1926 Stamford Seminary Baseball Team

May 26, 1926 Stamford Mirror-Recorder- Stamford Seminary defeated Roxbury High School 13-7 in a league game of baseball on the Roxbury diamond. This was Stam ford's second successive league victory, having beaten Delaware Academy the week before 13-5. Mackey pitched an excellent game for Stamford allowing only five hits and striking out eleven men. At no time during the game was Stamford led by Roxbury. F. Govern, Stamford's third baseman was the outstanding star of the game for Stamford, both in the field and at bat.

Robbe, Frederick/Fred “Buster” Gerard

Fred was born in West Shokan, NY November 21, 1911 to Col. Louis Ernest and Mary (Mulley) Robbe His family lived in Prattsville, Gilboa and Stamford because his father was Assistant Engineer for NYC working on the Gilboa Dam. He graduated from Mamaroneck Senior High School in 1928, from Phillips Exeter Academy in1930 and from Dartmouth College in 1934. Fred married Miss Virginia A. Lichtle (1916-1948) in 1936, Miss Geraldine Dorothea Savage (1919-1986) in 1941 and Wanda Dupies. He was in the service during WWII then had two children Fred and Pamela with his second wife. His occupations were in advertising and real estate. Fred died September 9, 1993 Windham, VT and is buried with his parents in Pine Hill Cemetery Peterborough, NH

Stevens, Lyle O.

Lyle was born in Ilion, NY December 6, 1911 to Elmer and Ida (Davis) Stevens. Graduated Stamford Seminary 1928. He married Anne Marie Priester September 29, 1951, at South Kortright. He was a farmer and truck driver. Lyle died November 26, 1966 in Stamford, burial in Locust Hill Cemetery, Hobart.

Harris, George Isaac

George was born in Stamford March 18, 1912 to Harry and Julia (Miller) Harris. He graduated Stamford Seminary the salutatorian in 1928. He married Eleanor Davidson July 8, 1932 in Brooklyn. They managed Harris 5&10 Store in Margaretville from about 1938-1960 and had two children Jeffrey and Marc. He later lived or spent time in St. Augustine, FL. I believe he died in FL August 5, 2002.

Decker, Robert/Bob Omer

Robert was born in Stamford July 23, 1912 to Earl B. and Anna (Shields) Decker. He graduated 1929, went to Cornell University in 1932. He married Catherine Moore (1915-1958) September 10, 1933 and had a daughter Jeannine Gail. He was a farmer in South Gilboa and played on the Stamford town baseball nine in the 1930's. Robert died April 1, 1988, burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Stamford.

Govern, Francis “Bud” L.

Francis was born in Gilboa August 17, 1909 to Michael and Minnie (McKee) Govern. He graduated from Stamford Seminary in 1928 and went to Albany Business College in 1931. He helped build the Stamford Central School in 1937 and was in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942. He and his brother James lived most of their adult life in Albany. In 1950 he was a driver at the Army depot. Francis died October 8, 1997, burial Sacred Heart Cemetery

Lewis, George Cole

George was born in Prattsville November 9, 1908 to William (1870-1911) and Fleeta (Cole) Lewis. He graduated from Stamford Seminary in 1926. On September 7,1935 he married Miss Leona Thompson (1908-2003) and had a daughter Susan. He owned a drug store in Catskill in 1940 and was on the management advisory board of Hornblower-Weeks-Hemphill and Noyes stockbrokers in Albany in 1969. George died January 23, 1982 in Delmar, burial in Ashland cemetery.

Govern, Reverend Raymond

Raymond was born in Stamford November 9, 1909 to William Henry Stevenson and Sarah (Johnson) Govern. He graduated Stamford Seminary in 1926, attended Niagara Uni versity for two years and spent one year at St. Mary's College in North East. Penna, then eight years were spent at the Redemptorist novitiate in Ilchester, MD and the seminary at Mt. St. Alphonsus. Esopus. He was ordained a priest in June 21, 1936. He was also been stationed at Annapolis. Virgin Islands, Brooklyn, Dal ton and Fort Oglethorpe, GA. I believe he died October 22, 1992 and is buried in Saint Peters Cemetery Saratoga Spring, NY, also has a stone in Sacred Heart. This bio was very difficult because his older brother William and younger brother Alfred were also priests, and Alfred took on the priest name of Raymond.

Harris, Saul E.

Saul was born in Stamford April 2, 1909 to Harry and Julia (Miller) Harris. He graduated Stamford Seminary 1926, attended Michigan State University and graduated from Union College in 1931. He served in the Navy during WWII. Saul and his brother-in-law Abram Rubin became partners and opened The Economy Store selling men’s, women's and children's clothing in 1931 and sold it in 1986. Saul died on October 10, 2005 in Stamford, burial Maplewood Cemetery, Hunter, NY.

Wilson, John C. coach

John was born about 1902 in Iowa. He was coach of the Stamford Seminary baseball and basketball teams, and taught physical training and physics from 1925-1928. He was also the Scout Master of the Boy Scout troop while in Stamford. He became the athletic director of Mamaroneck High School in White Plains, NY in the fall of 1928.

Mackey, Clarence Benjamin

Clarence was born June 16, 1908 in Blenheim to William and Sarah (Lee) Mackey. Maybe graduated 1927. He married Helen Louise Hoyt (1915-1964), on June 8, 1935 in Sidney. She contacted polio in 1949. Clarence served in the Army during WWII. He was employed by the Bendix Corp. Sidney, NY, was a trackman on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, clerk in the former Oneida Markets in Stamford and was employed by the village of Stamford highway department. He was on the Stamford town team that played the Zulu Cannibal Giants in 1934 and he continued playing baseball on Stamford town teams into the 1950's. Clarence died March 15, 1973 in Oneonta, burial in Stamford Cemetery.

The Zulu Cannibal Giants were a comedic yet serious traveling team. The players were dark skinned and attired in grass skirts, war paint, tights or bare legs, sometimes bare chested, red wigs and barefoot. The team was formed by Charlie Henry, former Negro Baseball League Detroit Stars pitcher, in Louisville, KY and traveled the USA from 1934-1937 playing against town and semi-pro teams.

Cuyle, Floyd

Floyd was born May 2, 1908 at Manorkill to Leon Samuel and Mary Eve (Richtmeyer) Cuyle. He graduated Stamford Seminary in1926 and married Miss Mary Henrietta Wirtz ( 1906-1993) in 1928. They had two daughters Peggy and Gretchen. He played on town baseball teams for about five years, and worked at Van Dyke and Hanford's Pharmacy, West's bakery, overseer of the tower on Mt. Utsayantha in 1931, Superintendent of Bathgate Hospital at Stamford 1942 -1963, medical sales representative for ER Squibb and a sales representative for Virginia Knapp Realtor, Rochester. Floyd died in Rochester February 28, 1973, burial in Stamford Cemetery.

Klum, Kenneth Leo

Kenneth was born in Hobart March 4, 1910 to Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Gaffey) Klum. His time at Stamford Seminary must have been short as he was at Hobart High School in 1927. He was a pitcher on the Sheffield Sealect baseball team in 1930. He married Beatrice Katherine O'Neal in Middletown, Orange County March 14, 1932, they were both employees at the State hospital Middletown. They had children Audrey Jean, Mary and Kenneth. In 1950 they were in North Arlington, NJ and Kenneth was a salesman for wholesale food products, then they were in Canada in 1957. I could not find what happened to Kenneth but Beatrice died in Ulster, NY in 1966.

Moore, James Edward

James was born in Grand Gorge July 28, 1907 to James Francis and Mary (Manion) Moore. He graduated from Stamford Seminary in 1926 and married Bertha Streeter of Grand Gorge on June 14, 1933. They had two children Mary and James Edward. He was a postmaster and farmer in Grand Gorge, then lived in Plainville, CT in the mid 1940's and back to Stamford where he was a construction worker. James died May 1965 in Stamford, burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Stamford.