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A Case-Study in Amateur Conflict: The Athletic War in Canada, 1906-08
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A Case-Study in Amateur Conflict: The Athletic War in Canada, 1906-08
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| Abstract |
The "athletic wars" of 1906-1908 refer to a power struggle to gain national control over amateur sport in Canada. The battle was between the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (M.A.A.A.) and the Toronto-based Canadian Amateur Athletic Union. In 1906, the two organizations came into conflict over the question of whether amateurs could compete against professionals and still retain their amateur status. The M.A.A.A. responded by forming the Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada, claiming to represent all of Canada but in reality representing opposition in Montreal to the athletic authorities in Toronto. The two sides agreed in 1908 to merge into a new Amateur Athletic Union of Canada.
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The International Journal of the History of Sport
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Vol. 3
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no. 2
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173-190
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September 1986
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en
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Morrow, Don. “A Case-Study in Amateur Conflict: The Athletic War in Canada, 1906-08.” The International Journal of the History of Sport Vol. 3, no. 2 (September 1986): 173–190.
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