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First Montreal Ahletic Lacrosse Team
This is the first non-indian lacrosse team -
First lacrosse game between Indians and non-Indian teams
Lacrosse was usually played by Indians and other First Nations groups but in 1842, the first lacrosse game was played with both Indians and non Indians -
The First Step
The Club was established in 1856 by the Montreal dentist, Dr. William George Beers. One of Dr. Beers's innovations was the replacement of the a hair-stuffed deerskin ball with a hard rubber ball, continues to the current time -
The National Game
It was 1859 when parliament proclaimed lacrosse as the national sport of Canada. Nowadays it is called the national summer sport of Canada -
"The Game Of Lacrosse"
Dr. W. George Beers (left) published first Canadian book on The Game of Lacrosse. He also published the first set of lacrosse rules in which the first team to score 3 goals won the match -
The New Rulebook Of Lacrosse
Dr. W. George Beers rewrote the rules thoroughly in 1867. His rules called for 12 players per team, and named the positions: Goal, point, cover point, first defense, second defense, third defense, centre, third attack, second attack, first attack, out home, and in home. Beers, who is known as " the father of lacrosse," also replaced the hair-stuffed deerskin ball with a hard rubber ball and designed a stick that was better suited to catching the ball and throwing it accurately. -
New York Lacrosse
White lacrosse players in Upstate New York began to play lacrosse and during the 1870's several teams were organized in metropolitan New York. -
Lacrosse: The National Game of Canada
A Montreal publisher produced the first book on the sport in 1869 named Lacrosse: The National Game of Canada. It was written by George W. Beers and illustrated with posed photos of players by the famous Notman Gallery. -
Fun Fact
In 1874,Lacrosse tried playing on an indoor rink in Montreal:a very bad idea. The ball bounced so much that players broke $300 worth of window panes. -
U.S Amatuer Lacrosse Association
The U. S. Amateur Lacrosse Association(A.L.A), founded in 1879, adopted the Canadian rules. -
First Night Game
One of the first night games to be played under the new "Electric Light" was played in August of 1880 at the Shamrock Lacrosse Field in Montreal. In order to help the fans follow what was occurring on the field at night, in a second game the promoters decided to coat the ball with phosphorous.
