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

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

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. Teams from

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and the

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played three games, with the team from the United States winning the series 2 games to 1. Games were played in the new

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in front of large crowds. Canada was represented by an all-star team, while the United States was represented by the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team, coached by

Ray Van Orman Ray Van Orman (January 25, 1884 – May 24, 1954) was an American veterinarian and college football and lacrosse coach. He served as the head lacrosse and football coach at Johns Hopkins University, from 1920 to 1935 and 1926 to 1935 respectively, ...

. Pages 763-766 in the original file reader. The first game on Sunday, August 7 was played on the same day as the marathon, which finished in the Coliseum. The United States won 5-3 in front of 75,000 people. Canada won the second game 5-4 with a last second goal. The deciding game was won by the United States 7-4.

Results

Teams

Canada

*Henry Baker *Joseph Bergin *Richard Buckingham *Kenneth Calbeck *W. Fraser *J. Frasir *Norman Gair *Stuart Gifford *William Harrison *F. A. Hawkins *Rowland Mercer *Bernard McEvoy *John McQuarrie *Yvan Paquin *Anthony Pelletier *Matthew Rohmer *Norman Russell *Bryce Spring *H. D. Wallace *J. A. Worthy

United States

*Francis Beeler *Walter Kneip, Jr. *Douglas Stone *Joseph Darrell *

Millard Lang Millard T. Lang (August 7, 1912 in Baltimore, Maryland – August 4, 2002 in Baltimore, Maryland) was a U.S. soccer forward and lacrosse player who is a member of both the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. ...

*Fritz Stude *Lorne Guild *Marshall McDorman *James W. Ives *James Merriken *Caleb Kelly *George Packard *Donaldson Kelly * Peter W. Reynolds *William Triplett *

Jack Turnbull John Iglehart Turnbull (June 30, 1910 – October 20, 1944) was an American lacrosse player and 1965 inductee into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He lends his name to the Jack Turnbull Award, given to the nation's best collegiate attackman. ...

*Church Yearley *William Weitzel Source:

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1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

1932 Summer Olympics events

1932 in lacrosse Men's events at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Results

Teams

Canada

United States

See also

References