Frankford,
28
vs.
Philadelphia & Reading
YMCA, 00
Thanksgiving Day, 1899
On Thanksgiving Day, 1899, some two-thousand spectators turned out to witness a football match between teams from Frankford and the Philadelphia & Reading YMCA. Members of that Frankford squad went on to form the Loyola Athletic Club in 1909. In 1912 the Loyola A.C. changed its name to the Frankford Athletic Association, which in turn gave rise to the Frankford Yellow Jackets.
The Frankford Gazette gave the following summary of the game:
"Touchdowns, McCormick, 2; Riddell, Latimer, Hornberger. Goals after touchdowns, Riddell, 3. Referee, E.M. Wilson, Haverford College. Umpire, D.G. Gimber, P&R YMCA. Linesman, H. Gransback and Frank T. Wilson. Timekeeper, James Davis. Time of halves, 25 and 20 minutes."
The 1899 Frankford Athletic Association Football Eleven Players |
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| Barter,[ ???]* Bratton, William H.* Castor, William A.* Conn, Bert T.* Gilmour, George C. -- right guard Griffith, Phillip -- center Heard, Charles -- right tackle Hornberger, Lewis -- right end King, Frank -- quarterback Latimer, Robert -- right halfback Lippincott, Frank R. -- left tackle Mason, William -- left guard McCormick, Harry -- left halfback Riddell, William, Jr. -- fullback, captain and player-coach Schumacker, J. Harry -- left end Sonneborne, Herman* |
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| Managers | |
| Swope,
Clarence Gilmour, Edward S. |
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| Timekeeper | |
| Davis, James | |
* It is unknown whether these players participated in or even attended the game.
