Springfield College Football Team, 1893

Item Information

Title:
Springfield College Football Team, 1893
Description:
A photograph of the 1893 International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) Football Team. In the row is James Naismith, the inventor of Basketball at Springfield College in 1891. Beside him is Dr. Frank Seerley who later became the academic dean of Springfield College. The rest of the team, according to a handwritten note on the back of the photograph is - [top row]: Arthur W. Brown (Class of 1894); Frank N. Seerley (coach) (Class of 1890), James Naismith (Coach) (Class of 1891); William H. Kinnicutt (Class of 1894); Louis Welzmiller, Jr.(Class of 1894); and Maurice Ross (Class of 1894). [Middle Row]: William E. McKee (Class of 1894); George L.Gabler (Class of 1894); William V. Denman (Class of 1895); Edwin P. Ruggles, (Class of 1895; Peirson S. Page (Class of 1894); and Winfred E. Allen (Class of 1895). [Bottom Row]: William B. Durand (Class of 1895); Charles H. Carey (Class of 1894); Festus H. Foster, Jr. (Class of 1894); and John W. Lutz (Class of 1894).
Creator:
Van Norman, George H.
Date:
1893
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Springfield College Football Team Papers
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College
Springfield College--Football
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Brown, Arthur W.
Seerley, Frank N.
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Kinnicutt, William H.
Welzmiller, Louis R.
Ross, Maurice
McKee, William C.
Gabler, George Lewis
Denman, William V.
Ruggles, Edwin P.
Page, Peirson S.
Allen, Winfred Emory, 1873-1947
Durand, William B.
Carey, Charles H.
Foster, Festus H.
Lutz, John W.
Football players
Footballs
Football
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/177
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
This image has a chipped upper left corner and a name plate taped to the back measuring 35.5 x 6.5 cm. On the back of this image a handwritten note reads: International YMCA TS Football Team of 1893. [top row]: Arthur W. Brown (Class of 1894); Frank N. Seerley (coach) (Class of 1890), James Naismith (Coach) (Class of 1891); William H. Kinnicutt (Class of 1894); Louis Welzmiller, Jr.(Class of 1894); James Naismith (Class of 1891), and Maurice Ross (Class of 1894). [Middle Row]: William E. McKee (Class of 1894); George L.Gabler (Class of 1894); William V.Denman (Class of 1895); Edwin P. Ruggles, (Class of 1895; Peirson S. Page (Class of 1894); and Winfred E. Allen (Class of 1895). [Bottom Row]: William B. Durand (Class of 1895); Charles H. Carey (Class of 1894); Festus H. Foster, Jr. (Class of 1894); and John W. Lutz (Class of 1894). Naismith became a faculty member and Seerley later became Dean at Springfield College.
Identifier:
SC21301