KP341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Egerton Ryerson, Montreal Shamrocks, Amateur Sports
26 Jan 2018
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01/24/18 theme ii: imperialism, colonialism, and empire iii. Rapid rise and fall of lacrosse: organizational and ideological decisions. Canadian sport: sustained by british ideals on sport, spread through many avenues, e. g. garrisons, business men. Horse racing: quebec turf club, upper canada turf club. Cricket: clubs formed to directly challenge the garrison teams: montreal cricket club. Particular regiments: 52nd: crucial in organize sport in halifax, fredericton, and montreal. Garrison presences wanes during the crimean war (1853-1857: death of reported organized sports due to solders leaving. Intensifies during the american civil war (1861-1865: montreal, quebec, halifax, london, toronto, kingston and hamilton, flurry of sport organization and receptive public. Left both the ideals and the structure of modern sport in canada: sustained through imperial connection, a particular way to play, a particular reason why we play. Widespread in canada: diffused in public school system.
