1908 Dominion Championship

1908 Dominion Championship November 28, 1908 Rosedale Field Rosedale, Toronto Hamilton Tigers Toronto Varsity George Ballard Harry Griffith 5–1 5–1 6 13 0 2 4 5 2 6 W.B. Hendry 8,050Record gate receipts Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971) torontopubliclibrary.ca November 30, 1908 11 1907 Championship 1st Grey Cup The 1908 Dominion Championship was a Canadian football game that was played on November 28, 1908, at the Rosedale Field in Toronto, Ontario, that determined the Senior Rugby Football champion of Canada for the 1908 season. The Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) champion Hamilton Tigers defeated the Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union (CIRFU) champion Toronto Varsity 21–17 to claim their second Dominion Championship.CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CFL-Book-2017-Perfect-Bind.pdf October 27, 2018 December 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171203043108/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CFL-Book-2017-Perfect-Bind.pdf dead This was the last Dominion Championship played before the establishment of the Grey Cup trophy for the 1909 Dominion Championship game.https://www.cfl.ca/2012/05/29/1st-grey-cup-honoured-at-rosedale-field/ 1st Grey Cup honoured at Rosedale Field May 29, 2012 October 27, 2018 Game recap The Tigers were playing without star player Ben Simpson who was injured by a kick to the chest in the IRFU Playoff against the Ottawa Rough Riders two weeks earlier.The Tigers are champions again. The Globe (1844-1936) torontopubliclibrary.ca November 30, 1908 1Tigers superior though Varsity finished strong Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971) torontopubliclibrary.ca November 30, 1908 10 Despite his absence, the Tigers started strong and led by a score of 19 to 4 in the second quarter. However, Varsity scored a converted try to end the half, had a strong showing in the second half, and trimmed the lead to two, scoring 13 straight points. The comeback attempt fell short as Hamilton had two rouges to end the game and the final score was 21–17. References Category:Rugby union competitions in Canada Category:1908 in Canadian football Category:1908 awards Category:1908 in Ontario Category:Toronto Varsity Blues football Category:1900s in Toronto Category:November 1908 sports events in Canada Category:Canadian football competitions in Toronto