The Mohawk Lacrosse Club, sometimes called Mohawk Club of Troy is the first lacrosse club in the United States.[1][2]
History
editIn 1867, Indigenous Americans held an exhibition match in front of 10,000 people in Troy, New York.[3] Following this, the Mohawk Lacrosse Club was formed in Troy in 1868 by several baseball players.[4][5] As a game previously only played by Indigenous Americans, the Mohawk Lacrosse Club introduced lacrosse to people who had never seen it played through the formation of a club lacrosse program.[6][5] This led to the formation of the modern game of lacrosse in the United States.[7]
In its first season in the summer of 1868, the Mohawk Lacrosse club lost 4 games to Canadian teams, including Montreal Lacrosse Club, Crescent, Dominion and Aurora.[4] Later, the team played a combination of college varsity and club games.[4] In the 1974 season, the team had a 7 and 3 record, finishing 3rd in the Yankee Division of the United States Lacrosse Club Association.[8] Over the years, the United States Lacrosse Club Association selected players from the team to participate in the annual North-South All-Star game.[9]
References
edit- ^ Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1905, (Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906), page 283.
- ^ "The Game of Lacrosse", The Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, volume XV, number 192, October 2, 1886, page 11. (subscription required)
- ^ Poulter, Gillian. Becoming Native in a Foreign Land: Sport, Visual Culture, and Identity in Montreal, 1840-85, UBC Press, Vancouver, 2009, page 157. ISBN 978-0-7748-1441-6
- ^ a b c "Troy, Springfield Lacrosse Teams Set Local Contest", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1970, number 73, March 26, 1970, page 27. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Cioffi, Pete. "Mohawk stickers in action Sunday", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1976, number 147, May 26, 1976, page 40. (subscription required)
- ^ Appletons' Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1885, new series, volume X, D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1889, page 519.
- ^ Downey, Allan. The Creator's Game: Lacrosse, Identity and Indigenous Nationhood, UBC Press, Vancouver, 2018, page 54. ISBN 978-0-7748-3605-0
- ^ "Mohawk Set For Season", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1975, number 81, March 22, 1975, page 10. (subscription required)
- ^ "Rogowski, Flannigan Lacrosse Stars", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1971, number 145, June 18, 1971, page 20. (subscription required)