Ad Lindsey 89th Division vs. 36th Division Football Game Notes - March 1959
Transcript
Written by Ad Lindsey, Lawrence, Kansas, March, 1959 89th-36th Division Football Game Major Paul Withington Med. off. 354th Inf.- Captain and Coach of 89th Division team - played left Guard. All American Guard and Captain of Harvard team. Asst Coach at Harvard under Percy Houghton. Head coach at University of Wisconsin and at Columbia University. Capt in Medical Corps of Navy during World War II - lives in Honolulu. Captain Charles H. Gerhardt Asst G-3 - 89th Division. Quarterback - played quarterback US M.A. in 1915-16 - Major General, Commander of 29th Inf. Division in WW II. Now retired Major General, USA. Lt. George
Transcript
Written by Ad Lindsey, Lawrence, Kansas, March, 1959 Lt. Robert A. Higgins [355th Infantry] - Right End - Played with [Pennsylvania State University], 1915-16-19. Captain and All American in 1919. Head Coach Football, [Pennsylvania State University], up to his retirement a few years ago. Lives at Penn State College. Lt. W. K. Clark [340th Field Artillery] - End - Played [Colorado State University / Colorado Agricultural College] Aggies at Ft. Collins, 1915-16. Played Harvard after World War I. Sgt. Harry E. Flanagan [341st Machine Gun Battalion] - Guard - played Parochial School ball - did not go to University. Retired from Police Department, Omaha, Nebraska - lives in this city the last I heard.
Transcript
Officials Referee Lt. Colonel W. Withington (Michigan) 7th Div. Umpire Capt. J. J. O
Transcript
89th Division Position Pvt. Howard P. Laslett Left End University of Kansas Scrubby lived in Minnesota for many years Corps. Albert M Thompson Left Tackle [University of South Dakota] add-2500 Overlook-Drive, [Minneapolis, Minnesota] - 55431 Capt. Paul Withington Left Guard [Harvard University] Paul passed on two years ago or more Lieut. Monroe C Lewis Center [Washington University] at St. Louis ad-6805 Washington Ave, St Louis 30, Missouri Lieut. B. C Garside - Jr Right Guard Colorado University Still lives in Colorado Lieut. Carl A. Schweiger Right Tackle [Colorado State University / Colorado Agricultural College] Aggies Passed on several years ago Lieut. W. K Clark Right End [Colorado State University / Colorado Agricultural College] Aggies Still lives in Colorado Capt. Charles H Gerhardt Quarterback West Point Retired Major General -alive Lieut. George Potsy Clark Left Half-back [University of Illinois] ad - 5160 Crystal Dr, [La Jolla, California] -92037 Lieut. Adrian H. Lindsey Right Half-back [University of Kansas] ad - 2239 East Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas. Sgt. Viggo Nelson Full-Back [University of Michigan Last I saw of him--worked for YMCA University of Michigan - in 1930
Transcript
89th Division Position Pvt.
Transcript
[February 27, 1959] Curly Ristine [University of Missouri] - football team (undefeated) 35th 139th Infantry Major in National Guard, but apparently didn
Transcript
36th DIVISION McCuller Texas Bon Talbert Tackle - played University of Oklahoma before World War I - and at Harvard University after the War. Great player. Brown Frye Center - All American Center - [Georgia Institute of Technology]
Transcript
Charlie - please read George Potsy Clark 5160 Crystal Dr. [La Jolla, California] June 24, 1962. Secy F. W. Scott 89th Division Society Englewood, Colorado. Dear Scottie: Re- Your request for football story. This little item about the Championship 89th Division Football Team might interest the membership. From my 40 years experience in playing and coaching college, professional and service teams (army and navy) the most important item in coaching is mental attitude of the players. In mental attitude, I mean keeping the players alert and thinking football both on and off the field and especially
Transcript
[page 2] E. W. Scott- 890th Division -- Paul Withington of [Harvard University]- best gaurd or tackle in college or service football was backed up by some outstanding players- Carl Schweiger of [Colorado State University / Colorado Agricultural College] Aggies; Harry Flanagan of Nebraska; C. C. Garside of [University of Colorado]; Tommy Thompson of [University of South Dakota] Charles Barkley, Walter McGoogan, John Imlay; Harry Scott. The Championship of the A. E .F. played in Paris 1919. The field was wet and we were ready. Withington strategy was that Potsy Clark (160#) would play fullback as well as left half-back-which meant in a closely played game, we could control the ball. Clark being shifty enough to pick up the short yardage when needed. This proved to be satisfactory strategy except that in the last few minutes of the first half [Mahseet] a big Indian for the 36th Division punted us back to our goal line and we were forced to punt and we fumbled and the 36th Div. recovered for a touch down. They missed the goal and we retired to the dressing room- six points behind. We were a tird, wet- discouraged football team. Several members of our coaching staff spoke encouraging words including General John C. H. Lee without any spectacular results. On our way to the football field we were suddenly stopped by Commanding General Frank L Winn- who remarked in a firm clear voice:-
Transcript
Story from Perry Cookingham He played on the 4th Army Corps football team which played the 89th Division early in the season and lost to the 89th. The team was short a few big players so they sent out a scout to look for the two biggest men they could find. He located them in a unit where they were serving as drum majors. Altho they had never played before, they were used at guards with reasonable success. Perry
Details
| Title | Ad Lindsey 89th Division vs. 36th Division Football Game Notes - March 1959 |
| Creator | Lindsey, Ad |
| Source | Lindsey, Ad. 89th Division vs. 36th Division Football Game Notes. March 1959. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Ad Lindsey wrote these notes on the football game between the 89th and 35th Divisions. The account includes a roster of players, notes on several individual players, and other general information. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 89th; United States. Army--Sports; Football and war |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1979.24; 1982.202 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
| Copy Request | Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the National World War I Museum and Memorial: (816) 888-8100. |
| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | March 1959 |
| Language | English |