1897 École des Beaux-Arts vs. Académie Julian football game explained
First American Football Game in Europe
École des Beaux-Arts vs. Académie Julian |
| Football Season: | 1897 |
| Visitor School: | École des Beaux-Arts |
| Home School: | Académie Julian |
| Visitor Record: | 0–0 |
| Home Record: | 0–0 |
| Date: | November 25, 1897 |
| City: | Paris, France |
The 1897 École des Beaux-Arts vs. Académie Julian football game was a college football game between American students of the École des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Julian, played on Thanksgiving Day November 25, 1897 at 2:30 pm in Levallois near Paris, France. Considered the first American football game ever played in Europe.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The game was promoted by Robert D. Farquhar and was played on the grounds owned by the Racing Club de France.[7]
The Teams
The teams were to consist of American students, mostly architects, lived in Paris.
- Robert D. Farquhar, Harvard, '94, quarterback and captain;
- Joseph Howland Hunt, Harvard, '93, center;
- H. G. Acken, Columbia, '94, left guard;
- Charles Merrick Gay, Harvard, '93, right tackle;
- Samuel Lendall Pitts, Harvard, '97, left end;
- Édouard Frère Champney, Harvard, '96, right end;
- John Harleston Parker, Harvard, '93, right halfback;
- Howard P. Greenley, Trinity, '94, left halfback;
- George Richmond Fearing, Harvard, '93, fullback;
- John S. Humphries, Technology, '95, quarterback and captain;
- Louis Warren Pulsifer, Columbia, '91, right guard;
- Paul Armon Davis III, Penn, '94, left guard;
- Robert Gray Dodge, Harvard, '93, right tackle;
- Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison, Columbia, 94, left tackle;
- J. H. Lee, Yale, '95, right end;
- H. B. Hartshorn, New York, left end;
- Francke Huntington Bosworth, Yale, '97, right halfback;
- Arthur Brown, Jr., University of California, '96, left halfback,
- John P. Bakewell, Jr., University of California, '95, fullback.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Football. Gallica. August 2, 2015.
- Web site: Match de Football américain. Gallica. August 2, 2015.
- Web site: Le Football américain. Gallica. August 2, 2015.
- Web site: Football. Gallica. August 2, 2015.
- Web site: Football américain. Gallica. August 2, 2015.
- Web site: Football américain. Gallica. August 3, 2015.
- Web site: Brooklyn Life December 11, 1897 . newspapers.com. August 17, 2015.
- Web site: Brooklyn Life December 11, 1897 . newspapers.com. August 17, 2015.
