Mr. A. E. Lyon

Officials prominent in the Ontario and Dominion lacrosse circles have signified their intentions of being present to grace the occasion, chief of whom will be A. E. Lyon, newly-elected pres. of the C.A.L.A.; E. J. (Gene) Dopp, secretary and Dr. Wendell Holmes, treasurer of the Ontario Association, as well as "Skeets" Warr, vice-president of Brampton; W. J. Blainey, former vice-president, of Toronto, and Fred Waghorne, Len Smith and Eddie Sullivan of Toronto.
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A. E. Lyon of Brantford, president of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, was given an ovation at the conclusion of his spirited address, when he reviewed the recent Mann Cup series, going back to the time when Oshawa, with an average age of 24, had taken the famous silverware from the western coast club, whose average age was 31 years, after 29 years had elapsed since the eastern lacrosse seniors had enjoyed possession of the major honors of Canada's national game.

This he characterized as typical of that proof of "youth being served" and connected with it the spectacle of his young hearers as worthy exponents of that game which would develop them into future stars. Mr. Lyon enlarged upon the growth of the sport in other countries, citing the fact that the United States bought twice as many sticks as Canada did, while Great Britain purchased four times the quantity and Australia six times more than was disposed of in our own country. Great strides had been made by the States in the pastime, both in regards to attendance and competition and he feared for the future through the U. S. college teams, where speed was their chief. Mr Lyon depreciated the present system of heavy and close checking and supported the theory of the open brand of lacrosse as formerly utilized and now decadent. Upon the subject of the recent Mann Cup series at Toronto, he emphasized the attendance of nearly 16,000 spectators at the three games as positive proof of the popularity of the national pastime and in closing, stressed the necessity for young Canada to look well to her heritage and not permit the great national sport to go across the border to our southern neighbour.