brownuniversity

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Clark & Norcross (Brown) (LOC)

  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    Leslie Russell Clark, Class of 1918, was a freshman quarterback (Number 24) and Leonard Hulit Norcross, Class of 1918, played Left Half Back (Number 17) for Brown University football, in this game against Cornell University, October 24, 1914 at the Polo Grounds (Brush Stadium) in New York. Cornell trounced defeated Brown 28 - 7.   — [1] [2]
  • Arden said:
    Pixel Wrangler: Thanks for giving us the fuller names of these players, the location of the game, and the date on the negative. We will add more details to the image description when we update.

Ormsby (LOC)

  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    W. N. (William Nicholas) Ormsby, Class of 1916, played Left End (Number 2) for Brown University football, in this game against Cornell University, October 24, 1914 at the Polo Grounds (Brush Stadium) in New York. Cornell squeaked by defeated Brown 28 - 7. — [1] [2] Ormsby later was an Assistant Coach (football) at Boston College. He served in the Navy during World War I as Assistant Naval Attache, at the American Embassy, Madrid, Spain. [3] [4]
  • Anne (LOC P&P) said:
    Pixel Wrangler: Thanks for the more complete info. for Ormsby. We'll include some of it next time we update.
  • Richard Norton said:
    www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107597520

O'Hearn & Kleinert (LOC)

  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    Left to Right: Jack O'Hearn, Captain;  E. W. Kleinert. John "Jack" Ewing O'Hearn (1893-1977), Class (President) of 1915, (Number 1) played Left End and was Captain of Cornell University football, and E. W. Kleinert, Class of 1916, (Number 28) played Full Back in this game against Brown University, October 24, 1914 at the Polo Grounds (Brush Stadium) in New York. Cornell clobbered defeated Brown 28 - 7. — [1] From the College Football Hall of Fame: "Rugged, rapid afoot and possessing uncanny pass-catching talents, Jack O' Hearn was an end on one of the most potent Cornell teams of football's Pioneer Era. O'Hearn enjoyed stardom through three varsity seasons. He was the Big Red captain in 1914, a year in which Cornell broke from mediocrity into gridiron greatness. O'Hearn was named All-America by Walter Camp that season ... " Jack O'Hearn played in the National Football League (NFL) in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the Buffalo All-Americans. Little to no information seems to be available for E. W. Kleinert.
  • Anne (LOC P&P) said:
    Pixel Wrangler: Thanks for finding this additional information on O'Hearn and Kleinert. We'll include some of it next time we update the description.