Springfield College Football Team (1901)

Item Information

Title:
Springfield College Football Team (1901)
Description:
This lantern slide shows the International YMCA Training School’s (now known as Springfield College) 1901 football team. This image is part of an unnumbered collection of lantern slides depicting varied years of the YMCA Training School sports teams. The members of the team as shown are: [top row, L to R] William H. Bennett (class of 1900), George Baird Affleck (class of 1901), Coach Frank N. Seerley (1890), Edward K. Allen (class of 1902), Ralph L. Cheney (class of 1901), Fred Metz [or Metts] (class of 1903), John T. Cowley (class of 1903), Bernard M. Joy (class of 1903), Coach James Huff McCurdy (class of 1890), David W. Pollard (class of 1902), Von V. Roseboro (class of 1903), [kneeling row, L to R] John D. Stehman (class of 1901), George Henckel (class of 1902), Edward S. Elliott (class of 1904), unidentified student, Emile A. Barrier (class of 1904), Albert L. Cross (class of 1901), James W. Stafford (class of 1904), Leroy S. Farnum (class of 1903), Herbert R. Hadcock (class of 1902), [bottom/seated row, L to R] George A. Cornell (class of 1902), Percy K. Holmes (class of 1904), Herbert Moule (class of 1904), John T. Maylott (class of 1901), and Porter T. Woolworth (class of 1903). Dr. James Huff McCurdy contributed to the field of physical education in many ways, including his studies on the relationship between heart rate, blood pressure, and motor tasks in adolescent boys. In 1924, he published one of the first texts for Exercise Physiology. In 1918, James H. McCurdy realized the need “for an extensive programme of sports and recreation in the immediate postwar period that would bridge the gap and ease the transition between military service and civilian life.” The result was the Inter-Allied Games, the biggest international sports event that had ever been held at that time. Attended by 25,000 people, the Games were a huge success. Dr. McCurdy was the Director of the Division of Athletes, Hygiene and Health for the American YMCA among American troops in France. The 1901 record was 3-2-2.
Creator:
The Association
Date:
1901
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College--Football
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Affleck, George Baird, 1876-
Seerley, Frank N.
Cheney, Ralph L.
Metts, Fred
Cowley, John T.
Joy, Bernard M.
McCurdy, J. H. (James Huff), 1866-1940
Pollard, David W.
Roseboro, Von V.
Stehman, John D.
Elliott, Edward S.
Barrier, Emile A.
Cross, Albert L.
Stafford, James E.
Farnum, Leroy S.
Hadcock, Herbert R.
Cornell, George A.
Holmes, Percy K.
Moule, Herbert
Woolworth, Porter T.
Maylott, John T.
Bennet, William H.
Allen, Edward K.
Henckel, George
Lantern slides
Football
Athletes
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
3x4 in
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/3252
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Notes:
A facsimile of this image was found with an SC number (SC18888) and a note saying that it was scanned from a glass negative. However, no glass negative can be found and the facsimile is identical to the lantern slide. We do not know whether the facsimile was made from the lantern slide or from a glass negative that is now missing. The SC file was not large enough to justify keeping and was discarded in January 2014.
Identifier:
LS_09_60