1894_Crescent_Athletic_Club_football_team

1894 Crescent Athletic Club football team

1894 Crescent Athletic Club football team

American college football season


The 1894 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1894 college football season. The team played its home games at Eastern Park in Brooklyn and compiled a 2–7 record. Harry Beecher was the official coach of the team, assisted by Duncan Edwards, Wyllys Terry, William H. Ford, and William Bull. George B. Pratt, formerly of Amherst College, was the team captain.[1]

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  1. "Crescent Men at Work". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 19, 1894. p. 2.
  2. "On the Gridiron: Yale Surprised at the Crescent Team's Strength". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 7, 1894. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pennsylvania Downs Crescent". The Philadelphia Times. October 11, 1894. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Shook Them Up: Crescent Kickers Surprise University of Pa. Players". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 21, 1894. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "The Crescent-Pennsy Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 21, 1894. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Easy for the Crescents: Pigskin Punters From Rutgers Beaten 20 to 4". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 28, 1894. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cornell, 22; Crescent, 0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 7, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Sharp Work By Cornell Wins the Day From Crescent by 22 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 7, 1894. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Orange Food for the Beaneaters". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1894. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Lost the Eagle Cup Again: Crescents Defeated by Orange in a Hard Fought Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 18, 1894. pp. 1, 3 via Newspapers.com.

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