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Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:38

Morrill was born in Baltimore in 1903 and attended Baltimore City College, graduating in 1921. He attended Johns Hopkins University, receiving a BA degree in 1925, MA degree in 1927, and a PhD in 1929. Kelso became an associate professor of mathematics in 1950 and was appointed to be dean of students in 1959 - a position he held until his retirement in 1967.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:37

Meistrell, better known as Tots, was educated in Brooklyn and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1919 where he helped organize the school's first lacrosse team in 1916. He was captain of the 1919 team.

In 1920, Tots went to Rutgers University and played on the varsity football team as a freshman. His outstanding ability gave him the opportunity to reorganize lacrosse at Rutgers by setting up a team and coaching.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:33

Walter Oster Norris, better known as "Kid," attended Friends School in Baltimore where he won letters and was an outstanding athlete in football, basketball, and tennis. He left Friends in 1923 and entered St. John's College in Annapolis where he was on the football team. Norris left St. John's in 1924 to become a partner in his father's automotive business, R. W. Norris & Sons.

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:32

Ivan attended Baltimore City College for three years and attained two varsity letters. His high school career was interrupted by military service in the tank corps, during World War II, but he still managed to be captain of the 1919 lacrosse team and made first team All-Maryland in the same year. He was also captain of varsity football and president of his class, which for a school as big as City, was quite remarkable.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:31

Born in Buffalo, New York in 1904, Henry Ford attended Port Allegheny (Pa.) High School and then graduated from Swarthmore College in 1927. He then earned a Master's degree in education at Temple University.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:28

Turnbull played 20 consecutive years of lacrosse, three for Poly, four for Hopkins, and 13 for the Mt. Washington Club. He played every position on the team with distinction, except goalie. He was a four time All-American.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:24

A member of the United States Naval Academy's Class of 1925, Billing was the first Navy player to be elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Billing began his lacrosse career at Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn from 1914-18. After high school, Billing attended Princeton University from 1919-21 and the U.S. Naval Academy from 1921-25 where he was selected as a first team All-American as an attackman in 1923, 1924, and 1925.

Submitted by mdasilva on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:21

Victor Ross was educated in the Bridgeport, Connecticut school system and graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1918. He went to Syracuse University for engineering, and in 1922, on to the Syracuse Law School receiving his LLB degree in 1924.

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