Canadian men's curling championship
The 1949 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 7 to 11, 1949 at Hamilton Forum in Hamilton, Ontario .
Team Manitoba , who was skipped by Ken Watson captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record. This was Manitoba's twelfth Brier championship and the sixth time that a team finished the Brier unbeaten. Watson would become the first skip to win the Brier three times as his rink won previously in 1936 and 1942 .
This was the first Brier in which two teams (Manitoba and British Columbia ) entered the final draw unbeaten and the first Brier since 1936 to feature a "winner take all" match in the round robin to decide the Brier champion.
This was also the fourth Brier in which there were no extra ends.[2]
Event Summary [ edit ] Both Manitoba and the defending champion British Columbia dominated the 1949 Brier as they were both unbeaten heading into the final draw, which would be a "winner take all" match to decide the Brier.
In the deciding game, BC opened with 3 in the first end, but Manitoba would score 7 in the next five ends to take a 7-3 lead through the halfway point. BC would score 3 in the seventh to cut Manitoba's lead to 7-6, but Manitoba would counter in the next end with 3 of their own to increase the lead to 10-6. The next two ends ended in similar fashion as BC scored 2 in the ninth and Manitoba countering with 2 in the tenth. BC would score 1 in the eleventh end and trailed 12-9 heading into the last end needing a big steal to keep their hopes alive. Manitoba would clinch the Brier with 2 in the final end for a 14-9 victory, securing Watson's place in Brier history as the first skip to win three Briers.
The teams are listed as follows:[3] [4]
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Northern Ontario Blackie CC , Blackie Skip: Stu Beagle Third: Walker Evans Second: Ray Wellman Lead: Ed Seney
Trail CC , Trail Skip: Reg Stone Third: Hugh Miller Second: Roy Stone Lead: Scotty Ross
Granite CC , Winnipeg Skip: Ken Watson Third: Grant Watson Second: Lyle Dyker Lead: Charles Reid
Newcastle CC , Newcastle Skip: Bob Galloway Third: Waldo Crocker Second: Clarence McDonald Lead: Arthur Galloway
McIntyre CC , Schumacher Skip: Jimmy Sutherland Third: Elmer Dick Second: Ken Vail Lead: Hugh Calverley
Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Halifax CC , Halifax Skip: Horace Webb Third: Urban Harrington Second: Bernard Cleveland Lead: Ted Sievert
Chatham Granite Club , Chatham Skip: Peter Gilbert Third: Gord Gilbert Second: Don Painter Lead: John DeKoning
Charlottetown CC , Charlottetown Skip: Russ Cruikshank Third: Heath McIntyre Second: James Howatt Lead: Hiram Atkinson
C de C Matane , Matane Skip: Roderique Cote Third: Herm Gagnon Second: Charles Cote Lead: Maurice Piuze
Caledonia CC , Regina Skip: Harold Horeak Third: Edward Richter Second: John Heaney Lead: Ernest Kittleson
Round robin standings [ edit ] Round robin results [ edit ] Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Watson ) 4 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 17 New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Cote) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 Saskatchewan (Horeak) 2 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Gilbert) 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 11 Nova Scotia (Webb) 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Watson ) 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 15 Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Nova Scotia (Webb) 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 13 Quebec (Cote) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 13 Alberta (Beagle) 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 9
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 3 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 3 0 1 1 16 Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Gilbert) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 British Columbia (Stone) 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final New Brunswick (Galloway) 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 3 13
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Watson ) 0 2 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 16 Quebec (Cote) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final British Columbia (Stone) 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 Alberta (Beagle) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final New Brunswick (Galloway) 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 13 Quebec (Cote) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Saskatchewan (Horeak) 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 14 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10 Ontario (Gilbert) 0 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 18
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 Quebec (Cote) 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Gilbert) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Saskatchewan (Horeak) 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 14 New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Watson ) 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 12 Nova Scotia (Webb) 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 11
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Cote) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 10 British Columbia (Stone) 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 16
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 8 Ontario (Gilbert) 1 3 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 16
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Nova Scotia (Webb) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 10 Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Saskatchewan (Horeak) 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 11 Alberta (Beagle) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final British Columbia (Stone) 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 12 Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Cote) 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 Ontario (Gilbert) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Manitoba (Watson ) 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 14 Alberta (Beagle) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 15 New Brunswick (Galloway) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 9
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Alberta (Beagle) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 13 New Brunswick (Galloway) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 1 1 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Prince Edward Island (Cruikshank) 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 13 Quebec (Cote) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Ontario (Gilbert) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 8 Manitoba (Watson ) 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final British Columbia (Stone) 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 13 Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Saskatchewan (Horeak) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 11 Ontario (Gilbert) 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 4 0 15
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Quebec (Cote) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 Northern Ontario (Sutherland) 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 16
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Nova Scotia (Webb) 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 14 Alberta (Beagle) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 6
References [ edit ]
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