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In Search of John Broderick’s 1908 Gold Medal

By Thom Racine be played October 24th against the
host country, Great Britain. Team
ith the 2018 Founders’ Canada was decked out in their
WCup played last month on Maple Leaf and Beaver crested
Cornwall Island, I thought I might jerseys. Canada won the spirited
look deep into the vault and bring game against Great Britain 14-10
back an oldie and goody. John C and Cornwall’s John Broderick
Broderick inducted to the CSHOF would break a 1-1 tie by scoring the
in 1968. Born in 1875, John’s brief second Canadian goal of the game.
HOF bio indicated he was an all The team arrived home in
around athlete who “participated” November and surely John
in the 1908 Olympics in London, Broderick’s gold medal was the
England. John played for the subject of much discussion. John
Cornwall Lacrosse club, rubbed worked in the family business as a
shoulders with the greats, Newsy cashier and in 1916; he shaved two
Lalonde and Cy Denneny, but years off of his age (41) and enlisted
maintained his amateur status and as a 39 year old in the CEF for
was recruited to play for Canada. WWI. He went overseas as part of

In 1908, the Olympic Games the 154th Battalion with the rank of
were played out over months and Sergeant. John Broderick survived
when Canada’s Lacrosse team the war, returned, and helped forge
sailed from Quebec City on October the early days and years of our town.
2, the Canadians were informed He died in 1957 at the age of 82.
they would go home assured of at So, I have to ask, where is John
least a Silver Medal, as the teams Broderick’s gold medal today? It’s
from South Africa and Australia not as big by today’s standards, a
had resigned from competition. It
would be a one game showdown to Continued on page 6

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