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pax THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929 te G.M.C. Lacrosse Team The Mann Cup Finals at New Westminster asSeen By the Vancouver Su The following reports, reprinted _from the Vancouver Sun on the days following the two championship games at New Westminster in which the General Motors team won the Mann Cup, give the Pacific Coast viewpoint of the victory of the East- ern Canada Champions. THE FIRST GAME By W. J. Finlay Eastern Canada seems to have at Jast developed a team of lacrosse get around, while Spencer took an ac- tive part in the attack. a The visitors opened the scoring in less than a minute and they = were never headed afterwards, Twice the Salmonbellies tied the score but the blue-jerseyed lads always came back to take the lead again. The first period ended 2-1 for. the visitors and Pit was 4-3 at the start of the third session and 6-4 at the beginning of the final quarter. Stoddard Plays Well ; Johnny Stoddard gave a bright dis- play between the sticks for the Sal- monbellies, He had hard luck on a 1 ions, but as a whole players who look good gh to clean up New Westminster on their historic field)at Queens park, a feat that has not been accomplished in a series of games for many a day. In outscoring the Salmonbellies 9-5 and outplaying them in convinc- ing style by a brilliant exhibition of the once popular game in Canada, yesterday afternoon, General Motors aggregation of All Stars from Osh- # awa showed nearly seven thousand enthusiasts, the largest number to witness a lacrosse game. in this part of the country since the pro days, that they are a real smart aggrega- tion of gutted stick wielders. Their victory gave them a. onc game lead in the series which will de- 'cide the location of 'the Mann Cup i for the next year and the amateur imix lacrosse championship of this wide 1% Dominion. But it doesn't mean that 1@ they have Val conquered. those flying Salmonbellies yet as they must win at least one more game and: these # Royal City lads have a habit of fight- ing hardest when the going is tough- est. Better Condition Yesterday there was no doubt as A to which was the better team, though iss the score is hardly a true criterion i! he ¥= ter, chiefly ed better staying powers by outlast- ing the home squad when they ram- med in three goals in the last quar- 1 because the tired Red Shirts could: not hold their hustling checks any longer. New Westminster boys have not had a game for several weeks. They have not really been extended all season and this no doubt handicap- ped them yesterday when they bat- tled a rugged team that looked to be in the pink of condition despite their long trip. At any rate they were speeding much faster in the fourth stanza than the B. C. lads. For a cup match the play was very much up to the standard expected. Close checking = predominated, but there was enough pretty stick hand- ling, dazzling rushes and sizzling drives with the goalies often clear- ing in spectacular style, to satisfy the most exacting. Both teams play- ed a very similar style of game with the Easterners excelling in the field where they often made the extra man through some fast footing at the right time. Fast Home Field Oshawa exhibited a shifty attack- ing line with Davidson being the out- standing player. He is a stout young fellow who takes lots of chances, handles his stick nicely and bores in on goal in a determined manner, He was prominent all afternoon and worked fast with Golden, Degray and Stephenson, 'the latter being checked up so well that he did not get into the scoring. The defense men had a big edge on the Royals jn size. They carry long sticks and have the speed to stay with their checks. Shannon in goal showed lots of class particularly in the first. two periods when the Red Shirts were at their best and buzzed around his goal at a = merry clip: Coulter and Hubble were hard to ga the play. But the visitors display- || ple of played a smart game. The Patchells were very much on the job and Grau- er also did good work. But it was in the field where the Red Shirts were outspeeded. Jack Wood, who has been out.of the game all summer, was his same tricky self and he took a lot of abuse, He got three well- earned goals, while Feeney and Brown got the other two, Young Douglas caught the fancy of the big crowd. He looks like a real comer by his display yesterday, He is a neat stick-handler, passes nicely and is away fast for an opening. Ver- non and H. Stoddard also did a lot of hard work. ; Charlie Querrie, carrying a lot of grey hairs since he was last here as a player, officiated along with Jack Bryson. There was plenty of hard checking, but very little deliberately dirty play. New' Westminster lost two goals when the officials ruled the pass had been taken inside the crease and the fans had a hard time under- standing the queer ruling particularly the second one which looked like a well-earned goal with Wood carrying the ball into the net, which is quite proper. THE SECOND GAME By Andy Lytle It was unfortunate for Jack Bry- son, old-time lacrosse player himself, that the goal he allowed for Oshawa General Motors, knocked Westmin- ster Royals out of further competi- tion for the Mann cup at Queen's Park yesterday afternoon, General Motors won 2-1, their sc- cond straight win and two splendid saves by Pat Shannon in the dying moments of the contest nullified the final thrust of a tired Royal City twelve, for Haddie Stoddart put all he had left into both drives, only to see Shannon turn them brilliantly aside. But the brand of lacrosse displayed was never first class. In the last quarter, when Oshawa got their se- cond on a long shot through bunched defense and home players in fifty seconds, the easterners did nothing but rag and stall, Actually there wasn't five minutes 'of lacrosse, the sort that brings you up all-standing and ready to fight, in that last twenty minutes, What was shown of that sort was staged by the Royals. They tried to bore in against a stout and well groomed defense. The boys from the other side of Win- nipeg skillfully dogged it when they got the, ball. hi Rules Cause Trouble When Westons came here two years back, they were accompanied by their own referee and backed by the weight of Graham and Coo, heads of the Canadian association. It was explained then,' at much length, that the 'rules had been altered and it was admitted that Westminster were not familiar with them. The same thing occurred this year. The east came, full fledged with a referee, and again with the Winni- peg officers of the association. That again the Royals didn't understand Daily Times, Oshawa, Ont. ONTARIO ATHLETIC COMMISSION. CHAIRMAN SENDS CONGRATULATIONS Please accept heartiest congratulations to Oshawa Gen- eral Motors Lacrosse team on bringing home Mann Cup. No mean feat to sweep across Canada for premier lacrosse honors. Splendid to see Ontario in forefront in Canada's national game. T. A. MURPHY, : Chairman, Ontario Athletic Commission. CONGRATULATIONS FROM O.A.L.A, Editor, Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ont, The O.A.L.A. wish to extend to the General Motors' Oshawa Lacrosse Club their heartiest congratulations on their wonderful achievement of bringing back the Mann cup to eastern Ontario. PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF O.A.L.A, _ BRAMPTON EXCELSIORS | 3 : SEND THEIR CONGRATULATIONS Editor, Oshawa Daily Times, Oshawa, Ont. - Please accept our congratulations on your splendid vic- tory in winning the Dominion Lacrosse championship and Mann Cup. ; . BRAMPTON EXCELSIOR LACROSSE CLUB. TORONTO LACROSSE CLUB WIRES CONGRATULATIONS Editor, Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ont. ! The president and members of the Toronto Lacrosse Club wish to extend to the Oshawa General Motors La- crosse Club their heartiest congratulations on bringing back the Mann cup to the City of Oshawa and to Ontario. TORONTO LACROSSE CLUB, W. J. BLAINEY, President, the tricky rules is nobody's fault. but their own, The west plays the same code that they have done for years, The east have made it illegal for a player w accept a pass, it seems, inside the goalie's crease, which is twelve fect square, with the goal posts set in the middle. n Two goals were disallowed the west on this nd in the first game and two again figured in the game yes- terday. In the first quarter Jack Wood scored but Querrie disallowed it. Not long afterward, White took a pass from an Oshawa player- while lying almost against Johnny Stod- dart in goal. Bryson allowed the goal, the most natural action in the wide, wide world for a coast official to do, no doubt, A Tough Spot There is no doubt whatever in my mind about' the position of White. He was clearly, discernible, awaiting the pass which came, well inside the crease. Querrie was at the other end of the field. . It 'was up to Bryson, but he would not bow to the pleas of Royal defenders that White was in- side the crease. That took courage. Bryson was wrong, it seemed to me, but he had made his ruling against the home town boys and it required nerve of a rare order not to change it, The original idea of the old time teams in lacrosse was to get goals. There was no twelve feet of sanc- tuary, extra protection, or what you like, for the man in goal. What a set-up that would have been for goal- keepers like Bob Cheyne, Bun Clarke, Dave Gibbons, or that ilk! But the western clubs can play that game just as readily as the east. If they are going to remain affiliated with the Canadian body, these rules of theirs should be in general opera- tion with junior and senior twelves. Again, you can kick the ball along with your foot, in order to get it into the stick more easily, but if you touch it with a gloved hand, that, too, is a foul. There was another flattering crowd on hand by 3.30 and it was a crowd consisting plentifully of real old tim- ers of the game. There were Giffords no end. Pat Feeney in a faded red jersey with a big "W" doing some nice footwork when stray balls came his way, and a few feet distant "Biscuits" Peele wondering if his famous defense stick was ever one-half the length of Coulter's of Oshawa. Sideline Highlights Charlie Welsh and © Querrie, be- tween periods, reminiscing of the good old days. Ossie Graham in plus fours. and smiles, telling the {folks all about it over the mike with Vic Andrew doing sideline 'casting be- tween terrific whacks on an inoffend- ing Corona. George Snider, roaring up and down the runways and mournmg wrathfully as Oshawa ragged and then did it some more. Eddie Mec- Kenzie longing frankly for the thrills of other encounters and not getting them, Stout policemen hustling little boys and large men off the field only to see them come trooping back agaii. Del Shiles demanding that something be done about a situation where the boys 'got right in on Shannon and still weren't scoring. "Winnipeg Bill" Finlay, dodging back and forth, trying to talk to his old buddies, Graham and Coo, in different sections and discovering it could be done if you moved "fast. Tommy Gifford crashing a rat-a-tat of words through a short megaphone which somebody had stepped on. The boys paying attention to the lacrosse wisdom of this wise old bird and holding Oshawa puzzled for the bet- ter part of three periods. Tommy's voice finally giving out and brother Jimmy taking up the burden. A fat boy begging for a light. Kids fall- ing into the field off bleacher ani grandstand seats, A well-known doc- tor demanding police authority to re- gain his seat pre-empted by three small boys. Jack Bryson mopping a very moist brow and swearing he wouldn't do it again for love, money or what of- fered. Querrie explaining to a scribe that holding an inrushing home play- er back with a stick over his shoulder wasn't legal but "you can't check 'em up for everything." To your blase reporter. these side- lights were more amusing than the actual contest. What rushes were made came from the Royals' end mostly. They would. retrieve on de- fense and move fast for goal where tstanding Canadians Congratul TEAM AT 1] PMONTON A " rw % Above is a photograph of the General Motors Lacrosse Team taken the lawn of the MacDonald Hotel, Edmonton, Alta., while the boys were on their way to the coast, The members of the group are as follows: Back Row--Left to right White, "Bill" Coulter, (captain), "Red" Spencer, ** : "Smoky" Fox, "Doddy" Doddemeade, "Toots" H Steph- enson, *Smitty" Smithson, "Hubble" Hubbell, Sitting--"Mat" Leyden, (business manager), Fred Hobbs, (vice-presi- dent), H. W, Nicoll, (director personnel, G.M.C.); George Mun- roe, . (coach), Charlie Querrie, (referee in Mann Oup, series). Sitting on groun d--*"Mel" Whyte, "Kelly" (trainer), "Pat" Shannon, "Chuck" David Sam Cl DeGray, . Lying--Walker Wilson, "Shep' Shepley. Lacrosse, the Sport of Canada, The Game That Makes a Man (Reprinted from The Oshawa Times of October 24, 1928, By an unknown author), I'm one of the old lacrosse boys, a friend of the gutted stick; I tell you the old game's got me, at times I think I'm sick-- Of the days that it takes for training, of the games that are earned and lost-- "I'm through," I say, when we put away our sticks with the 2utumn frost. But when May comes down on the West wind, tis then that I feel the pang At the thought of the fun I'd be missing, and you find me back with the gang. I've done my stunts in the scorching heat, a heat that no one knows, Who has not lived a summer, in "Our Lady of the Snows. I've felt the grass a-frizzle, and I've felt my tongue hang out, While the sweat on my neck and forehead streamed down like a water- spout; I've seen the field a-whirling, and never really knew How I nerved myself for another spring, and stayed till the whistle blew. There are jolts, and you bet you feel them, when you get the body fair-- Some bumps you take and some bumps you give--in the end you call it square; .. Maybe you shed a tooth or two; your skin is not always whole, But it's worth it all when you grab the ball, and bang in the winning goal. You know that the crowd is with you; you can hear the loud-mouthed fan, "Go down on the home, for the love of Mike," or "Everyone cover a man." And, oh, how your blood goes a leaping when the boys in the bleachers roar, Bore in on the nets and break the tie--just two more minutes to score." You have pulled out a game by a hair's breadth or you've cracked beneath the strain, But they still have a thrill in the after years, when you play them over again. So measure the creases ready, and put the nets in place; The teams are padded and steady, and the ball is there to face; "I'll be out to do my darndest, if I'm only an 'Also ran," For this is the sport of Canada,agamethat takes a man. Editor, Oshawa Daily Times, Cup. Good Luck. CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE O.R.F.U, On behalf of the O.R,F.U. I wish to congratulate the Oshawa General Motors Lacrosse Team on bringing back to Ontrio the Dominion Lacrosse Championship and the Mann R. H. BAILEY, Oshawa, Ont. Secretary O.R.F.U. a quick series of passing moventents culminated in a shot. Great on Defense Oshawa, except for Stephenson, who wasn't effective, and DeGray and Davidson were strictly: . eastern brand. They play great on defense but they moil and toil around well outside the defense in their attacks and the game languishes from a spe- tator's standpoint, What a Spring or a Turnbull would do in there! But it was tactics of this order that finally won for them and after all, that is the prime objective, Win the way you've been taught. Quite a hit of cross checking, the odd trip and some fairly heavy stick- ing was ignored by the officials. Ver- non's effectiveness was marred by oc- casional outbursts of temper and the Oshawa boys caused wise observers some amusement by faking injury. Playing down that famous old oval- shaped slope, there was some pretty rushing for a few minutes with the Royals having a slight edge of the play chiefly through the attacking craft of Feeney and Stoddart and the hard work of Bob Mackie. White's goal inside the crease was the big break of the quarter and Bry- son was beseiged by excited folk at the intermission. Jack Wood was in in the second quarter but was heavily thrown by two players. Stoddart was crashed across the nose by Coulter, who drew five minutes. DeGray tripped Vernon and Johnny, arising, tried to step on his face, but missed when DeGray quickly ducked. Johnny got three minutes. Oshawas were attacking up hill and did a decal of dog-trotting and loaf- ing with the ball. Apparently that is quite within the new code. You can rag until all hands are cockeyed if you. keep moving, Royals evened it up in the third when Wood, moving fast, took a' flip pass from Stoddart and beat Shan- non. Still Oshawa loafed when in possession. Ab Brown missed an open goal from a bad angle. Osh- awas came down in force, and Coul- ter, from well out, received three passes and shot hard and true for Stoddart each time. Donnemeade put the east one up and cinched the game when his long drive through bunched players was missed by the goalie. From then on the victors contented themselves with keeping attackers out and ragging after they had clear- ed their decks. ONTARIO MALLEABLE IRON €0. LACROSSE TEAM TOWN CHAMPIONS, 1904 Top row---Bert Lang, Bobby Essery, Geo. Gibson, Geo. Papeman, Robt. Knox, Hickey, Norman Michael, John McGuire, Billy Second row--Ed. Curtin, Thos. Carswell, Thos. Knox, August Jacobi, Ernie Parsons, Chas. Sayyae. Bottom row--Cham. Cameron, John Griffin, Harry Frown, Bert Wamsley, Jobn Callaghan, Eugene Day. A THE HISTORY OF | THE WANN CUP (Continued from page 5) Mann cup lacrosse freshing, that is when comparison is made with all those years since beginning of the war, for although it was competed for every year in the west the Mann cup paled before the Minto series, which drew the fans in their thousands and gave people |i memories they will carry to their last resting place. : Weston's Trip West Westons were prevailed upon to trek west in defence of the Mapn cup in 1927 with a. trip to the 1 Olympiad as a further prize. This was certainly a triumph for those who stood by lacrosse, Tears rolled down Dan McKenzie's cheeks when he learned that lacrosse was going on the Olympiad list although only on approbation. At The Olympic Games Those who were in the west know what happened in 1927 when New Westminster won a series that ranks with the very best since the first lacrosse stick held its first ball, Jt matters little now but it is a well known fact that Canada's team at the Olympiad was a little - disap- pointing. New Westminster went to Amsterdam with a full team but the four re-instated professionals, who Played such an important part in eating Weston, could not play against England or United States, Worthy Champions The champions did not play for the cup in. 1928 and it was a 'wholly castern series with Ottawa as the ultimate winners, 'This year's series is fresh in the memory with Oshawa as worthy champions and the only regret is that Oshawa did not also annex the Dominion soccer cup. A little more good fortune and it would have happened, for the team was good enough. 3 The thoughts of the Mann cup coming back to the east are enough to rouse sufficient enthusiasm to be- lieve that the game is in for a re- vival. It was a great pity Ottawa proved such poor opposition for Oshawa in the eastern play-offs this vea * ause here real chance for the sport to get something it hasn't had for a long, long, time--a '| break. In Ontario Next Year But the future looks bright. The trophy is east and will be de- fended in Ontario next summer. The westerners in British Columbia will be just crazy to get it back and Abbie Coo and Ossie Graham of Winnipeg, the president and secre- tary respectively of the Canadian Amateur Lacrosse Association, will see to it that Manitoba tries to get going in style. The Winnipeggers have been cultivating young talent for a few years now and their star is due to shine soon. Winnipeg gave New Westminster a handful of work in the exhibition game when the Sal- monbellies were on their way east to the Olympiad and threw a scare into Oshawa this year. Montreal too is coming on with young players and there are those who still want to know why Mon- treal did not meet Oshawa in the castern play-offs. Ottawa also re- ports some progress so it looks like a big year for amateur lacrosse in 1930. _ Replete With Romance This game of lacrosse is full of ro- mance, The biggest men in Canada are its well wishers and many of them have known what it is to essay a shot at goal. When Francis Nelson gathered the stars of 20 years ago to play host to the champions whe were bound for Amsterdam he round- ed up some big guns. The Windsor Hotel in Montreal fairly rang with lacrosse stories that night. Nobody could ever make his pile out of lacrosse, it costs too much to play it. Perhaps the inability to suc- cessfully commercialize the sport has done more than anything else to hold it down. Indians in The Game And this wonderful game has its only little touch of sentiment, It was the Indian who first played the game of lacrosse and doubtless it will surprise many to know that it is the Indian who is doing more than his share to keep the flag flying. Out in British Columbia lives Chief Andy Paul of the Squamish Indians. For years Chief Andy has operated his lacrosse team, which includes the Lewises and the Bakers. Andy's team never rose above city league quality but when there was a danger of the season going on without a senior lacrosse series Andy trotted out his braves and added a few pale faces by way of stiffening, They were mostly Indians who opposed New Westminster in the B.C, com- petition this season. Andy Paul's braves have been called many names such as Van- couver, North Vancouver, Native Sons, Vancouver Athletic Club and Longshoremen but, no matter what they called them, to the British 'Co lumbia fans they were, and are, al- ways the same, the Indians, Next year the Empire games are to be held in Hamilton, Did the la-, crosse solons gaze into the crystal when they fixed Ontario as the venue of next year's final? Is the lacrosse note beginning to get louder in an- 'ticipation _ of "the 1932 Olympiad at Los Angeles? We think so and the wish is father to the thought. ACHIEVED THE. IMPOSSIBLE (Peterboro Examiner) Oshawa, senior champions of the East, © have ' accomplished = what again and again had proved impos-' sible. © Year after year lacrosse teams carrying Eastern hopes have' been shattered at New Westminster before the 'onslaught of the famous Salmonbellies. But yesterday by virtue of a 2 to 1 victory scored by the General Motors team of Osha- wa, the historic Mann Cup, em- blematic of the Canadian Amateur | Lacrosse Championship, returns to Ontario. _ fd ah have been re-| |i From the Blue Devils The citizens of Oshawa as a whole should feel exceptionally proud of the General Motors La- crosse team who have just gained the highest honors obtainable in Canada, They have in thelr travels been wonderful representatives of our city, displaying the true ideals of sportmanship. Every citizen of our city should feel obligated to turn out and join in giving our champions the welcome they de- gerve, H. C. LECKY, Pres. General Motors Blue Devils, MAYOR McBRIDE. OF TORONTO Daily Times, Oshawa, Ont. the members of the Oshawa General Motors Lacrosse team hearty congratulations on bringing back to Ontario the Do- minion Lacrosse championship and the Mann cup. boys deserve,the highest praise. The game of lacrosse will now take on new life as the result of your success. SENDS HEARTIEST GREETINGS On behalf of the citizens of Toronto please extend to The team's SAMUEL McBRIDE, Mayor. bringing to the City of Oshawa and Ontario the champion- FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ONTARIO LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Editor, Oshawa Daily Times, : 5% 7 Oshawa, Ont. : I take great pleasure in extending to the Oshawa Gen- eral Motors Lacrosse team my heartiest congratulations on ship of the Dominion and the Mann Cup. May this not be the last time that this team brings such honors to their city, and province. 7 A. E. LYON, President O.A.L A, GRAND OLD MAN OF LACROSSE Editor, Oshawa Daily Times, Oshawa, Ont. General Motors' Lacrosse team and citizens of your city my heartiest congratulations on the splendid victory achiev- ed in New Westminster. Mayor advising time of the arrival of, and reception to your team. Cameron, an old member of the Oshawa Lacrosse Club to be present. your school teachers, will take a special interest from this forward in seeing Canada's national game is =roperly de- veloped. COMING FOR THE CELEBRATION AND SENDS HIS CONGRATULATIONS Please convey through the Daily Times to the Oshawa Have had a message from your I intend leaving here Friday morning, with Donald I sincerely trust your citizens and particularly P. J LALLY, - . Honorary President Canadian Amateur Lacrosse Assn. MESSAGES FROM OFFICIALS OF champions, and a team of which the citizens of Oshawa should be justly proud. Their splendid achievements have ONTARIO HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Editor, Oshawa Daily Times, Oshawa, Ont. Heartiest congratulations on signal victory over Can- ada's best national game exponents. A wonderful achieve- ment for your team after years of western successes. Osh- awa, and eastern Canada are mighty and justifiedly proud. FRANK'HYDE, 3 Ist Vice-President, O.H.A. Daily Times, Oshawa, Ont. : Kindly extend to the officers and members of the Osh- awa General Motors Lacrosse Club heartiest congratula- tions on their success in capturing the championship of the dominion. The record of the team in the interprovincial contests on their trip across Canada stamped them as real put Oshawa on the sporting map in a national way. W. A. HEWITT, Secretary, O.H.A. HONOR has been brought ot Oshawa by our ¢ Lacrosse Champions