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
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Ontario
|
Prince Edward Island
|
Quebec
|
Saskatchewan
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| 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
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 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 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 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 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 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
|
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 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 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 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
External links
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| Macdonald Brier | |
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| Labatt Brier | |
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| Nokia Brier | |
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| Tim Hortons Brier | |
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| Montana's Brier | |
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