Carlton P. Collins, or Collie, attended Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York, from 1908 to 1911. He was an active member of both the football and lacrosse teams, the latter of which won the PSAL championship in New York City. Collie graduated from St. Paul's School in Garden City in 1911 where he played on an undefeated football team and would have played lacrosse had there been an organized team.

Born in New York City in 1888, Brisotti graduated from the Towsend Harris Hall in 1906. He took his undergraduate work at the City College of New York and the Engineering School at New York University, 1908-1911, and later took graduate courses in the New York University School of Education. While in high school, Brisotti played football, lacrosse, and ran on the track team, winning awards in all sports. In college, he continued his work in football, track, and lacrosse, winning many awards during his college days.

Cox was born in 1883 in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, and graduated from Bellows Falls High School in Vermont in 1900. He attended Acadia University, earning an AB Degree in 1903, and then graduated Harvard University with an SB Degree in Landscape Architecture in 1908. While at Harvard, Laurie played goalie for the freshman team in 1905 and the varsity lacrosse team in 1906-08, winning varsity letters in '07 and '08. Harvard won the title of the Northern Division of the Old Lacrosse League in 1908 after beating Cornell in a game which went to seven overtime periods.

Schmeisser, know as "Father Bill" to Hopkins lacrossemen, was born in Baltimore in 1880. He graduated from Baltimore City College in 1899 and received his BA degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1902. While a student at Johns Hopkins from 1900-1902, Schmeisser played on the lacrosse team, and in 1902 captained the national collegiate championship team. He played one more year of lacrosse in 1905, when he returned to the university to do graduate work.