Wolverine Athletic Association Football Team

Group of men, most in football uniforms, some wearing overcoats, pose in field; some men wear football helmets; man in first row holds a football. Printed on photograph: "Wolverine A. A. Football Team, 1919, Detroit, Mich." Label on back: "In 1919, John C. Dancy, secretary Detroit Urban League, then on St. Antoine St. between Beacon and Adams; organized the WOLVERINE ATHLECTIC [sic] ASSOCIATION, which in 4 years of its existence, was considered one of top athletic organizations in Detroit, and environs. Played basket ball, baseball, football and track. Sprints and jumping. Games were staged with Catholic high school teams (St. Anthony); other amateur outfits; factories and semi-pro teams. The WAA beat Wilberforce College eleven, at Wilberforce, and on Mack Field Detroit. Played basketball teams from N.Y., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Toledo, St. Marys, and Marietta, O. Manager of WAA. was Fred Hart Williams; coach Fred Jones, a former Wilberforce grad. Front row seated; ... Richardson; 5th from L ... Stonestreet; 5th from R.; Joe Duplessis; next Andrew (Jap) Sneed; Smith Roman; Elgy Goode; Fred Jones, coach. On ground in front, Robt. (Bob) White. Standing top row: L.R. 2nd from L., Fred Hart Williams, manager; Bert Harrison ... Richardson Bro. ...Elwood, Bill Boyd; "Bull" Sawyer. Far R., Jon C. Dancy, to his l. Frank Goode. Note: It is quite possible, that Joe. Duplessis (Brewster St. Recreation) Frank Goode or Fred Jones, mechanical dentist may identify those unnamed. White and Smith Roman; deceased; Sneed, now reside L.A. Cal."