Admiral Reeves & Winston Churchill

U S NAVAL ACADEMY - Annapolis, MD
Football - Footballers of '94 This picture is historic for several reasons. It shows the intra-mural football team of the class of 1894, although five of the men were varsity football stars, too.

The Captain, J.M. Reeves, holding the ball wears the first football helmet ever used in a game. It was made for and worn by Reeves in the encounter from which the team pictured here had just emerged victorious, but not without a few scars. The chap sitting in front center is the American novelist Winston Churchill.

Top Row, L-R: Roscoe Spear, Charles Webster, R.C. Moody, Frank Lyon

Middle Row: Clarence England, Leland James,J.M. Reeves, A.G. Cavanagh, G.E. Gelm

Front Row: W. Pitt Scott, *Winston Churchill, C.S. Bookwalter

This was attached with a Navy Career Report sent by Beverly Lyall, Archives Technician, Dept. of the Navy, Mimitz Library, United States Naval Academy, 589 McNair Roade, Annapolis, Maryland. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES DIVISION - William W. Jeffries Memorial Archives

Letter and content addressed to Mr. Tom Rusnak, VA. Archived in the TAHS & Museum

See "Misc.Biographies" section of site for Admiral Reeves Navy Career and Bio.

http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/articles/article/1176986/11412.htm

*Side Note: The Winston Churchill mentioned is NOT the british prime minister, Winston Churchill.

Winston Churchill.
Born: 10-Nov-1871
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Died: 12-Mar-1947
Location of death: Winter Park, FL
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Novelist
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Early 20th century American novelist
Military service: US Navy (1894)

In the beginning decades of the 20th Century, Churchill was the most famous novelist in America. For a while, the English Winston Churchill began using his middle name Spencer to differentiate himself, and the two corresponded with each other about the confusion. Sir Winston later suggested to the American Churchill (who was also a New Hampshire state legislator, and one-time candidate for Governor of that state) that he run for President, perhaps to confuse historians even more. The Crisis remained in print until the 1970's, but (American) Churchill is largely an unread author today. Only one major biography exists of this once-giant literary figure.

Father: Edward Spaulding Churchill
Mother: Emma Bell Churchill (d. 1871)
Father: James B. Gazzams (stepfather)
Wife: Mabel Harlakenden Hall (m. 22-Oct-1895)
Daughter: Mabel (b. 1897)
Son: John (b. 1903)
Son: Creighton (b. 1912)
High School: Smith Academy, St. Louis, MO (1888)
University: US Naval Academy (1894)