In 1952, Canadian Pro Football consisted of three separate leagues: The Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), and the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU). The top two teams from each league qualify for the post-season, with the exception of the WIFU, which had three teams qualify for the post-season, and the right to compete for the 40th Grey Cup. In a very balanced league season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12-3-1) would take the WIFU, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-2-1) would take the IRFU, and the Sarnia Imperials (11-1-0) would take the ORFU. In the first round of the playoffs, it was the Edmonton Eskimos winning a two-game point total of 42-38 over the Calgary Stampeders, the Sarnia Imperials would win a two-game point total of 65-19 over the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers, and the Toronto Argonauts would win a best of three series over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (22-11-12) to (6-27-7). In the Semi-Finals, it was the Toronto Argonauts over the Sarnia Imperials 34-15, while the Edmonton Eskimos would win a best of three series with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12-18-22) to (28-12-1) to set up the match ups for the 40th Grey Cup Championship. The 40th Grey Cup game was held on November 29 1952. The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 21-11 at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium. An audience of 27 391 watched as acting Canadian Prime Minister C. D. Howe opened the game with a ceremonial football kickoff, where Edmonton Mayor William Hawrelak held the ball, and Toronto Mayor Allan Lamport was watching nearby. 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. Normie Kwong earned a touchdown for Edmonton at the 13:05 mark, the only score of the first quarter. Toronto took the lead in the second quater when it earned six points from a touchdown by Nobby Wirkowski at 3:06, and a conversion by Red Ettinger, who would score again that quarter with a 3-point field goal at 11:35. Billy Bass earned Toronto’s second touchdown of the quarter at 13:28, converted again by Ettinger. Edmonton was left scoreless in this quarter which ended with a 15-5 Toronto lead. Kwong’s second touchdown of the game occurred at 10:24 of the third quarter and converted by Bill Snyder, the only points recorded in this quarter. Toronto continued to lead 15-11. 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.