1948 Macdonald Brier

1948 Macdonald Brier
Host city	Calgary, Alberta
Arena	Victoria Arena
Dates	March 1-4
Attendance	30,000 [1]
Winner	British Columbia
Curling club	Trail CC, Trail
Skip	Frenchy D'Amour
Third	Robert McGhie
Second	Frederick Wendell
Lead	James Mark
«  1947 1949  »

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.

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]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick	Northern 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 Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
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

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
British Columbia	Frenchy D'Amour	8	1	106	53
Manitoba	George Sangster	7	2	110	80
Northern Ontario	James Guy	6	3	108	82
Saskatchewan	Clifford Annabel	5	4	89	90
Ontario	Jack Patrick	5	4	98	78
Nova Scotia	Gerald Glinz	4	5	71	91
Alberta	William McLaws	4	5	84	84
New Brunswick	Henry Hollies	3	6	87	93
Quebec	Gaston Amyot	3	6	76	102
Prince Edward Island	Gerald Hayes	0	9	60	136

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Alberta (McLaws)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	7
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5
British Columbia (D'Amour)	0	2	0	6	0	2	1	0	2	1	1	1	16

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Patrick)	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	8
New Brunswick (Hollies)	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	3	13

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
Manitoba (Sangster)	2	0	2	1	0	3	0	3	3	1	1	1	17

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Amyot)	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	7
Northern Ontario (Guy)	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	11

Draw 2

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)	0	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	14
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Ontario (Patrick)	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	14

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)	3	0	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	15
Quebec (Amyot)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (McLaws)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3
British Columbia (D'Amour)	0	3	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	13

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Sangster)	0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	5	1	3	1	18
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5

Draw 3

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Sangster)	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	12
Alberta (McLaws)	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	1	3	0	1	14

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	11
Ontario (Patrick)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)	2	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	4	0	3	3	20
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	6
Quebec (Amyot)	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	11

Draw 4

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	9
Alberta (McLaws)	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	0	0	12

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	8
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Patrick)	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	9
Northern Ontario (Guy)	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	13

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	1	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	2	1	1	0	13

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Amyot)	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	9
Manitoba (Sangster)	0	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	13

Draw 5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	8
Manitoba (Sangster)	3	1	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	13

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	1	2	1	2	12
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Amyot)	0	1	0	2	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	10
Alberta (McLaws)	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Ontario (Patrick)	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	9
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	10

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)	1	1	0	2	0	4	1	3	1	1	1	1	16
Northern Ontario (Guy)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Draw 6

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Patrick)	2	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	14
Quebec (Amyot)	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	11
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	0	0	6	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	13

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Sangster)	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	2	9
British Columbia (D'Amour)	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
New Brunswick (Hollies)	0	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	1	1	1	10

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (McLaws)	1	0	1	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	10
Northern Ontario (Guy)	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	9

Draw 7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (McLaws)	2	0	3	0	3	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	16
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Patrick)	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	3	1	2	3	15
Manitoba (Sangster)	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	9
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)	0	2	2	0	0	5	1	0	5	0	2	0	17
New Brunswick (Hollies)	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	10

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Quebec (Amyot)	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	7
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	0	2	1	0	4	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	12

Draw 8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	2	3	14
New Brunswick (Hollies)	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	1	3	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	13
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Northern Ontario (Guy)	2	2	2	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	16
Manitoba (Sangster)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	3	2	0	10

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (McLaws)	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	9
Ontario (Patrick)	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	10

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	11
Quebec (Amyot)	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	13

Draw 9

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Ontario (Patrick)	1	4	0	2	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	15
Prince Edward Island (Hayes)	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Sangster)	0	2	0	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	11
New Brunswick (Hollies)	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
British Columbia (D'Amour)	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	11
Quebec (Amyot)	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	10

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Nova Scotia (Glintz)	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	8
Northern Ontario (Guy)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Annabel)	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	8
Alberta (McLaws)	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	11

References

1. "EE22_BrierSouvenirProgramFinal.pdf" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2022.
2. "Trail Rink Wins Curling Honors (sic)". Calgary Herald. March 5, 1948. p. 20. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
3. "1948 MacDonald Brier - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Archived from the original on May 9, 2021.

External links

• Video: 1948 MacDonald Brier (Calgary, Alberta) on YouTube