Irving Small

Irving Wheeler Small (July 19, 1891 – December 12, 1955) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal in the 1924 Chamonix games.

Irving Small
Small with the Westminster Hockey Club in 1921–22
Born	(1891-07-09)July 9, 1891 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1955(1955-12-12) (aged 64) Monrovia, California, U.S.
Weight	174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position	Forward/Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Arenas Boston Shoe Trades Westminster Hockey Club Boston A.A.
National team	United States
Playing career	1910–1925
Medal record Men's Ice hockey Representing the  United States 1924 Chamonix Team

Biography

Irving Small was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died in Monrovia, California. He was brought up in Massachusetts and played amateur hockey in Boston. In 1913, however, he moved to California, but came east to play hockey during the winters. He won the 1922 United States Amateur Hockey Association championship with the Westminster Hockey Club.^[1][2] He was a member of the Boston Athletic Association ice hockey team that won the 1923 USAHA championship and was one of five B.A.A. players selected for the 1924 Olympic ice hockey team.^[3]

In May 1925, Small sued the New Boston Arena Company, claiming that the company owed him $1,000 in salary for playing for the B.A.A. According to Small, members of the B.A.A. team were paid as much as $2,500 a year by Arena management, which hid the payments in secret locations throughout the building.^[4] He dropped the case on May 22, 1925 after the two sides agreed to an out-of-court settlement.^[5]

Irving died on 12 December 1955, in Monrovia, California.^[6]