1927 Macdonald Brier
Curling competition at Toronto, Ontario
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The 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 1â3 at the Granite Club in Toronto. This edition of the Brier would be the first, with it also being the first time it was hosted in Ontario, and the first time it was hosted in Toronto's Granite Club.[1]
| 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Toronto, Ontario |
| Arena | Granite Club, Toronto |
| Dates | March 1â3 |
| Winner |  Nova Scotia |
| Curling club | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Skip | Murray MacNeill |
| Third | Al MacInnes |
| Second | Cliff Torey |
| Lead | Jim Donahoe |
1928 » | |
Skip Murray MacNeill, skip of the Nova Scotia champion Halifax rink would win the inaugural tournament, leading his rink of skips (his original team couldn't make the trip) to victory.
The event began with an opening banquet with Ontario Lieutenant Governor William Donald Ross and Ontario Premier Howard Ferguson welcoming players.[2]
Event summary
After successful trips by the winner of the Manitoba Bonspiel in 1925 and their participation in the Quebec Bonspiel being deemed popular enough to consider a national tournament in 1926, the Stewart brothers of Macdonald Tobacco would sponsor what would become the Brier in 1927. Played at the Granite Club in Toronto, the tournament would feature teams from four provinces, two cities, and a representative from Western Canada and Northern Ontario, the latter becoming a fixture at the Brier. It would be the only Brier that would have all games go 14 ends (with two games going to a 15th end to break ties)[3]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
| Montreal | New Brunswick | Northern Ontario | Nova Scotia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite CA, Montreal
Skip: Peter Lyall |
Saint John Composite Rink[a]
Skip: Johnny Malcolm |
Haileybury CC, Haileybury
Skip: Emmett Smith |
Halifax CC, Halifax
Skip: Murray MacNeill |
| Ontario | Quebec | Saskatchewan (Western Canada) |
Toronto |
| Sarnia CC, Sarnia
Skip: Robert MacKenzie |
Quebec CC, Quebec City
Skip: Major Robert Whyte |
Yellow Grass CC, Yellow Grass, SK
Skip: Oswald Barkwell |
High Park CC, Toronto
Skip: William Scott |
Map of teams
Round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Brier champion | |
| Team | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | Murray Macneill | 6 | 1 | 93 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 1 |
| New Brunswick | Johnny Malcolm | 5 | 2 | 93 | 74 | 53 | 44 | 0 |
| Toronto | William Scott | 4 | 3 | 90 | 81 | 51 | 48 | 0 |
| Saskatchewan[7] | Oswald Barkwell[b] | 3 | 4 | 84 | 82 | 47 | 48 | 2 |
| Ontario | Robert MacKenzie | 3 | 4 | 87 | 88 | 46 | 51 | 0 |
| Northern Ontario | Emmett Smith | 3 | 4 | 62 | 85 | 44 | 53 | 1 |
| Quebec | Major Robert Whyte | 2 | 5 | 68 | 84 | 46 | 51 | 1 |
| Montreal[8] | Peter Lyall | 2 | 5 | 71 | 88 | 45 | 49 | 3 |
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Tuesday, March 1 (Morning)[9][10]
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Quebec (Whyte) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Toronto (Scott) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Montreal (Lyall) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Ontario (MacKenzie) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Saskatchewan (Barkwell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, March 1 (afternoon)[11]
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Montreal (Lyall) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Saskatchewan (Barkwell) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Ontario (MacKenzie) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Quebec (Whyte) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Toronto (Scott) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, March 2 (morning)[12][13]
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Quebec (Whyte) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Montreal (Lyall) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ontario (MacKenzie) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Barkwell) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Toronto (Scott) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 14 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, March 2 (afternoon)[14]
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Toronto (Scott) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Barkwell) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 12 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Quebec (Whyte) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Ontario (MacKenzie) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Montreal (Lyall) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 2 (evening)[15]
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Toronto (Scott) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Quebec (Whyte) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 13 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Montreal (Lyall) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Ontario (MacKenzie) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 16 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Barkwell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Draw 6
Thursday, March 3 (morning)
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Barkwell) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Montreal (Lyall) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Ontario (MacKenzie) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Toronto (Scott) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Quebec (Whyte) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Draw 7
Thursday, March 3 (afternoon)[16][17]
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Quebec (Whyte) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Saskatchewan (Barkwell) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Ontario (MacKenzie) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Nova Scotia (Macneill) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| Montreal (Lyall) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Toronto (Scott) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Malcolm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Northern Ontario (Smith) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Team selection
Teams were chosen by invitation. Many provinces had yet to have provincial championships.[18]
- Western Canada: Winners of the "Macdonald Brier event" playoff between Manitoba and Saskatchewan.[19]
- Nova Scotia: "Four best players (in the province)." Macneill was chosen as winner of the Johnson Cup.
- Montreal: Amalgamation rink, selected by the Granite Association of Montreal[20]
- Northern Ontario: Winners of the Grand Aggregate of the Northern Curling Association bonspiel[21]
- Ontario: A selection of the winners of the Ontario Tankard[22]
- Toronto: Winners of the Canada Life trophy.
- Quebec: Winners of the Quebec Bonspiel.[23]
- New Brunswick: Selected by the New Brunswick Curling Association.[20]
Notes
- Malcolm curled out of the Thistle Curling Club in Saint John, Beatteay out of the St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, Shives out of the Campbellton Curling Club (Campbellton) and MacKay out of the Bathurst Curling Club (Bathurst)[5]
- The Oswald Barkwell rink represented all of Western Canada in this tournament, but were from Saskatchewan.