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'''Edwin Smith "Chaucer" Elliott''' (August 20, 1878 – March 13, 1913) was a [[Canadian]] [[Sportsperson|sportsman]] and a [[Hockey Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[Official (ice hockey)|referee]] and [[Official (ice hockey)|linesman]]. He was the grandfather of [[Bob Elliott (sportswriter)|Bob Elliott]], one of Canada's most respected [[sports journalism|sports writers]].
'''Edwin Smith "Chaucer" Elliott''' (August 20, 1878 – March 13, 1913) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Sportsperson|sportsman]] and a [[Hockey Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[Official (ice hockey)|referee]] and [[Official (ice hockey)|linesman]]. He was the grandfather of [[Bob Elliott (sportswriter)|Bob Elliott]], one of Canada's most respected [[sports journalism|sports writers]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Born in [[Kingston, Ontario]], Elliott played hockey and football at his hometown [[Queen's University]]. While studying arts and later medicine, he captained Queen's rugby and hockey team.<ref>{{cite news|title="Chaucer Elliott" the Sportsman|date=March 22, 1913|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-mar-22-1913-1487507/}}{{free access}}</ref> He also played for the [[Kingston Granites]], winners of the Canadian championship in 1899.<ref name = "book1">{{cite book |last1=Blevins |first1=Dave |title=The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer |date=December 23, 2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9781461673705 |pages=281 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=a7CnkH2HIsQC&pg=PA281&lpg=PA281 |accessdate=December 29, 2019}}</ref> It was while at Queen's that Elliott earned his nickname Chaucer, after [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] due to his expansive vocabulary.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Bob |title=Elliott looks back on an old Argos coach: His grandpa |url=https://torontosun.com/2012/11/23/elliott-looks-back-on-an-old-argos-coach-his-grandpa/wcm/6952566e-9b69-4901-84ce-6946fa0999b2 |accessdate=December 29, 2019 |publisher=Toronto Sun |date=November 23, 2012}}</ref> However, he left the university before graduating to organize a semi-professional baseball club in Kingston, Ontario.<ref name = "book1"/>
Born in [[Kingston, Ontario]], Elliott played hockey and football at his hometown [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]]. While studying arts and later medicine, he captained Queen's rugby and hockey team.<ref>{{cite news|title="Chaucer Elliott" the Sportsman|date=March 22, 1913|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-mar-22-1913-1487507/}}{{free access}}</ref> He also played for the [[Kingston Granites]], winners of the Canadian championship in 1899.<ref name = "book1">{{cite book |last1=Blevins |first1=Dave |title=The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer |date=December 23, 2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9781461673705 |pages=281 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7CnkH2HIsQC&pg=PA281 |access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> It was while at Queen's that Elliott earned his nickname Chaucer, after [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] due to his expansive vocabulary.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Bob |title=Elliott looks back on an old Argos coach: His grandpa |url=https://torontosun.com/2012/11/23/elliott-looks-back-on-an-old-argos-coach-his-grandpa/wcm/6952566e-9b69-4901-84ce-6946fa0999b2 |access-date=December 29, 2019 |publisher=Toronto Sun |date=November 23, 2012}}</ref> However, he left the university before graduating to organize a semi-professional baseball club in Kingston, Ontario.<ref name = "book1"/>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1903, Elliott joined a Toronto baseball team that played within the [[Eastern League (baseball)|Eastern League]], and later moved to play in the [[New England League]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Chaucer" Elliott|date=March 13, 1913|newspaper=Cape Vincent Eagle|location=New York|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-20-1913-1487509/}}{{free access}}</ref> While playing minor league baseball, he also began his career as a hockey referee with the [[Ontario Hockey Association]].<ref name = "hhof"/> By 1906, Elliott began coaching the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union|ORFU's]] [[Toronto Argonauts]], where he was later appointed manager.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey|date=October 2, 1906|newspaper=Winnipeg Tribune|location=Winnipeg|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-oct-02-1906-1487517/}}{{free access}}</ref> The following year, he was hired as the coach for the [[Montreal AAA]]'s [[Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers|Winged Wheelers]] and an advisor for the organization.<ref name = "hhof">{{cite web |title=Chaucer Elliott |url=https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=o196101&type=Official&page=bio&list=ByName |website=hhof.com |accessdate=December 29, 2019}}</ref> He also managed the Oswego baseball team in the Empire League and attempted to organize an international baseball league.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chaucer Elliot's Team|date= August 23, 1907|newspaper=Lindsay Weekly Post|location=Ontario|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-aug-23-1907-1513533/}}{{free access}}</ref>
In 1903, Elliott joined a Toronto baseball team that played within the [[International League|Eastern League]], and later moved to play in the [[New England League]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Chaucer" Elliott|date=March 13, 1913|newspaper=Cape Vincent Eagle|location=New York|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-20-1913-1487509/}}{{free access}}</ref> While playing minor league baseball, he also began his career as a hockey referee with the [[Ontario Hockey Association]].<ref name = "hhof"/> By 1906, Elliott began coaching the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union|ORFU's]] [[Toronto Argonauts]], where he was later appointed manager.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey|date=October 2, 1906|newspaper=Winnipeg Tribune|location=Winnipeg|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-oct-02-1906-1487517/}}{{free access}}</ref> The following year, he was hired as the coach for the [[Montreal AAA]]'s [[Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers|Winged Wheelers]] and an advisor for the organization.<ref name = "hhof">{{cite web |title=Chaucer Elliott |url=https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=o196101&type=Official&page=bio&list=ByName |website=hhof.com |access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> He also managed the Oswego baseball team in the Empire League and attempted to organize an international baseball league.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chaucer Elliot's Team|date= August 23, 1907|newspaper=Lindsay Weekly Post|location=Ontario|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-aug-23-1907-1513533/}}{{free access}}</ref>


Elliott resigned from the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers position in 1911 to manage the [[St. Thomas Saints]] of the [[Canadian Baseball League]].<ref name = "hhof"/> He also managed the [[Toronto Blueshirts]] of the [[National Hockey Association]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Short Snaps|date=December 20, 1911|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-dec-20-1911-1513541/}}{{free access}}</ref> This was shortlived however as he was diagnosed with an irreversible form of cancer in 1913 and died in his hometown [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] at the age of 34.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19130314&id=9BYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4288,1572717 "Chaucer Elliott died at Kingston"] ''The Montreal Gazette'', March 14, 1913.</ref>
Elliott resigned from the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers position in 1911 to manage the [[St. Thomas Saints]] of the [[Canadian Baseball League]].<ref name = "hhof"/> He also managed the [[Toronto Blueshirts]] of the [[National Hockey Association]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Short Snaps|date=December 20, 1911|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-dec-20-1911-1513541/}}{{free access}}</ref> This was shortlived however as he was diagnosed with an irreversible form of cancer in 1913 and died in his hometown [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] at the age of 34.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19130314&id=9BYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4288,1572717 "Chaucer Elliott died at Kingston"] ''The Montreal Gazette'', March 14, 1913.</ref>

Latest revision as of 13:47, 24 November 2022

Chaucer Elliott.

Edwin Smith "Chaucer" Elliott (August 20, 1878 – March 13, 1913) was a Canadian sportsman and a Hall of Fame referee and linesman. He was the grandfather of Bob Elliott, one of Canada's most respected sports writers.

Early life and education[edit]

Born in Kingston, Ontario, Elliott played hockey and football at his hometown Queen's University. While studying arts and later medicine, he captained Queen's rugby and hockey team.[1] He also played for the Kingston Granites, winners of the Canadian championship in 1899.[2] It was while at Queen's that Elliott earned his nickname Chaucer, after Geoffrey Chaucer due to his expansive vocabulary.[3] However, he left the university before graduating to organize a semi-professional baseball club in Kingston, Ontario.[2]

Career[edit]

In 1903, Elliott joined a Toronto baseball team that played within the Eastern League, and later moved to play in the New England League.[4] While playing minor league baseball, he also began his career as a hockey referee with the Ontario Hockey Association.[5] By 1906, Elliott began coaching the ORFU's Toronto Argonauts, where he was later appointed manager.[6] The following year, he was hired as the coach for the Montreal AAA's Winged Wheelers and an advisor for the organization.[5] He also managed the Oswego baseball team in the Empire League and attempted to organize an international baseball league.[7]

Elliott resigned from the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers position in 1911 to manage the St. Thomas Saints of the Canadian Baseball League.[5] He also managed the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association.[8] This was shortlived however as he was diagnosed with an irreversible form of cancer in 1913 and died in his hometown Kingston at the age of 34.[9]

In 1961 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Chaucer Elliott" the Sportsman". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. March 22, 1913.Free access icon
  2. ^ a b Blevins, Dave (December 23, 2011). The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer. Scarecrow Press. p. 281. ISBN 9781461673705. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Elliott, Bob (November 23, 2012). "Elliott looks back on an old Argos coach: His grandpa". Toronto Sun. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. ^ ""Chaucer" Elliott". Cape Vincent Eagle. New York. March 13, 1913.Free access icon
  5. ^ a b c "Chaucer Elliott". hhof.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Hockey". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg. October 2, 1906.Free access icon
  7. ^ "Chaucer Elliot's Team". Lindsay Weekly Post. Ontario. August 23, 1907.Free access icon
  8. ^ "Short Snaps". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. December 20, 1911.Free access icon
  9. ^ "Chaucer Elliott died at Kingston" The Montreal Gazette, March 14, 1913.

External links[edit]

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