Author: [Edited by] Curtis, Frank G.
Title: Jamestown High School Foot Ball 1898
Description: Jamestown, NY, The Journal, 1899. First Edition. First edition, n. d. (1899); 6 x 6; pp. [54]; pictorial green cloth over boards; illustrated with numerous photographic plates; somewhat crude repairs to hinges and a few small spots to endpapers, else mild wear; penciled-in name to ffep; in good to very good condition. One of the earliest and the scarcest records of high school American football, the book was compiled and edited by right end (defensive end) Frank Curtis and described and illusrated the 1898 perfect season of the Jamestown High School in Chautauqua County, New York's players - against both college and other high school teams. The J. H. S. team played eight games against Alfred University, Rochester Free Academy, Sugar Grove Seminary, Allegheny College, etc. and gained 350 points - with not a single point scored against them in the entire season. The book sweetly mentioned that "the lady friends" of the players gave a swell reception to the victorious team, before showcasing photographs of each of them, with their positions, in resplendent uniforms. Perhaps unsurprisingly, captain and quarterback Lyle Himebaugh and center Homer Wellman would be featured in Spalding's 1899 "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. The Official Rules Book and Record Book of College Football." . Good .

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