Index | 1919 | 1921

1919-20 Elgin Maroons

Won 6, Lost 13
Coach J.F. Jacks

Team Photo

Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Jan. 9   L  19  27     A * Aurora (West)
 2  Jan. 10  L  16  48     H   Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
 3  Jan. 16  W  25  22     H * Freeport (H.S.)
 4  Jan. 17  L  11  33     A   Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
 5  Jan. 23  LF 19  18     H * Aurora (East)
 6  Jan. 24  LF 22  15     H   Rockford (H.S.)
 7  Jan. 30  LF 16  37     A * DeKalb
 8  Jan. 31  LF 36  19     H   Geneva
 9  Feb. 6   LF 25   9     H   Elgin (E. Academy)
10  Feb. 13  LF 14  32     A * Rockford (H.S.)
11  Feb. 20  LF 18  29     H * Joliet (Twp.)
12  Feb. 21  LF 13  43     A   Gary, IN (Emerson)
13  Feb. 28  LF 27  29     H   Gary, IN (Emerson)
District Tournament at Elgin
14  Mar. 4   W  67   2     H + Hebron
15  Mar. 5   W  36   8     H + Geneva
16  Mar. 5   W  37  15     H + Aurora (East)
17  Mar. 6   W  22  17     H + Dundee
18  Mar. 6   W  42  25     H + Wauconda
State Final Tournament at U. of Illinois (Men's Gym Annex)
19  Mar. 19  L  13  25     N + Mt. Vernon

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Lenny Rowe               57   15  129   20
Robert Walters           36   28  100   21
Thornton O'Connor        35   11   81   20
Earl Britton             36    0   72   14
George Morton            11    4   26   16
Junior Todd               9    2   20    8
Raymond Webb             10    0   20   10
Harold Bloomfield         6    0   12    4
John Agnew                4    0    8    2
Edward Meredith           3    0    6    4
Earle Catlin              1    0    2    2
Charles Clendening        1    0    2    2
Marv Durrenberger         0    0    0    0
Walter Sayre              0    0    0    0
Fred Wewetzer             0    0    0    0

Big Seven Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Aurora (West)                 5    1
Rockford                      5    1
DeKalb                        3    3
Freeport                      3    3
Aurora (East)                 2    4
Joliet                        2    4
Elgin                         1    5

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Jan. 9, 1920
Aurora (West) 27, ELGIN 19
Lenny Rowe 5, 2, 12; Robert Walters 0, 3, 3; Earl Britton 1, 0, 2; John Agnew 1, 0, 2; Thornton O'Connor 0, 0, 0; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 7, 5, 19; Aurora (West) Totals 12, 3, 27; Elgin by Halves 13-6; Aurora (West) by Halves 11-16.

Sat., Jan. 10, 1920
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 48, ELGIN 16
Lenny Rowe 4, 2, 10; Harold Bloomfield 2, 0, 4; Robert Walters 1, 0, 2; Earl Britton 0, 0, 0; John Agnew 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 7, 2, 16; Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Totals 22, 4, 48; ; .

Fri., Jan. 16, 1920
ELGIN 25, Freeport (H.S.) 22
Lenny Rowe 7, 5, 19; Harold Bloomfield 2, 0, 4; John Agnew 1, 0, 2; Earl Britton 0, 0, 0; Fred Wewetzer 0, 0, 0; Walter Sayre 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 10, 5, 25; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 9, 4, 22; Elgin by Quarters 3-9-7-6; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 4-8-3-7.

Sat., Jan. 17, 1920
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 33, ELGIN 11
Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Harold Bloomfield 1, 0, 2; Charles Clendening 1, 0, 2; Lenny Rowe 0, 1, 1; Fred Wewetzer 0, 0, 0; Walter Sayre 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 5, 1, 11; Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Totals 12, 9-13, 33; Elgin by Halves 7-4; Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) by Halves 13-20.

Fri., Jan. 23, 1920
ELGIN 19, Aurora (East) 18
Lenny Rowe 7, 3, 17; Earl Britton 1, 0, 2; Raymond Webb 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 3, 19; Aurora (East) Totals 8, 2, 18; Elgin by Quarters 6-4-6-3; Aurora (East) by Quarters 6-9-3-0.

Sat., Jan. 24, 1920
ELGIN 22, Rockford (H.S.) 15
Lenny Rowe 6, 0, 12; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Robert Walters 1, 2, 4; Raymond Webb 0, 0, 0; Junior Todd 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 10, 2, 22; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 7, 1, 15; Elgin by Halves 6-16; Rockford (H.S.) by Halves 8-7.

Fri., Jan. 30, 1920
DeKalb 37, ELGIN 16
Lenny Rowe 4, 0, 8; Thornton O'Connor 1, 2, 4; Raymond Webb 1, 0, 2; John Agnew 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 7, 2, 16; DeKalb Totals 18, 1, 37; ; .

Sat., Jan. 31, 1920
ELGIN 36, Geneva 19
Lenny Rowe 9, 2, 20; Robert Walters 3, 0, 6; Junior Todd 2, 0, 4; Earl Britton 2, 0, 4; Raymond Webb 1, 0, 2; Walter Sayre 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 17, 2, 36; Geneva Totals 8, 3, 19; Elgin by Quarters 5-12-10-9; Geneva by Quarters 5-5-4-5.

Fri., Feb. 6, 1920
ELGIN 25, Elgin (E. Academy) 9
Lenny Rowe 5, 0, 10; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Junior Todd 1, 1, 3; Raymond Webb 1, 0, 2; Harold Bloomfield 1, 0, 2; Thornton O'Connor 1, 0, 2; Walter Sayre 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 1, 25; Elgin (E. Academy) Totals 3, 3, 9; Elgin by Quarters 7-8-4-6; Elgin (E. Academy) by Quarters 0-3-4-2.

Fri., Feb. 13, 1920
Rockford (H.S.) 32, ELGIN 14
Thornton O'Connor 2, 2, 6; Lenny Rowe 2, 0, 4; Earle Catlin 1, 0, 2; Robert Walters 0, 2, 2; Earl Britton 0, 0, 0; Walter Sayre 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 5, 4, 14; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 12, 8, 32; Elgin by Quarters 4-3-5-2; Rockford (H.S.) by Quarters 4-5-9-14.

Fri., Feb. 20, 1920
Joliet (Twp.) 29, ELGIN 18
Lenny Rowe 4, 0, 8; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Robert Walters 1, 0, 2; Thornton O'Connor 0, 1, 1; Junior Todd 0, 1, 1; Earle Catlin 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 2, 18; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 14, 1, 29; Elgin by Halves 5-13; Joliet (Twp.) by Halves 15-14.

Sat., Feb. 21, 1920
Gary, IN (Emerson) 43, ELGIN 13
Thornton O'Connor 3, 5, 11; Earl Britton 1, 0, 2; Walter Sayre 0, 0, 0; Junior Todd 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 4, 5, 13; Gary, IN (Emerson) Totals 19, 5, 43; Elgin by Halves 7-6; Gary, IN (Emerson) by Halves 19-24.

Sat., Feb. 28, 1920
Gary, IN (Emerson) 29, ELGIN 27
Robert Walters 3, 2, 8; Lenny Rowe 4, 0, 8; Thornton O'Connor 3, 1, 7; Earl Britton 1, 0, 2; Junior Todd 1, 0, 2; Walter Sayre 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 3, 27; Gary, IN (Emerson) Totals 12, 5, 29; Elgin by Halves 9-18; Gary, IN (Emerson) by Halves 13-16.

Thu., Mar. 4, 1920
ELGIN 67, Hebron 2
Robert Walters 9, 3, 21; George Morton 7, 2, 16; Raymond Webb 5, 0, 10; Junior Todd 4, 0, 8; Thornton O'Connor 2, 0, 4; Earl Britton 2, 0, 4; Edward Meredith 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 31, 5, 67; Hebron Totals 1, 0, 2; Elgin by Halves 24-40; Hebron by Halves 2-0.

Fri., Mar. 5, 1920
ELGIN 36, Geneva 8
Robert Walters 3, 5, 11; George Morton 3, 1, 7; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Thornton O'Connor 2, 0, 4; Raymond Webb 1, 0, 2; Junior Todd 1, 0, 2; Edward Meredith 1, 0, 2; John Agnew 1, 0, 2; Earle Catlin 0, 0, 0; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 15, 6, 36; Geneva Totals 1, 6, 8; Elgin by Halves 16-20; Geneva by Halves 4-4.

Fri., Mar. 5, 1920
ELGIN 37, Aurora (East) 15
Earl Britton 7, 0, 14; Robert Walters 5, 2, 12; Thornton O'Connor 4, 0, 8; George Morton 1, 1, 3; Junior Todd 0, 0, 0; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 17, 3, 37; Aurora (East) Totals 5, 5, 15; Elgin by Halves 20-17; Aurora (East) by Halves 5-10.

Sat., Mar. 6, 1920
ELGIN 22, Dundee 17
Robert Walters 2, 6, 10; Thornton O'Connor 4, 0, 8; Earl Britton 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 8, 6, 22; Dundee Totals 7, 3, 17; ; .

Sat., Mar. 6, 1920
ELGIN 42, Wauconda 25
Thornton O'Connor 10, 0, 20; Robert Walters 7, 2, 16; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Junior Todd 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 20, 2, 42; Wauconda Totals 11, 3, 25; Elgin by Quarters --10-12; Wauconda by Halves 9-16.

Fri., Mar. 19, 1920
Mt. Vernon 25, ELGIN 13
Thornton O'Connor 3, 0, 6; Robert Walters 1, 1, 3; Earl Britton 1, 0, 2; Raymond Webb 1, 0, 2; Junior Todd 0, 0, 0; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 6, 1, 13; Mt. Vernon Totals 9, 7, 25; Elgin by Quarters 5-6-0-2; Mt. Vernon by Quarters 5-9-8-3.