1907 Dominion Championship
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Date | November 30, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Location | McGill University Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Russell Britton | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 3,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1907 Dominion Championship was a
Background
The Intercollegiate Union did not allow the CIRFU champion Ottawa College to play Montreal for the Dominion title, in solidarity with a decision made by the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union (CAAU).[6] The CAAU alleged that IRFU players were professionals and would not allow college teams to play against them.[6][5] The CAAU also decreed that they would ban any teams from playing an intercollegiate team that had also played against an IRFU team.[7] A match had been scheduled for November 23, 1907 between Peterborough and Ottawa, but only if it were for Dominion honours.[7] Because Peterborough intended on playing Montreal in a championship game if they won, and Ottawa could not play Montreal if they won, the match was cancelled.[7][8] While a home-and-home series was considered, ultimately this sudden death game was scheduled for November 30 instead.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition" (PDF). p. 236. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9780771017445. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ The Ottawa Citizen. December 2, 1907. p. 18 of 20. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Peterboro' Could not Cope With Tigers' Splendid System". The Peterborough Examiner. October 8, 1906. p. 7 (60 of 494 in archive). Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Sproule, Robert. "The Coffin Corner: Vol. 2, No. 4 (1980)" (PDF). Pro Football Researchers. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ The Ottawa Citizen. November 16, 1907. p. 5 and 10 of 20. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ The Ottawa Citizen. November 21, 1907. p. 12 of 14. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ The Ottawa Citizen. November 22, 1907. p. 5 of 7. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- The Ottawa Citizen. November 23, 1907. p. 5 of 13. Retrieved July 6, 2020.