| | Event type
Lacrosse, Men
| Date | 5 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
| Participants | 24 from 2 countries |
The 1948 lacrosse demonstration was a single game matching an American team from Renssellaer Polytechnic University of Troy, New York, and an All-England Lacrosse team. The American team had been on a tour of England, with this their concluding game. The Rensselaer team went out to a 4-1 lead, but the English squad fought back, led by Roy Whittaker, who scored three goals, and the match ended up in a 5-5 tie.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |  USA | ||||||
| Bob Campbell • Spencer Spaulding • Bob Koch • Bob Wood • Art Beard • Chuck McCann • Marty Davis • Dick Coons • Alan Myers • Bill Coleman • Richard Powell • Daymon Jordan • Don Sutton (DNS) • Ralph Sneeden (DNS) • Ron Ball (DNS) • Bob Frick (DNS) • Bob Hutcheon (DNS) • Oliver Cook (DNS) | ||||||||
| =1 | All-England Team |  GBR | ||||||
| H. Wyatt • John Foy • Derek Gleave 1 • Jack Whitehead • Brian Makin • Anthony Leslie Dennis • Henry Prime • Roy Whittaker • John Buckland • Reggie Renshaw • Jack Little • Rick Wilson • Joe Swindells (DNS) • Norman Coe (DNS) • Hugh Ginn (DNS) • Jack Griffith (DNS) • Richard Zimmern (DNS) • John Sizmur (DNS) • John Fletcher (DNS) 2 | ||||||||
Final Round
| Date | 5 August 1948 — 13:15 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 13:15 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | USA | 5 – 5 | All-England Team | GBR |
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? (1) | Roy Whittaker | | 1-0 | |
| ? (1) | Bill Coleman | | 1-1 | |
| ? (1) | Alan Myers | | 1-2 | |
| ? (1) | Alan Myers | | 1-3 | |
| ? (1) | Bob Wood | | 1-4 | |
| ? (1) | Jack Little | | 2-4 | |
| ? (2) | Rick Wilson | | 3-4 | |
| ? (4) | Roy Whittaker | | 4-4 | |
| ? (4) | Anthony Leslie Dennis | | 5-4 | |
| ? (4) | Alan Myers | | 5-5 |