Card Description
Before the age of television and electronic scoreboards, the game programme was one of the major sources of information about the team. This example was produced for a game between the Galloping Ghosts and the Oshawa Red Raiders on October 11, 1952.
Type Of Object
Vintage
1952
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Sport Type
Sport League
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Accession Number
2017.001.008
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The Cobourg Galloping Ghosts are the most famous team in Cobourg sports history. Managed by Fred Dufton, the Ghosts won eight Ontario championships, five after World War II. They were Canadian Dominion champions in 1946, 1948 and 1950. They were the first team in Canada to wear aluminum cleats and the second to wear white uniforms.
