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Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club was one of the first football teams based in Calgary, Alberta, formed March 14, 1906 at Calgary City Hall. It was part of the Calgary Rugby Football Union. Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club played its first game on October 31, 1907, defeating the Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15–0 at Calgary. The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, founded in 1945, do not trace their lineage to this club. Calgary RFC was renamed the Calgary Tigers in 1908 and joined the Alberta Rugby Football League in the same year. It later joined the then newly formed Western Canada Rugby Football Union in 1911 and won the first-ever Western championship that year. The team would change names, fold and be reborn several names in next few decades: * Calgary Tigers - 1908–14, 1919–20, 1925, 1928–30 * 50th Battalion - 1923-24 * Calgary Altomah-Tigers - 1931 * Calgary Altomah-Indians - 1932-34 These teams were succeeded by a separate club: * Calgary Bro ...
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1906 In Canadian Football
The 1906 Canadian football season was the 15th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 24th season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883. The season concluded with the Hamilton Tigers defeating the McGill University Seniors in the 1906 Dominion Championship game. Canadian football news in 1906 Specifications were first made for the size of football, where the ball had to be 11 inches long, 23 inches in circumference and 13 3/4 ounces in weight. Goals from the Field and Free Kicks were increased to four points in the ORFU. Games were four 15-minute quarters in length. CIRFU lowered Goals from the Field to four points and Free Kicks to three points. Calgary City Rugby Football Club was formed March 14 at Calgary City Hall. The Manitoba Rugby Football Union saw the four teams play an unbalanced schedule. Each team could earn a maximum of 30 points on the ...
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1914 In Canadian Football
Canadian football news in 1914 The remnants of the Hamilton Alerts operated separately from any Union for several seasons before fading from the scene. The CRU appointed head linesmen and the CIRFU adopted a three-yard interference rule while the IRFU The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and ... adopted a residence rule. Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs League champions Grey Cup playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1914'' Alberta Rugby Football Union playoffs *''University of Alberta Varsity wins the total-point series 20-15.'' SRFU Playoff *''Regina advances to the West Final.'' West Final ...
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1929 In Canadian Football
Canadian Football News in 1929 CRU adopted use of the forward pass on a limited basis in Junior, Interscholastic, Western Canada Rugby Union, Western Intercollegiate Union and the Grey Cup final. The first legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and the first reception was by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton on September 21. Jersey Jack Campbell of Regina threw the first forward pass in a Grey Cup game and Jerry Erskine made the first reception. The first touchdown pass was by Edmonton's Joe Cook to Pal Power in the second quarter of a game against the University of Alberta on September 28. The first interception return for a touchdown was by Joe Hess of the University of Alberta in the same game when he caught a pass by Cook. Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs Leag ...
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1928 In Canadian Football
Canadian Football News in 1928 The Tri-City Rugby Football League was formed on August 25 and consisted of Moose Jaw, Regina and two teams from Winnipeg. The league played an unbalanced schedule. Provincial champions for the MRFU and SRFU were determined by head-to-head games of provincial rivals in the Tri-City League. The Union disbanded the following year because of travel expenses. Saskatchewan and Manitoba reverted to playing games within their respective provinces. First radio play-by-play broadcast of a Grey Cup Game was on December 1. Jack Hamilton served as president of the Western Interprovincial Football Union for the season. Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs League Champions Grey Cup playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1928'' Western Inter-Collegiate Rugby Football Union - total points se ...
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1927 In Canadian Football
Canadian Football News in 1927 Western Canada Intercollegiate Union was formed. No senior league games played in the Alberta Rugby Football Union The Alberta Rugby Football Union was formed on September 25, 1911, and governed the newly emerging and evolving sport of football in the province for over 2 decades before it was disbanded in 1936. First the Calgary Rugby Football Union (CRFU) was c ... for this year. Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs League Champions Grey Cup playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1927'' MRFU Tie-Breaker *''Tammany Tigers advance to the western semi-final'' BCRFU final *''University of British Columbia Varsity advance to the western final'' Western semifinal *''Regina Roughriders advance to the western final'' Western Finals *''Manager Ronne Bohem decided that Regina wou ...
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1926 In Canadian Football
Canadian Football News in 1926 The British Columbia Rugby Football Union was formed on September 1. Records indicate that while there were exhibition and playoff games, there was no league play in the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union The Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union was a Canadian football league created on September 22, 1910 and disbanded after the 1936 season. It joined the Manitoba Rugby Football Union and the Alberta Rugby Football Union to form the Western Canada Rugb .... Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs * Final league game was cancelled League Champions Grey Cup playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1926'' MRFU Tie-Breaker *Winnipeg St.John's advance to western semi-final WCRFU semifinal *''In overtime, Regina advances to Final'' WCRFU semifinal *''University of Alberta advances to Fi ...
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1925 In Canadian Football
Canadian Football News in 1925 McGill coach Frank Shaughnessy introduced the huddle system to Canadian football. It was at first called the Conference System. Calgary 50th Battalion became the Tigers. The Ottawa Rough Riders club changed its name to the Senators. Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs League Champions Grey Cup playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1925'' MRFU Tie-Breaker SRFU final West semifinal East semifinal *''Queen's advances to the East Final.'' East final *''Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup.'' West final *''Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup final.'' Playoff bracket Grey Cup Championship The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake champi ...
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1924 In Canadian Football
Canadian football news in 1924 Coach Bill Hughes of Queen's introduced the use of films as a coaching technique. The numbering of players, although used for years, was made compulsory. The Regina Rugby Club became the Regina Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 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'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs League Champions Grey Cup playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1924'' ARFU playoffs *''Calgary won total points series 16-15.'' *''Calgary won the total points series 21-1.'' East final *''Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.''https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7stAAAAIBAJ& ...
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1923 In Canadian Football
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 semi ...
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1922 In Canadian Football
Canadian Football News in 1922 The Edmonton Eskimos were renamed the Edmonton Elks. Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs League Champions Grey Cup Playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1922'' SRFU Playoff *''Regina wins the SRFU championship.'' I.C.R.F.L Final *''Queen's advances to the East Final.'' Western Semi-Final *''Edmonton advances to the West Final.'' Western Final *''Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup.'' East Semi-Final *''Toronto Argonauts advance to the East Final.'' East Final *''Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.'' Playoff Bracket Grey Cup Championship 1922 Toronto Globe 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 - Gordon Duncan, University of ...
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1921 In Canadian Football
Canadian Football News in 1921 Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the CRU and challenged for the Grey Cup. The Edmonton Eskimos became the first Western team to play in a Grey Cup game, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts 23–0. Rule changes included reducing players from 14 to 12 per side; putting ball into play by snapping it back; limit of 18 players with substitutes permitted freely. Regular season Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs ''* Final game of the season was cancelled - not necessary League Champions Grey Cup playoffs ''Note: All dates in 1921'' SRFU Playoff *''Regina won the first game (score 10 to 8) played on October 29. After a successful protest, the game was replayed on November 4.'' *''Saskatoon advances to the WCRFU semifinal'' Eastern semifinal *''Toronto Argonauts advance t ...
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1920 In Canadian Football
After a four year absence due to the First World War, the Grey Cup was up for grabs once again as a couple of familiar foes battled for the trophy. The Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Toronto Argonauts. It was the final time these cross-town rivals challenged each other for the Grey Cup. Canadian Football News in 1920 CIRFU and IRFU The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ... adopted a four-yard Interference rule while the CRU opted for three yards of Interference. ARFU played games with 12 players per side and introduced the snap-back. The reduction in the number of players was done for monetary reasons as train rates were high after World War I. The CRU would make the same changes in 1921. The MRFU champion Winnipeg Victorias were unable to field a full team for the ...
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