Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Olympic event The sport of field lacrosse was played at the 1904 Summer Olympics, which marked the first time that lacrosse had been featured at the Olympic Games. Three teams participated — two from Canada and one from the United States. One of the Canadian teams consisted entirely of Mohawk nation players.<ref name="mallon">Template:Cite book</ref> The victorious Shamrock Lacrosse Team is more commonly known as the Winnipeg Shamrocks.

A second American team, the Brooklyn Crescents, was entered but did not participate: they were scheduled to play a semi-final against the Shamrocks, but arrived too late and were disqualified.<ref name="summer1904">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=record>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Medal table

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	1	0	1	2
2	United States	0	1	0	1

Medal summary

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Template:FlagIOCteam Shamrock Lacrosse Team: Élie Blanchard William Brennaugh George Bretz William Burns George Cattanach George Cloutier Sandy Cowan Jack Flett Benjamin Jamieson Stuart Laidlaw Hilliard Lyle William F. L. Orris Lawrence Pentland	Template:FlagIOCteam St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association: J. W. Dowling W. R. Gibson Hugh Grogan Philip Hess Tom Hunter Albert Lehman William Murphy William Partridge George Passmore William T. Passmore W. J. Ross Jack Sullivan Albert Venn A. M. Woods	Template:FlagIOCteam Mohawk Indians: Black Hawk Black Eagle Almighty Voice Flat Iron Spotted Tail Half Moon Lightfoot Snake Eater Red Jacket Night Hawk Man Afraid Soap Rain in Face

Rosters

Shamrock Lacrosse Team

• Élie Blanchard
• William Brennaugh
• George Bretz
• William Burns
• George Cattanach
• George Cloutier
• Sandy Cowan
• Jack Flett
• Benjamin Jamieson
• Stuart Laidlaw
• Hilliard Lyle
• William F. L. Orris
• Lawrence Pentland

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St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association

• J. W. Dowling
• W. R. Gibson
• Hugh Grogan
• Philip Hess
• Tom Hunter
• Albert Lehman
• William Murphy
• William Partridge
• George Passmore
• William T. Passmore
• W. J. Ross
• Jack Sullivan
• Albert Venn
• A. M. Woods

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Mohawk Indians

• Black Hawk
• Black Eagle
• Almighty Voice
• Flat Iron
• Spotted Tail
• Half Moon
• Lightfoot
• Snake Eater
• Red Jacket
• Night Hawk
• Man Afraid Soap
• Rain in Face<ref name="mallon"/>

"Man Afraid of Soap" was also known by the English alternative name Freeman Joseph Isaacs; he is the father of Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee, Bill Isaacs. The English alternative names of the remaining players were Joe Crawford, Philip Jackson, Eli Warner, Amos Obediah, Thomas Will, Berman L. Snow, L. Bumbary, J. B. Eaver, Eli Martin, Sandy Turkey, Austin Bill, W. E. Martin, Jacob Jamieson, Eli Henry, Joe Clark, Frank Seneca, Charlie Johnon and Robert Lottridge.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• World Lacrosse
• World Lacrosse Championship

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