Corinthians, 1924

The Corinthian tour of 1924 was nowhere near as successful as the previous tours in 1906 and 1911, not only in terms of results, but also in terms of the numbers of fans showing up to see them. When the Canadian part of the tour was completed, the Corinthians travelled across the border and played in Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Corinthians players who made the tour in 1924:

N.E.C. Ashton, G.C. Bambridge, F.H. Barnard, L.B. Blaxland, C. Wreford-Brown, A.H. Chadder, F.N.S. Creek, C.H. Davies, R.W. de Koven, C.B.G. Hunter, J.G. Knight, H.G. Lewis, V. E. Morgan, J.S.F. Morrison, C.E. Glenister, C.B. Partridge, J.K. Reid, H.F. Robinson, T. Lashmer.

Aug. 2 Montreal 4: Corinthians 1 in Montreal, Quebec
Aug. 4 Ontario 2: Corinthians 4 in Hamilton, Ontario
Aug. 6 Toronto 4: Corinthians 2 in Toronto, Ontario
Aug. 9 Manitoba 4: Corinthians 2 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Aug. 11 Regina 1: Corinthians 2 in Regina, Saskatchewan
Aug. 12 Saskatoon 1: Corinthians 0 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Aug. 14 Edmonton 1: Corinthians 2 in Edmonton, Alberta
Aug. 16 Calgary 2: Corinthians 1 in Calgary, Alberta
Aug. 18 Upper Island 2: Corinthians 1 in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Aug. 20 Victoria 0: Corinthians 2 in Victoria, British Columbia
Aug. 23 Vancouver 1: Corinthians 1 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug. 24 Canadians 1: Corinthians 2 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug. 25 Lethbridge 0: Corinthians 0 in Lethbridge, Alberta
Aug. 27 United Weston 2: Corinthians 1 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Aug. 28 New Ontario 1: Corinthians 0 in Fort William, Ontario
Aug. 30 Toronto 1: Corinthians 2 in Toronto, Ontario
Sept. 1 Canadian Explosives 3: Corinthians 5 in Montreal, Quebec
Sept. 4 Penn Freeboooters 1: Corinthians 8 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Sept .6 Philadelphia 1: Corinthians I in Philadelphia, Pa.
Sept. 8 Cricket Clubs 1: Corinthians 7 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Sept.10 Brooklyn Wanderers 1: Corinthians 1 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sept.12 Haverford College 0: Corinthians 3 in Haverford, Pa.

While no images of the Corinthians North American Tour are extant the Club played a FA Cup Tie in January of 1924 against Blackburn Rovers at the Crystal Palace. Here is a link to a British Pathe silent newsreel of the Corinthian -Blackburn game. Many of the same players made the Canada-United States tour in the Summer of 1924. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/tit-bit-of-the-first-round/query/corinthians

August 2, 1924, in Montreal, Quebec
Corinthians 1 (Lewis)
Montreal 4 (Foreman, Parkes, Renfrew 2)
HT: 1–2 Att: 6000 Ref: Horace S. Lyons
Montreal: John Nicol (C.P.R.) – McIntosh (C.N.R.), O’Brien (Explosives) – Nelson (Explosives), Parkes (C.N.R.), Bill McKean (Vickers) – Beattie (Explosives), Davis (C.P.R.), Jack Renfrew (Explosives), Foreman (C.P.R.), John Rooney (C.N.R.).
Corinthians: Lashmer – Ashton, Morrison – Chadder, Knight, Robinson – Morgan, Barnard, Lewis, Partridge, Davies.

This was the year in which there was a division in Ontario soccer between the Ontario Football Association and the Canadian Football Association formed in opposition to the OFA. The team selected to represent Ontario was selected by the OFA. But it should be noted that although the game was played in Hamilton, there were no Hamilton players on the team. It was also the only time during the tours before 1940 that a game between a team representing Ontario played outside of Toronto.

August 4, 1924, in Hamilton, Ontario
Ontario 2 (Aird 2)
Corinthians 4 (Partridge 2, Morgan, Lewis)
HT: Att: Ref:
Ontario: Art Halliwell (Toronto Irish) – Dunlop (Guelph Taylor-Forbes), Burton (Toronto Gunns) – Gulpin (Oakville), Bobby Baxter (Brantford Cockshutts), Muir (Guelph Taylor-Forbes) – Halliwell (Guelph Taylor-Forbes), Tommy Fraser (Brantford Cockshutts), Hugh Aird (Brantford Cockshutts), Art Fell (Guelph Taylor-Forbes), Rutherford (St. Catharines Merriton).
Corinthians: Lashmer – de Koven, Morrison – Chadder, Knight, Reid – Morgan, Barnard, Lewis, Partridge, Davies.

August 6, 1924, at Scarborough Beach Stadium in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto 4 (Anderson 2, Priestley, Chadwick)
Corinthians 2 (Partridge 2)
HT: 1–2 Att: Ref: W. Mitchell
Toronto: Art Halliwell – Weston, Bill Dinnie – Watt, Dave Priestley, Berkinshaw – Harry Anderson, Sturch, Chadwick, Moffatt, Elliott.
Corinthians: Lashmer – Ashton, Morrison – Reid, Knight, Chadder – Morgan, Barnard, Lewis, Partridge, Davies.

August 9, 1924, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba 4 (o.g. 2, Hastie 2)
Corinthians 2 (Lewis, Partridge)
HT: 1–1 Att: 1500 Ref: Jimmy Montgomery (Winnipeg)
Manitoba: Anderson – Wardrope, Murray – Steele, Bill Matthews, Jock McNeil – Dudbridge, McDill, Hastie, Walker, McKenzie.
Corinthians: Lashmer – de Koven, Morrison – Reid, Knight, Chadder – Robinson, Barnard, Lewis, Partridge, Davies.

August 11, 1924, in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina 1 (Ward)
Corinthians 2 (Creek 2)
HT: 2–1 Att: Ref:
Regina: Davidson – Tommy Taylor, Cameron – MacDonald, Lang, Richardson – Smith, Baggaley, Ward, Rogers, Hallam.
Corinthians: Lashmer – de Koven, Ashton – Reid, Hunter, Blaxland – Lewis, Partridge, Creek, Glenister, Davies.

August 12, 1924, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon 1 (Sheldon)
Corinthians 0
HT: 0–0 Att: Ref:
Saskatoon: Wanstall – Cameron, Gillett – Fraser, Paterson, Stone – Clark, Rivett, Norman Sheldon, Goble, Fraser.
Corinthians: Lashmer – Morrison, Ashton – Reid, Hunter, Blaxland – Lewis, Partridge, Creek, Glenister, Davies.

August 14, 1924, at Renfrew Park in Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton 1 (George Graham)
Corinthians 2 (Partridge, Barnard)
HT: 0–0 Att: Ref: Bill Street
Edmonton: John Crozier (Vets) – J. Fraser (C.N.R.), L. Biggs (Vets) – Bill McPherson (Vets), E. Jones (C.N.R.), Roy Dingley (Vets) – Art Collier (Vets), Robert McDougall (Vets), George Graham (South Side), Dave Turner (South Side), Jimmy Graham (South Side).
Corinthians: Lashmer – Ashton, Morrison – Blaxland, Donald, Chadder – Davies, Glenister, Creek, Barnard, Partridge.

August 16, 1924, in Calgary, Alberta
Calgary 2 (Paynter, Wakelyn)
Corinthians 1 (Glenister)
HT: 1–0 Att: Ref:
Calgary: Andy Wilson (Hillhurst) – Jimmy Carrington (C.P.R.), Ross (Callies) – Jimmy Gibb (C.P.R.), Matt Nesbitt (Hillhurst), Alex Pate (Hillhurst) – Archie Mathieson (Callies), Bernie Cartwright (Hillhurst), Stan Wakelyn (Hillhurst), Harry Paynter (C.P.R.), Billy Cowie (C.P.R.)
Corinthians: Lashmer – Morrison, Ashton – Chadder, Hunter, Blaxland – Lewis, Barnard, Creek, Glenister, Davies.

August 18, 1924, in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Upper Island 2 (Strang, Clark)
Corinthians 1 (Creek)
HT: 1–0 Att: Ref: Jones
Upper Island:
Corinthians:

August 20, 1924, at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria 0
Corinthians 2
HT: Att: Ref:
Victoria: Percy Shrimpton – Bell, Copass – Roe, Frank Tupman, Daryl Mesher – Sid Phillips, Sid “Spud” Merifield, Bob Preston, Archie Muir, Reg Clarkson.
Corinthians: Lashmer – Hunter, Morrison – Partridge, Chadder, Reid – Lewis, Blaxland, Barnard, Glenister, Davies.

August 23, 1924, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver 1 (Lang)
Corinthians 1 (Barnard)
HT: 1–1 Att: Webster
Vancouver: Hogarth – Smith, Watson – Gemmell, Robertson, Williams – Fred Wilson, Lang, Forgie, Smith, Howden.
Corinthians: Lashmer – Hunter, Morrison – Partridge, Chadder, Reid – Lewis, Blaxland, Barnard, Glenister, Davies.

On their return from Australia, the Canadian national team played the Corinthians in Vancouver, almost as soon as they stepped off the boat.

August 24, 1924, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
Canadians 1 (Forrest)
Corinthians 2 (Morrison, Knight)
HT: Att: Ref:
Canadians: Hank Noseworthy – George Anderson, Mitch McLean – Fred Dierden, Bob Harley, Dickie Stobbart – Leslie Ford, George Forrest, Jim Wilson, Bill Linning, Fred Bowman.
Corinthians: Lashmer – Ashton, Morrison – Chaddock, Hunter, Blaxland – Chadder, Barnard, Lewis, Glenister, Davies.

August 25, 1924, in Lethbridge, Alberta
Lethbridge 0
Corinthians 0
HT: 0–0 Att: 1200 Ref: Gurr
Lethbridge: Hotchkiss – Jenkins, Lilley – McGovern, Dunlop, McLuckie – Bill Linning, Irwin, Rimmer, ?
Corinthians: Reid – Hunter, Morrison – Robinson, Partridge, Blaxland – Chadder, Barnard, Lewis, Glenister, Davies.

August 27, 1924, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
United Weston 2 (Slidders, Grant)
Corinthians 1 (Knight)
HT: Att: 3500 Ref: Sandy McMahon (Winnipeg)
Weston: Eddie Derby – Art King, Dan King – Jock McNeil, Bill Matthews, Johnny Foxton – Scotty Lang, Jimmy Derby, Alex Slidders, Dougie Clark, Gregor Grant.
Corinthians: Reid – Ashton, Morrison – Chadder, Hunter, Blaxland – Barnard, Knight, Creek, Glenister, Davies.

August 28, 1924, in Fort William, Ontario
New Ontario 1 (Harmon)
Corinthians 0
HT: Att: Ref: J. Black
New Ontario: Currie – McCreadie, Walters – Brown, Young, Kelly – Green, Harmon, Angove, Jessop, Dykes.
Corinthians: Lashmer – Hunter, Ashton – Morrison, Blaxland, Reid – de Koven, Glenister, Lewis, Barnard, Morgan.

August 30, 1924, at the Ossington, Grounds in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto 1
Corinthians 2
HT: Att: Ref:
Toronto: Art Halliwell (Clarkes) – Newman (London), Weston (Christie’s) – Gilpin (Oakville), Page (North Oakwood), Muir (Guelph Taylot-Forbes) – Harry Anderson (Goodyear), Tommy Fraser (Brantford), Hugh Aird (Brantford), Black (Oakville), Rutherford (St. Catharines).
Corinthians: Partridge – Ashton, Morrison – Chadder, Hunter, Blaxland – Barnard, Knight, Creek, Glenister, Davies.

September 1, 1924, in Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Explosives 3 (Marshall 2, Lone)
Corinthians 5 (Glenister, Knight, Chadder 2, Bernard)
HT: 5–1 Att: Ref: Horace S. Lyons
Explosives: Langlands – Scholes, O’Brien – Paul Nelson, John Jackson, Sinclair – Sammy Cree, Henry Lone, Jack Renfrew, Marshall, Irvine.
Corinthians: Partridge – Ashton, Morrison – Reid, Hunter, Blaxland – Barnard, Knight, Chadder, de Koven, Glenister.

Following this game, the Corinthians crossed the border into the United States playing in Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Haverford (Pennsylvania).