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 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
OTTAWA CITIZEN - OCTOBER 7TH 1940
MONTREAL GAZETTE - OCTOBER 7TH 1940
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