1900–01 Swarthmore Garnet men's ice hockey season
The 1900–01 Swarthmore Garnet men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.
| 1900–01 Swarthmore Garnet men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | West Park Ice Palace |
| Record | |
| Overall | 2–3–0 |
| Home | 0–2–0 |
| Neutral | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Captain(s) | William Clothier |
Season
Swarthmore joined fellow Philadelphia college, Penn on the ice after the Quakers allowed the Garnet to use the West Park Ice Palace for practices and games. The team was led by tennis star William Clothier and won its first game against the Bala Cricket Club on January 5.[1] Though two losses followed, including a rematch with Bala, the team was able to claim the city championship when it defeated Penn in mid-February. The team ended its largely successful season with a loss to Cornell at the end of the month.[2]
While there was enough support for the program to continue, the West Park Ice Palace burned down after the season.[3] Without a nearby rink, the team would have been forced to travel to New York City to play games and the athletic department could not afford those travel costs. The hockey team was mothballed afterwards and remains dormant more than 120 years later.
The team did not have a head coach but Nathan H. Mannakee served as team manager.
Roster
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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William J. Clothier (C) | Sophomore | R | 1881-09-27 | Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania | ||||
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Laurence Flitcraft | Freshman | D | Oak Park, Illinois | |||||
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Albert P. Hall | Junior | LW | Westchester, Pennsylvania | |||||
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Eldon S. Harris | Junior | G | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||
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T. Stockton Matthews | Junior | C | Baltimore, Maryland | |||||
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Allen R. Mitchell Jr. | Junior | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | ||||||
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Marriott Price | Sophomore | RW | 1882-06-07 | Baltimore, Maryland | ||||
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Samuel Sinclair Jr. | Freshman | D | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | |||||
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Robert H. Walker | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||
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F. Barnard Welsh | Freshman | D | 1880-10-23 | Rockville, Maryland | ||||
Standings
| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PCT. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Brown | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 39 | |
| City College of New York | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Columbia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| Cornell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| Harvard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Haverford | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| MIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Pennsylvania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Princeton | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 34 | |
| Swarthmore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |
| Yale | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 39 | |
Schedule and Results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 5 | vs. Bala Cricket Club* | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 5–0 | 1–0–0 | |||||||
| January 16 | Princeton* | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 0–7 | 1–1–0 | |||||||
| February 4 | vs. Bala Cricket Club* | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 0–6 | 1–2–0 | |||||||
| February 12 | vs. Pennsylvania* | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 4–2 | 2–2–0 | |||||||
| February 28 | Cornell* | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 1–4 | 2–3–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
References
- "Page 103". The Halcyon 1902. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- "Cornell Wins at Hockey". Cornell Daily Sun. March 1, 1901. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- "West Park Ice Palace / Philadelphia". College Hockey News. Retrieved February 1, 2020.