1916 Track and Field Team

Item Information

Title:
1916 Track and Field Team
Description:
A photograph of the 1916 track and field team at Springfield College standing outside in front of the gate to Pratt Field. Members of the team included: Harold Jenkins, Frank Beier, Raymond Sermon, James Dennis, Samuel Cobb, Allen Peabody, Austin Kittredge, Harry Kingman, Strong Hinman, William Whiting, Carl Olson, Ivan Bigler, Roland Esbjornson, Ralph Tichenor, Chester Snell, George Cooper, and Milton Johnson. .
Date:
1916
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Springfield College Track and Field Team Papers
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Track and field
Springfield College--Track and field--Men
Pratt Field
Springfield College--Athletic Fields
Beier, Frank J.
Bigler, Ivan E.
Cobb, Samuel H.
Cooper, George A.
Dennis, James A.
Esbjornson, Ronald A.
Hinman, Strong
Jenkins, Harold W.
Johnson, Milton R. (Class of 1920)
Kingman, Harry L.
Kittredge, Austin J.
Moses, Frank W.
Olson, Carl (Class of 1917)
Peabody, Allen S. (Class of 1921)
Schroeder, Louis C.
Sermon, Raymond R.
Snell, Chester D.
Tichenor, Ralph L.
Whiting, William H.
Springfield (Mass.)
Group portraits
Track athletics
Gates
Athletic fields
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/7025
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:
The team was led by head coach Louis Schroeder and team captain Frank Moses. The team finished the season with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. The only loss of the season came against Holy Cross, with the final score being 71 to 55. Interest in the sport increased in 1916 and continued to grow at the college. Schroeder coached the team for one more season before Paul Otto took over from 1920 until 1924. The team only had 4 other coaches following Otto. The team was coached by Jack Rothacher, followed by Les Judd and Vern Cox. Ken Klatka took over the team in 1977
Identifier:
track-and-field-mens-1916-team-photograph