University Medical College - Scalpel Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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tower of strength and one or two other go-od men to replace those who had graduated, the team of 1897-98 was certainly a victorious one. They added to their victories, Kansas State University, William Jewell College, the Haskell Indians, Missouri State University an-d Nebraska State University. These victories made them the champion of the Middle West and created an en- thusiasm among the town people that promised great crowds in the future and a proper financial support. H I In connection with the fin-ancial end of football I wish to state that the college had been more than liberal in 'its support of the team, and equipment supplied was second to none used by Western players. At the beginning of 1898-99 the Athletic board engaged the services of C. C. Morris of New Haven, Conn., to take charge of the coaching department. Under the direction of Mr. Morris and Dr. Heller the team was again victorious, and again de- feated the teams of the year before and remained the strongest team in the West. ln 1899-1900 the red and gold were victorious in and around Kansas City and the Middle West, but in attempting to defeat the Denver Athletic Club at Denver, and the Colorado State School of Mines at Boulder, Colo., found a handicap in the rareness of the atmosphere that proved fatal. In the season of 1900-01 U. M. C. was greatly handicapped by the loss of many of her stars, but under the coaching of Dr. Harry Heller and the captaincy of Charles- C. Toland of California the team made a creditable showing, and the only games of im- portance lost were those with Texas University at Austin, Texas, and with Texas M. and M. College at Bryan, Texas. These games were played after long trips and in a semi- tropical country, which, to a great extent, accounts for these defeats. From the season of 1900 to the present day the University Medical College team has been greatly handicaped by not being able to conform to the different college rules, especially the rule that allows a man to play only four years in all, and cannot play his freshman year. As our college course was but three years until a short time ago, and as most of our men have played on their college teams before taking up Medical study, one can easily see the hardship it worked, bo-th with the team and the schedule of games. With the fine showing made by this year's team, however, under the able coaching of Mr. Webb Smith, we are hoping and looking forward to the time when U. M. C. will take her old place- in the football world of the Middle West. -L 1 1 1 1 1 .1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 E1 1 1 1 1 1. 111 11 1 1'1 1 11 1

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Zllnnthall in Hniuernitg Hllehiral Qlnllvge THOMAS WYATT, M. D. Assistant to Chair of Laryngology. IWI N September, 1895, there appeared on the field of the old Exposition Park eighteen ! or twenty young men of brawn and great stature. They were clad in an ill- assorted array of football clothing and looked very little like a champion team. Upon investigation, I learned that they were students of the University Medical College who had decided that spouting anatomy and sawing in the bone yard was not exercise commensurate with their physical demands and had determined to work off their su- perfluous energy in this mild form of sport. Ralph Light, alias Tub, had been elected captain, having played football before at Baker University. Captain Light was a magnificent specimen of manhood, standing about six feet and weighing 2101 pounds. Along with him were Dr. Lincolnfelter, now of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Dr. Fred O'Donnell of Junction City, Kas., and Dr. Lapp, at present one of our city fathers. These men I remember Well, as they were great football enthusiasts and had done much towards organizing the team in the college. They worked faithfully that season without the aid of a coach, other than that of the men on the team who had played in other schools. They owed most of their practice to the Central High School boys, who worked with them each aftern-oon. While this eleven did not develop any sensational teamwork, or Win many of the few games played, an-d none of the i-mportant o-nes that year, it served to develop good men and a college spirit that has never died and never Will. Next fall the nucleus of this first team was strengthened by a number of new men, among whom were Dr. Edward Pendleton, the incomparable guard, formerly of Baker 'Universityg Clay Allen, alias 'tKid Allen, also of Baker, Dr. Leon Le-wis of this city and Mr. William Buchholtz. These veterans of the game, each of them stars, so strengthened the team that they won most of this season's games and defeated Kansas State University, then the Western champions. During this year they were coached by Mr. Charles Taylor, a former Baker Uni- versity man and also Uni-on Coll'ege's star end. These victories served to give the U. M. C. team a standing in Western football and enabled them to arrange the strongest schedule of any Western team for the following season. The fall of 1897-98 found, in addition to the men on hand, Dr. Harry L. Heller, wearing the red and gold of U. M. C. Dr. Heller had been Baker's star half-back for two seasons, captain and half-back on the Denver Athletic Club's peerless team for two years, and came to U. M. C. with a reputation made and only remaining to be upheld. This reputation he certainly not only upheld, but added greatly to. His cool judgment in the directing of plays during a game, his ability and field judgment in practice, and his brilliant personal playing had never before been witnessed by a Western football audience. I have seen football in many parts of the country and it is my opinion that the peer of Dr. Heller never existed in his position in the back field. With the addition of this

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ll2l1 11 llli 1211 11,1 131 3 i .,,, 9 W 1 . . . 111 Cflhr Alumni Annnrmtrnn if 1 1 W A 1 OFFICERS. 1 i 1 F. C. Neff, M. D., Kansas City, Mo.. President. . I , w. T. Phy, M. D., Hot Lake, ore., First vice-President. , X 11 H. C. Anderson, M. D., Kansas City, Mo., Second Vice-President. qi J. L. Lehew, M D., Pawnee, Okla., Third Vice-President. i 11 L. Leverich, M. D., Kansas City, Mo., Secretary. , A 1 A. W. McArthur, M. D., Kansas City, Mo., Treasurer. 1 J. VV. Kimberlin, M. D., Kansas City, Mo., Censor. 1 , A, V 1 1 '511 A lf 1 lil 1, MEMBERS. 1 11f it o. M. Alderman, w. R. Adams, H. C. Amie, A. G. Altham, Wm. G. Artwood, H. C. l l A 1 Anderson, W. C. Anderson, J. W. Allbritian. 31 1 A 12 l 1 F. C. Benson, Harry Baum, E. A. Burkhardt, J. W. Beil, D. D. Blandford, C. C. 1 if Burtch, B. Belove, F. H. Bell, R. M. Bension, C. A. Brawn, S. H. Brooks, W. M. Belchey, 11 y M Wm. C. Baird, J. A. Bundy, R. Bawling, C. W. Ballone, T. O. Broion. 11 1 l f l , L. A. Carwin, C. L. Cooper, Chas. Chapman, W. M. Cross, C. C. Conover, W. H. Q 1 1 1 Crowder, H. K. Cowan, O. F. Clagett, W. M. Clemmons, C. H. Castle, F. N. Chandler, 1 L. A. Clary. A. J. Chisholm, J. J. Curphey, C. L. Conrad, P. B. Clayton, F. C. Clary. J. N. Duter, F. L. Dod, C. A. Dudley, C. T. Davis, A. C. Dingus, G. R. Dagg. l Nl W 1 l 5- ij, ,j L. A. Bradbury, W. E. Baggerly. 1 73 A Chas. Erving, L. E. Ellis, F. B. Erwin, M. J. Exner, A. E. Eubank, L. M. Edens, .fm G. B. Elston, C. A. Eavens, F. B. Ellis. l 5 Geo. Fleming, Jno. Fowlston, Fortner, J. Frisher, G. T. Fare, T. N. Fraker, Jos. f 111 W1 Focoler, S. R. Ford. 1 1l1 1, 1 'ill' 11 1 1.1,111. ,111 W1 E. H. Griswold, W. P. Grimes, J. D. Graham, F. M. Greenwood, R. H. Gardner, 1 N gi1iil11' 11 1 W. L. Gist, B. J. Greene, J. W. Greene, G. R. Gage, H. R. Goshorn, W. H. Graves, 5 W. O. Gray, V. V. Grant, G. R. Gage, F. O. Grier, T. H. Gough. B. C. Hyde, D. W. Hare, W. C. Harkey, H. S. Hellar, L. S. Harvey, J. T. Hen- 3 de-rson, J. W. Howard, W. W. Hobbs, S. B. Husitt, W. L. Hopper, F. J. Hughes, J. 3 S. Harrison, A. W. Harrison, J. D. Hunter, I. F. Heath, A. W. Harrison, W M. Hoel, 5 13 1 R. R. Hume, R. C. Henderson, C. B. Harris, G. C. Hall, E. C. Haile, F. J. Haas, F. J. 1 L1 Hatch, W. H. Hal-ley, H. L. Hendricks, E. R. Hull. A 11' A Q1 xl A. L. lgel. 3 ll 11 J. N. Jackson, J. D. Jerowitz, W. L. Jacobus, A. Johnson, P. A. Johnstone M . J. D. Jordan, C. R. Johnson, H. N. Jennett. 1 111 ,V W. E. King, J. W. Kimberlin, J. Kipner, H. M. Krohn, J. W. Kennedy, W. C. V: Klein, C. C. Kerr, D. W. Kurtz, C. N. Kirk, E. B. Knerr, G. B. Kinselff, M. H. Keefer 11 W 21 l 1 J l J. E. Logan, J. Letchenberg, J. G. Lapp, H. H. Lave, H. M. Lyle, T. A. Lamb w. J. Lynn, N. E. Lake. c. C. Lewis, N. A. Lewis, J. Y. Lapsiey, J. L. Latzenhister .1111 1 1 . 11 111 .1 QI 11 1 . ll ll , 36 51 '1 11 1 1 l