Football Team (c. 1933)

Item Information

Title:
Football Team (c. 1933)
Description:
This hand-colored lantern slide shows the 1933-1934 football team at the International YMCA College, now known as Springfield College. In the top right corner is a picture of Coach Jack Rothacher. Beneath the image is a caption: “He watches the Football Team which has reported early for practice and meets Coach John Rothacher. This team meets many of the large Eastern Colleges.” The students shown are, left to right, [back row] Fred J. Niedland, Richard E. Putnam, Walter J. Colburn, Francis G. Buscall, Preston L. Cushing, Charles N. McNiven, Kenneth E. L’Hommedieu, Fremont S. Powers, Sidney W. Allen, Norman C. Keith, Richard M. Gray, Sydney H. Weber, John H. Miller, Jr., Charles Law, [middle] John L. Rotacher (coach), Merle D. Wiggin, William F. Brown, Frederick Kosiba, Henry L. McNeil, Carl K. Rogers, Burton L. Dresser, Edwin W. Greene, Albert Miller, George H. Govoni, John A. Redmond, Stuart L. Parks, Victor S. Kodis, Weldon J. McClusky, Frederick E. Thompson, Charles M. Charton, Daniel E. Fowler (assistant coach), Erastus W. Pennock (assistant coach), [front] Oren B. Relyea (manager), David Porter, Jr., Lancelot B. Cooper, Leonard R. Deane, Emil Babiar, William E. Connors, George V. Smith, Joseph A. Shields (captain), Robert H. Hughes, Adam A. Kaminsky, Peter J. Pretka, John Rigby, Jr., Donald A. Matheson, Albert Seferian, Roberts J. Bates, Harold J. Bant (manager), and Thomas J. Wood (trainer). The team ended the season with a 3-4-1 record. John Rothacher graduated from Springfield College in 1914 and coached varsity football and varsity track at his alma mater from 1924 until his resignation during the spring of 1937. Rothacher was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975. This lantern slide is part of a series called "The Story of the Cinema of Springfield College." Its alternate title is “Being the Story of a Young Man who elects to go to Springfield College.” The presentation was likely given during the 1930s and included images of campus buildings, faculty, and students engaged in athletic and cultural activities.
Creator:
Springfield College
Date:
[1933?–1934?]
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 College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Football
Pratt Field
Springfield College--Athletic Fields
Niedland, Fred J.
Putnam, Richard E.
Colburn, Walter J.
Buscall, Francis G.
Cushing, Preston L.
McNiven, Charles N.
L’Hommedieu, Kenneth E.
Powers, Fremont S.
Allen, Sidney W.
Keith, Norman C.
Gray, Richard M.
Miller, John H.
Law, Charles
Rotacher, John L.
Wiggin, Merle D.
Brown, William F.
Kosiba, Frederick
McNeil, Henry L.
Rogers, Carl K.
Dresser, Burton L.
Greene, Edwin W.
Miller, Albert
Govoni, George H.
Redmond, John A.
Parks, Stuart L.
Kodis, Victor S.
McClusky, Weldon J.
Thompson, Frederick E.
Charton, Charles M.
Fowler, Daniel E.
Pennock, Erastus W.
Relyea, Oren B.
Porter, David (Class of 1935)
Cooper, Lancelot B.
Deane, R. Leonard
Babiar, Emil
Connors, William E.
Smith, George V.
Shields, Joseph A.
Hughes, Robert H.
Kaminsky, Adam A.
Pretka, Peter J.
Rigby, John
Matheson, Donald A.
Seferian, Albert
Bates, Roberts J.
Bant, Harold J.
Wood, Thomas J.
Lantern slides
Football
Group portraits
Athletes
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/5939
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
Language:
English
Notes:
According to a sticker on the fame, this is #96 in a series.
Part of the Story of the Cinema of Springfield College Lantern Slide Series
Identifier:
LS-10-29