H. T. Summersgill

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H. T. Summersgill
Summersgill at Tulane in 1902
Biographical details
Born(1876-02-06)February 6, 1876
Brooklyn, New York, US
DiedJune 16, 1931(1931-06-16) (aged 55)
Queens, New York, US
Playing career
1896Brown
1898–1899Virginia
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1900–1901Tulane
Baseball
1902Tulane
Head coaching record
Overall9–2* (football)
8–5 (baseball)

* Tulane records: 10–1
H. T. Summersgill (Andy Sommerville)
Strikeouts
0
Teams
  • 1894
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Andrew Henry Sommerville (born as Henry Travers Summersgill; February 6, 1876 – June 16, 1931) was a 19th-century

Brooklyn Grooms, giving up six runs in one-third of an inning while walking five batters. He served as the head football coach of Tulane University
from 1900 to 1901 and the head baseball coach in 1902.

College and coaching career

A native of Vermont,

end from 1898 to 1899,[4][5] and was elected the team captain for the 1899 season.[6] He was a member of Beta Theta Pi.[7]

Summersgill then attended

Y.M.C.A., Tulane lost, 2–0, despite Summersgill's protests to the officials that there was still time remaining in the game.[10] The Olive and Blue later beat LSU, 22–0, on the field, but was forced to forfeit 11–0 by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association over the use of a professional player.[10] Today, Tulane records still count this as a win, which LSU records dispute.[10][12]

Summersgill received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Tulane in 1900.[3] In May 1901, he was licensed after passing the medical examination at Tulane.[13] In 1902, Summersgill coached the Tulane baseball team and amassed an 8–5 record.[14]

Medical career

In 1905, he was the medical officer in charge at the Bohio Hospital in the

cerebral hemorrhage at the Jamaica Hospital in Queens, New York.[16]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Tulane Olive and Blue (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1900–1901)
1900 Tulane 5–0 3–0 T–2nd
1901 Tulane 4–2 2–1 T–3rd
Tulane: 9–2 5–1
Total: 9–2

References

  1. ^ Register, p. 138, Tulane University, 1899.
  2. ^ 2009 Brown Football Media Guide (PDF), p. 94, Brown University, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi, p. 49, Beta Theta Pi, 1905.
  4. ^ Outing, Volume 35, p. 197, 1900.
  5. ^ All-Time Lettermen (PDF), 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 7, University of Virginia, March 20, 2009.
  6. ^ Summersgill Virginia's Captain, The Sun, December 8, 1898.
  7. ^ The Beta Theta Pi, Volume 28, p. 197, Beta Theta Pi, 1900.
  8. ^ The Alumni Bulletin, Volumes 1-3, p. 65, University of Virginia, 1901.
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  10. ^ a b c d e Tulane Football 2009 Media Supplement, pp. 41–42, Tulane University, 2009.
  11. ^ H.T. Summersgill Records by Year Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved December 3, 2010.
  12. ^ Year-by-Year Results, 2008 LSU Football Media Guide, p. 152, Louisiana State University, 2008.
  13. ^ Bulletin, Volumes 17-20, , p. R-78, University of the State of New York College Department, 1901.
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  15. ^ It is possible that the source is in error. The hospital seems likely to have been Gorgas Hospital in Ancón, Panama. The hospital was expanded after the U.S. purchase of the Canal Zone in 1904. Bohio Pl is a street in Ancón.
  16. ^ a b c Dr. H.T. Summersgill, Gorgas Aide, Dies; Had Served as the Head of Hospitals in Cincinnati and California., The New York Times, June 17, 1931.

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