Powell was born in 1889 in Baltimore and was educated at Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland, graduating in 1913 with a BS in civil engineering.

George Alvah Latimer was born in Cortland, New York, a hot bed of lacrosse, on May 16, 1909. He starred in lacrosse and football at Cortland High School, graduating in 1927. He matriculated to Rutgers University, earning letters in football and lacrosse for four years while he was at the university. He had the rare distinction of being chosen to the All-America first team for three years in 1930, 1931 and 1932, one of a handful of lacrosse greats who have attained that honor. He was the outstanding player of a selected "All-American" team vs.

Ritch began his lacrosse career as a player for Peekskill Military Academy in 1933, continuing through four years at Syracuse University and three years of club play with the Crescent Athletic Club in Brooklyn. He then began coaching, most notably as head coach at Sewanhaka (N.Y.) High School.

Sothoron was born in Charlotte Hall, Maryland in 1911. After finishing high school at Charlotte Hall Military Academy, he matriculated at the University of Maryland, where he graduated in 1934. While at Maryland, Norwood won letters in four sports - football, baseball, basketball, and lacrosse. He was selected as first team All-American in lacrosse in 1933 and 1934, and was selected to the All-Southern Conference Football Team in 1934. He also received honorable mention on the All-American football team in 1934.

Born in Baltimore in 1918, Tolson attended Baltimore City College High School and earned three varsity letters in lacrosse. The 1936 City College team completed an undefeated season and won the Maryland Scholastic Championship. Tolson was chosen to the All-Maryland Scholastic first team at point. City College repeated as champion in 1937, and once again Tolson was a first team All-Maryland selection.

William H. Dobbin played at Hobart College where he was close attack, co-captain in 1940 and an All-American. He earned second team All-American honors in 1940 and honorable mention in 1939. He starred in the first North/South College All-Star Game in 1940 and later became the general chairman of the North/South Games in 1956 & 1972. He was the USILA's Man of the Year in 1956 and also helped coach at Hobart that year.

Hewitt, better known as "Rip," attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute where he won letters and was an outstanding athlete in football, ice hockey, and lacrosse. He was All-Maryland in 1934 and invited to go with the state championship team to play the Long Island champions.

Myers, an outstanding football and basketball player at Boys Latin in Baltimore from 1925-28 and the University of Virginia from 1928-32, is revered for his legendary coaching ability. In his coaching career of 46 years (1933-1979), Howdy compiled a lacrosse record of 379-141-6.

When Arthur was sixteen, he represented Laconia, New Hampshire, in the State Oratorical High School Championship and was awarded first prize, which consisted of a gold medal and his choice of an appointment to the Naval Academy or the Military Academy. Having never previously heard of either institution, he selected the Naval Academy based on an encyclopedia's description of its summer cruises to Europe. In preparation for Annapolis, he enrolled at the Severn School in 1926, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball, but did not play lacrosse.