Toronto at the Macdonald Brier

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Toronto was represented at the Macdonald Brier (now called the Montana's Brier), Canada's national men's curling championship with a separate entry from 1927 to 1931.

From 1927 to 1929, Toronto was represented by winners of the Canada Life Trophy, [1] [2] [3] while in 1930 and 1931, it was represented by winners of the Grand Aggregate of the Toronto Bonspiel. [4] [5] In 1932, [6] winners of these events entered a playoff with the winners of the Ontario Tankard (today known as the Silver Tankard) to determine southern Ontario's representative at the Brier, while in 1933 the winner of the Toronto Bonspiel played the winner of the Ontario Tankard to represent Ontario. [7] The Ontario Tankard would be the sole provincial championship until a separate event sponsored by British Consols Cigarettes was created in 1938. [8] [9] Prior to 1932, Toronto and southern Ontario had separate representatives at the Brier, with (southern) Ontario being represented by the winner of the Ontario Tankard. [10]

Teams did not have to represent clubs in the city to represent it at the Brier. Indeed, two of the five rinks to represent Toronto came from clubs outside the city. Paradoxically, the 1931 Brier's Ontario representative was from a Toronto club, while Toronto's representative was from Barrie. [11]

Representatives

BrierWinning TeamWinning ClubCityBrier Record
1927 [12] Bill Scott, [1] Edward A. Peaker, T. Wright, Frederick J. Lucas High Park Toronto 4–3 (3rd)
1928 [13] Charlie Snow, [2] Harvey Sproule, T. Stuart Graham, T. Dale Lakeview CC Toronto7–4 (3rd)
1929 [14] E. H. Brower, [3] Jack Brower, [15] J. S. Beatty, Harry Howard The Granite Club Toronto6–3 (T3rd)
1930 [11] R. G. Hall, [4] L. L. Cooke, Perry G. Hall, J. B. English Kitchener Granite CC Kitchener 5–4 (3rd)
1931 [11] Sam Meredith, A. D. Simon, C. H. Beelby, A. J. Simon [16] Barrie CC Barrie 6–4 (3rd)

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References

  1. 1 2 Winnipeg Tribune , Feb 16, 1927, "East Curlers Ready to Play"
  2. 1 2 Windsor Star , Jan 16, 1928, "Lakeview Curlers Win Chief Trophy"
  3. 1 2 Edmonton Journal , Feb 21, 1929, "Edmonton Rink Will Have Keen Competition in East"
  4. 1 2 Montreal Gazette , Feb 25, 1930, "Dominion Curling Play Begins Today"
  5. ↑ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , Feb 21, 1931, "To Represent Ontario"
  6. ↑ Windsor Star , Feb 25, 1932, pg 14, "Toronto rinks dominate play"
  7. ↑ Windsor Star , Feb 25, 19s33, pg 15 "Thistles Win Ice Aggregate"
  8. ↑ Ottawa Citizen , Jan 27, 1937, pg 13 "Famous Campbell rink Defeated by London C.C."
  9. ↑ Windsor Star , Feb 24 1938, pg 27 "Ontario Must Rely on Hall"
  10. ↑ Windsor Star , Feb 4 1927, pg 2 "Sarnia Welcomes Tankard Winners"
  11. 1 2 3 Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1930
  12. ↑ Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1927
  13. ↑ Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1928
  14. ↑ Brier Media Guide, "Macdonald" Brier Teams - 1929
  15. ↑ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , Feb 1, 1929, "Curling"
  16. ↑ Montreal Gazette, Mar 5, 1931, "Manitoba Curlers Remain Unbeaten"
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