T206 Wagner in Canada

[darwinbulldog]

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

Cute.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

That is funny... especially considering if there was no Canada, there would likely be no hockey, basketball OR football for our American friends... at least in their current context... ONLY baseball.

You're welcome

[byrone]

Hap Shaughnessy probably had one at some point

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by byrone

Hap Shaughnessy probably had one at some point

2 - I saw them both.

[maniac_73]

We all know Hockey was invented in England not Canada right?

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by maniac_73

We all know Hockey was invented in England not Canada right?

Field hockey, yes.
Ice hockey, no.

Of the big four North American sports, only basketball was "invented", the rest evolved from other sports...

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Field hockey, yes.
Ice hockey, no.

Of the big four North American sports, only basketball was "invented", the rest evolved from other sports...

Actually I thought that Cornhole was ahead of Hockey as a Big Four Sport.
At least in the Ratings and Arena Attendance

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by byrone

Hap Shaughnessy probably had one at some point

Hap didn’t stop at 1. He printed them!!!!

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

That is funny... especially considering if there was no Canada, there would likely be no hockey, basketball OR football for our American friends... at least in their current context... ONLY baseball.

You're welcome

Ok, Hockey I get, but Basketball and Football?

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by steve B

Ok, Hockey I get, but Basketball and Football?

Well, James Naismith was Canadian.


Steve

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Well, James Naismith was Canadian.


Steve

Yes, but he had to come to the United States to 'invent' the game as the Canadians could only understand a netted stick with a ball (the official national game) or a stick with a puck. Bouncing a ball was foreign to them.

Not really knocking Canada, both sides of my family landed there 350-380 years ago and I believe I am probably distantly related to Rob Blake. His middle name, being his mother's maiden name, is my last name.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Michael B

Yes, but he had to come to the United States to 'invent' the game as the Canadians could only understand a netted stick with a ball (the official national game) or a stick with a puck. Bouncing a ball was foreign to them.

Not really knocking Canada, both sides of my family landed there 350-380 years ago and I believe I am probably distantly related to Rob Blake. His middle name, being his mother's maiden name, is my last name.

If Canadians "could only understand a netted stick with a ball or a stick with a puck", how did a Canadian singlehandedly invent the game of basketball?? Being on American soil suddenly altered his ability and inventiveness?

The whole "Canadians could only understand" also disagrees with the fact that baseball was played in eastern Canada before most of the western US, with teams in Ontario (London) beating American clubs in the International Association in the 1870s including Pittsburgh. Additionally, cricket in Canada - like in the US - was also the most popular game during the formative years of the nation before the advent of the modern big four sports.

You're not "knocking" Canada, but you're completely ignorant about it.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Michael B

Yes, but he had to come to the United States to 'invent' the game as the Canadians could only understand a netted stick with a ball (the official national game) or a stick with a puck. Bouncing a ball was foreign to them.



Not really knocking Canada, both sides of my family landed there 350-380 years ago and I believe I am probably distantly related to Rob Blake. His middle name, being his mother's maiden name, is my last name.

My maternal grandmother was born in Chicago. Her grandfather was born in the middle of nowhere Ontario(?). I couldn't believe I found him on a Canadian census.

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[steve B]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Well, James Naismith was Canadian.


Steve

I didn't know that. Good to learn something new.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by steve B

Ok, Hockey I get, but Basketball and Football?

It's simple... no Canadian James Naismith, no basketball.

Regarding football, the early game played by US colleges resembled European association football (soccer) which included it's rules, with only Harvard adopting the ability to carry the ball instead of just kicking it, something only seen in rugby during the era.

Harvard famously played a two-game series against Montreal's McGill in 1874, with this the very first games of what would become modern football (the first game was played under the Harvard "Boston rules", the second one was played under McGill rules, and is the first rugby-style football game played in the United States). The Canadians also used a more oblong-shaped ball akin to a modern football, while Harvard still used basically a round "soccer" ball.

Additional important aspects were taken from the Canadian game....

"Harvard quickly took a liking to the rugby game, and its use of the try which, until that time, was not used in American football. The try would later evolve into the score known as the touchdown"

So again, without Canada, there would likely be no Hockey, basketball OR "American" football as we know them.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

Oh, wait! Does he have that popular blue card from 1979/80? Is it the one that you Americans drove up to astronomical levels?

Originally Posted by clamendo

I know him very well and it’s long gone.


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Could you share a bit more info? What condition was it in? Was it sold raw? Is it graded now?

[clamendo]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Oh, wait! Does he have that popular blue card from 1979/80? Is it the one that you Americans drove up to astronomical levels?



Could you share a bit more info? What condition was it in? Was it sold raw? Is it graded now?

It was sold years ago to an “American”Probably, when he sold off his baseball. I’m sure it was raw. Knowing Angelo it was probably in nice shape, he was focusing on high grade before it was fashionable.


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[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by clamendo

It was sold years ago to an “American”Probably, when he sold off his baseball. I’m sure it was raw. Knowing Angelo it was probably in nice shape, he was focusing on high grade before it was fashionable.


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Nice shape, eh? Wow! He must have gotten a ton for it! On top of that, convert the US to CAD ... wooo!!

[phlflyer1]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I believe there was also a Canadian athlete of some sort who used to own one of them. I wanna say curling. Or maybe ice hockey. I don't really follow Canadian sports.

This is a great post. A Great One!

[Natswin2019]

Originally Posted by phlflyer1

This is a great post. A Great One!

It took me until this post to get we were talking about Gretzky haha

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Natswin2019

It took me until this post to get we were talking about Gretzky haha

...Who are the Gretzkys and which city do they play in ?...I don't follow Canadian stuff either.....

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[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...Who are the Gretzkys and which city do they play in ?...I don't follow Canadian stuff either.....

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Is it you don't follow Canadian stuff by choice?
... or you aren't intelligent enough to do so?