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Friday, March 30, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
McDaniel Stadium project 2 of 2 March 25 2012
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McDaniel Stadium project 1 of 2 March 25 2012
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Friday, February 10, 2012
#McDaniel New Gill Stadium will take its place in college's #Sports #History http://tinyurl.com/7wkok9s #Westminster
Eagle Archive McDaniel's new Gill Stadium will take its
place in college's athletic history By Kevin
Dayhoff, February 9, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0212-20120208,0,3363909.story
On Feb. 3, McDaniel College held a groundbreaking ceremony
for the new Kenneth R. Gill Stadium.
In an article by The Eagle's Steve Jones, at
ExploreCarroll.com, he noted that at the ceremonies, "shovels dug into a
pile of dirt at McDaniel College" to kick off the project.
Actually, that wasn't just any ol' "pile of dirt,"
but rather soil from a storied history — for both the college and Westminster.
The new $8 million, 1,434-seat Gill Stadium, which will
replace the existing 900-seat Bair Stadium, will provide spectators a great
view of the running track and athletic field.
That track has been known since June 10, 1922, as Hoffa
Field.
Of course, growing up in Westminster in the 1950s, it was
really known as "the football field on the Geiman farm." In the years
before 1922, when the college was outside of Westminster city limits, the
Geiman farm, and the then-Duvall Farm, were located between the campus and what
we now know as Baugher's Restaurant.
The first mention of the Geiman farm in the definitive
history of the college, "Fearless and Bold," written by Dr. James E.
Lightner, is in 1888…http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0212-20120208,0,3363909.story
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Also, be sure to not miss this Sunday’s column in the
Baltimore Sun, it is sure to bring a smile to your face: “Eagle
Archive: Evans Store robbery in 1895 reminds us to hang onto our socks,” by
Kevin Dayhoff
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Eagle Archive: Gridiron beginnings 120 years ago were humble for 'Green Terror'
Eagle Archive: Gridiron beginnings 120 years ago were humble for 'Green Terror'
Eagle Archive: Gridiron beginnings 120 years ago were humble for 'Green Terror'
Eagle Archive By Kevin Dayhoff,
November 30, 2011
This season has marked the 120th anniversary of the football team at McDaniel College.
According to Dr. James Lightner's history of the college, "Fearless and Bold," the first football season at then-Western Maryland College, in 1891, consisted of five games.
"On October 31, 1891, the first WMC football game was played in Westminster" against Pennsylvania College, now known as Gettysburg College.
WMC lost that day, 64-0. Lightner reports…http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-eagle-archive-1204-20111130,0,4142448.story
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
History of McDaniel's Hoffa Field - The Raven's summer practice field
DAYHOFF: Hoffa Field and the Sheathing of the Sword
Published June 23, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Published June 23, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
The dedication of Hoffa Field and the Sheathing of the Sword at McDaniel College in June 1922On Saturday, June 10, 1922, the formal dedication of the Hoffa athletic field took place on the campus of Western Maryland College - now McDaniel College.
Of course, many know the field as where the Baltimore Ravens hold their summer practices.
Others know the field for the great tradition of tailgating at McDaniel football games. The running track, which circles the field, is always a favorite spot for health conscious walkers and runners.
Today McDaniel College is accepted as presiding prominently in the center, more or less, of Westminster. However, this was not the case until around the 1970s when housing developments began to grow to the west of the campus.
In 1922, the campus was on the outer western edge of Westminster on the brink of a frontier of forest and farmland that stretched for ten miles until one arrived in Taneytown.
According to a definitive history of the college, “Fearless and Bold,” published just recently by Dr. James E. Lightner; the Geiman property, a 65-acre farm contiguously situated to the west of the campus became available to the college, in 1920, upon the death of W. H. Geiman.
As an aside, for anyone who is even remotely interested in the social, economic, political, or academic history of Westminster, McDaniel College, and Carroll County, “Fearless and Bold” is a must addition for your library.
Those of us, who were aware that Dr. Lightner was laboring to write the book, were very eager to lay our hands on a copy after it was printed in 2007.
We were not disappointed. Do not be put off by its sheer volume. At 713 pages, it can easily intimidate. However, it is well segmented. One may open the book to any page and find that Dr. Lightner packs facts together, in an easily read and engaging conversational approach that makes the book quite hard to put down.
It is a spellbinding story of intrigue and success against all odds; that will captivate even the reader who is not easily drawn to tomes of history.
It is chapter six that Dr. Lightner writes that the trustees of the college, “were always alert to possible campus expansion…”
After the death of Mr. Geiman, the property “suddenly came on the market, and the board authorized (college president Thomas Hamilton) Lewis to purchase it for $26,201…
“It was formally deeded on March 31, 1920, using endowment funds. The purchase agreement allowed Charles Geiman to lease back part of the farm, while a portion would be used for new athletic fields.
“At the June meeting (of the board of trustees,) the alumni visitors to the board stressed the urgent need for improving the fields, and the Buildings and Grounds Committee was empowered to act.”
And “act” they did. In the following chapter, Dr. Lightner reports that “on Saturday, June 10, a warm and sunny day, the formal dedication of the Hoffa Field was held before an audience of 5,000.”
The dedication was followed by the “presentation of ‘The Sheathing of the Sword: A Pageant of Peace,’” according to another local historian, Jay Graybeal.
Fortunately, in the late 1990s, Graybeal reprinted a June 16, 1922 front-page article which appeared in the now out-of-print American Sentinel newspaper. According to his introduction: “The community event (which followed the dedication) was written by Miss Dorothy Elderdice of Westminster. Her introduction provides an overview of her production:
“‘In The Sheathing of the Sword, I have endeavored to select from the different ages a few significant historical episodes that lend themselves to pageantry. Peace in panoply has been my quest---Peace heralded by song, attended by art, crowned by humanity.’”
This is where we will pick up the story in a future column. We are fortunate that Dr. Lightner and the June 1922 American Sentinel newspaper article have left us with an extensive and fascinating account of the “The Sheathing of the Sword.”
Kevin Dayhoff may reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/
For other recent columns in Explore Carroll by Kevin Dayhoff:
Bringing Corbit's Charge, and Douglass, back to Westminster
Published July 5, 2009 by Carroll Eagle http://tinyurl.com/mxbkjp
http://explorecarroll.com/community/3099/bringing-corbits-charge-douglass-back-westminster/
DAYHOFF: Margaret Mitchell wrote what she knew; the rest is gone with the wind
Published July 2, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... And that is all I know for right now. Hope you and your family have a great Fourth of July weekend. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. …visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....
Westminster was all abuzz for the great fly roundup of 1914
Published June 28, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... reminds me that it was Groucho Marx who once said, "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." When he is not swatting flies, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....
DAYHOFF: Hoffa Field and the Sheathing of the Sword
Published June 23, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... . Lightner and the June 1922 American Sentinel newspaper article have left us with an extensive and fascinating account of the “The Sheathing of the Sword.” … visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....
'Year without summer' killed crops ... and created a monster
Published June 21, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... village folk that it's not a bad idea to keep a torch handy on these cool summer nights. When he is not playing with laboratory-harnessed lightning, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...
Historic Blue Ridge College bell dedicated In Union Bridge
Published June 20, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
UNION BRIDGE — Several hundred folks braved threatening weather June 20 to witness the unveiling and dedication of the historic 1900 Blue Ridge College bell in Lehigh Square, the original site of the college which had thrived in Union Bridge from 1898 to ... ...
When city got 'sole' in the 1920s, it was cause for a celebration
Published June 14, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... be the guest speaker. There will be a retirement ceremony for worn flags. Guests may bring old flags for retirement. When he is not waving the flag, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at… or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....
Remember when you could walk to work in Westminster?
Published June 7, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... . When he's not on a "walk-about" in Westminster, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached …
Company H: from the Frizellburg greenhouses to the sands of Omaha Beach
Published June 3, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
… (have) come a long way from the old parade field in Frizellburg.” Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster.
Dayhoff: New councilmember tackles alleged hit and run driver
Published June 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle, Carroll Eagle
... Westminster city police arrived and took control of the situation The accident is under investigation. All in a day’s work. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster.
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