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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-07-15, Page 5(!iCentral Keating's PharmaeA %THE HURONS", SEAFORTH' S CANADIAN CHAMPS OF 1891 - Seaforth's roots in soccer are deeper than either of Sunday's World Cup finalists. Back row, from left: D. McDonald, W. V. Sloan, W. G: Willis, G. R. Anderson (vice president). Middle row: W. M. Meredith, (president), J. W. Livingston, T. J. Stephens, R. E. Jackson,, R. Jamieson (honorary president). Front row: G. A. Dewar (captain), J. L. Killoran, W. M. McDonald, J. Smith, H. J. Crawford. ' PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRANK SILLS COLLECTION Seaforth had football before Brazil, France Everywhere else they played on tour in this country that season they faced sides made up of better players from different teams. "Seaforth is the only place where they will meet a club.'' The Expositor, ohserved with some trepidation. 'The Hurons arc a little ambitious in tackling them alone. but we are confident they will make the• game interesting for the visitors." It was, nil -nil at the half, but ended 2-1 for •the good guys. "The match was one of the most keenly contested ever played here. and was. w•itnes:sed by a crowd of over 600 people." this paper reported. The playing all round. by both teams. was thoroughly scientific. which made the match additionally interesting. The Chicago team. is composed entirely of Old Country -men. most jot them Scotch. except the Captain. who is Canadian." Then- Detroit. who had Neaten Berlin in the first leg of their home -and -home hut been • beaten' by Seaforth. defaulted their last two games to the Rangers and Hurons. "The . Detroits • were determined to win the championship. but four of their very. hest players left ..the city. owing to the stone cutters -strike." . So instead the Hurons beat Berlin again 3-1 here in town. this time in a friendly. • "The proceedings were enlivened by the selections of visiting bands." Detroit's defaults meant Seaforth had successfully defended the Western Ontario crown. SCOTS SHOWDOWN Meanwhile Osgoode• Hall and the Scots met for the Toronto title. with the Scots sweeping. setting the stage for the national showdown. The Torontonians hadn't been on tha'short end of a score all season: • Since their loss the year • before "the Huronites have been practising ,unceasingly." The Globe wrote. (and have beaten) "two.: Of -the strongest football teams •in the United States." "The Hurons came to the city shortly after midday, registered at the Walker House, dined, and about three o'clock took a car for Rosedale.. "They were in great form." the report continued. Mr. 'Russ Star of the Osgoode team was referee. "Throughout the whole game. the old-time combination work of. the Hurons was very noticeable, their tact was unique and their judgement faultless. "It would be hard to beat the game they were putting up: Their wings were effective and rather too speedy for the Scots' defence." according to the writeup in• the Toronto paper. A HEAD "After nearly 35 minutes of hard play, which was much in favor of the Hurons, the ball was kicked high from their right side and came over to Crawford on the left side. That player skillfully took the ball into control with his head and bounced it through the goal." So it was 1-0 for Seaforth at the half. They soon scored again. "W. McDonald got another chance and shot straight into the Scots' goalkeepers' hands. hut before he had time to dispose of the ball Smith •had forced him and the ball both though." The Globe wrote. The Hurons then "made •the Scots play a defensive game pretty much around their goal, until a Toronto back "threw up his hands and stopped the ball." "The foul. was quickly taken advantage of by Dewar. who passed to Killoran and from his foot the ball flew through the goal. It was aswift and well -directed shot, and made the game almost sure for Me Hurons." The • report in The Expositor on the clincher in Seaforth four days later was far skimpier on details. "The Hurons kept their lead from the first. As a club they are decidedly the best players. They play better together and in goal scrimmage are more active and sharper ' to take advantage of their position. "There was not an unpleasant. word spoken during the match and the -very best of good .feeling appeared to prevail between the members of the two clubs: although they were contending so hard against each other. THE C4TH SIDE "It is no ordinary honor the Seaforth boys have won for themselves. and'their town. "11 would be difficult to find a more gentlemanly or well-behaved lot of young men." They were: W. V. Sloan, goal; W. G. WiIti3. left football there, now almost back: D. McDonald, right back; J. ,W. Livingston, right half back; T. J. Stephens, centre half back; R. E. Jackson, left half back; G: A. Dewar, Captain/right forward; J. L. Killoran. right forward; W. M. McDonald, centre forward; J. Smith, left forward; H. J. Crawford, lift forward. .W. W. Meridith was president, G. R. Anderson, vice president, R. Jamieson. honorary president and R. A. Creswell, manager. The Toronto Mail story the following summer sheds some light on the "personnel of this famous team": "Livingston• is a phenomenal ',Myer. and has on several occasions represented Ontario in matches with the United States... Sloan (from Dublin way, according to Frank Sills) has played with the team during one season only, and is now at Blyth... D. McDonald (from Walton area) is one of the 'old reliables.' having for ten years played with the team... Willis (grandfather_ of the shoemaker Willis in Seaforth) is a brilliant player... Stephens (ran the Commercial Hotel) is alt but invincible... Jackson (Eemondville, tannery/store ) always goes in to win on principle... Dewar a member of the team almost since its inception. His right wing record against the United States. Eastern Ontario and the Toronto league will not readily be forgotten... Killoran (a lawyer here who became a judge) has been his right wing chum in many a warm contest... Smith (a paper hanger) and Crawford (who played for University of Toronto when they were Ontario champs). on the left, make a stubborn pair to handle. the former notwithstanding he is the youngest metbber on the team." GONE TO GLORY Our Hurons were a power for more than a few years. It was in 1906 that they drew 1-1 with the Corinthians, the only Canadian team to do that well against the touring Brits. These heroes faded into the mists of memory, as did their field, to a lesser extent, which ran into financial difficulties early this century. The old Recreation Grounds had a cash balance of 81¢ at the end of 1906. The local stock company tried to sell it, with.no takers in 1909. What remains of the old pitch is now called Optimist Park, and Seaforth's up- and-comers still play always referred to as soccer around here. 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