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Identifier: prairieprovinces00boam (find matches)
Title: The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Boam, Henry J Brown, Ashley G
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Publisher: London : Sells
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under the auspices ofthe Western Canada Lacrosse Associationthe standard of skill became very high.In Winnipeg, one of the stronger leaguesin the West comprised three teams, theShamrock, Mintos, and Winnipeg, and ateam from Souris, Manitoba. The skill ofthese teams roused local enthusiasm togreat heights, but, asm the case of hockey,the professional element entered the gameand the public interest was lost. Scantsupport was accorded the game under thenew conditions, and lacrosse has neverwholly recovered from the effects. From1903 to 1910 the only team of any con-sequence was that of the Canadian NorthernRailway, which, despite the lack of oppo-nents and the indifference of the sportingpublic, kept the game from becomingentirely extinct in Winnipeg. It waslargely owing to the efforts of this clubthat, in 1910, the Winnipeg AmateurLacrosse Association was organized. Twoleagues, a junior and a juvenile, wereformed, the former comprising seven clubsand the latter four. The age and weight
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1. UNITED WESTERN FOOTBALL CLUB, WINNIPEG AND DISTRICT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 2. MANITOBA CRICKET TEAM, WINNERS OF INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 1913.3. SPORT AT EDMONTON. 4. GOLF AT JASPER, ALBERTA. 383 THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES OF CANADA restrictions which were imposed confinedthe game to the younger athletes of thecity. Plavers in the junior league had to beunder twenty-one years of age, while thoseof the juvenile league were under seventeenand weighed not more than 130 lb. TheCanadian Northern Railway team suc-ceeded in winning every game in thejunior league, but were disqualified owingto an infringement of the age regulations.In 1912 an intermediate league wasformed, consisting of five teams—theWinnipeg, Canadian Northern Railway,fort Rouge, Young Conservatives, andWinnitoba. The Canadian Northern Rail-way team proved far too strong for theircompetitors, and won the Freeland Trophywith ease. The Winnipeg Club won thejunior league in 1912, while the juvenilehonours fell to St. Matthews.

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