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Freeport High School Football: 1924

1924

Black and white photograph of the Freeport High School Football Team for the 1924-1925 season. The photograph was taken by Glickman Studios. The players and coaches are sitting on the steps of the original Freeport High School building on Pine Street.  Bottom Row (left to right): McKenna, Hollander, Keegan, Keegan, Ackerman, Captain Smith, Bird, Schlegel, Kelly, PurvisTop Row: Raynor, Newman, Spader, Coach Confer, Shebar, Van Rees, Goldsmith.  Standing at left: Mr. Dubois.  At right: Mr. Dodd.

Record

Freeport Farmingdale 0 (September 20, 1924)

Freeport 25  McBurney (NYC) 0 (September 27, 1924)

Freeport Hempstead 14 (October 4, 1924)

Freeport 0   Lawrence 3 (October 11, 1924)

FreeportLynbrook 19 (October 18, 1924)

Freeport 28  Baldwin 7 (October 25, 1924)

Freeport 12  Glen Cove 12 (November 1, 1924)

Freeport 12  Port Washington 6 (November 8, 1924)

FreeportSt. Francis 18 (November 18, 1924)

Sources:

"Freeport Loses to Lawrence 3-0."  The Daily Review. October 24, 1924, 2. Accessed August 10, 2024. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tdr19241013-01.1.2.

"The Scores Feature Freeport Football." The Daily Review. November 4, 1924, 10. Accessed August 10, 2024. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tdr19241104-01.1.10.

[Game recaps]. The Student. December 1924.

[1924 season]. The Student. December 1924.

Miscellaneous

In 1924 there was also a Freeport football club that played at Warranty Club (Seaman Avenue and Brookside Avenue).

This club was unbeaten for two seasons.

Freeport High School used Randall Park for football games.

 

Source:

"Freeport Football Teams Facing Hard Week End." The Daily Review. October 24, 1924, 2. Accessed August 10, 2024. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tdr19241024-01.1.2.

The football banquet was held at the Elks Club.