Yale Men Were Surprised (December 13, 1890)

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Title:
Yale Men Were Surprised (December 13, 1890)
Description:
"Yale Men Were Surprised" is a New York Times article published on December 13, 1890 that describes the Staten Island Athletic Club's midwinter meeting as well as the country's first indoor football game (Springfield College vs. Yale). Springfield College's football team was known as Stagg's Eleven or the Stubby Christians, and was comprised of W. J. Kellar, James A. Naismith (inventor of Basketball), J. P. Smith, D. W. Corbett, W. O. Black, W. H. Barton, W. C. McKee, F. N. Seerley, Amos Alonzo Stagg (the captain), A. E. Garland, and W. H. Ball. In their contest at the newly-opened Madison Square Garden, Yale fielded a team of five varsity players, two substitutes, and a group of graduates. Springfield College, at this time, had less than fifty students from which to draw. Stagg was the only experienced player on the Springfield College squad and found his team outsized by an average of twenty pounds per man. In a great match, Springfield College showed true courage and pride, but ultimately lost 16-10. The newspapers labeled Stagg’s team the “Stubby Christians,” commending them for the surprise they gave the audience and how they outplayed the giants from New Haven. For more information on Amos Alonzo Stagg, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/661
Creator:
New York Times
Date:
December 13, 1890
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Marketing and Communications Records
Subjects:
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College--Football
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Kellar, William J.
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Smith, John P.
Corbett, David W.
Black, Walter O.
Barton, William Henry
McKee, William C.
Seerley, Frank N.
Stagg, Amos Alonzo, 1862-1965
Football
Athletes
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/2722
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Publisher:
New York Times
Language:
English
Identifier:
specimens-printed-matter-1890-91-yale-men-were-surprised-12-13-1890