1960 Diamond D Championship
1960 Diamond "D" Championship | |
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Host city | Oshawa, Ontario |
Arena | Oshawa Curling rink |
Dates | March 25 |
Winner | West |
Curling club | Hub City CC, Saskatoon |
Skip | Joyce McKee |
Third | Sylvia Fedoruk |
Second | Donna Belding |
Lead | Muriel Coben |
Finalist | East (Ruth Smith) |
1961 » |
The 1960 Diamond "D" Championship, Canadian women's curling championship was an invitational curling tournament held to determine Canada's national women's curling champions that year. It was held on March 25 at the Oshawa Curling rink in Oshawa, Ontario.[1]
The tournament was a best of three series held between the champion teams from Western and Eastern Canada. Team West, skipped by Joyce McKee of Saskatchewan easily won the series, 2 games to none, over the Eastern Canadian champion Ruth Smith rink of Quebec.
The event was held as a forerunner of the first official national championship which would be held the following year.
The event was announced in November 1959, and was sponsored by Dominion Stores Ltd. The winning team was to receive gold brooches with diamonds, while the runner up rink was to receive silver brooches with diamonds.[2]
The event was held immediately after the Eastern Canadian championship, which was held March 22 to 24.
Results
[edit]Game 1 consisted of a 12 end match, while game 2 only consisted of 10 ends.[3]
Game 1
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
West (McKee) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
East (Smith) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Game 2
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West (McKee) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
East (Smith) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Qualifying
[edit]Western Canada
[edit]The Western Canada Women's Curling Championship was held from March 14 to 17 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, British Columbia.[4][5]
Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Joyce McKee won the double round robin event with a 5–1 record.[6] It was the eighth and final Western Canadian Women's Championship.
All games during the Western Canadian Championship were scheduled for 12 ends.
Teams
[edit]The teams are listed as follows:[5]
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | Saskatchewan |
---|---|---|---|
Edmonton Skip: Dorothy Thompson |
Vancouver Skip: Irene Fraser |
Flin Flon
Skip: Isabelle Ketchen |
Saskatoon
Skip: Joyce McKee |
Standings
[edit]Province | Skip | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan | Joyce McKee | 5 | 1 |
Alberta | Dorothy Thompson | 4 | 2 |
Manitoba | Isabelle Ketchen | 2 | 4 |
British Columbia | Irene Fraser | 1 | 5 |
Results
[edit]Draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8:00).[5]
Draw 1
[edit]Monday, March 14, 1:30 pm[7]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Ketchen) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | 16 |
British Columbia (Fraser) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 |
Draw 2
[edit]Monday, March 14, 7:30 pm[7]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Ketchen) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 20 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
British Columbia (Fraser) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Draw 3
[edit]Tuesday, March 15, 9:00 am[8]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Ketchen) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
British Columbia (Fraser) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 4
[edit]Wednesday, March 16, 9:00 am[9]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
British Columbia (Fraser) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Manitoba (Ketchen) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 5
[edit]Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 pm[9]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Ketchen) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | X | 16 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 12 |
British Columbia (Fraser) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Draw 6
[edit]Thursday, March 17, 9:00 am[6]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Manitoba (Ketchen) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
British Columbia (Fraser) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Thompson) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Eastern Canada
[edit]Team Quebec, consisting of Ruth Smith, Shirley Fewster, Margaret Dawson and Lydia Hope of Lacolle won the Eastern Canadian championship held March 22 to 24, just before the national final in Oshawa.[10][11]
All games in the Eastern Canadian Championship were scheduled for 10 ends.
Standings
[edit]Province | Skip | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
Quebec | Ruth Smith | 4 | 0 |
Ontario | Elsie Forsyth | 3 | 1 |
New Brunswick | Mona Comeau | 2 | 2 |
Prince Edward Island | Pauline Bruden | 1 | 3 |
Nova Scotia | Marge Harris | 0 | 4 |
Results
[edit]Draw 1
[edit]Tuesday, March 22[12]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Forsyth) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Quebec (Smith) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Nova Scotia (Harris) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 2
[edit]Tuesday, March 22[13]
Team | Final |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 10 |
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Forsyth) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Nova Scotia (Harris) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 3
[edit]Wednesday, March 23[14]
Team | Final |
Quebec (Smith) | 8 |
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) | 7 |
Team | Final |
Nova Scotia (Harris) | 4 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 14 |
Draw 4
[edit]Wednesday, March 23[15]
Team | Final |
Quebec (Smith) | 9 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Forsyth) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 5
[edit]Thursday, March 24[11]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec (Smith) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Nova Scotia (Harris) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario (Forsyth) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sask. Ladies Add Last Word". Toronto Star. March 26, 1960. p. 33. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "New contest announced for women curlers". Regina Leader-Post. November 4, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Saskatoon Foursome Eliminates Quebec". The Albertan. March 26, 1960. p. 21. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Defending Champions First on McKee's List". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 14, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Wide-Open Curling Race Predicted". Victoria Times Colonist. Newspapers.com. March 14, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Five Victories For McKee Rink". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 18, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Albertans Surge Into Curling Lead". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 15, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Fedoruk, Ernie (March 16, 1960). "Stumble Will Be Costly During Stretch Sprint". Victoria Times Colonist. Newspapers.com. p. 10. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Prairie Foursomes In Title Scramble". Vancouver Sun. March 17, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Quebec Rink Wins Title at Oshawa". Montreal Star. March 24, 1960. p. 57. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Quebec Rink Rallies On Last End To Capture Ladies' Curling Title". Montreal Gazette. March 25, 1960. p. 24. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "First-Round 'Spiel Win To Quebec". The Montreal Star. March 22, 1960. p. 29. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Quebec, New Brunswick Rink Unbeaten After First 2 Rounds". North Bay Nugget. Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. March 23, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Third Straight Curling Win For Quebec In Ladies Place". Montreal Gazette. March 24, 1960. p. 30. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Quebec Rink Nears Title for Women". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. p. 12. Retrieved 21 February 2023.