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Could Howe possibly be en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Howe_%28American_football%29 The Wikipedia piece says nothing about coaching at Columbia, but does suggest he was in NYC (at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York) at the right time.

Yes, it is him. In November 1914, Columbia, which had banned football revived it for a day!! and Arthur Howe of Yale and Charley Hann of Harvard provided coaching. See NYT of November 25, 1914 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60910FB355A15738...

Very inspiring story, swanq. Thanks for finding the article. We'll add this information to the record the next time we update.

This is on the Columbia University Campus, NYC

Earliest known conga line?

Bain's photo has been inscribed with the date, 9/27/11. A New York Times story, September 28, 1911, reported some of the events: "Columbia University began its . . . academic year yesterday with a large entering class. . . . The real indication that college was open was the hostilities between the freshmen and sophomores. There was little of the old-time fighting, however, the nearest thing to a battle being an organized tug of war on South Field, which provided merriment for hundreds of spectators." The full NYT report: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A02EFDE1539E3... -------

More Bain/LOC photos of student class rivalry hijinks at Columbia University:

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