Undefeated 1919 football team inducted to ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Sports pantheon
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MONTREAL - ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s 1919 Yates Cup championship football team, a dominant squad that went undefeated and did not concede a touchdown, has been selected for induction the University's Sports Hall of Fame.
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The team, which featured 12 veterans from World War I, was coached by the legendary Frank Shaughnessy and captained by Lorne (Monty) Montgomery, won all four of their games, outscoring opponents by a lopsided 94-8 margin, establishing school records in that era for most points scored and fewest points allowed in a season.
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They opened their season with road victories at Queen's (32-2 on Oct. 18) and Toronto (16-3, Nov.1), then rechristened the newly refurbished Percival Molson Memorial Stadium with a 25-2 conquest over Queen's on Nov. 8 and closed out the campaign with resounding 25-1 victory over ÌýU of T on Nov. 15.
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Among the legendary names that played on that squad were Robert (Boo) Anderson, Cyril (Flin) Flanagan, D. Stuart Forbes, Geoffrey Notman, V.P. Heney and Dudley Ross, plus Donald Baillie (who's future son, Charlie, went on to coach the Redmen and was also inducted in the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ pantheon).
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Other team members included Harold M. Allen, Douglas W. Ambridge, Edward Selby Cope, Russell H. Donnelly, John N. Gallery, Joe P. Gilhooley, Tommy Hall, M. Kern, Eric J. Laffoley, Louis M.J. Lally, Norman Livshin, A. Douglas Mallison, James Gordon Nicholson, G.A. (Punch) Parkins, Les Parsons, W. Pringle Seath, Noah Timmins, Norman Wallace, Phillip Weiser and Norm T. Williamson.
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The club's honorary president was T.R. McLagan and the support staff included equipment managers Herbert Mahaffey and Dave Smith, along with assistant manager Gerald Anglin.
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The induction luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, officially kicks off the University's Homecoming Week celebrations. Tickets for the event are $65 and can be reserved by contacting Kathryn Weaver at kathryn.weaver [at] mcgill.ca or 514-398-7002.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
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514-398-7012
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