1909 Chillicothe Hornets
"The Boys Who Made Chillicothe Famous"
Top Row: Coach J. J. Kahn, Alvin
Cole, Clarence McMillian, Forest Adams, Lee Brookshire,
Supt A. R.
Coburn (Faculty Mgr)
Middle Row: Gilp Brant, Lester Wikoff,
Walter Nunn, Francis Darr, David French (Student Mgr)
Bottom Row: Edgar Jones, Mervin Jones (Captain), William McGrew
Center: Gilp Brant, Right Guard: Clarence McMillian, Right Tackle:
Walter Nunn, Right End: Lester Wikoff, Left Guard: Forrest Adams.
Left Tackle: Lee Brookshire, Left End: Francis Darr, Quarter: David
French, Right Half: Edgar Jones, Left Half: William McGrew, Full
Back: Mervin Jones.
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Record |
6 - 1 |
Points For |
234 |
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Conference |
None |
Points Against |
13 |
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From The Chillicothe Yearbook
"When the football season of 1909
turned its eye towards the Chillicothe High School it found
eight of last years players with us.
The second week of school a meeting of the boys was
held, electing Supt. A. R. Coburn, Faculty Manager, and David
French, Student Manager. Mervin Jones was already Captain
having been elected the year before. At the same meeting the
boys decided to have J. J. Kahn, a Missouri University man of
wonderful ability, as a teacher. For three weeks the players
were drilled in a new set of signals and new plays which were
given by Coach Kahn. The boys had been used to going out in
the field and sleeping instead of practicing, but when Kahn
got a hold of them and told them to do any thing they didn't
stop to argue, but just did what he said. We Are The
Champions Of North Missouri."
(Summary from the Yearbook follows the score)
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| Sat. |
Oct. 2 |
at Braymer |
Won |
28 - 0 |
"The boys went to Braymer to play the H. S. of that town; and
as Kahn predicted, we needed a cash register to keep score.
The train was late and the halves were only ten minutes long
but in a short time the score was 20-0 for Chillicothe."
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| Sat. |
Oct. 9 |
at St Joseph
Central |
Lost |
0 - 8 |
"In
a pour down of rain and mud ankle deep the team went to St.
Joe on Oct. 9th. It was also here that we met our only defeat
of the year. Altho St. Joe had open dates later on in the
season they would not give us another game, and yet they
dispute our right as Champions."
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| Sat. |
Oct. 16 |
at Trenton |
Won |
24 - 5 |
"On
Oct. 16th, we went overland to Trenton. In a fast and
interesting game we won the game with a score of 24 to 5.
Although the trip was rather tiresome everybody had a good time."
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| Sat. |
Oct. 23 |
Liberty |
Won |
22 - 0 |
"The
undefeated team of Liberty High School came to Chillicothe on
Oct. 23rd with the intention of beating us to a standstill,
but Coach Kahn's men put the score at 22-0 in favor of
Chillicothe."
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| Sat |
Oct. 30 |
Trenton |
Won |
37 - 0 |
"On
Oct. 30th we played our return game with Trenton on the Normal
field. This game was worse for Trenton than the first game.
When the whistle blew the score was 37-0 for Chillicothe."
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| Sat. |
Nov. 20 |
Carrollton |
Won |
44 - 0 |
"On
Nov. 20th we played Carrollton here. Like last year in two
games, Carrollton beat us 44 to 0. This year we beat them 44
to 0 in one game."
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| Thu |
Nov. 25 |
at Seymour,
Iowa |
Won |
79 - 0 |
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"On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25th, Seymour, Iowa met her
Waterloo at the hands of Kahn's men. The Iowans held the idea
that they really knew how to play football, for the reason
that they had defeated everything in their part of Iowa. They
soon changed their minds." |
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