Lacrosse at the 1928 Summer Olympics explained

Event:	Men's lacrosse
Games:	1928 Summer
Date:	August 5–7
Competitors:	52
Nations:	3
Prev:	1908
Next:	1932 (demonstration)

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

• Federation of International Lacrosse
• World Lacrosse Championship

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guide to the Louis S. Nixdorff 1928 Olympic Games Collection . Smithsonian Institution . https://web.archive.org/web/20171109081135/http://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0443 . 9 November 2017 . dead.
2. Web site: Nixdorff. Louis S.. Louis S. Nixdorff Diary, July 10, 1928 to August 15, 1928. Smithsonian Institution. 14–15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171109134550/https://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC0443_diary.pdf . 9 November 2017.
3. Web site: Amsterdam Games Olympic Official Report part two. LA84 Foundation. 907–911. 1928. 2017-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027060021/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928p2.pdf. 2016-10-27. dead.