Canadian Football News in 1923
Calgary Tigers were renamed the 50th Battalion.
Queen's defeats
Regina 54–0 as Queen's scored a record nine touchdowns on December 1.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points''
* Parkdale forfeited last game to Hamilton, 0-0
These two games were actually a playoff to see who would play Calgary 50th Battalion in the finals. The results from the full season are unknown.
League Champions
Grey Cup playoffs
''Note: All dates in 1923''
ARFU Finals
*''The second game was cancelled and the Edmonton Eskimos win the ARFU championship. Game was originally scheduled for November 3 but it had to be moved up to accommodate the western playoff versus Regina. Calgary was unable to organize its players on short notice for a mid-week game in Edmonton.
West semifinal
West final
*''Regina advances to the Grey Cup.''
East semifinal
*''Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final.''
East final
*''Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.''
Playoff bracket
Grey Cup Championship
1923
Toronto Globe
''The Globe'' was a newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1844 by George Brown as a Reform voice. It merged with '' The Mail and Empire'' in 1936 to form ''The Globe and Mail''.
History
''The Globe'' is pre-dated by a title of the sa ...
Eastern All-Stars
''NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.''
*FW - ??? Douglas, Parkdale Rowing Club
*HB -
Pep Leadley
Frank "Pep" Leadlay (born March 7, 1898, in Hamilton, Ontario, died September 8, 1984, in Hamilton, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for seven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. On October 15, 1927 he kicked a reco ...
, Queen's University
*HB -
Warren Snyder
Dr. Warren Bertram Snyder (2 March 1903 in Toronto, Ontario – 27 March 1957) was a Canadian athlete and doctor. Snyder competed for Canada in Rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping ...
, University of Toronto
*HB -
Harry Batstone, Queen's University
*QB -
Johnny Evans, Queen's University
*C -
Ernie Cox, Hamilton Tigers
*G - ??? Tuck, Hamilton Tigers
*G -
Brian Timmins, Ottawa Rough Riders
*T -
John McKelvey, Queen's University
*T -
Gear Elford, Hamilton Rowing Club
*E -
Cap Fear
Alfred Henry "Cap" Fear (June 11, 1901 – February 12, 1978) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for seven seasons for the Toronto Argonauts. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and into the Ca ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*E -
Bud Thomas, Queen's University
References
Canadian Football League seasons
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