAL - 0 5 1 5 - 11
1st - TOR - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Annis Stukus kick to deadline TOR 2-0 2nd - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick to Stukus for rouge by Lennie Hutton TOR 2-1 2nd - MON - Single, Tommy Burns kick to the deadline TIED 2-2 2nd - MON - Burns, 38-yard field goal MON 5-2 3rd - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 6-2 4th - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 7-2 4th - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 8-2 4th - MON - Burns, 17-yard field goal MON 11-2
IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 4 1 0 54 38 8 X-Calgary 5 3 0 47 70 10
Hamilton 2 3 0 37 45 4 X-Winnipeg 4 4 0 57 47 8
Ottawa 2 3 0 43 41 4 Regina 3 5 0 58 45 6
Montreal 2 3 0 30 40 4 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 13
TORONTO 18, Hamilton 5 (7000) - Hamilton saw their playoff hopes sink in the mud of Varsity Stadium. Art West led the Argos with two majors. Annis Stukus made the remainder of the Toronto points with two field goals, a convert and a single.
HAMILTON - 0 0 5 0 - 5
TORONTO - 0 6 6 6 - 18
2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 15-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - TOR - Stukus, 20-yard field goal TOR 6-0 3rd - HAM - Teddy Manorek, 2-yard fumble return TOR 6-5 3rd - TOR - Art West recovered fumble in end zone (West convert) TOR 12-5 4th - TOR - Single, Stukus kick to Huck Welch for rouge TOR 13-5 4th - TOR - West, 30-yard run TOR 18-5
OTTAWA 9, Montreal 5 (7000) - A driving rain turned the field at Landsdowne Park into a muddy quagmire, and the fans were treated to five Abe Eliowitz singles, with wind assistance, for an early 5-0 Montreal lead. Then the Ottawa offense crawled back into the game - and into the playoffs.
MONTREAL - 5 0 0 0 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 7 1 1 - 9
1st - MON - Single, Abe Eliowitz kick touch-in-goal MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 2-0 1st - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 4-0 1st - MON - Single, Eliowitz kick to deadline MON 5-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick touch-in-goal MON 5-1 2nd - OTT - Tiny Herman, 30-yard field goal MON 5-4 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to Chappie O'Connor for rouge TIED 5-5 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to O'Connor for rouge OTT 6-5 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to O'Connor for rouge OTT 7-5 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to O'Connor for rouge by Rick Perley OTT 8-5 4th - OTT - Single, Herman rouged O'Connor in end zone on blocked kick OTT 9-5
IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 5 1 0 72 43 10 X-Calgary 5 3 0 47 70 10
X-Ottawa 3 3 0 52 46 6 X-Winnipeg 4 4 0 57 47 8
Hamilton 2 4 0 42 63 4 Regina 3 5 0 58 45 6
Montreal 2 4 0 35 49 4 X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU SEMIFINALS (Winnipeg wins series on points, 19-14)
SAT NOV 6
Calgary 13, WINNIPEG 10 (5488) - On the wings of two beautiful touchdown passes, Calgary opened up a three point lead in the series on a cold, dry field. The Bombers outrushed the Bronks, 188 yards to 107, but could not capitalize on their ground attack.
WINNIPEG - 1 3 6 0 - 10
CALGARY - 1 11 1 0 - 13
OTTAWA CITIZEN - NOVEMBER 8TH 1937
OTTAWA CITIZEN - NOVEMBER 8TH 1937
WINNIPEG TRIBUNE - DECEMBER 13TH 1937
1st - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to deadline WIN 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, John Rosano kick to deadline TIED 1-1 2nd - WIN - Steve Olander, 15-yard field goal WIN 4-1 2nd - CAL - Herb Snowden, 31-yard pass from John Rosano CAL 6-4 2nd - CAL - John Turner, 9-yard pass from Rosano (Earl Rorvig convert) CAL 12-4 3rd - CAL - Single, Rosano kick to deadline CAL 13-4 3rd - WIN - Bob Fritz, 5-yard run (Olander convert) CAL 13-10
SAT NOV 13
Winnipeg 9, CALGARY 1 (4500) - Winnipeg won the Western title, their third in five years, in a snowstorm, thanks to Fritz Hanson, who scored the only major, and their defense, which kept Calgary bottled up on their side of the field for 55 of the 60 minutes.
WINNIPEG - 6 1 1 1 - 9
CALGARY - 0 0 0 1 - 1
2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 5-yard run (Steve Olander convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jerry Searight rouged on recovery of Hanson fumble in end zone WIN 7-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Olander kick to John Rosano for rouge by Bud Marquardt WIN 8-0 4th - CAL - Single, Rosano kick to Hanson for rouge by Larry Haynes WIN 8-1 4th - WIN - Single, Olander kick to John Turner for rouge for Marquardt WIN 9-1
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins series on points, 21-16)
SAT NOV 20
OTTAWA 15, Toronto 11 (12000) - Ottawa found itself in position to repeat as Big Four champions, thanks to a fourth quarter, 44-yard ground assault that put 260-pound Tiny Herman in position to kick a field goal and break an 11-11 tie.
TORONTO - 5 3 0 3 - 11
OTTAWA - 3 1 6 5 - 15
1st - TOR - Teddy Morris, 1-yard run TOR 5-0 1st - OTT - Tiny Herman, 22-yard field goal TOR 5-3 2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 34-yard field goal TOR 8-3 2nd - OTT - Single, Rocky Rocano kick to Earl Selkirk for rouge TOR 8-4 3rd - OTT - Andy Tommy, 2-yard run (Herman convert) OTT 10-8 4th - TOR - Stukus, 15-yard field goal TOR 11-10 4th - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to Art West for rouge TIED 11-11 4th - OTT - Herman, 35-yard field goal OTT 14-11 4th - OTT - Single, Rocano kick to West for rouge by Dave Sprague OTT 15-11
SAT NOV 27
TORONTO 10, Ottawa 1 (15000) - The kicking of Bob Isbister, playing with a painful groin injury, kept Ottawa's offense in check and sent Toronto forward in the playoffs. He also tossed a touchdown pass to Wes Cutler started the scoring.
OTTAWA - 0 0 1 0 - 1
TORONTO - 6 0 0 4 - 10
1st - TOR - Wes Cutler, 35-yard pass from Bob Isbister (Bill Stukus convert) TOR 6-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Tiny Herman kick to deadline TOR 6-1 4th - TOR - Single, Stan O'Neil rouged on recovery of blocked kick TOR 7-1 4th - TOR - Annis Stukus, 22-yard field goal TOR 10-1
EASTERN FINAL
SAT DEC 4
TORONTO 10, Sarnia 6 (15000) - Lew Hayman's young Scullers ended the Imperials reign in the East in the rain, wind and mud, but they lost Annis Stukus for the Grey Cup with three broken bones in his back.
SARNIA - 0 0 0 6 - 6
TORONTO - 5 3 0 2 - 10
1st - TOR - Art West, 37-yard run with lateral from Bob Isbister TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 38-yard field goal TOR 8-0 4th - SAR - Hugh Stirling, 2-yard run (Stirling convert) TOR 8-6 4th - TOR - Single, Isbister kick to deadline TOR 9-6 4th - TOR - Single, Isbister kick to deadline TOR 10-6
1937 GREY CUP GAME (Saturday December 11 at Toronto - ATT: 11,522)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS 4, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 3 - The Argo Bounce was born in 1937 as the Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup by the narrowest of margins for the second time in five years. A total of 11,522 fans braved the elements at Varsity Stadium as a bitter north-west wind made for less than ideal football conditions. The Blue Bombers opened the scoring with a single point, but came close to scoring a touchdown. Bob Fritz, Winnipeg’s player-coach, picked up Art West’s fumble and streaked down the right sideline with a clear route between him and the Toronto end zone. Toronto’s Bob Isbister made a diving tackle, tripping up Fritz inside the Argonaut 10. Following two failed plunges, Steve Olander dropped back and kicked a rouge. The Boatmen soon took the lead for good when Fritz Hanson dropped a kick from Isbister, allowing Toronto’s Bill Bryers to recover the loose football at the Winnipeg 20. Earl Selkirk, filling in for the hospitalized Annis Stukus, booted a perfect placement from an awkward angle. Winnipeg looked to have taken the lead when Bill Stukus muffed an Olander punt, allowing Bill Ceretti to pick up the fumble and run towards the end zone. The play was called back, however, as a no yards penalty was assessed to the Blue Bombers. The Blue Bombers had other opportunities to take the lead. A forward pass from Fritz to Jeff Nicklin and a lateral from Nicklin to Bud Marquardt allowed Greg Kabat to attempt a field goal from 40 yards out, which he missed. West’s second fumble of the game gave the Blue Bombers another chance at a placement in the second quarter, but Olander kicked low and wide for a single point. Toronto took a 4-2 lead when Isbister booted a 70-yard punt. Winnipeg cut its deficit in half in the third quarter as Herb Peschel gathered a failed lateral by Stukus and was stopped near the Toronto 35. The Blue Bombers attempted another field goal, but Kabat missed again for a single point. That was as close as the Blue Bombers would get to the Argos. The Argo Bounce came to life when Marquardt blocked an attempted punt and he and Toronto’s Teddy Morris raced for the football. The ball bounced right into Morris’ hands. Had Marquardt recovered the pigskin, the Blue Bombers would have had the ball deep in Argonaut territory.
TORONTO - 3 1 0 0 - 4
WINNIPEG - 1 1 1 0 - 3
1st - WIN - Single, Steve Olander kick for rouge WIN 1-0 1st - TOR - Earl Selkirk, 31-yard field goal TOR 3-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Olander kick for rouge TOR 3-2 2nd - TOR - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline TOR 4-2 3rd - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to deadline TOR 4-3
CALGARY HERALD - SEPTEMBER 7TH 1937
WINNIPEG TRIBUNE - SEPTEMBER 13TH 1937
OWEN SOUND SUN-TIMES - DECEMBER 3RD 1937
NOTES: Edmonton Eskimos joined the Western Interprovincial Football Union and adopted the colors of blue and white, but withdrew in 1940. Monrreal Indians changed name to Montreal Cubs.
FRI SEPT 2
WINNIPEG 6, Calgary 0 () - Paced by Wayne Sheley, the Bombers shut out the Brinks under the floodlights. Sheley, a chunky halfback, swept around right end to score a second quarter major.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 0 5 1 0 - 6
2nd - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 6-yard run WIN 5-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick to Herb Snowden for rouge by Bud Marquardt WIN 6-0
REGINA 11, Edmonton 0 (3000) - Edmonton managed only one first down in its first game in the WIFU. Regina was paced by Leo Danaher, a new player from Kansas, and Harry Guest, who played for the Regina junior Dales last year.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
REGINA - 0 6 0 5 - 11
2nd - REG - Leo Danaher, 21-yard run (Bert Nelson convert) REG 6-0 4th - REG - Harry Guest, 6-yard run with lateral REG 11-0
MON SEPT 5
WINNIPEG 33, Edmonton 8 (5000) - QB Art Stevenson led Winnipeg to the easy win, scoring a field goal and a touchdown, and throwing passes throughout the game, two of which led to majors. The Bombers led 16-0 in the second quarter, then exploded for 17 more points in the final frame.
EDMONTON - 0 3 5 0 - 8
WINNIPEG - 4 12 0 17 - 33
1st - WIN - Russ Rebholz kick touch-in-goal WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Art Stevenson, 22-yard field goal WIN 4-0 2nd - WIN - Stevenson, 19-yard run (Stevenson convert) WIN 10-0 2nd - WIN - Percy Daigle, 2-yard run (Rebholz convert) WIN 16-0 2nd - EDM - Steve Olander, 22-yard field goal WIN 16-3 3rd - EDM - Eddie O'Brien, 2-yard pass from Ike Sutton WIN 16-8 4th - WIN - Bud Marquardt, 2-yard pass from Ike Sutton (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 22-8 4th - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 10-yard run (Jee Nickelin pass from Stevenson) WIN 28-8 4th - WIN - Harry Badger, 20-yard run WIN 33-8
REGINA 9, Calgary 0 (5000) - Regina crashed through the Calgary defense early in the game to mark up their second straight win while pitching a shutout. Regina ran for 182 yards, while holding Calgary to 60 on the ground.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
REGINA - 0 6 1 2 - 9
2nd - REG - Single, Howard Cleveland kick to Bob Campbell for rouge by Norm Beattie REG 1-0 2nd - REG - Cleveland, 3-yard run with lateral from Leo Danaher REG 6-0 3rd - REG - Single, Cleveland kick to Campbell for rouge REG 7-0 4th - REG - Safety, John Rosano tackled in end zone REG 9-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 0 0 39 8 4
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 2 0 0 20 0 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 2 0 0 15 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 2 0 8 44 0
MON SEPT 12
Regina 7, WINNIPEG 0 (6200) - Regina handed Winnipeg its first loss thanks to Leo Danaher's last-minute touchdown. It was also Regina's third straight shutout. The win came at a price - Rider QB Dean Griffing was lost for a month with torn ligaments in his right leg.
REGINA - 0 0 0 7 - 7
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
4th - REG - Single, Howard Cleveland kick to deadline REG 1-0 4th - REG - Leo Danaher, 40-yard interception return (Bert Nelson convert) REG 7-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 3 0 0 27 0 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 1 0 39 15 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 2 0 0 15 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 2 0 8 44 0
SAT SEPT 17
CALGARY 16, Edmonton 3 (2000) - Opening up with a thrilling exhibition of wide open football that included three spectacular touchdowns, Calgary won its home opener. Edmonton put on an exciting aerial display, but it did not result in any touchdowns.
EDMONTON - 1 0 2 0 - 3
CALGARY - 10 5 0 1 - 16
1st - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run CAL 5-0 1st - CAL - Johnny Sullivan, 1-yard run CAL 10-0 1st - EDM - Single, Ike Sutton kick to Howard Cleveland for rouge CAL 10-1 2nd - CAL - Harold Buzzard, 7-yard run CAL 15-1 3rd - EDM - Safety, Gerry Morrison tackled in end zone by Eddie O'Brien CAL 15-3 4th - CAL - Single, Buzzard kick to deadline CAL 16-3
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 3 0 0 27 0 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 1 0 39 15 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 2 0 16 18 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 3 0 11 60 0
SAT SEPT 24
Winnipeg 17, REGINA 10 (5000) - Playing under a broiling sun, Winnipeg handed Regina its first loss despite the Riders mounting a number of offensive attacks that fell short.
WINNIPEG - 1 5 5 6 - 17
REGINA - 0 4 0 6 - 10
1st - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick touch-in-goal WIN 1-0 2nd - REG - Single, Jimmy Lander kick to deadline TIED 1-1 2nd - REG - Leo Danaher, 30-yard field goal REG 4-1 2nd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 55-yard pass from Stevenson WIN 6-4 3rd - WIN - Greg Kabat, 35-yard field goal WIN 9-4 3rd - WIN - Single, Stevenson kick to Harry Guest for rouge by Bud Marquardt WIN 10-4 3rd - WIN - Single, Stevenson kick to Guest for rouge by Nicklin WIN 11-4 4th - REG - Danaher, 31-yard run (Danaher convert) WIN 11-10 4th - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 15-yard run (Stevenson convert) WIN 17-10
Calgary 5, EDMONTON 3 (2200) - Calgary won despite the loss of QB Bob Campbell due to injury and had to rely on its defense. The game was scoreless until the fourth quarter when the Bronks blocked an Ike Sutton punt and recovered on the Eskimo 11.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 5 - 5
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 3 - 3
4th - CAL - Ed Rorvig, 10-yard field goal CAL 3-0 4th - EDM - Ike Sutton, 16-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - CAL - Single, Harold Buzzard kick to Sutton for rouge by Keith Gibson CAL 4-3 4th - CAL - Single, Rorvig kik to deadline CAL 5-3
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 3 1 0 37 17 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 1 0 56 25 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 2 2 0 21 21 4
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 4 0 14 65 0
SAT OCT 8
TORONTO 21, Hamilton 8 (13000) - Mixing speed and deception, the Argos won their opener. A pair of last quarter touchdowns, one by Art West and the other set up by West, finished off Hamilton.
HAMILTON - 6 0 1 1 - 8
TORONTO - 1 8 0 12 - 21
1st - TOR - Single, Johnny Munro kick TOR 1-0 1st - HAM - Ivan Edwards, 7-yard pass from Denny Whitaker HAM 5-1 1st - HAM - Single, Norton Freeman kick for rouge HAM 6-1 2nd - TOR - Red Storey, 3-yard run TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 30-yard field goal TOR 9-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Freeman kick for rouge TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - Art West, 30-yard pass from Bill Stukus (A. Stukus convert) TOR 15-7 4th - TOR - Teddy Morris, 5-yard run (A. Stukus convert) TOR 21-7 4th - HAM - Single, Freeman kick for rouge TOR 21-8
OTTAWA 37, Montreal 0 (4000) - Ottawa smashed the Cubs with a rushing attack that netted 450 yards. The Riders also racked up 26 first downs and a total offensive output of 597 net yards.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 12 12 8 5 - 37
1st - OTT - Bunny Wadsworth run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Dave Sprague, 17-yard run (Herman convert) OTT 12-0 2nd - OTT - Orville Burke, 7-yard pass from Tommy Daley (Herman convert) OTT 18-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Jack Leore kick for rouge OTT 19-0 2nd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 40-yard pass from Burke OTT 24-0 3rd - OTT - Herman, 30-yard field goal OTT 27-0 3rd - OTT - O'Neil pass from Murray Griffin OTT 32-0 4th - OTT - Andy Tommy, 15-yard run OTT 37-0
CALGARY 14, Winnipeg 0 (2500) - Calgary moved into a tie for second place in the WIFU by shutting down Winnipeg's running game and vaunted pass attack. The Bronks won with two touchdowns, a safety, a rouge and a convert.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 5 1 0 8 - 14
1st - CAL - Jimmy Gilkes, 1-yard run CAL 5-0 2nd - CAL - Single, John Rosano kick to Fritz Hanson for rouge CAL 6-0 4th - CAL - Safety, Hanson tackled in end zone CAL 8-0 4th - CAL - Johnny Sullivan, 1-yard run (Paul Rowe convert) CAL 14-0
Regina 17, EDMONTON 0 () - Regina rushed for 242 yards and made 16 first downs, while Edmonton was held to 124 yards and seven first downs. In the air, the Riders completed three of eight passes for 70 yards, while the Eskimos completed only one pass for 10 yards.
REGINA - 4 0 6 7 - 17
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - REG - Leo Danaher, 20-yard field goal REG 3-0 1st - REG - Single, Howard Cleveland kick to Harold Sutton for rouge by Johnny Gariuk REG 4-0 3rd - REG - Cleveland, 35-yard run (Bert Nelson convert) REG 210-0 4th - REG - Single, Nelson kick to deadline REG 11-0 4th - REG - Jim Lander, 10-yard run (Nelson convert) REG 17-0
MON OCT 10
Winnipeg 25, EDMONTON 12 (3000) - Winnipeg took advantage of Edmonton mistakes to stay atop the WIFU. The Bombers scored two first half touchdowns thanks to Eskimo fumbles.
WINNIPEG - 7 6 0 12 - 25
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 6 - 12
1st - WIN - Eddie James, 1-yard run (Art Stevenson convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Stevenson kick to Ernie Stevens for rouge by Bud Marquardt WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 50-yard fumble return (Stevenson convert) WIN 13-0 2nd - EDM - Eddie O'Brien, 22-yard pass from Bob Fritz (Ike Sutton convert) WIN 13-6 4th - EDM - Fritz, 1-yard run (Sutton convert) WIN 13-12 4th - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 9-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 19-12 4th - WIN - Marquardt, 59-yard interception return (Hanson convert) WIN 25-12
CALGARY 5, Regina 3 (5000) - Calgary found itself in a three-way tie for first thanks to John Rosano who fell on loose ball over the Regina goal line shortly before halftime.
REGINA - 0 3 0 0 - 3
CALGARY - 0 5 0 0 - 5
2nd - REG - Bert Nelson, 38-yard field goal REG 3-0 2nd - CAL - John Rosano recovered fumble in end zone
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 1 0 0 21 8 2 X-Regina 4 2 0 57 22 8
Ottawa 1 0 0 37 0 0 X-Winnipeg 4 2 0 81 51 8
Hamilton 0 1 0 8 21 0 X-Calgary 4 2 0 40 24 8
Montreal 0 1 0 0 37 0 Edmonton 0 6 0 26 107 0
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 15
Toronto 25, MONTREAL 2 (2500) - Art West scored twice as Toronto established their continued dominance of the Big Four. Montreal could only complete one of 15 pass attempts for 15 yards.
TORONTO - 1 12 6 6 - 25
MONTREAL - 1 0 0 1 - 2
1st - MON - Single, Gordie Noseworthy kick for rouge MON 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Rod Elliott kick for rouge TIED 1-1 2nd - TOR - Art West, 27-yard run (Bill Stukus convert) TOR 7-1 2nd - TOR - West, 6-yard pass from B. Stukus (B. Stukus convert) TOR 13-1 3rd - TOR - Frank Stukus recovered blocked kick in end zone (Annis Stukus convert) TOR 19-1 4th - TOR - Bernie Thornton, 6-yard pass from Doug McPherson (B. Stukus convert) TOR 25-1 4th - MON - Single, Roddy Elliott kick to deadline TOR 25-2
Ottawa 42, HAMILTON 6 (5000) - Holding a slim 6-0 lead at the half, Ottawa scored 30 points in the third period to blow the game wide open.
OTTAWA - 6 0 30 6 - 42
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - OTT - Tommy Daley, 6-yard pass from Arnie Morrison (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 3rd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 12-yard run with lateral from Murray Griffin (Herman convert) OTT 12-0 3rd - OTT - Tony McCarthy, 70-yard run with lateral from Herman (Herman convert) OTT 18-0 3rd - OTT - Leo Seguin, 10-yard run with lateral from Morrison (George Fraser convert) OTT 24-0 3rd - OTT - Andy Tommy, 3-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 30-0 3rd - OTT - Rick Perley, 35-yard pass from Orville Burke (Fraser convert) OTT 36-0 4th - OTT - Burke run (Herman convert) OTT 42-0 4th - HAM - Sam Richardson, 6-yard run (Bill Murmylyk convert) OTT 42-6
Winnipeg 14, REGINA 6 (3000) - Top heavy favorites due to Winnipeg's injuries, the Riders jumped out to an early lead thanks to a long run by Leo Danaher. Winnipeg then stormed back to stay tied for first in the WIFU.
WINNIPEG - 1 5 5 3 - 14
REGINA - 6 0 0 0 - 6
1st - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to Howard Cleveland for rouge by Jeff Nicklin WIN 1-0 1st - REG - Leo Danaher, 85-yard run (Danaher convert) REG 6-1 2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 1-yard run TIED 6-6 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 5-yard run WIN 11-6 4th - WIN - Kabat, 9-yard field goal WIN 14-6
CALGARY 6, Edmonton 3 (2000) - Marching his team off the field with 33 seconds left to play as a protest against a decision which he declared took a touchdown from his team, Edmonton coach Bob Fritz provided a dramatic end to the game.
EDMONTON - 2 0 0 1 - 3
CALGARY - 1 0 5 0 - 6
1st - EDM - Safety, Gordon Gelhaye kick blocked Calgary kick into end zone EDM 2-0 1st - CAL - Single, Paul Rowe kick to Ernie Stevens for rouge by Al Hoptowit EDM 2-1 3rd - CAL - Jimmy Gilkes, 34-yard run CAL 6-2 4th - EDM - Single, Ike Sutton kick to Charlie Harrison for rouge by Frank Meakin CAL 6-3
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 0 46 10 4 X-Calgary 5 2 0 46 27 10
Ottawa 2 0 0 79 6 4 X-Winnipeg 5 2 0 95 57 10
Hamilton 0 2 0 14 63 0 X-Regina 4 3 0 63 36 8
Montreal 0 2 0 2 62 0 Edmonton 0 7 0 29 113 0
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 22
HAMILTON 17, Montreal 3 (1500) - Before one of the smallest crowds in recent memory, Hamilton took an early lead on a Brad Turnbull fumble return and were never challenged.
MONTREAL - 1 1 0 1 - 3
HAMILTON - 7 2 7 1 - 17
1st - HAM - Bud Turnbull, 40-yard fumble return (Denny Whitaker convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Bill Strachan kick to deadline HAM 7-0 1st - MON - Single, Gordie Noseworthy kick to deadline HAM 7-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Strachan kick to deadline HAM 8-1 2nd - MON - Single, Noseworthy kick to deadline HAM 8-2 2nd - HAM - Single, Strachan kick to deadline HAM 9-2 3rd - HAM - Single, Strachan kick to deadline HAM 10-2 3rd - HAM - Whitaker, 1-yard field goal HAM 13-2 3rd - HAM - Single, Len Stevens kick to deadline HAM 14-2 3rd - HAM - Single, Charles Szumlinski kick to deadline HAM 15-2 3rd - HAM - Single, Strachan kick to deadline HAM 16-2 4th - HAM - Single, Noseworthy kick hit goal post and bounced back for rouge HAM 17-2 4th - MON - Single, Noseworthy kick to deadline HAM 17-3
TORONTO 10, Ottawa 6 (18000) - In a battle of unbeaten, Toronto's Annis Stukus became the hero as he ran the length of the field for a touchdown with four minutes left to play. Ottawa outrushed the Argos, 176-129 yards, and made 11 first down to the Argos' five, but they could convert those gains to points.
OTTAWA - 0 6 0 0 - 6
TORONTO - 3 0 0 7 - 10
1st - TOR - Annis Stukus, 27-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - OTT - Murray Griffin, 1-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-3 4th - TOR - Single, A. Stukus kick to Arnie Morrison for deadline rouge OTT 6-4 4th - TOR - A. Stukus, 81-yard pass from Doug McPherson (A. Stukus convert) TOR 10-6
WINNIPEG 19, Regina 6 (6000) - Bomber fans saw Fritz Hanson in action for the first time this season and he scored three touchdowns in sending Winnipeg to a first place tie in the WIFU.
REGINA - 0 6 0 0 - 6
WINNIPEG - 12 1 6 0 - 19
1st - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 7-yard run (Russ Rebholz convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Hanson, 28-yard run (Rebholz convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to Howard Cleveland for rouge by Bill Ceretti WIN 13-0 2nd - REG - Jimmy Farasey, 6-yard run (Bert Nelson convert) WIN 13-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Kabat kick to Harry Guest for rouge by Ceretti WIN 14-6 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 3-yard run WIN 19-6
Calgary 4, EDMONTON 0 (2000) - Calgary won the West thanks to scoring more points against Winnipeg, and won the Cecil Cup, emblematic of Alberta football supremacy. The Cup was donated in 1909, disappeared in 1923, and was found just the previous week in an Edmonton basement.
CALGARY - 1 1 1 1 - 4
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - CAL - Single, Larry Haynes kick touch-in-goal CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Charlie
Harrison kick to Ernie Stevens for rouge by Haynes CAL 2-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Harold Buzzard kick to Harold Sutton for rouge by Al Hoptowit CAL 3-0 4th - CAL - Single, Buzzard kick to Stevens for rouge by Dick Haughian CAL 4-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 0 0 56 16 6 X-Calgary 6 2 0 50 27 12
Ottawa 2 1 0 85 16 4 X-Winnipeg 6 2 0 114 63 12
Hamilton 1 2 0 31 66 2 X-Regina 4 4 0 69 55 8
Montreal 0 3 0 5 79 0 Edmonton 0 8 0 29 117 0
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 29
Hamilton 13, MONTREAL 9 (1000) - One of the smallest crowds in Big Four history saw the Cubs lost their fourth straight. Montreal's offense had one of its best days of the year, but a blocked kick in the first period and a fumble in the second period led to Tiger touchdowns.
HAMILTON - 6 6 0 1 - 13
MONTREAL - 0 8 0 1 - 9
1st - HAM - Bud Turnbull recovered blocked kick in end zone (Denny Whitaker convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - MON - Rod Elliott, 20-yard field goal from Walter Morley HAM 6-5 2nd - HAM - Ivan Edwards, 8-yard pass from Whitaker (Whitaker convert) HAM 12-5 2nd - MON - Morley, 40-yard field goal HAM 12-8 4th - MON - Single, Morley kick for touch-in-goal HAM 12-9 4th - HAM - Single, Bill Strachan kick for rouge HAM 13-9
OTTAWA 15, Toronto 13 (12000) - The largest crowd in Ottawa history saw a comedy of fumbles made thrilling by a swiftly-changing lead. The winning points came off the toe of Tiny Herman, who booted a placement in the fourth quarter.
TORONTO - 0 0 10 3 - 13
OTTAWA - 6 0 6 3 - 15
1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 30-yard run with lateral from Murray Griffin (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 3rd - TOR - Safety, Tommy tackled in end zone OTT 6-2 3rd - TOR - Frank Stukus, 1-yard run TOR 7-6 3rd - OTT - Curly Moynahan, 10-yard run with lateral from Tony McCarthy (Herman convert) OTT 12-7 3rd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 10-yard field goal OTT 12-10 4th - TOR - A. Stukus, 19-yard field goal TOR 13-12 4th - OTT - Herman, 30-yard field goal OTT 15-13
IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 3 1 0 69 31 6 X-Calgary 6 2 0 50 27 12
X-Ottawa 3 1 0 100 29 6 X-Winnipeg 6 2 0 114 63 12
Hamilton 2 2 0 44 75 4 X-Regina 4 4 0 69 55 8
Montreal 0 4 0 14 92 0 Edmonton 0 8 0 29 117 0
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 5
TORONTO 58, Montreal 13 (7000) - Montreal was able to use two fumble recoveries to keep the game close in the second quarter, holding Toronto to a 12-11 lead. Red Storey scored three touchdowns to lead the Argos, who had 338 total yards to Montreal's 56.
MONTREAL - 0 13 0 0 - 13
TORONTO - 12 6 23 17 - 58
1st - TOR - Doug MacPherson, 1-yard run (Earl Selkirk convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Red Storey, 21-yard run (Selkirk convert) TOR 12-0 2nd - MON - Lauri Mathieu, 10-yard fumble return TOR 12-5 2nd - MON - Doug Bennett, 1-yard run (Gordie Noseworthy convert) TOR 12-11 3rd - TOR - Art West run (Selkirk convert) TOR 18-11 3rd - MON - Safety, Bob Isbister tackled in end zone TOR 18-13 NOTE: No definite stories about the game exist, but the remaining Toronto touchdowns (7) were scored by Storey (2), Bill Stukus (2), Annis Stukus (1), Frank Stukus (1) and Bill Zock (1).
OTTAWA 23, Hamilton 9 (5000) - Ottawa clinched a postseason berth thanks to the running of Andy Tommy. The Riders scored 11 points in the opening half, then blew the game wide open with a 12-point third quarter.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 9 - 9
OTTAWA - 6 5 12 0 - 23
1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 20-yard run with lateral from Murray Griffin (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Sprague, 15-yard run with lateral OTT 11-0 3rd - OTT - Bunny Wadsworth, 3-yard run (Herman convert) OTT 17-0 3rd - OTT - Eddie Rocano, 30-yard pass from Griffin (Herman convert) OTT 23-0 4th - HAM - Single, Bill Strachan kick to Tommy Daley for rouge by Len Wright OTT 23-1 4th - HAM - Single, Strachan kick to Wilf Tremblay for rouge OTT 23-2 4th - HAM - Ivan Edwards, 9-yard pass from Denny Whitaker (Whitaker convert) OTT 23-8 4th - HAM - Single, Whitaker kick to Jack Leore for rouge OTT 23-9
IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 4 1 0 127 44 8 X-Calgary 6 2 0 50 27 12
X-Ottawa 4 1 0 123 38 8 X-Winnipeg 6 2 0 114 63 12
Hamilton 2 3 0 53 98 4 X-Regina 4 4 0 69 55 8
Montreal 0 5 0 27 150 0 Edmonton 0 8 0 29 117 0
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 12
Toronto 24, HAMILTON 8 () - Hamilton led 3-1 at the half and appeared poised to pull off the upset of the year. Then the Argos exploded for four touchdowns in the second half, one by Art West, who married Miss Toronto, Diane Perkins, earlier in the week.
TORONTO - 1 0 11 12 - 24
HAMILTON - 0 3 2 3 - 8
1st - TOR - Single, Annis Stukus kick for rouge TOR 1-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Charles Szumlinski kick for rouge TIED 1-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Szumlinksi kick for rouge HAM 2-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Szumlinksi kick for rouge HAM 3-1 3rd - TOR - Red Storey, 25-yard run (Convert) TOR 7-3 3rd - TOR - Art West, 25-yard run TOR 12-3 3rd - HAM - Single, Single, Szumlinski kick touch-in-goal TOR 12-4 3rd - HAM - Single, Abe Zvonkin kick for rouge TOR 12-5 4th - TOR - Bernie Thornton pass from Bill Stukus (Convert) TOR 18-5 4th - TOR - Johnny Munro pass from B. Stukus (Convert) TOR 24-5 4th - HAM - Whitaker placement TOR 24-8
Ottawa 18, MONTREAL 3 () - Ottawa put a cap on Montreal's winless season, then won a coin toss and chose to open the IRFU playoff in Toronto.
OTTAWA - 6 6 6 0 - 18
MONTREAL - 0 2 1 0 - 3
1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 10-yard run with lateral from Murray Griffin (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Tommy Daley, 55-yard interception return (Herman convert) OTT 12-0 2nd - MON - Single, Gordie Noseworthy kick to Arnie Morrison for rouge OTT 12-1 2nd - MON - Single, Noseworthy kick to Morrison for rouge OTT 12-2 3rd - MON - Single, Noseworthy kick to Stan O'Neil for rouge OTT 12-3 3rd - OTT - Single, Eddie Rocano kick to Harry Ditkofsky for rouge OTT 13-3 3rd - OTT - Bunny Wadsworth, 5-yard run OTT 18-3
IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 5 1 0 151 52 10 X-Calgary 6 2 0 50 27 12
X-Ottawa 5 1 0 141 41 10 X-Winnipeg 6 2 0 114 63 12
Hamilton 2 4 0 61 122 4 X-Regina 4 4 0 69 55 8
Montreal 0 6 0 30 168 0 Edmonton 0 8 0 29 117 0
X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU SEMIFINAL (Winnipeg wins series, 1 game to 0)
SAT OCT 29
WINNIPEG 13, Regina 0 (6200) - Veteran Greg Kabat kicked Winnipeg to the West Finals with a pair of field goals and two singles. The Bombers will play a home-and-home series with Calgary for the WIFU title, then a single game between the two Nov. 19 without former American players to see who goes to the Grey Cup.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 1 3 3 6 - 13
1st - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to Howard Cleveland for rouge by Jeff Nicklin WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Kabat, 45-yard field goal WIN 4-0 3rd - WIN - Kabat, 25-yard field goal WIN 7-0 4th - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 5-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 13-0
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins series on points, 25-9)
SAT NOV 5
Winnipeg 12, CALGARY 7 (3000) - The Bronk fans cheered themselves wild in the first half as their team lead 7-0, but three blocked kicks turned the momentum Winnipeg's way and they took an early series lead.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 6 - 12
CALGARY - 0 7 0 0 - 7
2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 5-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Single, John Rosano kick to deadline CAL 7-0 3rd - WIN - Greg Kabat, 15-yard field goal CAL 7-3 3rd - WIN - Kabat, 32-yard field goal CAL 7-6 4th - WIN - Andy Bieber, 48-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 12-7
SAT NOV 12
WINNIPEG 13, Calgary 2 (6300) - Winnipeg won its third title in four years thanks to a ten point outburst in the fourth quarter. The game was played on a snowy field with heavy snow coming down in the second half.
WINNIPEG - 0 3 0 10 - 13
CALGARY - 0 1 1 0 - 2
2nd - WIN - Greg Kabat, 6-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Harold Buzzard kick to deadline WIN 3-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Buzzard kick to Fritz Hanson for rouge by Bob Harrison WIN 3-2 4th - WIN - Kabat, 25-yard field goal WIN 6-2 4th - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick to Bill Wusyk for rouge WIN 7-2 4th - WIN - Stevenson, 25-yard interception return (Hanson convert) WIN 13-2
NOTE: Winnipeg and Calgary were scheduled to play a sudden death game on Nov. 19 with neither team using American players. Calgary withdrew from the game Nov. 15.
EDMONTON JOURNAL - MARCH 28TH 1938
EDMONTON BULLETIN - OCTOBER 31ST 1938
MONTREAL GAZETTE - NOVEMBER 14TH 1938
WINDSOR STAR - DECEMBER 5TH 1938
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins series on points, 14-4)
SAT NOV 19
TORONTO 9, Ottawa 1 (20000) - Trailing 1-0 at the half before a record crowd, Toronto roared back with nine points in the second half to take control of the series.
TORONTO - 0 o 0 9 - 9
OTTAWA - 0 1 0 0 - 1
2nd - OTT - Single, Tiny Herman kick to Art West for rouge by Tony McCarthy OTT 1-0 4th - TOR - Annis Stukus, 16-yard field goal TOR 3-1 4th - TOR - Doug MacPherson, 17-yard pass from Bill Stukus (B. Stukus convert) TOR 9-1
SAT NOV 26
Toronto 5, OTTAWA 3 (13000) - Playing on a granite-like field with a numbing wind and temperatures about 10 degrees above zero, the Argos repeated as IRFU champions and clinched a date with Sarnia.
TORONTO - 4 0 1 0 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 3 - 3
1st - TOR - Annis Stukus, 28-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline TOR 4-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Isbister kick to deadline TOR 5-0 4th - OTT - Single, A. Stukus fell on blocked kick for rouge TOR 5-1 4th - OTT - Forced rouge, Eddie Rocano punt to Art West who fumbled and was tackled back over the goal line TOR 5-3
EASTERN FINAL
SAT DEC 3
TORONTO 25, Sarnia 8 (16000) - Rulers of the ORFU for the past eight years, the Imperials were stunned by an early Argo touchdown in the first three minutes and never recovered. Art West scored two majors in the first half to spark Toronto.
SARNIA - 0 0 2 6 - 8
TORONTO - 12 0 3 10 - 25
1st - TOR - Art West, 5-yard run with lateral from Bill Stukus (B. Stukus convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - West, 28-yard pass from B. Stukus (B. Stukus convert) TOR 12-0 3rd - TOR - Safety, Bubba Stirling tackled in end zone TOR 14-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Bob Isbister kick for rouge TOR 15-0 3rd - SAR - Single, Arnie McMasters kick for rouge TOR 15-1 3rd - SAR - Single, McMasters kick for rouge TOR 15-2 4th - TOR - Annis Stukus, 25-yard field goal TOR 18-2 4th - SAR - Bernie Moroz, 4-yard run (Stirling convert) TOR 18-8 4th - TOR - A. Stukus, 21-yard pass from Doug MacPherson (A. Stukus convert) TOR 24-8 4th - TOR - Single, Isbister kick to deadline TOR 25-8
1938 GREY CUP GAME (Saturday December 10 at Toronto - ATT: 18,778)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS 30, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 7 - For the second consecutive season the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers met for the Grey Cup. Although the end result was the same, the way the Argos won was quite different than their two previous championships. Winnipeg head coach Reg Threlfall was confident heading into the game against the Argos. “We’ll cut 'em off at the knees and they’ll look like Boy Scouts.” He may have been on the money for the first 45 minutes of play, but he didn’t account for an unknown 20-year old on the Argos bench. Red Storey became a household name in just 15 minutes of action, scoring three touchdowns and setting up another to hand the Argos a dramatic victory. With the Boatmen trailing 7-6 in the final quarter, Storey got the ball on the Winnipeg 28-yard line, swung wide on the right side of the offensive line then cut sharply to his left, maneuvering his way through a number of missed Blue Bomber tackles to the end zone. Storey then shined on defence, intercepting a Winnipeg pass. He shook off a tackle and raced to the Winnipeg four-yard line where he was knocked out of bounds. Three plays later, Storey ran straight down the middle for a one-yard touchdown. Bob Isbister then made an interception and alertly threw a lateral pass to Storey when he was being tackled. Storey charged almost the entire length of the field before being tackled in the shadow of Winnipeg’s goal posts. Bill Stukus threw a pass down the middle to Bernie Thornton to give the Argos another major. Art Evans then intercepted a pass, setting up another Storey touchdown run. His three touchdowns tied a Grey Cup record set by Ross Craig in 1913 and which has been equaled on two later occasions. Winnipeg missed an opportunity for a touchdown in the third quarter when Bill Ceretti blocked an Isbister punt. Bud Marquardt slapped the ball with his hand then dribbled it downfield toward the Toronto end zone. But Ted Morris saved the day for the Argos, smothering the ball on his own nine-yard line. Had Marquardt been able to score, it may have changed the complexion of the game. When the final whistle sounded the fans ran onto the field and carried the newest Grey Cup hero Storey to the showers. A record crowd of 18,778 witnessed the contest. Storey eventually changed his Double Blue uniform for zebra stripes, becoming an official for 12 years in football and nine as an NHL referee.
TORONTO - 0 5 1 24 - 30
WINNIPEG - 4 3 0 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick to Bill Stukus for rouge WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Greg Kabat, 15-yard field goal WIN 4-0 2nd - TOR - Art West, 55-yard pass from Annis Stukus TOR 5-4 2nd - WIN - Kabat, 17-yard field goal WIN 7-5 3rd - TOR - Single, A. Stukus kick for rouge WIN 7-6 4th - TOR - Red Storey, 28-yard run (A. Stukus convert) TOR 12-7 4th - TOR - Storey, 1-yard run (A. Stukus convert) TOR 18-7 4th - Bernie Thornton, 5-yard pass from Bill Stukus (A. Stukus convert) TOR 24-7 4th - TOR - Storey, 12-yard run (A. Stukus convert) TOR 30-7
WINDSOR STAR - DECEMBER 12TH 1938
WINNIPEG TRIBUNE - DECEMBER 12TH 1938
NOTES: The offseason saw the Montreal Cubs change their name to the Montreal Royals. The WIFU expanded its season schedule from 8 to 12 games.
FRI AUG 25
Winnipeg 12, CALGARY 1 (3000) - Winnipeg, two-time defending Western champions, debuted under the lights with an aerial attack sparked by Andy Bieber and QB Wayne Sheley scoring majors.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 6 0 - 12
CALGARY - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - CAL - Single, Bizz Bigbing kick to Jeff Nicklin for rouge by Bob Zwank CAL 1-0 2nd - WIN - Andy Bieber, 8-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-1 3rd - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 1-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 12-1
Regina 12, EDMONTON 0 (4000) - The Eskimos showed flashes of power and a smooth attack, but seven fumbles, a weak forward pass offensive and loose play spoiled all scoring chances and kept them winless in WIFU play.
REGINA - 1 3 1 7 - 12
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - REG - Single, Clarence Springstein kick to deadline REG 1-0 2nd - REG - Single, Springstein kick to deadline REG 2-0 2nd - REG - Single, Bill Matheny rouged by Red Edmundson REG 3-0 2nd - REG - Single, Leo Danaher kick to deadline REG 4-0 3rd - REG - Single, Hal Sutton rouged by Rollo Edberg and Bob Walker on Jim Lander kick REG 5-0 4th - REG - Troy Scholl, 12-yard run (Danaher convert) REG 11-0 4th - REG - Single, Steve Olander rouged on Howard Cleveland kick REG 12-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 0 0 12 1 2
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 0 0 12 0 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 1 0 1 12 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 1 0 0 12 0
FRI SEP 1
WINNIPEG 20, Regina 6 (6000) - Winnipeg swept into first place all by itself thanks to the all-around play of Wayne Sheley, sturdy halfback from Augustus College (South Dakota).
REGINA - 6 0 12 2 - 20
WINNIPEG - 3 0 3 0 - 6
1st - REG - Clarence Springstein, 10-yard field goa REG 3-0 1st - WIN - Andy Bieber, 4-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-3 3rd - WIN - Bieber, 5-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 12-3 3rd - Springstein, 25-yard field goal WIN 12-6 3rd - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 6-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 18-6 4th - WIN - Safety, Dean Griffing snapped ball into end zone and out of bounds WIN 20-6
MON SEP 4
Winnipeg 17, REGINA 1 (5000) - Winnipeg held off a Regina team weakened by injuries and the banishment of Leo Danaher for fighting early in the game.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 11 5 - 17
REGINA - 0 0 0 1 - 1
2nd - WIN - Single, Howard Cleveland rouged by Jeff Nicklin on Greg Kabat kick WIN 1-0 3rd - WIN - Andy Bieber, 7-yard run WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - Nicklin, 44-yard run with lateral from Bieber (Kabat convert) WIN 12-0 4th - REG - Single, Harry Guest kick to Fritz Hanson for tough-in-goal WIN 12-1 4th - WIN - Nicklin, 17-yard pass from Hanson WIN 17-1
EDMONTON 16, Calgary 12 (3500) - Edmonton came from behind to win its first Western Conference game. Four minutes before the final whistle, Bill Matheny, 22-year-old left half from Minnesota, rumbled 18 yards for the major that sealed the win.
CALGARY - 0 6 6 0 - 12
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 9 - 16
2nd - EDM - Bob Fritz, 9-yard run (Steve Olander convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Biz Bisbing rouged by Ted Heath on Olander kick EDM 7-0 2rd - CAL - Bisbing, 64-yard run (Paul Rowe convert) EDM 7-6 3rd - CAL - Hal Harrison, 37-yard run (Bisbing convert) CAL 12-7 4th - EDM - Safety, Bisbing tackled in end zone CAL 12-9 4th - EDM - Bill Matheny, 18-yard run (Olander convert) EDM 15-12 4th - EDM - Single, Olander kick to deadline EDM 16-12
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 0 0 49 8 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 1 0 16 24 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 2 0 19 37 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 2 0 1 12 0
FRI SEP 8
CALGARY 18, Edmonton 1 (2000) - Calgary used a powerful forward line to rip through the Edmonton defense and avenge the Eskimos' shocking win of the week before.
EDMONTON - 0 0 1 0 - 1
CALGARY - 0 6 12 0 - 18
2nd - CAL - Biz Bisbing, 9-yard run (Paul Rowe convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Rowe, 1-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 12-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Lynn Warren rouged by Russ Rennie on Hal Sutton kick CAL 12-1 3rd - CAL - Warren, 46-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 18-1
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 0 0 49 8 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 2 0 17 42 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 2 0 19 37 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 2 0 19 13 2
FRI SEP 15
WINNIPEG 19, Calgary 18 (5000) - With less than a minute to play, Greg Kabat, the mink farmer, sent a kick from the 25-yard line through the goal posts to break the hearts of the Bronks.
CALGARY - 7 0 5 6 - 18
WINNIPEG - 11 3 2 3 - 19
1st - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 1-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 1st - CAL - Single, Sheley rouged by Bob Cosgrove on Lyn Warren kick WIN 6-1 1st - CAL - Larry Haynes recovered live ball end zone (Wolfie Hughes convert) CAL 7-6 1st - WIN - Andy Bieber, 2-yard run WIN 11-7 2nd - WIN - Kabat, 20-yard field goal WIN 14-7 3rd - WIN - Safety, Warren tackled in end zone by Bud Marquardt WIN 16-7 3rd - CAL - Hughes, 6-yard pass from Biz Bisbing WIN 16-12 4th - CAL - Haynes, 25-yard pass from Warren (Paul Rowe convert) CAL 18-16 4th - WIN - Kabat, 25-yard field goal WIN 19-18
REGINA 18, Edmonton 5 (2000) - Paced by the elusive Howard Cleveland and the toe of Clarence "Toar" Springstein, Regina overcame an early Edmonton lead to put itself in second place all alone.
EDMONTON - 5 0 0 0 - 5
REGINA - 1 3 5 9 - 18
1st - EDM - Bill Matheny run EDM 5-0 1st - REG - Single, Clarence Springstein kick to deadline EDM 5-1 2nd - REG - Springstein, 15-yard field goal EDM 5-4 3rd - REG - Howard Cleveland, 1-yard run REG 9-5 4th - REG - Springstein, 25-yard field goal REG 12-5 4th - REG - Morris Williams, 50-yard fumble return (Cleveland run) REG 18-5
MON SEP 18
WINNIPEG 14, Edmonton 7 (5000) - Winnipeg remained perfect after five games, defeating Edmonton in a listless game under the floodlights. Veterans Fritz Hanson and Jeff Nicklin led the Bomber attack.
EDMONTON - 0 6 1 0 - 7
WINNIPEG - 9 0 0 5 - 14
1st - WIN - Greg Kabat, 35-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 6-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 9-0 2nd - EDM - Vince Yatchek, 1-yard run (Gordon Gelhaye convert) WIN 9-6 3rd - EDM - Single, Hal Sutton kick to deadline WIN 9-7 4th - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 35-yard pass from Hanson WIN 14-7
Calgary 12, REGINA 3 (3000) - Calgary found itself in a tie for second with Regina, who were playing without two injured stars, Leo Danaher and Howard Cleveland.
CALGARY - 0 6 6 0 - 12
REGINA - 0 0 3 0 - 3
2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Hal Harrison, 27-yard pass from Biz Bisbing (Rowe convert) CAL 12-0 3rd - REG - Clarence Springstein, 35-yard field goal CAL 12-3
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 5 0 0 82 33 10
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 2 3 0 61 51 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 2 3 0 40 54 4
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 4 0 29 74 2
FRI SEP 22
CALGARY 24, Regina 0 (4000) - Four touchdowns, three of which were converted, gave Calgary the easy win over a Regina team that was a preseason favorite to win the conference and lead in the number of big plays.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 6 6 6 6 - 24
1st - CAL - Single, Harry Guest rouged by Bob Cosgrove on Paul Lowe kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Lyn Warren, 9-yard run CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Rowe, 4-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 12-0 3rd - CAL - Rowe, 1-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 18-0 4th - CAL - Warren, 1-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 24-0
Winnipeg 18, EDMONTON 0 () - Winnipeg walloped Edmonton to reach the midway point of the schedule with a perfect record. The Bombers were stymied by the Eskimo defense through the first quarter before they took control of the game.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 7 5 - 18
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 27-yard pass from Fritz Hanson (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 1-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 12-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Ernie Stevens rouged by Lou Mogul on Kabat kick WIN 13-0 4th - WIN - Sheley, 9-yard run with lateral from Alan Haycock WIN 18-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 6 0 0 100 33 12
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 3 3 0 85 51 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 2 4 0 40 78 4
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 5 0 29 92 2
SAT SEP 30
WINNIPEG 25, Calgary 6 (6000) - Winnipeg stretched their unbeaten streak to seven games thanks to three converted touchdowns in the first quarter to blow the game open early.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WINNIPEG - 18 0 6 1 - 25
1st - WIN - Wayne Sheley run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Andy Bieber, 1-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 12-0 1st - WIN - Mel Wilson, 32-yard run with lateral from Ches McChance (Kabat convert) WIN 18-0 3rd - WIN - Bieber, 2-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 24-0 4th - WIN - Single, Sheley kick to deadline WIN 25-0 4th - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run (Biz Bisbing convert) WIN 25-6
REGINA 8, Edmonton 7 (1500) - A small crowd watched Regina dominate the defensive battle until a fourth quarter fumble allowed big Vince Yatchek to gallop 45 yards for the tying score.
EDMONTON - 1 0 0 6 - 7
REGINA - 0 6 1 1 - 8
1st - EDM - Single, Vince Yatchek kicks touch-in-goal EDM 1-0 2nd REG - Howard Cleveland, 10-yard run (Clarence Springstein convert) REG 6-1 3rd - REG - Single, Springstein kick to deadline REG 7-1 4th - EDM - Yatchek, 45-yard fumble return (Springstein convert) TIED 7-7 4th - REG - Single, Springstein kick to deadline REG 8-7
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 7 0 0 125 39 14
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 3 4 0 91 76 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 3 4 0 48 85 6
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 6 0 36 100 2
FRI OCT 6
Winnipeg 19, CALGARY 17 (2500) - Winnipeg overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half to secure a postseason berth. In the dying minutes of the game, Wayne Sheley fired a 35-yard pass to Art Stevenson, who raced the remaining 15 yards for the win.
WINNIPEG - 0 3 6 10 - 19
CALGARY - 12 5 0 0 - 17
1st - CAL - Paul Rowe recovered kick in end zone CAL 5-0 1st - CAL - Single, Andy Bieber rouged by Bob Zwank and Larry Haynes on kickoff CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Rowe, 2-yard run (Hal Harrison pass from Lyn Warren convert) CAL 12-0 2nd - WIN - Greg Kabat, 33-yard field goal CAL 12-3 2nd - CAL - Steve McKinnon, 15-yard pass from Biz Bisbing CAL 17-3 3rd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 11-yard pass from Wayne Sheley (Kabat convert) CAL 17-9 4th - WIN - Bieber, 2-yard run WIN 17-14 4th - Art Stevenson, 35-yard pass from Sheley WIN 19-17
SAT OCT 7
EDMONTON 5, Regina 0 (1500) - 1500 chilled fans saw in the rain and saw Coach Bob Fritz complete two passes for 58 yards then roar up the middle to cross the goal line and give Edmonton its second win.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
EDMONTON - 0 5 0 0 - 5
2nd - EDM - Bob Fritz, 6-yard run EDM 5-0
TORONTO 7, Montreal 2 (12000) - Earl Selkirk kicked two field goals and added a single to all of the Toronto scoring in their easy opening day win. It kept Montreal's streak alive of never winning a Big Four road game since 1934, but they were the first time since 1937 to hold Toronto without a major.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 2 - 2
TORONTO - 4 3 0 0 - 7
1st - TOR - Earl Selkirk field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Selkirk kick TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Selkirk field goal TOR 7-0 4th - MON - Single, Gordon Noseworthy kick TOR 7-1 4th - MON - Single, Noseworthy ick TOR 7-2
OTTAWA 32, Hamilton 4 (7000) - Behind a massive offensive line, Orville Burke showed why some consider him the best passer in the East, as he threw tosses which resulted in three of the Riders' five touchdowns.
HAMILTON - 3 0 0 1 - 4
OTTAWA - 8 2 12 10 - 32
1st - OTT - Tiny Herman, 13-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Tony Golab recovered blocked kick in end zone OTT 8-0 1st - HAM - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline OTT 8-1 1st - HAM - Single, Arnie McWaters rouged on Isbister kick OTT 8-2 1st - HAM - Single, Scotty Wright kick to deadline OTT 8-3 2nd - OTT - Single. Dinny Whitaker rouged by Sammy Sward on Arnie McWaters kick OTT 9-3 2nd - OTT - Single, Sward kick touch-in-goal OTT 10-3 3rd - OTT - Rick Perley, 14-yard pass from Orville Burke (Herman convert) OTT 16-3 3rd - OTT - Tommy Daley, 40-yard pass from Burke (Herman convert) OTT 22-3 4th - HAM - Single, Burke rouged on Bob Isbister kick OTT 22-4 4th - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 4-yard run OTT 27-4 4th - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 55-yard pass from Burke OTT 32-4
MON OCT 9
Regina 8, CALGARY 7 (3000) - Regina moved into second place all alone thanks to a narrow win secured when Jim Lander hoisted a punt to Bud Weaver who was rouged.
REGINA - 1 6 0 1 - 8
CALGARY - 0 6 0 1 - 7
1st - REG - Single, Lyn Warren rouged by Rollo Edberg on Clarence Springstein kick REG 1-0 2nd - CAL - Jimmy Gilkes, 1-yard run (Paul Rowe covert) CAL 6-1 2nd - REG - Howard Cleveland, 1-yard run (Springstein convert) REG 7-6 4th - CAL - Single, Harry Guest rouged by Bob Cosgrove on Warren kick TIED 7-7 4th - REG - Single, Bud Weaver rouged by Jim Patridge on Jim Lander kick REG 8-7
EDMONTON 30, Winnipeg 11 (2000) - In a weird fourth quarter that saw Edmonton score 17 points, the Eskimos won their second straight, and handed Winnipeg its first loss of the season.
WINNIPEG - 0 11 0 0 - 11
EDMONTON - 2 0 11 17 - 30
1st - EDM - Single, Steve Olander kick to deadline EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Fritz Hanson rouged by Bob Hoel on Olander kick EDM 2-0 2nd - WIN - Bud Marquardt, 13-yard pass from Wayne Sheley WIN 5-2 2nd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 40-yard from Art Stevenson (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 11-2 3rd - EDM - Bob Fritz run WIN 11-7 3rd - EDM - Fritz, 10-yard run (Gordon Gelhaye convert) EDM 13-11 3rd - EDM - Eddie O'Brien, 21-yard pass from Fritz (Gelhaye convert) EDM 19-11 4th - EDM - Single, Olander kick to deadline EDM 20-11 4th - EDM - Single, Olander kick to deadline EDM 21-11 4th - EDM - Olander, 25-yard field goal EDM 24-11 4th - EDM - Olander recovered own forward kick in end zone (Gelhaye convert) EDM 30-11
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 1 0 0 7 2 2 X-Winnipeg 8 1 0 148 86 16
Ottawa 1 0 0 32 4 2 Regina 4 5 0 56 97 8
Hamilton 0 1 0 4 32 0 Calgary 3 6 0 115 103 6
Montreal 0 1 0 2 7 0 Edmonton 3 6 0 71 111 6
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 14
WINNIPEG 18, Edmonton 1 (4500) - Fritz Hanson scored three touchdowns, the first an 80-yard punt return, to lead Winnipeg to the win. The win also put Winnipeg in the WIFU final.
EDMONTON - 1 0 0 0 - 1
WINNIPEG - 0 6 6 6 - 18
1st - EDM - Single, Jeff Nicklin rouged on blocked Steve Olander kick EDM 1-0 2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 80-yard punt return (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-1 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 1-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 12-1 4th - WIN - Hanson, 8-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 18-1
REGINA 12, Calgary 11 (3000) - Regina clinched a playoff berth thanks to 10 points scored in the final 12 minutes. Calgary had a chance to win on the final play, but Bill Wusyk's 30-yard field goal attempt was wide for just a single.
CALGARY - 0 7 3 1 - 11
REGINA - 0 0 6 6 - 12
2nd - CAL - Single, Harry Guest rouged on Lyn Warren kick CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run (Biz Bisbing convert) CAL 7-0 3rd - CAL - Rowe, 35-yard field goal CAL 10-0 3rd - REG - Howard Cleveland, 14-yard run (Clarence Springstein convert) CAL 10-6 4th - REG - Cleveland, 1-yard run (Springstein convert) REG 12-10 4th - CAL - Single, Bill Wusyk kick to deadline REG 12-11
Toronto 16, HAMILTON 1 (6000) - Toronto used the pass to disappoint the Hamilton crowd, which included 2,000 members of Canada's active military units.
TORONTO - 5 5 6 0 - 16
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 1 - 1
1st - TOR - Red Storey, 20-yard pass from Bill Stukus TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Bernie Thornton, 15-yard pass from Jim Farmer TOR 10-0 3rd - TOR - Storey, 20-yard from B. Stukus (B.Stukus convert) TOR 16-0 4th - HAM - Single, Bob Isbister kick for rouge TOR 16-1
Ottawa 35, MONTREAL 13 (3000) - Three of Ottawa's touchdowns came as a result of Montreal turnovers, two of them fumbles.
OTTAWA - 6 5 13 11 - 35
MONTREAL - 3 5 0 5 - 13
1st - MON - Joe Cicero, 22-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - OTT - Tommy Daley, 70-yard pass from Orville Burke (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-3 2nd - OTT - Andy Tommy, 2-yard run OTT 11-3 2nd - MON - Pete Jotkus, 15-yard run with lateral from Herbie Westman OTT 11-8 3rd - OTT - Rick Perley recovered fumbled kick in end zone (Herman convert) OTT 17-8 3rd - OTT - Single, Bill Davies rouged by Tony McCarthy on Sammy Sward kick OTT 18-8 3rd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 3-yard run (Herman convert) OTT 24-8 4th - MON - Jotkus, 2-yard run OTT 24-13 4th - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 65-yard pass from Burke OTT 29-13 4th - OTT - Tommy, 15-yard run (Tremblay pass from Burke) OTT 35-13
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 0 23 3 4 X-Winnipeg 9 1 0 173 87 18
Ottawa 2 0 0 67 17 4 X-Regina 5 5 0 68 108 10
Hamilton 0 2 0 5 48 0 Calgary 3 7 0 126 115 6
Montreal 0 2 0 15 42 0 Edmonton 3 7 0 72 129 6
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 21
REGINA 16, Winnipeg 12 (3500) - Regina took the lead a minute after the opening whistle, then held on for the win despite a two touchdown performance from Fritz Hanson.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 6 - 12
REGINA - 7 6 3 0 - 16
1st - REG - Safety, Bill Boivin tackled in end zone REG 2-0 1st - REG - Harry Guest, 37-yard run REG 7-0 2nd - REG - Lindsay Holt, 10-yard pass from Howard Cleveland (Clarence Springstein convert) REG 13-0 2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 3-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) REG 13-6 3rd - REG - Springstein, 30-yard field goal REG 16-6 4th - WIN - Hanson, 31-yard run (Kabat convert) REG 16-12
CALGARY 18, Edmonton 8 () - Calgary scored three converted touchdowns after spotting the Eskimos eight points. With the loss, Edmonton needs to outscore Calgary by 65 points in their final game to make the playoffs.
EDMONTON - 2 6 0 0 - 8
CALGARY - 0 12 6 0 - 18
1st - EDM - Single, Lyn Warren rouged by Gordon Gelhaye on Steve Olander kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Olander kick to Paul Rowe for touch-in-goal EDM 2-0 2nd - EDM - Bill Matheny, 35-yard run with lateral from Ernie Stevens (Olander kick) EDM 8-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Haynes, 40-yard run with onside kick (Rowe kick) EDM 8-6 2nd - CAL - Wolfie Hughes pass from Biz Bisbing (Rowe convert) CAL 12-8 3rd - CAL - Rowe, 1-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 18-8
Hamilton 4, MONTREAL 2 (1500) - With Bill Murmylyk's placement kick with less than three minutes, Montreal's best chance to win in the past two years faded in the rain.
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 3 - 4
MONTREAL - 1 0 0 1 - 2
1st - MON - Single, Gordon Noseworthy kick to deadline MON 1-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline TIED 1-1 4th - MON - Single, Teddy Manorek rouged on Noseworthy kick MON 2-1 4th - HAM - Bill Murmylyk, 15-yard field goal HAM 4-2
Ottawa 18, TORONTO 7 (19300) - A mob scene marred the end of the game after Ottawa's Andy Tommy and Toronto's Bernie Thornton started fighting when the final gun sounded.
OTTAWA - 0 12 0 6 - 18
TORONTO - 6 0 1 0 - 7
1st - TOR - Jimmy Farmer, 13-yard run (Earl Selkirk convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Sprague, 1-yard run (Wilf Tremblay pass from Orville Burke convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 3-yard run with lateral from Burke (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 12-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Tommy Daley rouged on Selkirk punt OTT 12-7 4th - OTT - Tremblay, 37-yard pass from Burke (Ted Edwards convert) OTT 18-7
IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 3 0 0 85 24 6 X-Winnipeg 9 2 0 185 103 18
Toronto 2 1 0 30 21 4 X-Regina 6 5 0 84 120 12
Hamilton 1 2 0 9 50 2 Calgary 4 7 0 144 123 8
Montreal 0 3 0 17 46 0 Edmonton 3 8 0 80 147 6
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 28
HAMILTON 5, Montreal 0 (2000) - Hamilton, which has not scored a touchdown at home this season, won thanks to the kicking of Bill Murmylyk and Bob Isbister. The win kept their playoff hopes still alive.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
HAMILTON - 4 0 0 1 - 5
1st - HAM - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Bill Murmylyk, 35-yard field goal HAM 4-0 4th - HAM - Single, Ted Young rouged on Isbister kick HAM 5-0
Toronto 13, OTTAWA 8 (11190) - Toronto forsook their usual razzle dazzle end plays for a wild passing spree that sent big Red Storey rampaging across for two touchdowns in front of a near record crowd.
TORONTO - 0 6 7 0 - 13
OTTAWA - 6 0 1 1 - 8
1st - OTT - Curly Moynahan, 27-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - TOR - Red Storey, 2-yard run with lateral from Bill Stukus (Annis Stukus convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Orville Burke ran over deadline with kick from Earl Selkirk TOR 7-6 3rd - OTT - Single, B. Stukus rouged on Sammy Sward kick TIED 7-7 3rd - TOR - Storey, 15-yard pass from B. Stukus (Selkirk convert) TOR 13-7 4th - OTT - Single, B. Stukus rouged over deadline on Sward kick TOR 13-8
WINNIPEG 16, Regina 0 (4000) - Holding a 1-0 lead at halftime, Winnipeg unveiled a new kicker. Bill Nairn kicked a field goal and converted two touchdowns as the Bombers scored 15 points in the third quarter.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 0 1 15 0 - 16
2nd - WIN - Single, Fritz Hanson kick to deadline WIN 1-0 3rd - WIN - Bill Nairn, 35-yard field goal WIN 4-0 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 5-yard run (Nairn convert) WIN 10-0 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 62-yard run (Nairn convert) WIN 16-0
NOTE: The Calgary at Edmonton was cancelled on October 26th due to field conditions. Rain and snow had covered the field with a sheet of ice. The cancellation clinched the final WIFU playoff berth for Calgary.
IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 3 1 0 93 37 6 X-Winnipeg 10 2 0 201 103 20
Toronto 3 1 0 43 29 6 X-Regina 6 6 0 84 136 12
Hamilton 2 2 0 14 50 4 X-Calgary 4 7 0 144 123 8
Montreal 0 4 0 17 51 0 Edmonton 3 8 0 80 147 6
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 4
TORONTO 9, Hamilton 8 (9000) - Toronto clinched a playoff berth with a less than impressive win clinched when Annis Stukus made a placement kick from a difficult angle in the fourth quarter.
HAMILTON - 1 6 1 0 - 8
TORONTO - 6 0 0 3 - 9
1st - HAM - Single, Bill Murmylyk kick to deadline HAM 1-0 1st - TOR - Red Storey, 8-yard pass from Bill Stukus (B. Stukus convert) TOR 6-1 2nd - HAM - Teddy Manorek, 2-yard run TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Bob Isbister kick to deadline HAM 7-6 3rd - HAM - Single, isbister kick to deadline HAM 8-6 4th - TOR - Annis Stukus, 17-yard field goal TOR 9-8
OTTAWA 27, Montreal 0 (6000) - Played in flawless football weather, on a perfect gridiron except for a few spots where the sun turned frost-bitten ground a bit greasy, Ottawa clinched a playoff date with Toronto. Montreal head coach Ted Reeve announced his resignation after the game.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 3 7 11 6 - 27
1st - OTT - Tiny Herman, 8-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 5-yard run (Arnie McWatters pass from Murray Griffin) OTT 9-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Gordon Noseworthy rouged on McWatters kick OTT 10-0 3rd - OTT - Bunny Wadsworth, 1-yard run OTT 15-0 3rd - OTT - Art Daley, 6-yard run with lateral from Andy Tommy (Herman convert) OTT 21-0 4th - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 3-yard run (Orville Burke convert) OTT 27-0
IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 4 1 0 120 37 8 X-Winnipeg 10 2 0 201 103 20
X-Toronto 4 1 0 52 37 8 X-Regina 6 6 0 84 136 12
Hamilton 2 3 0 22 59 4 X-Calgary 4 7 0 144 123 8
Montreal 0 5 0 17 78 0 Edmonton 3 8 0 80 147 6
X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU SEMIFINAL (Calgary wins series, 1 game to 0)
SAT NOV 4
Calgary 24, REGINA 17 (3000) - The crowd went wild as the Riders jumped out to an 11-0 lead, before Calgary tied it up by half. Calgary took a 1-point lead into the final quarter and held on to win. Regina's scores came off fumbles and interceptions, as they made only two first downs compared to Calgary's 21.
CALGARY - 0 11 7 6 - 24
REGINA - 6 5 7 0 - 17
1st - REG - Harry Guest recovered fumble in end zone (Clarence Springstein convert) REG 6-0 2nd - REG - Howard Cleveland, 5-yard run REG 11-0 2nd - CAL - Wolfie Hughes, 30-yard run with lateral from Hal Harrison (Biz Bisbing convert) REG 11-6 2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 16-yard run TIED 11-11 3rd - REG - Dean Girffing, 35-yard fumble return (Springstein convert) REG 17-11 3rd - CAL - Guest rouged by Rowe on Bisbing kick REG 17-12 3rd - CAL - Rowe run (Rowe convert) CAL 18-17 4th - CAL - Bisbing, 30-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 24-17
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins series on points, 35-20)
SAT NOV 11
Calgary 13, WINNIPEG 7 (6000) - Despite losing all four games to Winnipeg in the regular season, the Bronks pulled off the upset thanks to the passing of Wolfie Hughes.
CALGARY - 0 6 1 6 - 13
WINNIPEG - 6 1 0 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick to deadline WIN 1-0 2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run (Biz Bisbing convert) CAL 6-1 2nd - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 70-yard pass from Fritz Hanson (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 7-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Bill Boivin rouged on Lyn Warren kick TIED 7-7 4th - CAL - Hal Harrison, 15-yard pass from Wolfied Hughes (Bisbing convert) CAL 13-7
SAT NOV 18
Winnipeg 28, CALGARY 7 (5000) - Fritz Hanson ran 18 times for 192 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bombers to another Western title. Winnipeg set the tone on the first play from scrimmage. Martin Platz tackled Jimmy Gilkes hard, the ball fell to the ground, and Bill Ceretti, after a pause, ran the ball for a major.
WINNIPEG - 15 6 7 0 - 28
CALGARY - 0 1 0 6 - 7
1st - WIN - Bill Ceretti, 15-yard fumble return (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Kabat, 25-yard field goal WIN 9-0 1st - WIN - Ches McCance, 8-yard pass from Any Bieber (Kabat convert) WIN 15-0 2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 1-yard run (Kabat convert) 21-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Hanson rouged by Hal Harrison on Biz Bisbing kick WIN 21-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Bisbing rouged by Butch Gainor on Kabat kick WIN 22-1 3rd - WIN - Hanson, 39-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 28-1 4th - CAL - Bisbing, 4-yard run (Paul Rowe convert) WIN 28-7
IRFU FINAL (Ottawa wins series on points, 39-6)
SAT NOV 18
OTTAWA 11, Toronto 0 (12000) - Toronto completed nine of 18 passes for 159 yards, but their attack could never dent the Ottawa goal line. Ottawa ran for 224 yards compared to 18 for the Argos.
OTTAWA - 5 0 0 6 - 11
TORONTO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - OTT - Tommy Daley, 45-yard pass from Orville Burke OTT 5-0 4th - OTT - Tony Golab, 4-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 11-0
Edmonton Journal - September 5th 1939
Members of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1939. The team played in the Grey Cup that year at Lansdowne Park but was defeated by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Edmonton Journal - October 16th 1939
Edmonton Journal - October 26th 1939
Winnipeg Tribune - December 11th 1939
SAT NOV 25
Ottawa 28, TORONTO 6 (19239) - Ottawa made 243 yards on offense, compared to the Argos, who had 69. Toronto was hampered by the losses of
OTTAWA - 7 1 20 0 - 28
TORONTO - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - OTT - Single, Bill Stukus rouged by Tony McCarthy on Arnie McWatters kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - McWatters recovered own kick in end zone (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Sammy Sward kick to deadline OTT 8-0 3rd - OTT - Andy Tommy, 1-yard run (Herman convert) OTT 14-0 3rd - TOR - Doug MacPherson, 22-yard interception return (Earl Selkirk convert) OTT 14-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Sward kick to deadline OTT 15-6 3rd - OTT - Tony Golab, 1-yard run (Herman convert) OTT 21-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Bill Stukus rouged on Sward kick OTT 22-6 3rd - OTT - Tommy Daley, 38-yard pass from Orville Burke (Herman convert) OTT 28-6
ORFU FINAL (Sarnia wins series on points, 31-14)
SAT NOV 18: SARNIA IMPERIALS 13, Montreal Westmounts 1
SAT NOV 25: Sarnia Imperials 18, MONTREAL WESTMOUNTS 13
EASTERN FINAL
SAT DEC 2
Ottawa 23, Sarnia 1 (6000) - In a game played in the rain in Toronto, Ottawa held the Sarnia offense in check and found themselves heading to the Grey Cup. The Imperial tried 24 passes and completed five, while Ottawa intercepted five.
OTTAWA - 6 10 6 1 - 23
SARNIA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - SAR - Single, Hank Galloway kick to deadline SAR 1-0 1st - OTT - Tommy Daley, 45-yard pass from Orville Burke (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Mike Hedgewick rouged on Sammy Sward kick OTT 7-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Sward kick to deadline OTT 8-1 2nd - OTT - Sward, 30-yard interception return (Herman convert) OTT 14-1 2nd - OTT - Forced rouge, Galloway tackled in end zone on high snap OTT 16-1 3rd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 7-yard run with lateral from Murray Griffin (Herman convert) OTT 22-1 4th - OTT - Single, Arnie McWatters kicks touch-in-goal to Mike Meikle OTT 23-1
1939 GREY CUP GAME (Saturday December 9 at Ottawa - ATT: 11,738)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 8, OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 7 - Despite the world at war once again, the battle for Canadian football supremacy continued. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final, but this time made sure they were rewarded for their efforts. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years in only the second Grey Cup game played in the nation’s capital. A costly error by Ottawa’s Orville Burke put the Blue Bombers in great field position, allowing Art Stevenson to kick the winning point. The Rough Riders drew first blood in the first quarter when Burke fired a 40-yard pass to Rick Perley, who then threw a lateral pass to Andy Tommy who took it the rest of the way for a major. Later in the quarter Burke made his first fumble of the game, and Winnipeg’s Lou Mogul fell on the ball on the Ottawa 10-yard line. Andy Bieber needed two cracks at the goal line to cut the Blue Bombers’ deficit to 6-5. On the opening play of the second quarter Greg Kabat missed on a 42-yard field goal attempt, tying the score with a rouge. This was all the scoring until the fourth quarter. Bill Ceretti blocked a punt on third down, which Les Lear recovered at the Ottawa 15. Kabat attempted another placement, but missed again for another rouge. Ottawa had a chance to take the lead with three minutes to go, but Tiny Herman missed on an attempted field goal. His kick sailed right of the goal posts, but managed to tie the score at 7-7. With overtime a real possibility, Stevenson kicked the ball to Burke. The ball eluded him and was recovered by Winnipeg’s Jeff Nicklin deep in Ottawa territory. Stevenson then attempted a single point, but Burke kicked the ball out of touch near the Ottawa 10-yard line. Stevenson made good on his second attempt, kicking the ball to the deadline for the winning point. The Rough Riders had three more plays to move down field, but could not snatch victory from the hands of defeat. Winnipeg won the title despite playing at a disadvantage. Western rules allowed linemen to block 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, while the East played under a three-yard rule. The Blue Bombers were forced to play under the Eastern standard. The game was played on a snow-covered field at temperatures hovering around minus-5 degrees Celsius. The day before the game, groundskeepers attempted to improve the state of the frozen field by lighting hundreds of litres of gasoline, but the field froze again overnight.
WINNIPEG - 5 1 0 2 - 8
OTTAWA - 6 0 0 1 - 7
1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 40-yard run with lateral from Rick Perley (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 1st - WIN - Andy Bieber, 7-yard run OTT 6-5 2nd - WIN - Single, Andy Daley rouged on Greg Kabat kick TIED 6-6 4th - WIN - Single, Wilf Tremblay rouged on Kabat kick WIN 7-6 4th - OTT - Single, Herman kick to deadline TIED 7-7 4th - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick to deadline WIN 8-7
Edmonton Journal - December 4th 1939
NOTES: 1940 saw another East-West squabble with the East controlled CRU declaring the West champions ineligible to play in the Grey Cup due to rule difference between the East and West. With no West representation, the Grey Cup was played between the IRFU champion Ottawa Rough Riders and the ORFU champion Toronto Balmy Beaches. The CRU actually declared Ottawa the Gray Cup champions ten days after the second game was played between the two teams. The Rough Riders and Beaches had played a two game total point series, making it the first and only time that format was used in the Grey Cup. Montreal had no team nickname in 1940. Edmonton withdraws from the WIFU (May 13).
FRI AUG 30
CALGARY 12, Winnipeg 1 (3000) - Larry Haynes' Bronks gave up a rouge on the opening kickoff, then took advantage of every break to start the 1940 season with an upset. Bill Wusyk clinched the win when he picked up an Andy Bieber fumble and returned it for a major.
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 0 - 1
CALGARY - 0 6 6 0 - 12
1st - WIN - Single, Paul Rowe rouged by Bud Marquardt on Greg Kabat kick WIN 1-0 2nd - CAL - Joe Turner, 10-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 6-1 3rd - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 15-yard fumble return (Rowe convert) CAL 12-1
MON SEP 2
REGINA 3, Winnipeg 1 (3500) - A second quarter fumble paved the way for the Regina upset. Dan Capraru brought Art Stevenson down on the Bomber 27, where he fumbled. Jimmy Lander picked up the ball and ran to the 15. Toar Springstein stood back on the Bomber 20 to kick the field goal for Regina.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 1 - 1
REGINA - 0 3 0 0 - 3
2nd - REG - Toar Springstein, 20-yard field goal REG 3-0 4th - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to deadline REG 3-1
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 0 0 12 1 2
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 0 0 3 1 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 2 0 2 15 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
FRI SEP 6
WINNIPEG 12, Regina 0 (3000) - It was a great comeback for Reg Threlfall's Canadian champions, who had lost their first two games without several stars of previous seasons, such as Fritzie Hanson.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 1 0 6 5 - 12
1st - WIN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to deadline WIN 1-0 3rd - WIN - Art Stevenson, 6-yard run WIN 7-0 4th - WIN - Jeff Nicklin, 15-yard pass from Kabat (Kabat convert) WIN 12-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 0 0 12 1 2
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 1 0 3 13 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 2 0 14 15 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEP 14
CALGARY 12, Regina 3 (2500) - Husky Paul Rowe, the league's leading scorer in 1939, and elusive Joe Turner sparked the Calgary offense which smashed through the stubborn Regina defense for two fourth quarter touchdowns.
REGINA - 0 3 0 0 - 3
CALGARY - 0 0 0 12 - 12
2nd - REG - Toar Springstein, 15-yard field goal REG 3-0 4th - CAL - Paul Rowe, 3-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 6-3 4th - CAL - Joe Turner, 41-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 12-3
MON SEP 16
WINNIPEG 22, Calgary 11 () - Art Stevenson led the Bombers back to the breakeven mark with two touchdowns, while Andy Bieber added one.
CALGARY - 0 6 0 5 - 11
WINNIPEG - 12 5 5 0 - 22
1st - WIN - Andy Bieber, 1-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Art Stevenson, 1-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - CAL - Keith Gilkes run (Paul Rowe convert) WIN 12-6 2nd - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 3-yard run WIN 17-6 3rd - WIN - Stevenson, 20-yard run WIN 22-6 4th - CAL - Hal Harrison, 91-yard pass from Wolfie Hughes WIN 22-11
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 2 1 0 35 26 4
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 2 0 36 26 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 2 0 6 25 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEP 21
Calgary 17, REGINA 3 (4000) - Calgary looks more like a threat in the West as they jumped out to an early lead thanks to two touchdowns on a perfect night for football in Saskatchewan.
CALGARY - 11 0 0 6 - 17
REGINA - 0 3 0 0 - 3
1st - CAL - Jimmy Gilkes, 4-yard run CAL 5-0 1st - CAL - Joe Turner pass from Wolfie Hughes (Paul Rowe convert) CAL 11-0 2nd - REG - Toar Springstein field goal CAL 11-3 4th - CAL - Single, Eddie Geddes tackled by Larry Haynes on George Alexander kick CAL 12-3 4th - CAL - George Alexander run CAL 17-3
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 3 1 0 52 29 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 2 0 36 26 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 3 0 9 42 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEP 28
Winnipeg 20, REGINA 11 (2500) - Regina faced playoff elimination after Winnipeg riddled their defense with three touchdowns, one by Fritzie Hanson, playing his first game since announcing he was changing his mind on retiring.
WINNIPEG - 7 13 0 0 - 20
REGINA - 0 5 6 0 - 11
1st - WIN - Art Stevenson, 7-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Don Thompson rouged by Bud Marquardt on Kabat kick WIN 7-0 2nd - REG - Norm Geller, 13-yard run WIN 7-5 2nd - WIN - Single, Wayne Sheley kick to deadline WIN 8-5 2nd - WIN - Sheley, 55-yard interception return (Kabat convert) WIN 14-5 2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 7-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 20-5 2nd - REG - Ken Preston, 1-yard run (Toar Springstein convert) WIN 20-11
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 3 1 0 52 29 6
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 3 2 0 56 37 6
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 4 0 20 62 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT OCT 5
Ottawa 21, HAMILTON 1 (6000) - Ottawa's defending champions looked prime to repeat as they rolled up fifteen first downs, three converted touchdowns and a field goal on Hamilton on a sunny day for football.
OTTAWA - 6 0 6 9 - 21
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 0 - 1
1st - OTT - Tony Golab, 8-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 3rd - OTT - Tony McCarthy, 7-yard fumble return (Herman convert) OTT 12-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Orville Burke tackled by Dick Pawley on George Wright kick OTT 12-1 4th - OTT - Arnie McWatters, 90-yard return of fumbled lateral (Burke convert) OTT 18-1 4th - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 32-yard field goal OTT 21-1
Toronto 9, MONTREAL 8 (8000) - Toronto beat the team with no last name with no time remaining. Montreal was penalized 15 yards for tackling Red Storey high with three seconds remaining. The officials granted Toronto one more play and Jim Folwell kicked to the deadline for the win.
TORONTO - 0 3 0 6 - 9
MONTREAL - 1 5 2 0 - 8
1st - MON - Single, Gordon Noseworthy kick MON 1-0 2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 12-yard field goal TOR 3-1 3rd - MON - Single, Tommy Burns missed placement TOR 3-2 3rd - MON - Single, Noseworthy kick TIED 3-3 4th - MON - Lloyd Daniels, 40-yard interception return MON 8-3 4th - TOR - Art West, 25-yard pass from Bill Stukus TIED 8-8 4th - TOR - Single, Jim Folwell kick to deadline TOR 9-8
Winnipeg 3, CALGARY 1 (4000) - Calgary held on to a 1-0 lead until the final minute of the game, when Greg Kabat lined up from 35 yards out and kicked the ball through the uprights and put Winnipeg in first place.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 3 - 3
CALGARY - 0 0 1 0 - 1
3rd - CAL - Single, Art Stevenson rouged by Bob Cosgrove and Bill Wusyk on Joe Turner kick CAL 1-0 4th - WIN - Greg Kabat, 25-yard field goal WIN 3-1
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 1 0 0 9 8 2 Winnipeg 4 2 0 59 38 8
Ottawa 1 0 0 21 1 2 Calgary 3 2 0 53 32 6
Hamilton 0 1 0 1 21 0 Regina 1 4 0 20 62 2
Montreal 0 1 0 8 9 0
SAT OCT 12
TORONTO 17, Hamilton 5 (10000) - Toronto found itself on top of the Big East with Ottawa despite playing two bad games but winning.
HAMILTON - 1 1 3 0 - 5
TORONTO - 0 3 6 8 - 17
1st - HAM - Single, Scotty Wright kick to deadline HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Wright kick to deadline HAM 2-0 2nd - TOR - Annis Stukus, 35-yard field goal TOR 3-2 3rd - HAM - Wright, 18-yard field goal HAM 5-3 3rd - TOR - Steve Levantis recovered fumble in end zone (A. Stukus convert) TOR 9-5 4th - TOR - Single, Jim Folwell kick to deadline TOR 10-5 4th - TOR - Single, Folwell kick to deadline TOR 11-5 4th - TOR - Red Storey, 37-yard pass from Red Coulter (Folwell convert) TOR 17-5
OTTAWA 19, Montreal 0 (7500) - Tommy Daley carried two Rider lateral plays to major successes to ring up half of the points Ottawa needed to easily beat Montreal.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 7 5 7 0 - 19
1st - OTT - Single, Cliff McClay rouged by Dave Sprague and Tony McCarthy on Tiny Herman kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Tommy Daley, 5-yard run with lateral from Sammy Sward (Herman convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Daley, 7-yard run OTT 12-0 3rd - OTT - Arnie McWatters, 3-yard pass from Murray Griffin (Wilf Tremblay convert) OTT 18-0 3rd - OTT - Single, McClay rouged by Eric Chipper on McWatters kick OTT 19-0
WINNIPEG 26, Calgary 19 (4000) - For the sixth year in a row, Winnipeg found itself in the Western football final thanks to their fifth straight win. In the final ten minutes, the Bombers piled up 11 first downs and scored two touchdowns.
CALGARY - 7 0 12 0 - 19
WINNIPEG - 6 2 6 12 - 26
1st - WIN - Andy Bieber, 3-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 1st - CAL - Keith Gilkes, 10-yard run (Paul Rowe convert) TIED 6-6 1st - CAL - Single, Joe Turner kick to deadline CAL 7-6 2nd - WIN - Safety, Turner tackled in end zone by Bill Bancroft WIN 8-7 3rd - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 15-yard pass from Turner (Rowe convert) CAL 13-8 3rd - WIN - Bieber, 2-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 14-13 3rd - CAL - Gilkes, 9-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 19-14 4th - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 5-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 20-19 4th - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 3-yard run (Kabat convert) WIN 26-19
MON OCT 14
REGINA 17, Calgary 0 (3000) - Regina pulled off the biggest upset of the season in the West. Two field goals by Toar Springstein and majors by Don Thompson and Dan Capraru kept the Riders in the playoff picture.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
REGINA - 8 6 0 3 - 17
1st - REG - Toar Springstein, 5-yard field goal REG 3-0 1st - REG - Don Thompson run REG 8-0 2nd - REG - Dan Capraru, 30-yard pass from Norm Geller (Springstein convert) REG 14-0 4th - REG - Springstein, 30-yard field goal REG 17-0
IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 0 26 13 4 X-Winnipeg 5 2 0 85 57 10
Ottawa 2 0 0 40 1 4 Calgary 3 4 0 72 75 6
Hamilton 0 2 0 6 38 0 Regina 2 4 0 37 62 4
Montreal 0 2 0 8 28 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 19
Montreal 9, HAMILTON 4 (2500) - Bill Hughes' nameless team outplayed Art Massucci's Hamilton Tigers to win their first Big Four game since November 1937. It was their first road win since October 1934, and their first win in Hamilton since 1933.
MONTREAL - 1 7 0 1 - 9
HAMILTON - 0 0 3 1 - 4
1st - MON - Single, Gordon Noseworthy kick MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Noseworthy kick MON 2-0 2nd - MON - Ray Mullins, 37-yard field goal MON 5-0 2nd - MON - Mullins, 29-yard field goal MON 8-0 3rd - HAM - Scotty Wright, 25-yard field goal MON 8-3 4th - MON - Single, Noseworthy kick MON 9-3 4th - HAM - Single, Wright kick MON 9-4
OTTAWA 41, Toronto 6 () - In the wildest demonstration of forward passing and galloping that Ottawa fans have seen in years, the Rough Riders scored in every period and rolled over Toronto and into undisputed hold of the top seat in the Big Four. They did lose Tony Golab for the season with three broken vertebrae.
TORONTO - 0 6 0 0 - 6
OTTAWA - 6 17 6 12 - 41
1st - OTT - Tony Golab run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Andy Tommy, 20-yard pass from Orville Burke OTT 11-0 2nd - TOR - Elwyn Morris, 80-yard fumble return (Art West pass from Bobby Coulter) OTT 11-6 2nd - OTT - Sammy Sward recovered blocked punt in end zone (Burke convert) OTT 17-6 2nd - OTT - Rick Perley, 7-yard pass from Burke (Burke convert) OTT 23-6 3rd - OTT - Bob Hazel, 40-yard interception return (Burke convert) OTT 29-6 4th - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 14-yard pass from Burke (Herman convert) OTT 35-6 4th - OTT - Curly Moynahan, 12-yard run with lateral from Herman (Herman convert) OTT 41-6
CALGARY 7, Regina 1 (3000) - Jimmy Gilkes picked up a fumble and in one speedy 73-yard dash wiped out a long string of Bronk errors and sent Calgary's Red Raiders into the Western playoff.
REGINA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7
1st - REG - Single, Wolfie Hughes tackled by Ken Thompson on Norm Geller kick REG 1-0 4th - CAL - Keith Gilkes, 73-yard fumble return (Ed Rorvig convert) CAL 6-1 4th - CAL - Single, Rorvig kick to deadline CAL 7-1
NOTE: Winnipeg defeated North Dakota University 27-12 in an exhibition played under a combination of American and Canadian rules in Winnipeg (Oct. 19).
IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 3 0 0 81 7 6 X-Winnipeg 5 2 0 85 57 10
Toronto 2 1 0 32 54 4 X-Calgary 4 4 0 79 76 8
Montreal 1 2 0 17 32 2 Regina 2 5 0 38 69 4
Hamilton 0 3 0 10 47 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 26
TORONTO 11, Ottawa 9 (14000) - The brilliant running of Bobby Coulter, returning this year from retiring in 1937, and a late fourth quarter field goal by Annis Stukus sent Toronto into a tie for first place with the Riders.
OTTAWA - 6 1 2 0 - 9
TORONTO - 6 1 1 3 - 11
1st - TOR - Bobby Coulter, 25-yard pass from Elwyn Morris (Annis Stukus convert) TOR 6-0 1st - OTT - Dave Sprague, 1-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Coulter kick to deadline TOR 7-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Coulter rouged on Sammy Sward kick TIED 7-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Orville Burke rouged on Earl Selkirk kick TOR 8-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Coulter rouged on Sward kick TIED 8-8 3rd - OTT - Single, Sward kick to deadline OTT 9-8 4th - TOR - A. Stukus, 17-yard field goal TOR 11-9
HAMILTON 12, Montreal 7 (5500) - Montreal kept a mathematical chance at the playoffs, but in all practicality their season was over thanks to seven singles by Hamilton's George Wright.
MONTREAL - 0 1 0 6 - 7
HAMILTON - 2 1 2 6 - 12
1st - HAM - Single, George Wright kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Wright kick HAM 2-0 2nd - MON - Mike Hedgewick rouged on Gordon Noseworthy kick HAM 2-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Wright kick HAM 3-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Wright kick HAM 4-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Wright kick HAM 5-1 4th - HAM - Bill Murmylyk, 35-yard return of blocked kick (Wright convert) HAM 11-1 4th - MON - Ray Mullins, 10-yard pass from Doug Smaill (Mullins convert) HAM 11-7 4th - HAM - Single, Wright kick HAM 12-7
WINNIPEG 23, Regina 1 (4000) - Winnipeg won its sixth straight to end the season, while Art Stevenson and Andy Bieber tied for the WIFU scoring title with 26 points each, one better than Calgary back Jimmy Gilkes.
REGINA - 0 0 1 0 - 1
WINNIPEG - 0 5 6 12 - 23
2nd - WIN - Andy Bieber, 14-yard run WIN 5-0 3rd - WIN - Ches McCance, 25-yard run with lateral from Bud Marquardt (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 11-0 3rd - REG - Single, Art Stevenson rouged by Ken Thompson on Dan Capraru kick WIN 11-1 4th - WIN - Stevenson, 11-yard run (Stevenson convert) WIN 17-1 4th - WIN - Bieber, 1-yard run (Bieber convert) WIN 23-1
IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 3 1 0 90 18 6 X-Winnipeg 6 2 0 108 58 12
Toronto 3 1 0 43 63 6 X-Calgary 4 4 0 79 76 8
Montreal 1 3 0 24 44 2 Regina 2 6 0 39 92 4
Hamilton 1 3 0 22 54 2 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 2
Ottawa 7, MONTREAL 4 (1000) - Andy Tommy ran 80 yards through rain and mud for the touchdown that gave Ottawa the win over the nameless Montreal team.
OTTAWA - 6 0 1 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 0 0 2 2 - 4
1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 80-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Sammy Sward kick to deadline OTT 7-0 3rd - MON - Safety, Arnie McWatters tackled in end zone OTT 7-2 4th - MON - Single, Orville Burke rouged on Gordon Noseworthy kick OTT 7-3 4th - MON - Single, Burke rouged on Noseworthy kick OTT 7-4
HAMILTON 5, Toronto 0 () - Hamilton won its second straight, but this was the upset of the year in the Big East so far. It was Hamilton's first win over Toronto since 1936.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
HAMILTON - 0 0 2 3 - 5
3rd - HAM - Single, George Wright kick to deadline HAM 1-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Art West rouged on Wright kick HAM 2-0 4th - HAM - Bill Murmylyk, 20-yard field goal HAM 5-0
IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 4 1 0 97 22 8 X-Winnipeg 6 2 0 108 58 12
Toronto 3 2 0 43 68 6 X-Calgary 4 4 0 79 76 8
Hamilton 2 3 0 27 54 4 Regina 2 6 0 39 92 4
Montreal 1 4 0 28 51 2 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 9
TORONTO 15, Montreal 11 (10000) - Montreal had nothing to lose, so they threw their attack wide open. As it has all season, Toronto was outkicked, outpassed, outrun and outplunged, but managed to pull out the win.
MONTREAL - 1 4 5 1 - 11
TORONTO - 3 6 0 6 - 15
1st - MON - Single, Gordon Noseworthy kick MON 1-0 1st - TOR - Earl Selkirk, 10-yard field goal TOR 3-1 2nd - MON - Single, Ray Mullins kick TOR 3-2 2nd - MON - Mullins, 22-yard field goal MON 5-3 2nd - TOR - Bill Stukus, 4-yard run (Jim Follwell convert) TOR 9-5 3rd - MON - Eddie Burton, 50-yard pass from Doug Smaill MON 10-9 4th - TOR - Jack Wedley recovered fumble in end zone (Annis Stukus convert) TOR 15-10 4th - MON - Single, Mullins kick to Bobby Coulter for rouge TOR 15-11
OTTAWA 19, Hamilton 18 (7000) - Ottawa clinched first place on a perfect day for football (42 degrees) as Andy Tommy caught two touchdown passes from Orville Burke.
HAMILTON - 0 3 12 3 - 18
OTTAWA - 7 0 0 12 - 19
1st - OTT - Single, Sammy Sward kick for rouge OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Sward kick to deadline OTT 2-0 1st - OTT - Andy Tommy, 33-yard pass from Orville Burke OTT 7-0 2nd - HAM - Bill Murmylyk, 12-yard field goal OTT 7-3 3rd - HAM - Doug Turner, 55-yard fumble return (George Wright convert) HAM 9-7 3rd - HAM - Bud Donald, 25-yard fumble return (Wright convert) HAM 15-7 4th - Tommy, 11-yard pass from Burke (Tiny Herman convert) HAM 15-13 4th - OTT - Dave Sprague recovered fumble in end zone (Herman convert) OTT 19-15 4th - HAM - Murmylyk, 12-yard field goal OTT 19-18
IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 5 1 0 116 40 10 X-Winnipeg 6 2 0 108 58 12
X-Toronto 4 2 0 58 79 8 X-Calgary 4 4 0 79 76 8
Hamilton 2 4 0 45 73 4 Regina 2 6 0 39 92 4
Montreal 1 5 0 39 66 2 X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins series, 2 games to 0)
SAT NOV 2
Winnipeg 7, CALGARY 0 (3000) - Scoring a second period touchdown and adding a single in the fourth period for good measure, Winnipeg dominated the Bronks to go one up in the best of three series.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 1 - 7
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - WIN - Art Stevenson, 3-yard run (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 4th - WIN - Single, Joe Turner rouged by Jeff Nicklin on Kabat kick WIN 7-0
SAT NOV 9
WINNIPEG 23, Calgary 2 (3000) - Winnipeg won the West for the fourth straight year with a clean sweep of the Bronks thanks to three touchdowns scored as a direct result of fumbles by Calgary backs.
CALGARY - 0 0 2 0 - 2
WINNIPEG - 12 8 3 0 - 23
1st - WIN - Bill Nairn recovered fumble in end zone (Greg Kabat convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Benny Hatskin with lateral from Jeff Nicklin (Kabat convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Kabat, 30-yard field goal WIN 15-0 2nd - WIN - Bud Marquardt recovered fumble in end zone WIN 20-0 3rd - Kabat, 11-yard run WIN 23-0 3rd - CAL - Safety, Art Stevenson tackled by Bob Cosgrove in end zone WIN 23-2
NOTE: Winnipeg would have advanced to the Grey Cup game but were refused by the Canadian Rugby Union. They instead went to the United States at the beginning of the 1941 season to play the Columbus Bullies, the champions of the American Football League, in a three-game series. The Bullies defeated the Blue Bombers 2 games to 1, with scores of 12–19, 6–0, and 31–1.
IRFU FINAL (Ottawa wins series on points, 20-2)
SAT NOV 16
OTTAWA 12, Toronto 1 (11000) - The potent combination of Tony Golab and Andy Tommy led the Riders to the win. Toronto had a slim lead on an Annis Stukus kick, then Daley scored a major to send Ottawa on its way.
TORONTO - 0 1 0 0 - 1
OTTAWA - 0 1 6 6 - 12
2nd - TOR - Single, Orville Burke rouged on Annis Stukus kick TOR 1-0 3rd - OTT - Tommy Daley, 8-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 6-1 4th - OTT - Single, Bill Stukus rouged by Rick Perley on Sammy Sward kick OTT 7-1 4th - OTT - Herman, 30-yard field goal OTT 10-1 4th - OTT - Single, Elwyn Morris rouged on Sward kick OTT 11-1 4th - OTT - Single, Bob Coulter rouged on Sward kick OTT 12-1
SAT NOV 23
Ottawa 8, TORONTO 1 (18000) - Toronto pulled out all the tricks to win - flea flicker passes, onside kicks, two or three laterals off a punt or pass interception - but nothing seemed to work as Ottawa advanced.
OTTAWA - 0 1 7 0 - 8
TORONTO - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - TOR - Single, Orville Burke rouged on Earl Selkirk kick TOR 1-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Art West rouged on Sammy Sward kick TIED 1-1 3rd - OTT - Sward recovered fumble in end zone (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 7-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Bobby Coulter rouged on Sward kick OTT 8-1
ORFU FINAL (Toronto Balmy Beach wins series on points, 36-0)
SAT NOV 16: TORONTO BALMY BEACH 12, Sarnia 2/26 Battery 0
SAT NOV 23: Toronto Balmy Beach 24, SARNIA 2/26 BATTERY 0
1940 GREY CUP GAME 1 (Saturday November 30 at Toronto - ATT: 4,998)
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 8, TORONTO BALMY BEACH BEACHERS 2
OTTAWA - 0 1 1 6 - 8
TORONTO - 0 1 1 0 - 2
2nd - OTT - Single, Bobby Porter rouged on Sammy Sward kick OTT 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Porter kick to deadline TIED 1-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Sward kick to deadline OTT 2-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Andy Tommy rouged by Bill Drinkwater on Porter kick TIED 2-2 4th - OTT - Dave Sprague, 4-yard run with lateral from Tommy (Rick Perley pass from Orville Burke) OTT 8-2
1940 GREY CUP GAME 2 (Saturday December 7 at Ottawa - ATT: 1,700)
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 12, TORONTO BALMY BEACH BEACHERS 5
OTTAWA - 1 0 7 4 - 12
TORONTO - 5 0 0 0 - 5
1st - TOR - Bobby Porter, 3-yard run TOR 5-0 1st - OTT - Single, Sammy Sward kick to deadline TOR 5-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Porter rouged on Sward kick TOR 5-2 3rd - OTT - Tommy Daley, 2-yard run (Tiny Herman convert) OTT 8-5 4th - OTT - Single, Jack Frizelle rouged by Perley on Sward kick OTT 9-5 4th - OTT - Single, Frizelle rouged on Sward kick OTT 10-5 4th - OTT - Single, Herman kick to deadline OTT 11-5 4th - OTT - Single, Don Crowe rouged on Sward kick OTT 12-5
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were not given a chance to defend their Grey Cup title in 1940, as the Canadian Rugby Union refused to allow the team to compete for the crown because of a rules dispute. The CRU instead set up a two-game, total points series between Ontario Rugby Football Union champion Balmy Beach and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union champion Ottawa Rough Riders. It turned out to be a complete bust at the box office, as less than 7,000 combined people paid to watch either of the games. The Rough Riders won the first game at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium in a blinding snowstorm. With the game tied 2-2 and the Rough Riders on the Balmy Beach four-yard line, Andy Tommy faked a run up the middle and threw a lateral pass to Dave Sprague who busted through the right side of the line for the game-winning major. Earlier in the game Sprague knocked Balmy Beach’s Bruce Barron out cold on a swinging-straight arm. Twice in the second quarter Balmy Beach had possession in the shadow of the Rough Riders’ goal posts, once on the four-yard line and again on the Ottawa one-yard line. Both times Balmy Beach came away with no major. It may have changed the entire complexion of the series had the Toronto team been able to cross the goal line. The field conditions didn’t change for the rematch a week later at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park, as the game was played on a snow-covered gridiron. Balmy Beach took a 5-0 lead in the opening seven minutes of Game 2. Ottawa’s Sammy Sward fumbled Don Crowe’s kick at the Ottawa 27-yard line, which was recovered by George Shields. A few plays later, Bobby Porter scored on a three-yard run to cut Balmy Beach’s overall deficit
OTTAWA CITIZEN - OCTOBER 7TH 1940
MONTREAL GAZETTE - OCTOBER 7TH 1940
TORONTO STAR - OCTOBER 21ST 1940
OTTAWA CITIZEN - OCTOBER 28TH 1940
OTTAWA CITIZEN - NOVEMBER 4TH 1940
OTTAWA CITIZEN - DECEMBER 2ND 1940
to 8-7. It was as close as Balmy Beach would get. The Rough Riders added a pair of rouges before Porter’s untimely fumble was recovered by Ottawa’s Rick Perley. Orville Burke threw a lateral pass to Tommy, who in turn passed to Tommy Daley who ran around the right end for the touchdown. Sammy Sward booted three rouges in the final quarter to seal a 20-7 total-points victory for the Rough Riders. It was Ottawa’s first Grey Cup championship since the Senators won back-to-back titles in 1925 and 1926. It was Balmy Beach’s fourth and final appearance at a Grey Cup, winning two times in four opportunities.
WINNIPEG TRIBUNE - OCTOBER 28TH 1940
NOTES: Calgary left the WIFU (Jun 19) and Vancouver Grizzlies joined (Jun 23). IRFU was renamed Eastern Canada Union for one season. The Hamilton Tigers did not participate in the Eastern Canada Union, due to World War II and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the ORFU joined. The Tigers would resume play in 1945.
SAT SEPT 6
WINNIPEG 11, Regina 0 (2500) - A muddy slippery gridiron marred the first game played under the new Canadian Rugby Union rules which brought east and west under the same playing rules since 1934. Art Stevenson scored both Winnipeg touchdowns, as the Bombers started aim on their fifth straight title.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 5 - 11
2nd - WIN - Art Stevenson, 5-yard run (Ches McCance convert) WIN 6-0 4th - WIN - Stevenson, 2-yard run WIN 11-0
ECU WIFU
Toronto Argonauts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 0 0 11 0 2
Toronto Balmy Beach 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 1 0 0 11 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAT SEPT 13
Regina 4, VANCOUVER 1 (2500) - Big time Canadian football made its debut in British Columbia, but a downpour made the field and the ball slick. A Toar Springstein field goal was enough for Regina to ruin the Grizzlies' debut.
REGINA - 3 0 1 0 - 4
VANCOUVER - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - REG - Toar Springstein, 25-yard field goal REG 3-0 2nd - VAN - Single, Greg Kabat kick to deadline REG 3-1 3rd - REG - Single, Norm Keller kick to deadline REG 4-1
MON SEPT 15
VANCOUVER 7, Regina 6 (1500) - Playing under floodlights and on a field soaked with a multi-day rain, Vancouver won its first game in the WIFU.
REGINA - 0 1 0 5 - 6
VANCOUVER - 0 2 5 0 - 7
2nd - VAN - Safety, Norm Geller tackled in end zone by Stan Leacock and Chuck Millman VAN 2-0 2nd - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline VAN 2-1 3rd - VAN - Jack Horn, 3-yard run VAN 7-1 4th - REG - Ray Powell, 35-yard run VAN 7-6
ECU WIFU
Toronto Argonauts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 0 0 11 0 2
Toronto Balmy Beach 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver 1 1 0 8 10 2
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 2 0 10 19 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
FRI SEPT 19
REGINA 18, Vancouver 0 (3000) - Turning loose a gridiron machine loaded with power, Regina took over first place in the WIFU, Practically the entire game was played inside the Vancouver 40-yard line.
VANCOUVER - 0 0 0 0 - 0
REGINA - 2 8 1 7 - 18
1st - REG - Single, Garnie Smith rouged on Ken Charlton kick REG 1-0 1st - REG - Single, Jimmy Gilkes rouged on Toar Springstein kick REG 2-0 2nd - REG - Charlie March, 25-yard pass from Jimmy Kinney (Springstein convert) REG 8-0 2nd - REG - Single, Smith rouged on Charlton kick REG 9-0 2nd - REG - Single, Bill Heindle rouged on Charlton kick REG 10-0 3rd - REG - Single, Gilkes rouged on Charlton kick REG 11-0 4th - REG - Single, Charlton kick to deadline REG 12-0 4th - REG - Charlton, 20-yard run with lateral (Springstein convert) REG 18-0
MON SEPT 22
WINNIPEG 18, Vancouver 0 (2300) - Winnipeg climbed into a first place tie with Regina by whitewashing Vancouver under the floodlights. The first Bomber touchdown came six minutes after the opening whistle.
VANCOUVER - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 6 0 7 5 - 18
1st - WIN - Ken Preston, 14-yard pass from Art Stevenson (Ches McCance convert) WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Mel Wilson blocked punt out of back of end zone WIN 7-0 3rd - WIN - Stevenson, 10-yard run (McCance convert) WIN 13-0 4th - WIN - Cliff McFayden, 30-yard pass from Wayne Sheley WIN 18-0
ECU WIFU
Toronto Argonauts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 0 0 29 0 4
Toronto Balmy Beach 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 2 2 0 28 19 4
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver 1 3 0 8 46 2
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
THU SEPT 25
WINNIPEG 12, Vancouver 5 (1800) - Winnipeg downed the Grizzlies for the second time in three days, thanks to two converted touchdowns. Vancouver scored its touchdown, the first in three games, late in the second quarter.
VANCOUVER - 0 5 0 0 - 5
WINNIPEG - 6 6 0 0 - 12
1st - WIN - Andy Bieber, 1-yard run (Ches McCance convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 1-yard run (McCance convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - VAN - Greg Kabat, 4-yard pass from Bill Heindl WIN 12-5
SAT SEPT 27
REGINA 22, Vancouver 2 () - Before a slim crowd, Regina moved back into a first place tie over a road weary Grizzlies team. Vancouver went to the air, completing 12 of 33 passes, but it was not enough.
VANCOUVER - 0 2 0 0 - 2
REGINA - 8 5 0 9 - 22
1st - REG - Toar Springstein, 14-yard field goal REG 3-0 1st - REG - Single, Garnie Smith rouged on Ken Charlton kick REG 4-0 1st - REG - Springstein field goal REG 7-0 1st - REG - Single, Norm Geller kick to deadline REG 8-0 2nd - REG - Charlie March, 10-yard pass from Dan Capraru REG 13-0 2nd - VAN - Safety, Snap over Charlton's head and through end zone REG 13-2 4th - REG - Springstein field goal REG 16-2 4th - REG - Steve Molnar, 30-yard pass from Charlton (Springstein convert) REG 22-2
OTTAWA 18, Montreal 5 (5000) - Fans saw the Bulldogs take an early lead on a Ted Edwards placement kick. Ottawa then unleashed the attack that put them on top of Eastern football in 1940.
MONTREAL - 3 0 0 2 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 6 6 6 - 18
1st - MON - Ted Edwards, 8-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - OTT - Bert Haigh, 25-yard pass from Orville Burke (Burke dropkick) OTT 6-3 3rd - OTT - Andy Tommy, 3-yard run (George Fraser convert) OTT 12-3 4th - MON - Single, Gordon Noseworthy kick touch-in-goal OTT 12-4 4th - MON - Single, Burke rouged by Herb Burton on Noseworthy kick OTT 12-5 4th - OTT - Single, Arnie McWatters kick to deadline OTT 13-5 4th - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 19-yard pass from Burke OTT 18-5
Tor. Argonauts 9, BALMY BEACH 6 (12000) - Balmy Beach, making their debut in the ERFU/ECU, found that errors can be costly when playing the Argos. The Beachers had the early edge but trailed 6-0 in the first quarter and saw Earl Selkirk seal the win for the Argos with a third quarter field goal.
TOR. ARGONAUTS - 6 0 3 0 - 9
TOR. BALMY BEACH - 0 1 5 0 - 6
1st - ARG - Elwyn Morris, 20-yard run (Earl Selkirk convert) ARG 6-0 2nd - BB - Single, Al Imrie kick to deadline ARG 6-1 3rd - BB - Jack Alexander, 10-yard run TIED 6-6 3rd - ARG - Selkirk, 20-yard field goal ARG 9-6
ECU WIFU
Toronto Argonauts 1 0 0 9 6 2 Winnipeg 3 0 0 41 5 6
Ottawa 1 0 0 18 5 2 Regina 3 2 0 50 21 6
Toronto Balmy Beach 0 1 0 6 9 0 Vancouver 1 5 0 15 80 2
Montreal 0 1 0 5 18 0
SAT OCT 4
Balmy Beach 6, MONTREAL 1 (5000) - Flashing one of the smoothest working backfields seen in the East, the Balmy Beachers notched their first win in the Big Four. Eddie Thompson's third quarter major was the winner.
TORONTO - 0 0 6 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 0 1 0 0 - 1
2nd - MON - Single, Ray Mullins kick to deadline MON 1-0 3rd - TOR - Eddie Thompson, 2-yard run (Thompson convert) TOR 6-1
ARGONAUTS 7, Ottawa 3 (12000) - The game was a hard struggle with the Riders' Tony Golab the individual star. Argos line captain Bob Cosgrove set up the winning touchdown when he returned an interception 35 yards in the second quarter.
OTTAWA - 1 0 2 0 - 3
TORONTO - 1 5 0 1 - 7
1st - OTT - Single, Arnie McWatters kick to deadline OTT 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Annis Stukus kick to deadline TIED 1-1 2nd - TOR - Elwyn Morris, 4-yard run TOR 6-1 3rd - OTT - Single, McWatters kick to deadline TOR 6-2 3rd - OTT - Single, Morris rouged by Tony McCarthy on McWatters kick TOR 6-3 4th - TOR - Single, Jim Folwell kick touch-in-goal TOR 7-3
ECU WIFU
Toronto Argonauts 2 0 0 16 9 4 Winnipeg 3 0 0 41 5 6
Ottawa 1 1 0 21 12 2 Regina 3 2 0 50 21 6
Toronto Balmy Beach 1 1 0 12 10 2 Vancouver 1 5 0 15 80 2
Montreal 0 2 0 6 24 0
SAT OCT 11
ARGONAUTS 24, Montreal 3 (9000) - Held to close victories in their first two games, the Argos exploded and removed any doubt about their greatness. Toronto led 6-3 in the final quarter, before hitting for 18 points to blow the game open.
MONTREAL - 0 1 1 1 - 3
TORONTO - 6 0 0 18 - 24
1st - TOR - Jim Folwell, 25-yard run (Earl Selkirk convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - MON - Single, Ray Mullins kick to deadline TOR 6-1 3rd - MON - Single, Bobby Coulter rouged on Mullins kick TOR 6-2 4th - MON - Single, Red Storey rouged on Mullins kick TOR 6-3 4th - TOR - Annis Stukus, 3-yard run (A. Stukus convert) TOR 12-3 4th - TOR - Ed Jakubowski, 3-yard run (A. Stukus convert) TOR 18-3 4th - TOR - A. Stukus, 40-yard pass from Frank Stukus (A. Stukus convert) TOR 24-3
OTTAWA 13, Balmy Beach 1 (8000) - With Murray Griffin back attending to his old football chores, the Rough Riders came closer to a rout than the final score indicated. With Griffin a driving force on offense and playing an important defensive role in the secondary, Ottawa moved into sole possession of second place.
TORONTO - 1 0 0 0 - 1
OTTAWA - 0 5 8 0 - 13
1st - BB - Single, Sammy Sward kick to Orville Burke for touch-in-goal BB 1-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Arnie McWatters kick touch-in-goal TIED 1-1 2nd - OTT - Eric Chipper, 28-yard field goal OTT 4-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Tony Golab kick to deadline OTT 5-1 3rd - OTT - George Fraser, 27-yard field goal OTT 8-1 3rd - OTT - Fraser, 32-yard field goal OTT 11-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Al Imrie rouged by Pete O'Connor on McWatters kick OTT 12-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Imrie rouged on Burke kick OTT 13-1
REGINA 9, Winnipeg 0 (3000) - Held scoreless in the first quarter, Regina chalked up two points in the second and then put across a touchdown in the fourth quarter to move into first place in the West.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
REGINA - 0 2 0 7 - 9
2nd - REG - Single, Norm Geller kick touch-in-goal REG 1-0 2nd - REG - Single, Toar Springstein kick to deadline REG 2-0 4th - REG - Dan Capraru, 4-yard run REG 7-0 4th - REG - Single, Fritz Hanson rouged on Springstein kick REG 8-0 4th - REG - Single, Hanson rouged on Geller kick REG 9-0
MON OCT 13
Winnipeg 17, VANCOUVER 0 (2000) - Played in an intermittent rain on a soggy field, the big blue team from Winnipeg - kings of western football for the past five years - made its first trip to the West Coast a success and eliminated Vancouver from the playoff race.
WINNIPEG - 6 2 4 5 - 17
VANCOUVER - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Fritz Hanson, 4-yard run (Ches McCance convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Art Stevenson kick to deadline WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Stevenson kick to deadline WIN 8-0 3rd - WIN - McCance, 30-yard field goal WIN 11-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Jack Labelle rouged on Stevenson kick WIN 12-0 4th - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 1-yard run WIN 17-0
ECU WIFU
Toronto Argonauts 3 0 0 40 12 6 X-Winnipeg 4 1 0 58 14 8
Ottawa 2 1 0 34 13 4 X-Regina 4 2 0 59 21 8
Toronto Balmy Beach 1 2 0 13 23 2 Vancouver 1 6 0 15 97 2
Montreal 0 3 0 9 48 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
WED OCT 15
Winnipeg 12, VANCOUVER 0 () - Vancouver held Winnipeg in check for three quarters on a sodden field. Then the Bombers struck for two fourth quarter touchdowns to clinch the top spot in the West.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 12 - 12
VANCOUVER - 0 0 0 0 - 0
4th - WIN - Art Stevenson, 2-yard run (Stevenson convert) WIN 6-0 4th - WIN - Single, Jimmy Gilkes rouged on Stevenson kick WIN 7-0 4th - WIN - Nate Shore, 53-yard interception return WIN 12-0
SAT OCT 18
Argonauts 12, Montreal 1 (5000) - The Argonauts won their fourth straight and a place in the East finals in a game played at Kingston as part of Queen's University anniversary celebration.
TORONTO - 3 1 1 7 - 12
MONTREAL - 0 0 1 0 - 1
1st - TOR - Earl Selkirk, 30-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Mike Meikle kick to deadline TOR 4-0 3rd - MON - Single, Ray Mullins kick to deadline TOR 4-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Annis Stukus kick to deadline TOR 5-1 4th - TOR - Single, Mullins rouged on Jim Folwell kick TOR 6-1 4th - TOR - Single, Mullins rouged on Folwell kick TOR 7-1 4th - TOR - Pat Reid recovered fumble in end zone TOR 12-1
Ottawa 3, BALMY BEACH 0 (6500) - When Ottawa moves into field goal range, George Fraser makes few mistakes. His kick in the mist and rain in the second quarter moved Ottawa one step closer to the playoffs. Tony Golab intercepted two passes for the Ottawa defense.
OTTAWA - 0 3 0 0 - 3
TORONTO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - OTT - George Fraser, 39-yard field goal OTT 3-0
Winnipeg 15, REGINA 1 (3500) - Winnipeg pounced on the Riders early to clinch first place in the West. Regina played under protest when the Bombers used backfielder Ken Preston, a player Regina claimed was ineligible because they did not sanction his transfer from Regina to Winnipeg this year.
VANCOUVER SUN - OCTOBER 16TH 1941
WINNIPEG - 7 0 1 7 - 15
REGINA - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - WIN - Mel Wilson, 1-yard fumble return (Ches McCance convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, George Cullen rouged by Wilson on Art Stevenson kick WIN 7-0 2nd - REG - Single, Wayne Sheley rouged on Norm Geller kick WIN 7-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Cullen rouged on McCance kick WIN 8-1 4th - WIN - Single, Jim Kinney rouged on Sheley kick WIN 9-1 4th - WIN - Ken Preston, 13-yard pass from Stevenson (Stevenson convert) WIN 15-1
ECU WIFU
X-Toronto Argonauts 4 0 0 52 13 8 X-Winnipeg 6 1 0 85 15 12
Ottawa 3 1 0 37 13 6 X-Regina 4 3 0 60 36 8
Toronto Balmy Beach 1 3 0 13 26 2 Vancouver 1 7 0 15 109 2
Montreal 0 4 0 10 60 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 25
BALMY BEACH 9, Montreal 0 (4000) - Despite seeing their playoff hopes extinguished, the Beachers unveiled a new star in 19-year-old Hugh Cuddie, who flashed the speed that made him the top high school player in Toronto last year when he swept around the Montreal end for a touchdown.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 0 3 6 0 - 9
2nd - BB - Bob Reid, 30-yard field goal BB 3-0 3rd - BB - Hugh Cuddie, 10-yard run (Reid convert) BB 9-0
OTTAWA 24, Argonauts 6 (9600) - Coach Ross Trimble's Riders had not scored a touchdown in three games. A mighty forward wall, a set of hard-charging halfbacks and the faultless placement kicking of veteran George Fraser erased the offensive frustrations and sent the Riders into the playoffs.
TORONTO - 6 0 0 0 - 6
OTTAWA - 6 9 9 0 - 24
1st - OTT - Murray Griffin, 3-yard run (George Fraser convert) OTT 6-0 1st - TOR - Red Storey, 25-yard pass from Bill Stukus (Earl Selkirk convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Fraser, 19-yard field goal OTT 9-6 2nd - OTT - Johnny Fripp, 2-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 15-6 3rd - OTT - Fraser, 35-yard field goal OTT 18-6 3rd - OTT - Stan O'Neil, 4-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 24-6
WINNIPEG 7, Regina 4 (5000) - In a preview of the western Canada championship, Winnipeg and Regina fought inch by inch on a dry gridiron. Hard tackling brought nine fumbles, five by the Riders.
REGINA - 0 3 1 0 - 4
WINNIPEG - 1 6 0 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Single, Jim Cullen rouged by Bud Marquardt on Wayne Sheley kick WIN 1-0 2nd - REG - Toar Springstein, 25-yard field goal REG 3-1 2nd - WIN - Art Stevenson, 5-yard run (Ches McCance convert) WIN 7-3 3rd - REG - Single, Sheley rouged on Ken Charlton kick WIN 7-4
ECU WIFU
X-Toronto Argonauts 4 1 0 58 37 8 X-Winnipeg 7 1 0 92 19 14
X-Ottawa 4 1 0 61 19 8 X-Regina 4 4 0 64 43 8
Toronto Balmy Beach 2 3 0 22 26 4 Vancouver 1 7 0 15 109 2
Montreal 0 5 0 10 69 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 1
Ottawa 11, MONTREAL 2 (200) - Ottawa slithered through the mud of a near-empty Molson Stadium to trim Montreal. Less than 100 fans watched from the uncovered seats; about 100 more sought shelter from one of the year's steadiest rainstorms.
OTTAWA - 8 3 0 0 - 11
MONTREAL - 0 1 0 1 - 2
1st - OTT - Single, Buddy Atcheson rouged on George Fraser kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Atcheson rouged by Tony McCarthy on Arnie McWatters kick OTT 2-0 1st - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 77-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 8-0 2nd - MON - Single, Tremblay rouged on Gordon Noseworthy kick OTT 8-1 2nd - OTT - Fraser, 16-yard field goal OTT 11-1 4th - MON - Single, Jimmy Abson rouged on Noseworthy kick OTT 11-2
ARGONAUTS 8, Balmy Beach 5 (8000) - Behind 5-2 with only two minutes to go, the Argos seemed to be doomed until Bill Stukus tossed a 40-yard pass to Pat Reid, who ran 20 more yards for the touchdown, to cap a 103-yard drive.
BALMY BEACH - 1 2 1 1 - 5
ARGONAUTS - 1 1 0 6 - 8
1st - ARG - Single, Hugh Cuddie rouged on Mike Meikle kick ARG 1-0 1st - BB - Single, Bob Coulter rouged on Sam Sward kick TIED 1-1 2nd - ARG - Single, Annis Stukus kick to deadline ARG 2-1 2nd - BB - Single, Ed Jakubowski rouged on Sward kick TIED 2-2 2nd - BB - Single, Bob Porter kick to deadline BB 3-2 3rd - BB - Single, Jack Alexander kick to Coulter who threw ball into touch BB 4-2 4th - BB - Single, Coulter rouged on Sward kick BB 5-2 4th - ARG - Pat Reid, 60-yard pass from Bill Stukus (Earl Selkirk convert) ARG 8-5
ECU WIFU
Toronto Argonauts 2 0 0 16 9 4 Winnipeg 3 0 0 41 5 6
X-Ottawa 5 1 0 72 21 10 X-Winnipeg 7 1 0 92 19 14
X-Toronto Argonauts 5 1 0 66 42 10 X-Regina 4 4 0 64 43 8
Toronto Balmy Beach 2 4 0 27 34 4 Vancouver 1 7 0 15 109 2
Montreal 0 6 0 12 80 0 X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins series, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 8
REGINA 8, Winnipeg 6 (1500) - Playing before a slim crowd while a bitter wind swept across the field, Regina took an early lead on Ken Charlton's brilliant touchdown then held on for the win.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 0 - 6
REGINA - 6 0 1 1 - 8
1st - REG - Ken Charlton, 19-yard run (Toar Springstein convert) REG 6-0 2nd - WIN - Ches McCance, 15-yard run with lateral (McCance convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - REG - Single, Wayne Sheley rouged on Charlton kick REG 7-6 4th - REG - Single, Charlton kick to deadline REG 8-6
TUES NOV 11
WINNIPEG 18, Regina 12 (2500) - Winnipeg's injury-riddled Blue Bombers, with backs to the wall, bounced back thanks to Wayne Sheley. The 190-pound halfback turned in 60 minutes of gallant effort, scoring two touchdowns and fired a forward pass for a third.
REGINA - 6 6 0 0 - 12
WINNIPEG - 0 12 0 6 - 18
1st - REG - Dan Capraru, 80-yard interception return (Toar Springstein convert) REG 6-0 2nd - WIN - Wayne Sheley, 1-yard run (Ches McCance convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - REG - Single, Springstein kick to deadline REG 7-6 2nd - WIN - McCance, 45-yard pass from Sheley (McCance convert) WIN 12-7 2nd - REG - George Cullen, 30-yard pass from Norm Geller TIED 12-12 4th - WIN - Sheley, 1-yard run (McCance convert) WIN 18-12
SAT NOV 15
WINNIPEG 8, Regina 2 (3500) - Winnipeg won its fifth straight Western title when Ches McCance kicked two field goals out of the mud at Osborne Stadium. Led by former United States players, Winnipeg won two straight with the backs against the wall.
REGINA - 1 1 0 0 - 2
WINNIPEG - 1 3 1 3 - 18
1st - REG - Single, Norm Geller kick to deadline REG 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, George Cullen rouged on Wayne Sheley kick TIED 1-1 2nd - WIN - Ches McCance, 22-yard field goal WIN 4-1 2nd - REG - Single, Sheley rouged by Steve Molnar on Dan Capraru kick WIN 4-2 3rd - WIN - Single, Sheley kick to deadline WIN 5-2 4th - WIN - McCance, 28-yard field goal WIN 8-2
IRFU FINAL (Ottawa wins series on points, 18-17)
SAT NOV 8
Toronto 16, OTTAWA 8 (9000) - In their familiar manner, Toronto took the experts for another ride Saturday to take a comfortable lead in the total points series thanks to their vicious power and uncanny opportunism.
TORONTO - 4 0 6 6 - 16
OTTAWA - 0 1 1 6 - 8
1st - TOR - Single, Orville Burke rouged by Steve Levantis on Jim Folwell kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Annis Stukus, 30-yard field goal TOR 4-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Arnie McWatters kick to deadline TOR 4-1 3rd - TOR - Bill Stukus, 1-yard run (A.Stukus convert) TOR 10-1 3rd - OTT - Single, McWatters kick to deadline TOR 10-2 4th - OTT - Tony Golab, 1-yard run (George Fraser convert) TOR 10-8 4th - TOR - A. Stukus, 14-yard pass from B. Stukus (A. Stukus convert) TOR 16-8
SAT NOV 15
Ottawa 10, TORONTO 1 (21000) - A high, curving punt by Arnie McWatters which curled in a spiral into the stands at the south end of the stadium on the final play of the game sent Ottawa to the East final, two minutes after a George Fraser field goal had tied up the total points series.
OTTAWA - 2 3 1 4 - 10
TORONTO - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - TOR - Single, Arnie McWatters rouged on Earl Selkirk kick TOR 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Bob Coulter rouged by Pete O'Connor on McWatters kick TIED 1-1 1st - OTT - Single, Coulter rouged by Tony McCarthy on McWatters kick OTT 2-1 2nd - OTT - George Fraser, 38-yard field goal OTT 5-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Bert Haigh kick to deadline OTT 6-1 4th - OTT - Fraser, 35-yard field goal OTT 9-1 4th - OTT - Single, McWatters kick to deadline OTT 10-1
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 22
OTTAWA 7, Hamilton (ORFU) 2 (4867) - Southpaw Bert Haigh speared a 17-yard touchdown pass from Orville Burke in the third minute of the second quarter and supplied the margin by which Ottawa moved past Hamilton in the East final.
HAMILTON - 0 1 0 1 - 2
OTTAWA - 0 6 0 1 - 7
2nd - OTT - Bert Haigh, 17-yard pass from Orville Burke (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Scotty Wright kick to the deadline OTT 6-1 4th - HAM -Single, Burke rouged by Len Wright on S. Wright convert OTT 6-2 4th - OTT - Single, Al Lenard rouged by Wilf Tremblay on Arnie McWatters onside kick OTT 7-2
MONTREAL GAZETTE - OCTOBER 6TH 1941
VANCOUVER PROVINCE - OCTOBER 14TH 1941
WINNIPEG TRIBUNE - DECEMBER 1ST 1941
1941 GREY CUP (Saturday November 29 at Toronto - ATT: 19,065)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 18, OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 16 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were once again permitted to challenge for the Grey Cup following a rule dispute a year earlier. An East-West compromise allowed linemen to block five yards from the line of scrimmage. In a meeting of the previous two Grey Cup champions, the Blue Bombers prevailed, sending the coveted mug west for the third time. Ches McCance booted a 38-yard placement in the third quarter, giving Winnipeg an insurmountable lead. Trailing 18-15 in the dying minutes of the game, the Ottawa Rough Riders had an opportunity to kick for three points from 20 yards out. George Fraser's field goal attempt sailed inches wide of the goal post, which Fritz Hanson let go to the deadline for a single point. After the Blue Bombers took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, Ottawa's Tony Golab, lifting a short kick from his own 40-yard line, raced down field to recover the ball at the Winnipeg 45. He wheeled around Ken Draper and ran for the touchdown. A fumble by Hanson set up Fraser's 16-yard field goal from a difficult angle early in the second. The Blue Bombers tied the score at 9-9 before halftime. With the Rough Riders expecting a kick on third down, Wayne Sheley pitched the ball to his left to Bud Marquardt. Marquardt raced 40 yards down the sidelines before an Ottawa player could lay a hand on him. But before he was tackled, Marquardt threw a lateral pass to Mel Wilson, who sidestepped another Rough Rider for a touchdown. Marquardt scored a touchdown in the opening minute of the third quarter as he intercepted Burke's pass and returned it 40 yards to the end zone. Fraser tied the score on a pair of field goals, but wasn't successful when it counted most. As the game concluded, members of a Manitoba regiment raced onto the field and uprooted the goal posts from the north end zone, which they carried triumphantly away. The 19,065 in attendance at Toronto's Varsity Stadium set an all-time Grey Cup record. The game was played under the best conditions imaginable, with a mid-October feel as opposed to a late-November chill.
WINNIPEG - 3 6 9 0 - 18
OTTAWA - 6 3 6 1 - 16
1st - WIN - Ches McCance, 23-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - OTT - Tony Golab, 45-yard run with own kick (George Fraser convert) OTT 6-3 2nd - OTT - Fraser, 16-yard field goal OTT 9-3 2nd - WIN - Mel Wilson, 5-yard run with lateral from Bud Marquardt (McCance convert) TIED 9-9 3rd - WIN - Marquardt, 40-yard interception return (McCance convert) WIN 15-9 3rd - OTT - Fraser, 26-yard field goal WIN 15-12 3rd - OTT - Fraser, 19-yard field goal TIED 15-15 3rd - WIN - McCance, 38-yard field goal WIN 18-15 4th - OTT - Single, Fraser kick to deadline WIN 18-16
NOTES: The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II. A couple of military teams based in Toronto, the RCAF Hurricanes and the Navy York Bulldogs joined the regular ORFU teams like Balmy Beach and the Toronto Indians. The Ottawa Rough Riders continued operation, but as part of an Ottawa based league. Out West, a three team Winnipeg city league was formed with the Winnipeg Bombers, the University of Manitoba Bisons and a military team called the RCAF Flyers.
WINNIPEG CITY FINALS (Bombers win series, 34 points to 29)
SAT OCT 31 - RCAF Flyers 18, Bombers 14
TUES NOV 3 - Bombers 20, RCAF Flyers 11
WESTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 7 - Winnipeg RCAF Flyers 13, Regina Navy 6
OTTAWA CITY FINAL
SAT NOV 21 - Ottawa RCAF Uplands 9, OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 0
ORFU FINAL
WED NOV 25 - TORONTO RCAF HURRICANES 24, Toronto Balmy Beach 0
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 28 - Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 18, OTTAWA RCAF UPLANDS 13
1942 GREY CUP (Saturday December 5 at Toronto - ATT: 12,455)
TORONTO RCAF HURRICANES 8, WINNIPEG RCAF BOMBERS 5 - With Canadians serving on battlefields across Europe and the Pacific, the first ever non-civilian Grey Cup took place in 1942. The Western Interprovincial Football Union and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union suspended operations for the duration of World War II, as most of the players had signed on for military service. The Toronto R.C.A.F. Hurricanes battled the Winnipeg R.C.A.F. Bombers on an icy field at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. Lew Hayman, winner of three Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts in the 1930s, coached the Hurricanes and improved his unblemished record in the big game. Both offences had trouble in the first half, as Toronto could only muster a 2-0 lead in the opening 30 minutes of play. A couple of turnovers proved to be almost costly for both sides. Eddie Thompson’s poor lateral pass to Bill Stukus allowed Rube Ludwig to recover the ball for the Bombers on the Toronto 12-yard line. But Thompson made up for the miscue by intercepting Wayne Sheley’s intended pass for Chester McCance. Thompson dashed 65 yards down field before being pushed out of touch by Johnny Lake. Winnipeg finally got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when Sheley completed a pass to Lloyd Boivin in the end zone. Don Durno blocked the convert attempt, keeping the score 5-2 in favor of the Bombers. Toronto then took the lead for good. Don Crowe carried the ball 39 yards to the Winnipeg three-yard line before being tackled by McCrance. John Poplowski finished the scoring drive on his short run to the end zone, putting the Hurricanes ahead 7-5. Crowe reeled off another big run in the fourth quarter, this time 37 yards to set up Toronto’s final point of the contest. Crowe kicked for the rouge, giving the Hurricanes a three-point win. Winnipeg relied heavily on its passing game, while Toronto secured the victory on the ground. The Bombers gained 121 yards in the air, compared to the Hurricanes’ 22. Toronto rushed for 218 yards, while Winnipeg could only gain 75. Some believed that had the playing surface been better, the Bombers would have been able to out-perform the Hurricanes. Across the ocean in London, England, Canadian servicemen and civilians were able to listen to a condensed version of the Grey Cup broadcast.
TORONTO - 0 2 5 1 - 8
WINNIPEG - 0 0 5 0 - 5
2nd - TOR - Single, Andy Brannigan rouged on Fred Kijek kick TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Kijek kick TOR 2-0 3rd - WIN - Lloyd Boivin, 10-yard from Wayne Sheley WIN 5-2 3rd - TOR - John Poplowsky, 2-yard run TOR 7-5 4th - TOR - Single, Charlton rouged on Don Crowe kick TOR 8-5
Members of the 1942 Royal Canadian Air Force Hurricanes celebrate their Grey Cup victory.
NOTES: With World War II continuing, the IRFU and the WIFU continued to suspend play. The Ottawa Rough Riders, the last of the Big Four teams to continue operations were finally forced to suspend play, but a number of familiar Ottawa faces showed up in the line-up of the Ottawa Combines who played in the ORFU. Also in the East, the QRFU made a return to senior play with a five team league that featured three military teams: an RCAF team in Lachine, an army team in Huntington and a navy team in Montreal. The Verdun Grads and McGill University rounded out the league. It marked the first time since 1935 that a university team was competing for the Gray Cup. In a bit of an oddity, McGill played only 4 games while the other QRFU teams played 10 games. To compensate for this disparity, McGill games were worth 6 points. McGill did manage one win, beating Huntington, who lost all ten of their games. Other than McGill, the other QRFU teams were liberally sprinkled with former ORFU and IRFU players who were in military service. Out West, a three team league was organized, with two teams in Winnipeg and one in Regina. It was composed largely of military personnel. The Blue Bombers played as the RCAF Bombers while the second Winnipeg based team was the Winnipeg United Services Combines. The Regina team was known as the Regina All-Service All-Stars. Many of the players had previously played for the Roughriders and that nickname was also used for this team. The Hamilton Wildcats, or Flying Wildcats as they were called during the war years, won the ORFU. The Wildcats then eked out a surprisingly close victory 7-6 over the Lachine RCAF team to capture the East title. In the West, the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers had little problem beating Regina in the two game total point West final 12-0. (Source: CFLapedia)
1943 GREY CUP (Saturday December 5 at Toronto - ATT: 12,455)
HAMILTON FLYING WILDCATS 23, WINNIPEG RCAF BOMBERS 14 - After losing the annual Canadian football classic a year earlier, the Winnipeg R.C.A.F. Bombers were expected to win the Grey Cup over a supposedly weaker Hamilton Flying Wildcats squad. But Hamilton proved to be the better team in 1943, returning the coveted trophy to Steeltown for the first time since 1932. It was a wild first quarter, as Hamilton jumped to an 18-7 lead after 15 minutes. The Wildcats drew first blood three minutes into the contest as Joe Krol sidestepped three Bombers to throw a 30-yard pass into the arms of Doug Smith, who only had to fall across the goal line for the major. Winnipeg’s Brian Quinn scored the Bombers’ initial point on a mammoth kickoff. Garney Smith then gave Winnipeg a brief one-point lead as he darted around the end and ran 17 yards for a touchdown. The Wildcats went on to score two touchdowns before the end of the quarter. As Quinn attempted to punt from his own end zone, Jimmy Fumio rushed in to block the kick. As the ball hung up in the air, Fumio leaped up to make a touchdown grab. An error in judgment cost the Bombers another six points. Winnipeg’s Dave Greenberg, rather than give up a rouge, decided to punt the ball out of his end zone. The kick was short, which Abe Zvonkin recovered on the 10-yard line. Paul Peterson plunged nine yards before Mel Lawson scored on a goal line run. After an uneventful second quarter, Krol kicked a field goal to increase Hamilton’s lead to 21-7. Winnipeg’s offence finally got going at the end of the third quarter, as Quinn completed a pass to Jim Berry for a 42-yard touchdown play. Early in the final quarter, the Bombers had three cracks
at the end zone from the Hamilton one-yard line. Three successive running plays were unsuccessful, as the Wildcats’ defence held firm. Quinn would eventually gain a single point for the Bombers. Hamilton soon relieved the pressure with a couple of rouges of their own, first on a 75-yard wind-assisted punt by Krol, and another off the foot of Doug Smith. The Bombers earned 11 first downs compared to Hamilton’s five in the loss. Brian Timmis, who coached the Wildcats to victory, was a member of the 1932 Grey Cup champion Hamilton Tigers team.
WINNIPEG - 7 0 6 1 - 14
HAMILTON - 18 0 3 2 - 23
1st - HAM - Doug Smith, 30-yard pass from Joe Krol (Krol convert) HAM 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Doug Smith rouged on Brian Quinn kick HAM 6-1 1st - WIN - Garnie Smith, 17-yard run (Ches McCance convert) WIN 7-6 1st - HAM - Jimmy Fumio recovered blocked kick in end zone (Krol convert) HAM 12-7 1st - HAM - Mel Lawson, 1-yard run (Krol convert) HAM 18-7 3rd - HAM - Krol, 15-yard field goal HAM 21-7 3rd - WIN - Jim Berry, 42-yard pass from Quinn (McCance convert) HAM 21-13 4th - WIN - Single, Quinn kick to deadline HAM 21-14 4th - HAM - Single, Krol kick to deadline HAM 22-14 4th - HAM - Single, McCance rouged on D. Smith kick HAM 23-14
NOTES: With World War II continuing, the IRFU and the WIFU continued to suspend play. In late August, the Winnipeg Rugby Club (aka Blue Bombers) suspended operations for the 1944 season. The team loaned its equipment to local high schools. The Regina Roughriders disbanded in early October. Unlike the previous season, the 1944 Roughriders did not have servicemen available to the team. Regular practices were conducted but the team gave up on the season when they failed to recruit enough civilian men to field a team.
1944 Grey Cup Champions - H.M.C.S Donnacona-St. Hyacinthe (Navy Combines)
1st Row: Charlie Ellis, Wally Charron, Curly Hiltz, K. Clarke (mascot), Ginger O’Brien, Bucko McLeod, Coach Glen Brown
2nd Row: Roy Kirbyson, John Taylor, John Crncich, Steve Levantis, Jack Wedley, Al Hurley
3rd Row: Wally Patch, Malcolm Baker, Hal Chard, Tom Bainbridge, Ian Barclay, Sam Abbott, Whitey Leonard, Dick Swarbrick, Pat Santucci,
4th Row: Dutch Davey, Mickey McFall, Dave Kotavitch, Al Symms, Jim Spicer, Des Campbell, L. Raymond
5th Row: W.O. John Montague, P.O. George Reid, Bill Kydd, Slug Segatore, Fred Porter, Sugeon Lt. Comdr. Richard Lane, Lt. Christopher Ellis
1944 GREY CUP (Saturday November 25 at Hamilton - ATT: 3,871)
ST. HYACINTHE-DONNACONA NAVY 7, HAMILTON FLYING WILDCATS 6 - The Hamilton Wildcats were a good bet to defend their championship, but the St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy team finished off a Cinderella season by returning the Grey Cup back to Montreal for the first time since 1931. The 1944 champions started off as a pick-up crew, a bunch of sailors who liked to mess around on the football field. But as the Quebec season progressed, wins began to pile up, and before anybody knew it, the Donnies were in the big game. Playing coach Glen Brown molded four seniors (including himself), several intermediates and a group of high schoolers into an excellent defensive unit which won by taking advantage of their opponent’s mistakes. Fourteen of his players made a 40 mile trek just to get to the team’s headquarters for practice. After Dutch Davey’s rouge in the opening quarter, the sailors took a 6-0 lead into halftime. Joe Krol, star of the 1943 Grey Cup, was hit hard on a run in the second quarter and coughed up the ball to a St. Hyacinthe’s player. The Donnies took advantage
of the miscue, as Davey completed a forward pass to Johnny Taylor, who ducked through the Hamilton line and ran 10 yards for the major. The Wildcats were kept off the scoreboard for three quarters. In the final 15 minutes of action, Hamilton’s ground game went to work, as Krol, Paul Miocinovich and Tom Hickey picked up the necessary yardage from midfield. Miocinovich capped off the scoring drive for Wildcats, and Krol kicked a convert tie the score. Davey went on to kick the winning single late in the game, as St. Hyacinthe held on to win the crown. It was the only time Krol lost the Grey Cup in his storied career. There wasn’t a lot of interest in the game, as only 3,871 paid to see the contest at Hamilton’s Civic Stadium. It was the last time Grey Cup attendance was below 10,000 fans. It was the final time in Grey Cup history that two Eastern teams competed for Canada’s top football prize. It was also the last time service clubs played for the coveted prize, as things returned to normal following the conclusion of World War II in 1945.
ST. HYACINTHE - 1 5 0 1 - 7
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - STH - Single, Joe Krol rouged on Dutch Davey kick STH 1-0 2nd - STH - Johnny Taylor, 10-yard pass from Davey STH 6-0 4th - HAM - Paul Miocinovich, 3-yard run (Krol convert) TIED 6-6 4th - STH - Single, Ben Dyack rouged on Davey kick STH 7-6
NOTES: IRFU resumed regular season play in October 1945 while the WIFU conducted a playoff competition leading to the Grey Cup in Toronto. Calgary Stampeder Football Club formed in September 1945 joining the WIFU to create a three‐team league with Winnipeg and Regina
SAT SEPT 22
Toronto 11, OTTAWA 9 (11251) - A pair of touchdowns by speedy little Billie Myers gave Toronto the win in the season opener for the IRFU. The Riders, using their traditional ground attack, led 9-1 before folding late.
TORONTO - 0 1 0 10 - 11
OTTAWA - 7 0 2 0 - 9
1st - OTT - Single, Tommy Walden rouged by George Fraser on Tony Golab kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Ace Powell, 3-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bill Bell rouged on Ken Charlton kick OTT 7-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Doug Smylie rouged by Fred Haigh on Charlton kick OTT 8-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Walden rouged by Tony McCarthy on Charlton kick OTT 9-1 4th - TOR - Billie Myers, 6-yard run OTT 9-6 4th - TOR - Myers, 64-yard pass from Royal Copeland TOR 11-9
IRFU
Toronto 1 0 0 11 9 2 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ottawa 0 1 0 9 11 0
SAT SEPT 29
Ottawa 8, TORONTO 6 (10000) - 37-year-old George Fraser kicked a 32-yard placement in the dying minutes of the game to give Ottawa revenge for their opening day loss. Fraser scored all eight Ottawa points.
OTTAWA - 2 0 3 3 - 8
TORONTO - 0 1 0 5 - 6
1st - OTT - Single, Doug Smylie rouged by Tony Golab on George Fraser kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Tommy Walden rouged on Fraser kick OTT 2-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Tommy Daley rouged on Art Skidmore kick OTT 2-1 3rd - OTT - Fraser, 34-yard field goal OTT 5-1 4th - TOR - Royal Copeland, 2-yard run TOR 6-5 4th - OTT - Fraser, 32-yard field goal OTT 8-6
Hamilton 5, MONTREAL 0 (4000) - Hamilton took the sting out of the Hornets under the arc lights as Coach Bill Hughes' team penetrated the Hamilton 10-yard line three times in the final quarter but never scored.
HAMILTON - 5 0 0 0 - 5
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - HAM - Doug Irvine, 45-yard pass from Jimmy Smith HAM 5-0
IRFU
Hamilton 1 0 0 5 0 0 Ottawa 1 1 0 17 17 2
Toronto 1 1 0 17 17 2 Montreal 0 1 0 0 5 0
SAT OCT 6
TORONTO 21, Montreal 3 (7500) - Toronto unleashed a diversified backfield attack which netted 20 first downs as Montreal could not cope with Doug Smylie, Royal Copeland, Byron Karrys and company.
MONTREAL - 3 0 0 0 - 3
TORONTO - 6 5 10 0 - 21
1st - TOR - Royal Copeland, 3-yard run (Doug Smylie convert) TOR 6-0 1st - MON - Red Lamoureaux field goal TOR 6-3 2nd - TOR - Andy Tommy run TOR 11-3 3rd - TOR - Barry Karrys, 37-yard run TOR 16-3 4th - TOR - Copeland, 34-yard run TOR 21-3
OTTAWA 19, Hamilton 10 (10000) - Ross Trimble's Rough Riders held off the Tigers in a light rain. A couple of converted touchdowns, two placements and a rouge kept Ottawa in a tie for first in the East.
HAMILTON - 0 7 3 0 - 10
OTTAWA - 4 6 3 6 - 19
1st - OTT - Single, Jimmy Smith rouged by Tony McCarthy on Ken Charlton kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - George Fraser, 27-yard field goal OTT 4-0 2nd - HAM - Paul Miocinovich, 84-yard pass from Al Lenard (Lenard convert) HAM 6-4 2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 1-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 10-6 2nd- HAM - Single, Daley rouged on Walter Gibb kick OTT 10-7 3rd - HAM - Gibb, 30-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - OTT - Fraser, 35-yard field goal OTT 13-10 4th - OTT - Bert Haigh recovered fumble in end zone (Fraser convert) OTT 19-10
MON OCT 8
Montreal 10, HAMILTON 3 (10000) - Brilliant kicking by Doug Harvey and Al Garbarino gave Montreal the surprise win. The turning point came in the fourth quarter when the Hornets punched a bounding ball over the goal line, enabling Don Steele to fall on the ball for a major.
MONTREAL - 1 1 0 8 - 10
HAMILTON - 0 1 2 0 - 3
1st - MON - Single, Al Garbarino kick to deadline MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Garbarino kick to deadline MON 2-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Al Lenard kick to deadline MON 2-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Red Hickey kick touch-in-goal TIED 2-2 3rd - HAM - Single, Garbarino rouged on Lenard kick HAM 3-2 4th - MON - Don Steele recovered ball in end zone MON 7-3 4th - MON - Single, Doug Harvey kick to deadline MON 8-3 4th - MON - Single, Garbarino kick to deadline MON 9-3 4th - MON - Single, Garbarino kick to deadline MON 10-3
IRFU
Ottawa 2 1 0 36 27 4 Hamilton 1 2 0 18 29 2
Toronto 2 1 0 38 20 4 Montreal 1 2 0 13 29 2
SAT OCT 13
Toronto 10, HAMILTON 8 (6000) - Toronto staved off a belated fourth quarter bid by Hamilton to keep pace with Ottawa at the head of the IRFU. Toronto led 9-0 going into the final frame before the Tigers rallied.
TORONTO - 1 3 6 1 - 10
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 8 - 8
1st - TOR - Single, Art Skidmore kick to deadline TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Jimmy Smith rouged on Bill Bell kick TOR 2-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bell kicked touch-in-goal TOR 3-0 3rd - TOR - Frank Hickey recovered blocked punt in end zone (Doug Smylie convert) TOR 9-0 4th - HAM - Single, Andy Tommy rouged on Al Lenard kick TOR 9-1 4th - TOR - Single, Fred Doty rouged on Lenard kick TOR 9-2 4th - TOR - Single, Skidmore kick to deadline TOR 10-2 4th - HAM - Murray Crowe, 25-yard pass from Jerry Ollinger (Walter Gibb convert) TOR 10-8
Ottawa 25, MONTREAL 8 (4500) - Ottawa won easily under the floodlights, but injuries sidelined Ken Charlton and Tony Golab. Wilf Tremblay scored two touchdowns for the Riders.
OTTAWA - 7 6 12 0 - 25
MONTREAL - 2 6 0 0 - 8
1st - OTT - Tommy Daley, 7-yard run (George Fraser convert) OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Single, Daley rouged by Bennie Steck on Al Gabarino kick OTT 6-1 1st - MON - Single, Wilf Tremblay rouged on Red Lamoureaux kick OTT 6-2 1st - OTT - Single, Red Nower rouged by Mike Ozarko on Fraser kick OTT 7-2 2nd - MON - Bill Steele, 45-yard pass from Bill Surphlis (Lamoreaux convert) MON 8-7 2nd - OTT - Bert Haigh recovered blocked kick in end zone (Haigh convert) OTT 13-8 3rd - OTT - Tremblay, 40-yard fumble return (Fraser convert) OTT 19-8 4th - OTT - Tremblay, 30-yard pass from Frank Dunlap (Fraser convert) OTT 25-8
IRFU
Ottawa 3 1 0 61 35 6 Hamilton 1 3 0 26 39 2
Toronto 3 1 0 48 28 6 Montreal 1 3 0 21 54 2
SAT OCT 20
TORONTO 13, Hamilton 10 (13000) - With three minutes left and Hamilton leading 10-8, Royal Copeland swept suddenly into the open on an extension play, brushed off three tacklers and streaked 70 yards for the winning touchdown. At the five-yard line, he stumbled, almost fell, then lurched across the line.
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 3 - 10
TORONTO - 2 0 0 11 - 13
1st - TOR - Single, Jimmy Smith rouged on Doug Smylie kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Smith ran in touch on Smylie kick TOR 2-0 2nd - HAM - Paul Miocinovich, 2-yard run (Walter Gibb convert) HAM 6-2 2nd - HAM - Single, Fred Doty on Gibb kick HAM 7-2 4th - TOR - Doty, 8-yard run (Smylie convert) TOR 8-7 4th - HAM - Gibb, 25-yard field goal HAM 10-8 4th - TOR - Royal Copeland, 70-yard run TOR 13-10
OTTAWA 28, Montreal 5 (8500) - Rolling powerfully with the win in the second and third quarters, Ottawa stayed atop the East. The Riders did uncover a surprise - new passing sensation Steve Marko, a 21-year-old from West Chester, Pa.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 5 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 18 10 0 - 28
2nd - OTT - Al Leach recovered blocked punt in end zone OTT 5-0 2nd - OTT - Ken Charlton, 4-yard run (George Fraser convert) OTT 11-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Red Nower rouged by Brian Lynch on Bert Haigh kick OTT 12-0 2nd - OTT - Joe Asquini, 5-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 18-0 3rd - OTT - Fraser, 24-yard field goal OTT 21-0 3rd - OTT - Frank Dunlap, 35-yard interception return (Fraser convert) OTT 27-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Nower rouged on Haigh kick OTT 28-0 4th - MON - Doug Maitland, 4-yard run OTT 28-5
IRFU
X-Ottawa 4 1 0 89 40 8 Hamilton 1 4 0 36 52 2
X-Toronto 4 1 0 61 38 8 Montreal 1 4 0 26 82 2
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WIFU SEMIFINAL (Calgary wins total points series, 15-1)
SAT OCT 27
Calgary 3, REGINA 1 (1500) - Calgary took a two-point lead in the West semifinals as Paul Rowe scored a placement for Calgary after a Regina fumble in the second quarter. Regina scored their lone point in the third quarter when an attempted placement by George Cullen went wide
CALGARY - 0 3 0 0 - 3
REGINA - 0 0 1 0 - 1
2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe field goal CAL 3-0 3rd - REG - Single, George Cullen kick to deadline CAL 3-1
SAT NOV 3
CALGARY 12, Regina 0 (3000) - Using brute strength, Calgary flattened Regina to qualify for the right to oppose Winnipeg in the West final. Paul Rowe and Jack Hobbs both scored on pile-driving line plunges.
CALGARY - 0 7 0 5 - 12
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run (Rowe convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Single, George Cullen rouged by Neil Cameron on George Alexander kick CAL 7-0 4th - CAL - Jack Hobbs, 1-yard run CAL 12-0
WIFU FINAL
SAT NOV 10
Winnipeg 9, CALGARY 5 (1500) - Sparked by the line smashing of 23-year-old Lloyd Boivin who drove over for a touchdown with less than six minutes left in the game, Winnipeg earned the right to travel east for the Grey Cup final in Toronto.
WINNIPEG - 3 0 0 6 - 9
CALGARY - 5 0 0 0 - 5
1st - CAL - George Alexander, 60-yard pass from Jack Hobbs CAL 5-0 1st - WIN - Ches McCance, 30-yard field goal CAL 5-3 4th - WIN - Lloyd Boivin, 4-yard run (McCance convert) WIN 9-5
Quarterback Billy (Bubbles) Myers scored two touchdowns in the Argonauts’ 35-0 victory over Winnipeg in the 1945 Grey Cup game.
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins total points series, 33-18)
SAT NOV 3
TORONTO 27, Ottawa 8 (18000) - After a scoreless first quarter, Toronto exploded for 14 second quarter points thank to the accurate tosses of triple-threat Joe Krol, the Windsor backfielder who joined the Argos two weeks ago after his release from the Detroit Lions of the NFL.
TORONTO - 0 14 1 13 - 27
OTTAWA - 0 0 2 6 - 8
2nd - TOR - Billy Myers, 26-yard pass from Jack Krol (Doug Smylie convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Wilf Tremblay rouged on Krol kick TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland, 10-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 32-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Art Skidmore kick TOR 14-0 3rd - OTT - Safety, Myers tackled in end zone on Tony Golab kick TOR 14-2 3rd - TOR - Single, Jimmy Abson rouged by Len Cassidy on Krol kick TOR 15-2 4th - TOR - Fred Doty, 7-yard pass from Krol (Smylie convert) TOR 21-2 4th - OTT - Leo Seguin recovered blocked kick in end zone (George Fraser convert) TOR 21-8 4th - TOR - Myers, 43-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 27-8
SAT NOV 10
OTTAWA 10, Toronto 6 (11000) - Toronto are Big Four champions, but they trailed off the field at Lansdowne Park a beaten team - whipped in the second game of the total points playoff, but still holding a 15-point lead.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 6 - 6
OTTAWA - 1 2 6 1 - 10
1st - OTT - Single, Andy Tommy rouged by Fred Haigh on Ken Charlton kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Safety, Art Skidmore tackled in end zone on bad snap OTT 3-0 3rd - OTT - Charlton, 2-yard run (Fraser convert) OTT 9-0 4th - TOR - Jack Wendley recovered blocked kick in end zone (Jack Krol convert) OTT 9-6 4th - OTT - Single, Fraser kick to deadline OTT 10-6
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 24
Toronto Argonauts 14, TORONTO BALMY BEACH 2 (18560) - Victory through air power was the theme stressed Saturday as Toronto's Argonauts, rallying behind Joe Krol's accurate arm conquered Balmy Beach, propelling them to their first East-West classic since 1938.
ARGONAUTS - 3 11 0 0 - 14
BALMY BEACH - 0 1 0 1 - 2
1st - ARG - Joe Krol, 20-yard field goal ARG 3-0 2nd - BB - Sammy Sward kick touch-in-goal ARG 3-1 2nd - ARG - Doug Smylie, 20-yard pass from Krol ARG 8-1 3rd - ARG - Billy Myers, 20-yard pass from Krol (Smylie convert) ARG 14-1 4th - BB - Single, Krol conceded on Bobby Porter kick ARG 14-2
1945 GREY CUP (Saturday December 1 at Toronto - ATT: 18,660)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS 35, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 0 - Football returned to relative normal in 1945 following the conclusion of World War II. Two rivals from the pre-war years met once again in the annual Canadian football classic, but on this occasion, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were no match for the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos had finished in a tie with Ottawa in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5-1 record. In the playoffs, Toronto defeated Ottawa then cross-
CALGARY HERALD - NOVEMBER 12TH 1945
WINDSOR STAR - DECEMBER 3RD 1945
town rival Balmy Beach to advance to the Grey Cup game against Winnipeg. Toronto got down to business early on the frozen tundra of Varsity Stadium. Fred Doty and Doug Smylie ran for huge gains against the Winnipeg defence, and scored the only points Toronto would need when Smylie took a lateral pass and dashed across the goal line for a major. The Argos increased their lead to 12-0 at the end of the first quarter when Joe Krol, formerly of the Hamilton Wildcats, threw a touchdown pass to Billy Myers. Toronto was held off the scoreboard until the third quarter when Royal Copeland scored on a 13-yard end sweep. Smylie then scored his second touchdown of the game when he caught a short forward pass from Krol. The Boatmen added two more touchdowns in the final 15 minutes of play. Krol showed his prowess on defence, hauling in a Winnipeg pass attempt and running 55 yards to pay dirt, out sprinting all of his pursuers. Myers then scored his second major in the dying seconds on a 70-yard run, eluding a number of attempted tackles along the way. The Blue Bombers got inside the Toronto 25-yard line only once during the entire game, then proceeded to fumble the ball back to the Boatmen. The 18,660 in attendance were more interested in what they could do with the snow then what was taking place on it. Fans hurled snowballs around the stadium, including at motorcycle cops who were clearing the field for the teams. One reporter unfortunately stopped one snowball with his face, resulting in a black eye. The convert attempt on Myers’ last touchdown was also delayed five minutes, as fans stormed the field. After many years at war, perhaps it was fitting that the crowd let loose. For Winnipeg, it was the worst loss by a Western team in the Grey Cup since 1923 when Queen’s University routed the Regina Roughriders 54-0.
TORONTO - 12 0 12 11 - 35
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - TOR - Doug Smylie, 10-yard run with lateral from Fred Doty (Smylie convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Billy Myers, 45-yard pass from Joe Krol (Krol convert) TOR 12-0 3rd - TOR - Royal Copeland, 13-yard run TOR 17-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Art Skidmore kicks touch-in-goal TOR 18-0 3rd - TOR - Smylie, 3-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 24-0 4th - TOR - Krol, 55-yard interception return (Frank Hickey pass from Krol) TOR 30-0 4th - TOR - Myers, 70-yard run TOR 35-0
Montreal Alouettes (7-3-2)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Toronto Argonauts (7-3-2)
Head Coach: Ted Morris
Ottawa Rough Riders (6-4-2)
Head Coach: George Fraser
Hamilton Tigers (0-10-2)
Head Coach: Art Massucci
For the first time, the CRU permitted the formal use of American imports setting the limit at five players with eligibility rules around date of residency. The IRFU adopts a 12‐game schedule for 1946 increasing the total from the long‐standing slate of 6 games
MONDAY SEPT 2
CALGARY 9, Regina 0 (4500) - The first game played under the new rules of the C.R.U., which eliminated blocking completely, the Stampeders got a long interception return from Paul Rowe and Bill Wusyk's field goal and convert with most of the action being in the second quarter.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 0 6 3 0 - 9
2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 60-yard interception return (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Wusyk field goal CAL 9-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 0 0 2 9 0
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 1 0 0 0 9
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0
SATURDAY SEPT 7
Calgary 6, REGINA 0 (3300) - Bill Wusyk kicked two field goals, while the Stampeder defense shut out Regina for the second time in five days. Roughrider fans saw one of the poorest showings by the home favorites in recent years.
CALGARY - 0 6 3 0 - 6
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
3rd - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 13-yard field goal CAL 3-0 4th - CAL - Wusyk, 24-yard field goal CAL 6-0
Ottawa 34, HAMILTON 17 (7000) - The Roughriders struck for a major in the first minute of the season, ran up a commanding lead, saw that lead whittled down to three in third quarter and pulled away to win on the road.
OTTAWA - 14 6 7 7 - 34
HAMILTON - 0 8 9 0 - 17
1st - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 17-yard pass from Orville Burke (Burke to Bert Haigh pass) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Frank Mathers, 10-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 11-0 1st - OTT - Burke, 30-yard field goal OTT 14-0 2nd - HAM - Paul Miocinovich run (Convert failed) OTT 14-5 2nd - OTT - Ken Charlton, 25-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 20-5 2nd - HAM - Scotty Wright, 26-yard field goal OTT 20-8 3rd - HAM - Wright, 30-yard field goal OTT 20-11 3rd - HAM - Dick Groom, 30-yard return of fumbled punt return (Wright convert) OTT 20-17 3rd - OTT - Charlton run (Chipper convert) OTT 26-17 3rd - HAM - Rouge, Haigh kick to Jack Stewart OTT 27-17 4th - OTT - Bernie Brennan, 40-yard pass from Burke (Burke convert) OTT 33-17 4th - Single, Haigh kick out of bounds in end zone OTT 34-17
TORONTO 10, Montreal 10 (10000) - The Alouettes battled the defending Grey Cup champions to a tie in a ngame which saw several questionable calls, according to Montreal coach Lew Hayman, including one which gave the Argos a one-point lead later on an Art Skidmore single.
MONTREAL - 0 6 3 1 - 10
TORONTO - 3 0 6 1 - 10
1st - TOR - Steve Karys field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner run (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-3 3rd - TOR - Billy Myers run (Joe Krol convert) TOR 9-6 3rd - MON - McCance field goal TIED 9-9 4th - TOR - Single, Art Skidmore kicked to deadline TOR 10-9 4th - MON - Single, Fred Doty rouged McCance kick) TIED 10-10
MONDAY SEPT 9
Calgary 3, WINNIPEG 1 (5000) - The Stampeders won their third straight, thanks to Bill Wusyk's field goal late in the first quarter. The Calgary defense intercepted Walter Dobler three times, while his single on a 45-yard kick that went out of bounds in goal prevented another Stampeder shutout.
CALGARY - 3 0 0 0 - 3
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - CAL - Bill Wusyk field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - WIN - Walter Dobler, single CAL 3-1
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 34 17 Calgary 3 0 0 6 18 1
Toronto 0 0 1 1 10 10 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 0 1
Montreal 0 0 1 1 10 10 Regina 0 2 0 0 0 15
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 17 34
SATURDAY SEPT 14
Winnipeg 17, REGINA 11 (3000) - Walter Dobler led Winnipeg to the win with two TD passes and two field goals as Regina fell for the third straight time.
WINNIPEG - 9 5 0 3 - 17
REGINA - 6 3 0 2 - 11
1st - REG - Johnny Bell, 20-yard pass from Johnny Showalter (Toar Springstein convert) REG 6-0 1st- WIN - Jim Foubister, 12-yard pass from Walter Dobler (Dobler convert) TIED 6-6 1st - WIN - Dobler, 35-yard field goal WIN 9-6 2nd - REG - Springstein, 15-yard field goal TIED 9-9 2nd - WIN - Foubister, 38-yard pass from Dobler (Convert failed) WIN 14-9 4th - REG - Safety, Dobler conceded in end zone WIN 14-11 4th - WIN - Dobler, 32-yard field goal WIN 17-11
TORONTO 31, Hamilton 8 (8000) - Joe Krol exploded for 19 points, including an 85-yard single, as the Argonauts overcame an early deficit to roll to an easy win.
HAMILTON - 0 6 1 0 - 8
TORONTO - 0 9 13 9 - 31
2nd - HAM - Sonny Colvin run (Scotty Wright convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kicked to deadline HAM 6-1 2nd - TOR - Krol run (Krol convert) TOR 7-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kicked to touch-in-goal TOR 8-6 2nd - Single, Krol kicked to deadline TOR 9-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Jack Stewart rouged on Frankie Morris kick TOR 10-6 3rd - TOR - Byron Karrys run (Krol convert) TOR 16-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Krol rouged on Wright kick TOR 16-7 3rd - TOR - Krol run (Krol convert) TOR 22-7 4th - TOR - Single, Colvin rouged on Steve Karrys kick TOR 23-7 4th - TOR - Royal Copeland run (Convert failed) TOR 28-7 4th - TOR - Krol, 35-yard field goal TOR 31-7 4th - HAM - Single, Doty rouged on Doug Smith kick TOR 31-8
OTTAWA 4, Montreal 0 (10318) - On a perfect day for football and a league record crowd, Ottawa, without QB Orville Burke, went with Frank Dunlap and Johnny Fripp, who did well enough to lead the Riders' offense to two early scores, while the defense held in a game the Als won statistically.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 3 2 0 0 - 4
1st - OTT - Clayton Powell field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Tony Golab kick to Tommy Manasterski OTT 4-0
MONDAY SEPT 16
Winnipeg 13, CALGARY 5 (5000) - Walter Dobler passed, punted and kicked the Bombers to their second road win in three days and handed Calgary its first loss in a game that was closer than the final score. Both teams scored on fumble returns, the last being Calgary's lone score in the fourth period.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 5 - 5
WINNIPEG - 6 0 6 1 - 13
1st - WIN - Doug Gauthier pass from Walter Dobler (Dobler convert) WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - George Grant, 29-yard fumble return (Dobler convert) WIN 12-0 4th - WIN - Single, Dobler kick to touch in goal WIN 13-0 4th - CAL - Harry Anderson, 40-yard fumble return (Convert failed) WIN 13-5
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 2 0 0 4 38 17 Calgary 3 1 0 6 23 14
Toronto 1 0 1 3 41 18 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 31 19
Montreal 0 1 1 1 10 14 Regina 0 3 0 0 11 32
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 25 65
SATURDAY SEPT 21
CALGARY 19, Regina 7 - Battling windy conditions, the Stampeders trailed 6-0 at the half before rolling in the second half to stay atop the WIFU.
REGINA - 0 6 0 1 - 7
CALGARY - 0 0 16 3 - 19
2nd - REG - Roy Wright run (Toar Springstein convert) REG 6-0 3rd - CAL, Single, Rube Ladwig tackled Sully Glassner REG 6-1 3rd - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 45-yard field goal REG 6-4 3rd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 23-yard run (Wusyk convert) CAL 10-6 3rd - CAL - Harry Hobbs run (Wusyk convert) CAL 16-6 4th - CAL - Wusyk, 20-yard field goal CAL 19-6 4th - REG - Single, Springstein rouged Rowe CAL 19-7
Montreal 24, HAMILTON 1 (7000) - The Als ripped through a weak-tackling Tiger defense in the first quarter for two touchdowns, added another in the second and kicked two field goals before Hamilton added a single in the last frame to avoid a shutout.
MONTREAL - 12 6 6 0 - 24
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 1 - 1
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner run (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 1st - MON - Pete Finlay run (Convert failed) MON 11-0 1st - MON - Single, Jack Stewart rouged on Frank Moody kick MON 12-0 2nd - MON - Doug Smylie run (McCance kick) MON 18-0 3rd - MON - McCance field goal MON 21-0 3rd - MON - McCance field goal MON 24-0 4th - HAM - Single, Joe Richman rouged by Dick Groom
TORONTO 13, Ottawa 12 (9000) - Toronto smothered a game-tying convert attempt on the final play of the game to take over first place in the IRFU. The convert attempt came after Wilf Tremblay's last-minute touchdown gave the Argos the lead before a full house.
OTTAWA - 6 1 0 5 - 12
TORONTO - 3 7 3 0 - 13
1st - TOR - Jack Krol, 12-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - OTT - Frank Dunlap, 5-yard run (Fred Facciola convert) OTT 6-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kicked touch-in-goal OT 6-4 2nd - OTT - Single, Ken Charlton kick in deadline OTT 7-4 2nd - OTT - Royal Copeland, 55-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 10-7 3rd - TOR - Steve Karrys field goal TOR 13-7 4th - OTT - Wilf Tremblay run (Convert failed) TOR 13-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 1 5 54 30 Calgary 4 1 0 8 42 21
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 50 30 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 31 19
Montreal 1 1 1 3 34 15 Regina 0 4 0 0 18 51
Hamilton 0 3 0 0 26 89
WEDNESDAY SEPT 25
HAMILTON 15, Toronto 15 (6000) - A 45-yard kick by Jack Krol on the last play of the game gave the Argos one point and a tie. Krol scored 13 points to lead Toronto, and was carried from the field by Hamilton youngsters at the end of the contest.
HAMILTON - 7 5 0 2 - 15
TORONTO - 2 6 5 1 - 15
1st - TOR - Safety, Scotty Wright tackled in end zone TOR 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Dick Groom rouged TOR 2-1 1st - HAM - Arnie Atkins touchdown (Wright convert) HAM 7-2 2nd - TOR - Jack Krol touchdown (Krol convert) TOR 8-7 2nd - HAM - Polly Miocinovich touchdown (Wright convert) HAM 13-8 3rd - TOR - Krol touchdown (Krol convert) TOR 14-13 4th - HAM - Single, Doug Smith kick to touch in goal TIED 14-14 4th - HAM - Single, Art Jacobs tackled by Groom HAM 15-14 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick out of bounds TIED 15-15
SATURDAY SEPT 28
MONTREAL 21, Hamilton 6 (13722) - Punching their way through Hamilton's defense for three timely touchdowns, Montreal won to take over second place in the IRFU, sparked by the educated kicking and field generalship of Ches McCance, the Alouettes outfought and unlucked the winless Tigers.
HAMILTON - 1 0 5 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 6 0 12 3 - 21
1st - HAM - Single, Doug Smith kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Dave Greenburg, 25-yard fumble recovery (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-1 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner touchdown (McCance convert) MON 12-1 3rd - MON - Benny Steck touchdown (McCance convert) MON 18-1 4th - HAM - Polly Miocinovich touchdown (Convert failed) MON 18-6 4th - MON - McCance field goal MON 21-6
Toronto 12, OTTAWA 6 (12000) - Jack Krol scored seven points, and Royal Copeland took a lateral, from Art Skidmore who had intercepted a Frank Dunlap pass, 65 yards for the clinching score as Toronto stayed in front in the IRFU.
TORONTO - 6 0 0 6 - 12
OTTAWA - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - TOR - Jack Krol, 12-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 6-0 3rd - OTT - Ace Powell fumble recovery (Fred Facciolla convert) TIED 6-6 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 7-6 4th - TOR - Royal Copeland, 65-yard interception return after lateral from Art Skidmore (Convert failed) 12-6
WINNIPEG 6, Regina 0 (5000) - Winnipeg blasted the Roughriders' playoff hopes by handing them their fifth straight loss. After a scoreless first half, Walter Dobler tossed a perfect TD strike to Doug Gauthier and then added a convert for the only scores of the game.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6
3rd - WIN - Doug Gauthier, 24-yard pass from Walter Dobler (Dobler convert) WIN 6-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 0 2 8 81 51 Calgary 4 1 0 8 42 21
Montreal 2 1 1 5 55 21 Winnipeg 3 1 0 6 37 19
Ottawa 2 2 0 4 56 42 Regina 0 5 0 0 18 57
Hamilton 0 4 1 1 47 125
SATURDAY OCT 5
OTTAWA 24, Montreal 14 (10102) - Trailing by four points to start the second period, Ottawa scored three converted touchdowns before halftime to win the first of a weekend doubleheader with Montreal. The Als only completed four of 24 pass attempts, with one interception.
MONTREAL - 9 0 0 5 - 14
OTTAWA - 5 18 0 1 - 24
1st - OTT - Ace Powell touchdown (Convert failed) OTT 5-0 1st - MON - Dave Greenberg, 20-yard pass from Wally Spencer (Convert failed) TIED 5-5 1st - MON - Single, Greenberg kick to Wilf Tremblay who went over the deadline MON 6-5 1st - MON - Ches McCance, 30-yard field goal MON 9-5 2nd - OTT - Fred Dunlap fumble recovery (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 11-9 2nd - OTT - Bert Haigh pass from Dunlap (Chipper convert) OTT 17-9 2nd - OTT - Tremblay fumble recovery in end zone (Fred Facciolla convert) ORR 23-9 4th - OTT - Single, Haigh kick to deadline OTT 24-9 4th - MON - John Moody, 7-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 24-14
TORONTO 22, Hamilton 0 (13000) - Toronto scored all
Toronto's Royal Copeland, Ted Morris and Jack Krol
of its points in the second and third quarters to stay atop the IRFU.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 0 11 11 0 - 22
2nd - TOR - Pete Titanic touchdown (Jack Krol convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland touchdown (Convert failed) TOR 11-0 3rd - TOR - Boris Tipoff touchdown (Convert failed) TOR 16-0 3rd - TOR - Art Skidmore touchdown (Krol convert) TOR 22-0
REGINA 10, Calgary 9 (2000) - The Stampeders jumped out to a 9-0 lead, before Regina roared back to win their first game and keep their slim playoff hopes alive. QB Ken Preston led the Riders back with length payoff passes, getting touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters.
CALGARY - 6 0 3 0 - 9
REGINA - 0 0 5 5 - 10
1st - CAL - Bill Pullar fumble recovery in end zone (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Wusyk field goal CAL 9-0 3rd - REG - Sully Glasser, 2-yard run (Convert failed) CAL 9-5 4th - REG - Roy Wright pass from Ken Preston (Convert failed) REG 10-9
SUNDAY OCT 6
MONTREAL 23, Ottawa 23 (T) (12200) - In a game played on a 100-yard field, owing to the gridiron being paid out in a baseball park, Ottawa scored in the final minutes of the game, but failed to convert, forcing the tie. Eric Chipper's kick to win the game veered to the right of the upright.
OTTAWA - 0 12 0 11 - 23
MONTREAL - 6 6 6 5 - 23
1st - MON - Dave Greenberg run (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 2nd - OTT - Frank Mathers, 40-yard pass from Fred Dunlap (Eric Chipper convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Mike Ozarko, 24-yard fumble return (Chipper convert) OTT 12-6 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner interception return (McCance convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - MON - Wagner, 4-yard run (McCance convert) MON 18-12 4th - OTT - Bernie Brennan, 26-yard pass (Chipper convert) TIED 18-18 4th - MON - Wagner, 24-yard run (Convert failed) MON 23-18 4th - OTT - Toby Golab, 2-yard run (Convert failed) TIED 23-23
MONDAY OCT 7
WINNIPEG 6, Calgary 3 (2500) - Two field goals by Don Hiney in the fourth quarter gave Winnipeg the win, elevating the Bombers into a first place tie with Calgary, and ended Regina's hopes for attaining a playoff berth. Winnipeg won without QB Walter Dobler, who missed the game with a pulled leg muscle.
CALGARY - 0 0 1 2 - 3
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 6 - 6
3rd - CAL - Single, Bill Wusyk kick to deadline CAL 1-0 4th - WIN - Don Hiney, 32-yard field goal WIN 3-1 4th - WIN - Hiney, 31-yard field goal WIN 6-1 4th - CAL - Safety, Hiney grounded in end zone WIN 6-3
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 0 2 10 103 51 X-Winnipeg 4 1 0 8 43 22
Ottawa 3 2 1 7 103 79 X-Calgary 4 3 0 8 54 37
Montreal 2 2 2 6 92 68 Regina 1 5 0 2 28 66
Hamilton 0 5 1 1 47 147 X-Clinched playoff berth
SATURDAY OCT 12
MONTREAL 28, Toronto 6 (10000) - Montreal set the experts back on their heels as they pummeled Toronto and sent them into a second place tie with Ottawa.
TORONTO - 0 0 6 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 6 10 0 12 - 28
1st - MON - Dave Greenberg touchdown (Convert failed) MON 5-0 1st - MON - Single, Jack Krol roughed on John Moody kick MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Moody field goal MON 9-0 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner touchdown (Moody convert) MON 15-0 2nd - MON - Single, Wally Spencer kick to deadline MON 16-0 3rd - TOR - Royal Copeland touchdown (Krol convert) MON 16-6 4th - MON - Matt Anthony touchdown (Ches McCance convert) MON 22-6 4th - MON - Spencer touchdown (Moody convert MON 28-6
OTTAWA 6, Hamilton 6 (T) (6000) - Winless Hamilton held Ottawa to a tie and dropped them into a tie for second place with Montreal. A driving rain turned the field into a quagmire.
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 0 - 6
OTTAWA - 3 0 2 1 - 6
1st - OTT - Single, Ken Charlton kick to Doug Smith in end zone OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Fred Haigh kick to deadline OTT 2-0 1st - OTT - Single, Haigh kick to Smith in end zone OTT 3-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Scotty Wright kick to Charlton in end zone OTT 3-1 2nd - HAM - Joe Capriotti, 1-yard run (Convert failed) HAM 6-3 3rd - OTT - Single, Tony Golab kick to Wilf Tremblay in end zone HAM 6-4 3rd - OTT - Single, Golab kick to Andy Sokol in end zone HAM 6-5 4th - OTT - Single, Charlton kick to Dan DeSantis in end zone TIED 6-6
CALGARY 6, Winnipeg 0 (3000) - Calgary moved into undisputed possession of second place in the West thanks to Bill Wusyk, who accounted for all of their points with five attempted field goals, one good and three going for singles. The series between the teams now stands at one win apiece.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 1 0 2 3 - 6
1st - CAL - Single, Bill Wusyk kick to deadline CAL 1-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Wusyk rouge to Gobbo Gilkes CAL 2-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Wusyk kick to deadline CAL 3-0 4th - CAL - Wusyk, 35-yard field goal CAL 6-0
MONDAY OCT 14
Toronto 7, HAMILTON 2 (7000) - Hard pressed by a surprising Hamilton team, the Argos pulled out a win, but the game ended with one group of fans swarming the field after the final play. Police broke up the charge and escorted the officials to the dressing rooms.
TORONTO - 1 5 1 0 - 7
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 2 - 2
1st - TOR - Single, Art Skidmore kicked touch-in-goal TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland touchdown (Convert failed) TOR 6-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Skidmore rouged to Jack Stewart TOR 7-0 4th - HAM - Single, Doug Smith rouged to Chick Camerelli TOR 7-1 4th - HAM - Single, D. Smith rouged to Camerelli TOR 7-2
Winnipeg 9, REGINA 0 (400) - Out of the playoffs and just one more chance for revenue, the Roughriders were floored on Thanksgiving Day when the weather failed to cooperate and a few hundred fans turned out to see Harry Hood score with no time left to seal the win for Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG - 0 3 0 6 - 9
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - WIN - Don Hiney, 15-yard field goal WIN 3-0 4th - WIN - Harry Hood, 1-yard run (Mel Wilson convert) WIN 9-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 1 2 12 116 81 X-Winnipeg 5 2 0 10 52 28
Ottawa 3 2 2 8 109 85 X-Calgary 5 3 0 10 60 37
Montreal 3 2 2 8 120 74 Regina 1 6 0 2 28 75
Hamilton 0 6 2 2 55 160 X-Clinched playoff berth
Montreal Gazette (October 19th 1946)
FRIDAY OCT 19
Montreal 19, HAMILTON 0 (5000) - Montreal got its first shutout of the season and moved into second place all alone, two points behind Toronto. Virgil Wagner scored two touchdowns and passed for another to lead the Alouette attack.
MONTREAL - 6 0 6 7 - 19
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner touchdown run (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 3rd - MON - Wagner interception return (McCance convert) MON 12-0 4th - MON - Single, John Moody rouged to Andy Sokol MON 13-0 4th - MON - Doug Maitland, 33-yard pass from Wagner (McCance convert) MON 19-0
SATURDAY OCT 20
Ottawa 12, TORONTO 3 (16000) - Ottawa moved 66 yards in four plays for a first period major, and Ken Charlton romped 60 yards for another major in the third period, as Ottawa knocked off Toronto to tighten up the race in the East.
OTTAWA - 7 0 5 0 - 12
TORONTO - 0 3 0 0 - 3
1st - OTT - Single, Fred Facciolla rouged to Art Skidmore OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Tony Golab, 2-yard run (Facciolla convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - TOR - Jack Krol, 33-yard field goal OTT 7-3 3rd - OTT - Ken Charlton, 60-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 12-3
Regina 18, WINNIPEG 17 (3000) - The Riders, paced
by playing coach Ken Preston and Roy Wright, wiped out a third quarter 17-6 deficit with two converted touchdowns in the final quarter, leaving the West in a two-way tie between Calgary and Winnipeg.
REGINA - 7 0 0 11 - 18
WINNIPEG - 6 0 11 0 - 17
1st - REG - Single, Doh Hiney rouged to Gord Mitton REG 1-0 1st - REG - Sully Glasser, 30-yard pass from Ken Preston REG 6-0 1st - WIN - Harry Fitzgibbons pass from Hiney (Hiney convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - WIN - Harry Hood, 1-yard run (Hiney convert) WIN 12-6 3rd - WIN - Martin Gainor fumble return (Convert failed) WIN 17-6 4th - REG - Johnny Bell, 20-yard pass from Preston (Roy Wright convert) WIN 17-12 4th - REG - Roy Wright, 5-yard pass from Glasser (Wright convert) REG 18-17
SUNDAY OCT 20
MONTREAL 25, Ottawa 15 (18000) - Montreal found themselves in a tie for first place with Toronto thanks to majors from Pete King, Joe Richman and Virgil Wagner and two singles from Ches McCance, and a smashing ground attack.
OTTAWA - 6 0 3 6 - 15
MONTREAL - 10 6 6 3 - 25
1st - MON - Ches McCance, 15-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - OTT - Ken Charlton, 1-yard run (Fred Facciolla convert) OTT 6-3 1st - MON - Pete King, 4-yard pass from Dave Greenberg (McCance convert) MON 9-6 1st - MON - Single, John Moody rouged to Charlton MON 10-6 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 1-yard run (McCance convert) MON 16-6 3rd - OTT - Facciolla, 26-yard field goal MON 16-9 3rd - MON - Joey Richman, 57-yard interception return (McCance convert) MON 22-9 4th - OTT - Charlton, 35-yard kick return (Facciolla convert) MON 22-15 4th - MON - McCance, 15-yard field goal 25-15
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU - FINAL
Toronto 5 2 2 12 119 93 X-Winnipeg 5 3 0 10 69 46
Montreal 5 2 2 12 164 89 X-Calgary 5 3 0 10 60 37
Ottawa 4 3 2 10 136 113 Regina 2 6 0 4 46 92
Hamilton 0 7 2 2 55 179 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 26
Toronto 8, OTTAWA 5 (12000) - Jack Krol led the Toronto offense with a pair of placements and two singles, while Ottawa displayed faulty ball handling and poor field generalship as their playoff hopes dimmed to a flicker.
TORONTO - 5 0 0 3 - 8
OTTAWA - 0 1 4 0 - 5
1st - TOR - Jack Krol, 34-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Tony Golab rouged on Krol kick TOR 4-0 1st - TOR - Single, Golab rouged on Krol kick TOR 5-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Art Jacobs rouged on Fred Haigh kick TOR 5-1 2nd - OTT - Jacobs rouged on Haigh kick TOR 5-2 2nd - OTT - Single, Jacobs rouged on Haigh kick TOR 5-3 3rd - OTT - Single, Jacobs rouged on Haigh kick TOR 5-4 3rd - OTT - Single, Jacobs rouged on Haigh kick TIED 5-5 4th - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 8-5
SUN OCT 27
MONTREAL 21, Hamilton 16 (13500) - Battling back from a ragged first quarter and a 10-0 deficit, Montreal held off a last-minute rally that pushed them back to the five-yard line, where Wally Spencer dragged down Dick Groom after he had galloped 65 yards, and then held on the last three plays.
HAMILTON - 7 3 0 6 - 16
MONTREAL - 0 9 6 6 - 21
1st - HAM - Single, Joey Richman rouged on Scotty Wright kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Polly Miocinovich run (Wright convert) HAM 7-0 2nd - Miocinovich field goal HAM 10-0 2nd - MON - Ches McCance field goal HAM 10-3 2nd - MON - Matt Athony pass from Virgil Warner (McCance convert) HAM 10-9 3rd - MON - Wagner, 10-yard run (McCance convert) MON 15-10 4th - MON - Richman, 60-yard run (McCance convert) MON 21-10 4th - HAM - Bob Hazel recovered blocked punt in end zone (Andy Sokol convert) MON 21-16
STANDINGS - IRFU
Toronto 6 2 2 14 127 98 Ottawa 4 4 2 10 141 121
Montreal 6 2 2 14 185 105 Hamilton 0 8 2 2 71 200
SAT NOV 2
Montreal 18, TORONTO 4 (20000) - Montreal ended its first season in the IRFU with a tie for the title, but won home field in the playoffs thanks to having outscored the defending Grey Cup champions in their four games. Wally Spencer and Virgil Wagner led the Alouettes offense to the win.
TORONTO - 0 2 0 2 - 4
MONTREAL - 12 0 6 0 - 18
1st - TOR - Wally Spencer pass from Virgil Wagner (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Spencer, 22-yard run (McCance convert) MON 12-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Jack Krol kicked to deadline MON 12-2 2nd - TOR - Single, Joey Richman rouged on Krol kick MON 12-2 3rd - MON - Single, McCance kicked to deadline MON 13-2 3rd - MON - Wagner, 16-yard run (Convert failed) MON 18-2 4th - TOR - Safety, Jack Wedley sacked Spencer in end zone MON 18-4
OTTAWA 23, Hamilton 6 (8000) - Ken Charlton scored four touchdowns, had another called back, while Frank Dunlap tosses a pair of TD passes to Charlton to lead the Ottawa effort to make the playoffs, which fell short when Montreal knocked off Toronto.
OTTAWA - 11 0 6 6 - 23
HAMILTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - OTT - Ken Charlton, 50-yard pass from Frank Dunlap (Dunlap pass to Wilf Tremblay) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Charlton, 4-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 11-0 3rd - OTT - Charlton, 28-yard pass from Dunlap (Fred Facciolla convert) OTT 17-0 4th - HAM - Doug Smith, 5-yard run (Andy Sokol convert) OTT 17-764th - OTT - Charlton touchdown following lateral from Dunlap who had intercepted (Charlton kick) OTT 23-6
STANDINGS - IRFU
X-Toronto 7 2 2 16 136 106 Ottawa 5 4 2 12 152 122
Montreal 6 3 2 14 193 114 Hamilton 0 9 2 2 72 211
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 2
Toronto 9, MONTREAL 8 (14000) - Thanks to Jack Krol, Toronto clinched a Big Four playoff berth when a last-second convert attempt by Ches McCance missed the goal by inches.
TORONTO - 0 8 1 0 - 9
MONTREAL - 0 3 0 5 - 8
2nd - TOR - Byron Karrys pass from Jack Krol (Convert failed) TOR 5-0 2nd - MON - Ches McCance, 7-yard field goal TOR 5-3 2nd - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 8-3 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kicked to the deadline TOR 9-3 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner, 4-yard line (Convert failed) TOR 9-8
Ottawa 11, HAMILTON 1 (13500) - Slamming home a six-point scoring shot in the first minute of play, Ottawa drove through a sea of mud and a steady downpour to keep their playoff hopes alive, needing another win over the winless Tigers and a Toronto win over Montreal.
OTTAWA - 6 5 0 0 - 11
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 0 - 1
1st - OTT - Ken Charlton, 96-yard pass from Frank Dunlap (Fred Facciolla convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Hank Christman fumble recovery (Convert failed) OTT 11-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Doug Smith rouged on Charlton kick OTT 11-1
STANDINGS - IRFU
X-Toronto 7 2 2 16 136 106 Ottawa 5 4 2 12 152 122
Montreal 6 3 2 14 193 114 Hamilton 0 9 2 2 72 211
X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU FINALS (Winnipeg wins on points, 30-21)
SAT OCT 26
CALGARY 21, Winnipeg 18 (4000) - Calgary used a sparking aerial attack to take a three-point lead in the opening playoff game. Each team scored three touchdowns, but it was a first period field goal by Bill Wusyk that was the difference.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 6 6 - 18
CALGARY - 3 5 7 6 - 21
1st - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 25-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - WIN - Bill Ordway, 24-yard pass from Wally Dobler (Dobler convert) WIN 6-3 2nd - CAL Hal Harrison, 30-yard pass from Wusyk (Convert failed) CAL 8-6 3rd - WIN - Dobler, 2-yard run (Dobler convert) WIN 12-8 3rd - CAL - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Wusyk kick WIN 12-9 3rd - CAL - Jimmy Gilkes lateral pass from Jack Holdsworth (Wusyk converted) CAL 15-12 4th - Holdsworth, 4-yard run (Wusyk converted) CAL 21-12 4th - WIN - Ordway, 59-yard pass from Dobler (Dobler convert) CAL 21-18
SAT NOV 2
WINNIPEG 12, Calgary 0 (5600) - For 54 minutes, the Calgary defense held and it appeared the Stamps would win their first Western championship since 1911. With a 21-19 series point lead, Calgary saw Harry Fitzgibbons score on a pass from Walter Dobler to send Winnipeg to the Grey Cup.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 0 0 1 11 - 12
3rd - WIN - Single, Dobler kick to the deadline WIN 1-0 4th - WIN - Harry Fitzgibbons pass from Walter Dobler (Dobler convert) WIN 7-0 4th - WIN - Doug Gauthier, 2-yard pass from Dobler (Convert failed) WIN 12-0
IRFU FINAL
SAT NOV 16
Toronto 12, MONTREAL 6 (21800) - Before one of the largest crowds in Canadian football history, Jack Krol almost singlehandedly passed, kicked and ran Toronto to the IRFU championship. In the dying minutes of the game, Montreal's Wally Spencer had two costly fumbles, both recovered by the Argos.
TORONTO - 6 6 0 0 - 12
MONTREAL - 0 0 1 5 - 6
1st - TOR - Royal Copeland pass from Jack Krol (Krol convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Krol, 4-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 12-0 3rd - MON - Single, Byron Karrys rouged TOR 12-1 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner run (Convert failed) TOR 12-6
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 23
TORONTO 22, Toronto Balmy Beach 12 (20000) - For nearly 30 minutes, Beaches appreared headed for next week's date with Winnipeg in the final, until Argo power struck for two touchdowns and a placement as their defense became rock-like.
TORONTO - 0 12 3 7 - 22
BALMY BEACH - 1 11 0 0 - 12
1st - BB - Single, Bill Bell rouged on Johnny Lake kick BB 1-0 2nd - TOR - Bron Karrys touchdown (Jack Krol convert) TOR 6-1 2nd - BB - Bob Cunnigham touchdown TIED 6-6 2nd - BB - Lake touchdown (Lake convert) BB 12-6 2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland pass from Krol (Krol convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 15-12 4th - TOR - Single, Tommy Ford rouged on Krol kick TOR 16-12 4th - TOR - Copeland, 26-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 22-12
1946 GREY CUP (Saturday November 30th at Toronto - 18,960)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (9-2-2) 28, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (6-4) - The Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers met once again for the Grey Cup in 1946. It was a coming out party of sorts for the Gold Dust Twins, as Toronto’s Joe Krol and Royal Copeland put on a performance that will live in infamy. The Argos were held deep in their own territory for all of the first quarter. The Bombers came close to taking the initial lead, as Walt Dobler connected with Harry Hood on a forward pass. Hood got inside the Toronto 10-yard line, when Copeland cut across the field and lay a massive hit on the Winnipeg player. The ball was jarred loose, and rolled toward the Toronto end zone. By rule the Argos were given the ball on their 10-yard line. The Toronto offence got going in the second quarter. Krol hit Copeland with a pass, who then broke out of Dobler’s grasp for a touchdown. Copeland’s defence shined again, as he intercepted a pass to set up another Toronto touchdown. This time Copeland threw a 30-yard pass to Krol, who avoided would be tacklers for the major. Not to be outdone Ron Smylie got into the scoring act, hauling in a Krol pass and racing down the sideline to put the Argos ahead 16-0 at the half. Playing from a deficit, the Bombers attempted a couple of third down gambles in the third quarter, but lost the ball on downs. On one of these occasions, Krol booted an onside kick which Copeland recovered, leaping above three Bombers to reel in the catch. Byron Karrys, as his last name suggests, carried the ball into the end zone from the two-yard line. Krol struck again for another touchdown pass. Krol, faking an end run, wheeled to his right and connected with Leo Deadey on a 52-yard play to the Winnipeg 12-yard line. On the very next play, Krol faded to his left, and fired a pass to Boris Tipoff all alone on the right side of the end zone for the major. With the game all but over, the Bombers managed a touchdown in the final seconds, avoiding back-to-back shutouts in the final. Dobler did the honours, on a plunge from the two-yard line. Prior to the game, Winnipeg head coach Jack West suggested that Dobler was just as good a player as Krol. Dobler was unable to prove his coach right on this day.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 6 - 6
TORONTO - 0 16 6 6 - 28
2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland pass from Jack Krol (Convert failed) TOR 6-0 2nd - Krol, 30-yard pass from Copeland (Krol convert) TOR 11-0 2nd - Ron Smylie pass from Krol (Convert failed) TOR 16-0 3rd - TOR - Byron Karrys, 2-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 22-0 4th - TOR - Boris Tipoff, 12-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 28-0 4th - WIN - Walter Dobler, 2-yard run (Dobler convert) TOR 28-6
Calgary Stampeders (5-3)
Head Coach: Dean Griffing
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-3)
Head Coach: Jack West
Regina Roughriders (2-6)
Head Coach: Ken Preston
Regina Leader-Post (September 9th 1946)
Ottawa Citizen (October 7th 1946)
Ottawa Citizen (October 14th 1946)
Calgary Herald (October 28th 1946)
Ottawa Citizen (November 11th 1946)
Ottawa Citizen (November 11th 1946)
Ottawa Citizen (November 18th 1946)
Windsor Star (December 2nd 1946)
Ottawa Rough Riders (8-4)
Head Coach: Sam Fox
Toronto Argonauts (7-4-1)
Head Coach: Ted Morris
Montreal Alouettes (6-6)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Hamilton Tigers (2-9-1)
Head Coach: Andy Mullan (1-5)/Frank Filchock (1-4-1)
In a rule change for kickoffs, after a touchdown the team scored upon gained the additional option to receive rather than merely having to kick off. The T‐Formation came into standard use after a rule change allowing the Centre to "hand the ball back" to the quarterback.
SAT SEPT 6
OTTAWA 23, Toronto 6 (10000) - Ottawa's new head coach, Sam Fox, made a successful debut thanks to 18 points in the final quarter, and holding the Argos to one score in the first half. Toronto came in as the favorite as two-time defending Grey Cup champions and two preseason wins over Winnipeg.
TORONTO - 0 6 0 0 - 6
OTTAWA - 0 5 0 18 - 23
2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 2-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 6-0 2nd - TOR - Krol, 24-yard pass from Royal Copeland (Krol convert) TOR 6-5 4th - OTT - Nels Greene, 45-yard pass from Jackie Fellows (Bert Dressler convert) OTT 11-6 4th - Howie Turner, 65-yard interception return (Dressler convert) OTT 17-6 4th - OTT - Tony McCarthy pass from Frank Dunlap (Dressler convert) OTT 23-6
Winnipeg 6, REGINA 5 (4000) - Led by new QB Stan Stansica, Regina stormed to an uncoverted touchdown in the opening period, before Winnipeg came back and won thanks to a Doug Hiney convert. The Riders had three shots from the goal line in the fourth period to win, but got nothing.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 0 - 6
REGINA - 0 5 0 0 - 5
1st - REG - Sully Glasser pass from Stan Stansica REG 5-0 2nd - WIN - Joe Turner pass from Doug Hiney (Hiney convert) WIN 6-5
MON SEPT 8
Winnipeg 13, CALGARY 11 (4000) - Paul Rowe gave Calgary a chance with a 90-yard interception return to cut Winnipeg's lead to 12-11, but Bill Wusyk's chance to tie the game with a convert kick was blocked. Winnipeg added a rouge for the final score and a second straight win to start the year.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 7 - 13
CALGARY - 0 0 6 5 - 12
2nd - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 9-yard run (Don Hiney convert) WIN 6-0 3rd - CAL - Darrell Wardein, 3-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) TIED 6-6 4th - WIN - Johnny Reagan pass from Bob Sandberg (Hiney convert) WIN 12-6 4th - CAL - Paul Rowe, 90-yard interception return (Convert failed) WIN 12-11 4th - WIN - Single, Sandberg rouged by Nate Shore WIN 13-11
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 23 6 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 19 16
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 1 0 0 11 13
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 1 0 0 5 6
Toronto 0 1 0 0 6 23
SAT SEPT 13
CALGARY 16, Regina 11 (3000) - Regina scored early, with a 90-yard kickoff return/lateral from Roy Wright and Gabriel Patterson sparking their upset attempt. Calgary responded with big efforts by their two U.S. imports, Darrell Wardein and Wally Stephens, for their first win.
REGINA - 1 5 5 0 - 11
CALGARY - 0 9 7 0 - 16
1st - REG - Single, Al Hammond rouged by Doug Cook 2nd - CAL - Wally Stephens, 4-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - REG - Roy Wright, 20-yard lateral after 70-yard kickoff return by Gabriel Patterson (Convert failed) TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Wusyk, 28-yard field goal CAL 9-6 3rd - CAL - Darrell Wardein, 1-yard run (Wusyk convert) CAL 15-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Wardein touch in goal CAL 16-6 3rd - REG - Roy Wright run (Convert failed) CAL 16-11
Montreal 15, TORONTO 7 (13000) - Toronto jumped out to a 7-0 lead, partly due to a Doug Pyzer score on a lateral from Fred Doty who had intercepted a Alouette pass. Then Montreal exploded for 15 points in the third frame to upset the defending champions.
MONTREAL - 0 0 15 0 - 15
TORONTO - 6 0 1 0 - 7
1st - TOR - Doug Pyzer lateral from Fred Doty after interception (Joe Krol convert) TOR 6-0 3rd 0 TOR - Single, Krol kicked to endline TOR 7-0 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner pass from Tommy Cates (Ches McCance convert) TOR 7-6 3rd - MON - McCance, 24-yard field goal MON 9-7 3rd - MON - Joey Richman, 50-yard pass from Cates (McCance convert) MON 15-7
Ottawa 8, HAMILTON 2 (12000) - Former NY Giant Frankie Filchock made his Hamilton debut, but the much-publicized former NFL star was not enough as Ottawa came through with a fourth quarter touchdown by Ken Charlton following a battle of singles.
OTTAWA - 0 2 0 6 - 8
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 1 - 2
2nd - OTT - Single, Doug Golab kicked touch-in-goal OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Joey Pal rouged on Golab kick OTT 2-3rd - HAM - Single, Wilf Tremblay rouged on Doug Smith kick OTT 2-1 4th - HAM - Single, Smith rouge TIED 2-2 4th - OTT - Ken Charlton, 2-yard run (Bert Dressler convert) OTT 8-2
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 2 0 0 4 31 8 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 19 16
Montreal 1 0 0 2 15 7 Calgary 1 1 0 2 27 24
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 2 8 Regina 0 2 0 0 16 22
Toronto 0 2 0 0 13 38
WED SEPT 17
Toronto 34, HAMILTON 25 (12000) - Joe Krol scored two touchdowns, threw scoring passes to Pete Titanic and Fred Doty, and converted four of six major converts to lead the Argonaut offense, while Bill Stukus made the other Toronto majors. Jerry Walsh scored twice for the winless Tigers.
TORONTO - 0 17 12 5 - 34
HAMILTON - 7 0 6 12 - 25
1st - HAM - Single, Fred Doty rouged on Bus Stephens kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Jimmy Walsh run (Stephens convert) HAM 7-0 2nd - TOR - Bill Stukus run (Convert failed) HAM 7-5 2nd - TOR - Pete Titanic pass from Joe Krol (Krol convert) TOR 11-7 2nd - TOR - Krol run (Krol convert) TOR 17-7 3rd - TOR - Krol run (Krol convert) TOR 23-7 3rd - TOR - Doty pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 29-7 3rd - HAM - Walsh run (Pat Santucci convert) TOR 29-13 4th - HAM - Jack Stewart run (Santucci convert) TOR 29-19 4th - TOR - Stukus run (Convert failed) TOR 34-19 4th - HAM - Nick Paithouski run (Joe Capriotti convert) TOR 34-25
SAT SEPT 20
TORONTO 2, Hamilton 0 (14000) - Thanks to fourth quarter singles, Toronto evened its record at 2-2. An interception by Bob Hazel set up the first Argo single, on his own kick. Hamilton QB Frank Filchock completed only four passes all day, and had three intercepted.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 0 0 0 2 - 2
4th - TOR - Single, Bob Hazel kicked over deadline TOR 1-0 4th - TOR - Single, Krol rouged TOR 2-0
OTTAWA 28, Montreal 23 (11000) - Sammy Fox's Riders remained perfect thanks to a double touchdown assault in the third period and a magnificent defensive stand in the early stages of the last quarter.
MONTREAL - 12 5 5 1 - 23
OTTAWA - 6 9 11 2 - 28
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 5-yard run (Convert failed) MON 5-0 1st - OTT - Clayton Powell, 1-yard run (Eric Chopper convert) OTT 6-5 1st - Wagner, 4-yard run (Ches McCance convert) MON 11-6 1st - MON - Single, Fred Kijek kicked touch-in-goal MON 12-6 2nd - OTT - Howie Turner, 12-yard run (Bert Dressler convert) TIED 12-12 2nd - OTT - Chipper, 15-yard field goal OTT 15-12 2nd - MON - Wagner, 30-yard pass from Dick Schweidler (Convert failed) MON 17-15 3rd - MON - Al Stevenson, 35-yard fumble return (Convert failed) MON 22-15 3rd - OTT - Ken Charlton, 10-yard pass from Jack Fellows (Convert failed) MON 22-20 3rd - OTT - Clayton Powell fumble recovery in end zone (Dressler convert) OTT 26-22 4th - MON - Single, Charlton rouged on Kijek kick OTT 26-23 4th - OTT - Single, Fred Haigh kick over deadline OTT 27-23 4th - OTT - Single, Touch-in-goal OTT 28-23
SUN SEPT 21
Ottawa 8, MONTREAL 3 (19550) - A 55-yard touchdown pass from import Jack Fellows to Kenny Charlton in the fourth quarter gave Ottawa its second win in as many days. It also put the Riders two points in front of the rest of the East.
OTTAWA - 0 3 0 5 - 8
MONTREAL - 0 1 1 1 - 3
2nd - OTT - Eric Chipper, 23-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - MON - Single, Nels Greene rouged on Ches McCance kick OTT 3-1 3rd - MON - Single, McCance kick to deadline OTT 3-2 4th - OTT - Ken Charlton, 55-yard pass from Jack Fellows (Convert failed) OTT 8-2 4th - MON - Single, Fred Kijek kick to deadline OTT 8-3
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 4 0 0 8 67 34 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 19 16
Toronto 2 2 0 4 49 72 Calgary 1 1 0 2 27 24
Montreal 1 2 0 2 41 43 Regina 0 2 0 0 16 22
Hamilton 0 3 0 0 36 44
SAT SEPT 27
REGINA 12, Calgary 7 (4000) - Picking up where he left off in Calgary two weeks ago, Gabe Patterson came through with another scintillating football performance in leading Regina to its first win of the season. Patterson scored the go-ahead touchdown as Regina rolled up 358 yards in offense.
CALGARY - 0 7 0 0 - 7
REGINA - 0 6 5 1 - 12
2nd - CAL - Del Wardien, 4-yard run (Wardien convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - REG - Robert Noel, 46-yard pass from Stan Stasica (Gabe Patterson convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Sully Glasser rouged on Dave Tomlinson kick) CAL 7-6 3rd - REG - Gabe Patterson, 60-yard pass from Roy Wright (Convert failed) REG 11-7 4th - REG - Single, Clare Rooney rouged by Doug Cook on fumble REG 12-7
HAMILTON 11, Montreal 7 (8500) - QB George Festeryga, a 20-year old rookie, took over for an injured Frankie Filchock and led Hamilton to their first win of the season. He tossed a TD pass to Leo Deadey for a last-quarter triumph.
MONTREAL - 3 0 3 1 - 7
HAMILTON - 1 4 0 6 - 11
1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Cates rouged on Doug Smith kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Ches McCance field goal MON 3-1 2nd - HAM - Pat Santucci field goal HAM 4-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Bus Stephens kick HAM 5-3 3rd - MON - McCance field goal MON 6-5 4th - MON - Single, Joe Cihocki rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 7-5 4th - HAM - Leo Deadey pass from George Festeryga (Santucci convert) HAM 11-7
TORONTO 8, Ottawa 0 (19000) - Doug Pyzer scored the only major of the game as Toronto handed Ottawa its first loss of the season. The Argos added two insurance singles in each of the final two quarters for insurance.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 0 6 1 1 - 8
2nd - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 60-yard pass from Jack Krol (Krol convert) TOR 6-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 7-0 4th - TOR - Single, Bob Hazel kicked touch-in-goal TOR 8-0
SUN SEPT 28
MONTREAL 20, Hamilton 9 (14255) - The Alouettes, led by imports Tommy Cates and Virgil Wagner, got off to a fast start with two first-quarter touchdowns and staved off a last-minute Tiger drive to win going away and split the weekend series with the Tigers.
HAMILTON - 0 3 0 6 - 9
MONTREAL - 11 3 0 6 - 20
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner pass from Tommy Cates (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-0 1st - MON - Dave Greenberg pass from Cates (Convert failed) MON 11-0 2nd - HAM - Pat Santucci field goal MON 11-3 2nd - MON - McCance field goal MON 14-3 4th - HAM - Single, Bus Stephens kick MON 14-4 4th - HAM - George Festeryga run (Convert failed) MON 14-9 4th - MON - Wagner run (McCance convert) MON 20-9
MON SEPT 29
WINNIPEG 16, Calgary 0 (5000) - The Blue Bombers jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead and dominated the game throughout. Without Paul Rowe, Wally Stephens and Rube Ludwig, Calgary managed only one first down on the ground during the entire game, rushing for 55 yards.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
WINNIPEG - 10 0 0 6 - 16
1st - WIN - Single, Bob Sandberg kick over deadline WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Johnny Reagan, 18-yard field goal WIN 4-0 1st - WIN - Sandberg, 15-yard run (Don Hiney convert) WIN 10-0 4th - WIN - Harry Hood, 3-yard run (Hiney convert) WIN 16-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 4 1 0 8 67 42 Winnipeg 3 0 0 6 35 16
Toronto 3 2 0 6 57 72 Regina 1 2 0 2 28 29
Montreal 2 3 0 4 68 63 Calgary 1 3 0 2 34 52
Hamilton 1 4 0 2 56 71
SAT OCT 4
WINNIPEG 13, Regina 1 (4000) - Don Hiney, filling in for the injured Johnny Reagan scored seven points on a major, convert and single to lead Winnipeg to its fourth straight win. FB Bob Sandberg racked up the remaining points on a major and a single.
REGINA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
WINNIPEG - 1 6 0 6 - 13
1st - REG - Single, Gabe Patterson kick REG 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Don Hiney kick TIED 1-1 2nd - WIN - Bob Sandberg run (Convert failed) WIN 6-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Sandberg kick WIN 7-1 4th - WIN - Hiney run (Hiney convert) WIN 13-1
Toronto 10, MONTREAL 6 (16500) - Montreal jumped out to a 6-1 lead, then saw the Argos come back and romped to their fourth straight Big Four win. The Als' Virgil Wagner intercepted a lateral by Fred Doty to Royal Copeland and raced 92 yards for the only Montreal major.
TORONTO - 0 1 0 9 - 10
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 0 - 6
2nd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kicked to deadline TOR 1-0 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 92-yard interception return (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-1 4th - TOR - Royal Copeland, 35-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 7-6 4th - TOR - Krol, 25-yard field goal TOR 10-6
OTTAWA 33, Hamilton 12 (10000) - Ottawa jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first half, and added another major in the fourth frame in smashing Hamilton to retain the top spot in the Big Four. Ottawa used the aerial attack, completing 14 of 31 attempts, two of them for touchdowns.
HAMILTON - 0 0 6 6 - 12
OTTAWA - 11 16 0 6 - 33
1st - OTT - Ken Charlton, 1-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 5-0 1st - OTT - Frank Dunlap, 7-yard run (Bert Dressler convert) OTT 11-0 2nd - OTT - Nels Greene, 50-yard lateral pass from Howard Turner and Dunlap (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 17-0 2nd - OTT - Pete Finlay, 5-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 22-0 2nd - OTT - Charlton, 30-yard pass from Dunlap (Convert failed) OTT 27-0 3rd - HAM - Gerry Walsh run (Pat Santucci convert) OTT 27-6 4th - HAM - Joe Soyka, 1-yard run (Santucci convert) OTT 27-12 4th - OTT - Matt Anthony, 35-yard pass from Dunlap (Chipper convert) OTT 33-12
MON OCT 6
CALGARY 9, Regina 8 (3000) - Calgary started hot, and held on, for a slim win over Regina and take over second place in the West. The Stampeders rushed for 287 yards, and held the Riders to 48 on the ground.
REGINA - 0 6 0 2 - 8
CALGARY - 6 3 0 0 - 9
1st - CAL - Bus Stephens, 2-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Wusyk, 31-yard field goal CAL 9-0 2nd - REG - Stan Rose, 8-yard lateral following Johnny Bell 20-yard interception return (Roy Wright convert) CAL 9-6 4th- REG - Single, Wusyk rouged on Bell kick CAL 9-7 4th - REG - Single, Wayne Pyne rouged on Gabe Patterson kick CAL 9-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 5 1 0 10 100 54 Winnipeg 4 0 0 8 48 17
Toronto 4 2 0 8 67 69 Calgary 2 3 0 4 43 60
Montreal 2 4 0 4 74 73 Regina 1 4 0 2 37 61
Hamilton 1 5 0 2 59 104
SAT OCT 11
CALGARY 25, Winnipeg 13 - Exchanging numerous fumbles, the two teams staged a free-scoring spree that ended with Calgary solidly in the second in the West. With a single exception - a Calgary single in the second quarter - the teams capitalized on mishaps in reaching a decision.
WINNIPEG - 6 6 1 0 - 13
CALGARY - 6 10 6 3 - 25
1st - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 60-yard interception return (Don Hiney convert) WIN 6-0 1st - CAL - Fritz Hanson run (Bill Wusyk convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Wusyk, 12-yard field goal CAL 9-6 2nd - WIN - Mel Bergson, 14-yard lateral from Sandberg (Hiney convert) WIN 12-9 2nd - CAL - Single, Hiney rouged on Wusyk kick WIN 12-10 2nd - CAL - Ken Sluman fumble recovery (Wusyk convert) CAL 16-12 3rd - CAL - Bill Pullar fumble recovery (Wusyk convert) CAL 22-12 3rd - WIN - Single, Sandberg kick to deadline CAL 22-13 4th - CAL - Wusyk field goal CAL 25-13
Toronto 13, HAMILTON 1 - The Argos moved within an ace of clinching a playoff berth, but lost their triple-threat star Joe Krol to a knee injury late in the first half. The Hamilton loss ruined the coaching debut of Frankie Filchock.
TORONTO - 0 10 2 1 - 13
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 0 - 1
2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland run (Jack Krol convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bryan Karrys kick to deadline TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 10-0 3rd - TOR - Safety, Les Ascott tackled Polly Miochinovich in end zone TOR 12-0 3rd - HAM- Single, Fred Doty rouged on Doug Smith kick TOR 12-1 4th - TOR - Single, Bob Hazel kick TOR 13-1
Montreal 7, OTTAWA 1 (9586) - Montreal, sparked by a great two-way display by Virgil Wagner and a brilliant defensive exhibition by Herb Trawyck, conquered Ottawa in a game that could be labeled the "Battle of Wasted Opportunities."
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 1 - 7
OTTAWA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
2nd - OTT - Single, Bob McFarlane rouged on Howie Turner kick OTT 1-0 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 3-yard run (Ches McCance convert) MON 6-1 4th - MON - Single, Jack Fellows rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 7-1
SUN OCT 12
Ottawa 22, MONTREAL 3 (16000) - Rebounding from a 7-1 loss the day before to Montreal, Ottawa fell behind early 3-0, then rallied and pulled away to move back into first place on the Big Four table. It was a rough game with Ottawa's Jake Dunlap being ejected in the final five minutes.
OTTAWA - 6 6 1 9 - 22
MONTREAL - 3 0 0 0 - 3
1st - MON - Ches McCance field goal MON 3-0 1st - OTT - Eric Chipper, 19-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1s t- OTT - Chipper, 18-yard field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - OTT - Howard Turner, 43-yard interception return (Chipper convert) OTT 12-3 3rd - OTT - Single, Turner kicked to deadline 13-3 4th - OTT - Chipper, 20-yard field goal OTT 16-3 4th - OTT - Tony Golab, 2-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 22-3
MON OCT 13
REGINA 27, Winnipeg 6 - Running from a T-formation, introduced last week by new coach Fred Grant, the Riders rolled to four TDs and dominated the play. Gabe Patterson scored 16 points for Regina on two TDs, a field goal and a single. He had one TD run of more than 100 yards called back.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6
REGINA - 15 0 0 2 - 27
1st - REG - Gabe Patterson, 57-yard fumble recovery (Patterson convert) REG 6-0 1st - REG - Patterson, 7-yard field goal REG 9-0 1st - REG - Stan Stasica, 2-yard run (Patterson convert) REG 15-0 3rd - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 2-yard run (Don Hiney convert) REG 15-6 4th - REG - Patterson, 42-yard run (Roy Wright convert) REG 21-6 4th - REG - Single, Joe Turner roughed on Patterson kick REG 22-6 4th - REG - Sully Glasser, 16-yard pass from Stasica (Patterson convert) REG 27-6
TORONTO 6, Hamilton 6 (T) (14000) - Toronto scored the tying point on the last play, as Bill Briggs booted the ball from the Tigers' 47-yard line to the goal line where Joe Pal allowed it to bounce just behind the line. The ball bounced back to the deadline for the tie.
HAMILTON - 1 5 0 0 - 6
TORONTO - 5 0 0 1 - 6
1st - HAM - Single, Fred Doty rouged on Bus Stephens kick HAM 1-0 1st - TOR - Byron Karrys, 4-yard run (Convert failed) TOR 5-1 2nd - HAM - Joe Pal, 20-yard run (Convert failed) HAM 6-5 4th - TOR - Single, Bill Briggs kick to deadline TIED 6-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 6 2 0 12 123 64 Winnipeg 4 2 0 8 67 69
Toronto 5 2 1 11 86 76 Calgary 3 3 0 6 68 73
Montreal 3 5 0 6 84 96 Regina 2 4 0 4 64 67
Hamilton 1 6 1 3 66 123
SAT OCT 18
Regina 9, WINNIPEG 1 (4000) - Regina continued its amazing comeback, and found itself just one win way from clinching a playoff berth, winning with three field goals. Winnipeg, meanwhile, lost its third straight.
REGINA - 6 3 0 0 - 9
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - REG - Gabe Patterson, 5-yard field goal REG 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bob Sandberg kicked to deadline REG 3-1 1st - REG - Patterson, 11-yard field goal REG 6-1 2nd - REG - Patterson, 35-yard field goal REG 9-1
OTTAWA 13, Hamilton 8 (9089) - Little Wilf Tremblay emerged from the shadow of Joe Soyka along the south touch-line with a 45-yard pass thrown by Howie Turner and raced 35 yards more for a fourth quarter touchdown to help Ottawa clinch a playoff berth.
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 3 - 8
OTTAWA - 6 0 1 5 - 13
1st - OTT - Tony Golab, 35-yard interception return (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - HAM - Jack Stewart pass from Frankie Filchock (Convert failed) OTT 6-5 2nd - HAM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Pat Santucci kick TIED 6-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Fred Haigh kicked to deadline OTT 7-6 4th - OTT - Wilf Tremblay, 80-yard pass from Howie Turner (Bert Dressler convert) OTT 13-6 4th - HAM - Safety OTT 13-8
TORONTO 25, Montreal 3 (16000) - The big machine Lew Hayman built around American imports swamped Montreal, virtually wiping out their last hope of making the Big Four playoffs. Toronto fell behind 3-0, then roared back with four second-half touchdowns.
MONTREAL - 3 0 0 0 - 3
TORONTO - 0 0 13 12 - 25
1st - MON - Ches McCance field goal MON 3-0 3rd - TOR - Byron Karrys run (Joe Krol convert) TOR 6-3 3rd - TOR - Doug Turner interception return (Krol convert) TOR 12-3 3rd - TOR - Single, Tommy Manasterski rouged on Krol kick TOR 13-3 4th - Fred Doty interception return (Krol convert) TOR 19-3 4th - TOR - Fred Brown run (Billy Bell convert) TOR 25-3
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 7 2 0 14 136 72 Winnipeg 4 3 0 8 68 78
X-Toronto 6 2 1 13 111 79 Calgary 3 3 0 6 68 73
Montreal 3 6 0 6 87 121 Regina 3 4 0 6 73 58
Hamilton 1 7 1 3 74 136 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 25
Calgary 6, REGINA 5 (5000) - Turning back thrust after thrust in the second half, Calgary qualified to meet Winnipeg in the Western final, sealing the win when Paul Rowe knocked a pass from Stan Stasica to Gabe Patterson.
CALGARY - 6 0 0 0 - 6
REGINA - 6 3 0 0 - 5
1st - CAL - Fritz Hanson, 1-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - REG - Single, touch-in-goal CAL 601 2nd - REG - Gabe Patterson field goal CAL 6-4 3rd - REG - Single, Del Wardein rouged on Bill Bell kick CAL 6-5
MONTREAL 17, Toronto 12 (8000) - Montreal, out of the playoff race, came up with their best display of the home season by scoring two majors in the opening period. After Toronto tied the game in the third quarter, Virgil Wagner scored the winning TD for the Als.
TORONTO - 6 0 6 0 - 12
MONTREAL - 12 0 5 0 - 17
1st - TOR - Fred Doty, 15-yard pass from Jack Krol (Krol convert) TOR 6-0 1st - MON - Glen Douglas pass from Dave Greenberg (Greenberg convert) TIED 6-6 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner run (Greenberg convert) MON 12-6 3rd - TOR - Pete Titanic run (Krol convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - MON - Wagner, 14-yard run (Convert failed) MON 17-12
HAMILTON 14, Ottawa 8 (7500) - Hamilton turned back an 82-yard drive by Ottawa in the last minute of the game to upset the Big Four leader.
OTTAWA - 7 0 0 1 - 8
HAMILTON - 0 9 2 3 - 11
1st - OTT - Single, Eric Chipper kick to deadline OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Wilf Tremblay pass from Frank Dunlap (Chipper convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - HAM - Pat Santucci recovered blocked kick in end zone (Santucci convert) OTT 7-6 2nd - HAM - Santucci, 42-yard field goal HAM 9-7 3rd - HAM - Safety, Tremblay tackled in end zone HAM 11-7 4th - OTT - Single, Jack Stewart rouged on Buck Rogers kick HAM 12-8 4th - HAM - Santucci, 18-yard field goal HAM 14-8
MON OCT 27
WINNIPEG 15, Calgary 5 (4000) - Winnipeg roared to life in the final seven minutes of the game to find themselves on top of the WIFU standings. Calgary only dressed 23 players for the contest, one of the missing being star back Del Wardein, who tore up his knee in Saturday's win over Regina.
CALGARY - 0 5 0 0 - 5
WINNIPEG - 1 0 1 13 - 15
1st - WIN - Single, Bill Wusyk grounded Bob Sandberg kick WIN 1-0 2nd - CAL - Wally Stephens, 9-yard run (Convert failed) CAL 5-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Sandberg kick to deadline CAL 5-2 4th - WIN - Single, Sandberg kick to deadline CAL 5-3 4th - WIN - Don Smith, 85-yard pass from Sandberg (Sandberg convert) WIN 9-5 4th - WIN - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Sandberg kick WIN 10-5 4th - WIN - Johnny Westrum, 35-yard pass from Hood (Sandberg convert) WIN 15-5
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 7 3 0 14 144 86 X-Winnipeg 5 3 0 10 83 83
X-Toronto 6 3 1 13 123 96 X-Calgary 4 4 0 8 79 93
Montreal 4 6 0 8 104 133 Regina 3 5 0 6 78 64
Hamilton 2 7 1 5 88 144 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 1
Ottawa 15, TORONTO 5 (16000) - Ottawa clinched first place in the IRFU, in a game played under ideal weather conditions. Ottawa jumped out to a 15-0 halftime lead, and held Toronto to one major in the third period.
OTTAWA - 9 6 0 0 - 15
TORONTO - 0 0 5 0 - 5
1st - OTT - Eric Chipper, 32-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Bert Haigh, 3-yard pass from Frank Dunlap (Bert Dressler convert) OTT 9-0 2nd - OTT - Matt Anthony, 35-yard pass from Dunlap (Dressler convert) OTT 15-0 3rd - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 6-yard run (Convert failed) OTT 15-5
SUN NOV 2
MONTREAL 33, Hamilton 12 (10624) - Frank Filchock led a Hamilton air attack, which completed 11 of 21 passes, but it wasn't enough as Montreal was led by Virgil Wagner, who scored two touchdowns and remained the leading scorer in the IRFU.
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 6 - 12
MONTREAL - 5 5 18 5 - 33
1st - MON - Tommy Cates run (Convert failed) MON 5-0 2nd - MON - Pete King touchdown (Convert failed) MON 10-0 2nd - HAM - Joe Czeczek touchdown (Pat Santucci convert) MON 10-6 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner touchdown (Cates convert) MON 16-6 3rd - MON - Wagner touchdown (Don Durno convert) MON 22-6 3rd - MON - Ralph Toohy touchdown (Dave Greenberg convert) MON 28-6 4th - MON - Dick Schweidler touchdown (Convert failed) MON 33-6 4th - HAM - Bus Stephens touchdown (Pete McDonald convert) MON 33-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 8 3 0 16 159 91 X-Winnipeg 5 3 0 10 83 83
X-Toronto 6 4 1 13 128 111 X-Calgary 4 4 0 8 79 93
Montreal 5 6 0 10 137 145 Regina 3 5 0 6 78 64
Hamilton 2 8 1 5 100 177 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 8
Toronto 12, OTTAWA 11 (8500) - The two teams met in a playoff preview played in a heavy snow which made the player hard to identify, which was also hampered by the muddy turf. Ottawa jumped to an early 11-0 lead before Toronto scored two majors in the third period to win.
TORONTO - 0 0 12 0 - 12
OTTAWA - 11 0 0 0 - 11
1st - OTT - George Hall fumble recovery (Convert failed) OTT 5-0 1st - OTT - Bill Dalton lateral (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 11-0 3rd - TOR - Fred Doty, 71-yard lateral following Byron Karrys interception (Jack Krol convert) OTT 11-6 3rd - TOR - Len Cassidy recovered blocked kick in end zone (Krol convert) TOR 12-11
Montreal 27, HAMILTON 19 (5000) - An 85-yard touchdown run by Joe Pal, who took a lateral from Frankie Filchock, led Hamilton before they wilted in the final period. Montreal's Virgil Wagner scored two touchdowns, his 14th of the season, one more than last season.
MONTREAL - 1 1 6 21 - 27
HAMILTON - 1 6 12 0 - 19
1st - HAM - Single, Doug Smith kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Ches McCance kick TIED 1-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Bus Stephens kick HAM 2-1 2nd - HAM - Stephens touchdown (Convert failed) HAM 7-1 2nd - MON - Single, Fred Kijek kick HAM 7-2 3rd - HAM - Jack Stewart, 80-yard run (Pat Santucci convert) HAM 13-2 3rd - MON - Tommy Cates touchdown (McCance convert) HAM 13-8 3rd - HAM - Joe Pal, 85-yard run with lateral from Frank Filchock (Santucci convert) HAM 19-8 4th - MON - Herb Trawick interception return (McCance convert) HAM 19-14 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner major (McCance convert) MON 20-19 4th - MON - Wagner major (Wagner convert) MON 26-19 4th - MON - Single, Kijek kick MON 27-19
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 8 4 0 16 170 103 X-Winnipeg 5 3 0 10 83 83
X-Toronto 7 4 1 15 140 122 X-Calgary 4 4 0 8 79 93
Montreal 6 6 0 12 164 164 Regina 3 5 0 6 78 64
Hamilton 2 9 1 5 119 204 X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins on points, 30-21)
SAT NOV 1
WINNIPEG 16, Calgary 4 (5000) - Don Hiney, out for two weeks with a dislocated collar bone, exploded for 10 points on a touchdown, two converts and a field goal as the Bombers took a 12-point lead in the first of a home-and-home final.
CALGARY - 0 0 4 0 - 4
WINNIPEG - 1 12 0 3 - 16
1st - WIN - Single, Bob Sandberg kicked to deadline WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Don Hiney, 23-yard run (Hiney convert) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Joe Turner lateral from Hiney (Hiney convert) WIN 13-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Ken Sluman kicked to deadline WIN 13-1 4th - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 15-yard field goal WIN 13-4 4th - WIN - Hiney field goal WIN 16-4
TUE NOV 11
CALGARY 15, Winnipeg 3 (3500) - Facing elimination, and held scoreless in the first half, Calgary erupted for 15 points and forced a third game in the series. Bill Wusky forced the sudden death game with a 24-yard field goal late in the game.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 3 0 - 3
CALGARY - 0 0 5 10 - 15
3rd - CAL - Ken Sluman, 10-yard pass from Bill Wusyk (Wusyk convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - WIN - Don Hiney, 27-yard field goal CAL 6-3 4th - CAL - Fritz Hanson, 5-yard run (Wusyk convert) CAL 12-3 4th - CAL - Wusyk, 24-yard field goal CAL 15-3
SAT NOV 15
WINNIPEG 10, Calgary 3 (6000) - Fading in the fourth quarter had been a problem all season, and it hurt Calgary again. Leading 3-1 entering the fourth quarter, Calgary lost the West as the Bombers pushed across nine points and won the West, ending Calgary's hopes for their first title since 1911.
CALGARY - 3 0 0 0 - 3
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 9 - 10
1st - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 14-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bill Wusyk kick CAL 3-1 4th - WIN - Don Hiney, 40-yard field goal WIN 4-3 4th - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 1-yard run (Hiney convert) WIN 10-3
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins on points, 24-0)
TUE NOV 11
Toronto 3, OTTAWA 0 (10363) - Three singles by Toronto's Jack Krol was all the teams could muster in the rain, mud and treacherous footing of Lansdowne Park. A morning rain, followed by snow that turned to water as it hit the ground, and a downpour before the game ruined the turf.
TORONTO - 2 0 0 1 - 3
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - TOR - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Jack Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Wilf Tremblay rouged on Krol kick TOR 2-0 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kicked to deadline TOR 3-0
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-3)
Head Coach: Jack West
Calgary Stampeders (4-4)
Head Coach: Dean Griffing
Regina Roughriders (3-5)
Head Coach: Ken Preston (1-4) - Fred Grant (2-1)
Ottawa Citizen (September 8th 1947)
Ottawa Citizen (September 15th 1947)
Montreal Gazette (September 29th 1947)
Ottawa Citizen (October 13th 1947)
Regina Leader-Post (October 14th 1947)
Ottawa Citizen (October 20th 1947)
Ottawa Citizen (November 3rd 1947)
Calgary Herald (November 12th 1947)
Ottawa Citizen (December 1st 1947)
SAT NOV 15
TORONTO 21, Ottawa 0 (19000) - Toronto rolled to their third straight IRFU title thanks to a Jack Krol major five minutes into the game. The Argos rolled to two more majors and won the championship round, 24-0.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 5 9 7 0 - 21
1st - TOR - Jack Krol, 1-yard run (Convert failed) TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Krol, 21-yard field goal TOR 8-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 9-0 2nd - TOR - Byron Karrys, 75-yard interception return (Convert failed) TOR 14-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 15-0 4th - TOR - Krol, 12-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 21-0
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 22
TORONTO 22, Ottawa 1 (15000) - Toronto's Argonauts headed back to the Grey Cup thanks to a 13-0 halftime lead. Jack Krol led the Argo attack with three converts, a field goal and a single. The Ottawa Trojans, 5-4-1 on the season, made the Final thanks to playoff wins over Hamilton and Balmy Beach.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 1 - 1
TORONTO - 7 6 3 7 - 22
1st - TOR - Royal Copeland run (Jack Krol convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Krol kicked to deadline TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Byron Karrys, 5-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 13-0 3rd - TOR - Krol, 14-yard field goal TOR 16-0 4th - OTT - Single, Bill Stukus rouged on Wally Masters kick TOR 16-1 4th - TOR - Stukus touchdown (Krol convert) TOR 22-1
1947 GREY CUP (Saturday November 29th at Toronto - 18,885)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (10-4) 10, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (7-4) - For the first time in Grey Cup history, the same two teams challenged for the trophy for the third consecutive year. But unlike the previous two years, the Toronto Argonauts needed some late game heroics to win their third straight title. With the score tied 9-9 and less than a minute remaining, Winnipeg faced a punting situation on their own 52-yard line. By pinning the Argos deep, the Blue Bombers would be able to hold on until overtime. With 10 men on the line of scrimmage, the Argos were expecting a kick, and attempted to block the punt. But Bob Sandberg had another idea, and called for a trick play. The ball was snapped back not to the punter, but another player, and was bobbled. A pileup ensued, and when the bodies were cleared, Toronto was awarded the ball on a loss of downs. Needing to beat the clock, the Argos had a quick huddle, and Joe Krol, a Grey Cup hero for many seasons, angled a kick away from the Winnipeg safety, over the goal line and into touch for the winning point as time expired. Sandberg, who had played a fine game despite the gamble, knew it was all or nothing. “I gambled. If it had worked, I’d be a genius. As it is I’m a bum. That’s football.” The feeling was that the Bombers were living on borrowed time, and that they would be too drained to hold the Argos back in a 10 minute overtime session. Had the ball not been fumbled, there was a good chance the play would have worked, as there was nothing but daylight to the Toronto end zone. At the very least, the play may have set up a winning kick if time permitted. The Bombers jumped out to a 9-0 lead on a converted touchdown by Sandberg and a field goal by Don Hiney. The Argos then chipped away at their deficit. Krol booted four rouges in the game, and Royal Copeland scored a converted touchdown in the third quarter. The teams almost didn’t have a trophy to play for. Earlier in the year a fire gutted the Toronto Argonauts Rowing Club. All the trophies in the building were either melted or burnt by the flames, except for one. The Grey Cup got caught on a large nail, and never fell to the floor. Although it received from minor damage, the mug survived. The 1947 Argonauts were the last all-Canadian team to win the Grey Cup.
WINNIPEG - 6 3 0 9 - 9
TORONTO - 0 1 6 3 - 10
1st - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 9-yard run (Don Hiney converted) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Hiney, 30-yard field goal WIN 9-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Hiney rouged on Jack Krol kick WIN 9-1 3rd - TOR - Royal Copeland, 38-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) WIN 9-7 4th - TOR - Single, Hiney rouged on Krol kick WIN 9-8 4th - TOR - Single, Hiney rouged on Krol kick TIED 9-9 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick touch-in-goal TOR 10-9
Ottawa Rough Riders (10-2)
Head Coach: Walt Masters
Montreal Alouettes (7-5)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Toronto Argonauts (5-6-1)
Head Coach: Ted Morris
Hamilton Wildcats (1-10-1)
Head Coach: Frank Gnup
Regina Roughriders become provincially owned and operate as Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Calgary Stampeders complete the first 12‐game undefeated regular season in history and go on to add pageantry to the 1948 Grey Cup in Toronto in front of the first 20,000+ crowd Hamilton Tigers quit the IRFU in a dispute over gate receipt sharing. The Tigers are replaced in the IRFU by the ORFU Hamilton Wildcats.
SAT AUG 21
Regina 17, WINNIPEG 6 (4200) - Regina trounced Winnipeg in the season opener by scoring 12 points in a powerful fourth quarter to overcome an early Bomber lead. Ken Charlton, with Ottawa last year, led the Riders with 13 points on two majors and three singles.
REGINA - 0 4 1 12 - 17
WINNIPEG - 5 1 0 0 - 6
1st - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 12-yard run WIN 5-0 2nd - REG - Gabe Patterson, 11-yard field goal WIN 5-3 2nd - REG - Single, Charlton kick to dead line WIN 5-4 3rd - REG - Single, Sandberg rouged by Butch Lee on Charlton kick TIED 5-5 4th - REG - Single, Charlton kicked to deadline REG 6-5 4th - REG - Charlton run (Patterson convert) REG 12-5 4th - REG - Charlton run WIN 17-5
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 0 0 2 17 6
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 6 17
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0
WED AUG 25
CALGARY 12, Regina 1 (4500) - The Calgary line opened holes for an impressive ground attack, but the lone major came late in the fourth quarter on an intercepted pass by Keith Spaith. He lateraled to Harry Hood, who danced 70 yards for the score.
REGINA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
CALGARY - 1 4 0 7 - 12
1st - REG - Single, Pete Thodos rouged by Johnny Bell on Ken Charlton kick REG 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Charlton rouged by Harry Hood on Keith Spaith kick TIED 1-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick to deadline CAL 2-1 2nd - CAL - Bill Wusyk, 27-yard field goal CAL 5-1 4th - CAL - Single, Sully Glasser rouged by Johnny Aguirre on Spaith kick CAL 6-1 4th - CAL - Hood, 70-yard lateral after Spaith interception (Wusyk convert) CAL 12-1
SAT AUG 28
Winnipeg 14, REGINA 13 (5000) - A Don Hiney field goal gave Winnipeg a tie with the Riders for second place in the West. The Bomber win came after Regina jumped out to a 10-0 lead after Gabe Patterson took over for injured QB Johnny Cook.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 5 9 - 14
REGINA - 0 1 6 6 - 13
2nd - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kicked to deadline REG 1-0 3rd - REG - Butch Lee, 30-yard pass from Johnny Cook (Gabe Patterson convert) REG 7-0 3rd - WIN - Harry Fitzgibbons, 12-yard pass from Bob Sandberg REG 7-5 4th - WIN - Sandberg, 4-yard run (Don Hiney convert) WIN 11-7 4th - REG - Bob Early, 26-yard run (Patterson convert) REG 13-11 4th - WIN - Hiney, 10-yard field goal WIN 14-13
MON AUG 30
CALGARY 30, Winnipeg 0 (5000) - Capitalizing on two telling Winnipeg fumbles and sheer power, Calgary crushed Winnipeg on five touchdowns, four converts and a rouge. It was the most decisive triumph Calgary had ever scored over Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 0 6 12 12 - 30
2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 4-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Rick Bergson rouged on Keith Spaith kick CAL 7-0 3rd - CAL - Bill Pullar recovered blocked punt in end zone (Harry Hood convert) CAL 13-0 3rd - CAL - Hood, 2-yard run CAL 18-0 4th - CAL - Rowe, 7-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 24-0 4th - CAL - Dave Berry pass from Harry Irving (Wusyk kick) CAL 30-0
TUE AUG 31
Ottawa 36, MONTREAL 18 (11000) - Montreal jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter, then Ottawa exploded for 30 straight points before the Alouettes scored again. Tony Golab led the Riders with two touchdowns.
OTTAWA - 0 12 18 6 - 36
MONTREAL - 6 6 0 6 - 18
1st - MON - Single, Warren Cyrus rouged by Wilf Tremblay on Ches McCance kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Lloyd Reese fumble recovery MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Glen Douglas run (McCance convert) MON 12-0 2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 10-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) MON 12-6 2nd - OTT - Doug Smylie pass from Bob Paffrath (Chipper convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - OTT - Golab, 14-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 18-12 3rd - OTT - Paffrath, 1-yared run (Chipper convert) OTT 24-12 3rd - OTT - Nels Greene, 1-yard run (Clayton Powell convert) OTT 30-12 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner run (McCance convert) OTT 30-18 4th - OTT - Lally Lalonde, 3-yard pass from Paffrath (Howie Turner convert) OTT 36-18
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 36 18 Calgary 2 0 0 4 42 1
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 2 0 2 20 60
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regina 1 2 0 2 31 32
Montreal 0 1 0 0 18 36
FRI SEPT 3
Calgary 10, WINNIPEG 5 (5000) - Bob Sandberg kicked a single to put Winnipeg ahead 5-4, on what observers said was a 90-yard boot. As time expired, Keith Spaith tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Woody Strode for the winning score to keep the Stampeders unbeaten.
CALGARY - 0 1 2 7 - 10
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 4 - 5
2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 1-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bob Sandberg kicked to deadline TIED 1-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 2-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 3-1 4th - CAL - Single, Single, Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 4-1 4th - WIN - Don Hiney, 5-yard field goal TIED 4-4 4th - WIN - Single, Sandberg kicked to deadline WIN 5-4 4th - CAL - Woody Strode, 35-yard pass from Spaith (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 10-5
SAT SEPT 4
OTTAWA 30, Hamilton 5 (9212) - Tony Golab scored two majors in stifling heat as Ottawa handed the newest team in the East their first loss. Hamilton's only score came late in the game with Mel Lawson hitting Don Toms for a 46-yard major.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 5 - 5
OTTAWA - 6 6 6 12 - 30
1st - OTT - Howie Turner, 13-yard lateral from Bob Paffrath (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - Tony Golab, 2-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 12-0 3rd - OTT - Golab, 2-yard pass from Paffrath (Chipper convert) OTT 18-0 4th - OTT - Doug Smylie, 9-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 24-0 4th - OTT - Lally Lalonde, 4-yard pass from Bob Young (Golab convert) OTT 30-0 4th - HAM - Don Toms, 46-yard pass from Mel Lawson OTT 30-5
TORONTO 20, Montreal 7 (12000) - The Alouettes led 7-6 at the half, then faded for the second straight game. A third quarter TD by middle Steve Levantis - his first since 1938 - started the Argonaut comeback.
MONTREAL - 1 6 0 0 - 7
TORONTO - 1 5 12 2 - 20
1st - TOR - Single, Jack Krol kicked to deadline TOR 1-0 1st -
Ottawa Citizen (September 1st 1948)
MON - Single, Fred Kijek kicked to touch-in-goal TIED 1-1 2nd - TOR - Frank Dunlap, 3-yard run TOR 6-1 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner run (Ches McCance convert) MON 7-6 3rd - TOR - Steve Levantis pass from Krol (Krol convert) TOR 12-7 3rd - TOR - Fred Brown, 2-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 18-7 4th - TOR - Single, Earl Smith rouged on Ken Whitlock kick TOR 19-7 4th - TOR - Single, Earl Smith rouged on Krol kick TOR 20-7
MON SEPT 6
Calgary 14, REGINA 8 (6000) - Officials were pelted with rocks and program, and Rider Coach Fred Grant pulled his team off the field with 12 seconds left, after Calgary's Bert Iannone recovered a controversial Gabe Patterson fumble and lateraled to Jim Mitchener who crossed the goal line.
CALGARY - 0 7 0 7 - 14
REGINA - 6 1 1 0 - 8
1st - REG - Johnny Bell recovered fumble in end zone (Gabe Patterson convert) REG 6-0 2nd - REG - Single, Pete Thodus rouged by Don Pelling on Ken Charlton kick REG 7-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Sully Glasser rouged by Wally Chickowski on Keith Spaith kick REG 7-1 2nd - CAL - Red Gyles run (Fred Wilmot convert) TIED 7-7 3rd - REG - Single, Harry Hood roughed by Butch Lee on Charlton kick REG 8-7 4th - CAL - Single, Spaith kicked to deadline TIED 8-8 4th - CAL - Jim Mitchener lateral from Bert Iannone after fumble recovery (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 14-8
Toronto 14, HAMILTON 7 - The Argonauts scored seven points in the final quarter to move into a tie for first place in the East. Ken Whitlock, the Argo's first U.S. import in four years, provided six of the seven payoff points, including a 5-yard run.
TORONTO - 6 1 0 7 - 14
HAMILTON - 6 1 0 0 - 7
1st - TOR - Jack Wedley recovered blocked punt in end zone (Jack Krol convert) TOR 6-0 1st - HAM - Don Toms, 6-yard run (Bill Murmylyk convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Krol rouged on Jim Steward kick HAM 7-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Royal Copeland kicked to deadine TIED 7-7 4th - TOR - Single, George Kapulos rouged on Krol kick TOR 8-7 4th - TOR - Single, Toms rouged on Ken Whitlock kick TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - Whitlock, 5-yard run TOR 20-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 2 0 0 4 66 23 Calgary 4 0 0 8 66 14
Toronto 2 0 0 4 34 14 Winnipeg 1 3 0 2 25 70
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 12 44 Regina 1 3 0 2 39 46
Montreal 0 2 0 0 25 56
SAT SEPT 11
Winnipeg 16, REGINA 13 (5000) - Playing without Johnny Cook and Ken Charlton, Regina jumped out to a 13-5 lead before the Bombers exploded for two majors in the final frame to move into second place in the West.
WINNIPEG - 0 5 0 11 - 16
REGINA - 0 0 6 7 - 13
2nd - WIN - Marv Bergson, 1-yard run WIN 5-0 3rd - REG - Sully Glasser, 12-yard pass from Gabe Patterson (Butch Lee convert) REG 6-5 4th - REG - Single, Bergson rouged by Johnny Bell on Lee kick REG 7-5 4th - REG - Patterson, 30-yard interception return (Lee convert) REG 13-5 4th - WIN - Bud Irving recovered fumble in end zone (Don Hiney convert) REG 13-11 4th - WIN - Bob Sandberg, 5-yard run WIN 16-13
Montreal 11, OTTAWA 8 (10436) - Despite having an ineffective offense, Montreal pulled off the upset thanks to its defense, led by Keith English who ran a fumbled lateral by Bob Paffrath 44 yards for the first score of the day.
MONTREAL - 5 6 0 0 - 11
OTTAWA - 0 0 8 0 - 8
1st - MON - Keith English, 44-yard fumble return MON 5-0 2nd - MON - Ralph Toohy, 20-yard return of blocked kick (Ches McCance convert) MON 11-0 3rd - OTT - Safety, Bill Bass tackled in end zone MON 11-2 3rd - OTT - Ace Powell touchdown (Eric Chipper convert) MON 11-8
TORONTO 25, Hamilton 13 (12000) - Hamilton jumped out to a 13-1 second quarter lead before Toronto woke up and scored 24 unanswered points. Jack Krol led the Argos with a touchdown, three converts, a single and a field goal
HAMILTON - 2 11 0 0 - 13
TORONTO - 1 6 13 5 - 25
1st - HAM - Safety, Art Cousins tackled Fred Doty in end zone HAM 2-0 1st - TOR - Single, Jack Krol kicked to deadline HAM 2-1 2nd - HAM - Benny Dyack touchdown (Bill Murmylyk convert) HAM 8-1 2nd - HAM - Paul Peterson touchdown HAM 13-1 2nd - TOR - Royal Copeland touchdown (Krol convert) HAM 13-7 3rd - TOR - Krol, 1-yard run (Krol convert) TIED 13-13 3rd - TOR - Pete Titanic lateral from Copeland (Krol convert) TOR 19-13 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 20-13 4th - TOR - Safety, George Meen and Ted Courtney tackled Jim Oldenburg in end zone TOR 22-13 4th - TOR - Krol, 34-yard field goal TOR 25-13
MON SEPT 13
CALGARY 18, Winnipeg 0 (7200) - Calgary completed 10 of 18 passes for 120 yards and rolled up three majors, while holding the Blue Bombers scoreless in solidifying their spot atop the WIFU. Winnipeg was held to three completions in 15 pass attempts by the Stampeder defense.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 0 6 6 6 - 18
2nd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 21-yard run (Fred Wilmot convert) CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Woody Strode, 26-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Wilmot convert) CAL 12-0 4th - CAL - Cliff Kliewer, 3-yard run (Pete Thodos convert) CAL 18-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 0 0 6 59 27 Calgary 5 0 0 10 84 14
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 74 34 Winnipeg 2 4 0 4 41 101
Montreal 1 2 0 2 36 64 Regina 1 4 0 2 52 62
Hamilton 0 3 0 0 25 69
WED SEPT 15
HAMILTON 13, Montreal 12 (10000) - Hamilton thwarted a desperate last-quarter rally by Montreal to defeat the Als in a close Big Four encounter. A convert attempt by Ches McCance, muffed twice as the minutes ticket off the clock, spelled the difference.
MONTREAL - 0 0 1 11 - 12
HAMILTON - 0 12 1 0 - 13
2nd - HAM - Single, Gordon Miller kick HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Miller, 12-yard run HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Benny Dyack, 1-yard run (Bill Murmylyk convert) HAM 12-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Ralph Larue recovered his blocked kick in end zone HAM 13-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Jim Paar kick to deadline HAM 13-1 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner run (Glen Douglas pass from Wagner) HAM 13-7 4th - HAM - Wagner, 29-yard pass from Bruce Coulter HAM 13-12
SAT SEPT 18
WINNIPEG 15, Regina 9 (5000) - Regina led 9-0 at the half, before they collapsed and sunk deeper in the Western cellar. In a wild play to end the game, Gabe Patterson lateraled to Sully Glasser on a punt return, and he was stopped 10 yards from the goal line as the gun sounded.
REGINA - 2 7 0 0 - 9
WINNIPEG - 0 6 4 5 - 15
1st - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kicked to deadline REG 1-0 1st- REG - Single, Don Hiney rouged by Bob Early on Charlton kick REG 2-0 2nd - REG - Single, Charlton kicked to deadline REG 3-0 2nd - REG - Del Wardien, 6-yard pass from Johnny Cook (Gabe Patterson convert) REG 9-0 2nd - WIN - Don Smith, 2-yard run (Hiney convert) REG 9-6 3rd - WIN - Hiney, 25-yard field goal TIED 9-9 3rd - WIN - Single, Hiney kicked to deadline WIN 10-9 4th - WIN - Bob Sandberg, touchdown WIN 15-9
Ottawa 32, TORONTO 12 (19000) - Toronto lost 23-year old halfback Royal Copeland with a foot injury suffered on the first score of the game. Eric Chipper led Ottawa into a tie for the East lead with 11 points on a touchdown, three converts and a placement.
OTTAWA - 6 3 7 16 - 32
TORONTO - 6 6 0 0 - 12
1st - TOR - Royal Copeland, 2-yard run (Jack Krol covert) TOR 6-0 1st - OTT - Doug Smylie touchdown (Eric Chipper convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Chipper, 22-yard field goal OTT 9-6 2nd - TOR - Krol touchdown (Krol convert) TOR 12-9 3rd - OTT - Bob Paffrath pass from Bob Young (Chipper convert) OTT 15-12 3rd - OTT - Single, Fred Doty rouged by Lally Lalonde on Doug Turner kick OTT 16-12 4th - OTT - Chipper recovered kick in end zone (Chipper convert) OTT 22-12 4th - OTT - Fred Haigh, 17-yard pass from Young OTT 27-12 4th - OTT - Lalonde fumble return OTT 33-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 1 0 6 71 59 Calgary 5 0 0 10 84 14
Ottawa 3 1 0 6 106 46 Winnipeg 3 4 0 6 56 110
Montreal 1 3 0 2 48 77 Regina 1 5 0 2 61 77
Hamilton 1 3 0 2 38 81
SAT SEPT 25
OTTAWA 12, Toronto 5 (17000) - Before the largest football crowd in Ottawa history, the Rough Riders uncorked a pair of smartly-executed plays for two long touchdowns in the second half and handed Toronto their second straight loss.
TORONTO - 0 5 0 0 - 5
OTTAWA - 1 0 5 6 - 12
1st - OTT - Single, Doug Smylie rouged on Doug Turner kick OTT 1-0 2nd - TOR - Fred Brown, 1-yard run TOR 5-1 3rd - OTT - Brian Lynch, 32-yard pass from Howie Turner OTT 6-5 4th - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 72-yard lateral from Bob Paffrath OTT 11-5 4th - OTT - Single, Turner kicked to touch-in-goal by Fred Doty OTT 12-5
CALGARY 13, Regina 12 (7000) - The Riders, thanks to 310 yards passing, jumped out to a 12-0 first quarter lead, then saw QB Keith Spaith hurl two fourth quarter touchdown passes - to Woody Strode and Harry Hood - to lead Calgary to the storybook win.
REGINA - 12 0 0 0 - 12
CALGARY - 0 1 0 12 - 13
1st - REG - Wayne Pyne recovered block kick in end zone (Gabe Patterson convert) RED 6-0 1st - REG - Ken Charlton, 30-yard run (Patterson convert) REG 12-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline REG 12-1 4th - CAL - Harry Hood, 25-yard pass from Spaith (Fred Wilmot convert) REG 12-7 4th - CAL - Woody Strode, 25-yard pass from Spaith (Wilmot convert) CAL 13-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 4 1 0 8 118 51 Calgary 6 0 0 23 97 26
Toronto 3 2 0 6 76 39 Winnipeg 3 4 0 6 56 109
Montreal 1 3 0 2 48 77 Regina 1 6 0 2 73 90
Hamilton 1 3 0 2 38 81
TUES SEPT 28
MONTREAL 36, Hamilton 6 (9000) - Montreal bounced back into playoff contention by smothering the Wildcats. Ralph Toohey, Montreal's ace pass-catching end scored 10 points on two touchdown passes from Steve Nemeth, who scored eight points on a placement and four converts.
HAMILTON - 3 3 0 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 0 15 1 20 - 36
1st - HAM - Jim Oldenberg, 30-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - MON - Steve Nemeth, 33-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - HAM - Oldenberg, 37-yard field goal HAM 6-3 2nd - MON - Glen Douglas, 17-yard lateral from Joey Pal (Nemeth convert) MON 9-6 2nd - MON - Ralph Toohey, 48-yard pass from Nemeth (Nemeth convert) - MON 15-6 3rd - MON - Single, Don Miller rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 16-6 4th - MON - Safety, Herb Trawick tackled Miller in end zone MON 18-6 4th - MON - Bob Cunningham, 5-yard run (Nemeth convert) MON 24-6 4th - MON - Ches McCance pass from Oldenberg (Nemeth convert) MON 30-6 4th - MON - Toohy pass from Nemeth (Nemeth convert) MON 36-6
SAT OCT 2
MONTREAL 17, Toronto 8 (12000) - Toronto, the three Dominion champions, looked like a drab shade of their former selves, as the Larks crashed through for lighting touchdowns in the first and final quarters, and repulsed a late Argo rally to chalk up a convincing victory.
TORONTO - 3 0 0 5 - 8
MONTREAL - 6 1 1 9 - 17
1st - TOR - Jack Krol, 35-yard field TOR 3-0 1st - MON - Red Noel, 10-yard fumble return (Steve Nemeth convert) MON 6-3 2nd - MON - Single, Nemeth kicked to deadline MON 7-3 3rd - MON - Single, Dave West rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 8-3 4th - MON - Nemeth field goal MON 11-3 4th MON - Lloyd Reese, 30-yard interception return (Nemeth convert) MON 17-3 4th - TOR - Jack Wedley, 15-yard pass from Frank Dunlap MON 17-8
Ottawa 26, HAMILTON 6 (7000) - Howie (Touchdown) Turner provided most of the scoring punch for Ottawa. The slender RB from North Carolina, in his second season, in Canadian football, tallied 12 points, two of them on a pair of dazzling touchdowns.
OTTAWA - 1 13 0 12 - 26
HAMILTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - OTT - Single, Don Toms rouged on Howie Turner kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Howie Turner, 56-yard pass from Bob Paffrath (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Turner kicked touch-in-goal OTT 8-0 2nd - OTT - Turner, 77-yard lateral from Paffath (Chipper convert) OTT 14-0 3rd - HAM - Jim Oldenberg, 1-yard run (Bill Murmylyk convert) OTT 14-6 4th - OTT - Paffrath, 4-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 20-6 4th - OTT - Bob Young, 1-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 26-6
Calgary 12, REGINA 11 (5000) - Leading 10-6 in the final frame, the Riders blew the lead when Calgary QB Keith Spaith tossed a 30-yard TD pass to young Cliff Kliewer and Fred Wilmot converted for the win. Regina tried a 30-yard FG to win late, but it only gained a rouge.
CALGARY - 0 6 0 6 - 12
REGINA - 0 1 6 4 - 11
2nd - CAL - Harry Hood, 35-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Fred Wimot converted) CAL 6-0 2nd - REG - Single, Butch Lee rouged by Pete Thodos on Ken Charlton kick CAL 6-1 3rd - REG - Sully Glasser, 22-yard pass from Johnny Cook (Gabe Patterson convert) REG 7-6 4th - REG - Patterson, 17-yard field goal REG 10-6 4th - CAL - Cliff Kliewer, 30-yard pass from Spaith (Wilmot convert) CAL 12-10 4th - REG - Single, Hood rouged by Lee on Patterson missed field goal CAL 12-11
MON OCT 4
Calgary 26, WINNIPEG 6 (6800) - Calgary clinched first place in the WIFU thanks to a 244-85 edge in rushing yards and a 126-48 lead in passing yards. Keith Spaith again led the Stampeder attack with two touchdown passes, a touchdown run, and a single.
CALGARY - 1 9 4 12 - 26
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 5 - 6
1st - CAL - Single, Don Hiney rouged by Dave Berry on Keith Spaith kick CAL 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Hiney kick to the deadline TIED 1-1 2nd - CAL - Fred Wilmot, 25-yard field goal CAL 4-1 2nd - CAL - Spaith, 4-yard run (Wilmot convert) CAL 10-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick to deadline CAL 11-1 3rd - CAL - Wimot, 28-yard field goal CAL 14-1 4th - CAL - Fritz Hanson, 15-yard pass from Spaith (Wilmot convert) CAL 20-1 4th - WIN - Elton Hobson pass from Bob Sandberg after later from Don Hiney CAL 20-6 4th - CAL - Woody Strode, 4-yard pass from Spaith (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 26-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 5 1 0 10 143 57 X-Calgary 8 0 0 16 135 43
Toronto 3 3 0 6 84 88 Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 62 136
Montreal 3 3 0 6 101 91 Regina 1 7 0 2 84 102
Hamilton 1 5 0 2 50 142 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 9
TORONTO 9, Hamilton 7 (10000) - Playing without Royal Copeland and Jack Krol for most of the game with injuries, Toronto won but suffered another blow when 140-pound QB Fred Doty was lost with a slight concussion in the second quarter.
HAMILTON - 0 1 0 6 - 7
TORONTO - 0 6 3 5 - 9
2nd - HAM - Single, Ralph Larue kick HAM 1-0 2nd - TOR - Rod Smylie run TOR 5-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Sonny Colvin kick TOR 6-1 3rd - TOR - Don Durno field goal TOR 9-1 4th - HAM - Frank Gnup run (Bill Murmylyk convert) TOR 9-7
OTTAWA 17, Montreal 7 (10000) - Montreal scored first and last, but Ottawa put all of its points on the scoreboard in between to solidify their hold on first place in the East. The Als had the most spectacular play, an 85-yard TD pass from Bill Bass to Bob Cunningham, late in a game played in gale-force winds.
MONTREAL - 1 0 0 6 - 7
OTTAWA - 0 9 1 7 - 17
1st - MON - Single, Fred Kijek kick to deadline MON 1-0 2nd - OTT - Eric Chipper, 37-yard field goal OTT 3-1 2nd - OTT - Bob Paffrath, 2-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 9-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Howie Turner kick to deadline OTT 10-1 4th - OTT - Tony Golab, 4-yard run (Turner lateral from Chipper and Paffath) OTT 16-1 4th - OTT - Single, Bruce Coulter rouged on Nels Greene kick OTT 17-1 4th - MON - Bob Cunningham, 85-yard pass from Bill Bass (Steve Nemeth convert) OTT 17-7
CALGARY 35, Winnipeg 3 (7000) - More than 7000 fans honored Calgary veteran FB Paul Rowe on his "Day". Rowe made the celebrations complete by scoring two touchdowns. Stampeder QB Keith Spaith ran for one major and tossed three TD passes on 13 of 17 passing for 255 yards.
WINNIPEG - 3 0 0 0 - 3
CALGARY - 0 11 6 18 - 35
1st - WIN - Don Hiney, 30-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - CAL - Norm Hill, 17-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Fred Wilmot convert) CAL 6-3 2nd - CAL - Spaith, 2-yard run CAL 11-3 3rd- CAL - Paul Rowe run (Wilmot convert) CAL 17-3 4th - CAL - Rowe, 2-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 23-3 4th - CAL - Hill, 11-yard pass from Spaith (Wusyk convert) CAL 29-3 4th - CAL - Cliff Kliewer pass from Spaith (Wusyk convert) CAL 35-3
MON OCT 11
HAMILTON 8, Toronto 8 (T) - Playing in a steady rain at the start, the Thanksgiving Day saw Hamilton, led by player-coach Frank Gnup, kept their faint playoff hopes alive. The other Thanksgiving Day game between Ottawa and Montreal was called off due to rain
TORONTO - 6 1 0 1 - 8
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 1 - 8
1st - TOR - Byron Karrys run TOR 5-0 1st - TOR - Single, Jack Krol kick TOR 6-0 2nd - HAM - Gord Miller touchdown (Bill Murmylyk convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Murmylyk kick HAM 7-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TIED 7-7 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 8-7 4th - HAM - Single, Murmylyk kick TIED 8-8
REGINA 26, Winnipeg 1 (6000) - Regina won for the first time since their opening game, and their first home game in a year - and moved within two points of Winnipeg in the battle for the last Western playoff berth. Darrel Wardien led the Riders' offense with three TD runs, including a 65-yard gallop.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 1 - 1
REGINA - 0 1 12 13 - 26
2nd - REG - Single, Ken Charlton kick to the deadline REG 1-0 3rd - REG - Del Wardien, 1-yard run (Gabe Patterson convert) REG 7-0 3rd - REG - Patterson, 3-yard run (Patterson convert) REG 13-0 4th - WIN - Single, Charlton rouged by Harry Fitzgibbons on Bob Sandberg kick REG 13-1 4th - REG - Wardien, 65-yard run (Patterson convert) REG 19-1 4th - REG - Single, Rick Bergson rouged on Charlton kick REG 20-1 4th - REG - Wardien, 1-yard run (Patterson convert) REG 26-1
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 6 1 0 12 160 64 X-Calgary 9 0 0 18 170 46
Toronto 4 3 1 9 101 103 Winnipeg 3 7 0 6 66 197
Montreal 3 4 0 6 108 108 Regina 2 7 0 4 110 103
Hamilton 1 6 1 3 65 159 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 16
OTTAWA 41, Toronto 6 (11853) - Ottawa rolled up seven touchdowns, five converts and a single to hand Toronto its worst loss in the series since 1940. The only Argo score came late in the game on a Sonny Colvin to Fred Doty pass.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 6 - 6
OTTAWA - 7 18 6 10 - 41
1st - OTT - Single, Jack Krol rouged by John Wagoner on Howie Turner kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 86-yard pass from Krol (Wilf Tremblay convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Bob Paffrath, 1-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 13-0 2nd - OTT - Rogers, 6-yard return of blocked punt (Tremblay convert) OTT 19-0 2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 2-yard run (Doug Smylie convert) OTT 25-0 3rd - OTT - Smylie, 20-yard pass from Paffrath (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 31-0 4th - TOR - Fred Doty pass from Sonny Colvin (Colvin convert) OTT 31-6 4th - OTT - Ted McLarty, 17-yard run OTT 36-6 4th - OTT - McLarty, 68-yard pass from Paffrath OTT 41-6
Calgary 8, REGINA 7 (5000) - Playing in near winter conditions, Regina lost its fifth game of the season by a single point - this time it was a kicked to the deadline by Keith Spaith late in the game which kept Calgary perfect in 10 games.
CALGARY - 1 0 6 1 - 8
REGINA - 6 1 0 0 - 7
1st - REG - Sully Glasser, 58-yard run (Gabe Patterson convert) REG 6-0 1st - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline REG 6-1 2nd - REG - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Ken Charlton kick REG 7-1 3rd - CAL - Chick Chikowsky pass from Spaith (Fred Wilmot convert) TIED 7-7 4th - CAL - Single, Spaith kick to deadline CAL 8-7
SUN OCT 17
MONTREAL 19, Hamilton 1 (4500) - Virgil Wagner scored three times to help Montreal strengthen its playoff hopes. Wagner, who won the Big Four scoring titles in 1946 and 1947, jumped three points ahead of Toronto's Jack Krol in his bid to win a third straight title.
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 0 - 1
MONTREAL - 0 5 6 8 - 19
2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 10-yard run MON 5-0 3rd - MON - Wagner, 3-yard run (Ches McCance convert) MON 11-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Ralph Larue kick MON 11-1 4th MON - Wagner, 4-yard run (McCance convert) MON 17-1 4th - MON - Safety, Gord Miller tacked in end zone by Keith English MON 19-1
MON OCT 18
Calgary 21, WINNIPEG 8 (4000) - Rod Pantages, Woody Strode and Normie Kwong scored majors, and Fred Wilmot added a field goal, to give Calgary its 11th straight win. Winnipeg finally scored in the final frame on a Bob Sandberg to Johnny Westrum TD pass.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 8 - 8
CALGARY - 6 9 0 6 - 21
1st - CAL - Rod Pantages, 40-yard interception return (Fred Wilmot convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Wilmot, 16-yard field goal CAL 9-0 2nd - CAL - Woody Strode, 30-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Wilmot convert) CAL 15-0 4th - CAL - Normie Kwong, 15-yard run (Wilmot convert) CAL 21-0 4th - WIN - Norm Geller, 30-yard field goal CAL 21-3 4th - WIN - Johnny Westrum pass from Bob Sandberg CAL 21-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 7 1 0 14 201 70 X-Calgary 11 0 0 22 199 61
Toronto 4 4 1 9 107 144 Winnipeg 3 8 0 6 74 218
Montreal 4 4 0 8 127 109 Regina 2 8 0 4 117 111
Hamilton 1 7 1 3 66 178 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 23
Montreal 22, TORONTO 17 (12000) - The playoff hopes of the Toronto Argonauts, tops in Canadian football ever since 1945, were dealt a body blow by Montreal, who just about clinched the league's second playoff by pouncing on almost every Argo miscue.
MONTREAL - 5 6 11 0 - 22
TORONTO - 6 0 11 0 - 17
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner run MON 5-0 1st - TOR - Byron Karrys run (Jack Krol convert) TOR 6-5 2nd - MON - Lloyd Reese touchdown (Steve Nemeth convert) MON 11-6 3rd - MON - Bob Cunningham, 55-yard pass from Bruce Coulter (Nemeth convert) MON 17-6 3rd - MON - Wagner, 15-yard run MON 22-6 3rd - TOR - Krol, 17-yard run MON 22-11 3rd - TOR - Royal Copeland, 40-yard pass from Krol (Krol convert) MON 22-17
Ottawa 17, HAMILTON 8 (4000) - Bert Haigh made a beautiful catch of a 23-yard pass thrown by Howie Turner over the right end to wipe out a three-point Ottawa deficit and turn the tiude in favor of Wally Master's IRFU leaders.
OTTAWA - 0 5 0 12 - 17
HAMILTON - 0 0 7 1 - 8
2nd - OTT - Bob Paffrath, 15-yard run OTT 5-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Doug Smylie rouged on Ralph Larue kick OTT 5-1 3rd - HAM - Benny Dyack pass from Frank Gnup pass (Bill Murmylyk convert) HAM 7-5 4th - HAM - Single, Murmylyk kicked to deadline HAM 8-5 4th - OTT - Bert Haigh, 23-yard pass from Howie Turner OTT 10-8 4th - OTT - Buck Rogers, 20-yard interception return (Rogers convert) OTT 16-8 4th - OTT 0 Single, George Kapalos rouged on Haigh kick OTT 17-8
CALGARY 19, Regina 0 (7000) - Paul Rowe led the Calgary rushing attack with two touchdowns, as the Stampeders rolled up 358 yards on the ground, while holding Regina to just 27 yards rushing. The Riders only managed to collect three first downs compared to Calgary's 17.
REGINA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 3 3 7 6 - 19
1st - CAL - Fred Wilmot, 11-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Wilmot, 36-yard field goal CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 34-yard run (Bill Wusyk convert) CAL 12-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 13-0 4th - CAL - Rowe, 11-yard run (WIlmot convert) CAL 19-0
SUN OCT 24
MONTREAL 35, Ottawa 13 (16000) - Montreal completed a weekend sweep of the Eastern powers and find themselves one win from clinching a playoff berth. QB Bruce Coulter led the Alouette offense by completing 9 of 15 pass attempts, three of them for majors.
OTTAWA - 7 6 0 0 - 13
MONTREAL - 5 12 12 6 - 35
1st - OTT - Bob Paffrath, 3-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Single, Howie Turner kicked to deadline OTT 7-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 1-yard run OTT 7-5 2nd - MON - Bob Cunningham, 8-yard run (Ches McCance convert) MON 11-7 2nd - MON - Frank Toohy, 37-yard pass from Bob Coulter (McCance convert) MON 17-7 2nd - OTT _ Tony Golab, 27-yard fumble return (Chipper convert) MON 17-13 3rd - MON - Toohy, 21-yard pass from Coulter (McCance convert) MON 23-13 3rd - MON - Cunningham, 30-yard pass from Coulter (McCance convert) MON 29-13 4th - MON - Single, Fred Kijek kicked to deadline MON 30-13 4th - MON - Norm Cox, 3-yard run MON 35-13
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 8 2 0 16 232 113 X-Calgary 12 0 0 22 218 61
Montreal 6 4 0 12 184 139 Winnipeg 3 8 0 6 74 218
Toronto 4 5 1 9 124 166 Regina 2 9 0 4 117 130
Hamilton 1 8 1 3 74 196 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 30
Toronto 24, MONTREAL 11 (16000) - Trailing 13-11 at the half, and needed a win to clinch a playoff berth, Montreal fell apart in the second half and let the Dominion champions score a brace of majors that tightened up the East.
TORONTO - 6 7 5 6 - 24
MONTREAL - 5 6 0 0 - 11
1st - MON - Bob Cunningham, 20-yard pass from Bruce Coulter MON 5-0 1st - TOR - Frank Dunlap run (Jack Krol convert) TOR 6-5 2nd - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 9-5 2nd - MON - Lloyd Reese, 5-yard run (Steve Nemeth convert) MON 11-9 2nd - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 12-11 2nd - TOR - Single, Cunningham rouged on Krol kick TOR 13-11 3rd - TOR - Dunlap run TOR 18-11 4th - TOR - Dunlap run (Don Durno convert) TOR 24-11
OTTAWA 18, Hamilton 5 (8704) - Ottawa swept 72 and 36 yards for a pair of third quarter touchdowns along the ground and struck 85 yards through the air on a sleeper play for another major score in the final frame to roll to the easy win.
HAMILTON - 0 4 0 1 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 0 12 6 - 18
2nd - HAM - Bill Murmylyk, 21-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Nels Greene rouged on Ralph Larue kick HAM 4-0 3rd - OTT - Tony Golab, 7-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-4 2nd - OTT - Golab, 11-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 12-4 4th - HAM - Single, Rouge on Murmylyk kick OTT 12-5 4th - OTT - Pete Finlay, 40-yard lateral from Brian Lynch following pass from Gerry Dawson (Chipper convert) OTT 18-5
Regina 16, WINNIPEG 7 (6000) - Regina ended the post-season hopes of Winnipeg by sending a sellout crowd of 6,000 fans home unhappy. The Riders won the tiebreaker on the basis of a better for and against scoring record.
REGINA - 5 6 5 0 - 16
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 6 - 7
1st - WIN - Single, Bob Sandberg kicked to deadline WIN 1-0 1st - REG - Sully Glasser fumble recovery REG 5-1 2nd - REG - Ken Charlton pass from Johnny Cook (Gabe Patterson convert) REG 11-1 3rd - REG - Del Wardien, 1-yard run REG 16-1 4th - WIN - Howie Turner, 7-yard lateral from Elton Hobson (Don Hiney convert) REG 16-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 9 2 0 18 250 118 X-Calgary 12 0 0 22 218 61
Montreal 6 5 0 12 195 163 X-Regina 3 9 0 6 133 137
Toronto 5 5 1 11 148 177 Winnipeg 3 9 0 6 81 234
Hamilton 1 9 1 3 79 214 X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 6
Montreal 26, HAMILTON 9 (4000) - Montreal was primed today for their Big Four two-game championship series with Ottawa, as they smothered the Wildcats with four converted touchdowns , two in the second period, and two singles.
MONTREAL - 1 12 7 6 - 26
HAMILTON - 3 6 0 0 - 9
1st - HAM - Bill Murmylyk field goal HAM 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Fred Kijek kick HAM 3-1 2nd - MON - Keith English pass from Steve Nemeth (Nemeth convert) MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 15-yard run (Nemeth convert) MON 13-3 2nd - HAM - Bill Damiano pass from Mel Lawson (Murmylyk convert) MON 13-9 3rd - MON - Bob Cunningham run (Nemeth convert) MON 19-9 3rd - MON - Single, Kijek kick MON 20-9 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner lateral from Bill Bass after interception (Nemeth convert) MON 26-9
Ottawa 14, TORONTO 12 (18000) - When word came through at halftime that Montreal was beating the Hamilton, Toronto continued to battle for pride, but saw Eric Chipper hit a 35-yard field goal in the final 30 seconds to wipe out a 12-11 Argonaut lead.
OTTAWA - 0 6 5 3 - 14
TORONTO - 0 0 0 12 - 12
2nd - OTT - Bob Paffrath, 2-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 3rd - OTT - Brian Lynch, 28-yard interception return OTT 11-0 4th - TOR - Royal Copeland return of blocked kick (Jack Krol convert) OTT 11-6 4th - TOR - Copeland, 1-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 12-11 4th - OTT - Chipper, 35-yard field goal OTT 14-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 10 2 0 20 264 130 X-Calgary 12 0 0 22 218 61
X-Montreal 7 5 0 14 221 172 X-Regina 3 9 0 6 133 137
Toronto 5 6 1 11 160 191 Winnipeg 3 9 0 6 81 234
Hamilton 1 10 1 3 88 240 X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU FINAL (Calgary wins on points, 23-10)
SAT NOV 6
REGINA 4, Calgary 4 (T) (6000) - Calgary's Keith Spaith collected four points on two rouges and two kicks to the deadline - one in each quarter. Regina forced the tie on a 15-yard field goal by Gabe Patterson in the fourth quarter.
CALGARY - 1 1 1 1 - 4
REGINA - 0 0 1 3 - 4
1st - CAL - Single, Johnny Cook rouged on Keith Spaith kick CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 2-0 3rd - REG - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Ken Charlton kick CAL 2-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kicked to deadline CAL 3-1 4th - CAL - Single, Cook rouged on Spaith kick CAL 4-1 4th - REG - Gabe Patterson, 15-yard field goal TIED 4-4
THUR NOV 11
CALGARY 17, Regina 6 (10000) - Regina's first play was a 77-yard touchdown run by Gabe Patterson, but then went silent on the scoreboard. Calgary's Keith Spaith scored twice to send the Stampeders into the Grey Cup.
REGINA - 6 0 0 0 - 6
CALGARY - 0 0 5 10 - 15
1st - REG - Gabe Patterson, 77-yard run (Patterson convert) REG 6-0 2nd - CAL - Keith Spaith, 1-yard run (Fred Wilmot convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - CAL - Paul Rowe, 1-yard run CAL 11-6 4th - CAL - Spaith, 1-yard run (Wilmot convert) CAL 17-6
IRFU FINAL (Ottawa wins on points, 34-28
TUE NOV 11
MONTREAL 21, Ottawa 19 (15000) - Ottawa's Tony Golab scored three touchdowns, but Montreal came back from a 7-0 first quarter deficit to pull off the upset. Virgil Wagner, Big Four scoring leader, led the Als attack with two majors.
OTTAWA - 7 6 0 6 - 19
MONTREAL - 0 12 3 6 - 21
1st - OTT - Tony Golab, 18-yard interception return (Wilf Tremblay convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Howie Turner kick OTT 7-0 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 9-yard lateral from Ches McCance (Steve Nemeth convert) OTT 7-6 2nd - MON - Joey Pal, 18-yard run (McCance convert) MON 12-7 2nd - OTT - Golab recovered touched kick in end zone (Tremblay convert) OTT 13-12 3rd - MON - McCance field goal MON 15-13 4th - MON - Wagner, 33-yard pass from Bruce Coulter (McCance convert) MON 21-13 4th - OTT - Golab, 36-yard interception return (Tremblay convert) MON 21-19
SAT NOV 13
OTTAWA 15, Montreal 7 (13777) - Ottawa threw back an eleventh-hour bid by Montreal to register the win on a greasy, muddy field and brought the IRFU crown back to the Canadian Capital since 1940. The win set up a matchup with Frankie Filchock's unbeaten Hamilton Tigers for the Eastern final.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 7 - 7
OTTAWA - 7 0 2 6 - 15
1st - OTT - Matt Anthony, 21-yard pass from Bob Paffrath (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Chipper kick OTT 7-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Howie Turner kicked to deadline OTT 8-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Virgil Wagner rouged on Chipper kick OTT 9-0 4th - OTT - Tony Golab, 4-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 15-0 4th - MON - Cunningham, 1-yard run (Steve Nemeth convert) OTT 15-6 4th - MON - Single, Wilf Tremblay roughed on Ches McCance kick OTT 15-7
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 20
OTTAWA 19, Hamilton Tigers 0 (14400) - Tony Golab scored two majors and Bert Haigh added another on a short pass from Bob Paffrath to send Ottawa to the Grey Cup. Ottawa had ten fumbles on the day, but recovered them all, as well as four of Hamilton's fumble and intercepted three passes.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 6 7 6 0 - 19
1st - OTT - Tony Golab run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Howie Turner touch-in-goal kick OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Bert Haigh, 4-yard pass from Bob Pafftath (Chipper convert) OTT 13-0 3rd - OTT - Golab, 4-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 19-0
1948 GREY CUP (Saturday November 27th at Toronto - 20,013)
CALGARY STAMPEDERS (12-0) 12, OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS (10-2) 7 - The Calgary Stampeders won their first Grey Cup in 1948, but it was their fans that left an impact on the game forever. Hundreds of Calgarians invaded Toronto and created a festival atmosphere that has been associated with the game ever since. There were those who flipped flapjacks on the steps of City Hall, and those who rode horses through the prestigious Royal York Hotel. Impromptu parades and dances
Calgary Stampeders (12-0)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Regina Roughriders (3-9)
Head Coach: Fred Grant
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3-9)
Head Coach: Jack West
Ottawa Citizen (September 6th 1948)
Regina Leader-Post (September 13th 1948)
Ottawa Citizen (September 27th 1948)
Montreal Gazette (September 29th 1948)
Montreal Gazette (October 4th 1948)
Ottawa Citizen (October 11th 1948)
Ottawa Citizen (October 18th 1948)
Montreal Gazette (October 25th 1948)
Calgary Herald (November 12th 1948)
Ottawa Citizen (November 12th 1948)
The group on the Grey Cup train in 1948 after the Calgary Stampeders won 12-7 over the Ottawa Rough Riders in Ottawa on Nov. 27, 1948. (Canadian Pacific Railway Company/Glenbow Museum photo archives)
also took place. There wasn’t a pub in downtown Toronto that didn’t have celebrating Westerners in it. As for the game itself, the youthful Stampeders were considered underdogs against a veteran Rough Riders squad. But it was the Ottawa team that played like neophytes, as the Grey Cup trophy headed West for just the fourth time. The Riders were on the Calgary eight, 10 and 22-yard lines on three separate occasions, and came away with no points. Calgary’s first major of the game came courtesy of a failed gamble by the Riders. Howie Turner was asked to run his second fake punt of the game at the Calgary 46. Although the first one was successful, the Stampeders were not fooled twice. Turner was stopped on the run, and five plays later, Calgarians were celebrating a touchdown. The Stampeders worked the sleeper play to perfection. With an undetected Norm Hill standing along the sideline, Keith Spaith connected with him on a wobbly pass for the major. Although many of the fans in attendance warned the unsuspecting Riders, defenders Doug Smylie and Wilf Tremblay didn’t see Hill. A mental lapse provided the Stampeders the winning score in the final quarter. Ottawa’s Pete Karpuk let a wild lateral pass roll around the ground. Believing the play was dead, Karpuk didn’t feel the urgency to pick the ball up. Calgary’s Woody Strode knew better, as he grabbed the ball, and ran all the way to the Ottawa 11 before being tackled. Pete Thodos scored the winning major, darting around the end and behind good blocking crossed the goal line standing up. Bob Paffrath scored the lone touchdown for Ottawa. The Stampeders were the last team to go undefeated in a season. They had a perfect 12-0 mark in the Western Interprovincial Football Union regular season and defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the playoffs.
CALGARY - 0 6 0 6 - 12
OTTAWA - 1 0 6 0 - 7
1st - OTT - Single, Tony Golab kick to deadline OTT 1-0 2nd - CAL - Norm Hill, 15-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Fred Wilmot convert) CAL 6-1 3rd - OTT - Bob Paffath, 1-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 7-6 4th - CAL - Pete Thodos, 10-yard run (Wilmot convert) CAL 12-7
Ottawa Citizen (November 22nd 1948)
Ottawa Rough Riders (11-1)
Head Coach: Walt Masters
Montreal Alouettes (8-4)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Toronto Argonauts (5-7)
Head Coach: Ted Morris
Hamilton Wildcats (0-12)
Head Coach: Frank Gnup
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
Montreal at Ottawa (September 3rd 1949)
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, then 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
Edmonton Journal (October 11th 1949)
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
Hamilton at Montreal (October 30th 1949)
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 Cunningham, 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.
Calgary Stampeders (13-1)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Regina Roughriders (9-5)
Head Coach: Fred Grant
Edmonton Eskimos (4-10)
Head Coach: Annis Stukus
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-12)
Head Coach: Frank Larson
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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 (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
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