History of the A's
The Early Boxla Years
The
new seven-man game of box lacrosse (boxla) officially came on the scene
for the senior Athletics in the year of 1933, and none to soon to save
lacrosse in St. Catharines. An outdoor lacrosse box was built at the City Sports Park and the game soon began a very remarkable resurgence in the
Garden City.
The period from 1932 to 1935 were the worst years of the Depression, but the city could still brag about the opening of the fourth Welland Canal in 1932, having 9,000 registered motorcars and a total population of 25,000.
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The
Athletics scrapbook for this era includes:
| July 30, 1931 | Build it and they will come |
| August 31, 1931 | Juniors enter box lacrosse tournament |
| June 6, 1932 | City junior league opens St. Kitts boxla |
| May 4, 1933 | Senior Athletics are reborn |
| May 31, 1934 | Mann Cuppers spoil A's home opener |
| June 15, 1934 | Athletics find scoring touch |
| June 7, 1935 | An old rival returns |
| August 20, 1935 | Senior A's win their first boxla playoff |
| September 6, 1935 | Athletics glorious in defeat |
| October 14, 1935 | Jr. Athletics win third title in four years |
| August 24, 1936 | Veteran goaltender scores on A's |
| May 26, 1937 | Exciting 1937 home opener |
| September 8, 1937 | So high was the tension |
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