The 1907 Latrobe Athletic Association season was their twelfth season in existence. The decrease in community interest and the change of the team from the professional ranks to a local amateur status in 1907 coincided with John Brallier's last year as a player. The team finished 5–2–2 or 5–3–2 in 1907.
| 1907 Latrobe Athletic Association football | |
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| Record | 5–2–2 or 5–3–2 |
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| Home field | Latrobe Steel Athletic Grounds |
Seasons | |
Leadership
editPrior to the start of the season, Latrobe's veteran captain Harry Ryan retired as a player and took on the role of co-head coach with John Brallier, who also held the position of manager.[1] Leo Gibson succeeded Ryan as captain.[2] It was arranged that Brallier would handle coaching duties every third week or when Ryan was working the night shift at the steel plant.[3]
Schedule
edit| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 12 | Altoona Athletic Club[a] | W 22–0 | |
| 2 | October 19 | Steelton | L 0–6 | |
| 3 | October 26 | Ellwood City | W 28–0 | |
| 4 | November 2 | at Steelton | L 0–12 | |
| 5 | November 5 | California (PA) YMCA | W 38–0 | |
| 6 | November 9 | Wilkinsburg Sterling Athletic Club | T 0–0 | |
| 7 | November 16 | at South Fork | T 0–0 | |
| 8 | November 23 | South Fork | W 16–0 | |
| 9 | November 28 | Wilkinsburg Sterling Athletic Club | W 6–2 | [5] |
| 10 | November 30 | at Pittsburgh Lyceum[b] | L 0–33 | [8][9] |
Game notes
edit- ^ Game was billed as being against the Altoona Athletic Club, but was really against the Altoona Area High School football team.[4]
- ^ The Latrobe Bulletin reported that the season ended after the November 28 (Thanksgiving) game vs. Sterling,[6] and dismissed the game vs. Lyceum as having been played by a "patched up conglomeration [of Latrobe and Sterling AC players] styling itself as the Latrobe team".[7] Yearly game results compiled by Robert B. Van Atta do not include the Lyceum game.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Football for Latrobe Is Now Almost a Certainty". Latrobe Bulletin. September 11, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gibson to Captain Latrobe". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh. October 4, 1907. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Games of Football Are Arranged with Steelton". Latrobe Bulletin. September 17, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Van Atta, Robert (1980). "Latrobe, PA: Cradle of Pro Football" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 2 (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Sterlings Show Well". The Pittsburgh Post. November 29, 1907. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record of the Football Team". Latrobe Bulletin. November 30, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Players Received Bunch of Coin". Latrobe Bulletin. December 2, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Latrobe's Warriors Walloped". The Pittsburg Press. December 1, 1907. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Lyceum Lands Laurels in Closing Contest with Latrobe". The Pittsburgh Post. December 1, 1907. Sec. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.