Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-5)
Head Coach: Carl Voyles
Toronto Argonauts (6-5-1)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Montreal Alouettes (6-6)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Ottawa Rough Riders (4-7-1)
Head Coach: Walt Masters
FRANCHISE ADDED: The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Regina franchise officially changed their name to become the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday, April 1. The WIFU allowed the third place team in the standings to be qualified for a playoff berth.
SAT AUG 26
SASKATCHEWAN 25, Calgary 12 (8467) - The largest crowd in Saskatchewan football history turned out to see the Riders beat Calgary for the first time in four years. The Riders' big break came in the fourth when Johnny Bell scooped up a fumble and lateraled to Tony Hungle who scored a TD.
CALGARY - 0 7 5 0 - 12
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 12 0 6 - 25
1st - SASK - Al Bodine, 5-yard run (Jack Hartman convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, Bob Early recovered Bodine fumble in end zone SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK- Ken Charlton, 48-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 13-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Charlton rouged on Keith Spaith kick SASK 13-1 2nd - SASK - Charlton, 60-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 19-1 2nd - CAL - Royal Copeland, 5-yard pass from Harry Hood (Vern Graham convert) SASK 19-7 3rd - CAL - Copeland, 4-yard run SASK 19-12 4th - CAL - Tony Hungle, 20-yard run with lateral from Johnny Bell after 76-yard fumble return (Hartman convert) SASK 25-12
WINNIPEG 18, Edmonton 7 (8000) - The largest crowd in Winnipeg football history saw Winnipeg overcome an early 6-0 deficit behind two new players - former Green Bay Packer QB Jack Jacobs and RB Tom Casey, who came from Hamilton, who scored two majors.
EDMONTON - 6 0 0 1 - 7
WINNIPEG - 0 13 4 1 - 18
1st - EDM - Morris Bailey pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kicked to deadline EDM 6-1 2nd - WIN - Casey pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - Casey, 9-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 13-6 3rd - WIN - Jacobs field goal WIN 16-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 17-6 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 18-6 4th - EDM - Single, Ford rouged on Ken Moore kick WIN 18-7
SUN AUG 27
MONTREAL 14, Ottawa 7 (19800) - Ottawa blew a 7-point lead and saw the defending champions rally on the 100-yard gridiron at Delormier Park.
OTTAWA - 1 5 1 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 0 0 9 5 - 14
1st - OTT - Single, Bob Cunningham rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Tom Calvin, 1-yard run OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Buck Rogers kicked to deadline OTT 7-0 3rd - MON - Johnny Taylor, 60-yard return of blocked field goal (Nick Scollard convert) OTT 7-6 3rd - MON - Scollard, 23-yard field goal MON 9-7 4th - MON - Pete Thodos run MON 14-7
MON AUG 28
Edmonton 15, SASKATCHEWAN 9 (6000) - The passing combination of Lindy Berry to Morris Bailey and the tricky running of Doug Pyzer paced Edmonton to the win. Berry and Pyzer ran for majors, while Al Bodine scored the Rider touchdown.
EDMONTON - 2 1 6 6 - 15
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 6 0 - 9
1st - EDM - Single, Bill Briggs 53-yard kick to deadline EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Briggs kick EDM 2-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Hartman, 28-yard field SASK 3-2 2nd - EDM - Single, Jim McFaul recovered Rollin Prather's fumble in end zone TIED 3-3 3rd - EDM - Lindy Berry, 11-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 9-3 3rd - SASK - Al Bodine, 1-yard run (Hartman convert) TIED 9-9 4th - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 20-yard run with lateral from Morris Bailey after 51-yard pass from Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 15-9
WINNIPEG 7, Calgary 4 (7700) - Tom Casey's first quarter TD sent Winnipeg to its second straight win, with Jack Jacobs adding the other two Bomber points. Winnipeg had a wide edge on the ground, going for 264 yards compared to the Stamps' 78.
CALGARY - 0 1 3 0 - 4
WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 1 - 7
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 45-yard run WIN 5-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs 37-yard single to deadline WIN 6-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith, 70-yard kick to deadline WIN 6-1 3rd - CAL - Vern Graham, 17-yard field goal WIN 6-4 4th - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs 38-yard kick to deadline WIN 7-4
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 1 0 0 2 14 7 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 25 11
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 34 27
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 1 0 2 22 27
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 7 14 Calgary 0 2 0 0 16 32
SAT SEPT 2
Edmonton 19, CALGARY 13 (8500) - QB Lindy Berry led his Eskimos to a win in a fast and furious aerial battle. It was Calgary's third straight loss while Edmonton has won two of its first three starts. Five touchdowns were scored through the air.
EDMONTON - 6 1 6 6 - 19
CALGARY - 0 6 1 6 - 13
1st - EDM - Maurice Bailey, 13-yard pass from Bob Paffrath (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Harry Hood rouged by Jim Quandamatteo on Stukus kick EDM 7-0 2nd - CAL - Woody Strode, 10-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Walt Chahley convert) EDM 7-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Doug Pyzer rouged by Johnny Reid on Spaith kick TIED 7-7 3rd - EDM - Pyzer, 100-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 13-7 4th - EDM - Bailey, 35-yard pass from Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 19-7 4th - CAL - Strode, 1-yard pass from Royal Copeland (Chahley convert) EDM 19-13
Hamilton 26, OTTAWA 17 (12500) - Hamilton beat an Ottawa team in the IRFU for the first time in over a decade. Stan Heath completed 13 of 25 pass attempts to keep the Tiger-Cats perfect on the season, while Edgar (Special Delivery) Jones contributed 15 points to the winning effort.
HAMILTON - 12 0 5 9 - 26
OTTAWA - 0 11 6 0 - 17
1st - HAM - Edgar Jones, 42-yard pass from Stan Heath (Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st- HAM - Single, Andy Gordon rouged by Vince Mazza on Fred Kijek kick HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Bill Gregus, 6-yard run HAM 12-0 2nd - OTT - Bruce Cummings, 7-yard run HAM 12-5 2nd - OTT - Bill Larochelle, 9-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) HAM 12-11 3rd - E. Jones, 9-yard run HAM 17-11 3rd - OTT - Paul Gibson pass from Gordon (Rogers convert) TIED 17-17 4th - HAM - Jones, 25-yard field goal HAM 20-17 4th - HAM - Don Toms, 2-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 26-17
TORONTO 26, Montreal 6 (16000) - A revamped Toronto team, with former Hamilton Wildcat QB Al Dekdebrun leading the way and scoring a touchdown, smashed the defending Dominion champions. The other Argo majors were all scored by import players.
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 0 - 6
TORONTO - 6 9 11 0 - 26
1st - MON - Ralph Toohy, 5-yard pass from Bruce Coulter (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Bill Bass, 35-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 50-yard from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 12-6 2nd - TOR - Bob Heck, 25-yard field goal TOR 15-6 3rd - TOR - Dekdebrun, 1-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 21-6 3rd - TOR - Ray Whaley, 30-yard blocked punt return TOR 26-6
MON SEPT 4
SASKATCHEWAN 17, Winnipeg 2 (9149) - Before a record crowd, the Rough Riders relied on Matt Anthony, who caught a touchdown pass and helped set up another on Jack Hartman's passes. That led to a 11-2 halftime lead and the Ruffies coasted the rest of the way.
WINNIPEG - 2 0 0 0 - 2
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 1 5 - 17
1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 2-0 2nd - SASK - Matt Anthony, 35-yard pass from Jack Hartman SASK 5-2 2nd - SASK - Del Wardien, 30-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 11-2 3rd - SASK - Single, Tom Casey rouged on Ken Charlton kick SASK 12-2 4th - SASK - Hartman, 18-yard field goal SASK 15-2 4th - SASK - Single, Charlton kick to deadline SASK 16-2 4th - SASK - Single, Charlton kick to deadline SASK 17-2
EDMONTON 18, Calgary 8 (10000) - Edmonton drove Calgary deeper in the cellar with the Stampeders' fourth straight loss. Lindy Berry continued to plague the Stamps with another TD pass, while Annis Stukus kicked two field goals and two converts.
CALGARY - 1 1 6 0 - 8
EDMONTON - 6 6 0 6 - 18
1st - CAL - Single, Walt Chahley kick to deadline CAL 1-0 1st - EDM - Annis Stukus field goal EDM 3-1 1st - EDM - Stukus, 16-yard field goal EDM 6-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline EDM 6-2 2nd - EDM - Frank Hickey, 6-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Stukus convert) EDM 13-2 3rd - CAL - Royal Copeland, 3-yard pass from Spaith (Chahley convert) EDM 13-8 4th - EDM - Bob Paffrath, 2-yard run (Stukus convert) EDM 19-8
HAMILTON 13, Toronto 6 (14000) - Hamilton scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, before the largest crowd to watch a football game in Hamilton, as the Tiger-Cats won their second straight and moved into first place in the East.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 6 - 6
HAMILTON - 1 0 11 1 - 13
1st - HAM - Single, Nick Volpe roughed on Fred Kijek kick HAM 1-0 3rd - HAM - Bill Gregus run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 7-0 3rd - HAM - Dick Brown run HAM 12-0 4th - HAM - Single, Volpe rouged on Kijek kick HAM 13-0 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 35-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) HAM 13-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 39 23 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 59 48
Toronto 1 1 0 2 32 19 Saskatchewan 2 1 0 4 51 29
Montreal 1 1 0 2 20 33 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 27 28
Ottawa 0 2 0 0 24 40 Calgary 0 4 0 0 37 69
SAT SEPT 9
Saskatchewan 16, CALGARY 11 (9500) - Led by quarterback Jack Hartman, who racked up 10 points, the Rough Riders rolled to the win, creating a three-way for first place in the WIFU. For Calgary, the loss was their fifth in a row to start the season.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 1 9 - 16
CALGARY - 0 5 0 6 - 11
2nd - CAL - Woody Strode, 44-yard pass from Keith Spaith CAL 5-0 2nd - SASK - Ken Charlton, 30-yard pass from Jack Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 6-5 3rd - SASK - Single, Charlton kick to deadline SASK 7-5 4th - SASK - Hartman, 20-yard pass from Del Wardien (Hartman convert) SASK 13-5 4th - SASK - Hartman, 22-yard field goal SASK 16-5 4th - CAL - Chuck Fenenbock, 3-yard run (Wilf Godfrey convert) SASK 16-11
Winnipeg 20, EDMONTON 6 (8000) - Tom Casey score two touchdowns to lead the Bomber offense, and intercepted four passes to lead the Bomber defense, which picked off seven passes in all. Winnipeg ran for 204 yards, and held Edmonton to 53 yards on the ground.
WINNIPEG - 0 15 5 0 - 20
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 6-yard pass from Pete Petrow (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Andy Sokol, 11-yard run (Aguirre convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Aguirre, 28-yard field goal WIN 15-0 3rd - WIN - Casey, 21-yard run WIN 20-0 4th - EDM - Bob Paffrath, 25-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus conver) WIN 20-6
Ottawa 23, HAMILTON 15 (12000) - Ottawa used a third-quarter aerial attack to drop Hamilton from the unbeaten ranks. QB Andy Gordon had ample time to pass thanks to his offensive line, tossing two majors to Bill Larochelle and another to Paul Gibson.
OTTAWA - 6 1 11 5 - 23
HAMILTON - 6 6 0 3 - 15
1st - HAM - Single, Bruce Cummins rouged on Fred Kijek kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Edgar Jones, 1-yard run HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Bill Larochelle, 38-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Buck Rogers convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Dick Brown rouged on Cummins kick OTT 7-6 2nd - HAM - Bill Gregus, 8-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 12-7 3rd - OTT - Gordon, 3-yard run TIED 12-12 3rd - OTT - Single, Al Crooker rouged by Lally Lalonde on Cummins kick OTT 13-12 3rd - OTT - LaRochelle, 37-yard run with lateral from Joe Asquini OTT 18-12 4th - HAM - Jones, 35-yard field goal OTT 18-15 4th - OTT - Paul Gibson pass from Gordon OTT 23-15
TORONTO 43, Montreal 12 (15000) - In a one-sided game, the Argonauts jumped out to an 18-0 lead in the first quarter and 31-6 at the half, with three of their seven touchdowns going for 82, 75 and 60 yards, while the defending champions looked inept due to numerous injuries.
MONTREAL - 0 6 6 0 - 12
TORONTO - 18 13 6 6 - 43
1st - TOR - Al Dekdebrun, 60-yard interception return (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 75-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 12-0 1st - TOR - Billy Bass, 7-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 18-0 2nd - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 38-yard pass from Bruce Coulter (Nick Scollard convert) TOR 18-6 2nd - TOR - Bass, 3-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 24-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Coulter rouged on Joe Krol kick TOR 25-6 2nd - TOR - Jake Dunlap on lateral from Jack Wedley after fumble recovery (Volpe convert) TOR 31-6 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 23-yard run (Scollard convert) TOR 31-12 3rd - Lorne Parkin, 15-yard fumble recovery (Volpe convert) TOR 37-12 4th - TOR - Curtis, 82-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 43-12
MON SEPT 11
CALGARY 13, Winnipeg 6 (8000) - Calgary finally broke into the win column as they kept Winnipeg off the scoreboard until the last play of the game. Royal Copeland and Sugarfoot Anderson scored the Stampeder majors as they rolled to a 13-0 lead.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 6 - 6
CALGARY - 0 1 0 12 - 13
1st - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline CAL 1-0 4th - CAL - Royal Copeland, 6-yard run (Wilf Godfrey convert) CAL 7-0 4th - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 7-yard pass from Spaith (Godfrey convert) CAL 13-0 4th - WIN - Ron Vaccher pass from Pete Petrow (Ed Korchak convert) CAL 13-6
EDMONTON 24, Saskatchewan 12 (8000) - The score was tied at 12 when Jimmy Macrea and Don Simon scored majors for their hometown team, sending Edmonton into first place in the West. AL Bodine scored both Saskatchewan majors.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 6 0 0 - 12
EDMONTON - 6 0 12 6 - 24
1st - SASK - Al Bodine, 51-yard pass from Jack Hartman (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 1st - EDM - Mike King run (Annis Stukus convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Bodine, 22-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 12-6 3rd - EDM - King run (A. Stukus convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - EDM - Jimmy Macrea, 24-yard fumble return (A. Stukus convert) EDM 18-12 4th - EDM - Don Simon, 32-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 24-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 2 1 0 4 54 46 Edmonton 4 2 0 8 89 80
Toronto 2 1 0 4 75 31 Saskatchewan 3 2 0 6 79 64
Montreal 1 2 0 2 32 76 Winnipeg 3 2 0 6 53 47
Ottawa 1 2 0 2 47 55 Calgary 1 5 0 2 61 91
SAT SEPT 16
Winnipeg 26, SASKATCHEWAN 13 (7559) - Winnipeg QB Jack Jacobs completed 13 of 16 passes, with one interception, and four TD passes to lead the Bombers to second place in the West.
WINNIPEG - 0 12 14 0 - 26
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 12 0 - 13
1st - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline SASK 1-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 27-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-1 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 28-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 12-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Del Wardien rouged on Aguirre kick WIN 13-1 3rd - SASK- Wardien, 5-yard run (Jack Hartman convert) WIN 13-7 3rd - WIN - Aguirre, 36-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 19-7 3rd - SASK - Bob Pelling, 38-yard pass from Charlton (Hartman convert) WIN 19-13 3rd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 40-yard run with lateral from Aguirre (Aguirre convert) WIN 25-13 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 26-13
Edmonton 29, CALGARY 22 (8500) - Edmonton stayed in first place as they overcame a 16-11 deficit thanks to QB Lindy Berry, who threw TD passes to Roland Prather and Bill Briggs. The loss dropped Calgary deeper into the cellar and jeopardized their playoff hopes.
EDMONTON - 6 5 12 6 - 29
CALGARY - 0 16 0 6 - 22
1st - EDM - Mike King, 6-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - CAL - Keith Spaith, 1-yard run EDM 6-5 2nd - EDM - Roland Prather, 66-yard pass from Lindy
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Berry EDM 11-5 2nd - CAL - Spaith, 13-yard pass from Chuck Fenenbock (Wilf Godfrey convert) TIED 11-11 2nd - CAL - Woody Strode, 36-yard pass from Spaith CAL 16-11 3rd - EDM - Bill Briggs. 46-yard pass from Doug Pyzer (A. Stukus convert) EDM 17-16 3rd - EDM - Don Simon, 75-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 23-16 4th - CAL - Royal Copeland, 1-yard run (Godfrey convert) EDM 23-22 4th - EDM - Briggs, 16-yard pass from Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 29-22
OTTAWA 42, Montreal 15 (15000) - QB Andy Gordon led Ottawa on a 26-point explosion in the second quarter, as the Rough Riders' Bill Larochelle ran 60 yards on the first play of the frame for a major. Virgil Wagner scored all three Alouette majors in the losing effort.
MONTREAL - 5 0 5 5 - 15
OTTAWA - 0 26 0 16 - 42
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 33-yard pass from Frank Filchock MON 5-0 2nd - OTT - Bill Larochelle, 60-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-5 2nd - OTT - Safety, Tommy Manastersky took Howie Turner quick kick 7 yards back into end zone OTT 8-5 2nd - OTT - Tony Golab, 2-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 14-5 2nd - OTT - Andy Gordon, 16-yard interception return (Chipper convert) OTT 20-5 2nd - OTT - Larochelle pass from Frank Dunlap (Chipper convert) OTT 26-5 3rd - MON - Wagner, 27-yard run OTT 26-10 4th - OTT - Turner pass from Gordon OTT 31-10 4th - OTT - John Wagoner, 12-yard fumble return OTT 36-10 4th - OTT - Bill Stanton, 15-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 42-10 4th - MON - Wagner, 3-yard run OTT 42-15
TORONTO 48, Hamilton 8 (20904) - A record crowd saw the Argonauts smash Hamilton, leading 29-7 at the half. Hamilton QB Stan Heath completed only 5 of 21 passes and had three passes intercepted. Toronto QB Al Dekdebrun completed 8 of 15 with two touchdown passes.
HAMILTON - 1 6 0 1 - 8
TORONTO - 11 18 13 6 - 48
1st - HAM - Single, Ed Jones kick HAM 1-0 1st - TOR - Marvin Whaley pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-1 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 35-yard run TOR 11-1 2nd - TOR - Ted Toogood, 50-yard punt return (Vople convert) TOR 17-1 2nd - TOR - Joe Krol, 40-yard interception return (Volpe convert) TOR 23-1 2nd - HAM - Bill Gregus, 1-yard run (Jones convert) TOR 23-7 2nd - TOR - Bob Heck pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 29-7 3rd - TOR - Curtis, 79-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 35-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 36-7 3rd - TOR - Toogood, 80-yard punt return (Volpe convert) TOR 43-7 4th - TOR - Byron Karrys, 65-yard interception return (Volpe convert) TOR 49-7 4th - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick TOR 49-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 1 0 6 123 39 Edmonton 5 2 0 10 118 102
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 62 94 Winnipeg 4 2 0 8 79 60
Ottawa 2 2 0 4 89 70 Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 92 90
Montreal 1 3 0 2 47 118 Calgary 1 6 0 2 83 120
SAT SEPT 23
WINNIPEG 15, Saskatchewan 9 (8000) - A 35-yard touchdown pass from Indian Jack Jacobs to Tommy Ford, his second of the game, in the last two minutes gave Winnipeg the win and kept them two points behind Edmonton.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 3 6 - 9
WINNIPEG - 1 7 1 6 - 15
1st - WIN - Single, Ken Charlton rouged by Joe Aguirre on blocked kick WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 2-0 2nd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 62-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 8-0 3rd - SASK- Jack Hartman, 21-yard field goal WIN 8-3 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 9-3 4th - SASK - Sully Glasser, 8-yard pass from Del Wardien (Hartman convert) TIED 9-9 4th - WIN - Ford, 35-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-9
EDMONTON 33, Calgary 8 (10000) - Mike King scored three majors to keep Edmonton in first place in the West before one of the largest crowds in Clarke Stadium history. Edmonton exploded for 138 yards rushing and 238 through the air, while holding Calgary to 53 on the ground and 146 passing.
CALGARY - 3 0 0 5 - 8
EDMONTON - 5 9 5 14 - 33
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 37-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - EDM - Mike King, 2-yard line EDM 5-3 2nd - EDM - Annis Stukus, 24-yard field goal EDM 8-3 2nd - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 15-yard pass from Lindy Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 14-3 3rd - EDM - Jim Macrae pass from Berry EDM 19-3 4th - EDM - King, 1-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 25-3 4th - EDM - Single, Ken Moore kick to deadline 26-3 4th - EDM - Single, Harry Hood rouged by Bill Briggs on Moore kick EDM 27-3 4th - CAL - Royal Copeland run EDM 27-8 4th - EDM - King, 12-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 33-8
HAMILTON 18, Montreal 12 (7000) - Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones sparked Hamilton to the win with seven points on four singles and a field goal. Dick Brown ran for two majors to lead the Tiger-Cat ground attack. Montreal's hopes of defending the Dominion title took another hit with the loss.
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 6 - 12
HAMILTON - 0 13 5 0 - 18
1st - MON - Rod Pantages touch-in-goal kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 70-yard pass from Frank Filchock MON 6-0 2nd - HAM - Dick Brown, 4-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Brown, 1-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 12-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Pantages rouged on Pat Santucci kick HAM 13-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Jones 85-yard quick kick HAM 14-6 3rd - HAM - Jones, 25-yard field goal HAM 17-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Jones kick to deadline HAM 18-6 4th - MON - Tony Manastersky off lateral from Ralph Toohy after Filchock pass (Ches MCance convert) HAM 18-12
TORONTO 36, Ottawa 15 (24874) - Before the largest crowd in Canadian football history, Frank Clair's Argonauts rang up six touchdowns to win their third straight game. The Riders took an early 9-6 lead before Toronto stormed ahead for a 24-9 halftime lead.
OTTAWA - 3 6 1 5 - 15
TORONTO - 6 18 0 12 - 36
1st - OTT - Eric Chipper, 37-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 14-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-3 2nd - OTT - Andy Gordon, 10-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 9-6 2nd - TOR - Jack Wedley, 7-yard return of blocked kick (Volpe convert) TOR 12-9 2nd - TOR - Billy Bass, 40-yard interception return (Volpe convert) TOR 18-9 2nd - TOR - Curtis, 47-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 24-9 3rd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick to deadline TOR 24-10 4th - TOR - Bass, 17-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 30-10 4th - TOR - Dekdebrun, 2-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 36-10 4th - OTT - Paul Gibson, 16-yard pass from Gordon TOR 36-15
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 1 0 8 159 54 Edmonton 6 2 0 12 151 110
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 80 106 Winnipeg 5 2 0 10 94 69
Ottawa 2 3 0 4 104 106 Saskatchewan 3 4 0 6 101 105
Montreal 1 4 0 2 59 136 Calgary 1 7 0 2 91 153
SAT SEPT 30
OTTAWA 15, Toronto 5 (16592) - Billy Bass' 82-yard TD run was the only highlight for the Argos, who had beaten Ottawa by 21 points a week ago. Benny MacDonell led the Rider offense, rushing 21 times for 149 yards before a record Ottawa crowd.
TORONTO - 0 0 5 0 - 5
OTTAWA - 0 1 8 6 - 15
2nd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings touch-in-goal kick OTT 1-0 3rd - TOR - Billy Bass, 82-yard run TOR 5-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Cummings kick to deadline TOR 5-2 3rd - OTT - Andy Gordon, 1-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 8-5 3rd - OTT - Single, Tommy Toogood rouged on Cummings kick OTT 9-5 4th - OTT - Frank Dunlap, 2-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 15-5
Winnipeg 22, CALGARY 0 (6500) - Calgary won the rushing battle, 204 yards to 92, but could not dent the scoreboard. Winnipeg QB Jack Jacobs completed 10 of 11 passes in the first half to put the Bombers into a tie for first place in the West.
WINNIPEG - 6 9 6 1 - 22
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 10-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 22-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Aguirre, 25-yard field goal WIN 15-0 3rd - WIN - Ford, 58-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 21-0 4th - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 22-0
Saskatchewan 9, EDMONTON 6 (6500) - A last minute Edmonton fumble set up Al Bodine's winning major on a pass from Jack Hartman as Saskatchewan escaped with the win and sent the Eskimos into a tie with the Blue Bombers for first in the West.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 3 6 - 9
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
3rd - SASK - Jack Hartman, 35-yard field goal SASK 3-0 4th - EDM - Mo Bailey, 10-yard pass from Lindy Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 6-3 4th - SASK - Al Bodine, 10-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 9-6
SUN OCT 1
MONTREAL 31, Hamilton 18 (15383) - Montreal came back from a five point first half deficit to keep their playoff hopes alive. An 18-point splurge in the third quarter was led by Tommy Manastersky, who caught TD passes from Frank Filchock and Bruce Coulter.
HAMILTON - 6 6 6 0 - 18
MONTREAL - 6 1 18 6 - 31
1st - HAM - Jack Stewart, 3-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 3-yard run (Nick Scollard convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - Single, Dick Brown rouged by John Taylor on Rod Pantages kick MON 7-6 2nd - HAM - Bill Gregus run (Jones convert) HAM 12-7 3rd - MON - Wagner, 11-yard run (Scollard convert) MON 13-12 3rd - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 72-yard pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 19-12 3rd - Manastersky, 25-yard pass from Bruce Coulter MON 24-12 3rd - MON - Single, Don Toms rouged on Pantage kick MON 25-12 3rd - HAM - Gregus lateral from Jones (Jones convert) MON 25-18 4th - MON - Keith English, 19-yard pass from Filchock (Ches McCance convert) MON 31-18
MON OCT 2
CALGARY 16, Saskatchewan 13 (7000) - Calgary kept their playoff hopes alive, as they came from behind a first quarter 7-0 deficit to smash the Roughriders and help Edmonton clinch a playoff berth.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 6 - 13
CALGARY - 6 1 9 0 - 16
1st - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - George Festeryga, 18-yard run (Jack Hartman convert) SASK 7-0 1st - CAL - Chuck Fenebock, 2-yard run (Wilf Godfrey convert) SASK 7-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick to deadline TIED 7-7 3rd - CAL - Vern Graham, 2-yard field goal CAL 10-7 3rd - CAL - Graham lateral from Royal Copeland (Graham convert) CAL 16-7 4th - SASK - Al Bodine, 50-yard run (Hartman convert) CAL 16-13
EDMONTON 13, Winnipeg 10 (8000) - Spearheaded by Mike King's two touchdowns, Edmonton came from behind to edge Winnipeg after being held scoreless for the first three quarters. A succession of five Bomber penalties, King's plunging and the passing of Lindy Berry set the stage.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 4 0 - 10
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 13 - 13
2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 45-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 5-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - Aguirre, 6-yard field goal WIN 9-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 10-0 4th - EDM - Mike King, 2-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) WIN 10-6 4th - EDM - King, 24-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 12-10 4th - EDM - Single, Bill Briggs kick to deadline EDM 13-10
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 2 0 8 164 69 X-Edmonton 7 3 0 14 170 129
Hamilton 3 3 0 6 98 137 Winnipeg 6 3 0 12 126 82
Ottawa 3 3 0 6 119 111 Saskatchewan 4 5 0 8 123 127
Montreal 2 4 0 4 90 154 Calgary 2 8 0 4 107 188
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 7
OTTAWA 18, Montreal 8 (13000) - Ottawa had a wide edge all the way. The Alouettes' only weapon was Frank Filchock's passing. The former New York Giant star brought the Grey Cup champions a 77-yard touchdown in two plays in the final minute of the second quarter for their only highlight.
MONTREAL - 0 7 0 1 - 8
OTTAWA - 2 6 10 0 - 18
1st - OTT - Single, Tony Manastersky rouged on Howie Turner kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick to deadline 2nd - MON - Single, Pete Karpuk rouged on Rod Pantages kick OTT 2-1 2nd - OTT - Benny MacDonell, 3-yard run (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 8-1 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 24-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) OTT 8-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Manastersky rouged on Cummings kick OTT 9-7 3rd - OTT - Paul Gibson recovered fumble in end zone (Chipper convert) OTT 15-7 3rd - OTT - Chipper, 23-yard field goal OTT 18-7 4th - MON - Single, Pantages touch-in-goal kick OTT 18-8
Hamilton 29, TORONTO 23 (14957) - Hamilton threw the Big East race wide open by upsetting Toronto. The victory forced a three-way tie for first place. Bill Gregus dashed for two touchdowns to lead the Tiger-Cat attack, while Edgar Jones added a major and four converts.
HAMILTON - 9 6 7 7 - 29
TORONTO - 5 0 12 6 - 23
1st - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Bill Gregus run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 9-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run HAM 9-5 2nd - HAM - Ed Bevan, 24-yared fumble return (Jones convert) HAM 15-5 3rd - TOR - Al Dekdebrun run (Nick Volpe convert) HAM 15-11 3rd - HAM - Gregus run (Jones convert) HAM 21-11 3rd - TOR - Billy Bass run (Volpe convert) HAM 21-17 3rd - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 22-17 4th - HAM - Jones run (Jones convert) HAM 28-17 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie, 70-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) HAM 28-23 4th - HAM - Single, Kijek kick HAM 29-23
WINNIPEG 25, Calgary 13 (8000) - Calgary saw its playoff hopes virtually killed before one of the largest crowds in Winnipeg's creaky Osborne Stadium. The Bombers fumbled five times but recovered all of them in a game highlighted by singles and rouges.
CALGARY - 3 1 3 6 - 13
WINNIPEG - 2 0 12 10 - 25
1st - CAL - Vern Graham, 23-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick CAL 3-1 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick CAL 3-2 2nd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick CAL 4-2 3rd - CAL- Graham, 13-yard field goal CAL 7-2 3rd - WIN - Tom Casey, 8-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 8-7 3rd - WIN - John Brown, 38-yard fumble return WIN 13-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick WIN 14-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 15-7 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 18-7 4th - WIN - Aguirre field goal WIN 19-7 4th - WIN - Don Knowles, 22-yard pass from Pete Petrow (Aguirre convert) WIN 25-7 4th - CAL - Normie Kwong, 5-yard run (Graham convert) WIN 25-13
SASKATCHEWAN 8, Edmonton 6 (6000) - Edmonton rolled up 348 yards on offense on a muddy field, but saw the Riders come from behind to knock them into a tie for first place in the West once again with Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 0 - 6
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 6 1 - 8
1st - SASK - Single, Jack Hartman kick SASK 1-0 2nd - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 25-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-1 3rd - SASK - Al Bodine, 2-yard run (Hartman convert) SASK 7-6 4th - SASK - Single, Bill Stukus rouged by Toar Springstein on Hartman kick SASK 8-6
SUN OCT 8
MONTREAL 18, Ottawa 14 (18618) - Montreal split their weekend series with Ottawa, dropping the Riders into a three-way tie for first place. The first half ended with clock confusion when the official allowed a Ottawa touchdown, then ruled the play did not count after consulting with the timers.
OTTAWA - 2 1 6 5 - 14
MONTREAL - 6 4 1 7 - 18
1st - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 4-yard run (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - OTT - Safety Frank Filchock tackled in end zone by Jack Morneau MON 6-2 2nd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings touch-in-goal kick MON 6-3 2nd - MON - Single, Ted McLarty rouged on Rod Pantages kick MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Scollard, 12-yard field goal MON 10-3 3rd - MON - Single, Herb Trawick blocked kick into end zone MON 11-3 3rd - OTT - Bill LaRochelle pass from Andy Gordon (Eric Chipper convert) MON 11-9 4th - MON - Single, Pantages kick to deadline MON 12-9 4th - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 18-9 4th - OTT - Bob Simpson, 83-yard pass from Gordon MON 18-14
MON OCT 9
Toronto 20, HAMILTON 19 (11000) - Toronto took over the top spot in the Big Four, but it was not easy. The last play of the game was an attempted field goal by Hamilton's Edgar Jones from 40 yards out, which missed the posts by a foot and rolled to the deadline for the Tiger-Cats' 19th point.
TORONTO - 7 1 12 0 - 20
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 13 - 19
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Al Dekdebrun run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 8-0 2nd - HAM - Edgar Jones run (Jones convert) TOR 8-6 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 20-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 14-6 3rd - Doug Smylie, 30-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 20-6 4th - HAM - Jones 20-yard pass from Stan Heath (Jones convert) TOR 20-12 4th - HAM - Alfie Crooker pass from Heath (Jones convert) TOR 20-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jones kick to deadline TOR 20-19
WINNIPEG 28, Edmonton 6 (8000) - On the first play of the game, Edmonton's Mike King fumbled and Winnipeg's Ed Henke recovered - the rout was on.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WINNIPEG - 14 1 11 2 - 28
1st - WIN - Tommy Ford, 10-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 7-0 1st- WIN - Single, Harry Hobbs rogued on Jacobs kick WIN 8-0 1st - WIN - Aguirre, 20-yard fumble return (Aguirre convert) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Hobbs rouged on Aguirre kick WIN 15-0 3rd - WIN - Don Knowles, 83-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 21-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick WIN 22-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 23-0 3rd - WIN - Aguirre, 26-yard field goal WIN 26-0 4th - WIN - Single, Hibbs rigued on Tom Casey kick
SASKATCHEWAN 21, Calgary 0 (8000) - The game started out blandly as Saskatchewan led 1-0 at the half, then the Riders exploded with 14 points in the third quarter to stay alive in the West playoff picture. Ken Hartman led the way with a touchdown pass, three converts and two singles.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 14 6 - 21
2nd - SASK - Single, Ken Hartman kick SASK 1-0 3rd - SASK - Sammy Pierce, 36-yard run (Hartman convert) SASK 7-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick to deadline SASK 8-0 3rd - SASK - Nelson Greene run (Hartman convert) SASK 14-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Hartman kick SASK 15-0 4th - SASK - Mike Yakmyk, 4-yard pass from Hartman (Hartman convert) SASK 21-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 3 0 10 207 117 X-Winnipeg 8 3 0 16 177 101
Hamilton 4 4 0 8 146 180 X-Edmonton 7 5 0 14 182 165
Ottawa 4 4 0 8 151 137 Saskatchewan 6 5 0 12 152 133
Montreal 3 5 0 6 116 186 Calgary 2 10 0 4 120 232
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 14
Winnipeg 23, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (7000) - Winnipeg struck for three touchdowns in the third quarter to clinch first place in the West. Tommy Ford scored twice on passes from Jack Jacobs. The Riders' passing game struggled, completing 13 of 37 pass attempts.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 17 0 - 23
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Tommy Ford, 46-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 5-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 6-0 3rd - WIN - Tom Casey, 32-yard interception return (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 12-0 3rd - WIN - Ford, 6-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 17-0 3rd - WIN - Jacobs, 5-yard run (Aguirre convert) WIN 23-0
Calgary 19, EDMONTON 12 (7500) - Chuck Fenenbock, released by Edmonton after last season, came back to haunt his former team, scored two touchdowns to lead Calgary to the upset. Harry Hood scored the other Stampeder major. The loss ended Edmonton's hopes to win the West.
CALGARY - 6 1 6 6 - 19
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 6 - 12
1st - CAL - Chuck Fenenbock run (Vern Graham convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Bill Stukus conceded on Keith Spaith kick CAL 7-0 3rd - EDM - Doug Pyzer, 32-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus convert) CAL 7-6 3rd - CAL - Fenenbock, 2-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 13-6 4th - CAL - Harry Hood, 7-yard run (Graham convert) CAL 19-6 4th - EDM - Berry, 15-yard run (A. Stukus convert) CAL 19-12
MONTREAL 24, Toronto 16 (13424) - Frankie Filchock tossed two touchdown passes and Virgil Wagner scored twice, one on a run, to put Montreal back in the playoff race. Toronto lost the game and RB Billy Bass, who left the game with a back injury.
TORONTO - 2 0 0 14 - 16
MONTREAL - 6 6 12 0 - 24
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-2 1st -TOR - Single, Krol kick MON 6-2 2nd - MON - Toohy pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 12-2 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 18-2 3rd - MON - Wagner, 11-yard run (Scollard convert) MON 24-2 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 83-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) MON 24-8 4th - TOR - Curtis, 2-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) MON 24-14 4th - TOR - Safety, Tommy Manastersky conceded on Krol kick MON 24-16
HAMILTON 32, Ottawa 0 (10000) - Hamilton struck for three touchdowns in the first six minutes, two on Stan Heath majors, on a run, the other a pass from Edgar Jones, as they rolled into a first place tie in the Big Four. The team was inspired by news that RB Bill Gregus' US draft status was deferred to the spring.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
HAMILTON - 18 3 5 6 - 32
1st - HAM - Vince Mazza, 10-yard pass from Edgar Jones (Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Alfie Crooker, 27-yard pass from Stan Heath (Jones convert) HAM 12-0 1st - HAM - Heath, 28-yard pass from Jones (Jones convert) HAM 18-0 2nd - HAM - Jones, 29-yard field goal HAM 21-0 3rd - HAM - Jones, 1-yard run HAM 26-0 4th - HAM - Single, Ted McLarty rouged on Jones kick HAM 27-0 4th - HAM - Bill Gregus, 2-yard run HAM 32-0
MON OCT 16
WINNIPEG 20, Saskatchewan 19 (8000) - A hotly-disputed Winnipeg onside kick set up their game-tying touchdown and then Joe (The Toe) Aguirre cooly split the uprights with the convert to give the Bombers the win the final minutes.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 3 6 - 19
WINNIPEG - 6 0 7 7 - 20
1st - WIN - Jack Jacobs, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Jack Hartman kick to deadline WIN 6-1 2nd - SASK - Ken Charlton run (Hartman convert) SASK 7-6 2nd - SASK - Hartman, 17-yard field goal SASK 10-6 3rd - SASK - Hartman, 17-yard field goal SASK 13-6 3rd - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 25-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) SASK 13-12 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline TIED 13-13 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 14-13 4th - SASK - Nels Greene, 1-yard run (Hartman convert) SASK 19-14 4th - WIN - Keith Pearce, 28-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 20-19
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 4 0 10 223 141 Y-Winnipeg 10 3 0 20 220 120
Hamilton 5 4 0 10 178 180 X-Edmonton 7 6 0 14 194 184
Ottawa 4 5 0 8 151 169 Saskatchewan 6 7 0 12 171 176
Montreal 4 5 0 8 140 202 Calgary 3 10 0 6 139 244
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 21
Saskatchewan 36, WINNIPEG 1 (7200) - The Riders' 35-point victory margin helped them gain home grounds for the semi-final with Edmonton. as they ended up with a better point average. Winnipeg rested nine of his usual starters to rest them for the playoffs.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 12 12 12 - 36
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - WIN - Single, Joe Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 1-0 2nd - SASK - Sammy Pierce, 55-yard interception return (Roy Wright convert) SASK 6-1 2nd - SASK - Pierce, 3-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 12-1 3rd - SASK - Nels Greene, 10-yard run with lateral from Gord Perry after 12-yard pass from Wright SASK 17-1 3rd - SASK - Single, George McPhail conceded on Greene kick SASK 18-1 3rd - SASK - Greene, 15-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 24-1 4th - SASK - Sully Glasser, 8-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 30-1 4th - SASK - Mike Yakymyk, 1-yard run (Wright convert) SASK 36-1
CALGARY 13, Edmonton 7 (2000) - Calgary scored all of its points in the first quarter to knock Edmonton out of hosting the West semi-final next week. Edmonton played without QB Lindy Berry, who was injured, and WR Morris Bailey, who was in Texas.
EDMONTON - 0 6 1 0 - 7
CALGARY - 13 0 0 0 - 13
1st - CAL - Single, Pete Logheed rouged by Barney Bjarnson on Chuck Fenenbock kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson pass from Keith Spaith (Vern Graham convert) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Anderson pass from Spaith (Graham convert) CAL 13-0 2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 19-yard pass from Bill Stukus (Annis Stukus convert) CAL 13-6 3rd - EDM - Single, Harry Hood conceded on Ken Sluman kick CAL 13-7
OTTAWA 21, Toronto 21 (T) (15000) - A spectacular second half, marked by five converted touchdowns, left fans in a state of high excitement. The Riders blew a 12-point lead after striking for 18 points in the third quarter.
TORONTO - 9 0 0 12 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 3 18 0 - 21
1st - TOR - Nick Volpe, 13-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Bob Westlake, 9-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 9-0 2nd - OTT - Eric Chipper, 13-yard field goal TOR 9-3 3rd - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 21-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Chipper convert) TIED 9-9 3rd - OTT - Bill Stanton, 21-yard interception return (Chipper convert) OTT 15-9 3rd - OTT - Howie Turner, 25-yard run (Chipper convert) OTT 21-9 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie, 29-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) OTT 21-15 4th - TOR - John Kerns, 14-yard blocked punt return (Volpe convert) TIED 21-21
SUN OCT 22
MONTREAL 16, Hamilton 13 (16687) - Montreal scored twice in the first quarter, then saw Hamilton storm back to take the lead and won on a booming 47-yard placement by Nick Scollard. On the last play, Hamilton's Bob McDonald barely missed a Stan Heath pass which would have led to a major.
HAMILTON - 1 6 6 0 - 13
MONTREAL - 12 4 0 0 - 16
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 70-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Fred Kijek kick MON 6-1 1st - MON - Manastersky, 1-yard run (Scollard convert) MON 12-1 2nd - HAM - Edgar Jones, 1-yard lateral from Stan Heath (Jones convert) MON 12-7 2nd - MON - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Scollard kick MON 13-7 2nd - MON - Scollard, 45-yard field goal MON 16-7 3rd - HAM - Jones pass from Heath (Jones convert) MON 16-13
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 4 1 11 244 162 Y-Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 223 156
Hamilton 5 5 0 10 191 196 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 207 177
Montreal 5 5 0 10 156 215 X-Edmonton 7 7 0 14 201 197
Ottawa 4 5 1 9 172 190 Calgary 4 10 0 6 152 253
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 28
HAMILTON 29, Montreal 18 (12000) - Hamilton threw the East playoff race into a free-for-all as they saw a 16-0 lead melt when Montreal struck for 18 second quarter points and a halftime lead. Hamilton then shoutout the Als in the second half and roared to 13 points of their own.
MONTREAL - 0 18 0 0 - 18
HAMILTON - 11 5 6 7 - 29
1st - HAM - Edgar Jones, 2-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Bob McDonald, 1-yard run HAM 11-0 2nd - HAM - Jones, 5-yard run HAM 16-0 2nd - MON - Tommy Manastersky, 45-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Nick Scollard convert) HAM 16-6 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 1-yard run (Scollard convert) HAM 16-12 2nd - MON - Pete Thodos, 13-yard pass from Filchock (Scollard convert) MON 18-16 3rd - HAM - Jones, 1-yard run (Jones convert) HAM 22-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jones kick to deadline HAM 23-18 4th - HAM - Jones run HAM 28-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jones touch-in-goal kick HAM 29-18
TORONTO 30, Ottawa 7 (20012) - Toronto broke through the stubborn Ottawa defense for 18 points in the final quarter, and knocked Ottawa out of the playoff picture. The win clinched a playoff spot for the Argonauts.
OTTAWA - 6 0 1 0 - 7
TORONTO - 0 6 6 18 - 30
1st - OTT - Joe Asquini, 64-yard pass from Andy Gordon (Eric Chipper convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 9-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings touch-in-goal kick OTT 7-6 3rd - TOR - Don Scott, 50-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 12-7 4th - TOR - Marv Whaley, 16-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 18-7 4th - TOR - Curtis, 52-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 24-7 4th - TOR - Whaley, 35-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 30-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 6 4 1 13 274 169 Y-Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 223 156
Hamilton 6 5 0 12 220 214 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 207 177
Montreal 5 6 0 10 174 244 X-Edmonton 7 7 0 14 201 197
Ottawa 4 6 1 9 179 220 Calgary 4 10 0 6 152 253
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT NOV 4
Hamilton 11, OTTAWA 3 (10502) - In the rain, snow and mud, Hamilton completed its climb from last place in 1949 to the Big Four title thanks to a solid running attack by Edgar (Special Delivery) Jones and Bill Gregus.
HAMILTON - 6 0 0 5 - 11
OTTAWA - 3 0 0 0 - 3
1st - HAM - Bill Gregus, 8-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Eric Chipper, 21-yard field goal HAM 6-3 4th - HAM - Jones, 15-yard run HAM 11-3
Montreal 18, TORONTO 17 (11000) - Nick Scollard, US import end from Indiana, faced permanent suspension from Canadian football after slugging official Jimmy Simpson in the third quarter. Toronto would have forced a tie but Nick Volpe's convert attempt hit the goal post late in the game.
MONTREAL - 6 7 0 5 - 18
TORONTO - 1 6 5 5 - 17
1st - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from Bruce Coulter (Nick Scollard convert) MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol touch-in-goal kick MON 6-1 2nd - TOR - Krol, 50-yard fumble return (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 7-6 2nd - MON - Rod Pantages run (Scollard convert) MON 12-7 2nd - MON - Single, Scollard kick MON 13-7 3rd - TOR - Bob Westlake run MON 13-12 4th - MON - Ches McCance, 25-yard run MON 18-12 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie run MON 18-17
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Y-Hamilton 7 5 0 14 231 217 Y-Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 223 156
X-Toronto 6 5 1 13 291 187 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 207 177
Montreal 6 6 0 12 192 261 X-Edmonton 7 7 0 14 201 197
Ottawa 4 7 1 9 182 231 Calgary 4 10 0 6 152 253
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WIFU SEMI-FINAL
SAT OCT 28
Edmonton 24, SASKATCHEWAN 1 (8000) - Mike King scored two majors, and Rollin Prather added the other, as Edmonton easily won the sudden-death playoff to set up a date with Winnipeg. The only Rider score was a rouge off a missed field goal in the final period.
EDMONTON - 0 12 9 3 - 24
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 1 - 1
2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 34-yard pass from Lindy Berry (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Mike King run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 12-0 3rd - EDM - King run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 18-0 3rd - EDM - A. Stukus, 43-yard field goal EDM 21-0 4th - SASK - Single, Berry rouged on Jack Hartman kick EDM 21-1 4th - EDM - A. Stukus, 20-yard field goal EDM 24-1
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins on points, 67-35)
SAT NOV 4
EDMONTON 17, Winnipeg 16 (14900) - Lindy Berry tossed a 27-yard pass to Rollie Prather in the final four minutes to tie the game at 17-all. Eskimo coach Annis Stukus then kicked the convert, sending the largest western football crowd ever into a frenzy.
WINNIPEG - 0 9 7 0 - 16
EDMONTON - 6 0 5 6 - 17
1st - EDM - Mike King run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Joe Aguirre, 40-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 17-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 9-6 3rd - WIN - Tom Casey, 35-yard fumble return (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-6 3rd - EDM - Bob Paffrath, 6-yard run WIN 15-11 3rd - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 16-11 4th - EDM - Rollie Prather, 27-yard pass from Lindy Berry (A. Stukus convert) EDM 17-16
SAT NOV 11
WINNIPEG 22, Edmonton 12 (8300) - In a game which saw three players ejected, the Blue Bombers evened the Western final at one game apiece. Winnipeg's rushing attack exploded for 273 yards while the defense held the Eskimos to 59 yards on the ground. He would kick the game-winning field goal.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 6 - 12
WINNIPEG - 7 9 6 0 - 22
1st - WIN - Single, Joe Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Ian Gibb, 29-yard pass from Tom Casey (Aguirre convert) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bill Stukus rouged by Glenn Johnson on Jacobs kick WIN 8-0 2nd - EDM - Mike King recovered fumble in end zone (Annis Stukus convert) WIN 8-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 9-6 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 40-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Lindy Berry rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 16-6 3rd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 63-yard lateral from Johnny Stroppa (Aguirre convert) WIN 22-6 4th - EDM - Dimitri Goloubef, 20-yard pass from Bill Stukus (Don Durno convert) WIN 22-12
MON NOV 13
WINNIPEG 29, Edmonton 6 (8500) - The Bombers jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and coasted to their West title. QB Jack Jacobs, import from Green Bay, was nearly perfect with his passing and kicking, and scored two touchdowns on runs to lead Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
WINNIPEG - 14 6 5 4 - 29
1st - WIN - Jack Jacobs, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 8-0 1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 8-yard run (Aguirre convert) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Jacobs run (Aguirre convert) WIN 20-0 3rd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 20-yard fumble return WIN 25-0 3rd - EDM - Bill Stukus, 1-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) WIN 25-6 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 26-6 4th - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 27-6 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 28-6 4th - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline WIN 29-6
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins on points, 35-19)
SAT NOV 11
HAMILTON 13, Toronto 11 (14000) - Toronto jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead before QB Stan Heath came off the bench to spark Hamilton's comeback, moving Edgar Jones to his regular halfback spot.
TORONTO - 10 0 1 0 - 11
HAMILTON - 0 9 0 4 - 13
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick to deadline TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 10-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR- Volpe, 25-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - HAM - Ralph Bartolini, 3-yard run (Edgar Jones convert) TOR 10-6 2nd - HAM - Jones field goal TOR 10-9 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 11-9 4th - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick TOR 11-10 4th - HAM - Jones field goal HAM 13-11
WED NOV 15
TORONTO 24, Hamilton 6 (23349) - Toronto won its first Big Four title since 1947, and 13th overall, in convincing fashion.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
TORONTO - 9 7 7 1 - 24
1st - TOR - Doug Whaley pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Volpe, 25-yard field goal TOR 9-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Krol kicks rouge TOR 10-0 2nd - TOR - Ted Toogood pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 16-0 3rd - TOR - Bob Westlake, 34-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 22-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 23-0 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 24-0 4th - HAM - Bob McDonald pass from Stan Heath (Edgar Jones convert) TOR 24-6
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 18
TORONTO 43, Toronto Balmy Beach 13 (13704) - The Argonauts overcame a blocked kick and three fumbles to roll the easy win and set up a rematch in the Grey Cup with Winnipeg, a team they met three straight years ending in 1947.
BALMY BEACH - 0 1 12 0 - 13
TORONTO - 6 12 12 13 - 43
1st - TOR - Rod Smylie, 88-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - BB - Single, Howie French kick TOR 6-1 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis major (Volpe convert) TOR 12-1 2nd - TOR - Curtis major (Volpe convert) TOR 18-1 3rd - TOR - R. Smylie pass from Dekdebrun (Volpe convert) TOR 24-1 3rd - BB - Carl Galbreath major (George Watson convert) TOR 24-7 3rd - BB - Dwight Follin major (Watson convert) TOR 24-13 3rd - TOR - Curtis major (Volpe convert) TOR 30-13 4th - TOR - Tommy Toogood major (Volpe convert) TOR 36-13 4th - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 37-13 4th - TOR - Toogood major (Volpe convert) TOR 43-13
1950 GREY CUP (Saturday November 25th at Toronto - 27,101)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (6-5-1) 13, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (10-4) 0 - The 1950 Grey Cup is remembered more for its poor field conditions than the actual game itself. The Mud Bowl featured two teams facing each other for the sixth and final time at the Canadian football classic. The muddy conditions at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium made for a lacklustre game, but didn’t prevent the Argonauts from winning their eighth Grey Cup title. The Argos kicked for what turned out to be the winning point in the first quarter. Winnipeg’s Tom Casey misjudged Joe Krol’s punt from the Blue Bombers 49-yard line, as the ball went over his head and into the end zone for a rouge. Krol avoided a potential turnover later in the half when he dropped the ball on an attempted kick in Bombers territory. Krol picked it up and raced around the end for 10 yards, putting the ball on the Winnipeg 15. After failing to make another first down, Nick Volpe kicked a 21-yard field goal to put the Argos up 4-0. Before the end of the first half, the Argos increased the margin to 7-0. Toronto’s Billy Bass recovered Indian Jack Jacobs at the Winnipeg 19. After two running plays from Ulysses ‘Crazy Legs’ Curtis and Teddy Toogood, Volpe was successful on a field goal from the Winnipeg 23. The Argos completed the scoring in the third quarter. Toronto’s Jake Dunlap blocked Jacobs’ kick which the Boatmen recovered at the Winnipeg 20. Billy Bass and Al Dekdebrun carried to the four-yard line, and Toogood to the one. On third down Dekdebrun slid across the goal line for the only touchdown of the game. Volpe missed on the convert, but Krol later kicked a single for the final point of the game. Dekdebrun directed Toronto’s ground offence all game, which steamrolled the Winnipeg defence for 232 yards. As for the Canadian Rugby Union, they were criticized for the poor field conditions. Some pointed to a lack of tarpaulin at Varsity Stadium; others believed the game could have been played a week earlier to avoid adverse weather conditions. Wrote one writer, “Because the field was like a pig’s wallow, what should have been a football classic turned into a slogging show.” It was the last time a team has been shut out in the Grey Cup final.
TORONTO - 1 6 6 0 - 13
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-4)
Head Coach: Frank Larson
Leading Rusher: Tom Casey (637)
Leading Passer: Jack Jacobs (1604)
Leasing Receiver: Tom Casey (17-318)/Joe Aguirre (17-292)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-7)
Head Coach: Fred Grant
Leading Rusher: Sammy Pierce (520)
Leading Passer: Jack Hartman (1217)
Leasing Receiver: Matt Anthony (27-390)
Edmonton Eskimos (7-7)
Head Coach: Annis Stukus
Leading Rusher: Mike King (409)
Leading Passer: Lindy Berry (2201)
Leasing Receiver: Mo Bailey (67-1060)
Calgary Stampeders (4-10)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Leading Rusher: Royal Copeland (412)
Leading Passer: Keith Spaith (1920)
Leasing Receiver: Sugarfoot Anderson (46-673)
Ottawa Citizen (September 4th 1950)
Edmonton Journal (September 5th 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (September 4th 1950)
Calgary Herald (September 12th 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (September 11th 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (September 25th 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (October 2nd 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (October 9th 1950)
Regina Leader-Post (October 16th 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (October 23rd 1950)
Montreal Gazette (October 23rd 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (October 30th 1950)
Montreal Gazette (November 6th 1950)
Ottawa Citizen (November 27th 1950)
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick to deadline TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Nick Volpe, 21-yard field goal TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Volpe, 23-yard field goal TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Al Dekdebrun, 1-yard TOR 12-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick
Edmonton Bulletin (November 6th 1950)
Ottawa Rough Riders (7-5)
Head Coach: Clem Crowe
Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-6)
Head Coach: Harry Smith
Leading Rusher: Ken Charlton (356)
Leading Passer: Glenn Dobbs (2313)
Leasing Receiver: Jack Russell (47-818)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-5)
Head Coach: Carl Voyles
Edmonton Eskimos (8-6)
Head Coach: Annis Stukus
Leading Rusher: Normie Kwong (933)
Leading Passer: Frank Filchock (1826)
Leasing Receiver: Rollin Prather (40-661)
Toronto Argonauts (7-5)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8-6)
Head Coach: George Trafton
Leading Rusher: Tom Casey (645)
Leading Passer: Jack Jacobs (3248)
Leasing Receiver: Neill Armstrong (56-1024)
Montreal Alouettes (3-9)
Head Coach: Lew Hayman
Calgary Stampeders (4-10)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Leading Rusher: Stan Kaluznick (341)
Leading Passer: Keith Spaith (1749)
Leasing Receiver: Bob Shaw (61-980)
The B.C. Lions were formed in January at the Arctic Club. E. Kent Phillips of Saskatoon was appointed Commissioner of WIFU. Officiating crews were increased from four to five officials. The weighted flag comes into use to indicate penalties replacing the horn. The CRU adopted a rule to allow for unlimited player substitution.
SAT AUG 25
SASKATCHEWAN 8, Calgary 1 (9000) - Saskatchewan used the toe of Glenn Dobbs to win the season opener, as the QB booted five single points in the third period in a driving rain to lead the Riders. The only Calgary point came in the final quarter on a Bob Alger kick to the deadline.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 1 - 1
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 5 0 - 8
1st - SASK - Don Ettinger, 20-yard field goal SASK 3-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Glenn Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 4-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 5-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 6-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 7-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 8-0 4th - CAL - Single, Bob Alger kick to deadline SASK 8-1
Edmonton 30, WINNIPEG 24 (9600) - Smashing line plunges by Normie Kwong and Mike King and the brilliant end running of import Roland Miles helped Edmonton roll up 306 yards rushing, while Winnipeg, led by QB's Jack Jacobs four TD passes, struck for 313 yards in the air.
EDMONTON - 6 0 12 12 - 30
WINNIPEG - 0 6 12 6 - 24
1st - EDM - Roland Miles, 12-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Ian Gibb pass from Jack Jacobs (Joe Aguirre convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 1-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 12-6 3rd - WIN - Andy Sokol, 39-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 11-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 17-12 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 18-12 3rd - EDM - Mike King run (A. Stukus convert) TIED 18-18 4th - WIN - Garry Duguid, 20-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 24-18 4th - EDM - Miles run (A. Stukus convert) TIED 24-24 4th - EDM - Ray Enright, 3-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 30-24
MON AUG 27
SASKATCHEWAN 23, Edmonton 0 (6000) - Edmonton went without QB Frankie Filchock, who was sidelined with an ankle injury suffered Saturday in Winnipeg, and it showed. The Riders, with QB Glenn Dobbs, played conservative football and marched to their second straight win.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
SASKATCHEWAN - 8 4 6 6 - 23
1st - SASK - Jack Russell, 4-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, Jimmy Macrae rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Dobbs touch-in-goal kick SASK 8-0 2nd - SASK - Ettinger, 30-yard field goal SASK 11-0 3rd - SASK - Ken Charlton, 4-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 17-0 4th - SASK - Russell pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 23-0
WINNIPEG 34, Calgary 24 (9600) - Jack Jacobs passes for three touchdowns, ran for one and kicked a single to the deadline to lead Winnipeg in the shootout win. The two teams combined for 614 passing yards, 311 by Calgary.
CALGARY - 6 6 6 6 - 24
WINNIPEG - 13 3 12 6 - 33
1st - WIN - Jack Jacobs, 18-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Andy Sokol pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 13-0 1st - CAL - Dave West, 48-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Bob Shaw convert) WIN 13-6 2nd - WIN - Aguirre field goal WIN 16-6 2nd - CAL - Shaw pass from Spaith (Shaw convert) WIN 16-12 3rd - WIN - Neill Armstrong pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 22-12 3rd - WIN - Jack Stroppa pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 28-12 3rd - CAL - Brian Mulhern, 3-yard run (Shaw convert) WIN 28-18 4th - WIN - Single, Aguirre kick WIN 29-18 4th - WIN - Armstrong interception return WIN 34-18 4th - CAL - Bob Agler run (Shaw convert) WIN 34-24
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 2 0 0 4 31 1
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 1 0 2 58 54
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 1 0 2 30 47
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 2 0 0 25 42
WED AUG 29
HAMILTON 37, Montreal 6 (14000) - Hal Waggoner, with three touchdowns, led the Hamilton offense. The Tiger-Cats scored two touchdowns in the first four plays of the game and led 18-6 at halftime. Joey Pal scored Montreal's only major on a pass from George Ratterman.
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 0 - 6
HAMILTON - 12 6 12 7 - 37
1st - HAM - Ralph Bartolini, 14-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 45-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 12-0 1st - MON - Joe Pal pass from George Ratterman (Jim Ambrose convert) HAM 12-6 2nd - HAM - Waggoner, 55-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 18-6 3rd - HAM - Waggoner pass from Bernie Custis (Logan convert) HAM 24-6 3rd - HAM - Logan, 5-yard pass from Custis (Logan convert) HAM 30-6 4th - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick to deadline HAM 31-6 4th - HAM - Bartolini, 15-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 37-6
THU AUG 30
Saskatchewan 33, WINNIPEG 1 (9000) - Glenn Dobbs completed 13 off 22 passes for 234 yards, while Don Ettinger intercepted three Blue Bomber passes, as Saskatchewan won their third straight convincing game to open the season.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 6 18 2 - 33
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 1 - 1
1st - SASK - Del Wardien, 2-yard run (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, George McPhail rouged on Glenn Dobbs kick SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Dobbs, 5-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 13-0 3rd - SASK - Jack Nix, 21-yard pass from Jacobs (Ettinger convert) SASK 19-0 3rd - SASK - Nix, 23-yard pass from Jacobs (Ettinger convert) SASK 25-0 3rd - SASK - Dobbs, 2-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 31-0 4th - SASK - Safety, Pete Petrow tackled in end zone SASK 33-0 4th - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick SASK 33-1
SAT SEPT 1
Edmonton 18, CALGARY 17 (8000) - Edmonton romped to a big 18-0 first half lead, then outlasted a rally by Calgary which fell short on a blocked convert kick. Edmonton outrushed the Stampeders, 233 yards to 109, in moving into second place in the West.
EDMONTON - 12 6 0 0 - 18
CALGARY - 0 0 6 11 - 17
1st - EDM - George Brown, 45-yard return of blocked kick (A. Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Ray Enright, 4-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 12-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Brian Mulhern rouged by Brown on A. Stukus kick EDM 13-0 3nd - EDM - Howard Hansen, 52-yard pass from George Festeryga EDM 18-0 3rd - CAL - Stan Kaluznick, 9-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) EDM 18-6 4th - CAL - Kaluznick, 1-yard run (Shaw convert) EDM 18-12 4th - CAL - Dave West pass from Keith Spaith EDM 18-17
Toronto 36, OTTAWA 17 (15000) - Toronto had a slim 18-17 lead at the intermission. Ottawa then lost a couple of costly fumbles in the third quarter, as Toronto exploded for 18 points and an easy win. The Argonauts outrushed Ottawa, 352 yards to 117.
TORONTO - 12 6 6 12 - 36
OTTAWA - 6 11 0 0 - 17
1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 5-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Joe Krol convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Rod Smylie pass from Dekdebrun (Krol convert) TOR 12-0 1st - OTT - Steve Hatfield pass from Tom O'Malley (Bob Gain convert) TOR 12-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings rouge TOR 12-7 2nd - OTT - Bobby Simpson pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 13-12 2nd - OTT - Gain, 40-yard field goal OTT 16-12 2nd - TOR - Marv Whaley, 14-yard pass from Dekdebrun (Krol convert) TOR 18-16 2nd - OTT - Single, Cummings kick TOR 18-17 3rd - TOR - Bill Bass, 1-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 24-17 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 25-17 4th - TOR - Don Scott, 5-yard run with lateral from Curtis (Krol convert) TOR 31-17 4th - TOR - Doug Smylie, 15-yard run TOR 36-17
MON SEPT 3
Winnipeg 24, SASKATCHEWAN 22 (10000) - A sensational fourth quarter rally sparked by the passing of QB Jack Jacobs gave Winnipeg the win. Jacobs didn't enter the game until his team was trailing 21-6. He proceeded to throw three touchdown passes, all converted by Joe Aguirre.
WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 18 - 24
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 15 1 - 22
1st - WIN - Bud Korchak, 10-yard pass from Pete Petrow WIN 5-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bud Tinsley convert WIN 6-0 2nd - SASK - Ken Charlton, 3-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick SASK 7-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick SASK 8-6 3rd - SASK - Wilf Tremblay, 37-yard interception return (Ettinger convert) SASK 14-6 3rd - SASK - Charlton, 20-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 20-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Tom Casey rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 21-6 4th - SASK - Single, George McPhail rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 22-6 4th - WIN - Korchak, 49-yard pass from Jacobs (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 22-12 4th - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 23-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) SASK 22-18 4th - WIN - Andy Sokol, 10-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 24-22
EDMONTON 5, Calgary 0 (12000) - Normie Kwong reversed the field three times in a 45 yard run to score the only major of the game in the second quarter, as the China Clipper led Edmonton to a win over his former team.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
EDMONTON - 0 5 0 0 - 5
1st - EDM - Normie Kwong, 45-yard run EDM 5-0
HAMILTON 27, Toronto 6 (15000) - Toronto's only score came on a lucky break, when they recovered a Bernie Custis fumble on the Ti-Cat three-yard line, and scored three plays later. Hamilton controlled the rest of the game to stay atop the East.
TORONTO - 0 0 6 0 - 6
HAMILTON - 6 2 6 13 - 27
1st - HAM - Jack Shinn, 23-yard pass from Bernie Custis (Tip Logan convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Bill Bass rouged on Fred Kijek kick HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Single, George Arnott rouged on Kijek kick HAM 8-0 3rd - HAM - Shinn, 45-yard interception return (Logan convert) HAM 14-0 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run (Joe Krol convert) HAM 14-6 4th - HAM - Single, Bass rouged on Kijek kick HAM 15-6 4th - HAM - Logan, 17-yard pass from Custis (Logan convert) HAM 21-6 4th - HAM - Pete Neumann, 17-yard interception return (Logan convert) HAM 27-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 64 12 Saskatchewan 3 1 0 6 81 26
Toronto 1 1 0 2 42 44 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 53 64
Montreal 0 1 0 0 6 37 Winnipeg 2 2 0 4 86 109
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 17 36 Calgary 0 4 0 0 42 65
SAT SEPT 8
CALGARY 9, Saskatchewan 7 (8000) - With a 2-1 lead going into the final quarter, Calgary saw the Riders take a 6-2 lead on a Glenn Dobbs to Jack Russell pass. Davey West took the following kickoff and ran 95 yards straight up the middle to tie the score.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 0 6 - 7
CALGARY - 1 1 0 7 - 8
1st - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick SASK 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Bob Shaw kick TIED 1-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Shaw kick CAL 2-1 4th - SASK - Jack Russell, 30-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 7-1 4th - CAL - Davey West, 95-yard kickoff return (Shaw convert) TIED 7-7 4th - CAL - Single, Del Wardien rouged on Reg Clarkson kick CAL 8-7
EDMONTON 35, Winnipeg 19 (11000) - Edmonton used a punishing ground game to move into first place in the West. The Eskimos ran for 301 yards, and gained 264 more through the air. Mike King paced the attack with more than 160 yards rushing on 25 carries.
WINNIPEG - 8 5 0 6 - 19
EDMONTON - 5 6 18 6 - 35
1st - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 32-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Don Simon rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 7-0 1st - EDM - Howard Hansen, 2-yard pass from Frank Filchock WIN 7-5 1st - WIN - Single, Simon rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 8-5 2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 5-yard pass from Filchock (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 11-8 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 58-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 13-11 3rd - EDM - Frank Morris, fumble recovery in end zone (A. Stukus convert) EDM 17-13 3rd - EDM - Mike King run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 23-13 3rd - EDM - Jim Chambers, 10-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 29-13 4th - EDM - Ray Enright, 3-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 35-13 4th - WIN - Korchak pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) EDM 35-19
OTTAWA 13, Montreal 9 (14166) - Down late, Montreal marched 70 yards - 56 on passes by George Ratterman - to the Argonaut nine yard line. The Toronto defense stiffened for the team's first win. The winning TD was a Tom O'Malley to Al Baldwin toss following a John Wagoner blocked kick.
MONTREAL - 6 3 0 0 - 9
OTTAWA - 7 0 6 0 - 13
1st - MON - John Yonaker, 33-yard pass from George Ratterman (Jim Ambrose convert) MON 6-0 1st - OTT - Al Baldwin pass from Tom O'Malley (Bob Gain convert) TIED 6-6 1st - OTT - Single, Gain kick to deadline OTT 7-6 2nd - MON - Ambrose, 35-yard field goal MON 9-7 3rd - OTT - Baldwin, 22-yard pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 13-9
Hamilton 21, TORONTO 2 (23375) - Bernie Custis tossed three touchdown passes, while Toronto lost RB Ulysses Curtis to a torn rib cartilage. Argo coach Frank Clair pulled QB Al Dekdebrun for import Nobby Wirkowski, who did not look good in bidding to be the permanent starter for Toronto.
HAMILTON - 0 11 0 10 - 21
TORONTO - 1 0 1 0 - 2
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 2nd - HAM - Ralph Bartolini, 9-yard run HAM 5-1 2nd - HAM - Hal Wagonner, 45-yard pass from Bernie Custis (Tip Logan convert) HAM 11-1 3rd - MON - Single, Krol kick HAM 11-2 4th - HAM - Joe Shinn, 60-yard pass from Custis HAM 16-2 4th - HAM - Paul Gibson, 21-yard pass from Custis HAM 21-2
SUN SEPT 9
Ottawa 33, MONTREAL 8 (21812) - Ottawa completed the weekend sweep of the Als thanks to QB Tom O'Malley, who completed 12 of 20 passes, while his counterpart, George Ratterman, only completed 14 of 43 and had three passes intercepted.
OTTAWA - 5 13 3 12 - 33
MONTREAL - 1 1 0 6 - 8
1st - MON - Single, Jim Ambrose kick to deadline MON 1-0 1st - OTT - Bruce Cummings, 4-yard run OTT 5-1 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 11-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Bob Gain convert) OTT 11-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Gain kick OTT 12-1 2nd - MON - Single, Frank Aschenbrenner kick to deadline OTT 12-2 2nd - OTT - Howie Turner pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 18-2 3rd - OTT - Gain, 19-yard field goal OTT 21-2 4th - OTT - Turner run (Gain convert) OTT 27-2 4th - Gene Roberts pass from George Ratterman pass (Ambrose convert) OTT 27-8 4th - OTT - Simpson, 32-yard pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 33-8
MON SEPT 10
CALGARY 18, Winnipeg 12 (9000) - Winnipeg played tough despite missing QB Jack Jacobs, who sat out with a bad knee. Ex-Eskimo Reg Clarkson led Calgary with two touchdowns, both on short distance plunges.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 6 - 12
CALGARY - 6 0 12 0 - 18
1st - CAL - Reg Clarkson, 3-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 9-yard pass from Pete Petrow (Joe Aguirre convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 18-yard pass from Stan Heath (Shaw convert) CAL 12-6 3rd - CAL - Clarkson, 1-yard run (Shaw convert) CAL 18-6 4th - WIN - Biff Bliss, 1-yard run (Aguirre convert) CAL 18-12
EDMONTON 31, Saskatchewan 6 (11000) - Saskatchewan jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Edmonton came back with 31 unanswered points to take a two-game lead in the West. Normie Kwong led the Eskimo barrage with two touchdowns.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 0 0 - 6
EDMONTON - 6 0 13 12 - 31
1st - SASK - Single, Jimmy Macrae rouged on Don Ettinger kick SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Bob Pelling run SASK 6-0 1st - EDM - Mike King, 1-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - EDM - George Festeryga, 6-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 12-6 3rd - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Bill Stukus kick EDM 13-6 3rd - EDM - Normie Kwong recovered Del Wardien fumble in end zone (A. Stukus convert) EDM 19-6 4th - EDM - Jim Chambers, 3-yard pass from Frank Filchock (A. Stukus convert) EDM 25-6 4th - EDM - Kwong, 5-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 31-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 3 0 0 6 85 14 Edmonton 5 1 0 10 119 89
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 63 53 Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 94 66
Toronto 1 2 0 2 44 65 Winnipeg 2 4 0 4 117 162
Montreal 0 3 0 0 23 83 Calgary 2 4 0 4 69 84
SAT SEPT 15
Winnipeg 21, SASKATCHEWAN 12 (10000) - Indian Jack Jacobs engineered the Winnipeg win, which tied them with Saskatchewan for second place in the West. Tom Casey scored two touchdowns while Neill Armstrong made a 55-yard gallop for the other Bomber major.
WINNIPEG - 8 7 0 6 - 21
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 5 0 - 12
1st - WIN - Safety, Del Wardien tackled in end zone WIN 2-0 1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 1-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 8-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Wardien rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 9-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Don Knowles rouged on Bob Sandberg kick WIN 9-1 2nd - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 85-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-1 2nd - SASK - Glenn Dobbs, 22-yard run (Don Ettinger convert) WIN 15-7 3rd - SASK - Jack Russell, 17-yard pass from Dobbs WIN 15-12 4th - WIN - Casey, 35-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) WIN 21-12
Edmonton 30, CALGARY 15 (10000) - With such speedsters as Jim Chambers, Roland Miles, Ray Enright and Mike King, the Eskimos racked up 441 yards on the ground, while holding the Stampeders to just 89.
EDMONTON - 7 6 6 11 - 35
CALGARY - 0 9 0 6 - 15
1st - EDM - Single, Davey West rouged by Mike King on Annis Stukus kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - King, 4-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 7-0 2nd - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson major (Bob Shaw convert) EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - Roland Miles pass from Frank Filchock (A. Stukus convert) EDM 13-6 2nd - CAL - Shaw, 28-
Calgary Herald (September 17th 1951)
yard field goal EDM 13-9 3rd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 10-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 19-9 4th - EDM - Jim Chambers, 35-yard run EDM 24-9 4th - EDM - Chambers, 30-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 30-9 4th - CAL - Shaw, 4-yard pass from Stan Heath (Shaw convert) EDM 30-15
HAMILTON 11, Ottawa 6 (15000) - Hamilton outrushed Ottawa, 352 yards to 57, and in total yards, 510 yards to 147, but had to struggle to win its fourth straight and open a four-point lead in the East. Neither team could dent the scoreboard until the second half.
OTTAWA - 0 0 6 0 - 6
HAMILTON - 0 0 6 5 - 11
3rd - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 1-yard run (Tip Logan convert) HAM 6-0 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 15-yard fumble return (Bob Gain convert) TIED 6-6 4th - HAM - Bernie Custis, 6-yard run HAM 11-6
Montreal 8, TORONTO 6 (18200) - The luckless Alouettes, off to a bad start after being called the team to beat his season, got a few breaks while they switched their usual offensive tactics to edge Toronto and tie the Argos for third place in the East.
MONTREAL - 0 6 1 1 - 8
TORONTO - 0 6 0 0 - 6
1st - TOR - Single, Steve Karrys kick TOR 1-0 1st - MON - John Yonakor, 8-yard pass from George Ratterman (Gene Robert convert) MON 6-1 2nd - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 62-yard run TIED 6-6 3rd - MON - Single, George Arnott rouged by Ralph Toohy on Rod Pantages kick MON 7-6 4th - MON - Single, Pantages kick to deadline MON 8-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 4 0 0 8 96 20 Edmonton 6 1 0 12 149 104
Ottawa 2 2 0 4 69 64 Saskatchewan 3 4 0 6 111 87
Toronto 1 3 0 2 50 73 Winnipeg 3 4 0 6 135 174
Montreal 1 3 0 2 31 89 Calgary 2 5 0 4 84 114
SAT SEPT 22
Saskatchewan 30, WINNIPEG 17 (9600) - Riders QB Glenn Dobbs clicked on 16 out of 21 forward passing attempts and led four touchdown matches, and then to add insult to injury, tossed another touchdown pass at the weary and beaten Bombers on the game's second last play
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 7 12 - 30
WINNIPEG - 0 6 6 5 - 17
2nd - SASK - Bob Pelling pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - SASK - Nels Greene, 5-yard run SASK 11-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 61-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 11-6 3rd - SASK - Dobbs, 5-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 17-6 3rd - SASK - Single, George McPhail rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 18-6 3rd - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 55-yard pass from Jacobs (Aguirre convert) SASK 18-12 4th - SASK - Jack Nix, 23-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 24-12 4th - WIN - Andy Sokol, 1-yard run SASK 24-17 4th - SASK - Jack Russell, 17-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 30-17
EDMONTON 30, Calgary 11 (10000) - Edmonton was outplayed through the air and over the ground, but punched out another chapter to continue a two-year mastery over Calgary in their fourth meeting of the season.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 11 - 11
EDMONTON - 7 5 12 6 - 30
1st - EDM - Roland Miles, 42-yard run (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Ced Gyles rouged on A. Stukus convert EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather pass from Frank Filchock EDM 12-0 3rd - EDM - Ted Tully, 45-yard interception return (A. Stukus convert) EDM 18-0 3rd - EDM - Harry Bunting, 60-yard pass from Miles (A. Stukus convert) EDM 24-0 4th - CAL - Bob Shaw, 13-yard pass from Stan Heath EDM 24-5 4th - EDM - Jim Chambers, 45-yard pass from Filchock (A. Stukus convert) EDM 30-5 4th - CAL - Dave West, 10-yard run (Shaw convert) EDM 30-11
TORONTO 17, Ottawa 10 (16250) - Toronto has won only two games so far this season - both against Ottawa. Doug Smylie scored his second touchdown of the day in the final quarter to clinch the win and force a three-way tie for the cellar, or second place, in the East.
OTTAWA - 2 1 7 0 - 10
TORONTO - 6 0 6 5 - 17
1st - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick to deadline OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Cummings kick to deadline OTT 2-0 1st - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 8-yard run (Nick Volpe convert) TOR 6-2 2nd - OTT - Single, Ted Toogood rouged on Cummings kick TOR 6-3 3rd - OTT - Howie Turner, 44-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Bob Gain convert) OTT 9-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Al Dekdebrun rouged on O'Malley kick OTT 10-6 3rd - TOR - Doug Smylie, 1-yard run (Volpe convert) TOR 12-10 4th - TOR - Smylie, 2-yard run TOR 17-10
SUN SEPT 23
MONTREAL 17, Hamilton 16 (20000) - After being outplayed and outscored in the first half, Montreal turned to Gene (Choo Choo) Roberts to lead them back. They still trailed 16-15 going into the final frame, but pulled out the win when Herb Trawick flattened Ralph Bartolini in the end zone.
HAMILTON - 7 6 3 0 - 16
MONTREAL - 6 0 9 2 - 17
1st - HAM - Paul Gibson, 44-yard pass from Zeke Martin (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick to deadline HAM 7-0 1st - MON - Gene Robert, 6-yard run (Roberts convert) HAM 7-6 2nd - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 2-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 13-6 3rd - MON - Roberts, 28-yard run (Roberts convert) HAM 13-12 3rd - MON - Roberts, 18-yard field goal MON 15-13 3rd - HAM - Logan, 28-yard field HAM 16-15 4th - MON - Safety, Herb Trawick tackled Ralph Bertolini in end zone MON 17-16
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 4 1 0 8 112 37 Edmonton 7 1 0 14 179 115
Ottawa 2 3 0 4 79 81 Saskatchewan 4 4 0 8 141 104
Toronto 2 3 0 4 67 83 Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 152 204
Montreal 2 3 0 4 48 105 Calgary 2 6 0 4 95 144
SAT SEPT 29
OTTAWA 20, Hamilton 18 (15172) - Ottawa turned a daring, third down pass - Bruce Cummings to Bob Simpson - into a payoff stroke as they upset the Tiger-Cats. The gamble came just past the midway mark in the third quarter, and set up a touchdown, which Benny MacDonell scored.
HAMILTON - 0 12 0 6 - 18
OTTAWA - 1 5 13 1 - 20
1st - OTT - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Tom O'Malley kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Howie Turner pass from O'Malley OTT 6-0 2nd - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 1-yard run (Jack Logan convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Blake Taylor, 38-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 12-6 3rd - OTT - Single, McDonald rouged on Bruce Cummings kick HAM 12-7 3rd - OTT - Benny MacDonell, 2-yard run (Bob Gain convert) OTT 13-12 3rd - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 12-yard blocked punt return (Gain convert) OTT 19-12 4th - OTT - Single, McDonald rouged on Gain kick OTT 20-12 4th - HAM - Bernie Custis major (Logan convert) OTT 20-18
Winnipeg 33, CALGARY 18 (8000) - The Stampeders hopes of reaching the Western Football Conference playoffs went glimmering and just about disappeared in the face of a Winnipeg attack that rolled on the ground and in the air.
WINNIPEG - 6 12 7 8 - 33
CALGARY - 6 0 6 6 - 18
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 10-yard run (Jack Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 1st - CAL - Royal Copeland, 2-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - WIN - Jim Spavital, 4-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 12-6 2nd - WIN - Casey, 48-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 18-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Cedric Gyles rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 19-6 3rd - CAL - Roy Jensen, 45-yard pass from Stan Heath (Shaw convert) WIN 19-12 3rd - WIN - Neil Armstrong, 20-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 25-12 4th - WIN - Safety, Bob Agler conceded WIN 27-12 4th - WIN - Casey, 48-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 33-12 4th - CAL - Paul Salata, 76-yard pass from Heath (Shaw convert) WIN 33-18
Saskatchewan 25, EDMONTON 18 (10500) - QB Glenn Dobbs tosses all of the Riders' four touchdowns - two to end Jack Russell and once each to HB Bob Sandberg and end Neill Armstrong - while completing 13 of 16 pass attempts for 206 yards. He also contributed two singles on deadline kicks.
SASKATCHEWAN - 5 7 12 1 - 25
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 12 - 18
1st - SASK - Bob Sandberg, 6-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs SASK 5-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Russell, 19-yard pass from Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 11-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 12-0 3rd - SASK - Jack Nix,30-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 18-0 3rd - SASK - Russell, 10-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 24-0 3rd - EDM - Jim McRae, 58-pass from Frank Filchock (Annis Stukus convert) SASK 24-6 4th - EDM - Ray Enright, 2-yard run (A. Stukus convert) SASK 24-12 4th - Enright, 6-yard run (A. Stukus convert) SASK 24-18 4th - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 25-18
MON OCT 1
Saskatchewan 22, CALGARY 12 (6500) - Calgary needed a win to keep its playoff hopes alive, but Glenn Dobbs put an end to those hopes, as he tossed touchdown passes to Ken Charleton, Jack Russell and Del Wardien to keep the Riders in the race for the top spot in the West.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 12 1 3 - 22
CALGARY - 0 0 6 6 - 12
1st - SASK - Ken Charlton, 7-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Russell, 14-yard pass from Dobbs SASK 11-0 2nd - SASK - Del Wardien, 12-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 17-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Royal Copeland rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 18-0 3rd - CAL - Harry Langford fumble recovery (Bob Shaw convert) SASK 18-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 19-6 4th - SASK - Ettinger, 21-yard field goal SASK 22-6 4th - CAL - David West, 12-yard pass from Heath (Shaw convert) SASK 22-12
Winnipeg 15, EDMONTON 8 (11000) - A 100-yard pass play engineered by Indian Jack Jacobs midway through the fourth quarter left the Edmonton fans gasping. The loss put Edmonton's hold on first place in jeopardy, as well as the runner-up position as well.
WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 9 - 15
EDMONTON - 0 2 6 0 - 8
1st - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 10-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Hal Mauthe rouged on Don Lord kick WIN 6-1 2nd - EDM - Single, Tom Casey rouged on Annis Stukus kick WIN 6-2 3rd - EDM - Jim Chambers, 3-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 8-6 4th - WIN - Armstrong, 100-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 12-8 4th - WIN - Jacobs field goal WIN 15-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 4 2 0 8 130 57 X-Edmonton 7 3 0 14 205 155
Ottawa 3 3 0 6 99 99 Saskatchewan 6 4 0 12 188 134
Toronto 2 3 0 4 67 83 Winnipeg 5 5 0 10 200 230
Montreal 2 3 0 4 48 105 Calgary 2 8 0 4 125 199
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 6
Hamilton 22, TORONTO 6 (26000) - Days after cutting QB Al Dekdebrun, Toronto coach Frank Clair saw his Argos lose their third game this season to Hamilton. Hamilton stayed atop the Big Four with the win, thanks in part to two majors coming off mistakes by Toronto QB Nobby Wirkowski.
HAMILTON - 3 6 1 12 - 22
TORONTO - 0 3 3 0 - 6
1st - HAM - Jack Logan, 30-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - TOR - Joe Krol, 28-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - HAM - Paul Gibson recovered blocked kick in end zone (Logan convert) HAM 9-3 3rd - TOR - Krol field goal HAM 9-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Ted Toogood rouged on Fred Kijek kick HAM 10-6 4th - HAM - Bernie Custis, 9-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 16-6 4th - HAM - Dick Brown, 2-yard interception return (Logan convert) HAM 22-6
OTTAWA 25, Montreal 13 (13521) - Ottawa earned a solid grip on second place in the Big Four thanks to 302 yards and 21 first downs on the ground. Clem Crowe's Riders, thanks to majors by Howie Turner and Al Baldwin, went into halftime leading 14-1 and never looked back.
MONTREAL - 0 1 0 12 - 13
OTTAWA - 6 8 0 11 - 25
1st - OTT - Howie Turner, 36-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Steve Hatfield convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - MON - Single, Ted McLarty rouged Rod Pantages kick OTT 6-1 2nd - OTT - Al Baldwin, 62-yard pass from O'Malley (Hatfield convert) OTT 12-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick-in-goal OTT 13-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Phil Adrian rouged Cummings kick OTT 14-1 4th - OTT - Turner, 69-yard pass from O'Malley (Hatfield convert) OTT 20-1 4th - OTT - Bib Simpson, 100-yard interception return OTT 25-1 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner, 10-yard run (Gene Roberts convert) OTT 25-7 4th - MON - Pete Thodos, 2-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 25-13
SASKATCHEWAN 25, Edmonton 18 (8668) - Glenn Dobbs ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as the Riders moved into a tie for first place in the West. It was the third win for Saskatchewan in four meetings with the Eskimos.
EDMONTON - 4 5 3 6 - 18
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 12 6 7 - 25
1st - EDM - Annis Stukus, 35-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton roug4ed on A. Stukus kick EDM 4-0 2nd - SASK - Glenn Dobbs, 2-yard run (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-4 2nd - EDM - Jim Chambers, 73-yard pass from Frank Filchock EDM 9-6 2nd - SASK - Dobbs, 5-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 12-9 3rd - SASK - Jack Russell, 32-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 18-9 3rd - EDM - Annis Stukus, 24-yard field goal SASK 18-12 4th - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick SASK 19-12 4th - SASK - Ken Charlton pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 25-12 4th - EDM - Chambers run (A. Stukus convert) SASK 25-18
Calgary 18, WINNIPEG 16 (9500) - Calgary, with an assist from the clock, kept alive their playoff hopes in the WFU. QB Jack Jacobs missed a FG attempt from a difficult angle with less than a minute remaining. The ball - kicked from the 14-yard line - fell for a single point.
CALGARY - 0 15 0 3 - 18
WINNIPEG - 6 6 0 4 - 16
1st - WIN - Bud Korchak pass from Jack Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - CAL - Davey West, 4-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Shaw, 44-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Shaw convert) CAL 12-6 2nd - WIN - Shaw, 11-yard field goal CAL 15-6 2nd - WIN - Andy Sokol pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) CAL 15-12 4th - WIN - Jacobs, 5-yard field goal TIED 15-15 4th - CAL - Shaw field goal CAL 18-15 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick CAL 18-16
MON OCT 8
Toronto 10, HAMILTON 0 (14000) - Nobby Wirkowski bounced back from his debut two days ago to complete eight of 11 forward passes, while the defense handed Hamilton its first shutout of the season.
TORONTO - 7 0 1 2 - 10
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - TOR - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 1-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Single, McDonald rouged on Krol kick TOR 8-0 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 9-0 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 10-0
Ottawa 12, MONTREAL 9 (15322) - Ottawa took to the air to move into a first place tie in the Big Four, thanks to a Tom O'Malley pass to Al Baldwin for their first major and a Ted McLarty interception for their second.
OTTAWA - 0 6 6 0 - 12
MONTREAL - 3 6 0 0 - 9
1st - MON - Gene Roberts, 15-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - OTT - Al Baldwin, 50-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Steve Hatfield convert) OTT 6-3 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 5-yard run (Roberts convert) MON 9-6 3rd - OTT - Ted McLarty, 70-yard interception return (Hatfield convert) OTT 12-9
WINNIPEG 38, Edmonton 27 (9558) - Winnipeg clinched a playoff berth thanks to lanky import end Neill Armstrong, who scored three touchdowns, all on passes from QB Jack Jacobs. Andy Sokol picked up two majors for the Bombers. Rollin Prather scored two touchdowns for Edmonton.
EDMONTON - 0 15 6 6 - 27
WINNIPEG - 8 12 6 12 - 38
1st - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 10-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Dick Huffman blocked Don Lord's kick to deadline WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jim Macrae rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 8-0 2nd - EDM - Annis Stukus, 43-yard field goal WIN 8-3 2nd - WIN - Jim Spavital run (Jacobs convert) WIN 14-3 2nd - EDM - Jim Chambers, 34-yard run (A. Stukus convert) WIN 14-9 2nd - EDM - Mike King run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 15-14 2nd - WIN - Armstrong, 11-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 20-15 3rd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 3-yard pass from Frank Filchock (A. Stukus convert) EDM 21-20 3rd - WIN - Andy Sokol, 63-yard interception return (Jacobs convert) WIN 26-21 4th - WIN - Armstrong, 79-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 31-21 4th - WIN - Sokol pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 37-21 4th - EDM - Prather pass from Filchock (A. Stukus convert) WIN 37-27 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 38-27
SASKATCHEWAN 28, Calgary 18 (10000) - Saskatchewan moved to the top of the West, and wiped out Calgary's last hopes of making the playoffs, as the Riders jumped up to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. They would extend their lead to 28-0 before Calgary scored three majors in the final quarter.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 18 - 18
SASKATCHEWAN - 21 0 1 6 - 28
1st - SASK - Jack Nix, 5-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Dobbs, 1-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 12-0 1st - SASK - Sully Glasser, 3-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 18-0 1st - SASK - Ettinger, 25-yard field goal SASK 21-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Davey West rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 22-0 4th - SASK - Al Bodine, 5-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 28-0 4th - CAL - Paul Saleta pass from Keith Spaith (Bob Shaw convert) SASK 28-6 4th - CAL - West, 40-yard pass from Spaith (Shaw convert) SASK 28-12 4th - CAK - Bill Blackburn, 77-yard interception return (Shaw convert) SASK 28-18
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 5 3 0 10 152 73 X-Saskatchewan 8 4 0 16 241 170
Ottawa 5 3 0 10 136 121 X-Edmonton 7 5 0 14 250 218
Toronto 3 4 0 6 83 105 X-Winnipeg 6 6 0 12 254 275
Montreal 2 5 0 4 70 142 Calgary 3 9 0 6 161 243
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 13
Toronto 28, OTTAWA 19 (14511) - Nobby Wirkowski threw three touchdown passes, while his defensive mates intercepted six Rough Rider forwards, as Toronto kept their playoff hopes alive. The Argos came from behind three times for their third triumph over Ottawa this season.
TORONTO - 0 12 6 10 - 28
OTTAWA - 5 7 1 6 - 19
1st - OTT - Al Baldwin, 12-yard pass from Tom O'Malley OTT 5-0 2nd - OTT - Single, George Arnott rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 6-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 20-yard run (Joe Krol convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 35-yard pass from Howie Turner (Bob Gain convert) OTT 12-6 2nd - Al Pfeifer, 35-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Krol convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - OTT - Single, Ted Toogood rouged on O'Malley kick OTT 13-12 3rd - TOR - Doug Whaley pass from Wirkowski TOR 17-13 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline TOR 18-13 4th - TOR - Pfeifer fumble recovery in the end zone TOR 23-13 4th - Howie Turner run (Gain convert) TOR 23-18 4th - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 2-yard run TOR 28-18
Winnipeg 30, SASKATCHEWAN 23 (8500) - Jack Jacobs fired four touchdown passes, two to George McPhail and one apiece to Bud Korchak and Ron Vaccher, to pull the Bombers to within two points of first place in the West. Glenn Dobbs threw four TD passes for the Riders.
WINNIPEG - 7 5 6 12 - 30
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 16 0 - 23
1st - WIN - George McPhail, 28-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 7-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Pelling, 19-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) WIN 7-6 2nd - SASK Single, Charlton kick to deadline TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Keith Pearce, 14-yard pass from Pete Petrow WIN 12-7 3rd - SASK - Jack Nix, 12-yard pass from Dobbs TIED 12-12 3rd - SASK - Al Bodine, 9-yard pass from Jacobs (Ettinger convert) SASK 18-12 3rd - SASK - Charlton, 3-yard pass from Dobbs SASK 23-12 3rd - WIN - McPhail, 9-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) SASK 23-18 4th - WIN - Bud Korchak, 6-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 24-23 4th - WIN - Ron Vaccher, 20-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 30-23
EDMONTON 31, Calgary 18 (10000) - Edmonton beat Calgary for the fifth straight time and moved into a tie for first place with Saskatchewan. The Eskimos gained 368 yards on the ground, which helped offset the 353 yards Calgary gained through the air.
CALGARY - 0 12 0 6 - 18
EDMONTON - 7 6 6 12 - 31
1st - EDM - Single, Ced Gyles rouged on Don Lord kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Steve Mendryk, 78-yard punt return (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 10-yard run (A. Stukus kick) EDM 13-0 2nd - CAL - Brian Mulhern, 2-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) EDM 13-6 2nd - CAL - Dave West, 89-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Shaw convert) EDM 13-12 3rd - EDM - Kwong, 6-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 19-12 4th - EDM - Mike King, 10-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 25-12 4th - CAL - Paul Salata, 13-yard pass from Stan Heath (Shaw convert) EDM 25-18 4th - EDM - Jim Chambers, 44-yard run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 31-18
SUN OCT 14
Hamilton 21, MONTREAL 7 (14687) - Hamilton took over first place in the Big Four. The Ti-Cats, featuring Bernie Custis' broken-field running and Hal Waggoner's driving line smashes, struck for two converted touchdowns in the second quarter and another in the fourth.
HAMILTON - 0 12 0 9 - 0
MONTREAL - 1 6 0 0 - 7
1st - MON- Single, Tom Worthington rouged by Herb Trawick MON 1-0 2nd - HAM - Bernie Custis run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-1 2nd - HAM - Paul Gibson, 5-yard fumble return (Logan convert) HAM 12-1 2nd - MON - Gene Roberts, 3-yard run (Roberts convert) HAM 12-7 4th - HAM - Gibson, 17-yard pass from Custis (Logan convert) HAM 18-7 4th - HAM - Logan field goal HAM 21-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 6 3 0 12 173 80 X-Saskatchewan 8 5 0 16 264 200
Ottawa 5 4 0 10 155 149 X-Edmonton 8 5 0 16 281 236
Toronto 4 4 0 8 111 124 X-Winnipeg 7 6 0 14 284 298
Montreal 2 6 0 4 77 163 Calgary 3 10 0 6 179 274
X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 20
WINNIPEG 19, Saskatchewan 13 (9000) - Saskatchewan lost the game, but gained the West playoff bye thanks to having the best average in the points for and against department. Edmonton earned second place and the right to hose Winnipeg in the semi-final.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 0 7 - 13
WINNIPEG - 6 0 13 0 - 19
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 99-yard run (Jack Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Nix, 30-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - WIN - Neill Armstrong pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 12-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Caey kick WIN 13-6 3rd - WIN - Ron Vaccher pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 19-6 4th - SASK - Ken Charlton, 32-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) WIN 19-12 4th - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick WIN 19-13
CALGARY 26, Edmonton 25 (4000) - Calgary's offense clicked for 268 yards through the air, while Edmonton rolled to 264 yards on the ground. A Keith Spaith to Royal Copeland touchdown pass, plus Bob Shaw's convert, prevented Edmonton from winning the West and getting a bye in the playoffs.
EDMONTON - 7 1 5 12 - 25
CALGARY - 6 2 0 18 - 26
1st - EDM - Single, Don Lord kick EDM 1-0 1st - CAL - Bob Agler, 31-yard lateral from Royal Copeland (Bob Shaw convert) CAL 6-1 1st - EDM - Jim Chambers, 39-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 7-6 2nd - CAL - Safety, Royal Copeland tackled Jim Macrae in end zone CAL 8-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Ced Gyles rouged by Jim Quandamatteo on A. Stukus kick TIED 8-8 3rd - EDM - Mike King, 3-yard run EDM 13-8 4th - EDM - Rollin Prather, 54-yard pass from Filchock (A. Stukus convert) EDM 19-8 4th - CAL - Brian Mulhern, 11-yard run (Shaw convert) EDM 19-14 4th - CAL - Bill Blackburn, 50-yard fumble return (Shaw convert) CAL 20-19 4th - EDM - Normie Kwong run (A. Stukus convert) EDM 25-19 4th - CAL - Copeland, 9-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Shaw convert) CAL 26-25
Ottawa 32, HAMILTON 16 (14000) - Ottawa blew a 12-point first half lead and then roared back with a 19-point fourth quarter outburst to snatch a victory from the Tiger-Cats. The win put the Riders in a tie for first place in the Big Four with two games to play.
OTTAWA - 6 6 1 19 - 32
HAMILTON - 0 0 10 6 - 16
1st - OTT - Bob Simpson, 28-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Bob Gain convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Bill Stanton pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 12-0 3rd - HAM - Paul Gibson pass from Bernie Custis OTT 12-5 3rd - OTT - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 13-5 3rd - HAM - Custis, 63-yard run OTT 13-10 4th - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 1-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 16-13 4th - OTT - Howie Turner, 13-yard pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 19-16 4th - O'Malley, 1-yard run (Gain convert) OTT 25-16 4th - OTT - Single, Cummings kick touch-in-goal OTT 26-16 4th - OTT - Bruce Cummings, 5-yard run with kick (Gain convert) OTT 32-16
TORONTO 35, Montreal 11 (16623) - Doug Pyzer and Doug Smylie scored two touchdowns as Toronto jumped out to a 23-0 lead at halftime. Joe Krol kicked two singles and a placement in the first eight minutes of play to ignite the fast start.
MONTREAL - 0 0 5 6 - 11
TORONTO - 5 18 6 6 - 35
1st - TOR - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Krol kick TOR 2-0 1st - TOR - Krol field goal TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Doug Pyzer major (Krol convert) TOR 11-0 2nd - TOR - Doug Smylie major (Krol convert) TOR 17-0 2nd - TOR - Pyzer major (Krol convert) TOR 23-0 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 48-yard run TOR 23-5 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis major (Krol convert) TOR 29-5 4th - TOR - Smylie major (Krol convert) TOR 35-5 4th - MON - John Yonakor pass from George Ratterman (Jimmy Ambrose convert) TOR 35-11
SUN OCT 21
Toronto 35, MONTREAL 18 (12309) - Ulysses Curtis ran 67 yards for a major on the first play after the initial kickoff to spark the Argonaut attack. The Scullers scored three touchdowns in the final quarter to create a three-way for first place in the Big Four.
TORONTO - 6 0 12 17 - 35
MONTREAL - 6 0 6 6 - 18
1st - TOR - Ulyssses Curtis, 67-yard run (Joe Krol convert) TOR 6-0 1st - MON - Ralph Toohy pass from George Ratterman (Gene Roberts convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 2-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 12-6 3rd - MON - Johnny Taylor lateral from Tommy Manastersky after pass from Ratterman (Roberts covert) TIED 12-12 3rd - TOR - Pyzer run (Krol convert) TOR 18-12 4th - TOR - Curtis pass from Nobby Wirkowski TOR 23-12 4th - MON - John Yonakor pass from Ratterman (Roberts convert) TOR 23-18 4th - TOR - AL Pfeiffer pass from Wirkowski (Krol convert) TOR 29-18 4th - TOR - Pfeiffer pass from Wirkowski (Krol convert) TOR 35-18
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Hamilton 6 4 0 12 189 112 Y-Saskatchewan 8 6 0 16 277 219
X-Ottawa 6 4 0 12 187 165 X-Edmonton 8 6 0 16 306 262
X-Toronto 6 4 0 12 181 153 X-Winnipeg 8 6 0 16 303 311
Montreal 2 8 0 4 106 233 Calgary 4 10 0 8 205 299
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 27
OTTAWA 13, Hamilton 9 (14794) - Of the 22 points recorded in the game, which sent Ottawa to the top of the Big Four, only a pair of second quarter singles by the Riders came from plays other than fumbles or blocked kicks.
HAMILTON - 9 0 0 0 - 9
OTTAWA - 0 2 6 5 - 13
1st - HAM - Pete Neumann, 10-yard fumble return (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Logan, 24-yard field goal HAM 9-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Bruce Cummings kick HAM 9-1 2nd - OTT - Single, McDonald rouged on Bob Gain kick HAM 9-2 3rd - OTT - Gain recovered fumble in end zone (Gain convert) HAM 9-8 4th - OTT - Pete Karpuk recovered fumble in end zone OTT 13-9
SUN OCT 28
MONTREAL 34, Toronto 22 (9215) - Montreal upset Toronto's hopes to stay in a first place tie thanks to 405 yards on offense. Virgil Wagner's 73-yard run for a major sparked the Alouette offense. Nobby Wirkowski threw three TD passes to Al Pfeiffer in the losing cause.
TORONTO - 3 0 13 6 - 22
MONTREAL - 0 11 12 11 - 34
1st - TOR - Joe Krol, 12-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - MON - Pete Thodos, 3-yard run MON 5-3 2nd - MON - John Yonakor, 10-yard pass from George Ratterman (Gene Roberts convert) MON 11-3 3rd - TOR - Single, Thodos rouged by Al Pfeiffer on Krol kick MON 11-4 3rd - MON - Ralph Toohy, 37-yard pass from Ratterman (Roberts convert) MON 17-4 3rd - TOR - Pfeiffer, 11-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Krol convert) MON 17-10 3rd - TOR - Pfeiffer, 39-yard pass from Wirkowski (Krol convert) MON 17-16 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 73-yard run (Roberts convert) MON 23-16 4th - MON - Wagner, 3-yard run MON 28-16 4th -
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MON - Jack Harper, 8-yard pass from Ratterman (Roberts convert) MON 34-16 4th - TOR - Pfeiffer, 25-yard pass from Wirkowski (Krol convert) MON 34-22
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 7 4 0 14 200 174 Y-Saskatchewan 8 6 0 16 277 219
X-Hamilton 6 5 0 12 198 125 X-Edmonton 8 6 0 16 306 262
X-Toronto 6 5 0 12 203 187 X-Winnipeg 8 6 0 16 303 311
Montreal 3 8 0 6 140 255 Calgary 4 10 0 8 205 299
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 3
HAMILTON 31, Montreal 6 (8000) - Montreal took a 6-0 lead on a muddy field, then faded in the wake of a 31-point Hamilton assault. QB Bernie Custis used his running attack to lead the Tiger-Cats' offense, which picked up 248 yards on the ground. Custis only completed one pass for 14 yards in four tries.
MONTREAL - 1 5 0 0 - 6
HAMILTON - 0 9 17 5 - 31
1st - MON - Single, Gene Roberts kick to deadline MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner major MON 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Fred Kijek kick MON 6-1 2nd - HAM - Jack Logan field goal MON 6-4 2nd - HAM - Pete Woolley recovered fumble in end zone HAM 9-6 3rd - HAM - Hal Waggoner run (Logan convert) HAM 15-6 3rd - HAM - Waggoner run HAM 20-6 3rd - HAM - Bernie Custis run HAM 25-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Tommy Worthington kick HAM 26-6 4th - HAM - Custis run HAM 31-6
TORONTO 23, Ottawa 18 (21844) - Just 11 minutes from elimination from the Grey Cup hunt, Toronto launched a two-touchdown drive which forced a three-way tie for the Big Four regular season title. Ottawa had a chance late but Joe Asquini dropped a Tom O'Malley pass in the end zone.
OTTAWA - 6 6 6 0 - 18
TORONTO - 0 7 5 11 - 23
1st - OTT - Al Baldwin, 26-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Bob Gain convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - TOR - Doug Smylie, 19-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Joe Krol convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Bruce Cummings rouged on Krol kick TOR 7-6 2nd - OTT - Howie Turner, 31-yard pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 12-7 3rd - TOR - Al Pfeiffer, 17-yard pass from Wirkowski TIED 12-12 3rd - OTT - Turner, 48-yard pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 18-12 4th - TOR - Teddy Toogood, 3-yard run OTT 18-17 4th - TOR - Bill Bass, 3-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 23-18
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Ottawa 7 5 0 14 218 197 Y-Saskatchewan 8 6 0 16 277 219
X-Hamilton 7 5 0 14 229 131 X-Edmonton 8 6 0 16 306 262
X-Toronto 7 5 0 14 226 205 X-Winnipeg 8 6 0 16 303 311
Montreal 3 9 0 6 146 286 Calgary 4 10 0 8 205 299
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU SEMI-FINAL
SAT OCT 27
EDMONTON 4, Winnipeg 1 (13000) - Bomber QB Jack Jacobs could only complete 15 of 35 pass attempts and had three passes intercepted. Edmonton, who averaged 21 points per game during the regular season, scored on only an Annis Stukus field goal and a single, but it was enough.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 0 - 1
EDMONTON - 0 3 0 1 - 4
2nd - WIN - Single, Rollie Miles rouged on Tom Casey kick WIN 1-0 2nd - EDM - Annis Stukus, 10-yard field goal EDM 3-1 4th - EDM - Single, Casey rouged on Don Lord kick EDM
WIFU FINAL (Saskatchewan wins series, 2-1)
SAT NOV 3
EDMONTON 15, Saskatchewan 11 (13000) - Roland Miles took the opening kickoff 81 yards for a major and Jim Chambers ran 95 yards with a lateral from Normie Kwong as Edmonton won the first game of the Western playoff in a driving snowstorm, which obliterated the Clarke Stadium field markings.
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 1 0 0 - 11
EDMONTON - 7 1 1 6 - 15
1st - EDM - Roland Miles, 81-yard kickoff return (Annis Stukus convert) EDM 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, Glenn Dobbs kick EDM 6-1 1st - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Miles kick EDM 7-1 1st - SASK - Jack Wedley, 8-yard fumble return (Don Ettinger convert) TIED 7-7 1st - EDM - Ettinger, 31-yard field goal SASK 10-7 2nd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick touch-in-goal SASK 11-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Don Lord kick to deadline SASK 11-8 3rd - EDM - Single, Charlton rouged on Lord kick SASK 11-9 4th - EDM - Jim Chambers, 95-yard run with lateral from Normie Kwong (A. Stukus convert) EDM 15-11
SAT NOV 10
SASKATCHEWAN 12, Edmonton 5 (12000) - With Sully Glasser, Ken Charlton, Bob Sandberg and Glenn Dobbs eating up huge chunks of yardage, the Riders rolled for 190 yards along the ground while holding Edmonton to a mere 25 yards net, and kept their Grey Cup hopes alive.
EDMONTON - 1 3 1 0 - 5
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 6 0 - 12
1st - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Bill Briggs kick EDM 1-0 2nd - SASK - Sully Glasser, 1-yard run (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-1 2nd - EDM - Annis Stukus, 34-yard field goal SASK 6-4 3rd - SASK - Charlton, 2-yard run (Ettinger convert) SASK 12-4 3rd - EDM - Single, Charlton rouged on A. Stukus kick SASK 12-5
MON NOV 12
SASKATCHEWAN 19, Edmonton 18 (12000) - Saskatchewan won its first Western title since 1936. QB Glenn Dobbs completed 10 of 19 passes for 262 yards, including two TDs to end Jack Nix. The Riders led 8-0 going into the fourth quarter, when Edmonton exploded for three majors.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 18 - 18
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 1 1 11 - 19
1st - SASK - Jack Nix, 46-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Rollie Miles rouged on Dobbs kick SASK 7-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Miles rouged on Ettinger kick SASK 8-0 4th - EDM - Miles, 2-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Annis Stukus convert) SASK 8-6 4th - SASK - Bob Sandberg, 24-yard pass from Dobbs (Ettinger convert) SASK 14-6 4th - EDM - Jim Chambers, 103-yard kickoff return off lateral from Bob Paffrath (A. Stukus convert) SASK 14-12 4th - SASK - Dobbs, 1-yard run SASK 19-12 4th - EDM - Mike King run (A. Stukuas convert) SASK 19-18
IRFU SEMI-FINAL (Hamilton wins on points, 31-28)
WED NOV 7
Hamilton 24, TORONTO 7 (12200) - In the mud and slop of Varsity Stadium, Hamilton held Toronto to 137 yards rushing, while Hal Waggoner ripped off two long runs for majors. The Tiger-Cats brought out 20-year old Cam Fraser, whose kicks kept the Argos pinned back deep.
HAMILTON - 6 0 6 12 - 24
TORONTO - 1 6 0 0 - 7
1st - TOR - Single, Dick Brown rouged on Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 72-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Bob MacDonald rouged on Krol kick HAM 6-2 2nd - TOR - Art Scullion, 5-yard fumble return TOR 7-6 3rd - HAM - Waggoner, 22-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 12-7 4th - HAM - Eddie Bevan fumble recovery in end zone (Logan convert) HAM 18-7 4th - HAM - Single, Doug Smylie rouged on Logan kick HAM 19-7 4th - HAM - Bernie Custis, 12-yard run HAM 24-7
SAT NOV 10
Toronto 21, HAMILTON 7 (15000) - Toronto won the second game of the playoff series, but lost on points, 31-28. Hamilton's only touchdown came late in the game on a Spider Gibson TD catch from Bernie Custis, but that was enough to send the Tiger-Cats to the Big Four final.
TORONTO - 7 6 8 0 - 21
HAMILTON - 0 1 0 6 - 7
1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Doug Pyzer pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Krol convert) TOR 7-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick TOR 7-1 2nd - TOR - Al Pfeifer major (Krol convert) TOR 13-1 3rd - Single, Dick Brown rouged on Krol kick TOR 14-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Fraser kick TOR 14-2 3rd - TOR - Single, D. Brown rouged on Krol kick TOR 15-2 3rd - TOR - Pyzer pass from Wirkowski (Krol convert) TOR 21-2 4th - HAM - Paul Gibson pass from Bernie Custis TOR 21-7
IRFU FINAL (Ottawa wins on points, 28-16)
WED NOV 14
Ottawa 17, HAMILTON 7 (11300) - Hamilton led 7-1 with six minutes to go, before Ottawa exploded for three touchdowns, and took a commanding lead into Game Two of the series. Benny MacDonnell scored two majors in the fourth quarter to pace the Rider comeback.
OTTAWA - 1 0 0 16 - 17
HAMILTON - 0 6 1 0 - 7
1st - OTT - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 1-0 2nd - HAM - Paul Gibson, 1-yard fumble return (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick touch-in-goal HAM 7-1 4th - OTT - Howie Turner, 6-yard run HAM 7-6 4th - OTT - Benny MacDonell, 3-yard run OTT 11-7 4th - OTT - MacDonell, 12-yard run (Bob Gain convert) OTT 17-7
SAT NOV 17
OTTAWA 11, Hamilton 9 (17000) - Ottawa won its second Big Four title in four years, though Hamilton put a scare in them with a 9-1 lead at halftime, leaving them 2 points back in the total points tally. The Tiger-Cats would never score again, while Ottawa tallied 10 points to win the crown.
HAMILTON - 1 8 0 0 - 9
OTTAWA - 1 0 1 9 - 11
1st - HAM - Single, Ted McLarty rouged on Tom Worthington kick HAM 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick touch-in-goal TIED 1-1 2nd - HAM - Bob McDonald field goal HAM 4-1 2nd - HAM - Bernie Custis run HAM 9-1 3rd - OTT - Single, Dick Brown rouged on Bruce Cummings kick HAM 9-2 4th - OTT - Tom O'Malley, 1-yard run (Bob Gain convert) HAM 9-8 4th - OTT - Gain, 30-yard field goal OTT 11-9
EAST FINAL
WED NOV 21
OTTAWA 43, Sarnia 17 (3000) - Jack (Corky) Duchene scored three touchdowns for the Imperials, but it was not enough as Ottawa outrushed Sarnia, 293 yards to 244, and won the aerial game, 160-139. This was the first meeting between the two teams since 1936, when Sarnia won 26-20.
SARNIA - 0 1 6 10 - 17
OTTAWA - 6 13 12 12 - 43
1st - OTT - Steve Hartfield pass from Tom O'Malley (Bob Gain convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Matt Anthony pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 12-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Jack McKelvie rouged on Gain kick OTT 13-0 2nd - SAR - Single, Bruce Cumming rouged on Johnny Chorostecki kick OTT 13-1 2nd - OTT - Pete Karpuk major (Gain convert) OTT 19-1 3rd - OTT - Anthony major (Gain convert) OTT 25-1 3rd - OTT - Karpuk major (Gain convert) OTT 31-1 3rd - SAR - Jack Duchene major (Chorostecki convert) OTT 31-7 4th - SAR - Duchene major OTT 31-12 4th - OTT - Bob Simpson major (Gain convert) OTT 37-12 4th - SAR - Duchene, 30-yadd run OTT 37-17 4th - OTT - Howie Turner major (Gain convert) OTT 43-17
1951 GREY CUP (Saturday November 24th at Toronto - 27,341)
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS (7-5) 21, SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (8-6) 14 - After a 17-year absence, the Saskatchewan Roughriders returned to the Grey Cup final. Their losing streak in the big game continued, however, as it was the other Rough Riders that took home the prize. Ottawa outmatched Saskatchewan for three quarters before the Westerners made it interesting in the final 15 minutes. It took a last minute single to preserve the victory for the nation’s capital. With the wind at his back in the first quarter, Glenn Dobbs booted an 87-yard single followed by a 75-yard kick to give Saskatchewan a 2-0 lead. Ottawa then struck for three touchdowns. A 68-yard gain by Howie Turner set the Easterners up at the three-yard line, and Benny MacDonnell smashed over centre for the major. A fumble by Saskatchewan’s Mickey Maguire at his own 29-yard line set up Ottawa’s second touchdown. Tom O’Malley fired to Alton Baldwin at the two-yard line, who then crossed over the goal line for the score. In the third quarter O’Malley hit Pete Karpuk with a 40-yard pass that was caught on the Saskatchewan 25. Karpuk beat Del Wardien to the goal line, giving Ottawa its third TD. With Ottawa leading 19-2 in the final quarter, Bruce Cummings banged home a single point, putting the East Riders up by 18. But Saskatchewan forged itself back into the contest. MacDonnell fumbled the ball which Roy Wright recovered at the Ottawa 30. Dobbs completed a pass to Jack Nix on the three-yard line, and Nix struggled across the goal line for the major. Two minutes later, another Ottawa miscue gave Saskatchewan the ball again. Turner went under a swarm of Western tacklers and lost his handle on the ball. Red Ettinger recovered the ball deep in Ottawa territory, and a few plays later, Dobbs faked out the defence to provide Sully Glasser a huge opening for a touchdown. The game was lost for Saskatchewan in the final two minutes. Mickey Maguire, trying to make a running catch on a punt, fumbled on his own nine-yard line which was recovered by Bob Gain. After two failed pass attempts, Cummings put it out of reach with a single. Freshman head coach Clem Crowe matched Frank Clair’s feat of a year ago, winning the Grey Cup in his first year in Canadian football.
OTTAWA - 6 6 7 2 - 21
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 0 0 12 - 14
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1st - SASK - Single, Pete Karpuk roughed on Glenn Dobbs kick SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick to deadline SASK 2-0 1st - OTT - Benny MacDonnell, 3-yard run (Bob Gain convert) OTT 6-2 2nd - OTT - Al Baldwin, 28-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 12-2 3rd - OTT - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 13-2 3rd - OTT - Karpuk, 40-yard pass from O'Malley (Gain convert) OTT 19-2 4th - OTT - Single, Cumming kick touch-in-goal OTT 20-2 4th - SASK - Jack Nix, 30-yard pass from Dobbs (Don Ettinger convert) OTT 20-8 4th - SASK - Sully Glasser, 6-yard run (Ettinger convert) OTT 20-14 4th - OTT - Single, Charlton rouged on O'Malley kick OTT 21-14
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-2-1)
Head Coach: Carl Voyles
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12-3-1)
Head Coach: George Trafton
Leading Rusher: Lorne Benson (491)
Leading Passer: Jack Jacobs (2586)
Leasing Receiver: Bud Korchak (31-551)
Toronto Argonauts (7-4-1)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Edmonton Eskimos (9-6-1)
Head Coach: Annis Stukus
Leading Rusher: Mike King (562)
Leading Passer: Claude Arnold (2107)
Leasing Receiver: Joe Aguirre (38-549)
Ottawa Rough Riders (5-7)
Head Coach: Clem Crowe
Calgary Stampeders (7-9)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Leading Rusher: Johnny Bright (815)
Leading Passer: Dave Anderson (1350)
Leasing Receiver: Paul Salata (65-1088)
Montreal Alouettes (2-10)
Head Coach: Douglas Walker
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3-13)
Head Coach: Glenn Dobbs
Leading Rusher: Sully Glasser (267)
Leading Passer: Glenn Dobbs (1977)
Leasing Receiver: Holly Aplin (41-801)
The first-ever Canadian College Draft is held by the four Eastern clubs; Toronto's CBLT TV carries the Grey Cup game live; Import limit raised to eight. The WIFU adopted a 16-game schedule for the first time and this remained the standard until 1986 (18 games)
SAT AUG 23
SASKATCHEWAN 25, Edmonton 5 (12000) - Edmonton suffered its fifth straight loss at Taylor Field, as Holly Aplin caught two touchdown passes from Doug Belden in helping the Riders jump out to a 25-0 lead. Saskatchewan outrushed the Eskimos, 132 yards to 83.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 5 - 5
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 6 6 6 - 25
1st - SASK - Tony Hungle recovered fumble in end zone (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, Butch Avenger kick to deadline SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Holly Aplin, 58-yard pass from Doug Belden (Wardien convert) SASK 13-0 3rd - SASK - Wayne Anderson, 16-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 19-0 4th - SASK - Aplin, 24-yard pass from Belden (Wardien convert) SASK 25-0 4th - EDM - Rollin Prather, 5-yard run with lateral from Jim Chambers SASK 25-5
Calgary 12, WINNIPEG 8 (10000) - Coming off a three game sweep of their exhibition schedule, and after taking an early 8-0 lead, Winnipeg found itself shocked in Regina. The Calgary defense held the Bombers to just 77 yards rushing,
CALGARY - 0 6 0 6 - 12
WINNIPEG - 8 0 0 0 - 8
1st - WIN - Bud Korchak, 9-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Safety touch, Keith Spaith rouged by Buddy Tinsley WIN 8-0 2nd - CAL - Paul Salata, 36-yard pass from Johnny Bright (Bob Shaw convert) WIN 8-6 4th - CAL - Davey West, 20-yard run after lateral from Stan Kaluznick (Shaw convert) CAL 12-8
MON AUG 25
Calgary 21, SASKATCHEWAN 14 (10000) - Playing in 94 degree heat, the Stampeders roared back from an 8-3 halftime deficit to take over first place in the West. Bob Shaw kicked a field goal and a single and caught a touchdown pass from Stan Heath to key the comeback.
CALGARY - 0 3 7 11 - 21
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 6 0 6 - 14
1st - SASK - Single, Butch Avinger kick to deadline SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Avinger kick to deadline SASK 2-0 2nd - SASK - Holly Aplin, 15-yard pass from Doug Belden (Del Wardien convert) SASK 8-0 2nd - CAL - Bob Shaw, 18-yard field goal SASK 8-3 3rd - CAL - Paul Salata, 27-yard pass from Stan Heath (Bob Shaw convert) CAL 9-8 3rd - CAL - Single, Vic Chapman kick to deadline CAL 10-8 4th - CAL - Shaw, 18-yard pass from Heath CAL 15-8 4th - CAL - Pete Thodos, 6-yard run CAL 20-8 4th - CAL - Single, Wardien roughed on Shaw kick CAL 21-8 4th - SASK - Mike Maruska, 42-yard pass from Belden (Wardien convert) CAL 21-14
WINNIPEG 14, Edmonton 14 (T) (10000) - The Eskimos found themselves plagued with injuries and dressed only 26 men for the game. A 51-yard kick to the deadline by Rod Pantages with three minutes remaining left the teams tied.
EDMONTON - 0 12 0 2 - 14
WINNIPEG - 2 6 1 5 - 14
1st - WIN - Single, Ray Enright rouged by Torne Benson on Bud Korchak kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 2-0 2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) EDM 6-2 2nd - WIN - Ralph McAllister, 19-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 8-6 2nd - EDM - Frank Anderson, 89-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Aguirre convert) EDM 12-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline EDM 12-9 4th - EDM - Single, Gerry James rouged on Rod Pantages kick EDM 13-9 4th - WIN - Andy Sokol pass from Jacobs WIN 14-13 4th - EDM - Single, Pantages kick to deadline TIED 14-14
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 2 0 0 4 33 9
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 39 26
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 1 1 1 19 39
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 1 1 1 22 26
WED AUG 27
Ottawa 32, MONTREAL 28 (20586) - The Rider and Alouettes beat the heat and lit up the scoreboard with 10 touchdowns. The teams combined for 310 yards rushing and 547 through the air. Ottawa jumped out to a 26-11 halftime lead and held off the Als' furious comeback.
OTTAWA - 6 20 0 6 - 32
MONTREAL - 5 6 11 6 - 28
1st - OTT - Bill Stanton, 43-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Ed Salem, 1-yard run OTT 6-5 2nd - OTT - Safety touch, Tommy Manastersky rouged by Bob Simpson OTT 8-5 2nd - OTT - Howie Turner major (Rogers convert) OTT 14-5 2nd - OTT - Turner, 71-yard pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 20-5 2nd - OTT - Bob Rumball, 49-yard pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 26-5 2nd - MON - John O'Quinn, 28-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Salem convert) OTT 26-11 3rd - MON - Etcheverry, 1-yard run (Salem convert) OTT 26-17 3rd - Virgil Wagner pass from Etcheverry OTT 26-22 4th - OTT - Al Baldwin, 16-yard pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 32-22 4th - MON - O'Quinn, 18-yard pass from Etcheverry (Salem convert) OTT 32-28
FRI AUG 29
WINNIPEG 27, Saskatchewan 9 (10000) - Len Meltzer led the Bombers offense with two majors, while Bud Korchak and Mel Embree also added one major each. The Riders led 9-8 going into the final quarter, then Winnipeg unleashed a three-touchdown attack to take the win.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 8 0 - 9
WINNIPEG - 1 7 0 19 - 27
1st - WIN - Single, Roy Wright rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Joe Zaleskl rouged on Butch Avinger kick TIED 1-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 2-1 2nd - WIN - Len Meltzer, 5-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 8-1 3rd - SASK - Mike Marsuka, 3-yard run (Del Wardien convert) WIN 8-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Avinger kick to deadline TIED 8-8 3rd - SASK - Single, Avinger kick to deadline SASK 9-8 4th - WIN - Mel Embree, 31-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Korchak convert) WIN 14-9 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 15-9 4th - WIN - Meltzer, 5-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 21-9 4th - WIN - Korchak, 7-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 27-9
SAT AUG 30
CALGARY 14, Edmonton 7 (12000) - Calgary remained the hottest team in the West with their third straight win to start the season. The Stampeders won the game in the third quarter with a converted touchdown by Sugarfoot Anderson and then battled the Eskimos through a scoreless final quarter.
EDMONTON - 1 6 0 0 - 7
CALGARY - 1 7 6 0 - 14
1st - EDM - Single, Rod Pantages kick EDM 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick TIED 1-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick CAL 2-1 2nd - CAL - Paul Salata, 7-yard pass from Stan Heath (Bob Shaw convert) CAL 8-1 2nd - EDM - Roland Miles, 95-yard kickoff return (Dick Steere convert) CAL 8-7 3rd - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, fumble recovery in end zone (Shaw convert) CAL 14-7
MON SEPT 1
Winnipeg 16, SASKATCHEWAN 8 (13795) - Winnipeg won for the sixth straight time in three seasons at Taylor Field, thanks to two TD passes - one by Joe Zaleski, the other by Jack Jacobs, a field goal and two converts by Bud Korchak and a single by Jacobs.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 1 9 - 16
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 7 0 - 8
2nd - SASK - Single, Len Meltzer rouged by Sam Scoccia on Butch Avinger kick SASK 1-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry Palmer, 12-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-1 3rd - SASK - Single, Avinger kick to deadline WIN 6-2 3rd - SASK - Doug Belden, 4-yard run SASK 7-6 3rd - SASK - Joe Masnaghetti kick to deadline SASK 8-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline SASK 8-7 4th - WIN - Korchak, 23-yard field goal WIN 10-8 4th - WIN - Mel Embree, 18-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 16-8
Toronto 33, HAMILTON 13 (16000) - Knobby Wirkowski used his passing arm to lead Toronto to the easy win, with four of the five Argonaut majors coming off his passes. The other came on from Wirkowski himself on a plunge through the line. Bob Heck converted all of the majors.
TORONTO - 12 6 12 3 - 33
HAMILTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13
1st - TOR - Al Bruno pass from Norbert Wirkowski (Bob Heck convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Doug Smylie, 40-yard pass from Wirkowski (Heck convert) TOR 12-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis pass from Wirkowski (Heck convert) TOR 18-0 2nd - HAM - Hal Wggoner run (Jack Logan convert) TOR 18-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Bill Brady kick to deadline TOR 18-7 3rd - TOR - Wirkowski run (Heck convert) TOR 24-7 3rd - HAM - Waggoner, 85-yard kickoff return (Logan convert) TOR 24-13 3rd - TOR - Doug Pyzer pass from Wirkowski (Heck convert) TOR 30-13 4th - TOR - Heck field goal TOR 33-13
EDMONTON 17, Calgary 10 (13172) - Calgary sustained its first loss of the season thanks to 36-year-old Joe "The Toe" Aguirre, who accounted for no less than 15 of Edmonton's 17 points and helped the Eskimos rally from a 10-3 deficit to win their first game of the season.
CALGARY - 0 0 10 0 - 10
EDMONTON - 1 2 0 15 - 17
1st - EDM - Single, Gerry Duguid rouged on Joe Aguirre kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Safety, Keith Spaith conceded touch EDM 3-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Ray Enright rouged on Bob Shaw kick EDM 3-1 3rd - CAL - Paul Salata, 25-yard pass from Stan Heath (Shaw convert) CAL 7-3 3rd - CAL - Shaw, 7-yard field goal CAL 10-3 4th - EDM - Aguirre, 53-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Aguirre convert) CAL 10-9 4th - EDM - Single, Davey West rouged by Frankie Morris on Aguirre kick TIED 10-10 4th - EDM - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Aguirre kick EDM 11-10 4th - EDM - Aguirre pass from Arnold (Aguirre convert) EDM 17-10
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 32 28 Calgary 3 1 0 6 53 41
Toronto 1 0 0 2 33 13 Winnipeg 2 1 1 5 60 39
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 13 33 Edmonton 1 2 1 3 43 63
Montreal 0 1 0 0 28 32 Saskatchewan 1 3 0 2 56 69
SAT SEPT 6
Saskatchewan 18, CALGARY 8 (12000) - Glenn Dobbs took advantage of some timely breaks and led his outplayed club to a win over Calgary. The Riders were outplayed for at least three quarters before exploding for two majors in the final period.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 6 12 - 18
CALGARY - 3 3 2 0 - 8
1st - CAL - Bob Shaw, 30-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Shaw, 11-yard field goal CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick CAL 7-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick CAL 8-0 3rd - SASK - Ken Charlton, 1-yard run (Del Wardien convert) CAL 8-6 4th - SASK - Holland Aplin fumble return (Wardien convert) SASK 12-8 4th - SASK - Bob Pelling, 24-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 18-8
Winnipeg 21, EDMONTON 18 (13807) - Indian Jack Jacobs stunned the Edmonton crowd with a lethal passing attack in the waning moments for the win. He completed eight out of 11 successive passes in a dramatic march from his own 18 to pay-dirt to snatch the win out of the eager Eskimo paws.
WINNIPEG - 6 6 3 6 - 21
EDMONTON - 0 6 6 6 - 18
1st - WIN - Gerry Palmer, 10-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 9-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - WIN - Mel Enbree, 4-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 12-6 3rd - WIN - Korchak, 22-yard field goal WIN 15-6 3rd - EDM - Aguirre, 13-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Aguirre convert) WIN 15-12 4th - EDM - Kwong, 7-yard run (Aguirre convert) EDM 18-15 4th - WIN - Andy Sokol, 4-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 21-18
TORONTO 43, Montreal 0 (18700) - The Argonauts rolled up seven touchdowns, with Bob Heck converting six of them, as they handed Montreal one of its worst losses ever and the most humiliating since the Larks joined the Big Four in 1946.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 6 7 12 18 - 43
1st - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 12-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Bob Heck convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bruce Coulter rouged by Al Bruno on Joe Krol kick TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Bruno, 23-yard from Wirkowski (Heck convert) TOR 13-0 3rd - TOR - Curtis, 11-yard run (Heck convert) TOR 19-0 3rd - TOR - Bruno, 22-yard pass from Wirkowski (Heck convert) TOR 25-0 4th - TOR - Krol run (Heck convert) TOR 31-0 4th - TOR - Curtis, 50-yard run (Heck convert) TOR 37-0 4th - TOR - Doug Pyzer run (Krol run) TOR 43-0
Hamilton 30, OTTAWA 8 (16017) - Hamilton piled up a heavy first-half lead and staved off a second half rally by Ottawa thanks to their passing game, two majors each by Joe Shinn and Dick Brown, and an aggressive defense led by Bobby McDonald who returned an interception for a major.
HAMILTON - 17 7 0 6 - 30
OTTAWA - 1 0 7 0 - 8
1st - OTT - Single, Bobby McDonald rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 1-0 1st - HAM - McDonald, 35-yard interception return HAM 5-1 1st - HAM - Joe Shinn, 13-yard run (McDonald convert) HAM 11-1 1st - HAM - Dick Brown, 27-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Mackrides convert) HAM 17-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Ted McLarty rouged on Cam Fraser kick HAM 18-1 2nd - HAM - Shinn, 16-yard pass from Mackrides (McDonald convert) HAM 24-1 3rd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 2-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) HAM 24-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Mel Hawkrigg rouged on Cummings kick HAM 24-8 4th - HAM - Brown, 18-yard pass from Mackrides (McDonald convert) HAM 30-8
MON SEPT 8
Winnipeg 7, CALGARY 6 (14000) - Indian Jack Jacobs kicked Winnipeg to a narrow one-point win over Calgary to increase the Bombers' lead in the West. Jacobs punted to the deadline from the Calgary 28-yard line with five minutes left in the game to give the Bombers the edge.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 1 - 7
CALGARY - 1 5 0 0 - 6
1st - CAL - Single, Tommy Ford rouged by Ken McFadden on Keith Spaith kick CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Stan Kaluznick, 1-yard run CAL 6-0 2nd - WIN - Ford, 60-yard punt return (Bud Korchak convert) TIED 6-6 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIn 7-6
EDMONTON 19, Saskatchewan 15 (13500) - Bob Flippin's touchdown with five minutes to go gave Edmonton the win and moved them past the Riders into third place in the West. Eskimo coach Frankie Filchock returned to action for the first time in three games to being his team from the brink of defeat.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 1 6 1 - 15
EDMONTON - 0 0 7 12 - 19
1st - SASK - Single, Butch Avinger kick SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Holly Aplin, 43-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Del Wardien convert) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Avinger kick SASK 8-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Joe Aguirre kick SASK 8-1 3rd - EDM - Aguirre, 36-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Aguirre convert) SASK 8-7 3rd - SASK - Aplin, 10-yard pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 14-7 4th - SASK - Single, Avinger kick SASK 15-7 4th - EDM - Bobby Flippin, 65-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Aguirre convert) SASK 15-13 4th - EDM - Flippin, 12-yard line (Aguirre convert) EDM 19-15
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 0 4 76 13 Winnipeg 4 1 1 9 93 67
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 40 58 Calgary 3 3 0 6 71 71
Hamilton 1 1 0 2 43 41 Edmonton 2 3 1 5 80 99
Montreal 0 2 0 0 28 75 Saskatchewan 2 4 0 4 89 96
SAT SEPT 13
Calgary 30, SASKATCHEWAN 20 (10500) - The Riders ran the opening kickoff for a converted touchdown, but Calgary snapped a three-game losing streak thanks, in part, to Dave West, who scored twice, one a 112-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter.
CALGARY - 0 12 6 12 - 30
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 0 14 - 20
1st - SASK - Harry Lampman, 33-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - CAL - Dave West, 50-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Harry Hood recovered fumble in end zone (Shaw convert) CAL 12-6 3rd - CAL - Paul Salata, 10-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Shaw convert) CAL 18-6 4th - CAL - Harry Bright, 75-yard run (Shaw convert) CAL 24-6 4th - SASK - Bob Pelling, 29-yard pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) CAL 24-12 4th - CAL - West, 112-yard kickoff return (Shaw convert) CAL 30-12 4th - SASK - Elbert Johnson pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) CAL 230-18 4th - SASK - Safety, Spaith conceded CAL 30-20
Edmonton 11, WINNIPEG 9 (9600) - Edmonton converted two Winnipeg fumbles in the fourth quarter into touchdowns edge the Blue Bombers. The two Bombers miscues - by Gerry James and Gerry Palmer - were all Edmonton needed for Frank Filchock to toss two touchdown passes for the win.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 11 - 11
WINNIPEG - 3 6 0 0 - 9
1st - WIN - Bud Korchak, 22-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - WIN - Mel Embree, 31-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 8-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 9-0 4th - EDM - Normie Kwong, 14-yard pass from Frank Filchock WIN 9-5 4th - WIN - Jim Chambers pass from Filchock (Joe Aguirre convert) EDM 11-9
TORONTO 24, Ottawa 19 (19300) - Ottawa led 19-18 with five minutes left when Bruce Cummings muffed a third-down snap. Toronto took over on the Rider five and cashed in on a touchdown by pint-sized Doug Pyzer.
OTTAWA - 1 6 7 5 - 19
TORONTO - 0 0 11 13 - 24
1st - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick to deadline OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 73-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 7-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Cummings kick to deadline OTT 8-0 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 20-yard run OTT 8-5 3rd - TOR - Curtis, 45-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Joe Krol single) TOR 11-8 3rd - OTT - Gino Mazzanti, 24-yard pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 14-11 4th - TOR - Al Bruno, 31-yard pass from Wirkowski (Krol convert) TOR 17-14 4th - OTT - Pete Karpuk, 74-yard interception return OTT 19-17 4th - TOR - Single, Krol kick to deadline OTT 19-18 4th - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 5-yard run (Krol convert) TOR 24-19
HAMILTON 30, Montreal 12 (9000) - Montreal's offensive line struggled in the 93-degree weather, with QB Sam Etcheverry getting plastered for big losses, but the defense also faded in the fourth quarter, giving up three touchdowns to the Ti-Cats.
MONTREAL - 6 0 6 0 - 12
HAMILTON - 6 1 6 17 - 30
1st - HAM - Jackie Stewart pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - MON - Tom Hanlon, 25-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ed Salem convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Bruce Coulter rouged by Buckets Hirsch on Cam Fraser kick HAM 7-6 3rd - MON - Etcheverry, 1-yard run (Salem convert) MON 12-7 3rd - HAM - Logan, 23-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 13-12 4th - HAM - Doug Gray, 12-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 19-12 4th - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 3-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 25-12 4th - HAM - Gray, 1-yard run HAM 30-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 0 0 6 100 37 Winnipeg 4 2 1 9 102 78
Hamilton 2 1 0 4 73 53 Calgary 4 3 0 8 101 91
Ottawa 1 2 0 2 59 82 Edmonton 3 3 1 7 91 108
Montreal 0 3 0 0 40 105 Saskatchewan 2 5 0 4 109 126
SAT SEPT 20
Winnipeg 18, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (11000) - Paced by the brilliant, broken-field running of Tom Casey and Tom Ford, Winnipeg stayed two points ahead of Edmonton in the West. Rider fans saw their team, last year's Grey Cup finalists, lost their sixth game in eight starts.
WINNIPEG - 6 6 0 6 - 18
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 0 6 - 7
1st - WIN - Gerry Palmer, 24-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 100-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Jacobs rouged on Butch Avinger kick WIN 12-1 4th - WIN - Tom Ford, 95-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 18-1 4th - SASK - Ken Charlton, 4-yard pass from Doug Belden (Del Wardien convert) WIN 18-7
EDMONTON 35, Calgary 18 (14922) - A record breaking crowd at Clarke Stadium saw Frank Filchock's club storm out to a 17-0 lead within minutes of the opening kickoff. Normie Kwong, who played with Calgary from 1948-50, lead the Eskimo charge with three touchdowns.
CALGARY - 6 0 6 6 - 18
EDMONTON - 17 6 6 6 - 35
1st - EDM - Normie Kwong, 4-yard pass from Claude Arnold EDM 5-0 1st - EDM - Frankie Morris, 10-yard fumble return (Joe Aguirre convert) EDM 11-0 1st - EDM - Kwong, 5-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Aguirre convert) EDM 17-0 1st - CAL - Paul Salata pass from Dave Anderson (Bob Shaw convert) EDM 17-6 2nd - EDM - Mike King, 33-yard pass from Arnold (Aguirre convert) EDM 23-6 3rd - CAL - Shaw, 45-yard pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) EDM 23-12 3rd - EDM - Kwong, 2-yard run (Aguirre convert) EDM 29-12 4th - CAL - Shaw, 10-yard pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) EDM 29-18 4th - EDM - Rod Pantages, 1-yard run (Aguirre convert) EDM 35-18
Hamilton 13, TORONTO 13 (T) (26663) - Before a record crowd for a league game, Hamilton caught fire in the second half and came roaring back with two converted touchdowns. The second came with less than three minutes to take a sure victory away from the Argonauts.
HAMILTON - 0 1 6 6 - 13
TORONTO - 7 0 6 0 - 13
1st - TOR - Nobby Wirkowski, 1-yard run (Bob Heck convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 7-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick TOR 7-1 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 55-yard pass from Wirkowski (Heck convert) TOR 13-1 3rd - HAM - Bernie Custis, 27-yard run (Jack Logan convert) TOR 13-7 4th - HAM - Custis, 8-yard run (Logan convert) TIED 13-13
OTTAWA 8, Montreal 7 (16500) - Bruce Cummings, whose fumble a week before when Ottawa lost to the Argos made him the goat of the game, was the hero of this one. He booted the winning point on the second to last play of the game with a well-placed kick just over the deadline.
MONTREAL - 0 6 1 0 - 7
OTTAWA - 6 0 0 2 - 8
1st - OTT - Bob Simpson, 46-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 23-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ed Salem convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - MON - Single, Pete Karpuk rouged on Etcheverry kick MON 7-6 4th - OTT - Single, Rogers kick to deadline TIED 7-7 4th - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick to deadline OTT 8-7
SAT SEPT 22
WINNIPEG 35, Saskatchewan 6 (9600) - Jack Jacobs tossed four touchdown passes and completed 21 of 31 passes for 320 yards as the Blue Bombers consolidated their hold on first. Mike Maruska scored the only Rider major on an 99-yard runback of Bud Korchak's kickoff late in the fourth quarter.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WINNIPEG - 0 12 17 6 - 35
2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 3-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry Palmer, 6-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 12-0 3rd - WIN - Casey, 4-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 18-0 3rd - WIN - Ralph McAlister, 1-yard run WIN 23-0 3rd - WIN - Mel Embree pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 29-0 4th - WIN - Korchak, 34-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 35-0 4th - SASK - Mike Maruska, 89-yard kickoff return (Del Wardien convert) WIN 35-6
Edmonton 10, CALGARY 9 (12000) - Franke Filchock tossed a TD pass to Jim Chambers in the last quarter, which Joe Aguirre converted to tie the game. A few minutes later, Edmonton reached Calgary's three-yard line where Rod Pantages kicked the ball out of the park for the winning point.
EDMONTON - 0 3 0 7 - 10
CALGARY - 7 0 2 0 - 9
1st - CAL - Pete Thodos, 4-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Single, Keith Spaith kick CAL 7-0 2nd - EDM - Joe Aguirre, 38-yard field goal CAL 7-3 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick to deadline CAL 8-3 3rd - CAL - Single, Shaw kick CAL 9-3 4th - EDM - Jim Chambers, 69-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Aguirre convert) TIED 9-9 4th EDM - Single, Rod Pantages kick to deadline EDM 10-9
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 0 1 7 113 50 Winnipeg 6 2 1 13 155 91
Hamilton 2 1 1 5 86 66 Edmonton 5 3 1 11 136 135
Ottawa 2 2 0 4 67 89 Calgary 4 5 0 8 128 136
Montreal 0 4 0 0 47 113 Saskatchewan 2 7 0 4 122 179
SAT SEPT 27
WINNIPEG 40, Edmonton 18 (9600) - Jack Jacobs tossed a Canadian record-five touchdown passes and set up plays that led to two other Bomber majors in 90-degree temperatures. The Bombers led 23-0 at the half and never looked back in opening a four-point lead in the West.
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 12 - 18
WINNIPEG - 5 18 7 10 - 40
1st - WIN - Ralph McAlister, 2-yard run WIN 5-0 2nd - WIN - Keith Pearce, 28-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 11-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 5-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 17-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Ford, 46-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 23-0 3rd - EDM - Mike King run (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 23-6 3rd - WIN - Ford, 76-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 29-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Korchak kick WIN 30-6 4th - WIN - Mel Embree, 47-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 35-6 4th - EDM - Ray Enright, 6-yard run (Aguirre convert) WIN 35-12 4th - EDM - Aguirre, 26-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Aguirre convert) WIN 35-18 4th - WIN - Mickey Maguire, 8-yard run WIN 40-18
Calgary 16, SASKATCHEWAN 9 (12000) - Calgary drove the Riders deeper into the basement, despite falling behind 5-0. The Stamps tied the game at 7 in the second quarter, then a third quarter touchdown pass from Keith Spaith to Pete Thodos decided the issue.
CALGARY - 0 7 7 2 - 16
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 1 1 1 - 9
1st - SASK - Single, Butch Avinger to deadline SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Jim Keane, 11-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs SASK 6-0 2nd - CAL - Dick Beatty, 20-yard fumble return (Bob Shaw convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Single, Harry Hood rouged on Avinger kick SASK 7-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Bob Redkey kick to deadline TIED 7-7 3rd - CAL - Pete Thodos, 39-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Shaw convert) CAL 13-7 3rd - CAL - Single, Spaith kick CAL 14-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Avinger kick CAL 14-8 4th - CAL - Safety, Mike Maruska tackled in end zone on fumbled kick recovery CAL 16-8 4th - SASK - Single, Del Wardien kick to deadline CAL 16-9
HAMILTON 27, Ottawa 13 (14000) - Hamilton raced into an 18-1 lead at the half, on touchdowns by Hal Waggoner, Bill Mackrides and Dick Brown, and were never headed. Ottawa tried to rally on majors by Howie Turner and Bob Simpson.
OTTAWA - 0 1 12 0 - 13
HAMILTON - 6 12 7 2 - 27
1st - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 26-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Bruce Cummings kick HAM 6-1 2nd - HAM - Bill Mackrides, 2-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 12-1 2nd - HAM - Dick Brown, 8-yard run (Logan kick) HAM 18-1 3rd - OTT - Howie Turner, 4-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) HAM 18-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Cummings rouged on Cam Fraser kick HAM 19-7 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 8-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Rogers convert) HAM 19-13 3rd - HAM - Waggoner, 15-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 25-131 4th - HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 26-13 4th - HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 27-13
SUN SEPT 28
Toronto 12, MONTREAL 6 (17472) - Toronto had to come from behind to stay atop the Big Four, after Montreal scored a converted touchdown in the first quarter. Ulysses Curtis barge dover for majors in the second and fourth quarters to make the difference.
TORONTO - 0 6 0 6 - 12
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 0 - 6
1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 3-yard run (Ed Salem convert) MON 6-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 24-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Joe Krol convert) TIED 6-6 4th - TOR - Curtis, 6-yard pass from Wirkowski (Krol convert) TOR 12-6
SAT SEPT 29
Edmonton 25, SASKATCHEWAN 13 (10000) - The Riders may have seen their last playoff hopes fade as they let a 12-1 lead disappear. The Eskimos scored two touchdowns in the third period, and added another in the fourth to pull away. The Rider loss clinched a playoff berth for Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 0 7 12 6 - 25
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 6 1 0 - 13
1st - SASK - Nellie Greene, 2-yard run (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Joe Aguirre kick SASK 6-1 2nd - SASK - Harry Lampman, 20-yard lateral from Doug Belden (Wardien convert) SASK 12-1 2nd - EDM - Frank Morris recovered ball in end zone (Aguirre convert) SASK 12-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Butch Avinger kick SASK 13-7 3rd - EDM - Mike King, 4-yard run (Aguirre convert) TIED 13-13 #rd - EDM - Jim Chambers, 45-yard run (Aguirre convert) EDM 19-13 4th - EDM - Rollie Miles, 83-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Aguirre convert) EDM 25-13
WINNIPEG 39, Calgary 28 (9600) - Tom Casey scored three majors for the Bombers, including an 85-yard runback of a kickoff. The Stamps might have made the outcome a different story had not time run out. Trailing 39-17 with six minutes left, Dave Anderson sparked two TD drives in two minutes.
CALGARY - 5 6 6 11 - 28
WINNIPEG - 5 14 14 6 - 39
1st - WIN - Kas Virduk, 5-yard return of blocked kick WIN 5-0 1st - CAL - Dick Beatty recovered fumble in end zone TIED 5-5 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 20-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 10-5 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 25-yard field goal WIN 13-5 2nd - CAL - Bob Shaw, 33-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Shaw convert) WIN 13-11 2nd - WIN - Casey, 41-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 19-11 3rd - WIN - Casey, 85-yard kickoff return (Korchak convert) WIN 25-11 3rd - WIN - Mel Embree pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 31-11 3rd - CAL - Spaith, 1-yard run (Shaw convert) WIN 31-17 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 32-17 3rd - WIN - Single, Gerry Duguid rouged on Korchak kick) WIN 33-17 4th - WIN - Lorne Benson pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 39-17 4th - CAL - Brian Mulhern pass from Dave Anderson (Shaw convert) WIN 39-23 4th - CAL - Paul Salata, 40-yard pass from Anderson WIN 39-28
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 0 1 9 125 56 X-Winnipeg 8 2 1 17 234 137
Hamilton 3 1 1 7 113 79 Edmonton 6 4 1 13 179 188
Ottawa 2 3 0 4 80 116 Calgary 5 6 0 10 172 184
Montreal 0 5 0 0 53 125 Saskatchewan 2 9 0 4 144 220
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 4
Winnipeg 41, CALGARY 30 (12000) - Winnipeg QB Jack Jacobs tossed six touchdown passes, one more than his record five last week, with three going to Tom Casey. Calgary QB Dave Anderson, threw TD passes, two to Paul Salata, in the shootout.
WINNIPEG - 7 6 12 16 - 41
CALGARY - 0 6 6 18 - 30
1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Gerry Palmer pass from Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 7-0 2nd - CAL - Bob Westlake, 2-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 13-6 3rd - CAL - Westlake run (Shaw convert) WIN 13-12 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 14-12 3rd - WIN - Keith Pearce, 24-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 20-12 3rd - WIN - Casey pass from Jacobs WIN 25-12 4th - CAL - Paul Salata, 10-yard pass from Dave Anderson (Shaw convert) WIN 25-18 4th - CAL - Shaw, 60-yard pass from Dave Anderson (Shaw convert) WIN 25-24 4th - WIN - Casey, 28-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 30-24 4th - CAL - Salata pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) WIN 30-30 4th - WIN - Korchak, 50-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 35-30 4th - WIN - Stu Clarkson, 50-yard interception return (Korchak convert) WIN 41-30
EDMONTON 20, Saskatchewan 6 (13000) - Edmonton clinched a playoff berth by whipping an ineffectual bunch of Rough Riders. Normie Kwong scored on two touchdown passes, one from Claude Arnold, the other from Frankie Filchock.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 5 1 0 - 6
EDMONTON - 7 1 5 7 - 20
1st - EDM - Normie Kwong, 12-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Bill Briggs convert) EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Roy Wright rouged by Jim Quandamatteo on Rod Pantages kick EDM 7-0 2nd - SASK - Butch Avinger, 7-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs EDM 7-5 2nd - EDM - Single, Mike Maruska rouged by Kwong on Pantages kick EDM 8-5 3rd - EDM - Pantages, 3-yard run EDM 13-5 3rd - SASK - Single, Rollie Miles rouged on Avinger's kick EDM 13-6 4th - EDM - Pantages kick EDM 14-6 4th - EDM - Kwong pass from Frank Filchock (Frank Anderson convert) EDM 20-6
OTTAWA 25, Toronto 21 (16500) - Clem Crowe's champions spotted Toronto 16 points in the first six minutes and then came storming back to hand th Argos their first loss of the season and their first win over Toronto in two seasons.
TORONTO - 16 0 0 5 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 12 13 0 - 25
1st - TOR - Zeke O'Connor, 21-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Ed Soergel, 40-yard interception return (Joe Krol convert) TOR 12-0 1st - TOR - Al Bruno, 22-yard pass from Wirkowski TOR 16-0 2nd - OTT - Benny MacDonell, 8-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) TOR 16-6 2nd - OTT - Single, Royal Copeland rouged on Rogers kick TOR 16-7 2nd - OTT - Al Baldwin pass from Tom O'Malley TOR 16-12 3rd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 21-yard run (Rogers convert) OTT 18-16 3rd - OTT - Baldwin, 44-yard pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 24-16 3rd - OTT - Single, Sorgel rouged on Rogers kick OTT 25-16 4th - TOR - Bruno pass from Wirkowski OTT 25-21
SUN OCT 5
Hamilton 26, MONTREAL 0 (14131) - Hamilton moved into a tie for first place in the Big Four, and sent Montreal home for the playoffs for the third straight season. The Als saw star RB Virgil Wagner leave the game on a stretcher after the first play from scrimmage.
HAMILTON - 8 12 0 6 - 26
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Ed Salem rouged by Dick Brown on Jack Logan kick HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Hal Waggoner pass from Bill Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Ray Dillon, 90-yard fumble return (Logan convert) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Logan, 57-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 20-0 4th - HAM - Dillon, 75-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 26-0
MON OCT 6
CALGARY 30, Saskatchewan 27 (11000) - Bob Shaw's third down placement kick from the Rider 30 won the game and a playoff berth for the Stampeders. Saskatchewan tried to come back behind QB Glenn Dobbs but a costly Stampeder penalty in the dying seconds had the stadium quiet as a morgue.
SASKATCHEWAN - 12 15 0 0 - 27
CALGARY - 9 6 6 9 - 30
1st - SASK - Harry Lampman, 13-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 1st - CAL - Bob Shaw, 30-yard field goal SASK 6-3 1st - SASK - Lampman pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 12-3 1st - CAL - Shaw pass from Dave Anderson (Shaw convert) SASK 12-9 2nd - CAL - Paul Salata, 23-yard pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) CAL 15-12 2nd - SASK - Butch Avinger, 6-yard pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 18-15 2nd - SASK - Ernie Choukalis, 15-yard fumble return (Wardien convert) SASK 24-15 2nd - SASK - Wardien, 14-yard field goal SASK 27-15 3rd - CAL - Shaw pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) SASK 27-21 4th - CAL - Dave West, 80-yard pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) CAL 27-27 4th - CAL - Shaw, 30-yard field goal CAL 30-27
EDMONTON 18, Winnipeg 12 (15000) - Edmonton, with QB Claude Arnold throwing three TD passes, kept its hopes alive for a playoff berth, as the Bombers lost QB Jack Jacobs in the first quarter for verbally abusing Referee Cliff Roseborough. QB Joe Zaleski came in but could not rally Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 6 - 12
EDMONTON - 0 6 11 1 - 18
2nd - EDM - Joe Blanchard, 13-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Frank Anderson convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Keith Pearce, 58-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Bud Korchak convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - EDM - Rollie Prather, 25-yard pass from Arnold EDM 11-6 3rd - EDM - Prather, 37-yard pass from Zaleski (Anderson convert) EDM 17-6 4th - EDM - Single, Mickey Maguire rouged by Jim Chamber on Anderson kick EDM 18-6 4th - WIN - Pearce, 34-yard pass from Zaleski (Korchak convert) EDM 18-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 1 1 9 146 76 X-Winnipeg 9 3 1 19 287 185
Hamilton 4 1 1 9 139 79 X-Edmonton 8 4 1 17 217 206
Ottawa 3 3 0 6 105 137 X-Calgary 6 7 0 12 232 252
Montreal 0 6 0 0 53 151 Saskatchewan 2 11 0 4 177 270
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 11
WINNIPEG 28, Saskatchewan 7 - Winnipeg's defensive backfield, made up of four American imports, provided the difference. The Bombers recovered two fumbles deep in the Rider zone for two early touchdowns, as they moved closer to clinching first place
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 6 0 0 - 7
WINNIPEG - 17 0 5 6 - 28
1st - WIN - Keith Pearce, 6-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 5-0 1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 7-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 11-0 1st - SASK - Single, Gerry James rouged on Butch Avinger kick WIN 11-1 1st - WIN - Tommy Ford, 38-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 17-1 2nd - SASK - Ken Charlton, 2-yard run (Del Wardien convert) WIN 17-7 3rd - WIN - Casey, 44-yard pass from Jacobs WIN 22-7 4th - WIN - Casey, 95-yard interception return (Jacobs convert) WIN 28-7
Calgary 33, EDMONTON 30 (13000) - Import end Bob Shaw assured himself of a second straight West scoring title when he picked up another 18 points on two touchdowns, a field goal and five converts. Paul Salara, Bob Westlake and Dave West added majors to the Stampeder offensive surge.
CALGARY - 3 6 12 12 - 33
EDMONTON - 0 11 8 11 - 30
1st - CAL - Bob Shaw, 30-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Chambers, 2-yard run EDM 5-3 2nd - CAL - Paul Salata, 17-yard pass from Dave Anderson (Shaw convert) CAL 9-5 2nd - EDM - Rod Pantages run (Anderson convert) EDM 11-9 3rd - CAL - Shaw, 39-yard pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) CAL 15-11 3rd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 1-yard run (Anderson convert) EDM 17-15 3rd - EDM - Single, Johnny Bright rouged on Pantages kick EDM 18-15 3rd - CAL - Dave West, 79-yard pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) CAL 21-18 3rd - EDM - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Pantages kick CAL 21-19 4th - EDM - Kwong, 31-yard run (Anderson convert) EDM 25-21 4th - CAL - Shaw pass from Anderson (Shaw convert) CAL 27-25 4th - CAL - Bob Westlake, 33-yard run (Shaw convert) CAL 33-25 4th - EDM - EDM - Ray Enright, 5-yard pass from Frank Filchock CAL 33-30
OTTAWA 25, Montreal 12 (14177) - Two lightning-like thrusts in the first half brought the Riders a pair of touchdowns and provided the Riders with the spark to win. The payoff scores were spectacular scoring maneuvers by Howie Turner and Bob Simpson.
MONTREAL - 0 6 1 5 - 12
OTTAWA - 13 5 6 1 - 25
1st - OTT - Al Baldwin, 30-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Single, Bruce Coulter rouged on Bruce Cummings kick OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Howie Turner, 78-yard pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 13-0 2nd - MON - Ed Salem, 4-yard run (Salem convert) OTT 13-6 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 72-yard interception return OTT 18-6 3rd - MON - Single, Sam Etcheverry kick OTT 18-7 3rd - OTT - Bill Stanton pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 24-7 4th - OTT - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on O'Malley kick OTT 25-7 4th - MON - Dawson Tilley, 2-yard run OTT 25-12
Hamilton 27, TORONTO 18 (25974) - An attempted pass by Ed Soergel in his first try at Toronto QB set the tone for the game. Soergel faded back but Vince Mazza crashed through and the short pass popped into the arms of Quincy Armstrong, who ran 42 yards for a touchdown.
HAMILTON - 0 0 13 14 - 27
TORONTO - 6 6 0 6 - 18
1st - TOR - Nobby Wirkowski run (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run (Ettinger convert) TOR 12-0 3rd - HAM - Cam Fraser, 60-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) TOR 12-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Fraser kick TOR 12-7 3rd - HAM - Quincy Armstrong, 42-yard interception return (Logan convert) HAM 13-12 4th - HAM - Logan, 33-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 19-12 4th - HAM - Mackrides, 1-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 25-12 4th - HAM - Single, Fraser convert HAM 26-12 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie run (Ettinger convert) HAM 26-18 4th - HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 27-18
SUN OCT 12
Ottawa 23, MONTREAL 6 (13000) - Former Alouette Gene (Choo-Choo) Roberts and pass catching Al Baldwin shared Ottawa's four touchdowns to lift the Grey Cup champions into second place in the Big Four race, but they lost Bill Stanton for the season with torn knee cartilage.
OTTAWA - 0 17 0 6 - 23
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 0 - 6
1st - MON - Ed Salem, 12-yard run (Salem convert) MON 6-0 2nd -OTT - Gene Roberts, 1-yard run MON 6-5 2nd - OTT - Al Baldwin, 24-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 11-6 2nd - OTT - Roberts, 12-yard run (Rogers convert) OTT 17-6 4th - OTT - Baldwin, 16-yard pass from O'Malley (Rogers convert) OTT 23-6
MON OCT 13
Edmonton 16, CALGARY 10 (12000) - Edmonton had to come from behind to score their revenge in the second game of the two-game series. They racked up nine points in the last quarter, while holding the Stampeders scoreless.
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 9 - 16
CALGARY - 1 6 3 0 - 10
1st - CAL - Single, Bob Redkey kick to deadline CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Johnny Bright, 4-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) CAL 7-0 2nd - EDM - Ray Enright, 10-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Frank Anderson convert) CAL 7-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Rod Pantages kick to deadline TIED 7-7 3rd - CAL - Shaw, 25-yard field goal CAL 10-7 4th - EDM - Mike King, 9-yard pass from Claude Arnold EDM 12-10 4th - EDM - Single, Don Lord kick EDM 13-10 4th - EDM - Safety, D. Anderson tackled in end zone by Roland Prather EDM 15-10 4th - EDM - Single, Lord kick to deadline EDM 16-10
Winnipeg 37, SASKATCHEWAN 1 (11500) - Lorne Benson and Gerry James scored twice, while Jack Jacobs collected seven points on five converts and two singles, as Winnipeg clinched the West playoff bye over an injury-riddled Rider team.
WINNIPEG - 13 6 13 5 - 37
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - WIN - Gerry Palmer, 7-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Lorne Benson run (Jacobs convert) WIN 12-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 13-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 16-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 19-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Palmer rouged by Dicke Gregory on Butch Avinger kick WIN 19-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 20-1 3rd - WIN - Benson, 46-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 26-1 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 2-yard pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 32-1 4th - WIN - James, 30-yard pass from Joe Zaleski WIN 37-1
HAMILTON 25, Toronto 16 (17200) - A roaring 24-point fourth quarter scoring outburst gave Hamilton the win and a three-point lead in the Big Four. The largest crowd in Hamilton's football history watched the game.
TORONTO - 7 0 9 0 - 16
HAMILTON - 0 1 0 24 - 25
1st - TOR - Billy Bass run (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Bob McDonald rouged on Ettinger kick TOR 7-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick TOR 7-1 3rd - TOR - Safety touch TOR 9-1 3rd - TOR - Al Bruno run (Ettinger convert) TOR 15-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 16-1 4th - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 29-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) TOR 16-7 4th - HAM - Single, Fraser kick TOR 16-8 4th - HAM - Blake Taylor, 8-yard run (Logan convert) TOR 16-14 4th - HAM - Waggoner, 45-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 20-16 4th - HAM - Ray Dillon, 45-yard fumble return HAM 25-16
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 6 1 1 13 191 113 Z-Winnipeg 11 3 1 23 352 183
Ottawa 5 3 0 10 153 155 X-Edmonton 9 5 1 19 263 249
Toronto 4 3 1 9 180 128 X-Calgary 7 8 0 14 278 298
Montreal 0 8 0 0 71 189 Saskatchewan 2 13 0 4 185 335
Z-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 18
Winnipeg 42, CALGARY 18 - Winnipeg's Jack Jacobs set a Canadian touchdown passing mark of 34 for one season, and then sat out after the first quarter. Calgary's Bob Shaw set his scoring total for the season to 110, and then sat out the majority of the game as well.
WINNIPEG - 18 6 11 7 - 42
CALGARY - 6 6 0 6 - 18
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 57-yard run (Jack Jacobs covert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Casey pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 12-0 1st - WIN - Len Meltzer, 9-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 18-0 1st - CAL - Harry Hood, 10-yard pass from Bob Shaw (Shaw convert) WIN 18-6 2nd - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 2-yard pass from Dave Anderson (Shaw convert) WIN 18-12 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 26-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 24-12 3rd - WIN - Ralph McAlister, 1-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 30-12 3rd - WIN - Meltzer, 7-yard run WIN 35-12 3rd - WIN - Single, Hood rouged on McAlister kick WIN 36-12 4th - WIN - James, 17-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 42-12 4th - CAL - Pete Thodos pass from Johnny Bright (Shaw convert) WIN 42-18
Saskatchewan 31, EDMONTON 28 (10317) - Rider QB Glenn Dobbs threw for 391 yards on 18 completions as the Riders won just their third game of the season. 19-year-old Fred Hamilton scored three majors for the Riders, while Vic Mayson scored twice for the Eskimos.
SASKATCHEWAN - 12 1 12 6 - 31
EDMONTON - 6 0 16 6 - 28
1st - SASK - Fred Hamilton, 50-yard lateral from Holly Aplin after 19-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Reg Whitehouse convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Hamilton, 5-yard run (Whitehouse convert) SASK 12-0 1st - EDM - AL Bryant, 14-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Bill Snyder convert) SASK 12-6 2nd - SASK - Single, Whitehouse kick SASK 13-6 3rd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 62-yard pass from Arnold SASK 13-11 3rd - EDM - Vic Mayson, 3-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 17-13 3rd - SASK - Hamilton pass from Dobbs (Whitehouse convert) SASK 19-17 3rd - EDM - Mayson, 10-yard pass from Arnold EDM 22-19 3rd - SASK - Butch Avinger, 1-yard run (Whitehouse convert) SASK 25-22 4th - EDM - Ray Enright run (Snyder convert) EDM 28-25 4th - SASK - Aplin pass from Dobbs (Whitehouse convert) SASK 31-28
HAMILTON 21, Montreal 1 (9200) - Hamilton practically wrapped up a playoff berth before the smallest crowd of the season in Montreal.
HAMILTON - 1 6 3 11 - 21
MONTREAL - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Sam Etcheverry kick TIED 1-1 2nd - HAM - Bernie Custis, 43-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 7-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Manastersky rouged on Fraser kick HAM 8-1 3rd - HAM - Safety touch by Ralph Toohy HAM 10-1 4th - HAM - Custis run (Logan convert) HAM 16-1 4th - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 60-yard run HAM 21-1
Toronto 25, OTTAWA 6 (15984) - After a scoreless first quarter, Al Bruno and Ted Toogood went over for touchdowns and that was the ball game. Choo-Choo Roberts went over for Ottawa's long major in the fourth quarter when it was too little, too late.
TORONTO - 0 12 1 12 - 25
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 6 - 6
2nd - TOR - Al Bruno, 39-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Ted Toogood run (Ettinger convert) TOR 12-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 13-0 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 2-yard run (Ettinger convert) TOR 19-0 4th - OTT - Gene Roberts, 75-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Buck Rogers convert) TOR 19-6 4th - TOR - Bill Bass, 58-yard run (Ettinger convert) TOR 25-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 7 1 1 15 212 114 Z-Winnipeg 12 3 1 25 394 211
Toronto 5 3 1 11 205 134 X-Edmonton 9 6 1 19 291 280
Ottawa 5 4 0 10 159 180 X-Calgary 8 8 0 16 293 340
Montreal 0 9 0 0 72 210 Saskatchewan 3 13 0 6 216 363
Z-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT OCT 25
TORONTO 20, Ottawa 14 (24402) - Toronto turned an Ed Soergel interception of Tom O'Malley into the game-winning major in the final minutes. Five plays after the interception, Nobby Wirkowski scored on a one-yard QB sneak to give the Argos the win and send Hamilton to the playoffs.
OTTAWA - 6 5 2 1 - 14
TORONTO - 0 7 7 6 - 20
1st - OTT - Gene Roberts, 7-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Buck Rogers convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick OTT 6-1 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 7-6 2nd - OTT - Al Baldwin, 14-yard pass from O'Malley OTT 11-7 3rd - OTT - Single, O'Malley kick OTT 12-7 3rd - OTT - Single, O'Malley kick touch-in-goal OTT 13-7 3rd - TOR - Curtis, 2-yard run (Ettinger convert) TIED 13-13 3rd - TOR - Single, Krol kick TOR 14-13 4th - TOR - Nobby Wirkowski, 1-yard run (Ettinger convert) TOR 20-14
SUN OCT 26
MONTREAL 21, Hamilton 18 (10000) - Ed Salem booted three field goals, the last one breaking an 18-18 deadlock, in winning their first game of the season. The crowd stormed the field after the game, trying to tear down the goal posts and carrying QB Sam Etcheverry off the field on their shoulders.
HAMILTON - 12 0 6 0 - 18
MONTREAL - 3 9 6 3 - 21
1st - MON - Ed Salem, 45-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - HAM - Joe Shinn pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-3 1st - HAM - Vince Scott lateral from Eddie Bevan after interception (Logan convert) HAM 12-3 2nd - MON - Salem, 35-yard field goal HAM 12-6 2nd - MON - Tom Hanlon pass from Sam Etcheverry (Salem convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - MON - Jim Ostendarp, 15-yard run (Salem convert) MON 18-12 3rd - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 15-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) TIED 18-18 4th - MON - Salem, 31-yard pass MON 21-18
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Hamilton 7 2 1 15 230 135 Z-Winnipeg 12 3 1 25 394 211
Toronto 6 3 1 13 225 148 X-Edmonton 9 6 1 19 291 280
Ottawa 5 5 0 10 173 200 X-Calgary 8 8 0 16 293 340
Montreal 1 9 0 2 93 228 Saskatchewan 3 13 0 6 216 363
Z-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
SAT NOV 1
HAMILTON 25, Ottawa 23 (14000) - Gene Roberts scored twice for Ottawa, who was trying to keep their playoff hopes alive. Hamilton used a balanced offense, with four different players scoring majors, to put an end to those hopes as they overcame an early 14-0 deficit.
OTTAWA - 14 0 9 0 - 23
HAMILTON - 0 12 6 7 - 25
1st - OTT - Buck Rogers, 21-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Howie Turner, 3-yard pass from Tom O'Malley OTT 8-0 1st - OTT - Gene Roberts, 3-yard run (Rogers convert) OTT 14-0 2nd - HAM - Bill Mackrides, 2-yard run (Jack Logan convert) OTT 14-6 2nd - HAM - Bernie Custis, 4-yard run (Logan convert) OTT 14-12 3rd - OTT - Rogers, 40-yard field goal OTT 17-12 3rd - HAM - Joe Shinn, 36-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 18-17 3rd - OTT - Roberts, 17-yard run (Rogers convert) OTT 23-18 4th - HAM - Cam Fraser, 50-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 24-23 4th - HAM - Single, Fraser kick to deadline HAM 25-23
SUN NOV 2
Toronto 29, MONTREAL 18 (13548) - Toronto went over for two fourth quarter converted touchdowns to make it 10 losses in 11 starts for the Alouettes. The win clinched a playoff berth for the Argonauts. Ulysses Curtis caught two long TD passes from Argo QB Nobby Wirkowski in the win.
TORONTO - 5 6 6 12 - 29
MONTREAL - 6 6 6 0 - 18
1st - TOR - Johnny Fedosoff, 50-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski TOR 5-0 1st - MON - Ray Cicia recovered blocked kick in end zone (Ed Salem convert) MON 6-5 2nd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 6-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Salem convert) MON 12-5 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curis, 74-yard pass from Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) MON 12-11 3rd - MON - Single, Etcheverry kick to deadline MON 13-11 3rd - MON - Jim Ostendarp, 3-yard run MON 18-11 3rd - TOR - Fedosoff, 14-yard run (Ettinger convert) MON 18-17 4th - TOR - Curtis, 63-yard pass from Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 23-18 4th - TOR - Joe Krol, 4-yard run (Ettinger convert) TOR 29-18
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Hamilton 8 2 1 17 255 158 Z-Winnipeg 12 3 1 25 394 211
X-Toronto 7 3 1 15 254 166 X-Edmonton 9 6 1 19 291 280
Ottawa 5 6 0 10 196 225 X-Calgary 8 8 0 16 293 340
Montreal 1 10 0 2 111 267 Saskatchewan 3 13 0 6 216 363
Z-Clinched first place X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WIFU SEMI-FINAL (Edmonton wins series, 42-38 points)
WED OCT 22
CALGARY 31, Edmonton 12 (12000) - Calgary QB Keith Spaith tossed three TD passes to three different receivers as the Stampeders upset the Eskimos and took a commanding points lead into the second game of the series. Edmonton took an early 6-0 lead, then Calgary ripped off five straight touchdowns.
EDMONTON - 6 0 0 6 - 12
CALGARY - 6 12 6 7 - 31
1st - EDM - Rollin Prather, 32-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 1st - CAL - Johnny Bright. 6-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Bob Shaw convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Bright, 41-yard pass from Spaith (Shaw convert) CAL 12-6 2nd - CAL - Dave West, 9-yard pass from Spaith (Shaw convert) CAL 18-6 3rd - CAL - Shaw, 42-yard pass from Spaith (Shaw convert) CAL 24-6 4th - CAL - Bright, 1-yard run (Shaw convert) CAL 30-6 4th - EDM - Normie Kwong, 7-yard run (Snyder convert) CAL 30-12 4th - CAL - Single, Spaith kick CAL 31-12
SAT OCT 25
EDMONTON 30, Calgary 7 (16000) - Edmonton made a remarkable comeback to win the playoff series, as Rod Pantages scored late to give them the points win, 42-38. The Eskimos whittled away at the Calgary lead with five touchdowns - two each in the second and third quarters.
CALGARY - 0 0 1 6 - 7
EDMONTON - 0 12 12 6 - 30
2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong run (Bob Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 38-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 12-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Bob Shaw kick EDM 12-1 3rd - EDM - Mike King, 1-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 18-1 3rd - EDM - Rollie Miles, 10-yard pass from Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 24-1 4th - CAL - Dave West, 30-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Shaw convert) EDM 24-7 4th - EDM - Rod Pantages, 1-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 30-7
WIFU FINAL (Edmonton wins series, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 1
Winnipeg 28, EDMONTON 12 (16000) - Bomber QB Jack Jacobs took control of the game with two touchdown passes, and added eight points on a field goal, three converts and a single. Ralph McAlister scored the other two Winnipeg majors on the ground.
WINNIPEG - 6 5 6 11 - 28
EDMONTON - 6 0 6 0 - 12
1st - WIN - Tommy Ford, 2-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 6-0 1st - EDM - Rod Pantages, 2-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - WIN - Ford, 6-yard pass from Ford WIN 11-6 3rd - WIN - Ralph McAlister, 45-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 17-6 3rd - EDM - Rollie Miles, 18-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) WIN 17-12 4th - WIN - Jacobs, 33-yard field goal WIN 20-12 4th - WIN - McAlister, 1-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 26-12 4th - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick WIN 27-12 4th - WIN - Single, Miles rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 28-12
SAT NOV 8
Edmonton 18, WINNIPEG 12 (9600) - 22-year-old Bill Snyder scored 13 points - a touchdown, two converts and two placements - to lead Edmonton. His major came on a pass from Claude Arnold that tied the game at 12-12 in the second quarter, then his two field goals in the second half won the game.
EDMONTON - 6 6 3 3 - 18
WINNIPEG - 6 6 0 0 - 12
1st - EDM - Mike King, 12-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 1st - WIN - Lorne Benson, 2-yard run (Jack Jacobs convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - WIN - Keith Pearce pass from Jacobs (Jacobs convert) WIN 12-6 2nd - EDM - Snyder, 5-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - EDM - Snyder field goal EDM 15-12 4th - EDM - Snyder, 14-yard field goal EDM 18-12
TUES NOV 11
Edmonton 22, WINNIPEG 11 (9600) - Edmonton won its first West title since winning back-to-back titles in 1921-22.
EDMONTON - 0 6 3 13 - 22
WINNIPEG - 5 0 6 0 - 11
1st - WIN - Single, Rollie Miles rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Jacobs, 25-yard field goal WIN 4-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 5-0 2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 88-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Bil Snyder convert) EDM 6-5 3rd - EDM - Snyder, 17-yard field goal EDM 9-5 3rd - WIN - Lorne Benson, 1-yard run (Jacobs convert) WIN 11-9 4th - EDM - Frank Anderson, 22-yard pass from Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 15-11 4th - EDM - Anderson, 9-yard pass from Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 21-11 4th - EDM - Single, Mickey Maguire rouged on Snyder kick EDM 22-11
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 15
Toronto 22, HAMILTON 6 (17312) - Two of Toronto's touchdowns were the result of Hamilton miscues, as the Tiger-Cats' hope of their first Eastern title since 1935 were severely damaged. Nobby Wirkowski passed for 254 yards in leading the Argo attack.
TORONTO - 0 7 9 6 - 22
HAMILTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 10-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Ettinger, 20-yard field goal TOR 10-0 3rd - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 75-yard run (Jack Logan convert) TOR 10-6 3rd - TOR - Steve Karrys, 45-yard fumble return (Ettinger convert) TOR 16-6 4th - TOR - Al Bruno, 39-yard pass from Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 22-6
WED NOV 19
Hamilton 27, TORONTO 11 (25099) - Hamilton rallied to force a sudden death playoff game thanks to a fourth quarter touchdown pass by Bill Mackrides. Officials met after the game, flipped a coin, and announced the third playoff game would be played in Toronto.
HAMILTON - 12 6 3 6 - 27
TORONTO - 0 6 5 0 - 11
1st - HAM - Bernie Custis, 25-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 99-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 12-0 2nd - HAM - Logan, 11-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 18-0 2nd - TOR - Bill Bass, 4-yard run (Don Ettinger convert) HAM 18-6 3rd - HAM - Logan, 7-yard field goal HAM 21-6 3rd -TOR - Bass, 9-yard run HAM 21-11 4th - HAM - Joe Shinn, 5-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 27-11
SAT NOV 22
TORONTO 12, Hamilton 7 (27242) - Trailing by one point with five minutes to play, Toronto won its 14th Big Four title thanks to a Nobby Wirkowski TD pass to Rod Smylie. Hamilton marched back down to the Argo 17 but three passes fell incomplete. The game featured no penalties being called.
HAMILTON - 7 0 0 0 - 7
TORONTO - 0 5 1 6 - 12
1st - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Custis, 25-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) HAM 7-0 2nd - TOR - Al Bruno, 10-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski HAM 7-5 3rd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick HAM 7-6 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie, 61-yard pass from Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 12-7
EAST FINAL
WED NOV 26
TORONTO 34, Sarnia 15 - Toronto, 5-1 favorites, swamped the Imperials with a six-touchdown scoring barrage to make the Grey Cup for the second time in three years. The Argos had no trouble, scoring two quick touchdowns in the first quarter.
SARNIA - 0 3 0 15 - 18
TORONTO - 12 1 5 16 - 34
1st - TOR - John Fedosoff run (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Royal Copeland pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 12-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol convert TOR 13-0 2nd - TOR - SAR - Dutch Davey, 20-yard field goal TOR 13-3 3rd - TOR - Al Bruno, 14-yard pass from Wirkowski TOR 18-3 4th - SAR - Corkey Duchene, 3-yard run (Davey convert) TOR 18-9 4th - TOR - Doug Smylie, 90-yard kickoff return TOR 23-9 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run TOR 28-9 4th - TOR - Zeke O'Connor pass from Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 34-9 4th - SAR - Jack Glendenning, 75-yard pass from George Curtis (Davey convert) TOR 34-15
Calgary Herald (December 1st 1952)
1952 GREY CUP (Saturday November 29th at Toronto - 27,391)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (7-4-1) 21, EDMONTON ESKIMOS (9-6-1) 11 - The Toronto Argonauts broke from recent tradition and faced the Edmonton Eskimos in the annual classic. Although the Argos would hold on to win the game and their 10th Grey Cup championship, it was the passing of the torch as the Eskimos would end the decade with three titles of their own. An Argo would not sip from the silver mug again until 1983. The Eskimos took a 5-0 lead in the first quarter. Rod Pantages hauled in a short pass and ran 73 yards before he fumbled the ball out of touch on the Argonauts one-yard line. This moved the Eskimos back to the Toronto 10, but two plays later, Normie Kwong scored his first of two majors on the day. Doug Pyzer, playing in just his second game in a month due to a knee injury, responded with a 75-yard run to help set up the tying score. Nobby Wirkowski sneaked across from the Edmonton one-yard line to knot things up at 5-5. Toronto's Red Ettinger booted a field goal to put the Argos up for good. Before the end of the second quarter, Billy Bass scored to put the Argonauts up 15-5. The Eskimos drew within four points in the third quarter. A goal line stand held the Argonauts on the Edmonton two-yard line. A fake kick from behind their own goal line allowed Jim Chambers to race to the Edmonton 35. Rollin Prather and Rollie Miles carried the Eskimos to the Toronto eight-yard line before Kwong reached the end zone for his second touchdown. With six minutes to go and trailing 15-11, the Eskimos began from the Toronto 54 and marched their way towards the end zone. Miles carried for 14 yards, Pantages for 11 and Miles again for 13. With the Eskimos deep in Toronto territory, Claude Arnold couldn't find an open receiver on a pass attempt and threw to the ground, which was ruled a fumble in the early 1950s. Toronto's Ed Soergel intercepted a pass at the Edmonton 36, setting up Toronto's final touchdown. Zeke O'Connor made a finger tip catch on a pass from Wirkowski, and with no Edmonton defender within reach, ran for the easy score. It was Frank Filchock's last game as Edmonton's head coach as he was fired shortly after the final.
Grey Cup’s first telecast: This was the first Grey Cup match to be televised as CBC Television’s Toronto flagship station, CBLT, paid CAD$7,500 to the Canadian Rugby Union for the rights to broadcast the game. The broadcast was only available locally on CBLT which had only begun broadcasts less than three months earlier. Live network television connections with other CBC stations were not available until 1953, although kinescope films of the game were produced for movie theatres and other television stations. A technical failure prevented viewers from seeing 29 minutes of the game video. This interrupted the telecast during much of the third quarter, although commentator audio was still transmitted. Images were restored into the final quarter when CBC technicians repaired the link at the CBC’s tower which received the feed from Varsity Stadium. The reported cause of the transmission relay failure was a vacuum tube worth $1.85. Despite this setback, this inaugural Grey Cup broadcast was reported to have had the most viewers of any Canadian television production to that date.
TORONTO - 0 15 0 6 - 21
EDMONTON - 5 0 6 0 - 11
1st - EDM - Normie Kwong, 5-yard run EDM 2nd - TOR - Nobby Wirkowski, 1-yard run (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-5 2nd - TOR - Ettinger, 17-yard field goal TOR 9-5 2nd - TOR - Bill Bass, 1-yard run (Ettinger convert) TOR 15-5 3rd - EDM - Kwong, 8-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) TOR 15-11 4th - TOR - Bill O'Connor, 37-yard pass from Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 21-11
Calgary Albertan (August 25th 1952)
Ottawa Citizen (September 8th 1952)
Ottawa Citizen (September 15th 1952)
Montreal Gazette (September 22nd 1952)
Ottawa Citizen (September 29th 1952)
Calgary Herald (October 7th 1952)
Ottawa Citizen (October 13th 1952)
Ottawa Citizen (October 20th 1952)
Edmonton Journal (October 20th 1952)
Montreal Star (October 27th 1952)
Ottawa Citizen (November 2nd 1952)
Edmonton Journal (October 27th 1952)
Edmonton Journal (November 12th 1952)
Edmonton Journal (November 27th 1952)
Vancouver Sun (December 1st 1952)
Montreal Alouettes (8-6)
Head Coach: Douglas Walker
Leading Rusher:
Leading Passer: Sam Etcheverry (2714)
Leading Receiver:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6)
Head Coach: Carl Voyles
Ottawa Rough Riders (7-7)
Head Coach: Clem Crowe
Toronto Argonauts (5-9)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Three television stations carried the Grey Cup game live, and the CRU was paid $20,500 for the rights. Billy Vessels won the first Schenley Award. G. Sydney Halter, Q.C. was named Commissioner of WIFU. For the 1953 season, it was ruled that the ORFU winners would travel west to play the WIFU winners in a semi-final game. This arrangement continued in the 1954 season.
WED AUG 26
TORONTO 11, Montreal 9 (18000) - Toronto roared back from behind in the dying minutes on Knobby Wirkowski's accurate passing arm, as he moved the defending champions 56 yards for their game-winning major. Billy Bass crashed over from the one for the winning score.
MONTREAL - 0 6 3 0 - 9
TORONTO - 0 6 0 5 - 11
2nd - TOR - Doug Pyzer, 56-yard pass from Knobby Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 28-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - MON - Ray Poole, 25-yard field goal MON 9-6 4th - TOR - Bill Bass, 1-yard run TOR 11-9
SAT AUG 29
HAMILTON 14, Ottawa 10 (12000) - Hamilton started out slowly, came from behind a 6-2 count in the last half and stood off a late Ottawa rally in the sweltering hear. Billy Grimes and Royal Bailey, new United States imports, provided a good deal of the Tiger-Cat offensive power.
OTTAWA - 0 6 1 3 - 10
HAMILTON - 1 1 12 0 - 14
1st - HAM - Single, Bob Simpson rouged on Merle Hapes kick HAM 1-0 2nd - OTT - Bob Cunningham, 1-yard run (Gene Roberts convert) OTT 6-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Pete Karpuk rouged on Jack Logan kick OTT 6-2 3rd - HAM - Billy Grimes run (Logan convert) HAM 8-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Avatus Stone kick touch-in-goal HAM 8-7 3rd - HAM - Joe Shinn fumble return (Logan convert) HAM 14-7 4th - OTT - Roberts, 25-yard field goal OTT 14-10
Calgary 29, SASKATCHEWAN 17 (14000) - Import QB Frankie Albert threw for 288 yards and led the Calgary offense to a first quarter 23-0 lead. Glenn Dobbs and Frank Filchock combined to throw for 233 yards in the losing cause.
CALGARY - 23 0 6 0 - 29
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 0 6 - 17
1st - CAL - Bill Sherman, 30-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Pete Thodos convert) CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Sherman, 84-yard pass from Albert (Albert pass to Al Endriss convert) CAL 12-0 1st - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 45-yard fumble return CAL 17-0 1st - CAL - John Henry Johnson, 3-yard run (Thodos convert) CAL 23-0 2nd - SASK - Tex Williams, 38-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs CAL 23-5 2nd - SASK - Williams, 28-yard pass from Jim Cason CAL 23-10 2nd - SASK - Single, Keith Bennett rouged on Dobbs kick CAL 23-11 3rd - CAL - Al Endriss, 71-yard pass from Albert (Thodos convert) CAL 29-11 4th - SASK - Mac Speedie pass from Frank Filchock (Reg Whitehouse convert) CAL 29-17
WINNIPEG 7, Edmonton 6 (16108) - An attempted 18-yard field goal by Edmonton's Ted Tully on the last play of the game went astray to give Winnipeg the win. The kick was wide and went for a single point as a kick to the deadline. Tully had accounted for all of Edmonton's points in the game.
EDMONTON - 0 0 5 1 - 6
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 6 - 7
2nd - WIN - Single, Rollie Miles rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 1-0 3rd - EDM - Ted Tully recovered blocked kick in end zone EDM 5-1 4th - WIN - Len Meltzer, 1-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 7-5 4th - EDM - Single, Tully kick to deadline WIN 7-6
MON AUG 31
Edmonton 19, SASKATCHEWAN 17 (11030) - A 95-yard runback of a kickoff by Billy Vessels late in the fourth quarter gave Edmonton the win. The Riders got a 109-yard kickoff return from Herb Johnson earlier in the game.
EDMONTON - 6 7 0 6 - 19
SASAKTCHEWAN - 6 0 6 5 - 17
1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 36-yard pass from Billy Vessels (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 1st - SASK - Herb Johnson, 109-yard kickoff return (Reg Whitehouse convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged on Snyder kick EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - Frank Anderson, 68-yard pass from Eddie Crowder (Snyder convert) EDM 13-6 3rd - SASK - Mac Speedie, 7-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Del Wardien convert) EDM 13-12 4th - SASK - Johnson, 4-yard run SASK 17-13 4th - EDM - Vessels, 95-yard kickoff return (Snyder convert) EDM 19-17
WINNIPEG 16, Calgary 10 (16108) - Buddy Korchak paced the Bomber scoring with ten points - a touchdown, field goal and two converts. Calgary lost FB John Henry Johnson in the second quarter, after he slugged Bomber DE Normie Hill.
CALGARY - 5 0 5 0 - 10
WINNIPEG - 0 6 3 7 - 16
1st - CAL - Pete Thodos, 4-yard run CAL 5-0 2nd - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 14-yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-5 3rd - WIN - Korchak field goal WIN 9-5 3rd - CAL - Thodos, 5-yard run CAL 10-9 4th - WIN - Korchak, 45-yard pass from Thompson (Korchak convert) WIN 15-10 4th - WIN - Single, Johnny Bright rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 16-10
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 1 0 0 2 14 10 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 23 15
Toronto 1 0 0 2 11 9 Calgary 1 1 0 2 39 33
Montreal 0 1 0 0 9 11 Edmonton 1 1 0 2 25 24
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 10 14 Saskatchewan 0 2 0 0 34 48
WED SEPT 2
MONTREAL 15, Toronto 7 (13267) - Montreal unleashed a running attack that netted 177 yards, while their defense held Toronto to 55 yards on the ground.
TORONTO - 0 7 0 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 9 0 6 0 - 15
1st - MON - Ray Poole, 33-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Virgil Wagner, 3-yard run (Poole convert) MON 9-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Steve Karrys kick MON 9-1 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 44-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) MON 9-7 3rd - MON - Joe Scott, 5-yard run (Poole convert) MON 15-7
FRI SEPT 4
WINNIPEG 13, Saskatchewan 6 (16000) - Winnipeg kept up their unbeaten streak and kept Saskatchewan winless. Indian Jack Jacobs pitched the Bombers to a 13-0 halftime lead, then staved off a belated Rider aerial attack.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 6 0 - 6
WINNIPEG - 6 7 0 0 - 13
1st - WIN - Tom Casey, 1-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jim Cason rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Tommy Ford, 8-yard pass from Lorne Benson (Korchak convert) WIN 13-0 3rd - SASK - Herb Johnson, 19-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 13-6
SAT SEPT 5
Edmonton 18, CALGARY 6 (15000) - Billy Vessel raced 88 yards with the opening kickoff to set Edmonton on the right track. The Eskimos took a 11-0 lead into the fourth quarter after Tom Stolhandske caught a TD pass from Vessels.
EDMONTON - 5 0 6 7 - 18
CALGARY - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - EDM - Billy Vessel, 88-yard kickoff return EDM 5-0 3rd - EDM - Tom Stolhandske,10-yard pass from Vessels (Bill Synder convert) EDM 11-0 4th - CAL - John Henry Johnson, 3-yard run (Pete Thodos convert) EDM 11-6 4th - EDM - Steve Mendryk, 6-yard pass from Vessels (Snyder convert) EDM 17-6 4th - EDM - Single, Snyder kick EDM 18-6
OTTAWA 26, Montreal 6 (12000) - Despite muggy weather and a steady rain up to game time, Ottawa won easily behind Avatus Stone, who ran for two majors, and QB Tom O'Malley, who threw TD passes to Bob Simpson and Paul Salata.
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 0 - 6
OTTAWA - 6 13 6 1 - 26
1st - OTT - Avatus Stone, 5-yard run (Gene Roberts convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Single, John Blaicher rouged on Tom O'Malley kick OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 22-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 13-0 2nd - OTT - Storm, 7-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 19-0 3rd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 35-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) OTT 19-6 3rd - OTT - Paul Salata, 19-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 25-6 4th - OTT - Single, Stone kick to deadline OTT 26-6
MON SEPT 7
SASKATCHEWAN 23, Winnipeg 19 (14904) - A record crowd in Regina saw a passing duel between Winnipeg QB Indian Jack Jacobs and Frank Tripucka. The Riders came from a 13-6 halftime deficit to knock over the Bombers for the first time in 10 games spread over three seasons.
WINNIPEG - 6 7 0 6 - 19
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 11 6 - 23
1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick in touch WIN 1-0 1st - SASK - Nels Greene, 6-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Reg Whitehouse convert) SASK 6-1 1st - WIN - Neill Armstrong pass from Jacobs TIED 6-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Bud Korchak kick to deadline WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - Lorne Benson, 10-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 13-6 3rd - SASK - Stan Williams, 47-yard pass from Tripucka (Whitehouse convert) WIN 13-12 3rd - SASK - Mac Speedie, 14-yard pass from Tripucka SASK 17-13 4th - WIN - Benson pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 19-17 4th - SASK - Herb Johnson, 3-yard run (Whitehouse convert) SASK 23-19
EDMONTON 19, Calgary 5 (15500) - Only the thrilling end runs of Billy Vessels and Rollie Milers, plus the sharp passing of Claude Arnold, gave the crowd a glimpse of good football. Eskimo TDs weere by Arnold, Miles and Steve Mendryk.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 5 - 5
EDMONTON - 0 12 1 6 - 19
2nd - EDM - Claude Arnold, 11-yard run (Ted Tully convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Steve Mendryk pass from Arnold (Tully convert) EDM 12-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Pete Thodos rouged by Frank Anderson on Rod Pantage kick EDM 13-0 4th - EDM - Rollie Miles, 1-yard run (Tully convert) EDM 19-0 4th - CAL - Thodos, 1-yard run EDM 19-6
HAMILTON 14, Toronto 12 (17000) - Nobby Wirkowski paced a strong Toronto passing attack, but it was not enough. Hamilton's Ray Truant fumbled the ball deep in Tiger-Cat territory with only minutes remaining, but three Argos failed to recover the ball which eventually bounced back to Truant.
TORONTO - 5 1 0 6 - 12
HAMILTON - 7 1 6 0 - 14
1st - HAM - Bernie Custis, 15-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kicked to deadline HAM 7-0 1st - TOR - Al Pfeiffer pass from Nobby Wirkowski HAM 7-5 2nd - HAM - Single, Ted Toogood rouged on Fraser kick HAM 8-5 2nd - TOR - Single, Ray Truant rouged on Steve Karrys kick HAM 8-6 3rd - HAM - Quincy Armstrong returned blocked kick (Logan convert) HAM 14-6 4th - TOR - Bud Fowler recovered fumble in end zone (Donn Moomaw convert) HAM 14-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 28 22 Winnipeg 3 1 0 6 55 45
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 36 20 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 62 35
Montreal 1 2 0 0 30 44 Calgary 1 3 0 2 50 70
Toronto 1 2 0 2 30 38 Saskatchewan 1 3 0 2 63 80
FRI SEPT 11
MONTREAL 17, Hamilton 0 (13215) - Stan Heath and Bernie Custis shared quarterback duties for Hamilton, with little success, while Ray Poole scored 12 of Montreal's 17 points, thanks to two field goals, a convert, and a TD pass from Sam Etcheverry, who also plunged one yard for a major.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
MONTREAL - 6 3 8 0 - 17
1st - MON - Sam Etcheverry, 1-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Poole, 28-yard field goal MON 9-0 3rd - MON - Poole, 30-yard field goal MON 12-0 3rd - MON - Poole, 10-yard pass from Etcheverry MON 17-0
SAT SEPT 12
CALGARY 23, Winnipeg 14 (12000) - Calgary charged from behind to snap a two-game losing streak. The Stampeders scored two converted touchdowns late in the game to overcome a 14-11 deficit and take the decision.
WINNIPEG - 6 1 0 7 - 14
CALGARY - 0 6 5 12 - 23
1st - WIN - Tommy Ford, 50-yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick to deadline WIN 7-0 2nd - CAL - Frankie Albert, 1-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) WIN 7-6 3rd - CAL - Pete Thodos, 18-yard pass from Albert CAL 11-7 4th - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 5-yard pass from Thompson (Jacobs convert) WIN 13-11 4th - WIN - Single, Thodos rouged by Dick Huffman on Jacobs kick WIN 14-11 4th - CAL - Thodos, 6-yard pass from Albert (Stan Kaluznick convert) CAL 17-14 4th - CAL - John Henry Johnson, 7-yard run (Sugarfoot Anderson pass from Albert) CAL 23-14
EDMONTON 13, Saskatchewan 1 (15300) - Billy Vessels, the Sooner Schooner, rammed home a pair of touchdown torpedoes as the Eskimos sank the Riders into the West cellar. Edmonton rolled up 366 yards rushing, while holding the Riders to just 74 on the ground.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 0 0 - 1
EDMONTON - 6 0 6 1 - 13
1st - EDM - Billy Vessels, 14-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Ted Tully convert) EDM 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, Frank Tripucka kick EDM 6-1 3rd - EDM - Billy Vessels, 40-yard run (Tully convert) EDM 12-1 4th - EDM - Single, Ken Charlton rouged by Charlie Genthner on Rod Pantages kick EDM 13-1
Ottawa 20, TORONTO 16 (17459) - Twenty-three points, including four touchdowns, were crammed into the final session, with the Double Blue scoring three of them on TD passes by quarterback Nobby Wirkowski in a desperate attempt to rally.
OTTAWA - 7 5 0 8 - 20
TORONTO - 0 0 1 15 - 16
1st - OTT - Single, Avatus Stone kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Gene Roberts, 1-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 15-yard pass from Tom O'Malley OTT 12-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Ed Yablonski rouged on Steve Karrys kick OTT 12-1 4th - OTT - Single, Roberts kick to deadline OTT 13-1 4th - TOR - Joe Scudero, 85-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski OTT 13-6 4th - OTT - Bernie Flowers, 36-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 19-6 4th - TOR - Scudero, 11-yard pass from Wirkowski OTT 19-11 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 46-yard pass from Wirkowski OTT 19-16 4th - OTT - Single, Ted Toogood rouged on Stone kick OTT 20-16
MON SEPT 14
Saskatchewan 34, CALGARY 2 (13000) - Glenn Dobbs, who some said was a bit too old for the game at 32, reeled out his arm muscles which sent him and the Riders to the Grey Cup two years ago. He tossed four touchdown passes in completely bewildering the Stampeders.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 13 8 7 - 34
CALGARY - 2 0 0 0 - 2
1st - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 3-yard run (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 1st - CAL - Safety, Glenn Dobbs grounded pass in own end zone SASK 6-2 2nd - SASK - Stan Williams pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 12-2 2nd - SASK - Single, Dobbs kick SASK 13-2 2nd - SASK - Herb Johnson pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 19-2 3rd - SASK - Safety, Keith Spaith grounded pass in own end zone SASK 21-2 3rd - SASK - Mac Speedie, 27-yard pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 27-2 4th - SASK - Single, Pete Thodos rouged by Williams on Wardien kick SASK 28-2 4th - SASK - Bob McMillan, 6-yard pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 34-2
EDMONTON 9, Winnipeg 7 (16000) - A third quarter touchdown by Normie Kwong gave Edmonton a 2-point win and a four-point lesd in the WIFU standings over second-place Winnipeg. The Bombers never led in the game, while Bud Korchak's FG attempt on the last play was blocked by Bill Briggs.
WINNIPEG - 0 3 3 1 - 7
EDMONTON - 3 0 6 0 - 9
1st - EDM - Bill Snyder field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak field goal TIED 3-3 3rd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 9-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 9-3 3rd - WIN - Korchak, 11-yard field goal EDM 9-6 4th - WIN - Single, Rollie Miles rouged on Korchak kick EDM 9-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 2 1 0 4 28 39 Edmonton 5 1 0 10 84 43
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 56 36 Winnipeg 3 3 0 6 76 77
Montreal 2 2 0 4 47 44 Calgary 2 4 0 4 75 118
Toronto 1 3 0 2 46 58 Saskatchewan 2 4 0 4 98 95
WED SEPT 16
Toronto 21, HAMILTON 20 - Joe Scudero, who joined the Argos a week ago after a tryout with the Detroit Lions, led Toronto's final drive. Scuedero gained 42 yards on two plunges - the last on third down - to go over the touchdown that broke the Tiger-Cats' hearts.
TORONTO - 5 6 3 7 - 21
HAMILTON - 0 1 7 13 - 20
1st - TOR - Doug Smylie run TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Jack Gray recovered blocked kick in end zone (Jack Barry convert) TOR 11-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Teddy Toogood rogued on Cam Fraser kick TOR 11-1 3rd - TOR - Barry, 26-yard field goal TOR 14-1 3rd - HAM - Lou Kusserow pass from Auburn Lambeth (Jack Logan convert) TOR 14-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Royal Copeland rouged on Fraser kick TOR 14-8 4th - TOR - Single, Steve Karrys kick TOR 15-8 4th - HAM - Hal Waggoner run (Logan convert) TOR 15-14 4th - TOR - Joe Scudero run (Barry convert) TOR 21-14 4th - HAM - Lambeth, 1-yard line (Logan convert) TOR 21-20
OTTAWA 22, Montreal 13 (15155) - Montreal failed to break a four-year jinx (13 games), after leading 12-8 at halftime. Avatis Stone, notched all three Rider majors and kicked two singles for a total of 17 points. Gene Roberts converted all three Ottawa TDs.
MONTREAL - 6 6 1 0 - 13
OTTAWA - 7 1 7 7 - 22
1st - OTT - Single, Bruce Coulter rouged on Avatus Stone kick OTT 1-0 1st - MON - Ray Poole, 5-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 6-1 1st - OTT - Stone, 10-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Gene Roberts convert) OTT 7-6 2nd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 36-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 12-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Coulter rouged by Bernie Flowers on Stone kick MON 12-8 3rd - OTT - Stone, 65-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 14-12 3rd - MON - Single, Ed Yablonski rouged on Coulter kick OTT 14-13 3rd - OTT - Single, Chuck Hunsinger rouged on O'Malley kick OTT 15-13 4th - OTT - Stone, 5-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 21-13 4th - OTT - Single, Coulter rouged on O'Malley kick OTT 22-13
SAT SEPT 19
Edmonton 12, SASKATCHEWAN 6 (13024) - The Riders stopped everything the Eskimos threw at them - except Billy Vessels, the Oklahoma whiz kid who scored both Edmonton touchdowns, dashing 86 yards for one in the second quarter.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 6 - 12
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 6 - 6
2nd - EDM - Billy Vessels, 86-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 4th - EDM - Vessels, 9-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 12-0 4th - SASK - Del Wardien, 9-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Wardien convert) EDM 12-6
WINNIPEG 16, Calgary 15 (16578) - Two blocked coverts by tackle Buddy Tinsley gave Winnipeg the win. Ther blocks by the former Los Angeles Dons lineman halted a fourth quarter drive by the Stampeders, which netted two touchdowns and almost wiped out a 16-5 Winnipeg lead.
CALGARY - 5 0 0 10 - 15
WINNIPEG - 6 0 9 1 - 16
1st - WIN - Bud Grant, 22-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 1st - CAL - John Henry Johnson, 40-yard pass from Frankie Albert WIN 6-5 3rd - WIN - Tom Casey, 11-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 12-5 3rd - WIN - Korchak, 21-yard field WIN 15-5 4th - WIN - Single, Johnson rouged by Lorne Benson on Jacobs kick WIN 16-5 4th - CAL - Sugarfoot Anderson, 32-yard fumble return WIN 16-10 4th - CAL - Pete Thodos pass from Keith Spaith WIN 16-15
Hamilton 12, TORONTO 9 (23082) - The Hamilton defense intercepted two long forwards by Argo QB Don Panciera to convert them into Tiger-Cat scores. Hamilton picked up 187 yards rushing against only 68 for Toronto.
HAMILTON - 6 0 3 3 - 12
TORONTO - 1 0 0 8 - 9
1st - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 1-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Steve Karrys kick HAM 6-1 3rd - HAM - Logan, 29-yard field goal HAM 9-1 4th - TOR - Al Pfeifer pass from Don Panciera (Jack Barry convert) HAM 9-7 4th - HAM - Logan, 19-yard field goal HAM 12-7 4th - TOR - Safety touch, Auburn Lambeth conceded HAM 12-9
SUN SEPT 20
MONTREAL 37, Ottawa 21 (16902) - Chuck Hunsinger went over for four majors as Ottawa, but the Alouettes ended a three-year jinx Ottawa had held over them. It was the first Montreal victory over Ottawa since Oct. 9, 1950, and the first win over Ottawa since Clem Crowe has been Ottawa's coach.
OTTAWA - 9 0 0 12 - 21
MONTREAL - 5 0 18 14 - 37
1st - OTT - Bob Simpson, 20-yard pass from Avatus Stone (Gene Roberts convert) OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Roberts, 40-yard field goal OTT 9-0 1st - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 27-yard run OTT 9-5 3rd - MON - Hunsinger, 27-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) MON 11-9 3rd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 8-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 17-9 3rd - MON - Joey Pal, 8-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 23-9 4th - MON - Stone, 39-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Roberts convert) MON 23-15 4th - OTT - Roberts, 3-yard run (Roberts convert) MON 23-21 4th - MON - Hunsinger, 12-yard run (Poole convert) MON 29-21 4th - MON - Hunsinger, 3-yard run (Poole convert) MON 35-21 4th - MON - Safety touch, O'Malley conceded after bad snap MON 37-21
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 60 69 Edmonton 6 1 0 12 96 49
Ottawa 3 2 0 6 99 86 Winnipeg 4 3 0 8 92 92
Montreal 3 3 0 6 97 87 Calgary 2 5 0 4 90 144
Toronto 2 4 0 4 76 90 Saskatchewan 2 5 0 4 104 107
SAT SEPT 26
SASKATCHEWAN 21, Winnipeg 15 (12446) - The Riders spotted the Bombers an early lead on a Bud Korchak field goal, then struck for three converted touchdowns and a single to take a 19-3 lead in the third quarter.
WINNIPEG - 3 0 6 6 - 15
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 7 6 2 - 21
1st - WIN - Bud Korchak, 14-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 1-yard run (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Tom Casey rouged on Wardien kick SASK 7-3 2nd - SASK - Herb Johnson, 1-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 13-3 3rd - SASK - Mac Speedie, 31-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 19-3 3rd - WIN - Bud Grant, 36-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Korchak convert) SASK 19-9 4th - WIN - Andy Sokol, 19-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) SASK 19-15 4th - SASK - Safety touch, Jacobs grounded ball behind goal line SASK 21-15
EDMONTON 15, Calgary 6 (15000) - Frankie Albert was pulled from the game in the second quarter by Stampeder Coach Bob Snyder after four of his passes were intercepted, three in the Eskimo end zone. Edmonton shot into a clear six-point lead over Winnipeg in the West with the win.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 6 - 6
EDMONTON - 0 9 6 0 - 15
2nd - EDM - Steve Mendryk, 6-yard run with lateral from Eddie Crowder (Ted Tully convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Tully, 14-yard convert EDM 9-0 3rd - EDM - Don Simon, 4-yard run (Tully convert) EDM 15-0 4th - CAL - Pete Thodos, 18-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Glen Christian convert) EDM 15-6
HAMILTON 20, Montreal 15 (16000) - Just seconds away from taking over first place in the East for the first time since 1949, Montreal saw Cam Fraser recovered his own missed kick for a touchdown in the end zone for the amazing win.
MONTREAL - 3 6 6 0 - 15
HAMILTON - 1 7 6 6 - 20
1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Manstersky rouged by Pete Neumann on Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Ray Poole, 43-yard field goal MON 3-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Manastersky rouged by Neuman on Logan kick MON 3-2 2nd - HAM - Ralph Toohy, 11-yard pass from Butch Songin (Jack Logan convert) HAM 8-3 2nd - MON - Tom Hugo, 5-yard fumble return (Poole convert) MON 9-8 3rd - MON - Joe Pal, 19-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 15-8 3rd - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 10-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) MON 15-14 4th - HAM - Fraser recovered kick in end zone (Logan convert) HAM 20-15
Toronto 18, OTTAWA 17 (16000) - Don Moomaw was able to convince the officials that his Argonauts were wrong and Ottawa right in a disputed forward pass ruling. Despite the sportsmanship of their head coach, the Argos held on win for the one-point win.
TORONTO - 6 5 6 1 - 18
OTTAWA - 0 2 9 6 - 17
1st - TOR - Al Bruno, 5-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Bob Shaw convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Tom O'Malley rouged on Ted Toogood kick TOR 6-1 2nd - TOR - Bruno, 25-yard interception return TOR 11-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Avatus Stone rouged on Toogood kick TOR 11-2 3rd - OTT - Bernie Flowers, 40-yard pass from O'Malley (Gene Roberts convert) TOR 11-8 3rd - OTT - Roberts, 27-yard field goal TIED 11-11 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 5-yard run (Shaw convert) TOR 17-11 4th - TOR - Single, Ed Yablonski rouged on Steve Karrys kick TOR 18-11 4th - OTT - Stone, 45-yard interception return (Roberts convert) TOR 18-17
MON SEPT 28
WINNIPEG 19, Saskatchewan 2 (16400) - Geoff Crain, a 22-year-old rookie QB from McGill, directed the Blue Bombers to the win, their first in three starts against the Riders. Crain threw two touchdown passes to Bud Grant and led a rushing attack that rolled up 165 yards.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 1 0 - 2
WINNIPEG - 6 1 6 6 - 19
1st - WIN - Bud Grant, 27-yard pass from Geoff Crain (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Herb Johnson rouged on Korchak kick WIN 7-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Dave West rouged on Frank Tripucka kick WIN 7-1 3rd - WIN - Len Meltzer, 1-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 13-1 3rd - SASK - Single, Gerry James rouged on Tripucka kick WIN 13-2 4th - WIN - Grant, 11-yard pass from Crain (Korchak convert) WIN 19-2
Edmonton 21, CALGARY 12 (12000) - Edmonton won its eighth straight as Rollie Miles scored three majors. Calgary QB Frankie Albert, under fire, appeared only briefly to hold the ball for converts. John Henry Johnson took the opening second half kickoff 106 yards to keep the Stamps in the contest.
EDMONTON - 2 0 6 13 - 21
CALGARY - 0 0 12 0 - 12
1st - EDM - Single, John Henry Johnson rouged on Bill Snyder kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Rod Pantages kick EDM 2-0 3rd - CAL - Johnson, 106-yard kickoff return (Glenn Christian convert) CAL 6-2 3rd - EDM - Roland Miles, 20-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 8-6 3rd - CAL - Bill Pullar fumble return (Christian convert) CAL 12-8 4th - EDM - Single, Pantages kick CAL 12-9 4th - EDM - Miles, 1-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 15-12 4th - EDM - Miles, 15-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 21-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 4 2 0 8 80 84 Edmonton 8 1 0 16 132 67
Ottawa 3 3 0 6 116 104 Winnipeg 5 4 0 10 126 115
Montreal 3 4 0 6 112 107 Saskatchewan 3 6 0 6 127 141
Toronto 3 4 0 6 94 107 Calgary 2 7 0 4 108 180
SAT OCT 3
SASKATCHEWAN 19, Edmonton 13 (12646) - Saskatchewan scored three converted first quarter touchdowns and a single to take a 19-0 lead before Edmonton could get settled down, snapping an eight-game Eskimo winning streak.
EDMONTON - 0 1 12 0 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 19 0 0 0 - 19
1st - SASK - Mac Speedie, 25-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Herb Johnson, 15-yard fumble return (Wardien convert) SASK 12-0 1st - SASK - Bob Marlow, 1-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 18-0 1st - SASK - Single, Wardien kick SASK 19-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Johnson rouged on Pantages kick SASK 19-1 3rd - EDM - Billy Vessels, 2-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) SASK 19-7 3rd - EDM - Claude Arnold, 17-yard run (Snyder convert) SASK 19-13
WINNIPEG 24, Calgary 17 (16458) - Bud Korchak scored nine points on a pair of field goals and three converts, while Jack Jacobs fired touchdown passes to Bud Grant and Tommy Ford, to lead the Winnipeg attack, which brought the Bombers to within four points of Edmonton for first place.
CALGARY - 5 6 6 0 - 17
WINNIPEG - 6 3 9 6 - 24
1st - WIN - Bud Grant, 5-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 1st - CAL - Bill Sherman, 52-yard pass from Frankie Albert WIN 6-5 2nd - WIN - Korchak, 23-yard field goal WIN 9-5 2nd - CAL - Bob Westlake, 35-yard run (Glenn Christian convert) CAL 11-9 4th - WIN - Korchak, 25-yard field goal WIN 12-11 3rd - CAL - Albert, 16-yard run (Christian convert) CAL 17-12 3rd - WIN - Ralph McAllister, 10-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 18-17 4th - WIN - Tommy Ford, 36-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 24-17
OTTAWA 31, Hamilton 6 (15500) - Bernie Flowers gathered in two touchdown passes from Tom O'Malley, while John Kissell, Gene Roberts and Howie Turner also scored majors as Ottawa steamrolled into a tie for first place in the Big Four.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
OTTAWA - 6 6 1 18 - 31
1st - OTT - John Kissell fumble recovery in end zone (Gene Roberts convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Bernie Flowers, 7-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 12-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Ray Truant rouged on O'Malley kick OTT 13-0 4th - OTT - Roberts, 12-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 19-0 4th - OTT - Howie Turner, 20-yard interception return (Roberts convert) OTT 25-0 4th - OTT - Flowers, 12-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 31-0 4th - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 2-yard run (Jack Logan convert) OTT 31-6
MON OCT 5
Calgary 9, SASKATCHEWAN 8 (11116) - The Riders took an early 2-0 lead, which evaporated as Calgary scored a major in the second quarter, a field goal in the third and another converted touchdown in the final frame.
CALGARY - 0 6 3 0 - 9
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 0 0 6 - 8
1st - SASK- Safety touch, Del Wardien tackled John Henry Johnson in end zone SASK 2-0 2nd - CAL - Albert Endriss, 9-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Glen Christian convert) CAL 6-2 3rd - CAL - Christian, 32-yard field goal CAL 9-2 4th - SASK - Bob Marlow, 3-yard run (Wardien convert) CAL 9-8
Edmonton 16, WINNIPEG 6 (17014) - Edmonton recovered three Winnipeg fumbles, intercepted three pass attempts and blocked one kick. On the scoring end, second-year import Bill Snyder collected 11 points on three FGs, a single and a convert. The loss was Winnipeg's first in their new stadium.
EDMONTON - 4 0 9 3 - 16
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - EDM - Single, Tom Casey rouged on Bill Snyder kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Snyder, 29-yard field goal EDM 4-0 3rd - EDM - Tom Stolhandske, 46-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Snyder convert) EDM 10-0 3rd - EDM - Snyder, 6-yard field goal EDM 13-0 4th - EDM - Snyder field goal EDM 16-0 4th - WIN - Geoff Crain, 5-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) EDM 16-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 4 3 0 8 86 115 Edmonton 9 2 0 18 161 92
Ottawa 4 3 0 8 147 110 Winnipeg 6 5 0 12 156 148
Montreal 3 4 0 6 112 107 Saskatchewan 4 7 0 8 154 163
Toronto 3 4 0 6 94 107 Calgary 3 8 0 6 134 202
SAT OCT 10
Saskatchewan 18, WINNIPEG 13 (16000) - Veteran Del Wardien kicked four field goals, a league record, to lead the Riders to the win, their first in Winnipeg since September 22nd 1951. The win also brough them to within two points of Winnipeg for second place in the West.
SASKATCHEWAN - 8 3 1 6 - 18
WINNIPEG - 6 0 6 1 - 13
1st - WIN - Neill Armstrong pass from Geoff Crain (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 1st - SASK - Del Wardien, 34-yard field goal WIN 6-3 1st - SASK - Harry Lampman, 30-yard pass from Frank Filchock SASK 8-6 2nd - SASK - Wardien, 30-yard field goal SASK 11-6 3rd - WIN - Lorne Benson, 2-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 12-11 3rd - SASK - Single, Ken Charlton kick TIED 12-12 4th - WIN - Single, Korchak kick WIN 13-12 4th - SASK - Wardien, 12-yard field goal SASK 15-13 4th - SASK - Wardien, 17-yard field goal SASK 18-13
Edmonton 34, CALGARY 13 - Wilbur (Bill) Snyder paced the Edmonton attack with nine points on five converts, a field goal and a single. The import from California has booted 25 converts without a miss. Billy Vessels scored three majors for the Eskimos.
EDMONTON - 12 1 9 12 - 34
CALGARY - 6 1 0 6 - 13
1st - EDM - Billy Vessels, 6-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Vessels, 4-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 12-0 1st - CAL - Pete Thodos, 36-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Glenn Christian convert) EDM 12-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Christian rouged by Eagle Keys on Snyder kick EDM 13-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Ray Willsey rouged by Christian on Keith Spaith kick EDM 13-7 3rd - EDM - Snyder, 22-yard field goal EDM 16-7 3rd - EDM - Vessels, 5-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 22-7 4th - CAL - John Henry Johnson pass from Albert (Albert pass to Sugarfoot Anderson) EDM 22-13 4th - EDM - Frankie Anderson, 26-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 28-13 4th - EDM - Rod Pantages, 5-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 34-13
Hamilton 26, TORONTO 0 (19150) - Hamilton beat Toronto for the third time in four games and moved into a tie with Montreal atop the Big Four. Hamilton outrushed the Argos 209 yards to 93, but were beaten through the air, 200 yards to 117, but the Argos never got farther than the Ti-Cat 26-yard line.
HAMILTON - 3 3 6 14 - 26
TORONTO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Merle Hapes kick HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Jack Logan, 16-yard field goal HAM 6-0 3rd - HAM - Vito Ragazzo, 9-yard pass from Butch Songin (Logan convert) HAM 12-0 4th - HAM - Royal Bailey, 1-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 18-0 4th - HAM - Safety touch by Quincy Armstrong HAM 20-0 4th - HAM - Lou Kusserow run (Logan convert) HAM 26-0
Montreal 24, OTTAWA 6 (15482) - Alex Webster, up from the Washington Redskins, ripped through the Ottawa defensive line and snared Sam Etcheverry's passes adeptly. Jim Miller sparked the Alouette attack with a 20-yard return of a blocked kick in the second period.
MONTREAL - 3 7 6 8 - 24
OTTAWA - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - MON - Ray Poole, 19-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Single, Howie Turner rouged on Bruce Coulter kick MON 4-0 2nd - MON - Jim Miller, 20-yard run with blocked kick (Poole convert) MON 10-0 3rd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 2-yard run (Roberts convert) MON 10-6 3rd - MON - Single, Pete Karpuk rouged on Bruce Coulter kick MON 11-6 3rd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 53-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry MON 16-6 4th - MON - Safety touch conceded by Howie Turner MON 18-6 4th - MON - Phil Adrian, 3-yard run (Poole convert) MON 24-6
SUN OCT 11
MONTREAL 26, Ottawa 18 (15462) - Sam Etcheverry passed to Red O'Quinn, Alex Webster and Chuck Hunsinger as the Alouettes completed the weekend sweep and moved into a tie for first place with Hamilton in the Big Four.
OTTAWA - 3 9 6 0 - 18
MONTREAL - 0 9 12 5 - 26
1st - OTT - Gene Roberts, 24-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 12-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-3 2nd - OTT - Avatus Stone, 48-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 9-6 2nd - OTT - Roberts, 26-yard field goal OTT 12-6 2nd - MON - Poole, 30-yard field goal OTT 12-9 3rd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 49-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 15-12 3rd - OTT - Roberts, 17-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 18-15 3rd - MON - Alex Webster, 45-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 21-18 4th - MON - Safety touch, O'Malley conceded in end zone after bad snap MON 23-18 4th - MON - Poole, 15-yard field goal MON 26-18
MON OCT 12
SASKATCHEWAN 14, Winnipeg 13 (15565) - A record crowd in Regina saw the Riders tie Winnipeg in the standings, with three games left to play. The game was a rugged one, following Saturday's contest which saw Winnipeg's Tommy Ford lost for the season with a severe kidney injury.
WINNIPEG - 3 0 6 4 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 1 6 5 - 14
1st - SASK- Safety, Tom Casey tackled in end zone by Mac Speedie SASK 2-0 1st - WIN - Bud Korchak, 32-yard field goal WIN 3-2 2nd - SASK - Single, Casey rouged on Ken Charlton kick TIED 3-3 3rd - WIN - Geoff Crain, 7-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 9-3 3rd - SASK - Harry Lampman, 10-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Wardien convert) TIED 9-9 4th - SASK - Wardien field goal SASK 12-9 4th - SASK - Safety touch SASK 14-9 4th - WIN - Safety touch SASK 14-11 4th - WIN - Safety touch SASK 14-13
EDMONTON 22, Calgary 6 (15500) - Having clinched first place thanks to Saskatchewan's win, the Eskimos played most of their second stringers, and it was still enough to beat Calgary for a sixth straight time this season and practically wipe out their playoff hopes.
CALGARY - 0 0 6 0 - 6
EDMONTON - 7 2 0 13 - 22
1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 4-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Snyder kick EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Thodos rouged on Rod Pantages kick EDM 8-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Thodos rouged on Pantages kick EDM 9-0 3rd - CAL - John Henry Johnson, 4-yard run (Glenn Christian convert) EDM 9-6 4th - EDM - Steve Mendryk, 49-yard pass from Billy Vessels (Snyder convert) EDM 15-6 4th - EDM - Tom Stolhandske, 17-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 21-6 4th - EDM - Single, Brian Mulhern rouged by Steve Bendiak on Pantages kick EDM 22-6
Toronto 30, HAMILTON 12 (19069) - Toronto came up off the ground to whip Hamilton and gain a split of their Thanksgiving weekend home-and-away doubleheader. Thanks a third quarter outburst that netted three converted majors, the Argos found themselves in a tie with Ottawa for third place.
TORONTO - 7 5 18 0 - 30
HAMILTON - 0 12 0 0 - 12
1st - TOR - Al Bruno run (Bob Shaw convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Steve Karrys kick TOR 7-0 2nd - HAM - Lou Kusserow run (Jack Logan convert) TOR 7-6 2nd - TOR - Hal Faverty run TOR 12-6 2nd - HAM - Bernie Custis run (Logan convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run (Shaw convert) TOR 18-12 3rd - TOR - Curtis run (Shaw run) TOR 24-12 3rd - TOR - Joe Scudero run (Shaw convert) TOR 30-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 5 4 0 10 124 145 X-Edmonton 11 2 0 22 217 111
Montreal 5 4 0 10 162 131 Winnipeg 6 7 0 12 182 180
Ottawa 4 5 0 8 171 160 Saskatchewan 6 7 0 12 186 189
Toronto 4 5 0 8 124 145 Calgary 3 10 0 6 153 258
X-Clinched first place
SAT OCT 17
Saskatchewan 24, CALGARY 18 (12000) - The Riders clinched a playoff berth as QB Frankie Filchock came in for an injured Glenn Dobbs in the first quarter. Rookie Karl Hilzinger led the way for the Riders with 138 yards rushing on 17 carries, and one TD on an 80-yard pass play.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 12 6 0 - 24
CALGARY - 6 0 0 12 - 18
1st - CAL - John Henry Johnson, 2-yard run (Glenn Christian convert) CAL 6-0 1st - SASK - Bill Todd, 7-yard run (Del Wardien convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Karl Hilzinger, 80-yard pass (Wardien convert) SASK 12-6 2nd - SASK - Todd, 4-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 18-6 3rd - SASK - Sully Glasser, 2-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 24-6 4th - CAL - Pete Thodos, 1-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Christian convert) SASK 24-12 4th - CAL - Peter Muir, 28-yard run with lateral from Frankie Albert (Christian convert) SASK 24-18
EDMONTON 32, Winnipeg 9 - HB Rollie Miles scored three touchdowns, the second time he has done that this season, while Edmonton QB Claude Arnold produced two TDs with his first two passes, coming on Edmonton's first five plays from scrimmage.
WINNIPEG - 0 3 0 6 - 9
EDMONTON - 12 1 6 13 - 32
1st - EDM - Tom Stolhandske, 21-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 34-yard pass from Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 12-0 2nd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 15-yard field goal EDM 12-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Tom Casey rouged on Rod Pantages kick EDM 13-3 3rd - EDM - Miles, 3-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 19-3 4th - WIN - Gerry James, 8-yard run (Korchak convert) EDM 19-9 4th - EDM - Miles, 15-yard pass from Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 25-9 4th - EDM - Single, Ernie Becker rouged by Ray Willsey EDM 26-9 4th - EDM - Don Simon, 1-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 32-9
Hamilton 33, OTTAWA 24 (13500) - Ottawa QB Tom O'Malley had four first half passes intercepted as the Tiger Cats collected 24 points off those turnovers. Hamilton led 33-0 before Ottawa finally got rolling late in the third quarter, but it was too late.
HAMILTON - 13 14 6 0 - 33
OTTAWA - 0 0 5 19 - 24
1st - HAM - Single, Howie Turner rouged by Pete Neumann on Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 52-yard pass from Butch Songin (Jack Logan convert) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Custis, 17-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 13-0 2nd - HAM - Royal Bailey run (Logan convert) HAM 19-0 2nd - HAM - Safety touch, Neumann tackled Tom O'Malley in end zone HAM 21-0 2nd - HAM - Kusserow, 20-yard interception return (Logan convert) HAM 27-0 3rd - HAM - Logan pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 33-0 3rd - OTT - Matt Anthony, 5-yard pass from O'Malley HAM 33-5 4th - OTT - Single, Custis rouged on Bruce Cummings kick HAM 33-6 4th - OTT - Bob Cunningham, 1-yard run (Gene Roberts convert) HAM 33-12 4th - OTT - Bernie Flowers, 44-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) HAM 33-18 4th - OTT - Avatus Stone, 1-yard run (Roberts convert) HAM 33-24
SUN OCT 18
MONTREAL 39, Toronto 11 (19603) - Montreal QB Sam Etcheverry out-gunned Nobby Wirkowski with four touchdown passes, two to Red O'Quinn. Montreal rolled up 504 yards on offense, 350 through the air, in tying Hamilton for first in the Big Four.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 11 - 11
MONTREAL - 4 6 18 11 - 39
1st - MON - Ray Poole, 29-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Tex Coulter kick to deadline MON 4-0 2nd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 50-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 10-0 3rd - MON - Joe Pal, 57-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 16-0 3rd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 2-yard run (Poole convert) MON 22-0 3rd - MON - O'Quinn, 10-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 28-0 4th - TOR - Joe Scudero pass from Nobby Wirkowski MON 28-5 4th - MON - Ed Bradle, 20-yard fumble return MON 33-5 4th - TOR - Al Bruno, 21-yard pass from Wirkowski (Bob Shaw convert) MON 33-11 4th - MON - Alex Webster, 26-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 39-11
MON OCT 19
Winnipeg 18, CALGARY 6 (10000) - Neill Armstrong scored two majors for Winnipeg, as they easily won a listless game. Bombers QB Joe Zaleski started the game before Geoff Crain came in late. Keith Spaith played QB for Calgary, as QB Frankie Albert was out with a back injury.
WINNIPEG - 6 12 0 0 - 18
CALGARY - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 68-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Lorne Benson, 1-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Armstrong lateral from Bud Grant (Korchak convert) WIN 18-0 4th - CAL - Al Endriss, 23-yard pass from Keith Spaith (Glenn Christian convert) WIN 18-6
Saskatchewan 20, EDMONTON 19 (15000) - Saskatchewan handed Edmonton its first home loss. The Riders have given Edmonton two of their three losses and racked up their fourth win in a row, as they overcame a 12-1 deficit.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 13 0 7 - 20
EDMONTON - 6 6 1 6 - 19
1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 91-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Miles rouged on Ken Charlton kick EDM 6-1 2nd - EDM - Miles, 35-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 12-1 2nd - SASK - Harry Lampman pass from Bill Todd (Del Wardien convert) EDM 12-7 2nd - SASK - Todd, 3-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 13-12 3rd - EDM - Single, Charlton rouged on blocked kick TIED 13-13 4th - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 5-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 19-13 4th - SASK - Single, Charlton kick to deadline SASK 20-13 4th - EDM - Sugarfoot Anderson, 37-yard pass from Arnold (Snyder convert) SASK 20-19
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 6 4 0 12 157 169 X-Edmonton 12 3 0 24 268 140
Montreal 6 4 0 12 201 142 Y-Saskatchewan 8 7 0 16 230 228
Ottawa 4 6 0 8 195 193 Y-Winnipeg 7 8 0 14 209 218
Toronto 4 6 0 8 135 184 Calgary 3 12 0 6 177 300
X-Clinched first place Y-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 24
CALGARY 13, Saskatchewan 13 (T) (10000) - Saskatchewan, with aging QB Frankie Filchock at the helm, clinched second place in the West. He brought the Riders back from an early 6-0 deficit and then saw them stave off a spirited last quarter rally by the Stampeders.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 1 6 0 - 13
CALGARY - 6 0 1 6 - 13
1st - CAL - John Henry Johnson, 15-yard pass from Pete Thodos (Glenn Christian convert) CAL 6-0 1st - SASK - Brian Timmis, 2-yard run (Harry Lampmann pass from Del Wardien) TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Single, Johnson rouged on Wardien kick SASK 7-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Herb Johnson rouged on by Al Endriss on Keith Spaith kick TIED 7-7 3rd - SASK - Mac Speedie, 7-yard pass from Frankie Filchock (Wardien convert) SASK 13-7 4th - CAL - Thodos, 3-yard pass from Spaith (Christian convert) TIED 13-13
Winnipeg 17, EDMONTON 8 (15000) - Edmonton lost the game, which meant nothing, but also lost HB Billy Vessels, who was carried from the field with a back injury, which would be something. Eskimo T Wilbur (Bill) Snyder kicked his 31st convert without a miss, believed a league record.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 11 0 - 17
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 2 - 8
2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 3-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Len Meltzer, 1-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 31-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Korchak convert) WIN 12-6 3rd - WIN - Andy Sokol pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 17-6 4th - EDM - Safety touch, Jacobs conceded WIN 17-8
TORONTO 17, Hamilton 5 (19437) - Faced with near elimination from the playoff race, Toronto whipped Hamilton in the sixth meeting of the season between the two clubs, leaving the series tied at three wind each. The final score of the game was announced after the officials met in their dressing room.
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 4 - 5
TORONTO - 0 8 3 6 - 17
2nd - TOR - Single, Steve Karrys kick TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Karrys kick TOR 2-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 3-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) TOR 8-0 3rd - TOR - Shaw, 26-yard field goal TOR 11-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick TOR 11-1 4th - TOR - Doug Smylie, 11-yard run (Shaw convert) TOR 17-1 4th - HAM - Safety touch, Nobby Wirkowski conceded TOR 17-3 4th - Safety touch, Bernie Custis tackled Royal Copeland in end zone TOR 17-5
SUN OCT 25
Ottawa 30, MONTREAL 15 (16115) - Ottawa's season looked over at halftime as they trailed Montreal 9-0, but the Riders exploded for 24 points in the third quarter and handed the Larks their first home loss in six league engagements.
OTTAWA - 0 0 24 6 - 30
MONTREAL - 3 6 0 6 - 15
1st - MON - Ray Poole, 8-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Alex Webster, 3-yard run (Poole convert) MON 9-0 3rd - OTT - Avatus Stone, 60-yard pass from Tom O'Malley MON 9-5 3rd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 10-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 11-9 3rd - OTT - Single, Roberts kick to deadline OTT 12-9 3rd - OTT - Bob Cunningham, 4-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 18-9 3rd - OTT - Bernie Flowers, 44-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 24-9 4th - MON - Red O'Quinn, 6-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) OTT 24-15 4th - OTT - Flowers, 31-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 30-15
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 6 5 0 12 162 186 X-Edmonton 12 4 0 24 276 157
Montreal 6 5 0 12 216 172 Y-Saskatchewan 8 7 1 17 243 239
Ottawa 5 6 0 10 225 208 Y-Winnipeg 8 8 0 16 226 226
Toronto 5 6 0 10 152 189 Calgary 3 12 1 7 190 313
X-Clinched first place Y-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 31
HAMILTON 31, Montreal 18 (17000) - The inconsistent Tiger-Carts spotted the Alouettes three early touchdowns and were trailing 18-1 with a minute to go in the second quarter. Hamilton then rolled to 30 straight points, sparked by a rushing attack which rolled up 377 yards.
MONTREAL - 12 6 0 0 - 18
HAMILTON - 1 6 12 12 - 31
1st - MON - Phil Adrian, 8-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Manastersky rouged on Cam Fraser kick MON 6-1 1st - MON - Joe Pal, 62-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 12-1 2nd - MON - Pal, 26-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 18-1 2nd - HAM - Jack Logan, 31-yard pass from Butch Songin (Logan convert) MON 18-7 3rd - HAM - Dick Brown, 20-yard interception return (Logan convert) MON 18-13 3rd - HAM - Bernie Custis, 2-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 19-18 4th - HAM - Royal Bailey, 1-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 25-18 4th - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 11-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 31-18
Ottawa 20, TORONTO 8 (20187) - Ottawa climbed into a second place tie with Montreal in the Big Four race.
OTTAWA - 0 12 8 0 - 20
TORONTO - 6 0 0 2 - 8
1st - TOR - Johnny Fedesoff, 40-yard lateral from Steve Karrys (Bob Shaw convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - OTT - Avatus Stone, 4-yard run (Gene Roberts convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Bob Cunningham, 6-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 12-6 3rd - OTT - Tom O'Malley, 2-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 18-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Fedesoff rouged by Benny MacDonnell on Stone kick OTT 19-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Stone kick touch-in-goal OTT 20-6 4th - TOR - Safety touch, O'Malley conceded to Hal Faverty in end zone OTT 20-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 7 5 0 14 193 204 X-Edmonton 12 4 0 24 276 157
Montreal 6 6 0 12 234 203 Y-Saskatchewan 8 7 1 17 243 239
Ottawa 6 6 0 12 245 216 Y-Winnipeg 8 8 0 16 226 226
Toronto 5 7 0 10 160 209 Calgary 3 12 1 7 190 313
X-Clinched first place Y-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 7
OTTAWA 13, Toronto 4 (12688) - On a snow-coated, greasy field, in the rain and sleet, Toronto saw its postseason hopes end, while Ottawa found itself in a three-way tie for first place. The Riders took a 12-0 lead in the first half to put the game out of reach early.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 4 - 4
OTTAWA - 0 12 1 0 - 13
2nd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 46-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Bernie Flowers, 11-yard pass from O'Malley (Roberts convert) OTT 12-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Teddy Toogood rouged on Avatus Stone kick OTT 13-0 4th - OTT - Safety, Stone tackled in end zone by Royal Copeland OTT 13-2 4th - OTT - Safety touch, Stone conceded to Hal Faverty OTT 13-4
SUN NOV 8
MONTREAL 31, Hamilton 18 (12085) - Chuck Hunsinger scored three touchdowns, one set up by a sensational runback of a kickoff by Alex Webster, as Montreal rallied with a strong fourth quarter rally after a 12-12 halftime tie.
HAMILTON - 6 6 6 0 - 18
MONTREAL - 12 0 7 12 - 31
1st - MON - Joe Pal, 30-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-0 1st - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 20-yard interception return (Poole convert) MON 12-0 1st - HAM - Ralph Toohy, 31-yard pass from Lou Kusserow (Jack Logan convert) MON 12-6 2nd - HAM - Logan, 47-yard pass from Bernie Custis (Logan convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - MON - Hunsinger, 1-yard run (Poole convert) MON 18-12 3rd - HAM - Kusserow, 1-yard run (Logan convert) TIED 18-18 3rd - MON - Single, Bobby Dawson rouged on Etcheverry kick MON 19-18 4th - MON - Alex Webster, 2-yard run (Poole convert) MON 25-18 4th - MON - Hunsinger, 12-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 31-18
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 7 6 0 14 211 235 X-Edmonton 12 4 0 24 276 157
Montreal 7 6 0 14 265 221 Y-Saskatchewan 8 7 1 17 243 239
Ottawa 7 6 0 14 258 220 Y-Winnipeg 8 8 0 16 226 226
Toronto 5 8 0 10 164 222 Calgary 3 12 1 7 190 313
X-Clinched first place Y-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 14
HAMILTON 18, Ottawa 8 (18000) - The Rough Riders couldn't get untracked at Hamilton and saw their playoff hopes end. The key play came when Bobby Simpson fumbled a punt behind his line in the second quarter and Don Beatty picked it up on the first bounce.
OTTAWA - 0 6 0 2 - 8
HAMILTON - 3 7 2 6 - 18
1st - HAM - Jack Logan, 17-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Don Beatty recovered fumbled punt in end zone (Logan convert) HAM 9-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Bob Simpson rouged on Merle Hapes kick HAM 10-0 2nd - OTT - Bernie Flowers, 20-yard pass from Tom O'Malley (Gene Roberts convert) HAM 10-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Hapes kicked to deadline HAM 11-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Bob Rumball stepped into touch on Hapes kick HAM 12-6 4th - HAM - Bernie Custis, 15-yard pass from Butch Songin (Logan convert) HAM 18-6 4th - OTT - Safety touch, Custis conceded HAM 18-8
Montreal 27, TORONTO 8 (16153) - On Joe Krol Day, the Alouettes completed their turnaround from 1952's last place finish. Alex Webster scored twice, once on a 78-yard run, while QB Sam Etcheverry threw for 166 yards and a TD, while adding one on the ground.
MONTREAL - 3 12 6 6 - 27
TORONTO - 0 6 2 0 - 8
1st - MON - Ray Poole, 28-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Alex Webster, 4-yard run (Poole convert) MON 9-0 2nd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 4-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 15-0 2nd - TOR - Doug Smylie, 1-yard run (Bob Shaw convert) MON 15-6 3rd - TOR - Safety touch, Webster rouged on goal zone fumble MON 15-8 4th - MON - Etcheverry, 1-yard run (Poole convert) MON 21-8 4th - MON - Webster, 78-yard run (Poole convert) MON 27-8
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Montreal 8 6 0 16 292 229 X-Edmonton 12 4 0 24 276 157
Y-Hamilton 8 6 0 16 229 243 Y-Saskatchewan 8 7 1 17 243 239
Ottawa 7 7 0 14 266 238 Y-Winnipeg 8 8 0 16 226 226
Toronto 5 9 0 10 172 249 Calgary 3 12 1 7 190 313
X-Clinched first place Y-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU SEMI-FINAL (Winnipeg wins series, 60-23 points)
WED OCT 28
WINNIPEG 43, Saskatchewan 5 (16827) - Winnipeg FB Lorne Benson scored a record six touchdowns that helped give the Bombers a 38-point edge into the second game of the series. Benson scored three majors in each half, as the Bombers outrushed the Riders, 289 yards to 59.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 5 0 - 5
WINNIPEG - 18 6 6 13 - 43
1st - WIN - Lorne Benson, 1-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Benson, 6-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 12-0 1st - WIN - Len Meltzer, 3-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 18-0 2nd - WIN - Benson, 2-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 24-0 3rd - WIN - Benson, 33-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 30-0 3rd - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 3-yard run WIN 30-5 4th - WIN - Benson, 5-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 36-5 4th - WIN - Single, Bob McMillan rouged on Korchak kick WIN 37-5 4th - WIN - Benson, 40-yard lateral from Meltzer (Korchak convert) WIN 43-5
SAT OCT 31
SASKATCHEWAN 18, Winnipeg 17 (14000) - Facing the near hopeless task of overcoming a 36-point deficit in their semi-final series with Winnipeg. The Riders came up with a solid team effort to beat the Bombers for the fifth time in eight starts. Bud Korchak's missed convert attempt was the difference.
WINNIPEG - 0 6 6 5 - 17
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 6 0 6 - 18
1st - SASK - Bill Todd, 15-yard pass from Glenn Dobbs (Del Wardien convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 92-yard kickoff return (Bud Korchak convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 3-yard run (Wardien convert) SASK 12-6 3rd - WIN - Andy Sokol, 10-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Korchak convert) TIED 12-12 4th - WIN - Sokol, 4-yard run WIN 17-12 4th - SASK - Herb Johnson, 16-yard pass from Dobbs (Wardien convert) SASK 18-17
WIFU FINAL (Winnipeg wins series, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 7
EDMONTON 25, Winnipeg 7 (15500) - Edmonton, without injured Billy Vessels and Normie Kwong, won easily on a show-hardened field. Rod Pantages, with a major, and Rollie Miles, with two touchdowns, filled in for the Eskimos injured stars.
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 6 - 7
EDMONTON - 6 9 10 0 - 25
1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 2-yard run (Bill Snyder convert) EDM 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Miles rouged on Jack Jacobs kick EDM 6-1 2nd - EDM - Single, Rod Pantages kick to deadline EDM 7-1 2nd - EDM - Pantages, 2-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 13-1 2nd - EDM - Safety, Frankie Anderson tackled Joe Zaleski in end zone EDM 15-1 3rd - EDM - Snyder, 25-yard field goal EDM 18-1 3rd - EDM - Single, Neill Armstrong rouged on Pantages kick EDM 19-1 3rd - EDM - Miles, 15-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 25-1 4th - WIN - Armstrong, 5-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) EDM 25-7
WED NOV 11
WINNIPEG 21, Edmonton 17 (17434) - Winnipeg withheld a terrific last half drive by Edmonton to capture the second game of the series. A record West playoff crowd watched the Bombers nearly blow a 19-5 halftime lead, in a game featuring wind gusts up to 29 mph.
EDMONTON - 5 0 6 6 - 17
WINNIPEG - 0 19 0 2 - 21
1st - EDM - Bill Snyder, 15-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Rod Pantages kick EDM 4-0 1st - EDM - Single, Pantages kick EDM 5-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 15-yard pass from Joe Zaleski (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-5 2nd - WIN - Ralph McAllister, 4-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 12-5 2nd - WIN - Single, Korchak kick to deadline WIN 13-5 2nd - McAllister, 24-yard pass from Casey WIN 18-5 2nd - WIN - Single, Gerry James kick to deadline WIN 19-5 3rd - EDM - Billy Vessels, 4-yard run (Snyder convert) WIN 19-11 4th - WIN - Safety touch, Pantages tackled in end zone following blocked punt recovery WIN 21-11 4th - EDM - Rollie Miles, 70-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) WIN 21-17
SAT NOV 14
Winnipeg 30, EDMONTON 24 (16000) - Edmonton led 18-6 going into the fourth quarter before the Blue Bombers exploded behind QB Indian Jack Jacobs, who three TD passes in the final 15 minutes. Dave Skrien intercepted a Claude Arnold pass and lateraled to Tom Casey for the clinching score.
WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 24 - 30
EDMONTON - 0 6 12 6 - 24
1st - WIN - Jerry James, 5-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - EDM - Tom Stolhandske, 2-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Bill Snyder convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - EDM - Billy Vessels, 2-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 12-6 3rd - EDM - Miles, 16-yard pass from Claude Arnold (Snyder convert) EDM 18-6 4th - WIN - Len Meltzer, 10-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Korchak convert) EDM 18-12 4th - EDM - Normie Kwong, 9-yard run (Snyder convert) EDM 24-12 4th - WIN - Bud Grant, 60-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Korchak convert) EDM 24-18 4th - WIN - Keith Pearce, 38-yard pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) TIED 24-24 4th - WIN - Tom Casey, 65-yard run with lateral from Dave Skrien (Korchak convert) WIN 30-24
GREY CUP SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 21
WINNIPEG 24, Toronto Balmy Beach 4 (15900) - Toronto jumped out to an early 4-0 lead before Winnipeg took over in the first sudden death Cup semifinal played in Western Canada in Grey Cup history.
TORONTO - 4 0 0 0 - 4
WINNIPEG - 0 8 5 11 - 24
1st - TOR - Dick Gregory field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Tom Casey rouged on George Ellis kick TOR 4-0 2nd - WIN - Neill Armstrong pass from Jack Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-4 2nd - WIN - Safety touch, Ellis tackled in end zone WIN 8-4 3rd - WIN - Ron Kelly, 31-yard run WIN 13-4 4th - WIN - Len Meltzer run WIN 18-4 4th - WIN - Ernie Becker pass from Geoff Crain (Korchak convert) WIN 24-4
IRFU FINAL (Toronto wins, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 15
Toronto 22, HAMILTON 6 (17312) - Two of Toronto's touchdowns were the result of Hamilton miscues, as the Tiger-Cats' hope of their first Eastern title since 1935 were severely damaged. Nobby Wirkowski passed for 254 yards in leading the Argo attack.
TORONTO - 0 7 9 6 - 22
HAMILTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 10-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Ettinger, 20-yard field goal TOR 10-0 3rd - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 75-yard run (Jack Logan convert) TOR 10-6 3rd - TOR - Steve Karrys, 45-yard fumble return (Ettinger convert) TOR 16-6 4th - TOR - Al Bruno, 39-yard pass from Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 22-6
WED NOV 19
Hamilton 27, TORONTO 11 (25099) - Hamilton rallied to force a sudden death playoff game thanks to a fourth quarter touchdown pass by Bill Mackrides. Officials met after the game, flipped a coin, and announced the third playoff game would be played in Toronto.
HAMILTON - 12 6 3 6 - 27
TORONTO - 0 6 5 0 - 11
1st - HAM - Bernie Custis, 25-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Hal Waggoner, 99-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 12-0 2nd - HAM - Logan, 11-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 18-0 2nd - TOR - Bill Bass, 4-yard run (Don Ettinger convert) HAM 18-6 3rd - HAM - Logan, 7-yard field goal HAM 21-6 3rd -TOR - Bass, 9-yard run HAM 21-11 4th - HAM - Joe Shinn, 5-yard pass from Mackrides (Logan convert) HAM 27-11
SAT NOV 22
TORONTO 12, Hamilton 7 (27242) - Trailing by one point with five minutes to play, Toronto won its 14th Big Four title thanks to a Nobby Wirkowski TD pass to Rod Smylie. Hamilton marched back down to the Argo 17 but three passes fell incomplete. The game featured no penalties being called.
HAMILTON - 7 0 0 0 - 7
TORONTO - 0 5 1 6 - 12
1st - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Custis, 25-yard pass from Bill Mackrides (Jack Logan convert) HAM 7-0 2nd - TOR - Al Bruno, 10-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski HAM 7-5 3rd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol kick HAM 7-6 4th - TOR - Rod Smylie, 61-yard pass from Wirkowski (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 12-7
EAST FINAL
WED NOV 26
TORONTO 34, Sarnia 15 - Toronto, 5-1 favorites, swamped the Imperials with a six-touchdown scoring barrage to make the Grey Cup for the second time in three years. The Argos had no trouble, scoring two quick touchdowns in the first quarter.
SARNIA - 0 3 0 15 - 18
TORONTO - 12 1 5 16 - 34
1st - TOR - John Fedosoff run (Don Ettinger convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Royal Copeland pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 12-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Joe Krol convert TOR 13-0 2nd - TOR - SAR - Dutch Davey, 20-yard field goal TOR 13-3 3rd - TOR - Al Bruno, 14-yard pass from Wirkowski TOR 18-3 4th - SAR - Corkey Duchene, 3-yard run (Davey convert) TOR 18-9 4th - TOR - Doug Smylie, 90-yard kickoff return TOR 23-9 4th - TOR - Ulysses Curtis run TOR 28-9 4th - TOR - Zeke O'Connor pass from Wirkowski (Ettinger convert) TOR 34-9 4th - SAR - Jack Glendenning, 75-yard pass from George Curtis (Davey convert) TOR 34-15
1953 GREY CUP (Saturday November 28th at Toronto - 27,313)
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS (8-6) 12, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (12-4) 6 - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers squared off in the annual Canadian gridiron classic in 1953. In one of the thrilling finishes in Grey Cup history, the Ticats narrowly escaped Toronto’s Varsity Stadium with the victory. Trailing by six points in the game’s dying moments, Winnipeg’s Indian Jack Jacobs put together a 98-yard drive which ended on a play on the Hamilton two-yard line. Jacobs, with an all or nothing pass, threw to Tom Casey who was just short of the goal line. But as the ball reached his fingertips, Lou Kusserow came out of nowhere to make a crushing tackle to knock the ball loose. That ended the game, as the Tiger-Cats returned the Grey Cup trophy back to Hamilton for the first time in 10 years. Kusserow was supposed to cover Neill Armstrong on the game-ending play, but his gut told him to cover Casey instead. It turned out to be the right choice. The Ticats were fortunate he was still in the game as he injured his ribs in the second quarter on a hard tackle following an interception. Jacobs had a similar drive in the second quarter, moving the Bombers 92 yards on six plays, only to lose possession on an interception from Vito Ragazzo. Hamilton took a 6-0 lead in the opening quarter on a 53-yard drive. Ed Songin lunged across the goal line for the score. It remained that way until the third quarter. The Bombers advanced to the Hamilton 28 before Dick Brown made an interception to end the threat. Winnipeg moved down the field again, but Bud Korchak’s field goal attempt failed to put points on the scoreboard. The Bombers were finally able to reach pay dirt on a 50-yard drive. Gerry James went over from the Hamilton one-yard line for the touchdown. After the ensuing kickoff, it took Hamilton just three plays to recapture the lead. Kusserow passed to Ralph Toohy for 21 yards. After a loss of a yard, Ragazzo caught a 15-yard pass from
Songin in the flat and sprinted 30 yards down the sidelines for the winning major. Winnipeg’s Geoff Crain gambled and went
Edmonton Eskimos (12-4)
Head Coach: Darrell Royal
Leading Rusher: Billy Vessels (926)
Leading Passer: Claude Arnold (1171)
Leasing Receiver: Rollie Miles (27-657)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-7-1)
Head Coach: Frank Filchock
Leading Rusher: Bobby Marlow (563)
Leading Passer: Frank Filchock (925)
Leasing Receiver: Mac Speedie (57-817)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8-8)
Head Coach: George Trafton
Leading Rusher: Lorne Benson (563)
Leading Passer: Jack Jacobs (1924)
Leasing Receiver: Bud Grant (68-922)
Calgary Stampeders (7-9)
Head Coach: Les Lear
Leading Rusher: Johnny Bright (815)
Leading Passer: Dave Anderson (1350)
Leasing Receiver: Paul Salata (65-1088)
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after the ball, allowing Ragazzo to spring free. The outcome was bitter sweet for Jacobs, who made up for his dismal showing in the 1950 Mud Bowl, but once again went home without the title.
HAMILTON - 6 0 6 0 - 12
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - HAM - Butch Songin, 1-yard run (Tip Logan convert) HAM 6-0 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 1-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - HAM - Vito Ragazzo, 45-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 12-6
Montreal Alouettes (11-3)
Head Coach: Douglas Walker
Leading Rusher: Alex Webster (984)
Leading Passer: Sam Etcheverry (3610)
Leading Receiver: Red O'Quinn (62-1024)
Edmonton Eskimos (11-5)
Head Coach: Pop Ivy
Leading Rusher: Jackie Perker (925)
Leading Passer: Jackie Parker (558)
Leading Receiver: Glenn McWhinney (18-431)/Rollin Prather (18-217)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-5)
Head Coach: Carl Voyles
Leading Rusher: Merle Hapes (572)
Leading Passer: Butch Songin (2500)
Leading Receiver: Lou Kusserow (49-702)
Toronto Argonauts (6-8)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Leading Rusher: Gene Wilson (702)
Leading Passer: Norbert Wirkowski (2960)
Leading Receiver: Al Pfeiffer (68-1142)
Ottawa Rough Riders (2-12)
Head Coach: Clem Crowe
Leading Rusher: Avatus Stone (404)
Leading Passer: Jim Root (835)
Leading Receiver: Bob Simpson (37-787)
BC Lions Football Club began play in the WIFU; IRFU games first televised on NBC with weekly shows/Grey Cup; Telecasts available on CBC in Southern Ontario. The ORFU made its last challenge for the Grey Cup in the form of the "Grey Cup Semi‐Final" versus the Western champion.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LNG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LNG
Howie Waugh (CAL) 1043 7 43 Al Pfeiffer (TOR) 68 1142 6 63 Alex Webster (MONT) 984 10 23 Red O'Quinn (MON) 62 1024 6 69
Jackie Parker (EDM) 925 10 57 Bud Grant (WIN) 49 752 5 62
Bobby Marlow (SASK) 882 4 62 Lou Kusserow (HAM) 49 702 5 73
Rollie Miles (EDM) 834 4 27 Norb Hecker (TOR) 44 652 2 59
Eddie Macon (CAL) 803 5 59 Ray Ramsey (HAM) 42 770 8 88
Gene Wilson (TOR) 702 5 55 Dan Christiansen (BC) 41 545 0 45
Gerry James (WIN) 576 4 71 Bob Simpson (OTT) 37 767 6 85
Merle Hapes (HAM) 572 4 44 Ken Carpenter (SASK) 37 523 6 42
Normie Kwong (EDM) 572 1 21 Bernie Custis (HAM) 37 399 4 60
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Sam Etcheverry (MON) 372 206 3610 25 29
Norbert Wirkowski (TOR) 355 198 2960 12 20
Butch Songin (HAM) 340 187 2500 19 29
Frank Tripucka (SASK) 259 152 2003 14 14
Eddie LeBaron (CAL) 251 116 1815 8 24
Jake Jacobs (WIN) 250 127 1732 12 13
Gerry Tuttle (BC) 148 70 991 4 15
Jim Root (OTT) 137 60 835 3 15
John Gramling (OTT) 98 51 652 2 12
John Mazur (BC) 128 54 645 2 10
Bernie Faloney (EDM) 71 26 529 3 5
Rollie Miles (EDM) 64 31 410 3 4
SAT AUG 21
SASKATCHEWAN 21, Edmonton 13 (12000) - After a winless exhibition season, Frank Filchock returned to haunt the Eskimos with his quarterbacking, and the power running of Bobby Marlow and Ken Carpenter, who had two TDs, in a game played under the threat of rain and sullen skies.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 7 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 7 3 - 21
2nd - SASK - Stan Williams, 16-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - EDM - Glenn Lippman, 6-yard run (Rod Pantages convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Ken Carpenter, 8-yard run SASK 11-6 3rd - SASK - Carpenter, 1-yard run (Aguirre convert) SASK 17-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline SASK 18-6 4th - EDM - Single, Carpenter rouged on Pantages kick SASK 18-7 4th - EDM - Lippman, 2-yard run (Pantages convert) SASK 18-13 4th - SASK - Aguirre, 10-yarrd field goal SASK 21-13
WINNIPEG 17, Calgary 5 (16887) - Rain poured down, ruining an anticipated passing battle between Winnipeg's Jack Jacobs and Calgary's Eddlie LeBaron. Jacobs ended up with the edge, tossing a TD pass to Bud Grant and kicking three singles on long kicks then ended in rouges.
CALGARY - 3 1 0 1 - 5
WINNIPEG - 0 7 10 0 - 17
1st - CAL - Tim Miner, 30-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - WIN - Floyd Huggins, 3-yard run WIN 5-3 2nd - CAL - Single, Gordie Rowland rouged on Miner kick WIN 5-4 2nd - WIN - Single, Douglas Nagle rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 6-4 2nd - WIN - Single, Eddie Macon rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 7-4 3rd - WIN - Bud Grant, 57-yard pass from Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 13-4 3rd - WIN - Korchak, 22-yard field goal WIN 16-4 3rd - WIN - Singke, Macon rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 17-4 4th - CAL - Single, Jesse Thomas rouged on Eddie LeBaron kick WIN 17-5
MON AUG 23
SASKATCHEWAN 11, Calgary 7 (11469) - Larry Isbell's left foot was the difference as the Riders rallied in the second half to hand the Stamps their second loss in two starts. Isbell's towering punts accounted for five of the Saskatchewan points.
CALGARY - 1 6 0 0 - 7
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 0 6 3 - 11
1st - SASK - Single, Doug Nagle rouged on Larry Isbell kick SASK 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Bobby Flippin rouged on Kevin Spaith kick TIED 1-1 2nd - SASK - Single, Isbell kick to deadline SASK 2-1 2nd - CAL - Rupe Andrews, 67-yard run (Glen Christian convert) CAL 7-2 3rd - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 8-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Neil Ferris rouged on Isbell kick SASK 9-7 4th - SASK - Single, Nagle rouged on Isbell kick SASK 10-7 4th - SASK - Single, Isbell kick to deadline SASK 11-7
WINNIPEG 7, Edmonton 3 (17385) - Rollie Miles passed, kicked and ran all over the field after regular QB Claude Arnold was added to the long list of Eskimo casualties. Jack Jacobs scored on a QB sneak in the first quarter held up as the winning score.
Stanley Woodward's Football 1954 Magazine
EDMONTON - 0 3 0 0 - 3
WINNIPEG - 6 1 0 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Jack Jacobs, 2-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - EDM - Bob Dean, 10-yard field goal WIN 6-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Davie West rouged on Korchak kick WIN 7-3
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 24 8
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 2 0 0 4 32 20
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 British Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 2 0 0 16 28
Calgary 0 2 0 0 12 28
SAT AUG 28
Montreal 24, HAMILTON 6 (16000) - Montreal took an 18-0 lead into halftime and walloped the 1953 Grey Cup champions. The Als used their import strength to score the win. All four touchdowns were scored by Americans. Montreal QB Sam Etcheverry completed 16 of his 21 passes for 223 yards,
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 5 - 6
MONTREAL - 6 12 0 6 - 24
1st - MON - Larry Griff, 2-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Alex Webster, 11-yard run (Poole convert) MON 12-0 2nd - MON - Sam Etcheverry, 2-yard run (Poole convert) MON 18-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Jacque Belec rouged on Glenn Dobbs kick MON 18-1 4th - HAM - Ray Ramsey, 25-yard pass from Ed Songin MON 18-6 4th - MON - Virgil Wagner, 2-yard run (Poole convert) MON 24-6
TORONTO 13, Ottawa 6 (16702) - In the first Canadian football game to be seen by a United States television audience, fullback Teddy Toogood and flying wing Bob Simpson took the limelight as the Argos win. The TV audience was estimated at 40,000,000.
OTTAWA - 0 6 0 0 - 6
TORONTO - 7 1 5 0 - 13
1st - TOR - Single, Bob Rumball rouged on Alex Ponton kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Ted Toogood, 39-yard run (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bob Simpson rouged on Hecker kick TOR 8-0 2nd - OTT - Simpson, 72-yard pass from Howie Turner (Gene Roberts convert) TOR 8-6 3rd - TOR - Al Pfeiffer, 31-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski TOR 13-6
Winnipeg 8, BRIT COL 6 (20606) - The BC Lions, the club prairie experts say won't win a game this season, came within three minutes of pulling one of the most stunning upsets in WIFU history, before dropping a tense decision before a league-record crowd.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 5 2 - 8
BRIT COL - 0 6 0 0 - 6
2nd - WIN - Single, Gerry Palmer rouged on Bud Korchak convert WIN 1-0 2nd - BC - Byron Bailey, 1-yard run (Al Pollard convert) BC 6-1 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 49-yard run with lateral from Bud Grant after 15-yard pass from Jack Jacobs TIED 6-6 4th - WIN - Single, George Klein rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 7-6 4th - WIN - Single, Palmer rouged by Floyd Huggins on Byron Townsend missed FG WIN 8-6
CALGARY 34, Saskatchewan 0 (14000) - Powered by the passing combination of quarterback Eddie LeBaron and fleet halfback Rupe Andrews, the revitalized Stampeders rolled to the easy win. The Stamps, considered the dark horse in the WIFU, won their first game after a surprising 0-2 start.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 12 7 9 6 - 34
1st - CAL - Eddie LeBaron, 2-yard run (Tom Miner convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Rupe Andrews, 69-yard pass from LeBaron (Miner convert) CAL 12-0 2nd - CAL - Andrews, 79-yard pass from LeBaron (Miner convert) CAL 18-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Harry Lampman rouged on LeBaron kick CAL 19-0 3rd - CAL - Glen Christian, 95-yard punt return (Miner convert) CAL 25-0 3rd - CAL - Miner, 37-yard field goal CAL 28-0 4th - CAL - Lynn Bottoms, 18-yard interception return (Miner convert) CAL 34-0
MON AUG 30
Saskatchewan 17, BRIT COL 0 (14878) - The Riders picked up the win before a rain-soaked crowd on two converted touchdowns, a field goal and two singles. Rider QB Larry Isbell threw only three passes, while his running game rang up 200 yards, while BC was held to 59 yards on the ground.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 4 7 6 - 17
BRITISH COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - SASK - Joe Aguirre, 28-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Gerry Palmer rouged by Reg Whitehouse on Larry Isbell kick SASK 4-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Ray Enright rouged By Doug Killoh on Isbell kick SASK 5-0 3rd - SASK - Mac Speedie, 25-yard pass from Isbell (Aguirre convert) SASK 11-0 4th - SASK - Ken Carpenter, 11-yard run (Aguirre convert) SASK 17-0
CALGARY 41, Winnipeg 0 (15000) - Calgary handed Winnipeg its worst loss since a 47-0 drubbing by Regina in 1949. The Bombers penetrated the Calgary 30-yard line only once in the game - in the final quarter. Winnipeg lost 24 yards on the ground, while Calgary rolled for 332 yards rushing.
First ever BC Lions game program
Alex Webster (Montreal)
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 9 12 15 5 - 41
1st - CAL - Eddie Macon, 60-yard run (Tom Miner convert) CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Miner, 32-yard field goal CAL 9-0 2nd - CAL - Macon, 20-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 15-0 2nd - CAL - Miner, 23-yard field goal CAL 18-0 2nd - CAL - Miner, 46-yard field goal CAL 21-0 3rd - CAL - Miner, 30-yard field goal CAL 24-0 3rd - CAL - Glen Christian interception return (Miner convert) CAL 30-0 3rd - CAL - Ivan Livingstone, 8-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 36-0 4th - CAL - Keith Spaith, 1-yard run CAL 41-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 1 0 0 2 24 6 Winnipeg 3 1 0 6 32 55
Toronto 1 0 0 2 13 6 Saskatchewan 3 1 0 6 49 54
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 6 24 Calgary 2 2 0 4 87 28
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 6 13 Edmonton 0 2 0 0 16 28
British Columbia 0 2 0 0 6 25
FRI SEPT 3
WINNIPEG 12, Saskatchewan 12 (T) (18090) - The WIFU saw its first tie game since 1952, when Winnipeg and Edmonton played to a 14-14 stalemate. Before a record crowd in Winnipeg, two import halfbacks scored both Rider majors.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 5 0 - 12
WINNIPEG - 1 6 5 0 - 12
1st - SASK - Single, Billy Bye rouged on Larry Isbell kick SASK 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jack Jacobs kick out of touch TIED 1-1 1st - SASK - Stan Williams, 4-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 7-1 2nd - WIN - Bud Grant, 15-yard pass from Jacobs (Bud Korchak convert) TIED 7-7 3rd - SASK - Ken Carpenter, 20-yard pass from Frank Tripucka SASK 12-7 3rd - WIN - Gerry James run TIED 12-12
SAT SEPT 4
CALGARY 34, Brit Col 0 (15000) - The rampaging Stampeders rolled up 432 yards on offense, while holding the Lions to 129 yards in recording their third straight shutout. Over the last three games, the combined rushing gained by the Bombers, Rider and Lions was a minus-3 yards.
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 6 9 13 6 - 34
1st - CAL - Rupe Andrews, 30-yard fumble return (Tom Miner convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - CAL - Andrews, 79-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Miner convert) CAL 12-0 2nd - CAL - Miner, 36-yard field goal CAL 15-0 3rd - CAL - Eddie Macon, 10-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 21-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Neil Ferris rouged by Harry Langford on LeBaron kick CAL 22-0 3rd - CAL - Howie Waugh, 28-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 28-0 4th - Lowell Wagner, 10-yard pass from LeBaron (Miner convert) CAL 34-0
MONTREAL 21, Ottawa 2 (20563) - Gate receipts were estimated at $60,000, probably the biggest box office count in Canadian grid history, apart from Grey Cup competition. QB Sam Etcheverry led the Alouettes to three converted touchdowns.
OTTAWA - 0 1 0 1 - 2
MONTREAL - 6 3 12 0 - 21
1st - MON - Alex Webster, 8-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Poole, 23-yard field goal MON 9-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Ball rolled out in end zone on FG attempt by Choo Choo Roberts MON 9-1 3rd - MON - Virgil Wagner, 2-yard run (Poole convert) MON 15-1 3rd - MON - Joe Pal, 30-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 21-1 4th - OTT - Single, Bill Bewley conceded on Avatus Stone kick MON 21-2
Hamilton 17, TORONTO 6 (14797) - QB Ed Songin, aware that his job probably hinged on a good showing, found his range in the second half and broke up a tensely-fought struggle with his deadly passing as the defending Grey Cup champions recorded their first win of the season.
HAMILTON - 3 0 8 6 - 17
TORONTO - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - HAM - Safety, Alex Ponton tackled in end zone by Bill Quinlan HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Johnny Fedosoff rouged on Chet Mitska missed FG kick HAM 3-0 3rd - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 10-yard run (Ray Truant convert) HAM 9-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 10-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 11-0 4th - HAM - Ray Ramsey, 82-yard pass from Ed Songin (Truant convert) HAM 17-0 4th - TOR - Norb Hecker pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Hecker convert) HAM 17-6
MON SEPT 6
SASKATCHEWAN 18, Winnipeg 14 (14000) - The Riders won thanks to the toe of line coach Joe Aguirre, who tied a WFU record with four field goals. He added a single for a 13-point performance. Gerry James, the 20-year RB for the Bombers, scored two touchdowns.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 6 7 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 9 3 3 - 18
1st - SASK - Joe Aguirre, 23-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Aguirre, 24-yard field goal SASK 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Ron Adam rouged on Jack Jacobs kick SASK 6-1 2nd - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 4-yard run (Aguirre convert) SASK 12-1 3rd - SASK - Aguirre, 25-yard field goal SASK 15-1 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 5-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) SASK 15-7 4th - SASK - Aguirre, 28-yard field goal SASK 18-7 4th - WIN - James, 5-yard run (Korchak convert) SASK 18-13 4th - WIN - Single, Mike Maruska rouged by Andy Sokol on Korchak kick SASK 18-14
EDMONTON 12, British Col 6 (18000) - Edmonton came from behind with two converted touchdowns in the last quarter, while the Lions saw their ace tackle, Arnie Weinmeister, from the NY Giants, suffer a dislocated shoulder at the start of the second half.
BRIT COL - 0 3 3 0 - 6
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 12 - 12
2nd - BC - Al Pollard, 15-yard field goal BC 3-0 3rd - BC - Pollard, 8-yard field goal BC 6-0 4th - EDM - Rollie Miles, 8-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Bob Dean convert) TIED 6-6 4th - EDM - Earl Lindley recovered Jerry Parker kick in end zone (Dean convert) EDM 12-6
Montreal 20, OTTAWA 11 (13000) - Chuck Hunsinger carried the ball 15 times for 167 yards and two touchdowns as the Als sent Ottawa to the Eastern cellar. Hunsinger combined with Alex Webster to spoil the Rider's home debut.
MONTREAL - 6 6 0 8 - 20
OTTAWA - 6 5 0 0 - 11
1st - OTT - Johnny Gramling, 2-yard run (Choo Choo Roberts convert) OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Hal Patterson, 66-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 55-yard run (Poole convert) MON 12-6 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 63-yard pass from Gramling MON 12-11 4th - MON - Hunsinger, 19-yard run (Poole convert) MON 18-11 4th - MON - Single, Roberts rouged on Poole kick MON 19-12 4th - MON - Single, Tex Coulter kicked to deadline MON 20-11
Toronto 21, HAMILTON 7 (14000) - Toronto gained 352 total yards, 225 on the ground thanks to Gene Wilson, Dick Shatto and Bill Cross, in winning the Labor Day game. Ed Songin completed 19 of 31 passes in a futile attempt to keep Hamilton in the game.
TORONTO - 1 6 6 8 - 21
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 6 - 7
1st - TOR - Single, Alex Ponton kick TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 6-yard run (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 7-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick to deadline TOR 7-1 3rd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 1-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 13-1 4th - TOR - Bill Cross, 2-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 19-1 4th - HAM - Avatus Custis, 4-yard run (Ray Truant convert) TOR 19-7 4th - TOR - Safety, Ed Songin tackled in end zone by Oatten Fisher TOR 21-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 3 0 0 6 65 19 Saskatchewan 4 1 1 9 79 80
Toronto 2 1 0 4 40 30 Winnipeg 3 2 1 7 58 85
Hamilton 1 2 0 2 30 51 Calgary 3 2 0 6 121 28
Ottawa 0 3 0 0 19 54 Edmonton 1 2 0 2 28 28
British Columbia 0 4 0 0 12 71
SAT SEPT 11
SASKATCHEWAN 17, British Col 7 (13000) - The Lions flew in the morning of the game due to storms, resulting in five players suffering air sickness. They then saw 12 players leave the game with injuries, including QB Gerry Tuttle, in dropping their fifth straight.
BRITISH COL - 1 0 0 6 - 7
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 9 0 6 - 17
1st - BC - Single, Stan Williams rouged by Chuck Quilter on Vic Chapman kick BC 1-0 1st - SASK - Safety, Bill Clarke tackled John Mazur in end zone SASK 2-1 2nd - SASK - Joe Aguirre, 21-yard field goal SASK 5-1 2nd - SASK - Bobby Marlow run (Aguirre convert) SASK 11-1 4th - BC - Al Pollard, 2-yard pass from Gerry Tuttle (Pollard convert) SASK 11-7 4th - SASK - Mac Speedie, 16-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Aguirre convert) SASK 17-7
EDMONTON 30, Calgary 11 (18795) - An inspired group of Eskimos, led by QB Jackie Parker, Rollie Miles and Johnny Bright, stung the high-flying Stampeders, and snapped their three game shutout winning streak. Edmonton trailed heading into the fourth quarter, before exploding for 24 points.
CALGARY - 0 11 0 0 - 11
EDMONTON - 6 0 0 24 - 30
1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 2-yard run (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - CAL - Howard Waugh, 7-yard run (Tom Miner convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Lowell Wagner, 21-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron CAL 11-7 4th - EDM - Glenn Lippman, 3-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 12-11 4th - EDM - Parker, 1-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 18-11 4th - EDM - Dave West, 1-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 24-11 4th - EDM - Earl Lindley, 15-yard interception return (Dean convert) EDM 30-11
MONTREAL 21, Hamilton 3 (17463) - Montreal remained the only unbeaten senior football club in Canada, thanks to QB Sam Etcheverry directing traffic behind a rock-ribbed line. The easy win over Hamilton gave them a four point lead over Toronto.
HAMILTON - 3 0 0 0 - 3
MONTREAL - 1 12 5 3 - 21
1st - HAM - Tip Logan, 27-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Dick Brown rouged on Tex Coulter kick HAM 3-1 2nd - MON - Alex Webster, 6-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 2-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 13-3 3rd - MON - Webster, 21-yard run MON 18-3 4th - MON - Poole, 18-yard field goal MON 21-3
Ottawa 12, TORONTO 5 (13910) - 22-year-old QB Johnny Gramling led Ottawa to 23 first downs, 13 more than the Argos, and 193 yards rushing. Toronto only picked up 36 yards on the ground. Ottawa jumped out to a 11-0 lead before Toronto managed its only score of the game.
OTTAWA - 6 5 0 1 - 12
TORONTO - 0 5 0 0 - 5
1st - OTT - Billy Bass, 2-yard run (Gene Robert convert) OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Avatus Stone, 3-yard run OTT 11-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 3-yard run OTT 11-5 4th - OTT - Single, Billy Cross conceded on Stone kick OTT 12-5
MON SEPT 13
WINNIPEG 22, British Col 17 (16760) - The turning point came in the fourth quarter, with BC leading 12-10, saw Neil Ferris try a lateral behind his own goal line after a wide field goal attempt. Bombers QB Jack Jacobs intercepted for a touchdown.
BRIT COL - 6 0 6 5 - 17
WINNIPEG - 9 1 0 12 - 22
1st - WIN - Bud Korchak field goal WIN 3-0 1st - BC - Keith Bennett, 12-yard fumble return (Al Pollard convert) BC 6-3 1st - WIN - Bud Grant, 79-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 9-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Neill Ferris rouged on Jacobs kick WIN 10-6 3rd - BC - Pollard, 10-yard pass from John Mazur (Pollard convert) BC 12-10 4th - WIN - Jacobs, interception in end zone (Korchak convert) WIN 16-12 4th - WIN - Neill Armstrong pass from Jacobs (Korchak convert) WIN 22-12 4th - BC - John Wagoner recovered Joe Zaleski fumble in end zone WIN 22-17
CALGARY 20, Edmonton 6 (15090) - Calgary pulled away in the fourth quarter with a converted touchdown and a field goal. The victory gave Calgary an even break on a home-and-home series. Howard Waugh, import from Tulsa University, paced the Stampeder offense with two touchdowns.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 0 - 6
CALGARY - 6 0 5 9 - 20
1st - CAL - Eddie LeBaron, 1-yard run (Tom Miner convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - EDM - Bob Dean, 30-yard field goal CAL 6-3 2nd - EDM - Dean, 22-yard field goal TIED 6-6 3rd - CAL- Howard Waugh, 2-yard run CAL 11-6 4th - CAL - Waugh, 5-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 17-6 4th - CAL - Miner, 35-yard field goal CAL 20-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 4 0 0 8 86 22 Saskatchewan 5 1 1 11 96 87
Toronto 2 2 0 4 45 42 Winnipeg 4 2 1 9 80 102
Hamilton 1 3 0 2 33 72 Calgary 4 3 0 8 152 64
Ottawa 1 3 0 2 31 59 Edmonton 2 3 0 4 64 59
British Columbia 0 6 0 0 36 110
SAT SEPT 18
SASKATCHEWAN 10, Winnipeg 10 (T) (10663) - The deadlock was the second in three games between the two squads. Playing on a rain-soaked gridiron, Winnipeg came from behind to force the tie after trailing 10-0 in the fourth quarter, tying the game on a last minute Bud Korchak field goal.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 10 - 10
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 9 1 0 - 10
2nd - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 7-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 6-0 3rd - SASK - Aguirre, 40-yard field goal SASK 9-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Neill Armstrong rouged by Mac Speedie on Larry Isbell kick SASK 10-0 4th - WIN - Safety, Frank Tripucka called for grounding in end zone SASK 10-2 4th - WIN - Jesse Thomas, 72-yard pass from Jack Jacobs SASK 10-7 4th - WIN - Bud Korchak, 34-yard field goal TIED 10-10
BRITISH COL 9, Calgary 4 (18786) - On a field turned into a muddy marsh due to a relentless downpour of rain, the Lions won their first game ever in the WIFU. Byron Bailey picked up a fumble in the BC backfield and sloshed his way seven yards to the winning major in the final quarter.
CALGARY - 0 11 0 0 - 11
BRIT COL - 3 0 0 6 - 9
1st - BC - Al Pollard, 28-yard field goal BC 3-0 4th - CAL - Single, George Klein rouged on Tom Miner kick BC 3-1 4th - CAL - Miner, 16-yard field goal CAL 4-3 4th - BC - Byron Bailey, 7-yard fumble return (Pollard convert) BC 9-4
HAMILTON 7, Montreal 6 (14000) - Hamilton fans were introduced to QB Bobby Flippin - from Texas by way of Saskatchewan - and he led the Tiger-Cats to 297 pounds on the ground and handed Montreal their first loss of the season.
MONTREAL - 3 3 0 0 - 6
HAMILTON - 0 6 0 1 - 7
1st - MON - Ray Poole, 35-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - HAM - Bernie Custis, 10-yard run following lateral from Bobby Flippin (Tip Logan convert) HAM 6-3 2nd - MON - Poole, 18-yard field goal TIED 6-6 4th - HAM - Single, Chuck Hunsinger rouged on Cam Fraser kick HAM 7-6
Toronto 34, OTTAWA 6 (11500) - Toronto's defense crippled Ottawa with seven interceptions, while Argo QB Nobby Wirkowski passed for 222 yards to help the Argos strengthen their hold on second place. Dick Shatto scored two of Toronto's five majors.
TORONTO - 7 12 3 12 - 34
OTTAWA - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 2-yard run (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 6-0 1st - TOR - Single, Alex Ponton kick TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Gene Wilson, 3-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 13-0 2nd TOR - Hecker, 21-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Hecker convert) TOR 19-0 3rd - TOR - Hecker, 11-yard field goal TOR 22-0 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 21-yard pass from John Gramling (Gene Roberts convert) TOR 22-6 4th - TOR - Bob McFarlane, 65-yard interception return (Hecker convert) TOR 28-6 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 7-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 34-6
MON SEPT 20
WINNIPEG 28, Saskatchewan 7 (16418) - Winnipeg scored a converted major in less than five minutes and led 13-6 at the end of the first quarter. They increased their lead to 21-6 at the half, and coasted to the win which put them into a first-place tie.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 1 0 - 7
WINNIPEG - 13 8 0 7 - 28
1st - WIN - Billy Bye, 4-yard run (Bud Korchak convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Ron Adam rouged on Korchak kick WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Byron Townsend, 3-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 13-0 1st - SASK - Stan Williams, 49-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Joe Aguirre convert) WIN 13-6 2nd - WIN - Gordie Rowland, 50-yard interception return (Korchak convert) WIN 19-6 2nd - WIN - Safety, Keith Pearce tackled Ken Carpenter in end zone WIN 21-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Rowland conceded on Larry Isbell kick WIN 21-7 4th 0- WIN - Single, Isbell conceded on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 22-7 4th - WIN - Floyd Huggins, 1-yard run (Korchak convert) WIN 28-7
Edmonton 23, BRITISH COL 13 (21186) - Edmonton jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead, thanks to majors from Jackie Parker, Glen McWhinney and Bernie Faloney, The Lions, behind rookie QB Gene Robillard, were unable to build on their upset win over Calgary.
EDMONTON - 12 9 1 1 - 23
BRIT COL - 3 0 5 5 - 13
1st - EDM - Glenn McWhinney, 78-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 1st - BC - Al Pollard, 20-yard field goal EDM 6-3 1st - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 2-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 12-3 2nd - EDM - Dean, 28-yard field goal EDM 15-3 2nd - EDM - Parker, 25-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 21-3 3rd - EDM - Single, George Klein rouged by McWhinney on Parker kick EDM 22-3 3rd - BC - Gerry Tuttle, 2-yard run EDM 22-8 4th - BC - Byron Bailey, 2-yard run EDM 22-13 4th - EDM - Single, Klein rouged by Rollin Prather on missed Dean field goal EDM 23-13
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 4 1 0 8 92 29 Saskatchewan 5 2 2 12 113 125
Toronto 3 2 0 6 79 48 Winnipeg 5 2 2 12 118 119
Hamilton 2 3 0 4 40 78 Calgary 4 4 0 8 156 73
Ottawa 1 4 0 2 37 93 Edmonton 3 3 0 6 87 78
British Columbia 1 7 0 2 58 137
SAT SEPT 25
CALGARY 18, Saskatchewan 10 (15000) - Calgary knows why the Chicago Bears slapped a $100,000 lawsuit against the Stampeders for tampering with HB Eddie Macon. The slim speedster carried the ball 15 times from scrimmage for 121 yards, scored one TD and fired a TD pass to Rupe Andrews.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 6 1 - 10
CALGARY - 3 6 6 3 - 18
1st - CAL Tom Miner, 20-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - SASK - Joe Aguirre, 17-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - CAL - Eddie Macon, 36-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 9-3 3rd - SASK - Ken Carpenter, 39-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Aguirre convert) TIED 9-9 3rd - CAL - Rupe Andrews, 84-yard pass from Macon (Miner convert) CAL 15-9 4th - SASK - Single, Aguirre kick to deadline SASK 15-10 4th - CAL - Miner, 25-yard field goal
EDMONTON 12, Winnipeg 8 (17841) - The Eskimos led throughout behind crowd-pleasing deception out of the split-T and spread formations, engineered by QB Bernie Faloney and HB Jackie Parker. Faloney scored one TD on a QB sneak and Parker the other on a short pass from Rollie Miles.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 3 5 - 8
EDMONTON - 6 0 6 0 - 12
1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 10-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 3rd - WIN - Bud Korchak, 15-yard field goal EDM 6-3 3rd - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 4-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 12-3 4th - WIN - Lorne Benson, fumble recovery in end zone EDM 12-8
MONTREAL 28, Toronto 7 (18104) - The crowd ignored a muddy field and a light rain to watch QB Sam Etcheverry toss two TD passes and a third was scored after he moved the team inside the Toronto 10-yard line with his accurate throwing.
TORONTO - 1 6 0 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 0 12 10 6 - 28
1st - TOR - single, Bruce Coulter conceded on Alex Ponton kick TOR 1-0 2nd - MON - Larry Grigg, 5-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-1 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 15-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 7-6 2nd - MON - Alex Webster, 17-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 12-7 3rd - MON - Poole, 15-yard field goal MON 15-7 3rd - MON - Single, Bill McFarlane concedes on Tex Coulter kick MON 16-7 3rd - MON - Webster, 1-yard run (Poole convert) MON 22-7 4th - MON - Joe Pal, 14-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 28-7
Hamilton 38, OTTAWA 12 (9220) - The Tiger-Cats scored six touchdowns, two by Bernie Custis, and Tip Logan ran his string of consecutive points-after-touchdown to 89 in league and playoff games, a Canadian record, while Ottawa saw their playoff hopes virtually disappear before one of the smallest crowds in years.
HAMILTON - 6 8 24 0 - 38
OTTAWA - 0 6 0 6 - 12
1st - HAM - Merle Hapes, 8-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 7-0 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 85-yard pass from Dick Schnaible (Gene Roberts convert) HAM 7-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 8-6 2nd - HAM - Bernie Custis, 22-yard pass from Butch Songin (Logan convert) HAM 14-6 3rd - HAM - Custis, 38-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 20-6 3rd - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 1-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 26-6 3rd - HAM - Ray Ramsay, 40-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 32-6 4th - HAM - Vito Ragazzo, 6-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 38-6 4th - OTT - Boris Kotoff, 1-yard run (Rogerts convert) HAM 38-12
MON SEPT 27
Winnipeg 6, CALGARY 4 (12000) - A TD pass from Jack Jacobs to Neill Armstrong late in the final quarter gave Winnipeg the win and handed Calgary their first home loss of the season. Calgary's last chance to pull out the win came on a 44-yard FG attempt by Tom Miner which fell short in the final minutes.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 6 - 6
CALGARY - 0 4 0 0 - 4
2nd - CAL - Single, Eddie LeBaron kick to deadline CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Tom Miner, 33-yard field goal CAL 4-0 4th - WIN - Single, Nud Korchak kick to deadline CAL 4-1 4th - WIN - Neill Armstrong, 45-yard pass from Jack Jacobs WIN 6-4
Saskatchewan 8, EDMONTON 6 (15161) - The Roughriders, spurred by two imports, Ken Carpenter and Stan Williams, stayed atop the WIFU with a fourth-quarter field goal from Joe Aguirre. The loss was the first of the season for Edmonton at home.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 5 0 3 - 8
EDMONTON - 6 0 0 0 - 6
1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 19-yard run (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - SASK - Sully Glasser, 1-yard run EDM 6-5 4th - SASK - Joe Aguirre, 24-yard field goal SASK 8-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 5 1 0 10 120 36 Saskatchewan 6 3 2 14 131 149
Toronto 3 3 0 6 86 76 Winnipeg 6 3 2 14 132 135
Hamilton 3 3 0 6 78 90 Calgary 5 5 0 10 178 89
Ottawa 1 5 0 2 49 131 Edmonton 4 4 0 8 105 94
British Columbia 1 7 0 2 58 137
SAT OCT 2
SASKATCHEWAN 43, British Col 12 (12000) - The Riders took an 18-0 first half lead, and coach Frankie Filchock put in a backfield composed almost entirely of Canadians, including 20-year-old QB Ron Adam in the final quarter. Adam threw one TD to Mac Speedie and set up another with a long toss to Bob McMillan.
BRITISH COL - 0 0 6 6 - 12
SASKATCHEWAN - 15 3 6 19 - 43
1st - SASK - Sully Glasser, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Mac Speedie, 40-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Aguirre convert) SASK 12-0 1st - SASK - Aguirre, 41-yard field goal SASK 15-0 2nd - SASK - Aguirre, 39-yard field goal SASK 18-0 3rd - BC - Ray Enright, 21-yard pass from John Mazur (Al Pollard convert) SASK 18-6 3rd - SASK - Ken Carpenter, 25-yard pass from Tripucka (Aguirre convert) SASK 24-6 4th - SASK - Harry Lampman, 9-yard pass from Tripucka (Aguirre convert) SASK 30-6 4th - BC - Len Meltzer, 38-yard pass from Gerry Tuttle (Pollard convert) SASK 30-12 4th - SASK - Speedie, 61-yard pass from Ron Adam (Aguirre convert) SASK 36-12 4th - SASK - Bob McMillan, 1-yard run (Aguirre convert) SASK 42-12 4th - SASK - Single, George Klein rouged on Larry Isbell kick SASK 43-12
Edmonton 13, CALGARY 12 (10000) - The shivering fans at snow-swept Mewata Stadium saw the Eskimos eke out a one-point win. Both teams scored converted touchdowns, and the margin of victory was a rouge scored by Edmonton after a kick by FB Rod Pantages.
EDMONTON - 6 0 7 0 - 13
CALGARY - 0 0 12 0 - 12
1st - EDM - Normie Kwong, 5-yard pass (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 3rd - CAL - Eddie Macon, 51-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Tom Miner convert) TIED 6-6 3rd - EDM - Single, Macon rouged on Rod Pantages kick EDM 7-6 3rd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 50-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 13-6 3rd - CAL - Rupe Andrews, 86-yard punt return (Miner convert) EDM 13-12
HAMILTON 45, Ottawa 0 (9300) - Hamilton exploded for a stunning win and the biggest score of the Big Four season. Their seven majors were divided equally among seven players. Hamilton moved into sole possession of second place, while Ottawa saw their playoff hopes all but eliminated.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
HAMILTON - 8 12 13 12 - 45
1st - HAM - Safety, Jim Root tackled in end zone by Vince Mazza HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Custis, 14-yard pass from Butch Songin (Jack Logan convert) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Merle Hapes, 5-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 3-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 20-0 3rd - HAM - Vito Ragazzo pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 26-0 3rd - HAM - Red Ettinger, 23-yard interception return (Logan convert) HAM 32-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Dick Schnaible rouged on Hapes kick HAM 33-0 4th - HAM - Dick Brown, 8-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 39-0 4th - HAM - Ronnie Howell, 21-yard run with lateral from Bobby Flippin (Logan convert) HAM 45-0
Montreal 30, TORONTO 12 (20710) - Sam Etcheverry threw for 371 yards and two TDs to lead Montreal to the win before a record Toronto crowd. Toronto was in the game briefly in the opening quarter when Gene Wilson ran 85 yards on a pitchout to tie the game.
MONTREAL - 12 6 0 12 - 30
TORONTO - 6 0 0 6 - 12
1st - MON - Harold Patterson, 84-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry MON 5-0 1st - MON - Single, Bill McFarlane rouged on Tex Coulter MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Gene Wilson, 85-yard run (Norb Hecker convert) TIED 6-6 1st - MON - Etcheverry, 7-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 12-6 2nd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 2-yard run (Poole convert) MON 18-6 4th - MON - Hunsinger, 4-yard run (Poole convert) MON 24-6 4th - TOR - Billy Cross, 62-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Hecker convert) MON 24-12 4th - MON - Alex Webster, 24-yard run with lateral from Poole (Etcheverry convert) MON 30-12
MON OCT 4
WINNIPEG 24, British Col 6 (15273) - A crowd of blanket-wrapped fans sat in 30-degree weather and watched the Bombers sink the Lions' hopes of catching a playoff berth. BC has now been eliminated from the first two positions.
BRITISH COL - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WINNIPEG - 7 6 6 5 - 24
1st - WIN - Floyd Huggins, 3-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Single, Neil Ferris rouged on Ray Pelfrey kick WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Billy Bye, 68-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Rogers convert) WIN 13-0 3rd - WIN - Pete Thodos, 15-yard pass from Bye (Rogers convert) WIN 19-0 4th - BC - John Mazur, 5-yard fumble return (Al Pollard convert) WIN 19-6 4th - WIN - Thodos pass from Geoff Crain WIN 24-6
EDMONTON 21, Calgary 6 (17000) - Edmonton moved into sole possession of third place by overcoming an early 6-0 deficit with three converted touchdowns and a field goal. Normie Kwong and Jackie Parker sparked the Eskimo running game, which totaled 204 yards against Calgary's 117.
EDMONTON - 0 12 0 9 - 21
CALGARY - 6 0 0 0 - 6
1st - CAL - Howie Waugh, 10-yard run (Tom Miner convert) CAL 6-0 2nd - EDM - Bill Briggs, recovered Eddie Macon fumble in end zone (Bob Dean convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 2-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 12-6 4th - EDM - Dean, 15-yard field goal EDM 15-6 4th - EDM - Rollie Miles, 17-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 21-6
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Montreal 6 1 0 12 150 48 Saskatchewan 7 3 2 16 174 161
Hamilton 4 3 0 8 123 90 Winnipeg 7 3 2 16 156 141
Toronto 3 4 0 6 98 106 Edmonton 6 4 0 10 139 112
Ottawa 1 6 0 2 49 176 Calgary 5 7 0 10 196 123
British Columbia 1 9 0 2 76 204
SAT OCT 9
Edmonton 16, WINNIPEG 5 (18538) - Edmonton ground down Winnipeg with a 203-yard assault on the ground, and a 16-7 edge in first downs. HB Jackie Parker was the individual scoring hero with a pair of touchdowns for Edmonton, one on a 3-yard pass, one of the few Eskimo aerial thrusts.
EDMONTON - 1 6 6 3 - 16
WINNIPEG - 0 5 0 0 - 5
1st - EDM - Single, Pete Thodos rouged by Earl Lindley on Jackie Parker kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Parker, 3-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Bob Dean convert) EDM 7-0 2nd - WIN - Floyd Huggins, 7-yard run EDM 7-5 3rd - EDM - Parker, 2-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 13-5 4th - EDM - Dean, 30-yard field goal EDM 16-5
Calgary 13, BRITISH COL 6 (18555) - Stampeder RB Howie Waugh picked up more than 200 of the 260 yards ground out over water-logged Empire Stadium by Calgary compared to the net total of 24 yards rushing picked up by the Lions.
CALGARY - 3 3 6 1 - 13
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - CAL - Tom Miner, 18-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Miner, 28-yard field goal CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Lynn Bottoms, 4-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Miner convert) CAL 12-0 4th - CAL - Single, Miner kick to deadline CAL 13-0 4th - BC - Len Meltzer, 3-yard pass from Gerry Tuttle (Al Pollard convert) CAL 13-6
HAMILTON 34, Toronto 6 (15000) - Tip Logan kicked his 101st consecutive convert and Hamilton steamrolled the Argonauts to take the first of their home-and-home Thanksgiving Weekend Big Four doubleheader. Logan kicked five converts and added a second quarter touchdown of his own for a 10-point day.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 6 - 6
HAMILTON - 16 6 6 6 - 34
1st - HAM - Single, Johnny Fedosoff conceded on Cam Fraser kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Custis run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Ulysses Curtis downed in end zone with recovered fumble HAM 8-0 1st - HAM - Safety, Nobby Wirkowski tackled in end zone HAM 10-0 1st - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 2-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 16-0 2nd - HAM - Logan, 38-yard pass from Ed Songin (Logan convert) HAM 22-0 3rd - HAM - Ray Truant, 28-yard interception return (Logan convert) HAM 28-0 4th - TOR - Curtis, 9-yard run (Norb Hecker convert) HAM 28-6 4th - HAM - Custis, 9-yard run (Logan convert) HAM 34-6
Montreal 25, OTTAWA 11 (9155) - Although they fashioned two spectacular touchdowns, Ottawa couldn't muster enough punch to stay within striking distance of Montreal. The attendance at Lansdowne Park was the smallest in seven years.
MONTREAL - 7 6 6 6 - 25
OTTAWA - 0 5 0 6 - 11
1st - MON - Single, Bob Simpson rouged on Ray Poole missed field goal MON 1-0 1at - MON - Joe Pal, 6-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 7-0 2nd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 1-yard run MON 7-5 2nd- MON - Alex Webster, 6-yard run (Poole convert) MON 13-5 3rd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 30-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 19-5 4th - OTT - Avatus Stone, 40-yard interception return (Roberts convert) MON 19-11 4th - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 5-yard run (Poole convert) MON 25-11
MON OCT 11
SASKATCHEWAN 12, Edmonton 2 (14778) - The Riders won their fifth in a row over the Eskimos, including two at the end of the 1953 program. The crowd saw Saskatchewan cap three long marches with a touchdown and a pair of field goals.
EDMONTON - 0 0 1 1 - 2
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 6 0 3 - 9
1st - SASK - Joe Aguirre, 20-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Larry Isbell, 21-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Aguirre convert) SASK 9-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Isbell rouged on Rod Pantages kick SASK 9-1 4th - EDM - Single, Isbell rouged on Bob Dean missed field goal SASK 9-2 4th - SASK - Aguirre, 20-yard field goal SASK 12-2
CALGARY 42, British Col 6 (12500) - Lynn Bottoms and Eddie Macon led the Stampeders to victory with two touchdowns each. Howard Waugh and rookies Ivan Livingstone and Alex Yakunin added majors to keep Calgary's playoff hopes alive.
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 6 - 6
CALGARY - 12 6 6 18 - 42
1st - CAL - Howie Waugh, 41-yard run (Tom Miner convert) CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Eddie Macon, 45-yard interception return (Miner convert) CAL 12-0 2nd - CAL - Lynn Bottoms, 3-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 18-0 3rd - CAL - Bottoms, 4-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 24-0 4th - CAL - Ivan Livingstone, 2-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 30-0 4th - BC - Jack Hutchinson, 13-yard pass from Gerry Tuttle (Al Pollard covert) CAL 30-6 4th - CAL - Macon, 23-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 36-6 4th - CAL - Alex Yakunkin, 19-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 42-6
MONTREAL 24, Ottawa 6 (12865) - Montreal became the first team to clinch a playoff berth thanks to three touchdowns by Alex Webster and one by Hal Patterson. The Alouettes ran for 346 yards in the rain and mud, while holding Ottawa to 155 yards on the ground.
OTTAWA - 0 6 0 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 1 11 6 6 - 24
1st - MON - Single, Don Pinhey rouged by Hal Patterson on Tex Coulter kick MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Alex Webster, 14-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Webster, 13-yard run MON 12-0 2nd - OTT - Bill Sowalski, 18-yard pass from Jim Root (Gene Roberts convert) MON 12-6 3rd -MON - Patterson recovered Pinhey's end zone fumble of Poole's field goal attempt (Poole convert) MON 18-6 4th - MON - Webster, 8-yard run (Poole convert) MON 24-6
Hamilton 22, TORONTO 13 (16050) - QB Ed Songin moved Hamilton 93 yards through the air in four plays for a payoff touchdown that opened the gates to their fifth straight win. The Argos, needing a win to keep in the playoff race, dropped their fourth straight.
HAMILTON - 3 6 1 12 - 22
TORONTO - 0 6 7 0 - 13
1st - HAM - Single, Jack Logan kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Logan kick HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Logan, 11-yard pass from Ed Songin (Logan convert) HAM 9-0 2nd - TOR - Gene Wilson, 4-yard run (Norb Hecker convert) HAM 9-6 3rd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 1-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 12-9 3rd - HAM - Single, Logan kick TOR 12-10 3rd - TOR - Single, Gerry Doucette kick TOR 13-10 4th - HAM - Bernie Custis pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 16-13 4th - HAM - Ray Ramsey, 6-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 22-13
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Montreal 8 1 0 16 199 65 Saskatchewan 8 3 2 18 186 163
Hamilton 6 3 0 12 179 109 Winnipeg 7 4 2 16 161 157
Toronto 3 6 0 6 117 162 Edmonton 7 5 0 14 157 129
Ottawa 1 8 0 2 66 225 Calgary 7 7 0 14 251 135
X-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 11 0 2 88 259
SAT OCT 16
SASKATCHEWAN 19, Calgary 8 (14000) - The Riders smashed a desperate late game Calgary offensive to defeat the Stampeders and enter the playoffs. Joe Aguirre kicked two field goals for the Riders to set a WIFU record with 16 in a season.
CALGARY - 1 6 1 0 - 8
SASKATCHEWAN - 12 1 3 3 - 19
1st - SASK - Ken Carpenter, 40-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Tripucka, 1-yard run (Aguirre convert) SASK 12-0 1st - CAL - Single, Larry Isbell rouged on Eddie LeBaron kick SASK 12-1 2nd - CAL - LeBaron, 3-yard run (Tom Miner convert) SASK 12-7 2nd - SASK - Single- Lynn Bottoms rouged on Isbell kick SASK 13-7 3rd - SASK - Aguirre, 33-yard field goal SASK 16-7 4th - CAL - Single, Stan Williams rouged on Miner kick SASK 16-8 4th - SASK - Aguirre, 22-yard field goal SASK 19-8
EDMONTON 31, British Col 3 (15000) - Edmonton jumped into a second place tie in the WIFU by trouncing the Lions. Jackie Parker and Rollie Miles scored twice for the Eskimos, while Bob Dean converted all five majors to boost his season point total to 46.
BRIT COL - 0 3 0 0 - 3
EDMONTON - 12 7 0 12 - 31
1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 26-yard run following lateral from Jackie Parker (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 1-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 12-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Neil Ferris conceded on Dean kick EDM 13-0 2nd - EDM - Miles, 6-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 19-0 2nd - BC - Al Pollard, 29-yard field goal EDM 19-3 4th - EDM - Glenn Lippman, 15-yaes pass from Bernie Faloney (Dean convert) EDM 25-3 4th - EDM - Parker, 58-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 31-3
MONTREAL 46, Hamilton 11 (21066) - Sam Etcheverry fired five TD passes as the power-laden Alouettes thumped Hamilton in a Big Four game tabbed as a playoff preview. The 24-year-old threw for 586 yards, believed to be an all-time high. No quarterback had ever surpassed 400 yards in Big Four recent history.
HAMILTON - 0 9 1 1 - 11
MONTREAL - 0 11 18 15 - 46
2nd - HAM - Merle Hapes, 45-yard run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 2nd - MON - Red O'Quinn, 41-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry HAM 6-5 2nd - HAM - Logan, 16-yard field goal HAM 9-5 2nd - MON - Larry Grigg, 2-yard run (Etcheverry convert) MON 11-9 3rd - MON - Hal Patterson, 95-yard kickoff return (Etcheverry convert) MON 17-9 3rd - HAM - Single, Joe Pal conceded on Cam Fraser kick MON 17-10 3rd - MON - O'Quinn, 35-yard pass from Etcheverry (Etcheverry convert) MON 23-10 3rd - MON - Alex Webster, 31-yard pass from Etcheverry (Etcheverry convert) MON 29-10 4th - Grigg, 1-yard run (Etcheverry convert) MON 35-10 4th 0- MON - Patterson, 105-yard pass from Etcheverry (Etcheverry convert) MON 41-10 4th - HAM - Single, Tex Coulter recovered Hamilton-fumbled ball in Montreal end zone MON 41-11 4th - MON - O'Quinn, 26-yard pass from Etcheverry MON 46-11
Toronto 27, OTTAWA 11 (8909) - Nobby Wirkowski tossed two touchdown passes and set up another major with his aerials as the Argos won easily. Toronto jumped out to a 12-0 first half lead before the smallest Ottawa crowd of the post-war era.
TORONTO - 6 6 6 9 - 27
OTTAWA - 0 5 6 0 - 11
1st - TOR - Billy Cross, 50-yard punt return (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Gene Wilson, 13-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Hecker convert) TOR 12-0 2nd - OTT - Tom McHugh, 1-yard run TOR 12-5 3rd - Wilson, 25-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 18-5 3rd - OTT - Bill Solwaski, 28-yard pass from Jim Root (Gene Roberts convert) TOR 18-11 4th - TOR - Johnny Fedesoff, 50-yard pass from Wirkowski (Hecker convert) TOR 24-11 4th - TOR - Hecker, 13-yard field goal TOR 27-11
MON OCT 18
Calgary 12, WINNIPEG 11 (17240) - Calgary came from behind to eke out a 1-point win over Winnipeg to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The Stamps rallied for two converted majors in the second half, the final convert by Tom Miner being the difference, in their final game of the Western season.
CALGARY - 0 0 6 6 - 12
WINNIPEG - 0 11 0 0 - 11
1st - WIN - Bud Grant, 11-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Buck Rogers convert) WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Grant pass from Jacobs WIN 11-0 3rd - CAL - Tom Miner, 8-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Miner convert) WIN 11-6 4th - CAL - Howie Waugh, 1-yard run (Miner convert) CAL 12-11
Edmonton 22, BRITISH COL 0 (13136) - Edmonton showed scoring power on the ground and in the air before its smallest crowd of the season at Empire Stadium, and clinched a playoff berth. Edmonton picked up 282 yards rushing and 19 first downs, while the Lions ran for 144 yards and had 9 first downs.
EDMONTON - 7 9 0 6 - 22
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - EDM - Single, Len Meltzer rouged on Rod Pantages kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 5-yard run (Bob Dean convert) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Dean, 23-yard field goal EDM 10-0 2nd - EDM - Rollie Miles, 27-yard pass from Faloney (Dean convert) EDM 16-0 4th - EDM - Glenn Lippman, 12-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 22-0
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Montreal 9 1 0 18 246 76 X-Saskatchewan 9 3 2 20 205 171
Hamilton 6 4 0 12 190 155 X-Edmonton 9 5 0 18 210 132
Toronto 4 6 0 8 144 173 Winnipeg 7 5 2 16 172 169
Ottawa 1 9 0 2 77 253 Calgary 8 8 0 16 271 165
X-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 13 0 2 91 312
SAT OCT 23
EDMONTON 24, Saskatchewan 19 (18236) - Jackie Parker scored three touchdowns as Edmonton just about decided the bye in the WIFU playoffs. With one game to play, all Edmonton has to do is win to clinch first place - they hold the tiebreaker goes to the Eskimos based on the head-to-head record.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 12 4 3 - 19
EDMONTON - 6 6 6 6 - 24
1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 48-yard run (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 2nd - SASK - Stan Williams, 16-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Joe Aguirre convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - EDM - Parker, 13-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 12-6 2nd - SASK - Mac Speedie, 25-yard pass from Frankie Tripucka (Aguirre convert) TIED 12-12 3rd - EDM - Parker, 18-yard lateral from Rollie Miles (Dean convert) EDM 18-12 3rd - SASK - Aguirre, 35-yard field goal EDM 18-15 3rd - SASK - Single, Miles rouged on Aguirre kick EDM 18-16 4th - SASK - Aguirre, 23-yard field goal SASK 19-18 4th - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 24-19
Winnipeg 18, BRITISH COL 0 (17061) - Winnipeg scored three touchdowns in the first half to roll to the easy win. The Bombers racked up 291 yards on offense and 10 first downs, while holding the Lions to 100 yards and 5 yards.
WINNIPEG - 6 12 0 0 - 18
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Gerry James, 23-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Dick Huffman, 28-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Rogers convert) WIN 12-0 2nd - WIN - Lorne Benson, 1-yard run (Rogers convert) WIN 18-0
HAMILTON 25, Ottawa 17 (9300) - Hamilton took another step in the direction of a Big Four playoff spot. Ray Ramsey, former Chicago Cardinal back, and Lou Kusserow paced the Ticat attack with two touchdowns each. Gene (Choo Choo) Roberts scored two majors for the Riders.
OTTAWA - 5 6 5 1 - 17
HAMILTON - 6 1 18 0 - 25
1st - HAM - Ray Ramsey, 45-yard pass from Ed Songin (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Gene Roberts, 10-yard run HAM 6-5 2nd - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 7-5 2nd - OTT - Roberts, 1-yard run (Ron Baker convert) OTT 11-7 3rd - OTT - Tom McHugh, 79-yard run OTT 16-7 3rd - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 90-yard interception return (Logan convert) OTT 16-13 3rd - HAM - Kusserow, 24-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 19-16 3rd - HAM - Ramsey, 14-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 25-16 4th - OTT - Single, Avatus Stone kick to deadline HAM 25-17
TORONTO 30, Montreal 24 (16400) - The Argos blew an 18-point lead, then won the game on a Nobby Wirkowski pass to Al Pfeiffer off a triple reverse "hot potato" play. The Als rallied with three converted majors to tie the score with less than two minutes to play.
MONTREAL - 0 6 0 18 - 24
TORONTO - 6 6 12 6 - 30
1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 5-yard run (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 6-0 2nd - MON - Joe Pal, 23-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Etcheverry convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Shatto, 1-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 12-6 3rd - TOR - Gene Wilson, 4-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Hecker convert) TOR 18-6 3rd - TOR - Oattem Fisher, 97-yard fumble return (Hecker convert) TOR 24-6 4th - MON - Alex Webster, 1-yard run (Etcheverry convert) TOR 24-12 4th - MON - Red O'Quinn, 27-yard pass from Etcheverry (Etcheverry convert) TOR 24-18 4th - MON - Hal Patterson, 28-yard pass from Etcheverry (Etcheverry convert) TIED 24-24 4th - TOR - Al Pfeiffer, 54-yard pass from Wirkowski (Hecker convert) TOR 30-24
MON OCT 25
EDMONTON 21, Winnipeg 12 (19000) - Despite Edmonton's win, the 1954 Western race ended in a fog. The win guaranteed the Eskimos a tie with the Roughriders. When Commissioner Sydney Halter awarded Saskatchewan the win at Vancouver, the ruling gave Edmonton the official WIFU bye in the playoffs.
WINNIPEG - 0 12 0 0 - 12
EDMONTON - 0 9 6 6 - 21
2nd - WIN - Tom Casey, 1-yard run (Buck Rogers convert) WIN 6-0 2nd - EDM - Bob Dean, 33-yard field goal WIN 6-3 2nd - WIN - Jesse Thomas, 37-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Rogers convert) WIN 12-3 2nd - EDM - Rollin Prather, 11-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Dean convert) WIN 12-9 3rd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 10-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Dean convert) EDM 15-12 4th - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 21-12
Saskatchewan 15, BRITISH COL 9 (10775) - Len Meltzer ran 112 yards for a BC Lions touchdown in a game called with just over six minutes remaining due to a thick fog. Meltzer's run came off a Joe Aguirre missed field goal. HB Ken Carpenter scored both Saskatchewan majors.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 3 0 6 - 15
BRITISH COL - 0 0 9 0 - 9
1st - SASK - Ken Carpenter pass from Frank Tripucka (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 6-0 2nd - SASK - Aguirre, 22-yard field goal SASK 9-0 3rd - BC - Al Pollard, 12-yard field goal SASK 9-3 3rd - BC - Len Meltzer, 112-yard return of missed field goal (Pollard convert) TIED 9-9 4th - SASK - Carpenter, 7-yard pass from Tripucka (Aguirre convert) SASK 15-9
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Montreal 9 2 0 18 270 106 Y-Edmonton 11 5 0 22 255 163
Hamilton 7 4 0 14 215 172 X-Saskatchewan 10 4 2 22 239 204
Toronto 5 6 0 10 174 197 X-Winnipeg 8 6 2 18 202 190
Ottawa 1 10 0 2 94 278 Calgary 8 8 0 16 271 165
British Columbia 1 15 0 2 100 345
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT OCT 30
MONTREAL 41, Toronto 13 (19125) - Sam Etcheverry completed 18 of 32 passes for 436 yards and six touchdowns, two each to Alex Webster and Chuck Hunsinger, as the Alouettes showed a hometown crowd why they are being considered one of the strongest Big Four teams in history.
TORONTO - 1 6 6 0 - 13
MONTREAL - 0 7 10 24 - 41
1st - TOR - Single, Bruce Coulter conceded on Alex Ponton kick TOR 1-0 2nd - MON - Hal Patterson, 58-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-1 2nd - MON - Single, John Fedesoff conceded on Poole FG attempt MON 7-1 2nd - TOR - Ulysses Curtis, 38-yard pass from Dick Shatto (Norb Hecker convert) TIED 7-7 3rd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 78-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 13-7 3rd - TOR - Al Pfeiffer, 28-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Hecker convert) TIED 13-13 3rd - MON - Poole, 31-yard field goal MON 16-13 3rd - MON - Single, Fedesoff conceded on Tex Coulter kick MON 17-13 4th - MON - Hunsinger, 39-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 23-13 4th - MON - Alex Webster, 5-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 29-13 4th - MON - Red O'Quinn, 30-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 35-13 4th - MON - Webster, 44-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 41-13
Hamilton 30, OTTAWA 9 (8422) - Hamilton whipped the Rough Riders to clinch a Big Four playoff berth. Lou Kusserow scored three touchdowns and Ray Ramsey added two more for the Ti-Cats. The win was marred by a break in Tip Logan's record of 84 straight converts when his first attempt hit the goal posts.
HAMILTON - 12 6 0 12 - 30
OTTAWA - 0 3 6 0 - 9
1st - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 4-yard run HAM 5-0 1st - HAM - Single, Bob Rumball conceded on Cam Fraser kick HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Ray Ramsey, 24-yard pass from Ed Songin (Tip Logan convert) HAM 12-0 2nd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 33-yard field goal HAM 12-3 2nd - HAM - Kusserow, 35-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 18-3 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 18-yard pass from Al Dekdebrun (Roberts convert) HAM 18-9 4th - HAM - Ramsey, 87-yard pass from Bernie Custis (Logan convert) HAM 24-9 4th - HAM - Kusserow, 12-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) HAM 30-9
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Montreal 10 2 0 20 311 119 Y-Edmonton 11 5 0 22 255 163
X-Hamilton 8 4 0 16 245 181 X-Saskatchewan 10 4 2 22 239 204
Toronto 5 7 0 10 187 238 X-Winnipeg 8 6 2 18 202 190
Ottawa 1 11 0 2 103 308 Calgary 8 8 0 16 271 165
British Columbia 1 15 0 2 100 345
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 6
MONTREAL 19, Hamilton 15 (19127) - Red O'Quinn and Bill Bewley each scored touchdowns as Montreal overcame a 15-7 Hamilton lead. Alex Webster scored Montreal's first major, running his total to 16 for the season and tying the mark set by Ulysses Curtis of Toronto in 1952.
HAMILTON - 6 0 8 3 - 15
MONTREAL - 6 1 0 12 - 19
1st - HAM - Pete Karpuk, 80-yard interception return (Jack Logan convert) HAM 6-0 1st - MON - Alex Webster, 9-yard run (Ray Poole convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - Single, Dick Brown conceded on Tex Coulter kick MON 7-6 3rd - HAM - Lou Kusserow, 10-yard pass from Ed Songin (Logan convert) HAM 12-7 4th - HAM - Logan, 26-yard field goal HAM 15-7 4th - MON - Red O'Quinn, 12-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) HAM 15-13 4th - MON - Bill Bewley, 14-yard run (Poole convert) MON 19-15
TORONTO 18, Ottawa 12 (11273) - Toronto QB Nobby Wirkowski played most of the game with vision in only one eye as he tossed two TD passes. Club physician Dr. L.A. Eckert said that he expected Nobby to regain his vision and play in the season finale. The injury was caused in part by lime powder from a yard marker.
OTTAWA - 6 0 6 0 - 12
TORONTO - 6 6 6 0 - 18
1st - TOR - Al Pfeiffer, 21-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 6-0 1st - OTT - Jim Root, 1-yard run (Gene Roberts convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - TOR - Gene Wilson, 3-yard run (Hecker convert) TOR 12-6 3rd - TOR - Pfeiffer, 33-yard pass from Wirkowski (Hecker convert) TOR 18-6 3rd - OTT - Roberts, 3-yard run (Roberts convert) TOR 18-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Y-Montreal 11 2 0 22 330 134 Y-Edmonton 11 5 0 22 255 163
X-Hamilton 8 5 0 16 260 200 X-Saskatchewan 10 4 2 22 239 204
Toronto 6 7 0 12 205 250 X-Winnipeg 8 6 2 18 202 190
Ottawa 1 12 0 2 115 326 Calgary 8 8 0 16 271 165
British Columbia 1 15 0 2 100 345
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
SAT NOV 13
HAMILTON 15, Toronto 7 (9000) - Merle Hapes and Dick Brown scored the Hamilton majors, as the Tiger-Cats warmed up for the playoffs. Al Pfeiffer scored the only Argonaut major, while Toronto was hurt by eight fumbles and three interceptions.
TORONTO - 6 0 1 0 - 7
HAMILTON - 1 7 6 1 - 15
1st - TOR - Al Pfeiffer run (Norb Hecker convert) TOR 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick TOR 6-1 2nd 0 HAM - Single, Fraser kick TOR 6-2 2nd - HAM - Dick Brown run (Jack Logan convert) HAM 8-6 3rd - HAM - Merle Hapes run (Logan convert) HAM 14-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Alex Ponton kick HAM 14-7 4th - HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 15-7
OTTAWA 14, Montreal 12 (9370) - Ottawa's win, the first of the year at home, brought a happy final note to an otherwise dismal season. Montreal ended the season with three losses, one from each of the other league clubs.
MONTREAL - 6 0 0 6 - 12
OTTAWA - 0 5 3 6 - 14
1st - MON - Jacques Belec, 1-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-0 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 15-yard pass from Jim Root MON 6-5 3rd - OTT - Gene Roberts, 12-yard line OTT 8-6 4th - OTT - Avatus Stone, 5-yard run (Roberts convert) OTT 14-6 4th - MON - Joe Pal, 63-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) OTT 14-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Y-Montreal 11 3 0 22 341 148 Y-Edmonton 11 5 0 22 255 163
X-Hamilton 9 5 0 18 275 207 X-Saskatchewan 10 4 2 22 239 204
Toronto 6 8 0 12 212 265 X-Winnipeg 8 6 2 18 202 190
Ottawa 2 12 0 4 129 337 Calgary 8 8 0 16 271 165
British Columbia 1 15 0 2 100 345
Y-Clinched first place X-Clinched playoff berth
WIFU SEMI-FINAL (Winnipeg won the total point series, 27-25)
SAT OCT 30
WINNIPEG 14, Saskatchewan 14 (T) (15479) - Pete Thodos tried a running catch on a punt at his six-yard line. He fumbled, and Sully Glasser grabbed the loose ball and scored. Joe Aguirre kicked the convert for a 14-13 Bomber lead. Three minutes later, Larry Isbell booted a single to deadlock the game.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 1 0 7 - 14
WINNIPEG - 1 1 6 6 - 14
1st - WIN - Single, Ken Carpenter rouged on Buck Rogers kick WIN 1-0 1st - SASK - Frank Tripucka, 1-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 6-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Carpenter rouged on Rogers kick SASK 6-2 2nd - SASK - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Larry Isbell kick SASK 7-2 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 8-yard run (Rogers convert) WIN 8-7 4th - WIN - Tom Casey, 68-yard pass from Jack Jacobs (Rogers convert) WIN 14-7 4th - SASK - Sully Glasser, 6-yard fumble return (Aguirre covert) WIN 14-13 4th - SASK - Single, Thodos rouged on Isbell kick TIED 14-14
MON NOV 1
Winnipeg 13, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (13700) - Lorne Benson plunged four yards for the clinching major, as Winnipeg won the two-game series 27-25 on points. The Riders had to go without QB Frank Tripucka, who broke the WIFU passing record for a single game this season, with a hip injury.
WINNIPEG - 7 0 0 6 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 1 4 0 - 11
1st - WIN - Single, Ken Carpenter rouged on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 1-0 1st - SASK - Bobby Marlow, 5-yard run (Joe Aguirre convert) SASK 6-1 1st - WIN - Gerry James, 87-yard kickoff return (Buck Rogers convert) WIN 7-6 2nd - SASK - Single, Pete Thodos rouged on Larry Isbell kick TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Aguirre, 13-yard field goal SASK 10-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Isbell kick to deadline SASK 11-7 4th - WIN - Lorne Benson, 6-yard run (Rogers convert) WIN 13-11
WIFU FINAL (Edmonton won, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 6
EDMONTON 9, Winnipeg 3 (19817) - Edmonton waited 56 minutes to score a touchdown at Clarke Stadium - and it was good enough to guarantee them a victory over the Blue Bombers in the first game of the best-of-three Western Conference finals, before a record Edmonton football crowd.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 3 - 3
EDMONTON - 3 0 0 6 - 9
1st - EDM - Bob Dean, 22-yard field goal EDM 3-0 4th - WIN - Buck Rogers, 34-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - EDM - Jackie Parker, 1-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 9-3
THUR NOV 11
WINNIPEG 12, Edmonton 6 (20953) - A record Winnipeg Stadium crowd screamed their delight as the Bombers roared from behind a 6-5 third quarter deficit with a single and a converted major in the final 15 minutes. Winnipeg RB Byron Townsend ran for 105 yards.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 0 - 6
WINNIPEG - 5 0 0 7 - 12
1st - WIN - Byron Townsend, 11-yard run WIN 5-0 2nd - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-5 4th - WIN - Single, Buck Rogers kick to deadline TIED 6-6 4th - WIN - Tom Casey, 20-yard run (Rogers convert) WIN 12-6
SAT NOV 13
EDMONTON 10, Winnipeg 5 (17000) - For the past four years, the club that took the first game of the WIFU final lost the second two, but Edmonton snapped that jinx for its second Western title in three years. Normie Kwong led the Eskimo attack with 136 yards rushing on 20 carries.
WINNIPEG - 2 0 0 3 - 5
EDMONTON - 1 6 0 3 - 10
1st - WIN - Single, Buck Rogers kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Oscar Kruger conceded on Jack Jacobs kick WIN 2-0 1st - EDM - Single, Bernie Faloney kick to deadline WIN 2-1 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 5-yard run (Bob Dean convert) EDM 7-2 4th - WIN - Rogers, 16-yard field goal EDM 7-5 4th - EDM - Bob Dean, 35-yard field goal EDM 10-5
IRFU FINALS (Montreal won the total point series, 38-28)
WED NOV 17
Montreal 14, HAMILTON 9 (15000) - With less than five minutes to play and trailing by 9-7, Sam Etcheverry hooked up with Chuck Hunsinger on a 59-yard pass and run touchdown play that gave Montreal the win and the total points lead.
MONTREAL - 0 4 3 7 - 14
HAMILTON - 0 3 1 5 - 9
1st - HAM - Single, Chuck Hunsinger conceded on Merle Hapes kick HAM 1-0 2nd - MON - Ray Poole, 35-yard field goal MON 3-1 2nd - GAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick MON 3-2 2nd - MON - Single, Pete Karpuk rouged on Tex Coulter kick MON 4-2 3rd - HAM - Joe Pal conceded on Fraser kick MON 4-3 3rd - MON - Poole, 37-yard field goal MON 7-3 4th - HAM - Ron Howell, 26-yard pass from Ed Songin (Jack Logan convert) HAM 9-7 4th - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 59-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 13-9 4th - MON - Single, Dick Brown rouged on Coulter kick MON 14-9
SAT NOV 20
MONTREAL 24, Hamilton 19 (21025) - Sam Etcheverry sparked Montreal to the 10-point total points series win, thanks to a 102-yard touchdown play with Alex Webster and a short toss to Chuck Hunsinger for another major set up by a 79-yard play with Joe Pal. The playoff win was Montreal's first since 1949.
MONTREAL - 6 7 3 8 - 24
HAMILTON - 0 7 6 6 - 19
1st - MON - Sam Etcheverry, 2-yard run (Ray Poole convert) MON 6-0 2nd - HAM - Pete Karpuk, 25-yard fumble return (Jack Logan convert) TIED 6-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Bill Bewley rouged on Cam Fraser kick HAM 7-6 2nd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 8-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 12-7 2nd - MON - Single, Dick Brown conceded on Tex Coulter kick MON 13-7 3rd - HAM - Lou Kusserow,8-yard pass from Ed Songin (Logan convert) TIED 13-13 3rd - MON - Poole field goal MON 16-13 4th - MON - Single, Brown conceded on Coulter kick MON 17-13 4th - MON - Alex Webster, 102-yard pass from Etcheverry MON 22-13 4th - MON - Single, Bernie Custis rouged on Poole kick MON 23-13 4th - HAM - Ray Ramsey, 85-yard pass from Songin (Logan convert) MON 23-19 4th - MON - Single, Karpuk conceded on Polle's attempted field goal MON 24-18
GREY CUP SEMI-FINAL
SAT NOV 20
EDMONTON 38, Kitchener 6 (8000) - In a game panned by most Canadian media, the Dutchmen scored in the first moments of the game, but from them on they never again entered Edmonton territory. This was the last season that the Ontario Rugby Football Union would be allowed to challenge for the Grey Cup.
KITCHENER - 6 0 0 0 - 6
EDMONTON - 7 1 6 24 - 38
1st - KIT - Gerry MacTaggart, 22-yard pass from Bob Celeri (Paul Amadio convert) KIT 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Bob Dean kick KIT 6-1 1st - EDM - Rollie Miles, 31-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Dean convert) EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Carl Totzke rouged on Dean kick EDM 8-6 3rd - EDM - Johnny Bright recovered blocked punt in end zone (Dean convert) EDM 14-6 4th - EDM - Glenn Lippman, 1-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 20-6 4th - EDM - Miles, 11-yard run (Dean convert) EDM 26-6 4th - EDM - Bright, 10-yard pass from Faloney (Dean convert) EDM 32-6 4th - EDM - Jim Weatherall recovered fumble in end zone (Dean convert) EDM 38-6
Edmonton's Jackie Parker (No. 91) throws on the run during the 1954 Grey Cup in Toronto.
Jackie Parker races 90 yards to the end zone after scooping up Chuck Hunsinger’s fumble in the 1954 Grey Cup game. Trying for the tackle is Montreal’s Sam Etcheverry, while Parker’s teammate Johnny Bright trails the play.
1954 GREY CUP (Saturday November 27 at Toronto - 27,321)
EDMONTON ESKIMOS (11-5) 26, MONTREAL ALOUETTES (11-3) 25 - In one of the most controversial finishes in Grey Cup history, the Edmonton Eskimos upset the Montreal Alouettes to send the trophy back West for the first time since 1948. With the Eskimos trailing 25-14 midway through the fourth quarter, Edmonton rallied for two touchdowns in the final eight minutes to steal the title. Glenn Lippman spearheaded an 85-yard scoring drive, capped off by his 14-yard run to the end zone. With a five-point lead and time running out on the Eskimos, the Alouettes were on the Edmonton 11 and driving. Montreal’s Chuck Hunsinger took the handoff and started moving to his left. Rollin Prather had him pinned for a loss, but before he was tackled Hunsinger let go of the ball. It landed at the feet of Edmonton’s Jackie Parker, who picked up the ball and returned it 93 yards for a touchdown. The Alouettes contended that it was a forward pass. The officials ruled that it was a fumble, and the touchdown counted. Bob Dean’s convert won the game for the Eskimos. Edmonton took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter when Rollie Miles got off a four-yard pass to Earl Lindley in the end zone. Red O’Quinn tied the score before the end of the quarter when he made an overhead, one-handed grab of a short pass, then outran three defenders for a 90-yard touchdown. Bernie Faloney restored the lead for the Eskimos, scoring on a goal line run to finish an 86-yard scoring drive. Dean’s 37-yard field goal put the Eskimos up 14-6 in the second quarter. Montreal’s Sam Etcheverry then went to work, moving the Alouettes 101 yards in 12 plays, hitting O’Quinn for his second touchdown of the game. Chuck Hunsinger put the Alouettes out in front on an eight-yard run. Montreal’s Joey Pal scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter when he hauled in a 13-yard pass. The Alouettes also scored another major before the Eskimos’ amazing rally. Montreal’s Bruce Coulter intercepted a pass intended for Prather, and returned it near midfield. The offensive drive was stalled on the Edmonton seven-yard line. A third down pass in the end zone bounced off O’Quinn, ending the Montreal threat. The Eskimos then turned around to score their first of two late touchdowns for the win. O’Quinn set a Grey Cup record with 316 receiving yards in the contest.
EDMONTON - 11 3 0 12 - 26
MONTREAL - 6 12 1 6 - 25
1st - EDM - Earl Lindley, 4-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Bob Dean convert) EDM 6-0 1st - MON - Red O'Quinn, 90-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert) TIED 6-6 1st - EDM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run EDM 11-6 2nd - EDM - Dean, 37-yard field goal EDM 14-6 2nd - MON - O'Quinn, 14-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) EDM 14-12 2nd - MON - Chuck Hunsinger, 8-yard run (Poole convert) MON 18-14 3rd - MON - Single, Ray Poole 17-yard missed field goal MON 19-14 4th - MON - Joe Pal, 13-yard pass from Etcheverry (Poole convert) MON 25-14 4th - EDM - Glenn Lippman, 14-yard run (Dean convert) MON 25-20 4th - EDM - Jackie Parker, 90-yard fumble return (Dean convert) EDM 26-25
Saskatchewan Roughriders (10-4-2)
Head Coach: Frank Filchock
Leading Rusher: Bobby Marlow (882)
Leading Passer: Frank Tripucka (2003)
Leading Receiver: Ken Carpenter (37-523)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8-6-2)
Head Coach: Allie Sherman
Leading Rusher:Gerry James (576)
Leading Passer: Jack Jacobs (1732)
Leading Receiver: Bud Grant (49-752)
Calgary Stampeders (8-8)
Head Coach: Larry Siemering
Leading Rusher: Howie Waugh (1043)
Leading Passer: Eddie LeBaron (1815)
Leading Receiver: Rupe Andrews (32-904)
British Columbia Lions (1-15)
Head Coach: Annis Stukus
Leading Rusher: Al Pollard (431)
Leading Passer: Gerry Tuttle (991)
Leading Receiver: Dick Christiansen (41-545)
Toronto at Winnipeg Preseason Program (August 16th 1954)
Jack Jacobs
Jackie Parker
Sam Etcheverry
Ottawa Citizen (August 30th 1954)
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Vancouver Sun (November 15th 1954)
Ottawa Citizen (November 18th 1954)
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