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Lacrosse At The 1908 Summer Olympics
A field lacrosse game was played between Canada and Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The game was tied 9-9 in the fourth period, before Canada scored 5 straight goals to pull ahead. Canada won 14-10 to earn their second of two gold medals, the only lacrosse gold medals given out in the Olympic Games. Background The game marked the second appearance of lacrosse at the Olympics, the first being at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Only two teams competed, one fewer than in 1904: South Africa entered a team but withdrew before the draw. Both teams held try-outs to select the players to represent their country. The Official Report notes that it was the "first time in the history of Canadian lacrosse a team had been selected from all parts of the Dominion," with players from clubs "as far apart as New Westminster and Montreal."Official Report, p. 205. The report also credits the British team as "by far the strongest ever put into the field" by England, though admits the sport was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Brennan (lacrosse)
Patrick Brennan (July 30, 1877 – May 1, 1961"Pat Brennan Old Lacrosse Great Dies" ''Montreal Gazette''. May 2, 1961 (pg. 24). Retrieved 2022-12-10.) was an Irish-born Canadian lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadia ...
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Henry Hoobin
Henry Francis Hoobin (February 15, 1879 – July 20, 1921) was a Canadian lacrosse player. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Early life Henry's father, John Hoobin, was a member of the Shamrocks Lacrosse Club. In the late 1890s, having been taught to play the sport by his father, Henry joined his father's lacrosse team. In 1907, Henry retired from the sport due to an injured knee, but returned to the game when he selected to represent Canada in lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics. 1908 Summer Olympics Henry won a gold medal against Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, as a member of the Canadian lacrosse team. At the time he was signed for the Montreal Shamrocks The Montreal Shamrocks were an amateur, later professional, and then amateur again men's ice hockey club in existence from 1886 to 1924, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were spun off from the Montreal Shamrocks lacrosse club. Starting off ... in the attack wing position. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Ramsey
Hubert Walter Ramsey (3 October 1874 – 8 February 1968) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. References External linksHubert Ramsey's profile at Sports Reference.com 1874 births 1968 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson Parker-Smith
Johnson Parker-Smith (14 January 1882 – 13 July 1926) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. Smith was born in 1882 in Chelford near Macclesfield in Cheshire, his father, also Johnson Parker Smith, was a merchant. Smith became a chartered accountant. References External linksJohnnson Parker-Smith's profile at Sports Reference.com 1882 births 1926 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain English accountants Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in lacrosse 20th-century English businesspeople { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Mason (lacrosse)
Gerald Mason (12 August 1877 – 30 September 1951) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. References 1877 births 1951 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in lacrosse 20th-century British people Sportspeople from Trafford (district) {{Lacrosse-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Martin
Reginald George Warren Martin (June 25, 1887 – January 29, 1981) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. References External linksOlympic profile 1887 births 1981 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in lacrosse 20th-century British people {{Lacrosse-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Jones (lacrosse)
Edward Percy Jones (July 12, 1881 – November 17, 1951) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. References External linksOlympic profile 1881 births 1951 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in lacrosse 20th-century British people {{Lacrosse-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfrid Johnson
Wilfrid Alexander Johnson (October 15, 1885 – June 21, 1960) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. He read greats at Balliol College, Oxford, and later became an accountant in the Civil Service. During the First World War, he served in the Royal Naval Air Service. References External links Olympic profile 1885 births 1960 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in lacrosse 20th-century British people {{Lacrosse-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Hayes
Sydney Nuttall Hayes (18 July 1891 – 11 December 1944) was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were or .... He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. References External linksOlympic profile 1891 births 1944 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain 20th-century British people {{Lacrosse-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Dutton
Eric Ogden Dutton (26 July 1883 – 29 March 1968) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team that won the silver medal. References External linksOlympic profile 1883 births 1968 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in lacrosse 20th-century British people {{Lacrosse-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Buckland
George Frederick Buckland (13 April 1883 – 28 January 1937) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. References External links * 1883 births 1937 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in lacrosse 20th-century British people {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Alexander (lacrosse)
George Percival Alexander (1886 – 14 November 1929) was a British lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ... player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal. He wasa long time misidentified as Gustav Bernhard Franck Alexander (b. 20. September 1881 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Greater Manchester - d. 5. December 1967 in Little Kimble, Buckinghamshire), References External links * 1886 births 1929 deaths Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic lacrosse players of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century British people {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
