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History of Canadian Soccer
by Colin Jose
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Overseas Tours by Canadian Teams: Biographies of Canadian players who made the tour: Dr. Edward Payson Gordon Born: St. Helen's, Ontario, in 1866. Died: San Francisco, California, in 1902. Club: Toronto Varsity. Half Back. Received his education at Jarvis Street Collegiate Institute and at Toronto Medical School. Graduated Medical Doctor: Master of Surgery, University Victoria College, Cobourg, Ontario, 1890. Soon after his graduation, he became connected with the Canadian Pacific Steamships Company as a surgeon, travelling between Vancouver and Hong Kong and served, for example, on the Empress of Japan in 1892. After filling this position for about two years, he settled in the practice of his profession in Toronto, where he remained until 1899, when he moved to British Columbia as a practising physician and surgeon to the mining districts. Also an outstanding lacrosse player, who toured Britain in 1888 with the Toronto Lacrosse team in addition to the soccer team. In 1894, he married Margaret Donald, who after his death in 1902, graduated at the Royal College of Dental Surgery of Ontario in 1906. Frederick Killer Born: Berlin, Ontario, 1863. Died: Toronto, Ontario, January 3, 1941. Berlin Rangers. Full Back. A bookkeeper by profession. Secretary-Treasurer of the Gerhard Heintzmann Company in 1926. Gerhard Heintzmann made pianos, and in 1927, were bought out by the better-known Heintzmann and Sons. Charles (Carl) Kranz Died: Kitchener, Ontario, May 3, 1938. Berlin Rangers. Full Back. Mayor of Kitchener in 1904 and 1905. Early in life, he worked in his father's store, where he became interested in the fire insurance business, the office of the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company being located in the establishment. Eventually established his own insurance business under the name of Carl Kranz Limited. He started his municipal career in 1902, and in addition to being mayor, was elected to the Public Utilities Commission in 1913, serving on that body until 1932. He was a member of the Kitchener Waterloo Rotary Club, St. Mary's Hospital Board, Grand Union Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Canadian Order of Foresters, the Knights of Pythias and the Grand River Lodge, A.F. & A.M. In addition to soccer, his other sports activities included curling, golf and lawn bowling. Married to Annie Bingham, the sister of teammate H.P. Bingham. Dr. Wilfred Pirt Mustard Born: Uxbridge, Ontario. Died: Toronto, Ontario, July 30, 1932. Club: Toronto Varsity. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1886 with a gold medal in classics. He was a fellow of the university from 1886 to 1889, an examiner from 188991, and gained the degree of Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1893. He was appointed collegiate professor of Latin at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1907. At the time of his death, he had completed his 20th year as professor of Latin at Johns Hopkins. He was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Toronto in 1921. From 1894, he was professor of Latin at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, where he coached and played for the soccer team. At the time, it was noted that "Mustard drew most of the attention. He brought what was described as an air of dignity to the team." Dr. Henry Hempton "Harry" Pirie Born: Dundas, Ontario, 1864. Died: Dundas, Ontario, December 13, 1943. Clubs: Queens University, Dundas F.C. Half Back. Graduate of Arts and Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, and during his college days, he played for Canada against the United States in 1886. After graduating from Queen's, he served as a medical practitioner in Costa Rica for many years, before returning to Dundas, where he engaged in such sports as lawn bowling, golf and curling. During the period of the Depression in the 1930s, Dr. Pirie served his community well in connection with the administration of relief. Dr. Walter Proudfoot Thomson Born: Toronto, Ontario, 1868. Died: Toronto, January 8, 1932. An outstanding player during the years before the turn of the century. Thomson played for Canada against the United States in 1885 and Scotland in 1888. He was captain of the Canadian teams that toured Britain in 1888 and 1891, and attracted a great deal of attention from a number of English teams who were interested in signing him. However, he turned his back on professional soccer in order to pursue his ambition of becoming a doctor, and was a general practitioner in Toronto for 35 years. On retiring from the playing side of the game, he turned to administration, and attended the forming meeting of the Ontario Football Association in 1901, being named to the Match Committee. He was elected president of the Ontario Football Association in 1902, 1903 and 1904. He attended Upper Canada College, Galt Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1890. In his book The Blue and White, a history of 50 years of sport at the University of Toronto, T.A. Reed wrote, "Among all there is none so worthy of mention as Watty Thomson. For several years the genial 'Watty' was the life and soul of Varsity Football. As a player, he was nothing less than a miracle of speed, accuracy and artfulness; as a centre forward he was a model of unselfishness and a phenomenal shot on goal; as a captain he was an inspiration and an ideal to his men. We never shall look upon his like again!" He lived at 84 Dinnick Crescent in Toronto with his wife and son, Bruce. He was a Presbyterian and a member of the Masons and Oddfellows. E.W. Webster Clubs: Preston, Galt F.C. Forward. A member of the Canadian team that toured Britain in 1888.
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