book , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁which ▁first ▁established ▁the ▁claim . ▁He ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁full - page ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁titled : ▁" H ockey ▁Hero es ▁of ▁Form er ▁Days ▁Made ▁Game ▁Fam ous ▁in ▁King ston ". ▁A ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁article ▁in ▁Mac lean ' s ▁titled : ▁" A ▁six ▁letter ▁word ▁meaning ▁the ▁best ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁word ", ▁c ited ▁S uther land ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁hockey . ▁He ▁published ▁another ▁full - page ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁entitled ▁" K ing ston – The ▁B irth place ▁of ▁Hockey ". ▁S uther land ' s ▁claims ▁were ▁disput ed ▁by ▁other ▁places ▁in ▁Canada , ▁including ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁two ▁cities ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁and ▁Del ine , ▁North west ▁Territ ories . ▁His ▁claim ▁for ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁hockey ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁a ▁game ▁played ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁in ▁King ston ▁Har bour , ▁which ▁pred ated ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁match ▁between ▁Queen ' s ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁National ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁Museum ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁argument ▁over ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁hockey ▁intens ified ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁battle ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁similar ▁institution ▁for ▁hockey ▁where