Factoid Feast XIV

As discussed in Factoid Feasts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, and XIII my searches through football history sometimes lead to topics too important to ignore but too minor to Tidbit. Such nuggets are factoids, three of which are shared today.

The latest version of Factoid Feast celebrates the role of coaches and coaching in football, even baseball.

Taken For A Ride

We begin in Liberty, Missouri, in 1912, then as now the home of William Jewell College. William Jewell was scheduled to play Westminster College a few weeks later, leading Westminster's athletic director to travel to Liberty to scout a William Jewell game.

Westminster’s Athletic Board of Control. Which one of these gents was taken for a ride is unknown. (1913 Westminster yearbook)

A William Jewell supporter recognized the athletic director and offered to drive him around to see the sights before the game. It is unclear how far out of town the driver got before the AD got suspicious; he did not get back into town until the game was over, so his scouting report held little value.