Black and white photograph of the 1905 Freeport High School Football team on the steps of the Grove Street School. First row: Rebe Nygren, Owen Humphrey, Oliver Puple, Vern Colyer, Herb Treadwell. Second row: Geo. Miller, Reuben Hammacher. Third row: Fred Hunt, Cliff Colyer, Milton Raynor, Howard Osterhaut, Ralph Crandell. |
Milton Raynor was the captain. His nickname was "Philly."
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"Football at Freeport." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 16, 1905, 3. Accessed June 29, 2023. Newspapers.com.
Freeport 10 Rockville Centre 0
Freeport 0 St. Paul's Junior eleven (Garden City) 6
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"Football at Freeport." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 25, 1905, 14. Accessed June 29, 2023. Newspapers.com
Edwin J. Donnelly was the coach. He played tackle at Trinity College in CT.
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"Football at Freeport." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 16, 1905, 3. Accessed June 29, 2023. Newspapers.com.
Reuben Hamaker broke his nose in two places during football practice.
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"Long Island Notes." The Standard Union. November 19, 1905, 16. Accessed June 28, 2023. Newspapers.com.
Practices were held at Athletic Park.
The first game scheduled was against Amityville High School on October 7th. (This game was later canceled after it was discovered by a Freeport High School teacher that only three of Amityville's players were in high school).
The squad added a half-mile run to its two-hour practice every afternoon.
Hempstead High School did not produce a team in 1905
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Name | Position |
Hunt | Left End |
Osterhout | Left Tackle |
Miller (G.) | Left Guard |
Colyer (V.) | Right Guard |
Hamaker | Right Tackle |
Colyer (C.) | Right End |
Tredwell | Quarterback |
Raynor | Left Half Back |
Miller (R.) |
Right Half Back |
Crandell | Full Back |
Humphrey | Centre |
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