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was a

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at the

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. Teams from

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and the

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played a single match, which ended in a 5-5 draw. The match was played in

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. Team USA was composed of

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team members, while Team GB fielded an all-star team. Pages 716-717 in viewer.

Result

Teams

Great Britain

An "All-England" team organized by the English Lacrosse Union represented Great Britain. *J. Buckland *N. R. Coe *A. L. Dennis *J. Fletcher *J. P. Foy *H. J. Ginn *J. Griffiths *J. H. Little *B. C. Makin *H. Prime *R. T. Renshaw *J. Swindells *R. V. Wilson *J. I. Whitehead (Capt.) *R. N. Whittaker *H. Wyatt *R. F. Zimmern

United States

The team from

represented the United States. *R. F. Barrows *A. D. Beard *R. Campbell *W. L. Coleman *O. Cook *R. Coons *M. T. Davies *R. Frick *R. Hutcheon *D. E. Jordan (Capt.) *R. E. Koch *C. J. McCann *J. A. Myers *R. E. Powell *R. J. Sneedon *S. W. Spaulding *D. R. Sutton *R. M. Wood Source:

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

1948 Summer Olympics events

1948 in lacrosse Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Result

Teams

Great Britain

United States

See also

References