Lecture 7: Lacrosse in BC

Question 1

why BC?

Answer 1

working class game 
people move for gold rush
male working class

Question 2

start of bc sport

Answer 2

starts with cricket in new west

royal navy vs royal engineers and cleared forest for a field

Question 3

cpr comes to bc

Answer 3

lacrosse comes with people from east
vic van new west seattle
BCALA

Question 4

telegraph

Answer 4

railroad and telegraph were important for growth of sport
provincial and national
first east west game between new west and toronto

Question 5

minto cup

Answer 5

name given by governor general
-amateur and didnt last long
-challenge cup so any team could join and play
salmonbellies win every cup

Question 6

tom gifford and newsy lalonde

Answer 6

gifford offers lalonde 5500 a year to play lacrosse in van
builds new field across from pne
more money in lax than hockey

Question 7

box lacrosse

Answer 7

can play either season and can fill hockey rinks during summer

Question 8

death of lacrosse

Answer 8

canadian recession 1913-1920
mass culture and cars
-changes rec activities - camping

Question 9

CLA minor league

Answer 9

too violent and is not made into college or church sport

-lack of us market because baseball is too popular