Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
Six Brothers Win Letters as
Members of Varsity Grid
iron Teams.
TWO ARE GIVEN POSITIONS
ON ALL-AMERICAM UNITS
Edgar Allan Captained Squad Two
Consecutive seasons-Johnny
Best Known.
BY H, C. BYRD.


Princeton-what food of splendid
traditions surround the university.
There are larger institutions in Amer
lea. there arc more alumni of other
seats Of learning, but no other col
| lege has built about itself finer pre-
ccpts nor developed in the hearts of its
! alumni more pleasant memories and
deeper, feelings of reverence for that
ethical something which played big
part in moldinS their lives. Wher-
ever the spirit of Princeton breathes-
| and that is almost in every nook into
which civilization has wormed itself
there are found men who own allie
| glance to the p" who. no matter what
the stress of circumstances, never fail
TO reach with ycarninG toward the
/ grounds of their foster, M other,
And where the name of Princeton is
known associa ted with it also is the
name of Poe. Great things have been
done by graduates of other universe
tfes, splendid accomplishments in the
domains of science, letters, politics and
trade are piled top on top to the ever
lasting credit of thousands who have
AIKEN their diplomas from the great
universities of the old and new world;
names have been linked with the des-
TINY OF institutions through large en-
able successes in some particular ven
lures, but in no other college has a
name been handed down and coupled
with the tradition of the very institu-
ton itself by reason or personal serv-
ice III undergraduate days as has the
name of Poe al Princeton
Back in 1882 the first Poe played foot
ball Tor Prlnceton and from that time
60 this--and through generations to
coIne-the name Poe is intellectually linked
J,s,r
zoe i've others have struggled and
fought that Princeton might triumph
o;l the Sridiron. and always with credit
to themselves and to their college.
First Poe in 1882.
November 90, 1882. was indeed an
suspicious day for Princeton. On that
afternoon, lEtle more than thirty
three Years ago, s. Johnson Poetic
first Poe-played half5ack against Co
lumbia University and scored touch
down, which was to be only a forerun1ler
Of the remarkable achievements of this
family OF the gridron.t OF the other
five to come later, one was captain OF
his team and two others were all
America men.
After S. Johnson Poe had played
pra cticaily the entire season OF 81 antl
been one Of the teams stars, he was not
IN lIS up against 1ale the loli0W-
ing fall, SO. He took part in all the
early season contests and it was no
discredit that he was adjudged less
CAPABLE TO start against Yale than Alec
Moffat and THY" Lamar, who We're
probably the greatest players of their
day. s. Johnson Poe was the first of the
family to take his saeepskin, gradual
ing in 1884: he is now prominent at
torney of Baltimore.
in the fan of 1885 Edgar Alan Poe,
now attorney general of Maryland and
member of the board of trustees OF the
Maryland Agricultural College, got his
first taste of varsity foot ball. He was
quarterback on the scrub eleven dur
ing the greater part of the season, but
played in the games with Lehigh and
Rutgers. Poes rise on the gridiron was
rapid, because the following year found
him playing quarterback and captain
of one of the best teams Princeton ever
had. He took part in every game of
the season, and beat Harvard Al to Is
and Yale 10 to 0. The final game of that
year was played against picked
eleven of Princeton graduates, which
included Bob" Church and Lee Harlan
of this city. Edgar Allen, by virtue of