Wawanesa has always been an enthusiastic sporting town.
Football, tennis, baseball, hockey and cricket were the first games
played in the community. Golf followed later.
For a time the tennis court in town was well used, and courts were
built on the Ellis, Criddle and Vane farms.
A six-hole golf course was built in 1933 by the Wawanesa Gold Club on
the Ellis farm. Overlooking the river bank north of town. It was a
popular centre for a number of years.
Hunting was popular and gun clubs were formed in the early 1900’s.
Horse racing was very popular from Wawanesa’s earliest days with a
racetrack, known locally as the “Turf Club” established in 1892.
Wawanesa Baseball Team (1919 – 1920)
Back Row, L to R,: Joe Scott, Roy Sweeney, Dr. Trimble, Ham Sweeney,
Herb Patterson,
2nd Row, L. to R.: Boyd Story, Charlie Gorrie, Unknown, A. Marlatt,
Charlie Foster,
Front Row, L. to R.: Walter Leachman, Gig Scott, Bob Wallace.
Wawanesa Hockey Team (1900) . Back Row, L. to R.:Vice President of the
Club Dr. Hammon, Hon. President Dr. Vanstone and Pres. F.D. Barclay.
Middle Row: W.O. Fowler (goal), J. A. Kennedy (cover point), J. Ross
(cover point) and B.D. Wight (point). Front: E.L. McDonald (right
forward), J. Thompson (centre forward), and W. Collins (left forward).
You may note that their equipment was quite unlike that of today…
Hockey on the river around 1900. Back Row: Bob Corbett, Ralph
Scott, Charlie Gorrie. Front Row: Charlie Foster, Walter Leachman
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