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History of
Pro Football in Western New York
| 1918
Buffalo Semi-Professional Football League |
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| Regular Season |
Attendance |
| October
6, 1918 |
Hydraulics
31, South Parks 0 |
n/a* |
| October
20, 1918 |
Hydraulics
vs. Niagaras |
Cancelled** |
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Pierce-Arrows
vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars |
Cancelled** |
| October
27, 1918 |
Pierce-Arrows
31, Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 |
n/a |
| |
Niagaras
20, Hydraulics 0 |
n/a |
| November
3, 1918 |
Niagaras
27, Pierce-Arrows 0 |
n/a |
| |
Hydraulics
48, Pittsburgh Colored Stars 6 |
n/a |
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November 10, 1918 |
Pierce-Arrows
0, Hydraulics 0 |
n/a |
| |
Niagaras
24, Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 |
n/a |
|
November 17, 1918 |
Pittsburgh
Colored Stars 7, Pierce Arrows 0 |
n/a |
| |
Niagaras
vs. Hydraulics |
Postponed*** |
| November
24, 1918 |
Niagaras
18, Hydraulics 7 |
n/a |
| |
Pierce-Arrows
6, Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 |
n/a |
| November
28, 1918 |
Niagaras
20, Pierce-Arrows 0 |
n/a |
| |
Pittsburgh
Colored Stars vs. Hydraulics |
Cancelled |
| December
1, 1918 |
Hydraulics
vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars |
Cancelled |
* Non-League Game
** Games cancelled due to the Hun Flu epidemic. The public health department
banned all public gatherings.
*** Postponed due to heavy rain.
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1918
Hydraulics
Coach: Joseph P. Hollarn
Record: (1-2-1 League) (2-2-1 Total) |
| Name |
GP/GS |
Position |
| Anderson* |
1/1 |
LG |
| Bender* |
3/3 |
C |
| Jack
Bilger* |
5/5 |
LHB-FB |
| Bonnor |
3/3 |
LE-RHB |
| "Pike"
Cole |
1/1 |
RG |
| Cooney* |
1/1 |
RG |
| Jack
Dempsey |
4/3 |
LT-RT-RE |
| Vince
Donovan |
2/2 |
LHB-RHB |
| H.
Dooling* |
5/5 |
QB-RHB |
| Feeley |
1/0 |
RE |
| Fox |
2/2 |
C |
| Gogan* |
3/3 |
LE-RE |
| Joe
Hollarn* |
4/2 |
LE-RE |
| Ray
Mahaney* |
3/3 |
QB-RHB |
| McGloin |
3/3 |
LG-RG |
| Mills |
1/1 |
LG |
| Newman |
3/3 |
LT-RT |
| O'Connell* |
5/5 |
LT-LG-RG-RT |
| Paske* |
1/1 |
RE |
| Reiburg* |
3/3 |
LT-RT |
| Schlagter* |
4/3 |
RT-LHB-FB |
| Tony
Schasre |
2/2 |
RE-LHB |
| Skuell |
1/0 |
RE |
*Includes non-league game.
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1918
Niagaras
Manager: Warren D. Patterson
Coach: Ernest "Tommy" Hughitt
Record: 5-0-0 |
| Name |
GP/GS |
Position |
| Wesley
Abbott |
5/5 |
C |
| Chet Amos |
5/5 |
LHB-RHB-FB |
| Cogswell |
1/1 |
LE |
| Deter |
1/1 |
RT |
| DeVoe |
1/1 |
RT |
| Dimmick |
1/1 |
RG |
| Hoyt |
3/3 |
LT |
| Ernest
"Tommy" Hughitt |
5/5 |
QB |
| Liddle |
3/3 |
LHB-RHB-FB |
| Howard
"Barney" Lepper |
4/4 |
FB |
| Harold
McDermott |
2/2 |
LE-LT |
| Warren D.
Patterson |
1/1 |
LG |
| Rudy
Probst |
1/1 |
RT |
| John Rupp |
4/4 |
LT-LT-RT |
| Rook |
1/1 |
LG |
| Smith |
1/1 |
LG |
| Joe
Stiglmeier |
4/4 |
RT-LHB-RHB |
| Timlin |
2/1 |
LE-LHB |
| George
Voss |
4/4 |
RG |
| Yeates |
4/3 |
LE-RE |
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1918
Pierce-Arrows
Coach: Raymond J. Fisher
Record: 2-3-1 |
| Name |
GP/GS |
Position |
| Bailey |
1/1 |
LT |
| Barbara |
6/6 |
LG-RG |
| Britt |
2/2 |
RT |
| Cavello |
3/3 |
LHB-RHB-FB |
| Coley |
1/1 |
LE |
| Crawford |
1/1 |
LE |
| Cummins |
2/2 |
LHB |
| Gene
Dooley |
6/6 |
QB |
| Dushan |
6/5 |
RT-RE |
| Raymond
J. Fisher |
1/1 |
RT |
| Geel |
1/0 |
RG |
| Gray |
4/4 |
LT-RG-FB |
| Bob Green |
2/1 |
RT-FB |
| Gunyon |
1/1 |
RHB |
| Harder |
4/3 |
LE-LT-RE |
| Hearst |
2/2 |
LT-RT |
| Doug
Jeffrey |
2/2 |
FB |
| Latona |
5/4 |
LHB-RHB |
| Lawson |
5/5 |
LE-C |
| Lynch |
4/4 |
LE-RE-LHB-RHB |
| Russ
Monkhouse |
6/6 |
LG-C-RG-RT-FB |
| Mungold |
1/1 |
LHB |
| Rooney |
3/2 |
C-RG |
| Strauss |
1/1 |
RG |
| Thornley |
3/2 |
LE-LT-LG |
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1918
Pittsburgh Colored Stars
Coach: Poodry
Record: 1-4-0 |
| Name |
GP/GS |
Position |
| Phil
Bradley |
1/1 |
C |
| Burse |
5/5 |
LT-C-LHB |
| Davis |
3/3 |
LT-C |
| Gerry |
5/5 |
RT-RE-LHB-RHB |
| Hickman |
3/3 |
LE-RE |
| Jackson |
2/1 |
RG-RT |
| Kittle |
3/3 |
RE-RHB |
| Miner |
4/4 |
LG-RG |
| Pierce |
1/1 |
FB |
| Poodry |
5/5 |
QB-FB |
| A.
Robinson |
3/2 |
LE-RE-RHB |
| K.
Robinson |
1/1 |
QB |
| Jack
Scott |
5/5 |
LG-RG-RT |
| Smith |
4/4 |
QB-LHB-FB |
| Snow |
1/1 |
RT |
| A.
Talchief |
2/2 |
LE |
| W.
Talchief |
3/3 |
LT-RT |
| Valentine |
2/1 |
LG-RT |
| White |
1/1 |
LG |
| Williams |
4/4 |
LE-QB-LHB-RHB |
All text taken from the Development of Pro Football in
Western New York by Ken
Crippen |
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