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Canadian men's curling championship
The 1931
Macdonald Brier , the
Canadian men's national
curling championship, was held from March 3 to 5, 1931 at
the Granite Club in
Toronto, Ontario .
[1]
Team Manitoba , skipped by
Bob Gourley , captured the Brier Tankard with a round robin record of 8-1. This was Manitoba's fourth consecutive Brier championship. A tiebreaker game was played to determine the runner-up as both
Ontario and
Toronto finished the round robin with 6-3 records. Ontario defeated Toronto in an extra end 13-12 to finish runner-up.
This was the last Brier to feature
Montreal and
Toronto as their own teams.
The 1931 Brier was one of only two Briers (the other being
1932 ) to feature no ends that were blanked.
[2] This Brier also set the record at the time for the most extra ends played in a single Brier with six (five in the round robin plus the runner-up tiebreaker playoff).
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
[3]
Alberta
Manitoba
Montreal
New Brunswick
Northern Ontario
Red Deer CC ,
Red Deer
Skip:
Robert Welliver
Third:
Joe LaFrance
Second:
Jack Fulton
Lead:
George Lindsay
Strathcona CC ,
Winnipeg
Skip:
Bob Gourley
Third:
Ernest Pollard
Second:
Arnold Lockerbie
Lead:
Ray Stewart
Montreal GCA ,
Montreal
Skip:
William Brown
Third:
Art Condie
Second:
Rob Braithwaite
Lead:
Harry Walker
Bathurst CC ,
Bathurst
Skip:
Nicholas Thibodeau
Third:
Joseph Connolly
Second:
Daniel Connolly
Lead:
John Kennah
Sault Ste. Marie CC ,
Sault Ste. Marie
Skip:
John Nicholson
Third:
James Shaw
Second:
George Murr
Lead:
Lloyd Mason
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Mayflower CC ,
Halifax
Skip:
Henry McLeod
Third:
Charles Durrant
Second:
Frank Arthur
Lead:
H.W. Gates
The Granite Club ,
Toronto
Skip:
Ed Brower
Third:
John Rennie
Second:
John Brower
Lead:
Robert Hamilton
Caledonia CC ,
Montreal
Skip:
Peter Lyall
Third:
Ormiston Roy
Second:
Howard Stewart
Lead:
John Roy
Saskatoon CC ,
Saskatoon
Skip:
Jack Miller
Third:
Bill McArter
Second:
Bert Barbour
Lead:
Percy Young
[4]
Barrie CC ,
Barrie
Skip:
Selvin Meredith
Third:
A.D. Simon
Second:
Charles Beelby
Lead:
Albert Simon
Round Robin standings
Key
Brier champion
Teams to Tiebreaker
Round Robin results
Draw 1
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Montreal (Brown)
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
Ontario (Brower)
4
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
1
14
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Lyall)
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
1
2
1
0
1
11
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
1
3
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (
Gourley )
2
2
3
0
1
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
16
Saskatchewan (Miller)
0
0
0
2
0
4
0
2
0
2
1
1
12
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Welliver)
0
2
0
0
1
3
0
5
0
3
0
1
15
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
3
0
2
0
11
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
9
Toronto (Meredith)
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
3
2
4
18
Draw 2
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)
2
0
0
3
0
2
5
0
2
0
2
0
16
Alberta (Welliver)
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
11
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (
Gourley )
4
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
3
0
2
16
Ontario (Brower)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
2
3
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
14
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
6
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Meredith)
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
10
Montreal (Brown)
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Lyall)
0
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
4
18
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
2
0
0
0
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
Draw 3
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Welliver)
0
1
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
3
0
1
13
Montreal (Brown)
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
3
0
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Meredith)
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
10
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)
2
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
11
Ontario (Brower)
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
9
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (
Gourley )
2
0
2
0
2
1
1
3
4
0
4
0
19
Quebec (Lyall)
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
6
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
X
9
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
X
6
Draw 4
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Brower)
2
0
0
1
0
3
1
2
3
0
2
0
14
Alberta (Welliver)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
7
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
9
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
8
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Manitoba (
Gourley )
3
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
11
Toronto (Meredith)
0
2
0
0
3
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
10
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
2
2
2
0
0
12
Quebec (Lyall)
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
11
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Montreal (Brown)
3
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
10
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
9
Draw 5
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Montreal (Brown)
7
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
15
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
3
1
0
8
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)
3
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
X
15
Toronto (Meredith)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
7
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Brower)
1
4
0
2
3
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
17
Quebec (Lyall)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (
Gourley )
0
0
0
0
4
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
11
Alberta (Welliver)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
10
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
11
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
4
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
10
Draw 6
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Montreal (Brown)
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
2
4
0
1
1
14
Saskatchewan (Miller)
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Meredith)
5
1
1
0
4
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
15
Quebec (Lyall)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
3
0
2
10
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
1
0
1
3
0
0
3
0
2
0
4
0
14
Alberta (Welliver)
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
1
0
1
9
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Brower)
2
0
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
2
2
X
13
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
3
Draw 7
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
3
0
2
1
12
Saskatchewan (Miller)
0
2
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Ontario (Brower)
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
11
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
4
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Toronto (Meredith)
2
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
13
Alberta (Welliver)
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (
Gourley )
1
0
0
0
6
0
0
2
0
5
0
2
16
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
0
3
1
2
0
3
1
0
2
0
2
0
14
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Lyall)
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
X
13
Montreal (Brown)
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
X
6
Draw 8
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Manitoba (
Gourley )
0
4
1
5
0
5
0
1
1
0
0
5
22
Montreal (Brown)
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
6
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Welliver)
3
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
3
1
1
0
17
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Quebec (Lyall)
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
10
Saskatchewan (Miller)
1
0
0
3
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
9
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
0
4
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
11
Toronto (Meredith)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Ontario (Brower)
4
0
4
0
1
0
0
3
0
2
0
X
14
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
X
7
Draw 9
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
New Brunswick (Thibodeau)
1
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
13
Manitoba (
Gourley )
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
2
2
2
10
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Toronto (Meredith)
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
3
2
13
Ontario (Brower)
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
0
2
0
1
0
0
11
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Northern Ontario (Nicholson)
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
4
2
3
0
0
14
Montreal (Brown)
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
8
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Alberta (Welliver)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
9
Quebec (Lyall)
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
Saskatchewan (Miller)
1
2
0
6
1
0
3
0
3
1
1
0
18
Nova Scotia (McLeod)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
6
Tiebreaker
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Ontario (Brower)
3
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
13
Toronto (Meredith)
0
1
0
1
0
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
12
References
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