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Charles Lantz
Charles Phillip Lantz (December 14, 1884 – May 6, 1962) was an American football, basketball, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the sixth head football coach at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, serving 24 seasons, from 1911 to 1935 and again in 1944, compiling a record of 95–66–13. In 1967, the Lantz Arena complex was opened and named in his honor. Lantz graduated from Gettysburg College in 1908. He died on May 6, 1962, in Naples, Florida. Head coaching record Football See also * List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure References External links * 1884 births 1962 deaths American football quarterbacks Baseball third basemen Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania Guards (basketball) Eastern Illinois Panthers athletic directors Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball coaches Eastern Illinois Panthers football coaches Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball coaches G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Fairview, Pennsylvania
West Fairview, formerly a borough (Pennsylvania), borough, is now a census-designated place (CDP) located at the confluence of the Susquehanna River and the Conodoguinet Creek in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 1,138. Geography West Fairview is located on the eastern edge of Cumberland County and East Pennsboro Township at 40.273538° North, 76.916346° West (40.273538, -76.916346). It is on the West Shore (Harrisburg), west shore of the Susquehanna River facing Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, the state capital. It occupies a hilly peninsula of land between the Susquehanna to the east and Conodoguinet Creek to the south and west. U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 11/U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 15 runs north-to-south through West Fairview, and Pennsylvania Route 944, Route 944 has its east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleston, Illinois
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon, Illinois, Mattoon. Both are principal cities of the Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans lived in the Charleston area for thousands of years before the first European settlers arrived. With the great tallgrass prairie to the west, beech-maple forests to the east, and the Embarras River (Illinois), Embarras River and Wabash Rivers between, the Charleston area provided semi-nomadic Indians access to a variety of resources. Indians may have deliberately set the "wildfires" which maintained the local mosaic of prairie and oak–hickory forest. Streams with names such as 'Indian Creek' and 'Kickapoo Creek' mark the sites o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 College Football Season
The 1918 college football season was a season of college football in the United States. There was no consensus champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Michigan and Pittsburgh as national champions. World War I's impact on colleges in the country, and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 eliminated most of that year's scheduled college football games. However, to boost morale of the troops, many military organizations fielded teams to play against collegiate programs. This is exemplified no more strongly than in a letter published in the ''Spalding Guide'' from US president Woodrow Wilson: A huge military offensive was planned by the Allied countries in the spring of 1919, so all able-bodied men of ages 18 to 20 were scheduled to be drafted in the fall of 1918. As an alternative, the men were offered the option of enlisting in the Student Army Training Corps, known as SATC, which would give them a chance to pursue (or continue pursuing) the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 College Football Season
The 1917 college football season ended with six undefeated teams in 1917 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Georgia Tech, 1917 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, Pittsburgh, 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State, 1917 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Texas A&M, 1917 Williams Ephs football team, Williams, and 1917 Washington State football team, Washington State. The ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' lists only 1917 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Georgia Tech as College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national champions, the South's first. Tech coach John Heisman challenged Pitt coach Glenn Scobey Warner, Pop Warner to a postseason contest to determine a national champion, but as such a match did not occur until the next season. The Golden Tornado was invited to play a 4–3 Oregon Ducks football, Oregon team in the 1918 Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl, but by then many players had joined the war effort. In the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 College Football Season
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign – The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive – Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in modern-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi – Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 College Football Season
The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Cornell, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh as having been selected national champions in later years. Only Cornell (named by four major selectors) and Pittsburgh (named by one) claim national championships for the 1915 season. Conference and program changes Conference establishments * The Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, later known as the Southwest Conference, began its first season of play in 1915. The league had eight founding members in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. *The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, now a Division III conference, began football play in 1915. Membership changes Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl was played for the first time since its inception on January 1, 1902, following the 1901 season. Washington State defeated Brown, 14–0. The game has been played annually ever since. Conference stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 College Football Season
The 1914 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Army, Illinois, and Texas as having been selected national champions. Army and Illinois claim a national championship for the 1914 season. Conference program and changes Conference changes *Three conferences began football play in 1914: **'' Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference'' – active through the 1928 season; one of two conferences to bear this name, the second would be active between 1974 and 1996 **'' Hawkeye College Conference'' – active through the 1917 season **'' Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association'' – active through the 1916 season Membership changes Program changes * After reinstating their football program after a 3-year hiatus, the University of Southern California Methodists officially changed their nickname to the now-eponymous Trojans. Stadiums Final Season * Alabama plays their final season at The Quad. The Quad has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 College Football Season
The 1913 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing 1913 Auburn Tigers football team, Auburn, Chicago Maroons football, Chicago, and Harvard Crimson football, Harvard as having been selected NCAA Division I FBS national football championship, national champions. All three teams finished with undefeated records. Chicago and Harvard officially claim national championships for the 1913 season. Chicago was also the champion of the Big Ten Conference, Western Conference, Missouri Tigers football, Missouri was champion of the Big Eight Conference, Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), and Colorado Buffaloes football, Colorado won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Conference and program changes Conference changes * One new conference began play in 1913: ** Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin – active NCAA Division III conference now known as the Wisconsin Intercolleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 College Football Season
The 1912 college football season was the first season of the modern era of college football, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring: *Teams were given 4 downs instead of 3 downs to gain ten yards *The value of a touchdown was increased from 5 points to 6 points *The length of the playing field was reduced from 110 yards to 100 yards, and end zones of ten yards were added * Kickoff was made from the 40 yard line rather than at midfield. At the end of the season, Harvard was named the year's champion by ''The New York Times''. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Five conferences began play in 1912: ** Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association – an active NCAA Division II conference **'' Little Five Conference'' – active through the 1917 season **''Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association'' – active through the 1925 season ** Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – an active NCAA Division II conference; now known as the Mid-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 College Football Season
The 1911 college football season was the last one before major reforms were made to the American game in 1912. In 1911, touchdowns were worth five points, the field was 110 yards in length, and a team had three downs within which to advance the ball ten yards. The United States Naval Academy (Navy) finished with a record of 6 wins and 3 ties (6–0–3). Two of the ties were 0–0 games with the other major unbeaten teams, Penn State (8–0–1) and Princeton (8–0–2). Other teams that finished the season unbeaten were Minnesota (6–0–1), Florida (5–0–1) and Oklahoma (8-0). At the end of the season Princeton was named as the year's champion by ''The New York Times''. The Helms Athletic Foundation, founded in 1936, declared retroactively that Princeton had been the best team of 1911. Rules The rules for American football in 1911 included: *Field 110 yards in length *Kickoff made from midfield *Three downs to gain ten yards *Touchdown worth 5 points *Field goal worth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes, including 36 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used ''AP Stylebook'', its AP polls tracking National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA sports, sponsoring the National Football League's annual awards, and its election polls and results during Elections in the United States, US elections. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
