Lacrosse at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's lacrosse
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
DateAugust 5–7
Competitors52 from 3 nations
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Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Teams from Canada, Great Britain, and the United States 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 team represented the United States.[1] 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:[2]

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:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guide to the Louis S. Nixdorff 1928 Olympic Games Collection". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ Nixdorff, Louis S. "Louis S. Nixdorff Diary, July 10, 1928 to August 15, 1928" (PDF). Smithsonian Institution. pp. 14–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Amsterdam Games Olympic Official Report part two" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 1928. pp. 907–911. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-09.

External links

  • Photo of 1928 Olympic lacrosse game between U.S. and Canada
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