1948 Macdonald Brier

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1948 Macdonald Brier
Host city Calgary, Alberta
Arena Victoria Arena
DatesMarch 1-4
Attendance30,000 [1]
Winner British Columbia
Curling club Trail CC, Trail
Skip Frenchy D'Amour
Third Robert McGhie
Second Frederick Wendell
Lead James Mark
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The 1948 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 1 to 4, 1948 at Victoria Arena in Calgary, Alberta.

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Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Frenchy D'Amour captured British Columbia's first ever Brier Tankard after finishing round robin play 8-1. D'Amour's rink had finished second in the Brier the year before.

Event summary

Both Manitoba and British Columbia got off to hot starts as each of them won their first five games heading into Draw 6, which featured a match between those teams. Manitoba appeared to be in the drivers seat for their twelfth Brier championship as they scored two in the final end to beat British Columbia 9-8. But in their next two draws, Manitoba lost to both Ontario and Northern Ontario. British Columbia took advantage as they won their next two games over Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, taking the lead with one draw remaining.

Even though British Columbia was leading with a 7-1 record heading into the final draw, both Manitoba and Northern Ontario still had a shot in forcing a playoff as both teams needed to win and if British Columbia lost. Northern Ontario faltered and lose to Nova Scotia 8-6 eliminating them from contention while Manitoba held off a New Brunswick rally with an 11-8 win.

Meanwhile, British Columbia and Quebec were locked in a battle as they were tied at 7 through eight ends. British Columbia appeared to pull away with two in the ninth and a steal of one in the tenth to take a 10-8 lead. After the eleventh end was blanked, Quebec stormed back to score three in the last end to force and extra end. British Columbia scored one in the extra end and won 11-10 to capture the province's first Brier Tankard. A then curling-record of 5,200 fans were on hand to watch the final round. [2]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [3]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNorthern Ontario
Glencoe CC, Calgary

Skip: William McLaws
Third: James Williams
Second: Olie Syverson
Lead: Frederick J. Graham

Trail CC, Trail

Skip: Frenchy D'Amour
Third: Robert McGhie
Second: Frederick Wendell
Lead: James Mark

Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: George Sangster
Third: Bill Sangster
Second: George Weldon
Lead: William Petrie

St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Henry Hollies
Third: William Timmerman
Second: Philip Soulis
Lead: Walter Logan

Kenora CC, Kenora

Skip: James Guy
Third: William Johnson
Second: George Holmstrom
Lead: Jack McLeod

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
Sydney CC, Sydney

Skip: Gerald Glinz
Third: Murray Vallas
Second: Parker Rudderham
Lead: Stewart MacVicar

Galt CC, Galt

Skip: Jack Patrick
Third: William Meyer
Second: Walter MacGregor
Lead: Angus Oliver

Summerside CC, Summerside

Skip: Gerald Hayes
Third: Theron Morrison
Second: Neil MacLeennan
Lead: Frederick G. McRae

C de C Jacques Cartier, Quebec City

Skip: Gaston Amyot
Third: Guillaume Piette
Second: Pierre Amyot
Lead: Ernest Blais

Rosetown CC, Rosetown

Skip: Clifford Annabel
Third: John Franklin
Second: William Heartwell
Lead: John Sansom

Round-robin standings

Key
Brier champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
British Columbia Frenchy D'Amour 8110653
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba George Sangster 7211080
Northern Ontario James Guy 6310882
Saskatchewan Clifford Annabel 548990
Ontario Jack Patrick 549878
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Gerald Glinz 457191
Alberta William McLaws 458484
New Brunswick Henry Hollies 368793
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Gaston Amyot 3676102
Prince Edward Island Gerald Hayes 0960136

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A12345678910111213Final
Alberta (McLaws)00101101200107
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)01010010022018
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)1020100100005
British Columbia (D'Amour)02060210211116
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Ontario (Patrick)0020100400108
New Brunswick (Hollies)11030010220313
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Annabel)0200101000004
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)20210303311117
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)0101011200017
Northern Ontario (Guy)40101000122011

Draw 2

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)04110120401014
Saskatchewan (Annabel)1000100103028
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)0000000000033
Ontario (Patrick)22201111121014
Sheet C123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)30122311101015
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)0000000001012
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Alberta (McLaws)0000010010013
British Columbia (D'Amour)03132011011013
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)03110300513118
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)2000101100005

Draw 3

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)11300011030212
Alberta (McLaws)0003010010207
Sheet B123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)1001100000205
Saskatchewan (Annabel)01100331130114
Sheet C123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)10032102000211
Ontario (Patrick)0100001001104
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)21302020403320
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)0001010101004
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)0000110030106
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)23110011010111

Draw 4

Sheet A123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)0002202010119
Alberta (McLaws)01200201060012
Sheet B12345678910111213Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)11000101021018
Saskatchewan (Annabel)00100010200307
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Ontario (Patrick)0201010010229
Northern Ontario (Guy)30202011040013
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)0301010100039
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)10203030211013
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)1011010202019
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)02003020105013

Draw 5

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)0000100102048
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)31140110101013
Sheet B123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)00120120121212
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)1100200100005
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)01020420100010
Alberta (McLaws)1010200101219
Sheet D12345678910111213Final
Ontario (Patrick)02010020220009
Saskatchewan (Annabel)101031020001110
Sheet E123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)11020413111116
Northern Ontario (Guy)0010100000002

Draw 6

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Ontario (Patrick)20014110202114
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)0230000101007
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)41000010001411
Saskatchewan (Annabel)00611100220013
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)0010031020029
British Columbia (D'Amour)1101100201108
Sheet D123456789101112Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)0220301010009
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)00010402011110
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Alberta (McLaws)10103031000110
Northern Ontario (Guy)0102020011209

Draw 7

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Alberta (McLaws)20303023120016
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)0101010000115
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Ontario (Patrick)11102010312315
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)0003020200007
Sheet C123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)0012101010129
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)2200010101007
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)02200510502017
New Brunswick (Hollies)20032001010110
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)1002002101007
Saskatchewan (Annabel)02104100301012

Draw 8

Sheet A123456789101112Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)10011102032314
New Brunswick (Hollies)0010002030006
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Annabel)13022200102013
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)0010001002048
Sheet C123456789101112Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)22230203000216
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)00001010332010
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Alberta (McLaws)3020001120009
Ontario (Patrick)01012200011210
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)30100110130111
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)01042004002013

Draw 9

Sheet A123456789101112Final
Ontario (Patrick)14021021121015
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)0020020000015
Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Sangster)02030121001111
New Brunswick (Hollies)1020100022008
Sheet C12345678910111213Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)022010202100111
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Amyot)200101030003010
Sheet D123456789101112Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Glintz)1020101101018
Northern Ontario (Guy)0101010010206
Sheet E123456789101112Final
Saskatchewan (Annabel)0203002100008
Alberta (McLaws)10201200121111

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