Muncie Congerville Flyers - 1917

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Date Day H/A Opponent Score Atten. W/L/T Location Field Comments
09/23 Sun A East Chicago Gophers 6-12   Lost East Chicago (1)Athletic Field  
09/30 Sun A Chicago Hegewisch AA 14-0   Won Chicago    
10/07 Sun A Hammond Colonial AC       Hammond Harrison Park (2) cancelled
                   
09/30 Sun A Middletown Ford Specials 13-0   Won Middletown    
10/07 Sun               (3) no game scheduled
10/14 Sun A Elwood Maroons       Elwood   (4) tentative
10/21 Sun A Middletown Ford Specials 7-24   Lost Middletown   (5)
10/28 Sun   Elwood Maroons           (6)
10/28 Sun   Greenfield Flyers           (7) not played
10/28 Sun A Portland       Portland   (8)

 

(1) Athletic Field in East Chicago, was located on Forsythe Avenue

(2) game was cancelled because army team was called away on Saturday for final training

 

(3) no evidence of a game being played by the Flyers can be found for 10/07

(4) the 10/01 Muncie Star stated that the Flyers would be playing at Elwood on the 14th

(5) the manager of the Flyers states that his team did not play at Middletown on 10/21, this could have been the "3rd" team that played Middletown, rather than the Congerville Flyers headed up by Ralph Dawson

(6) the Elwood paper (10/23/17) reports the the Maroons will not play the Flyers as scheduled

(7) the Greenfield Daily Reporter said that the Flyers would be playing at Greenfield on 10/28

(7) the 10/23 Muncie Star said that the Flyers would be playing at Portland on 10/28

Final Record: 2-2-0

click here for 1916 season                click here for 1918 season

 


 

Roster

Coach:

Manager: (1st team) - Pvt. Frank "Ky" Foster

Manager: (2nd team) - Ralph Dawson 100 W. 7th St. Muncie IN        To book games: J.B. Muterspaugh 201 E. 8th St Muncie IN

Manager: (3rd team) - Zach Toliner 2511 S. Madison Muncie IN

 

1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd
Players Name College 09/23 09/30 10/07 09/30 10/07 10/14 10/21 10/28 10/21
Allies, F. called for practice on 09/09               p  
Baldwin, Cliff "Kip"                 p  
Checkeye, Lawrence "Toad" called for practice on 09/09                  
Collins called for practice on 09/09               p  
Croft                 p  
Finnerty, M. called for practice on 09/09               p  
Gibson                 p  
Hampton called for practice on 09/09               p  
Hellas                 p  
Hole called for practice on 09/09                  
Lewis, G. called for practice on 09/09                  
Lewis, William called for practice on 09/09                  
Litterrel, Ed called for practice on 09/09               p  
Little called for practice on 09/09               p  
McCabe, Lawrence called for practice on 09/09               p  
Miller                 p  
Quirk called for practice on 09/09               p  
Risher                 p  
Slane, Pete called for practice on 09/09               p  
Sowars, Claude called for practice on 09/09               p  
Williams called for practice on 09/09                  
                     
Risher, C.         *          
Hampton         RH          
Checkeye         *          
                     
Hampton called for practice on 10/16                 p
Quirk, William called for practice on 10/16                 p
Shimer, W. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Collins, "Pearl" called for practice on 10/16                 p
Collins, M. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Littrell, R. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Baldwin, C. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Dugan called for practice on 10/16                 p
Finnegan, M. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Little, A. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Lewis, William called for practice on 10/16                 p
Shimer, P. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Farrel, H. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Dalles, P. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Ellis, Virgil called for practice on 10/16                 p
Dildine, R. called for practice on 10/16                 p
Rogers called for practice on 10/16                 p
                     
Bo(r)ight, Clarence 170 Army team LG                
Bo(r)right, Charles 160 Army team C                
Campbell (B) Army team                  
Castors/Costor, "Herb" 130 Army team LHB RHB              
DePuy, Harry 150 Army team QB QB              
Foster, Frank Pvt. Army team coach coach              
Lambert, Fred 179 Army team lhb                
Lamb/Land, Bill 155 Army team RG                
Long, Jack (C) Army team                  
M(e)yers, Bill 160 Army team RT                
Peckinpaugh, Dave 170 Army team RHB                
Reasoner, "Dutch" 135 (Capt) Army team RE                
Scofield Army team FB                
Smith, Fred (T) Army team LT                
West, "Billie" (E) Army team                  
White, "Kid" 135 Army team LE                
Wills, Dewey 170 Army team                  

 

* - played in game, position unknown

p - was called to practice before the game

 

Scoring

 

1st team

 

2nd team

09/30 - Risher(TD), Hampton(TD), Checkeye(XP)

 

 

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