Ivor Wynne Stadium History
Paul Hartley
that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
I think it was in the alte 40's???
THANX
Ravi Ramkissoonsingh
I'm probably wrong but I believe that it was called Civic Stadium
before it was renamed Ivor Wynne Stadium in the 1970s. So maybe
"Civic Stadium" was the name of the old baseball field.
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Ravi Ramkissoonsingh
Department of Psychology
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Email address: rram...@ccs.carleton.ca
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Jon LeBlanc
> Does any old history buff remember the name of the old baseball field
> that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
> An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
> I think it was in the alte 40's???
Garney Henley's book "A Gentleman and a Tiger" refers to a Hamilton Civic
Stadium. I assumed that the name was changed top Ivor Wynne.
Jon LeBlanc Or @ (University of Calgary)
leb...@freenet.calgary.ab.ca jcjl...@acs.ucalgary.ca
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Earth 51 04'48" North, 114 07'55" West
Bert Gambini, WBFO Development/Air Staff
-bert
Judy Young
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>From: Paul Hartley <paul_h...@mindlink.ca>
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>Does any old history buff remember the name of the old baseball field
>that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
>An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
>I think it was in the alte 40's???
>THANX
Does Brian Timmins Stadium sound right?
Cause this Stadium was beside, (south) of Ivor Wynne.......and home to the
Redbirds for a while.....
M. Nosovic
Ravi Ramkissoonsingh <rram...@ccs.carleton.ca> wrote:
>Paul Hartley (paul_h...@mindlink.ca) wrote:
>> Does any old history buff remember the name of the old baseball field
>> that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
>> An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
>> I think it was in the alte 40's???
>> THANX
>
>before it was renamed Ivor Wynne Stadium in the 1970s. So maybe
>"Civic Stadium" was the name of the old baseball field.
>
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>Ravi Ramkissoonsingh
>Department of Psychology
>Carleton University
>Ottawa, Ontario
>Email address: rram...@ccs.carleton.ca
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Methinks that they played baseball in a stadium adjacent to Ivor
Wynne/Civic Stadium. Of course, this was many moons ago.
Milan Nosovic
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J.M. Joch
Jon LeBlanc <jcjl...@acs.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
>On 22 Jun 1995, Paul Hartley wrote:
>
>> Does any old history buff remember the name of the old baseball field
>> that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
>> An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
>> I think it was in the alte 40's???
>
>Stadium. I assumed that the name was changed top Ivor Wynne.
>
Hold it. I just remembered. (I think this is right.) Civic Stadium was
the previous name of Ivor Wynne Stadium. I believe the name was changed
around 1970. But the name Civic Stadium only applied to the football
stadium. I think the baseball stadium was called Brian Timmis stadium,
which is the name that was later given to the soccer field that is now
adjacent to Ivor Wynne, and where the TiCats practice.
If this is wrong, my other guess is that the baseball stadium was called
Scott Park stadium, as Scott Park High School and Arena are right across
the road, but I'm pretty sure Brian Timmis is correct.
John Joch
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
hehittheballrealhard
Taras Ciuriak
you...@post.QueensU.CA "Judy Young" writes:
> >Does any old history buff remember the name of the old baseball field
> >that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
> >An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
> >I think it was in the alte 40's???
>
> Does Brian Timmins Stadium sound right?
>
> Cause this Stadium was beside, (south) of Ivor Wynne.......and home to the
> Redbirds for a while.....
The Redbirds played at Bernie Arbor Stadium on the mountain. Brian Timmis was
never a baseball ground. Civic Stadium may well have been, many, many moons
ago, but not in my lifetime. The stadium was renamed to Ivor Wynne Stadium
way back in the early seventies when I was playing hide and go seek with all
the other kids in the neighbourhood. Ivor Wynne, now that's a question. My
memory of it all is fading some, but he was a famous Hamilton sportsman,
though I forget the sport. He's also got a building at McMaster University
named after him (and a statue as well, if I recall.) It escapes me now,
though, what exactly it is that made him famous.
--
Taras Ciuriak
tn...@soliton.com
tn...@hopak.demon.co.uk
Oskee wee wee! Oskee waa waa! Holy mackinaw! Tigers! Eat 'em raw!
SNOW D
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>
>
>>that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
>>An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
>>I think it was in the alte 40's???
>>THANX
>
>Does Brian Timmins Stadium sound right?
>
>Cause this Stadium was beside, (south) of Ivor Wynne.......and home to the
>Redbirds for a while.....
>
>
>.
The Redbirds (if you mean the short-lived Hamilton entry in the NYPenn
league) never played at Brian Timmis stadium. They played their games
at a field up the mountain somewhere off Mohawk as I recall. As long
as I lived in Hamilton, Brian Timmis stadium was always a soccer field
home to the Hamilton Steelers in the old CSL. In addition, I am almost
certain that Ivor Wynne was a mayor of Hamilton during the 1960's.
Thus Copps coliseum is named after Victor K. Copps also a former mayor
of Hamilton (and father of Sheila Copps, minister of something).
Dean D. Snow, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Psychology,
University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, New Brunswick,
Canada N7...@UNB.CA
SNOW D
>.....but who was Ivor Wynne?
>
>-bert
>
>.
>.
I am almost certain that Ivor Wynne was a former mayor of Hamilton,
possibly during the 1950's or 1960's.
J.M. Joch
Bert Gambini, WBFO Development/Air Staff <bfob...@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu> wrote:
>....but who was Ivor Wynne?
>
>-bert
>
I may be wrong here, but I think he was athletic director or something
like that at McMaster University in the 50s or 60s. I think he also
worked on TigerCat radio broadcasts for a while.
Bert Gambini, WBFO Development/Air Staff
I was able to find the biographical information on Ivor
Wynne that I was looking for.
Wynne was an educator, coach and broadcaster , born in Hamilton
in 1918.
During his lifetime he was President of the CIAU, Governor of
the Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association, and Dean of students
at McMaster university.
In 1971, Hamilton Civic Stadium was renamed in Wynne's honor.
Ivor Wynne died on Novermber 1, 1970, one day before his
52 nd birthday.
J.M. Joch
Paul Hartley <paul_h...@mindlink.ca> wrote:
>Does any old history buff remember the name of the old baseball field
>that became Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton.
>An old Ti-Cat fan needs his memory refreshed.
>I think it was in the alte 40's???
>THANX
I don't know what the name was, but I think there was an article about
the history of the stadium in the _Hamilton Spectator_ a couple of weeks ago.
Paul Hartley
>
> .....but who was Ivor Wynne?
>
> -bert
>
He was the guy they named the stadium after.
-paul
Judy Young
>....but who was Ivor Wynne?
Do you want me call home right now, and wake Dad up and ask him?
I'm sure he knows ;)
But at 1:15am, he's been in bed about 4 or 5 hours.......
As for the Stadium question, maybe I'll call him Saturday during cheap phone
rates and see if he can help answer the Ball Diamond Question......
I do recall though, that the Tigers and/or Flying Wild Cats use to play at the
H(triple)AAA grounds. Site of the 1935 Grey Cup.....and the first Western
team victory in the annual classic ;)
Dale Stevens
>
> Does Brian Timmins Stadium sound right?
Yup ... that's the one.
> Cause this Stadium was beside, (south) of Ivor Wynne.......and home to the
> Redbirds for a while.....
Actually, the Redbirds played at Bernie Arbour Stadium ... as was
mentioned earlier, the field next to Ivor Wynne (BTS) is now a soccer field.
Dale Stevens
stev...@fhs.mcmaster.ca
Judy Young
>certain that Ivor Wynne was a mayor of Hamilton during the 1960's.
>Thus Copps coliseum is named after Victor K. Copps also a former mayor
>of Hamilton (and father of Sheila Copps, minister of something).
hmmmmm......I'll call my Dad, cause I think your off base here ;)
The Mayor during the 60's as far as I remember was Lloyd D. Jackson......and
he was followed by Victor K.! Lloyd's name graces the shopping mall/Office
complex at King and James......which is the centre of the city, for those who
are Hamilton unaware ;)
Mike Fraumeni
Hall of Fame in Hamilton (phone 905-528-7566). I used it a fair bit when
I took a sport history course while taking phys-ed at Western.
Mike Fraumeni
Internet: frau...@fhs.csu.McMaster.ca