Irving Small
| Irving Small | ||||||||||||||
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 Small with the Westminster Hockey Club in 1921–22 | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
July 9, 1891 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Died |
December 12, 1955 (aged 64) Monrovia, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward/Defence | |||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||
| Played for |
Boston Arenas Boston Shoe Trades Westminster Hockey Club Boston A.A. | |||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1910–1925 | |||||||||||||
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Irving Wheeler Small (July 19, 1891 – December 12, 1955) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal in the 1924 Chamonix games.
Biography
[edit]Irving Small was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died in Monrovia, California. He was brought up in Massachusetts and played amateur hockey in Boston. In 1913, however, he moved to California, but came east to play hockey during the winters. He won the 1922 United States Amateur Hockey Association championship with the Westminster Hockey Club.[1][2] He was a member of the Boston Athletic Association ice hockey team that won the 1923 USAHA championship and was one of five B.A.A. players selected for the 1924 Olympic ice hockey team.[3]
In May 1925, Small sued the New Boston Arena Company, claiming that the company owed him $1,000 in salary for playing for the B.A.A. According to Small, members of the B.A.A. team were paid as much as $2,500 a year by Arena management, which hid the payments in secret locations throughout the building.[4] He dropped the case on May 22, 1925 after the two sides agreed to an out-of-court settlement.[5]
Irving died on 12 December 1955, in Monrovia, California.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Irving Small Big Factor In Westminsters' Success". The Boston Globe. March 7, 1922.
- ^ "Amateur Title Won By Boston Hockey Team". Evening Tribune. March 18, 1922. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Reject Changes In Rules for Hockey". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1923.
- ^ "Small Sues For Pay As 'Amateur' Hockey Player". The Boston Globe. May 18, 1925.
- ^ "Case of Small Against Arena Company Dropped". The Boston Globe. May 23, 1925.
- ^ Boston Herald, Boston, Massachusetts, 1955-12-21, retrieved 2023-07-22
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External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Irving Small at Olympics.com
- Irv Small at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Irving Small at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- 1891 births
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- American men's ice hockey players
- Boston Athletic Association ice hockey players
- Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
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