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Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Teams from Great Britain and the United States played a single match, which ended in a 5-5 draw. The match was played in Wembley Stadium. Team USA was composed of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute team members, while Team GB fielded an all-star team.[1]
| Men's lacrosse at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Competitors | 35 from 2 nations |
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 Great Britain | 5 – 5 |  United States |
| 1st period | ||
| Whittaker, Little | Coleman, Myers (2), Wood | |
| 2nd period | ||
| Wilson | — | |
| 3rd period | ||
| — | — | |
| 4th period | ||
| Whittaker, Dennis | Myers |
Great Britain
An "All-England" team organized by the English Lacrosse Union represented Great Britain.
- J. Buckland
- N. R. Coe
- A. L. Dennis
- J. Fletcher
- J. P. Foy
- H. J. Ginn
- J. Griffiths
- J. H. Little
- B. C. Makin
- H. Prime
- R. T. Renshaw
- J. Swindells
- R. V. Wilson
- J. I. Whitehead (Capt.)
- R. N. Whittaker
- H. Wyatt
- R. F. Zimmern
United States
The team from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute represented the United States.
- R. F. Barrows
- A. D. Beard
- R. Campbell
- W. L. Coleman
- O. Cook
- R. Coons
- M. T. Davies
- R. Frick
- R. Hutcheon
- D. E. Jordan (Capt.)
- R. E. Koch
- C. J. McCann
- J. A. Myers
- R. E. Powell
- R. J. Sneeden
- S. W. Spaulding
- D. R. Sutton
- R. M. Wood
Source: [1]
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