40th Grey Cup
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Date | 29 November 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | CBLT Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Norm Marshall, Larry O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratings | 700,000 (estimated)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 40th
Game highlights
An audience of 27 391 watched as acting Canadian Prime Minister
Hometown coach Frank Clair and his team enjoyed a decisive victory despite trailing in the first quarter. Edmonton coach Frank Filchock was dismissed soon after his team's defeat.
First quarter: Normie Kwong earned a touchdown for Edmonton at the 13:05 mark, the only score of the first quarter.[3]
Second quarter: Toronto took the lead when it earned six points from a touchdown by
Third quarter: Kwong's second touchdown of the game occurred at 10:24 and converted by Bill Snyder, the only points recorded in this quarter. Toronto continued to lead 15-11.[3][4]
Fourth quarter: Edmonton was shut out in the final quarter as Toronto's Zeke O'Connor touched down at 9:40, followed by a conversion from Ettinger.[3]
Grey Cup's first telecast
This was the first Grey Cup match to be televised as
A technical failure prevented viewers from seeing 29 minutes of the game video. This interrupted the telecast during much of the third quarter, although commentator audio was still transmitted. Images were restored into the final quarter when CBC technicians repaired the link at the CBC's tower which received the feed from Varsity Stadium.[1][5] The reported cause of the transmission relay failure was a vacuum tube worth $1.85.[6] Despite this setback, this inaugural Grey Cup broadcast was reported to have had the most viewers of any Canadian television production to that date.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Patskou, Paul (16 November 2007). "The first televised Grey Cup Game". Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ^ "East Keeps Cup, West Wins Many New Friends". The Globe and Mail. 1 December 1952. p. 19.
- ^ a b c d "Summary on Final (Grey Cup score summary)". The Globe and Mail. 1 December 1952. p. 20.
- ^ Walker, Gord (1 December 1952). "Staid, Experienced Argos Take Cup Victory in Stride". The Globe and Mail. p. 20.
- ^ a b Patskou, Paul (August 2007). "CFL - The Television Years". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ^ West, Bruce (1 December 1952). "Game Guys: 'First Time I've Been Warm...'". The Globe and Mail. p. 19.