Lacrosse at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Teams from Canada, Great Britain, and the United States played matches on August 5, 6 & 7. Each team ended the tournament with a record of 1 win and 1 loss. Prices of tickets to see the games ranged from 1.25–7.50 florin.

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

Teams

Canada

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 A.E. Dal Grauer L. P. Gregory

E. G. Burnett W. G. Hersperger J. P. V. Woollam

United States

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 George Richardson C. G. Mallonee C. Leibensperger R. M. Finn

Reserves:

F. H. Dotterweich L.H. Farinholt P. Hall, Jr.

M. Caplan C. C. Brownley

United Kingdom

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

References

• 1.1928 Amsterdam Official Report (digitized copy online)
• 2.Smithsonian Institution Archive Center, LOUIS S. NIXDORFF 1928 OLYMPIC GAMES COLLECTION, 1926-1978, #443