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Submitted by gpohanian on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:03

Cowan's long-time association with lacrosse began at Friends' School in Baltimore, where he was a standout midfielder. In 1963, he helped the team win the Maryland Scholastic Association Championship. He remained in Baltimore for his collegiate career at Johns Hopkins, and played on three consecutive championship teams from 1967-1969. Cowan was also a standout on the Johns Hopkins football team, and was drafted by the NFL's Baltimore Colts.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:02

Robert E. Griebe, Jr., began his lacrosse career at Deer Park (N.Y.) High School, where he earned first team Scholastic All-American and All-County honors in 1971.

Submitted by blogue on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:02

Betsy Williams Dougherty, an attack wing who graduated from Penn State University in 1984, was inducted to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as an outstanding player, who was also an outstanding coach or official, who has contributed noteworthy service to the game.

Betsy was an active member of the U.S. National Team from 1984-93, participating on four U.S. touring teams and three World Cup teams. She captained the 1993 World Cup team that won the world championship and served three years as the U.S. squad representative to the USWLA.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:00

Caleb Redgrave Kelly, Jr. was born in Baltimore in 1911, the eldest of two boys, both of whom loved sports. His brother, Donaldson, is also a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Caleb began playing lacrosse in his junior year at Friends' school and in that year he was the creaseman on the only unbeaten high school team in Maryland. In his senior year, he won varsity letters in football, basketball and lacrosse and again was part of a championship lacrosse team.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:59

Strobhar graduated from Williston Academy in 1901 and attended Johns Hopkins University, graduating with an B.A. degree in 1904. After his graduation, he was continually connected with the insurance business and was of his own insurance agency in Philadelphia by the name of Wagner Taylor Company.

Submitted by blogue on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:57

Linda Swarts Roth, a goaltender who played at West Chester University, was inducted as an outstanding player, who was also an outstanding coach or official, who has contributed noteworthy service to the game.

She was a member of the U.S. National Team from 1968-72, and played on touring teams which went to Australia ('69) and Great Britain ('70). She began coaching at Henderson High School (1968-73) and went on to coach for one season at her college alma mater and 10 years at West Chester East High School.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:57

Ellinger was born in 1914 in Baltimore and graduated from Baltimore City College High School in 1933 and from the University of Maryland in 1937. He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Harvard. Charlie played lacrosse informally for the Hopkins Bulldogs and then for City and was a member of City's Maryland Scholastic Association Championship Team in 1933.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:55

William Francis Logan was born in 1905, in Texas, Maryland, the second of three boys. Shortly afterwards his family moved to nearby Cockeysville. Bill graduated from Towson High School in 1923, and while there, he excelled in basketball and soccer. The following year he entered Mount Saint Mary's (Md.) College before transferring to Johns Hopkins University at the beginning of his junior year.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:52

Born in Baltimore on March 17, 1886, Gordon Armstrong first played lacrosse at Baltimore City College in 1903. While attending Johns Hopkins University, he played lacrosse for only one season, yet he was selected for the Johns Hopkins All-Time Team. He was a member of the Hopkins Intercollegiate Championship Team of 1908 and was selected for the Olympics but could not make the trip. He was secretary of the Johns Hopkins Athletic Association for three years.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:49

F. Gibbs LaMotte was born in Carroll County (Md.) in 1889. His family moved to Baltimore when he was very young. They remained in the city until 1901, when they moved to Mt. Washington.

The Mt. Washington Club at that time consisted of several tennis courts, and the grounds of the old Baltimore Cricket Club. About 1905, the families of the community formed a group that made a settlement for the property and created the Mt. Washington Club. Baseball and football teams were organized, and a few years later, lacrosse was added.

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