1888 Chicago Harvard Prep School football team

1888 Harvard Preparatory School of Chicago football
Illinois Champion (Chicago Tribune)
Record6–1[1] ( )
Head coach
  • R. Jocklyn, George Hamlin[2]
CaptainBert Hamlin
Home stadiumWanderer's Athletic Club grounds

The 1888 Harvard Prep School football team of Chicago represented Harvard School of Chicago during the 1888 college football season. In (at least) their 3rd year fielding a football team (as the school played Michigan in 1887, losing 0-26, and Northwestern in 1886, winning 32-4), the Harvard's as they were called, compiled a 6–1 record (according to one unverified source).[1] They also had a Junior (JV) team, who reportedly won the Junior Championship of Illinois, although this was just a claim, and not an official title or award. The team played at the Wanderer's Athletic Club cricket grounds, on 37th Street and Indiana Avenue. They played two collegiate teams during the football season, defeating Lake Forest, 22 to 4 (or 22–6), and losing to Notre Dame, 20 to 0.[3]

Schedules

Varsity team

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17Hyde Park High School
W 32–0[4]
October 203:20 p.m.West Division High SchoolWanderer's Athletic Club cricket groundsW 78–0[5][6][7][8]
October 27Cook County Normal SchoolW unk.
November 172:30 p.m.Lake Forest
  • Wanderer's cricket grounds
  • Chicago, IL
W 22–4[9][10]
November 24Chicago University Club graduates
  • Chicago ball park
  • Chicago, IL
W unk.[11][12]
December 6Notre DameSouth Bend, ILL 0–20[13]
December 15Evanston Athletic ClubEvanston, ILW unk.[14]

Junior team

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 3"The Chamberlins"[15]
  • Wanderer's Athletic Club cricket grounds
  • Chicago, IL
W 8–6
November 18Hyde Park HS[10]Chicago, ILW Forfeit
November 29Hyde Park HS[16]Chicago, ILUnknown

Practice games

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 21Chicago University Club GraduatesChicago, ILW 12–0

Notes: An article in the South Bend Tribune on December 6, 1888, reported that Harvard Prep had not lost a contest prior to playing Notre Dame.[17]

Roster

1st Team

  • Donnelly- Center
  • Allen- Rusher
  • R. McDermid- Rusher
  • Wright- Rusher
  • Hoyle- Rusher
  • Fair- Rusher
  • Marriner- Rusher
  • Peoples- Rusher
  • Bert Hamlin- Quarterback (Captain)
  • George Hamlin- Halfback
  • Valentine- Halfback
  • Page- Halfback
  • Ritchie- Halfback
  • Herrick- Fullback
  • Neely- Fullback
  • Sargent- Fullback
  • Crawford

Junior team

  • Thorne- Center
  • Young- Rusher
  • R. Jocklyn- Rusher
  • Wilson- Rusher
  • Krouse- Rusher
  • McGilvery- Rusher
  • McClever- Rusher
  • R. Hamlin- Quarterback
  • Fargo- Halfback
  • Levy- Halfback
  • R. McDermid- Fullback
  • Harry Hamlin

References

  1. ^ a b "Chicago Harvard School". www.illinoishsglorydays.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "George Hamlin Harvard School football manager". The Inter Ocean. November 18, 1888. p. 12. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame's First Win // Moments // 125 Football // University of Notre Dame". 125.nd.edu. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Foot-Ball at Jackson Park". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1888. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Clipped From The Inter Ocean". The Inter Ocean. October 18, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "20 Oct 1888, Page 2 - The Inter Ocean at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Harvard defeats West Division HS (Bottom left, top right)". The Inter Ocean. October 21, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Victory for the Harvards". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1888. p. 12. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Harvard school vs Lake Forest". The Inter Ocean. November 17, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Harvard School and Harvard Junior football games". The Inter Ocean. November 18, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Graduates Football match". The Inter Ocean. November 24, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "HARVARD YALE GRADUATES". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1888. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Notre Dame's first win". Chicago Tribune. December 7, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Harvard School vs Evanston AC". The Inter Ocean. December 15, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "SPORTING NOTES". The Inter Ocean. November 4, 1888. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  16. ^ "Hyde Park Thanksgiving 1888". The Inter Ocean. November 20, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  17. ^ "Notre Dame vs Harvard Prep School of chicago". The South Bend Tribune. December 7, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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