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Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:47

Kelly was a first team All-American goalie of the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in 1936 and 1937, his junior and senior years at the University of Maryland. The Terps lost only one collegiate game during the three years that Kelly was guarding the Maryland goal. Maryland was undefeated in collegiate competition in 1936-1937, in 1936 winning the W. Wilson Wingate Trophy, symbolic of lacrosse supremacy and sharing the trophy with Princeton in 1937.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:45

Wyatt attended Hempstead (N.Y.) High School, where lacrosse was not then played. He graduated from Union (N.Y.) College in 1932. Fred played on the Union lacrosse team for four years and in his senior year was selected as an All-American at third attack. In this same year, he was selected as a member of a team to play exhibition games en route to the Olympic Games.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:44

Philip Lee Lotz, considered one of the great defensemen of all time, played along side his equally famous brother, Ed, to form the backbone of a defense which allowed a total of seven goals over a ten-game schedule. He played on a St. John's College team that was Intercollegiate Champion in 1931 and which defeated Canada in the Lally Cup Series in that same year. He was chosen as All-American in 1931 and in 1932 and after the 1932 season was selected by sportswriter Wilson Wingate to be captain of the All-Time American Lacrosse Team.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:42

Dr. Iglehart stands out as one of the pioneers of lacrosse in Baltimore, a captain and goalie of the earliest teams for the Baltimore Athletic Club. He helped to organize the Baltimore Athletic Club team and played in its first game on November 23, 1878.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:41

Captain Gilmore was a member of the first lacrosse team ever to represent the Naval Academy in 1908. As a menacing first defenseman, Gilmore lettered four seasons in lacrosse, although he had no prior experience with the game. He quickly earned a reputation for his sound tactics.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:39

Winthrop "Pinky" Smith was a star center on the Yale lacrosse team for three years and was selected on the All-American Team in 1930 and 1931. In 1930, he played on the all-star team that represented the United States in the Canadian Lally Cup Series. He played on the Yale freshman team, which was Big Three Champion in 1928, and on the varsity teams, which were Big Three Champions in 1929 and 1931. He was captain on the Yale team.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:38

Joining Bacharach Rasin Co. as a stock boy in 1919, Auer became sole owner of the company and from that time on he worked at the promotion of the game of lacrosse and in the improvement of its equipment. Interested in keeping down the cost of the game, in 1929 he arranged a partnership with a Canadian associate and for nearly forty years they produced most of the sticks in this country.

Submitted by mdasilva on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:36

Pugh was an athlete of amazing stamina, ability, and versatility. He was capable of playing every sport and excelled in all in which he participated, although lacrosse became his outstanding game.

One of the greatest face-off men to play in the game of lacrosse, he earned first team All-American honors for three straight years. He was a high scorer and never permitted an opponent to score against him until his final college game. He continued playing the stick sport for the Mt. Washington Club for two years and was the first lacrosse coach at St. Paul's School.

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