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- C. Neil in his later life married his cousin Beryl GLAYDS Felker.
. 1912 The Toronto City Directory
Felker Bros., Neil & Herbert, dyers, 1736 Dundas W.
Neil & Herbert, Felker Bros., 1 305 Pacific Ave. [i.e. parent's home]
Miss Maggie, Tlrs. Aust M Babel, 1 305 Pacific, [i.e. His sister, a tailorest.]
Felker, John W, Painter, 318 Pacific Avenue, [i.e. his brother].
. 1917 The Toronto City Directory:
Felker Bros., Neil & Herbert, dyers, 1736 Dundas W.
Neil, Felker Bros, h 174 Medland.
. 1921 & 1922 - Felker Bros., Neil & Herbert dryers, 2908-2908A Dundas W
Neil C., Felker Bros., h 221 Evelyn Ave.
- 1921, 221 EVELYN AV, N from Glenholme Drive to St John's rd, second w of junction of St John's rd & Dundas, ward 7. EAST SIDE
Separate School (St Ceilia's) & Annette st. intersects -Felker Neil C; Felker Brothers.
Erin Advocate Newspaper
. 1909 Jul 28, Wed., Erin. Among those who came up from the city with the Guerney Excursion on Saturday were:
Mr Mrs J Walker, Mesrs N & J Felker, Mr. G Berry & Mr J Walker. [Mrs?]
. Dec. 27, 1911 - Christmas visitors, Mr. Neil Felker, of Toronto & formerly of the Advocate with friends in town.
. 1927 Nov24, Fergus, Mr Mrs N C Felker of Toronto, visited over the week end with their aunt & cousins, Mrs Felker & Mr Mrs J B Grieve.
Every year Neil & his wife went to Florida. He was one of the first persons I know of who did that, said niece, Marie Felker.
. 1946 Nov 12 Border Crossing from Canada to Lewiston, NY
Cornelius Felker, with wife Margaret J 63, born 11 Jul 1883
Born Wellington Co., Friend Mr. Stuart Kenny, 221 Evelyn Ave., Toronto
Visits friend Mr A Small 3630 16th Ave, St. Petersburg, Florida
Hight 5 ft 8 inches, Fair complexion, Hair grey, Eyes Blue.
> Neil has a couple of Lacrosse photos in the Sports Hall of Fame, Toronto.
A sampling of the some of the numerous Lacrosse games:
. 1904 May 13, Friday. Sports, Lacrosse: Schedule No. 9, Woodbridge, Referee N C Felker
. 1904 June 2 Young Canadians, Woodbridge, Neil C Felker
. 1905 June 19, Mon. Lacrosse St. Catherines match described...third quarter the Tecumseh's got going with a vengeance. They played with a desperation akin to despair, taking 3 goals...Felker the last by dodging down the centre in 1.30 minutes. This was the final the score.
. 1905 Jul 17. LX. Tecumsehs Down champions 7 to 2 at the (Toronto) Island on Saturday. Large crowds. Tecumseh had red shirts, vs. Brantford. The T. made a fine start. Felker scored in 2 minutes by a fine run & short. 1st Quarter Felker 2 min. Third Quarter Felker 4:00 m
. 1905 June 19, St Kitts; 3rd Q, score: Felker the last by dodging down the centre in 1:30 min.
. 1905 Jul 24 News of Sports, Lacrosse, Tecumseh's Great Victory a most decisive defeat was handed out at the CLA leaders on Saturday, by the Tecumseh at the Island. The largest crowd of the season was fairly shocked with surprise at the remarkable speed of the Indians. Felker played centre.
. 1905 Aug 8. Won Rough Contest. Felker 2, holiday game at the (Toronto) Island between Tecumseh & Chippewans. Large crowd 4000 people.
. 1905 Aug 14 Tecumseh 6, Brantford 4, Felker Centre 9:3 min. Brantford played a fast game at the Island.
. 1905 Aug 28 Toronto's Tecumseh, 2,000 persons, played at the Rosedale grounds. Felker 7 to 4.
. 1906 May 21, Tecumseh Blanked Junction Shamrocks at Hanlands Point (Toronto Island)
. 1906 Jun 30, Tecumseh & Ottawa capitals at the Island. NLU championship match.
. 1906 Jul 2 Tecumseh Scalped Nationals of Montreal - a rough house. Felker 5 minute penalty.
. 1906 Jul 30 Tecumseh's Querrie had all his upper teeth knocked out. He fainted twice on the field. Felker budge the net for the last score. R Finlayson was the king pin of the home division. He is a big man & is rather too much for an ordinary sized individual such as Rountree & Felker.
. 1906 Sept 10 Cornwall Out Crossed. During the third, John White was checked hard by Felker & laid out. Felker was benched.
. 1936 Feb 27, Neil Felker, Of Toronto, a former well known Erin Boy, who iOS spending winter at St. Petersburg, Florida, won honors in the Canadian Bowling Tournament at St. Petersburg, having won the single Cdn. Championship, when he defeated Dr. Crupp, who held the single championship for Canada. Dr. Gear who is also spending winter at St. Petersburg, was entered in the doubles competition with Mr. Felker, the results of these games having not been forward yet.
. 1936 Apr 9, Mr Mrs Neil Felker of Toronto, were Sunday visitors with Mrs Ells Walker; while in town Mr. Felker called on several old friends.
. 1937 Apr 8, Returns Home From Florida, Dr & Mrs Gear & son from St. Petersburg, Neil Felker of Toronto, a native of Erin, was also among those show spent the winter at St. Petersburg & participated in the favorite sport, being on the winning rink in the National fours & second in the National Double. The risk in lured players from England, uS & Canada. The system of rinks is made from a dry, so that no one party can make a clean up - if good enough.
. The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec.
1906 May 18 - Ontario Lacrosse Players: Neil Felker, who will this year figure at third home, is an Erin boy & played his first game in 190. In 1902 he was instrumental in organizing the Young Canadians, of Woodbridge, of which team he was captain. His splendid playing lead to a position being offered him last season he entered senior, playing at centre with the Tecumsehs.
. 1906 Oct 22 - Tecumesh Defense Third Quarter opened with Ottawa Caps attacking the fine style & Clarke nipped some ice ones. Pringle was ruled off for holding a player's stock. He was the first man to go off the match. Felker followed him a minute later for tripping Ashfield, who got a nasty fall by the dirty place of place. Ashfield resumed play in a couple of minutes. Ashfield -Felker Centre.Capitals 7, Tecumsehs 1.
. 1907 May 24 - Melee started with mixup. Toronto, 5000 people saw the Tecumsehs defeat the Shamrocks at the Toronto Island this afternoon, 7 to 1 a match which wound up in a res fight in the third quarter. Felker & Kavanah replaced Graydon & rockford on the fence. Powers & Rowntee both decorated the fence at the beginning or the last quarter. the former for his injury & the later for being the cause of it. Felker check Curried in a manner that drew the referee's attention & he received a well deserved res. 4 minutes later Felker added game another on a pass.
. 1907 Aug 31 - Felker & Rountree of the Indians, are speedy, but are only god for abut half the distance & should be no match for Gauthier & Pitre. The French Canadians are not only faster than the Toronto men, but they can send the pace to the end.
. 1908 Jun 25 - It was a dirty game said Referee Billy McIntrey after the game was over. It was the scrappiest NLU game Torontonians have had the il luck to see for some time, The penalty list was the longest on record. 26 being the total, a total time spent on the fence was 3 hours. …Several are for all fights… players were deliberately smashed at their opponents. Hogan of Montreal should have been arrest on the spot, for there's no reason why an assault such as his on Felker, while neither men were playing, should go unnoticed, simply because it was on a lacrosse field, and not on the street, Six policeman standing around made no move to interfere when the players scrapped. They confined their efforts to keeping the spectators off the field, & they didn't make a success of that. - Toronto Star.
. 1909 Jun 28, Feller Retire, The teams playing 11 men a side, owing to Felker being too rich to continue, Wintemute going off to even up.
1910 July 18 - Menary & Felker were benched for fighting.
Ref: Ottawa Journal, Ontario.
. 1911 Aug 21 - Tecumseh won 5 to 5 in last minute; On speed Felker with the ball, unchecked by the Montreal defense, who figured that he would pass & not attempt to shoot but the Indian fooled them & flung a low bound at Brennan, which the Montreal goal did not see till it reached his feet.
* 1912 May 23 - Neil Felker Undergoes A Serious Operation. Veteran of the Tecumseh was stricken with an appendicitis last night after a hurried consultation with surgeons last night in Western Toronto, Neil Felker was rushed to the Grace Hospital. He had suffered an attach some weeks ago incapacitated for 6 weeks...good condition...speed recovery expected.
References: Globe & Mail Newspaper, Toronto.
The Montreal Gazette.: 1908 Aug 20, 1908 Some local lacrosse followers seem to have become excited over the makeup of the 'all-star' team chosen by the Ottawa Free Press; John White of Cornwall, far outclasses Felker, who never could stand a fast pace fore more than three quarters.
. 1909 Jul 17, Charlie Querrie is said to be looking for a new fielder to replace Felker who is not in the best of health.
. 1913 Jul 5 Dominion Lacrosse Assoc. hands our warning to all clubs. Decarie of the National, who assaulted Felker in the match between the Tecumsehs on the Maisonneuve (Montreal) grounds last week, has been suspended for 2 weeks & fined $50.
. 1914 Jul 3. Photo of Tecumseh Toronto Lacrosse club. Neil Felker 2nd of left. Tecumeth Jersey, light shorts & lacrosse bat.
Times & Guide newspaper, Weston, Ontario.
. 1922 May 24 - The management of the Weston lacrosse team is leaving nothing undone toggle the Weston public awning temperature. After weeks& months of hardworking they are rewarded twosome extant by having 20 players turn out for practice. Every man is able to hold his own in senior company. Their next step was to secure Neil Felker as coach. Felker is not stranger to Weston. He will be remember as the star fielder of that good Woodbridge team 15 years or more ago. The only Woodbridge team that could regularly beat Weston. On leaving Woodbridge, Felker played with West Toronto Shamrocks. He left that team to enter the pro lacrosse league, playing centre for the Tecumsehs. He played at a time when Ottawas, Shamrocks, Montreal AAA., Nations of Montreal & Cornwall were at their best. Neil Felker was known around the pro circuit as the best centre man in the game. He got the draw 90 timeout of a hundred & was an expert at making the odd man on the home. Neil was already made a favorable impression with the players. The public are sure to like him for he does not belong to the clique that dominated across last year.
. 1923 May 9 - Local Sporting Notes: Torontos have been gathering in a tube of dark, unknown players. Everyone is watching this team. Training is certainly hard. Neil Felker is not saying much, but that smile of his is til there & that means a lot. New smiles when things are right, so we know that everything is going along well.
. 1937 Jul 1 -The lawn bowlers are at it hot & have again in the West End & I stopped for a free minutes the other night at Baird Park to have a peek at West Toronto's finest. The players were al wearing sun caps dropped well down over their ears & you couldn't tell whether they were 19 or 90 except when they tried to bend & then you at least got a fair idea. But one I did now was Neil Felker - the big cigar was the land mark.
. 1943 Nov 18 - As a token of esteem, Neil Felker, genial owner & operator Felker Bros., Main St Such, was presented with a coffee table by his employees last Saturday & Mrs Felker a bouquet of chrysanthemums.
. 1930 Apr 3 Erin Buy At Home Campaign, Community Buying Directory & Business Guide, bon The Town You Call Home. H. Matthews, Harness, Boots & Shoes. Cleaning, dyeing, pressing & repairing. have taken agency for Felker Bros., Cleaners & Dyers, Toronto. A trial will convince you.
. Erin, Mr Mrs Neil Filker, of Toronto, called on friends here, on Saturday.
. 1936 Mar 4 - Mr. Neil Felker, of Toronto, a former well known Erin boy, who is spending the winter at Ft. Petersburg, Florida, won honours in the Canadian Bowing Tournament at St. Petersburg, having won the single Cdn. championship.
Ref: Georgetown Herald.
. 1938 Aug 11, Woodbridge. Mr Neil Felker, a member of the crack Woodbridge Lacrosse Team of 35 years ago called on friends on Monday last. Mr. Felker also belonged to the Toronto Tecumseths & was regarded as one of the team's best players.
Ref: The Liberal Newspaper.
. 1943 Might's Greater Toronto Directory
Felker, Douglas, Shipper CCM, rooms 217 Chatham Ave. Tel 3943,
Felker, E Marie, Stenographer, CCM, r 324 Weston Rd S
Felker, Marie, principle secretary CCM, r 324 Weston Rd S.
Felker, Neil C, Felker Bros., h. 221 Every Av,Tel LY 3604
Felker, Fred, presser Felker Bros, h 117 Muock Ave. Tel JU 6739
Felker, Herbert, Felker Bros., house 7 Kingsmill Rd., Kingsway Park, Tel JU 8915
Felker, Jennie W, Widow John, house 324 Weston Rd S.
Felker, Violet E, hand folder, Eaton Crane & Pike, res. 117 Mulock Qve. Tel JU6739
Felker, Wm J, employs TTC, house 134 Soudan Ave., Tel: HU 7073.
. 1946 Nov 12, Lewiston, NY Border Crossings: Cornelius Felker, & wife Margaret J. Born 10/13/83, Race Dutch Nationality Canada, Address, Toronto, Ont.
Nearest Friend: Mr. Stuart Kenny, 221 Evelyn Ave., Toronto [neighbour];
Destination: Friend Mr. A Small, 3630 16th Ave., St. Petersburg, Fla.
Height 5 ft. 8 IN., complexion fair, Hair grey, Eyes Blue.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1, 2]
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1883 - 1978 (94 years)