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Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 09:29

Avery Blake attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1925. He went on to Swarthmore College as a member of the Class of 1928. While at Polytechnic Institute, Blake played four years of lacrosse, three years of basketball, and two years of football. At Swarthmore, Avery played one year of football and one year of lacrosse.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 09:27

Gard Mallonee was born in 1903 in Baltimore and he was educated at the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1922. He continued his education at Johns Hopkins University, gaining a BS in civil engineering in 1928 and a master's degree in education in 1946.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 09:25

The following is an excerpt from The Lacrosse Story by Alexander M. Weyand and Milton R. Roberts concerning Bill Maddren.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 09:23

Conrad, or "Suds", did not play lacrosse until his college days at Rutgers, where he played on the 1921 team. Then moving on to Princeton, he played on the varsity squad from 1922-24. The 1924 team was the big three champion.

After graduating from Princeton, Suds played on the Crescent Athletic Club team from 1925-32, during which years the Crescent Club won several open championships.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 09:21

Bill Harkness was born in 1888, in Belfast, Northern Ireland and came to Canada with his family late in the 19th century. Bill was educated in the public schools of Ottawa and went to the American Correspondence School from 1910-14. While in Canada, Bill's business was with the heating, plumbing and ventilation business, and from 1921-43, he ran the Harkness Brothers business in Glen Falls, New York. From 1945 to 1955, Bill lived in Miami, Florida, and from 1955 to 1961, he was superintendent of the Home Farms in Johnsonville, New York.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 09:17

Stuart was born in 1896 in Baltimore and he was educated at the Baltimore City College from 1909-13. He entered Johns Hopkins University in 1913, graduating with a BS degree in Engineering in 1917. Eddie played lacrosse during his entire time at City College and during his four years at Hopkins.

After graduating from Hopkins, he played lacrosse at the Mt. Washington Club from 1919-1925. When he moved to the New York area, he played for the Crescent A.C. in 1926 and 1927. Eddie also played football and was active in track at City College and at Johns Hopkins.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 00:17

Leon "Chief" Miller was born in 1895 in Cherokee, North Carolina and attended Cherokee Indian School from 1905-09, progressing to the Carlisle Indian School, which he attended from 1910-16, receiving an M.E. degree in 1916.

While at Carlisle, Leon played lacrosse for four years, was also a member of the varsity track squad for four years, and a varsity football player for three years.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 00:14

Lydecker attended Nyack High School, and then went on to Syracuse University, where he graduated with a law degree in 1922.

While at Syracuse, Irv played lacrosse in 1920, 1921, and 1922, captaining the 1922 team which won the Intercollegiate Championship and he was named All-American that year.

In 1923, Irv went to Europe and played against Oxford and Cambridge and other universities. The team won the International Lacrosse Cup. Irv stayed with the Crescent Club and was an active player through 1934.

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