But it wasn’t to be that easy. Orillia and Dixie put on a show in game three that the press said would go into the record books as the game that topped all games. “With all the action possible to jam into one lacrosse game with cuts and bruises. Bodies being strewn all over the place was the order of the night as both clubs asked and gave no quarter. There must have been a gallon of blood on the floor that nigh,” reported the The Port Credit Weekly.
The game ended in a 16-16 tie. The two teams actually tied it up nine times before the buzzer ended regulation time. The overtime was set up with five minutes for each end. Orillia opened the scoring with six goals and it looked as if it was all over for Dixie. However, municipal curfew regulations brought the action to a halt at 11:45 p.m. The Orillia Packet and Times newspaper reported that Dixie employed every trick in the book to delay the game as the curfew approached and the game was actually called with Orillia leading 21-16 with two minutes remaining in the game.
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The game results were sent to the OLA for a ruling. It was declared ‘No Contest’. The next game wasn’t as dramatic as the previous encounter, but this time Dixie edged their rivals 22-18 and forced another do-or-die contest in the best of five series. But once again, it wasn’t to be. When Dixie-Mimico travelled to Orillia for the final game, Orillia defeated the spunky Dixie-Mimico club 22-12 to win the series. The Orillia newspaper boasted that their local teams had won Ontario titles in four divisions during that season.
Four years after the Dixie-Mimico Lacrosse Intermediate team left Dixie Arena, lacrosse nets were pulled out of storage. On Monday, May 7, 1956, a practice and meeting was held for players and potential mangers, coaches and helpers for the newly established Toronto Township Lacrosse Association. Plans were to enter pee- wee, bantam and midget teams into the Ontario Minor Lacrosse League’s Lakeshore Lacrosse Association. The teams in the league were Alderwood, Long Branch, Mimico and Brampton. These were all well-established teams.
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