From Milton, Ontario where attended school, Sproule was a competitive cyclist and played amateur hockey in his hometown. Records show Sproule lived with his Uncle John Head and his wife Mary Elizabeth Sproule in Milton as young as age 8 in 1891.\n', '

Sproule\'s uncle, John Head, had been a Milton town councillor, and a business merchant in Milton since at least 1881, selling men\'s and women\'s clothing, before getting a customs job in Toronto and moving there with the family in the mid-1890s. In 1901, Sproule and his sister were still living with their Uncle John Head and his wife Mary in west Toronto. In 1905, Sproule\'s sister Mildred died at age 20 at their uncle\'s home.\n', '

While in Toronto, Sproule played for the Toronto Old Orchard and the Toronto Rowing Club hockey teams. He then became involved in team management as coach and manager of the Toronto Victorias and Toronto Crescents.\n', '

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