 However, the Tigers would earn the dubious distinction of becoming the first team to lose to a team based in Western Canada, to the Winnipeg 'Pegs in the 23rd Grey Cup.After their loss to Winnipeg, the fortunes of the Tigers waned as they did not have a winning record in the next five years.In 1941, the Hamilton Tigers suspended operations due to many of its players joining the army to fight in the Second World War.