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 extensively ...
was a
demonstration sport
A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition. This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games, but may also occur at other sporting events.
Demonstration spor ...
at the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
in
Amsterdam
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. Teams from
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
,
Great Britain
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, and the
United States
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played round-robin matches on August 5, 6 and 7. Each team ended the tournament with a record of 1 win and 1 loss.
The
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse
The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team represents Johns Hopkins University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse.
Since 2015, the Blue Jays have represented the Big Ten Conference.
Overview
The ...
team represented the United States.
Canada and Great Britain sent their all-star teams.
Results
*August 5, 1928 - United States 6 - Canada 3
*August 6, 1928 - Great Britain 7 - United States 6
*August 7, 1928 - Canada 9 - Great Britain 5
Source:
Teams
Canada
Starters
*J. Stoddart
*L. Gregory
*C. Grauer
*R. A. Mackie
*A. Farrow
*W. Fraser
*A. Brown
*J. Vernon
*N. Atkinson
*J. Wood
*C. Doyle
*A. W. Wilkie
Reserves:
*F. D. Bourne
*D. Grauer
*L. P. Gregory
*E. G. Burnett
*W. G. Hersperger
United States
Starters:
*W. F. Logan
*Th. N. Biddison
*G. Helfrich
*J. K. Eagan
*L. S. Nixdorff
*J. D. Lang
*J. W. Boynton
*
Robert H. Roy
*W. A. Kegan
*R. M. Finn
*
C. Gardner Mallonee
*C. Leibensperger
Reserves:
*F. H. Dotterweich
*L. H. Farinholt
*W. P. Hall, Jr.
*H. M. Caplan
*C. C. Brownley
Great Britain
Starters:
*P. L. V. Astle
*L. Clayton
*A. B. Craig
*H. H. Crofts
*S. M. Fleeson
*G. F. Higson
*F. E. Johnson
*H. C. Johnson
*O. J. Knudsen
*E. Parsons
*F. C. G. Perceval
*A. J. Phillips
Reserves:
*E. R. Richards
*G. P. Seed
*W. D. Stott
*E. E. Tweedale
*S. Wood
*J. P. V. Woollam
Source:
See also
*
Federation of International Lacrosse
*
World Lacrosse Championship
The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years.
The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as a ...
References
External links
Photo of 1928 Olympic lacrosse game between U.S. and Canada
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1928
Events January
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1928 Summer Olympics events
Lacrosse in the Netherlands
1928 in lacrosse
Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics