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Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 11:14

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.

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 11:09

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.

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 11:03

Born on January 2, 1913 in Baltimore, Church Yearley started his lacrosse career at the age of thirteen. This early interest was generated by the award of a lacrosse stick as a Sunday School prize by his teacher, Douglas C. Turnbull, Jr., a long-time member of the Hall of Fame. Church played two years with the Hopkins Midgets, an organized team of pre-high school boys, before entering City College. At City he earned letters in 1928, 1929 and 1930 and was elected captain of the team in 1930. That same year, he was named to the All-America Scholastic Team.

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:58

Carl was an outstanding attackman for Hobart College from 1934 to 1937 and was chosen as Hobart's Most Valuable Player in 1936 and 1937. Carl was first team All-American in 1936 and 1937, and honorable mention in 1935. He played with the American team against Canada in 1936 and England in 1937, as well as North/South games in 1936. He also earned varsity letters in football and basketball, making him a nine-letter man at Hobart.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:51

Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1903, Faber graduated from Eastern High School in Washington D.C. in 1921, University of Maryland with BS in 1926, MS in 1927, PhD in 1937. After graduating from Maryland in 1926, Jack remained in the educational field all of his life at the University of Maryland. He was head of the Department of Microbiology, as well as faculty chairman of athletics.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:50

Born in Baltimore in 1907, Thomsen was educated at Baltimore Friends School, graduating in 1926. He then went to Swarthmore College for two years before transferring to St. John's (Md.) College.

While at Friends School, Thomsen played football, basketball and lacrosse, winning varsity letters in all three sports.

At Swarthmore College, he played two years of football and lacrosse, once scoring 14 goals during a lacrosse game versus Lafayette College.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:48

Born in Baltimore in 1908, Biddison graduated Baltimore City College High School in 1924; Johns Hopkins University in 1928 with an BA degree, then from the University of Maryland Law School in 1931. Tom spent his whole life in the practice of law and civic affairs in Baltimore and the State of Maryland. He became a leading political figure, being successively assistant states attorney, chairman of the board and director of the Maryland Department of Correction, and the city solicitor of Baltimore 1947-58.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:47

Harry "Lighthorse" Wilson began his lacrosse career at Penn State, where he was one of the greatest all-time athletes of the institution, earning All-American honors and varsity letters in football and basketball.

Wilson transferred to West Point in 1924, where he earned 12 varsity letters in lacrosse, basketball and football, which stands as a record. He was selected first team All-American in 1926 and earned second team honors in 1925 and 1927. He earned All-American honors in football in 1926 and first team All-American honors in basketball in 1927.

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:46

Fritz Stude was born in 1910 in Baltimore. He lived for a while in Ontario, Canada, before moving back to Catonsville, Maryland. He entered Catonsville High School in 1926 and graduated in 1929. The school did not have lacrosse, but he won letters in soccer (3 years), basketball (2 years), tennis (2 years) and track (2 years). He was captain of the 1929 basketball state championship team and was center forward on the state championship soccer team.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:45

Alexander attended Boys' High School in Brooklyn, graduating in 1906. He then went to Harvard University, graduating cum laude in history and government in 1910.

While in high school, Fred played both lacrosse and ice hockey where he won his letters in both sports, and was elected captain his senior year of both the lacrosse and hockey teams. Additionally, Fred was a baseball player, a member of the rifle team, and participated in all other types of sports.

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