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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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.
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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
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)
Vancouver Province (August 30th 1954)
