Mohawk Lacrosse Club

The Mohawk Lacrosse Club, sometimes called Mohawk Club of Troy is the first lacrosse club in the United States.[1][2]

History

In 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
  1. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1905, (Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906), page 283.
  2. "The Game of Lacrosse", The Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, volume XV, number 192, October 2, 1886, page 11. (subscription required)
  3. 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
  4. "Troy, Springfield Lacrosse Teams Set Local Contest", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1970, number 73, March 26, 1970, page 27. (subscription required)
  5. Cioffi, Pete. "Mohawk stickers in action Sunday", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1976, number 147, May 26, 1976, page 40. (subscription required)
  6. Appletons' Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1885, new series, volume X, D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1889, page 519.
  7. Downey, Allan. The Creator's Game: Lacrosse, Identity and Indigenous Nationhood, UBC Press, Vancouver, 2018, page 54. ISBN 978-0-7748-3605-0
  8. "Mohawk Set For Season", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1975, number 81, March 22, 1975, page 10. (subscription required)
  9. "Rogowski, Flannigan Lacrosse Stars", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1971, number 145, June 18, 1971, page 20. (subscription required)
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